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CAP SeriesUser Manual
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Index Introduction 5
CAP Series Block Diagram 6
Precautions 7 Safety requirements 7 Caution servicing 7 EC Declaration of Conformity 7 Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 8 Caution 8
Chapter 1: Pin connections and connectors 9 Connection standards 9 Wire up the system 9
Chapter 2: Front & rear panel 10 Front panel overview 10 Front panel description 10 Rear panel overview 11 Rear panel description 11
Chapter 3: Connecting the Amplifier 12 Input connections 12 Output connections 12
Chapter 4: Additional information 14 Technical specifications 14 Notes 16
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IntroductionMulti Channel 100V Power Amplifiers
TheCAPSeriesareprofessional100VMulti-ChannelPowerAmplifiers,containingvariousmodelswithdifferentchannelsanddifferentoutputpowerconfiguration.Differentoutputconfigurationswithtwoandfourchannelsandpowerratingsfor120Watt,240Wattand480Wattforeachchannelareavailable.
Thisway,aflexiblesolutioniscreatedforMulti-Zoneaudiodistributionsystemswithtwoormoreindependentzones.
Theyaredesignedasno-nonsenseamplifierswithonly thenecessarycontrolsandconnections,whichcreatesgreatsimplicityinuseandinstallation.AhighefficiencyandreliabilityofthedevicesisachievedbyusingswitchingpowersuppliesincombinationwithClass-DAmplifiertechnology.Atemperaturecontrolledfanconstantlykeepsallpartswithintherightoperationrange,whileavoidingexcessivebuzz.Abuilt-inmultipurposeprotectioncircuitprotectsagainstDCmalfunction,Shortcircuit,overheating,overloadandlimitsthesignalwhennecessary.
TheinputconnectionsareperformedusingbalancedXLRconnectorsandLinkoutputconnectorsareprovidedforlinkthroughtootheramplifiers.Besides,ahigh-passfilterswitch(400Hz)andaGainadjustmentpotentiometerareprovidedforeachchannel.
Theoutputconnectionsareperformedusingreliableterminalblockconnectorsandthisallishousedintoasolidconstructed,doublerackspace(2HE)19”rackmountinghousing.
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CAP Series Block Diagram
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Precautions
READ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
ALWAYSKEEPTHESEINSTRUCTIONS.NEVERTHROWTHEMAWAY
ALWAYSHANDLETHISUNITWITHCARE
HEEDALLWARNINGS
FOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS
NEVEREXPOSETHISEQUIPMENTTORAIN,MOISTURE,ANYDRIPPINGORSPLASHINGLIQUID.ANDNEVERPLACEANOBJECTFILLEDWITHLIQUIDONTOPOFTHISDEVICE.
DONOTPLACETHISUNITINANENCLOSEDENVIRONMENTSUCHASABOOKSHELFORCLOSET.ENSURETHEREISADEQUATEVENTILATIONTOCOOLTHEUNIT.DONOTBLOCKTHEVENTILATIONOPENINGS.
DONOTSTICKANYOBJECTSTHROUGHTHEVENTILATIONOPENINGS.
DONOTINSTALLTHISUNITNEARANYHEATSOURCESSUCHASRADIATORSOROTHERAPPARATUSTHATPRODUCEHEAT
DONOTPLACETHISUNITINENVIRONMENTSWHICHCONTAINHIGHLEVELSOFDUST,HEAT,MOISTUREORVIBRATION
THISUNITISDEVELOPEDFORINDOORUSEONLY.DONOTUSEITOUTDOORS
PLACETHEUNITONASTABLEBASEORMOUNTITINASTABLERACK
ONLYUSEATTACHMENTS&ACCESSORIESSPECIFIEDBYTHEMANUFACTURER
UNPLUGTHISAPPARATUSDURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSORWHENUNUSEDFORLONGPERIODSOFTIME
ONLYCONNECTTHISUNITTOAMAINSSOCKETOUTLETWITHPROTECTIVEEARTHINGCONNECTION
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Thisproductconformstoalltheessentialrequirementsandfurtherrelevantspecificationsdescribedinfollowingdirectives:2004/108/EC(EMC)and2006/95/EC(LVD)
CAUTION - SERVICING
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceableparts.Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicing(unlessyouarequalifiedto)
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CAUTION
Thesymbolsshownareinternationallyrecognizedsymbolsthatwarnaboutpotentionalhazardsofelectricalproducts.Thelightningflashwitharrowpointinanequilateraltrianglemeansthattheunitcontainsdangerousvoltages.Theexclamationpointinanequilateraltriangleindicatesthatitisnecessaryfortheusertorefertotheusersmanual.
