Dynacord H 5000, H 2500 owner manual Output Speakon-type Connectors / Terminals in Normal Mode

PowerH SERIES

Output (Speakon-type Connectors / Terminals) in Normal Mode

With PowerH SERIES amplifiers speaker connection differs depending on the actually selected mode of operation of the power amplifier blocks, i.e. the setting of the MODE switch on the power amp’s rear panel. In NORMAL mode, the loudspeaker systems can be connected in two different ways: using typical Speaker Systems Cabling or Bi-Amp Cabling.

Typical Speaker System Cabling

The first possibility is to use the two Speakon-type connectors, whereas speakers have to be connected to pins 1+ and 1– of the sockets, see illustration 2.13.

Illustration 2.13: Speaker connection in NORMAL operation mode, using Speakon A and B connectors

Speakon CH B			Speakon CH A
1+	1-	Connector	1+	1-
B+	B-	Assignment	A+	A-

Table 2.5: Speaker connection in NORMAL operation mode, using Speakon A and B connectors

Next to the Speakon-type sockets, conventional speaker terminals are provided as well. The following illustration shows how to connect the speaker systems for NORMAL mode operation.

Illustration 2.14: Speaker connection in NORMAL operation mode, using Terminals

Bi-Amp Cabling

The second possibility for connecting the speakers when the power amplifier is operated in NORMAL mode is to only use the Speakon-type connector CH A and to connect one speaker cabinet to pins 1+ and 1–, as described above and the second cabinet to pins 2+ and 2– as shown in illustration 2.15. Only pins 2+ and 2– of the Speakon CH A connector are assigned. Proceeding like this facilitates the cabling of speaker systems that are used in active 2-way operation (Bi-Amp).

+

≥2 Ω

-

CHANNEL A

1+

1- 2-

CH A 2+

+

≥ 2 Ω

-

CHANNEL B

Illustration 2.15: Bi-Amp speaker connection in NORMAL operation mode, using only the Speakon A con-

nector

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