KA1500 PROFESSIONAL AUDIO AMPLIFIER Operation Manual
IMPORTANT! Please read carefully. This operation manual contains important information regarding safety precautions, installation, performance, operation and maintenance of your KA- Series power amplifier. You should familiarize yourself with the contents of this manual before operating your amplifier.
Features: - Custom designed, 2RU heavy duty alloy chassis. - 1 Watt output indication (2.828 volts). - Open modular construction for ease of servicing. - 1 dB below output clip indication. - Symmetrical layout - even weight distribution. - Massive heat-sink / heat-exchangers. - Well-regulating, high current power supply. - Efficient front to back cooling. - High efficiency toroidal mains transformer. - Quad, twin speed axial fans.
Contents Page 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Introduction Controls, Connectors and Indicators 2.1 Front Panel 2.2 Rear Panel Installation Operation Bridge Mode Two Ohm or Not Two Ohm 5 6 7 9 11 13 15 16 7. Maintenance 17 8. 9. Warranty Specification 18 19 List of Illustrations Page Figure 1. Block Diagram Figure 2. Front Panel Layout Figure 3. Rear Panel Layout Figure 4. Case Dimensions Figure 5. "Speakon" Connector Wiring Figure 6.
Introduction 5 1. Introduction Congratulations on choosing Australian Monitor for your professional amplification requirements. The design of your KA-Series Audio Power Amplifiers embrace all the aspects of a well designed unit. The visual design, mechanical, electrical and sonic parameters, along with our dedicated manufacturing process, have all been optimized to provide a professional tool that exhibits quality, reliability and longevity. The KA-Series amplifiers are 2 unit (3.
Controls & Connectors 2.
Controls & Connectors 7 Front Panel The KA Series models have identical front panel layouts. Figure 1 shows the panel layout of the KA Series. The functions of the controls and indicators are as follows: This amber LED will flash when a fault condition exists. The fault detection circuit monitors the difference between drive and output in your amplifier.
Controls & Connectors Figure 3 Rear Panel Layout
Controls & Connectors 9 Rear Panel 6 Balanced Input A female 3-pin XL type connector is provided on each input: Pin 1 = Signal Ground; Pin 2 = Hot (non-inverting or in phase); Pin 3 = Cold (inverting or reverse phase). 6a Signal Strapping A male 3-pin XL type connector is provided and wired in parallel with the female input XLR for strapping / looping signal between amplifiers. 7 Signal Ground Lift Switch When this switch is engaged it disconnects signal ground from the input connectors on both channels.
Installation Figure 4 Dimensions
Installation 11 3. Installation Mains Lead Wiring WARNING Your amplifier must be earthed at all times! When you first receive your amplifier it may not have a mains plug attached. You must ensure that an appropriate plug is used and corresponds with the amplifier’s current (ampere) requirements and meets the approval of your local energy authority. Please refer termination of this lead to qualified personnel.
Installation NOTE: In-line XLR connectors often have a termination lug that connects directly to the chassis of the connector. Do not link this lug to pin 1 at the amplifier’s input as it will defeat the amplifier’s input grounding scheme.
Operation 13 4. Operation IMPORTANT All signal source equipment should be adequately earthed. This not only ensures your safety but everybody else's as well. Faults can and do occur in mains connected equipment where the chassis can become “live” if it is not properly earthed. In these instances the fault in a “floating” (ungrounded) piece of equipment will look for the shortest path to ground which could possibly be your amplifier's input.
Operation not present a difficult load for any signal source. Your signal source (i.e. the equipment feeding the amplifier) should have an output impedance of 600 Ohms or lower to avoid unwanted high frequency loss in the cabling. Input overload occurs at +20.5dBu (8.25 volts). See the specification section for more detailed information. Hum Problems equipment earth appears to the amplifier's input as a signal and is amplified as hum. There are three things you can do to avoid earth loop problems: 1.
Bridge Mode 15 5. Bridge Mode The term BRIDGE is used when two independent amplifier channels are used to drive the same load. The load is in series (a bridge) between the two amplifier channels. up your amplifier for running it in BRIDGE mode. Whilst the amplifier is off, 1. Connect the signal source to the Channel-A female input XLR. The Channel-A attenuator becomes the level control for both channels. 2. Engage the “push to bridge” switch.
Two Ohm or Not Two Ohm 6. Two Ohm or Not Two Ohm NOTE: Ensure adequate ventilation and monitor the FAULT indicators to guard against thermal shutdown when driving two ohm loads. excursion into a resistive load for a sine wave at a given frequency. Though this method is in line with the various standards that exist, it only gives an indication to the maximum voltage swing (before clipping) for a given load.
Maintenance 17 7. Maintenance Your KA1500 amplifier will need minimal maintenance. No internal adjustments need to be made to the unit to maintain optimum performance. To provide years of unhindered operation we suggest a maintenance inspection be carried out on a regular basis, say every 12 months or so. Fans Due to the openness of the air path through your KA1500 amplifier, very little dust should settle within the amplifier.
Warranty 8. Warranty Australian Monitor warrants the original purchaser of each KA-Series amplifier (purchased at an authorised Australian Monitor dealer) that it will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the original date of purchase.
Specification 19 KA1500 Specifications Output Condition Output Power E.I.A. 1 kHz, <0.1 % THD+N. 8 ohm 4 ohm 2 ohm Single channel driven. Both channels driven. 550W 500W 850W 750W 1,150W 1,000W 10% duty cycle. 4 ohm 2 ohm Single channel driven. Both channels driven. 950W 900W 1,250W 1,200W Bridge mode 16 ohm 8 ohm 4 ohm 1,000W 1,500W 2,000W Pulsed @ 1 kHz, at onset of clipping, Distortion (0.5 dB below clipping re 4 ohms) THD+N (@ 1 kHz) <0.01% IMD SMPTE (60 Hz & 7 kHz 4:1) <0.
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