Thesesymbolswarnthattherearenouserserviceablepartsinsidetheunit.Donotopentheunit.Donotattempttoservicetheunityourself.Referallservicingtoqualifiedpersonnel.Openingthechassisforanyreasonwillvoidthemanufacturer’swarranty.Donotgettheunitwet.Ifliquidisspilledontheunit,shutitoffimmediatelyandtakeittoadealerforservice.Disconnecttheunitduringstormstopreventdamage.
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)
TheWEEEmarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbedisposedwithregularhousholdwasteattheendofitsworkinglife.Thisregulationiscreatedtopreventanypossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhumanhealth.
Thisproductisdevelopedandmanufacturedwithhighqualitymaterialsandcomponentswhichcanberecycledand/orreused.Pleasedisposethisproducttoyourlocalcollectionpointorrecyclingcentreforelectricalandelectronicwaste.Thiswillmaketosurethatitwillberecycledonanenvironmentallyfriendlymanner,andwillhelptoprotecttheenvironmentinwhichwealllive.
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Chapter 1Pin connections and connectors
CONNECTION STANDARDS
Thein-andoutputconnectionsforAUDACaudioequipmentareperformedcorrespondingtointernationalwiringstandardsforprofessionalaudioequipment.
Cinch (RCA):Forunbalancedlineinputconnections
Tip: Signal Sleeve: Ground White: Left Red: Right
XLR: Forbalancedsignalinputconnections
Pin 1: Ground Pin 2: Signal+ Pin 3: Signal-
Forbalancedsignallink-throughconnections
Pin 1: Ground Pin 2: Signal+ Pin 3: Signal-
Wire up the system
Thewiringofthesystemmustbedoneaccordingtothefollowingrules,toguaranteeaproperfunctioningofthesysteminallcircumstances.
1. Speakercableforamplifiedoutputs: Minimum 2 x 1.5 mm² If distance > 15m: 2 x 2.5 mm²)2. Musicsourcesandzoneoutputs: Must be connected with high-quality audio cable and high-quality connectors
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Chapter 2Front & rear panel
Front panel description
ThefrontpaneloftheCAPseriesslighlyvariesdependingoftheoutputconfigurationandpowerrating,butbasicallythepanellayoutforallCAPamplifiersissimilar.
Power switchApowerswitchallowstoswitchtheamplifieronandoff,whiletheblueindicatorLEDlocatednexttothebuttonilluminateswhenthepowerisswitchedon.
Indicator Led’sFourLED’sforeverychannelindicatetheoperationoftheamplifier.ThegreenSignalLEDilluminateswheneverasignalispresent,whilethe-20dBLEDilluminateswhentheinputsignalexceedsthe-20dBulevel.TheClipLEDilluminateswhenthecorrespondingchannelisworkingatmaximumlevel.Toensurethebestsignal-to-noiseratio,theClipLEDmayonlyilluminateatpeaklevels.
WhentheClipLEDilluminatesfrequently,theamplifierwillbeoverloaded,adistorted“Clipping”soundwillbeavailableontheoutput.TheProtectionLEDwillilluminatewhenoverheatingoccurs,oranyotherfaultisdetected.WhentheprotectionLEDisilluminated,nosignalwillbeavailableontheoutputs.TheprotectionLED’swillalsoilluminateforafewsecondswhenpoweringuptheamplifier,andwhentheamplifierisswitchedofftheywillslowlyfadeout.
Front Panel overview
CAP424
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Rear Panel overview
Rear panel description
TherearpaneloftheCAPseriesslightlyvariesdependingoftheoutputconfigurationandpowerrating,butbasicallythepanellayoutforallCAPamplifiersissimilar.AnXLRinputconnectorwithXLRlink-throughoutputconnector,ahighpassfilterswitch,againcontrolpotentiometerandanterminalblockoutputconnectorareprovidedforeverychannel.
AC Power inlet with fuseThemainspowersupply(100~240VAC/50~60Hz)hastobeappliedtothisACpowerinlet.TheconnectionismadebyanIECpowerconnectorandisfittedwithafuse.Whenreplacingthefuse,makesurethatthevalueofthereplacementfusematchesthevalueoftheoriginalfuse.(CAP224:T4AH/250V-CAP248:T6.3AH/250V-CAP424:T6.3AH/250V-CAP448:T12AH/250V)
High pass filter switch Bymeansofthisswitch,theintegratedHighPassFilter(HPF)canbeswitchedONandOFF.WhenthefilterisswitchedON,frequenciesbelow400Hzwillbesuppressed.
