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Quick Start Guide

EXPLANATION OF TERMS AND SYMBOLS

The term “WARNING!” indicates instructions regarding personal safety. If the instructions are not followed the result may be bodily injury or death.

The term “CAUTION!” indicates instructions regarding possible damage to physical equipment. If these instructions are not followed, it may result in

damage to the equipment that may not be covered under the warranty.

The term “IMPORTANT!” indicates instructions or information that are vital to the successful completion of the procedure.

The term "NOTE" is used to indicate additional useful information.

The intent of the lightning ﬂ ash with arrowhead symbol in a triangle is to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated "dangerous"

voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufﬁ cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans.

The intent of the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is to alert the user to the presence of important safety, and operating

and maintenance instructions in this manual.

NOTE:

This Quick Start Guide is based on the basic conﬁ guration as the ampliﬁ er comes from the factory. Four separate inputs, and

four separate outputs. For detailed instructions for custom conﬁ gurations refer to the PLD User Guide (TD-000368).

Rack-Mount the Ampliﬁ er

1. Secure the ampliﬁ er in the rack with eight screws (not supplied), four in front,

four in back.

— Figure 1 —

TD-000351-00-B

*TD-000351-00*

Summary of content (9 pages)

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PLD Amplifier Quick Start Guide EXPLANATION OF TERMS AND SYMBOLS The term “WARNING!” indicates instructions regarding personal safety. If the instructions are not followed the result may be bodily injury or death. The term “CAUTION!” indicates instructions regarding possible damage to physical equipment. If these instructions are not followed, it may result in damage to the equipment that may not be covered under the warranty.
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Connections Inputs 1. Wire the audio line-level source to four male XLR connectors. You may use either balanced inputs (Figure 2) or unbalanced inputs (Figure 3). 2. Plug the male XLR connectors into the appropriate receptacles (Routable Inputs 1, 2, 3, 4) Figure 4. If you are daisy-chaining inputs with another amplifier, plug the female XLR connectors, from the other amplifier, into the XLR's on the bottom row of the Routable Inputs. — Figure 2 — — Figure 3 — — Figure 4 — 3.
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Bridged (A+B) and Separate (C D ) Channels For A+B (Bridged) Use one 2-wire cable connect to: • 1+/1- on connector #5 For C & D (Separate) Use two 2-wire cables connect to: • 1+/1- for CH C on connector #3 •1+/1- for CH D on connector #4 Bi-amp operation, use one 4-wire cable connect to: • 1+/1- for CH C on connector #3 • 2+/2- for CH D on connector #3 A+B C D A+B 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.
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Amplifier Control ENTER Button Off Mode • Navigates into the menu structure • Enters the edit mode for adjusting parameters • Confirms the changes you make • Rear power switch is off, the amplifier is not operable. The power switch is the AC Mains disconnect. • The power button is not illuminated. • Turn the power switch to on. The amplifier enters the Run Mode. • The power button is illuminated blue. EXIT Button ENTER EXIT • Navigates out of the menu structure and parameter selection.
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Screen Types Informational Informational screens, like the HOME screen, are designed to provide you with a good amount of useful information at a glance. Preset # and Configuration Location and breadcrumbs F1: Config - A B C D Home (Press HOME for more information) Full Full Full Full A - FR +1.5 dB B - FR +3.5 dB C - FR +1.5 dB D - FR +1.5 dB AC Voltage: 121 V Channel Configuration and Gain AC Voltage and Current AC Current: 7.
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To start the Wizard: HOME > PRESETS > PRESET WIZARD > ENTER STEP 1 — Adjust Impedance and Power OUTPUTS SPEAKERS SAVE Output: A B C D Imped: 8.0 -- -- -- Default = 8 Ω Power: 25 -- -- -- Default = min. for amp Adjust Impedance Adjust Power To confirm, press ENTER Remaining Power Available: 1875 W Adjust Impedance based on the total loudspeaker load connected to the channel.
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Saving Presets Presets can be modified and saved using the Save Preset menu. You can start with a Factory Preset (F: ), make modifications, then save it as a User Preset (U: ). You cannot overwrite Factory Presets. There are two ways to save Presets, Overwrite an existing User Preset, or Save a new User Preset.
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Recalling Presets Recalling a Preset changes the configuration of the amplifier. You can recall factory or user-defined presets.
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