AudioSource AMP210 / AMP310 manual

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    OWNER’S MANUAL AMP210 / AMP310 Congratulations on your purchase of the AudioSource® AMP210/310. Please take a few moments to read this entire manual, and be sure to retain this document for future reference. Please r ead and observe all safety instructions detailed on page 2. NOTE: if any part of this product is damaged or missing, please call y[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 OWNER’S MANUAL 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 2 • TO PREVENT FIRE OF SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTICLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULL Y INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. • TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THI[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 OWNER’S MANUAL 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 3 T echnical Support If any part of this product is damaged or missing, please call your dealer or AudioSource® dir ectly at toll free 1.800.435.7115 or locally 503.286.9300. Limited Warranty AudioSource® warrants its amplifier pr[...]

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    Power Signal / Clip Left Signal / Clip Right Left Right -12dB +6dB Balance Trim V olume Trim Speakers A B AMP210 Stereo Power Amplifier AMP210 / AMP310 OWNER’S MANUAL 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 4 1. Power The front panel power switch switches the AMP210/310 on or off. Red LEDs behind the fa[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 OWNER’S MANUAL 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 5 FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS The front panel power switch switches the AMP210/310 on or of f. Red LEDs behind the power button lens indicate power status. Whenever the amplifier’ s power switch is in the “ON” position and the ampli[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 OWNER’S MANUAL 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 6 MODE SWITCH T o the right of the Master Level controls is a switch labeled “Mode” with “Stereo” and “Bridged” as options. If you will be connecting one or two pair of speakers to the amplifier , place the switch in the[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 OWNER’S MANUAL 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 7 APPLICA TIONS NOTE: It should be noted that the AMP210/310 is rated to operate into a minimum 8-ohm bridged load. Therefore, if you are using more than a single 8-ohm loudspeaker in bridged mode you should consider using an impedan[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 GUIDE DE L’UTILISATEUR 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 8 AMP210 / AMP310 Amplificateur de puissance audio multi-zones pour la maison CARACTÉRISTIQUES: Commutation de priorité d’entrée Ligne 1 / Ligne 2 Sortie auxiliaire Ligne 2 Niveau élevé à l’entrée Commutation haut-[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 GUIDE DE L’UTILISATEUR 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 9 14 CONTRÔLES DU P ANNEAU A V ANT L ’interrupteur d’alimentation du panneau avant allume ou éteint le AMP210/310. Les DEL rouges placés à l’arrière de la lentille de la touche de mise en marche indiquent l’état[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 GUIDE DE L’UTILISATEUR 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 10 19 ENTRÉE/SORTIE RCA Il existe 2 paires d’entrées RCA à l'arrière du panneau de l'AMP210/310. Ces entrées RCA sont étiquetées «Ligne 1 IN» et «Ligne 2 IN». Ils sont désignés également à l’aide [...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 GUIDE DE L’UTILISATEUR 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 11 CONFIGURATION POUR SOURCES MULTIPLES Dans l’application présentée à la Figure 12, un système audio réparti est connecté à l’AMP210/310 en tant qu’amplificateur de zone locale via les entrée de la Ligne 2. Nor[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 MANUAL DEL PROPIETARIO 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 12 AMP210 / AMP310 Amplificador Hogareño de Audio de Energía Multi-Zona CARACTERÍSTICAS: Conmutación de entrada de prioridad Línea 1/Línea 2 Salida auxiliar de Línea 2 Entrada de alto nivel Conmutación Parlantes A/B Con[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 MANUAL DEL PROPIETARIO 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 13 14 CONTROLES DEL P ANEL FRONT AL El interruptor de energía del panel frontal enciende o apaga el AMP210/310. Lámparas LED rojas detrás de las lentes del botón de encendido indican el estado de energía. Cuando el interru[...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 MANUAL DEL PROPIETARIO 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 14 19 ENTRADA/SALIDA RCA Existen 2 pares de entrada RCA en el panel trasero del AMP210/310. Estas entradas RCA están marcadas como "Línea 1 IN” y "Línea 2 IN”. T ambién están designadas con una "R" [...]

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    AMP210 / AMP310 MANUAL DEL PROPIETARIO 9200 North Decatur St. Portland, OR 97203 • 503.286.9300 • www .audiosource.net 15 CONFIGURACIÓN PARA FUENTES MÚLTIPLES En la aplicación mostrada en la Figura 12, un sistema de audio distribuido está conectado al AMP210/310 como amplificador de zona local a través de entradas de Línea 2. Normalmente [...]

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    AMP210 SPECIFICA TIONS Stereo (8 ohm): 90W RMS per channel at 8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, <0.1% THD+N Stereo (4 ohm): 125W per channel at 4 ohms, 20Hz-20kHz, <0.1% THD+N Bridged Mono (8 ohm): 250W RMS at 8 ohms, 20Hz - 20kHz, <0.2% THD+N Frequency Response: 10Hz - 50kHz, +0dB, -3dB Signal to Noise Ratio: 100dB A-weighted, referred to rated power[...]