Thiscanbeusefulforeliminatinglow-frequencyhumandnoisecausedbyexternalequipmentandprotectsspeakersfromdamagecausedbyexcessivelowfrequencytransients.
Gain control potentiometer Eachchannelisfittedwithagaincontrolknobwherebythelevelforeachindividualchannelcanbeadjusted.
Loudspeaker connections Theloudspeakeroutputconnectionsareperformedusing4-pinterminalblockconnectors,makingitpossibletoconnecthighimpedance(100V)loudspeakerstotheamplifieroutputs.
Input connections TheinputconnectionsoftheamplifierareperformedusingbalancedXLRconnectors.EverychannelhasaXLRinputconnectorandaXLRlinkoutputconnector.Theinputsignalfromthesignalsource,pre-amplifierormixershouldbeconnectedtotheXLRinputconnections.AndbymeansoftheXLRlinkoutputconnectors,thesignalcanbelinkedthroughtomultipleamplifiers.
AC Input230V 50Hz, 1080W
FUSE T6.3AH/250V
CAP424AUDAC
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Chapter 3Connecting the Amplifier
NOTE
MakesurethepowerisswichedOFFwhenanychangeismadetotheconnectionsoftheamplifier.
Input connections
TheinputconnectionsoftheamplifierareperformedusingbalancedXLRconnectors.EverychannelhasaXLRinputconnectorandaXLRlinkoutputconnector.
Theinputsignalfromthesignalsource,pre-amplifierormixershouldbeconnectedtotheXLRinputconnections.AndbymeansoftheXLRlinkoutputconnectors,thesignalcanbelinkedthroughtomultipleamplifiers.
AC Input230V 50Hz, 1080W
FUSE T6.3AH/250V
CAP424AUDAC
Output connectionsTheloudspeakeroutputconnectionsareperformedusing4-pinterminalblockconnectors,makingitpossibletoconnecthighimpedance(100V)loudspeakerstotheamplifieroutputs.
AC Input230V 50Hz, 1080W
FUSE T6.3AH/250V
CAP424AUDAC
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Thetablebelowshowstheoutputvoltage,impedanceandmaximumpowerloadforeachcorrespondingamplifier.
Output Voltage Impedance Power
CAP224CAP248CAP424CAP448
100Volt100Volt100Volt100Volt
42Ohm21Ohm42Ohm21Ohm
240Watt480Watt240Watt480Watt
The100Voltspeakersmaybeconnectedinparallelontheoutputsoftheamplifierunlessthemaximumload/impedancehasbeenreached.Thenumberofallowableloadspeakersdependsofthepower/impedanceofeachconnectedloudspeaker.
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Chapter 4Additional information
Technical specifications
OutputPower CAP224 2x240Watt(1kHz,THD1%) CAP248 2x480Watt CAP424 4x240Watt CAP448 4x480WattFrequencyresponse 50Hz-18kHzSignaltoNoiseRatio >90dBTotalHarmonicDistortion+Noise <0.3%CommonModeRejection 70dBCrosstalk >70dB
Inputs Type Balanced Line Connectors FemaleXLRInput MaleXLRLinkOutput Impedance 10kOhm Sensitivity 1VRMS
Output Type 100 V Loudspeaker Output Connectors 4-pinEuroTerminalBlock~5.08mm Impedance CAP224/424 42Ohm CAP248/448 21Ohm
Controls Gain High-Passfilterswitch(400Hz)
Indicators Power Protect Peak -20dB Signal
Protection DC-ShortCircuit OverHeating OverLoad Limiter
Coolingsystem Temperaturecontrolledfan
Amplifiertechnology Class-D
Powersupply Type Switchingmode Range 230~240VAC/50Hz
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Powerconsumption Idle CAP224/248 50Watt CAP424/448 89Watt
1/8RatedPower CAP224 115Watt CAP248 187Watt CAP424 218Watt CAP448 440Watt 1/3RatedPower CAP224 221Watt CAP248 400Watt CAP424 435Watt CAP448 870Watt
Weight CAP224 7.2Kg CAP248 7.5Kg CAP424 8.35Kg CAP448 8.85Kg
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Notes