Madrigal Imaging BPA 3, BPA 2 manual 1POWER BUTTON, 2INDICATOR LIGHT, Front Panel

Front Panel

1POWER BUTTON

Pressing the latching power button connects the amplifier to the AC mains, turning it on. Power consumption when fully on and at idle is approxi- mately 140 watts for the BPA 2 and 210 watts for the BPA 3.

At your option, you may also toggle the BPA between a standby mode and fully on by connecting its remote turn on jack to the corresponding remote turn on output on a Proceed control unit such as the AVP.

When first powered up, the BPA will always go to fully on, regardless of the signal present at its remote turn-on jack. If the control unit then turns on, the amplifier will remain on; thereafter, the two will remain in sync. If power is removed from the BPA, it will automatically re-sync with the con- trol unit in the course of normal operation. No user intervention is re- quired, beyond simply turning the system on and off from the control unit.

Power consumption in standby mode is significantly reduced from fully “on”—just a few watts for the circuitry which controls the turn-on proce- dure.

Note that if the amplifier has been disconnected from the AC mains power by depressing the front panel power button, it cannot respond to a remote turn-on command from a control unit.

2INDICATOR LIGHT

The indicator light glows either amber or red, depending on the opera- tional status of your BPA. Amber indicates that the BPA is on and ready to

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