TOA Electronics TA 1400 user manual 8.1Operation precautions, 7.2Connecting speakers

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7.2Connecting speakers

7.2Connecting speakers

Speaker connections are made via the two Neutrik® NL4FC Speakon connectors. The Speakon connector is designed for high power speaker connections. It assures the correct polarity, it locks in place and prevents from shock hazard.

They are wired in the following manner:

The right jack, Channel A, has both channel A and B outputs, so it’s useful for bridging and bi-amp operation (see bridged mono operation on page 7). The left Speakon, Channel B, carries only the channel B output.

Channel A and B into two separate Speakons.
Channel A and B into one

Bridged mono

Speakon (Stereo and Bi-

 

amp)

 

Never connect either output terminal to ground or to some other output or input terminal (see warnings in chapter 1)

For normal two-channel operation, connect each speaker load across the output’s positive and negative terminals. Pay attention to speaker polarity; loudspeakers connected out of polarity degrade sound quality and may be damaged as a consequence.

Keep the speaker cable wires as short as possible and use a good quality stranded speaker cable. Do not use shielded wire, such as microphone or guitar cable. Remember that the speaker cable robs the power of the amplifiers in two ways:

Increases the load impedance and introduces resistive power losses.

WARNING: To prevent from electric shock, do not operate the amplifier with any of the conductor portion of the speaker wire exposed.

8 OPERATION

8.1Operation precautions

Make sure that the power switch is set to “off” before connecting any input or output or operating the switches on rear panel. See pages 8 about installation.

Make sure that the AC mains voltage is correct and the same as the one printed on the rear panel of the amplifier. See pages 9, about operating voltage and power consumption.

Make sure that the switches on the rear panel for operation modes, gain-switch and clip- limiter switch are in the correct position. See page 7 about operation modes and page 13 about clip limiters.

It is always a good idea to turn down the gain controls during power-up, to prevent speaker damage in case a high signal is present at the input.

 

 

 

Tannoy Limited

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TA 1400 User Manual

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TOA Electronics TA 1400 8.1Operation precautions, 7.2Connecting speakers, They are wired in the following manner