Emotiva manual MPS-1Finished Rear Panel Layout, Unbalanced RCA Inputs, Speaker Output Terminals

MPS-1 Finished Rear Panel Layout

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Note: Before connecting any components to the MPS-1, the individual power modules must first be installed into the chassis. Please see pages 15-17 for details on the power module installation.

1 Unbalanced RCA Inputs				3 Speaker Output Terminals
The MPS-1 has one unbalanced RCA input				The speaker output terminals for each am-
available for each amplifier channel mod-				plifier channel are located just below the
ule. Connect this to the corresponding RCA				balanced XLR input jack. The top post of
jack on your preamplifier to provide signal				each binding post pair is the positive out-
to the amplifier channel. See page 21 for a				put, and connects to the positive (red) post
connection diagram.				of your speaker. The bottom post of each
				pair is the negative, and connects to the
2 Balanced XLR Inputs				negative (black) post of your speaker. The
				posts can accept bare wire, spade terminals,
The MPS-1 has one balanced XLR input				and dual or single banana connectors.
available for each amplifier channel mod-
ule. Connect this to the corresponding				Spade connections or banana plugs ensure
XLR jack on your preamplifier to provide				a simple, solid fit in the terminal whereas
signal to the amplifier channel. If you have				bare wire may be awkward when the ter-
a choice, use the balanced XLR connections				minal is screwed down to compress the
whenever possible. Balanced connections				wire into place. Keep in mind that if you
offer superior noise immunity over unbal-				use “dual banana” plugs and “stack” them,
anced RCA connections.				you will be creating a parallel connection.
On the balanced XLR connector, the wiring				For more details on series and parallel con-
is as follows:		Pin #3		nections, see pages 24-25.
Pin #1 = Ground
Pin #2 = Signal +	Pin #1		Pin #2
Pin #3 = Signal -

See page 22 for a connection diagram.

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