Quick-Start Guide: Bridge-Mono Wiring
Let’s assume that you unpacked and installed your amplifier with the proper cooling. If not, see Section 2 in this manual. We’ll also assume that you will operate the amplifier in Bridge- Mono. Basically you will turn on the amp, enable
1. Be sure that no cables are connected to the amplifier. Plug the amplifier power cord into the amplifier, then into an AC outlet.
2. Turn on the amplifier power switch on the front panel. The LCD Control Screen will light up (Figure A.4).
3. Under the LCD Control Screen, press the Menu/Exit button. Press the Next button until you see Output Mode on the screen.
4. Press either Encoder knob to select BRIDGE MONO. Press and hold the knob to confirm your choice. Press the Menu/Exit button.
5. IMPORTANT: Turn off the amplifier. Unplug its power cord from the AC out- let. The amplifier must be grounded when plugged into AC power.
6. See Figure A.5. Connect a cable from your mixer output to the amplifier’s
7. Using Class 2 wiring, connect the speaker cable either to the amplifier’s top Speakon connector (terminals 1+ and 2+, Figure A.6) or across the red binding posts of both channels (Figure A.5). Do not use the black binding posts in
8. Turn down your mixer master faders. Plug the power cord into the amplifier and then into
an AC outlet. Turn on the
(Figure A.3).
9. Using both Encoder knobs (Level controls), set Attenuation to 0 dB. Press the Menu/
Figure A.5 Rear Panel Connections for
Exit button, then the Next button, to access CH1 Sensitivity. Turn an Encoder knob fully
down (CCW) until the minimum dB gain is displayed. See Appendix B for details.
10. Play a program through your mixer. Set its level to peak at 0 dB or 0 VU maximum on the mixer meters. Gradually turn up (CW) the left Encoder knob (Level control) to the desired volume for CH1. Press Exit when done.
Note: If the SPL is too high at the beginning of Step 10, press Menu/Exit, then press Next until you see ADVANCED MENU. Push an Encoder knob. Press Next until you see MAXI- MUM ANALOG INPUT. Press an Encoder knob so the display reads 21 dBu. Press Menu/ Exit twice. Press Next. CH1 Sensitivity will be displayed. Gradually turn up (CW) the left Encoder knob to the desired volume for CH1. Press Exit when done.
Operation Manual
CAUTION – SHOCK HAZ- ARD: Potentially lethal voltages exist at the output connectors when the amplifier is turned on and is passing a signal.
Figure A.4
The LCD Control Screen
Figure A.6
Wiring a Speaker to the Top
Speakon Connector for
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