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CONTENTS
BASIC SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦. . . . 1
DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦.. -¦2
PACKAGING. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦ . . . . .. . .. .. .. . . . . 4
CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦.. 5
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦.-¦-¦-¦..-¦-¦. . . .. . .. . . . .. . .
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OPERATION-¦-¦. . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦10
TEST PROCEDURE. . . . . . . . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦.11
UNIT EXPLODED VIEW. . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦ -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦. .. -¦-¦-¦... . . .. .. ... . -¦ . 12
AMPLIFIER EXPLODED VI EW . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦... . .. -¦-¦-¦... . . .. . . .. . .-¦ . 13
BLOCK DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦ . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . . 14
DETAILED TROUBLESHOOTING..-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦16
PCB DRAWINGS. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . -¦-¦-¦ . -¦-¦-¦-¦. . . . .. .. .. . .. . . . 17
ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST -¦-¦-¦-¦. .. .. . .. . . . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦... -¦ . . 23
SEMICONDUCTOR PINOUTS . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦..-¦-¦-¦..-¦-¦-¦. .27
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . .. . -¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦-¦..-¦-¦. .28
SPECIFICATIONS
Amplifier Power (RMS) 100 Watts
Driver 10" (254mm) woofer, Bass Reflex Enclosure
Inputs Stereo Line Level, dedicated Subwoofer (LFE) and Speaker Level with gold-plated binding posts
Outputs Speaker Level with gold-plated binding posts
Frequency Response 35Hz -“ 120Hz (Filter switch ON)
35Hz -“ 450Hz (Filter switch OFF)
External Trigger Input Voltage: 3-30 Volts AC/DC
Dimensions (H x W x D) 18-7/8" x 13-3/8" x 13-3/8" (479mm x 340mm x 340mm)
Weight 35.11 lb/15.8kg
Occasional refinements may be made to exis ting products without notice but will always meet or exceed original specifications
unless otherwise stated.
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15 100W Powered Sub/ Plate Amp LINE VOLTAGE Yes/No Hi/Lo Line Nom. Unit NotesUS 120vac/60Hz Yes 108-132 120 Vrms Normal Operation
Parameter Nonimal
Specification UnitQA Test
Limits Conditions Notes
Amp Section
Type (Class AB, D, other) AB n/a n/a
Load Impedance (speaker) 4 Ohms n/a
Nominal
Rated Output Power 100 Watts 75
50 - 250 Hz, 1 input driven, limiter off
THD @ Rated Power 0.08 % 0.1
22k filter
THD @ 1 Watt 0.15 % 0.5
22k filter
DC Offset 5 mV-DC 30
@ Speaker Outputs
Damping factor >100 n/a 30
Measured at amplifier board Measured at the speaker at speaker output
terminals on the amp board.
Input Sensitivity
Input Frequency 50 Hz n/a
Nominal Freq.
Line (L&R) Input 220 mVrms 154 - 308
To Rated Power Single input driven
SUB (LFE) Input 125 mVrms 87 - 175
To Rated Power SUB (LFE) input driven only
Speaker/Hi Level Input 2.2 Vrms 1.5 - 3.0
To Rated Power (20 dB below Line In), Single input driven
Hi Level Max. Input Voltage 32 Vrms30
Nominal Freq., Min. Volume
Signal to Noise
SNR-A-Weighted 100 dB 85
relative to rated power A-Weighting filter
SNR-unweighted 90 dB 80
relative to rated power 22k filter
SNR rel. 1W-unweighted 65 dB 60
relative to 1W Output 22k filter
Residual Noise Floor 1.2 mVrms 3.0Volume @max, using RMS reading
DMM/VOM (or A/P)
Residual Noise Floor 0.8 mVrms 2.0Volume @max, w/ A/P Swept Bandpass
Measurement (Line freq.+ harmonics)
Input Impedance
Line Input (L, R,LFE) 10K ohms n/a
Nominal
Speaker/Hi Level Input 4.7K ohms n/a
Nominal
Filters
L&R Fixed Low-Pass Filter 170 Hz 150 - 200
@ -6dB ref. 100Hz 2nd order fixed
SUB (LFE) Low pass Filter 270 Hz 240 - 300
@ -3dB ref. 100Hz 2nd order fixed
Subsonic filter (HPF) 3rd Order 28 Hz 22 - 28
@ -3dB ref. 30Hz 3rd order fixed
Limiter
THD at Max. Output Power 2.0 %
5.0
Features
Auto - On -Off Selection Switch YES functional
Refer to ATO section
Phase Switch 0-180 deg functional
Filter On/Off Switch YES functional
Volume Pot Taper (Lin/Log) LOG functional
A Taper
Speaker Out YES functional
Binding post connector L&R
2-Color LED power indicator YES functional Blue: On, Amber: Stand-by
Power Switch YES functional
Fuse Holder YES functional
Input Configuration
Line In (L,R)
YES functional Dual RCA jack SUB (LFE) YESfunctional RCA jack Speaker/Hi Level In YES
functional
Binding post connector L&R
Signal Sensing (ATO)
Auto-Turn-On (yes/no) YES functional
Auto - on selection switch in Auto
ATO Input test frequency 50 Hz n/a
Auto - on selection switch in Auto
ATO Level Line & SUB Input 4.0 mV 2.0 - 6.0
Auto - on selection switch in Auto
ATO Level Speaker in 40 mV 25 - 55
Auto - on selection switch in Auto
ATO Turn-on time 5 ms functional Amp connected and AC on, then input
signal applied
ATO Turn-OFF Time 15 minutes 10 - 20Time before muting, after signal is
removed
Power on Delay time 3 sec.functional
AC Power Applied
Transients/Pops
ATO Transient 5 mV-peak 10
@ Speaker Outputs
Turn-on Transient 50 mV-peak 100
@ Speaker Outputs AC Line cycled from OFF to ON
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