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KRAMER ELECTRONICS LTD. USER MAN UAL MODEL: 905xl Powe r Ampl ifier P/N: 2900 - 3 00 196 Rev 3[...]
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905xl - C onte nts i Conte nt s 1 Introduction 1 2 Getting S tarted 2 2.1 Achieving t he Best Perf ormance 2 2.2 Safety Instr ucti on s 2 2.3 Recycling K ramer Products 3 3 Overview 4 4 Defining the 905xl Power A mplifier 5 5 Installin g in a Rack 6 6 Connecting the 905xl Power A mplifier 7 6.1 Connecting to the 905xl via RS - 232 8 7 Operating the[...]
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905xl - Introducti on 1 1 Introduc tion Welcome to Kramer Electronics! Since 1981, Kramer Electronics has been providing a world of unique, creative, and affordabl e solutions to the vast range of problems that confront video, audio, pres entation, and broadcasting professionals on a daily basis. In recent years, we have redesigned and upgraded mos[...]
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2 905xl - G ettin g Start ed 2 Getting S tarted We recommend that you: • Unpack the equipment careful ly and save the original box and packaging materials f or possible future shipment • Review the contents of this us er manual Go to http://www.kramerelec tronics.com t o c hec k f o r u p- to - date user manuals, applicat ion programs, and to c[...]
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905xl - G ettin g Start ed 3 2.3 Recy cling Kramer Products The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipm ent (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC aims to reduce the amount of WEEE sent for disposal to landfill or incineration by requiring it to be collected and recycled. T o comply with the WEEE Direc tive, Kramer Electronics has made arrangem ents with the E[...]
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4 905xl - O ver view 3 Over vi ew The 905xl i s a high quality power am plifier for stereo audio signals. It accepts either a stereo audio signal on RCA connector s or a balanced stereo audio signal on a terminal block connector. It delivers a speak er output of 110 watts RMS per channel into a 4 Ω load on a 10A 4 pin terminal block connect or. I[...]
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4 Defini ng the 905xl Po wer A mplifier Figure 1 defi ne s the front and rear panels of the 905xl . Fig ure 1 : 9 05xl Power Amplifier Fro nt a nd R ear Pa nel s # Fe atur e Function 1 INPU T S 1 and 2 Buttons Press to select input a udio sour ce 1 ( unbalanced) or 2 (balanced) 2 V OLUME ↑ and ↓ Butt ons Pres s to i nc rea se or dec reas e t he[...]
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6 905xl - I nstal lin g in a Ra ck 5 Install ing i n a R ack This section provides i nstructions for rack mounting the unit.[...]
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905xl - C onne cti ng t he 90 5xl P ower Am plif ier 7 6 Connecting t he 905xl Po wer A mplifier Always switch off the power to all devices before connecting t hem to your 905xl . Aft er connecting your 905xl , connect its power and then switch on the power to each device. Fig ure 2 : Connecti ng the 905xl Power Amplifier To connect the 905xl Po we[...]
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8 905xl - C onne cti ng t he 90 5xl P ower Am plif ier 3. Connect the Output terminal block to a pair of speakers. Connect the “L+” and the “L - ” terminal block connectors t o the left speaker, and the “R+” and the “R -” terminal block connectors to t he right speaker. Do not grou nd the loudspeake rs . 4. Connect the power cord to[...]
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905xl - O perati ng t he 905xl P ow er Am plifier 9 7 Operati ng the 905xl Po wer A mplifie r You can operate your 905xl using: • The front panel buttons (see Section 7.1 • The Audio Control program (see ) S ection 7.2 • RS - 232 serial commands (see ) S ecti on 10 7.1 Using the Front Pane l Buttons ) 7.1.1 Adju sting the Volume To adjus t th[...]
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10 905xl - O perati ng t he 905xl P ow er Am plifier Fig ure 3 : Audio Co ntrol W i ndow To use t he A udio Contro l Program : 1. Download and install the program on your PC from http:// www .kram erelectronic s .c om . 2. Connect the 905xl to the correct COM port of the PC (se e Section 6 3. Open the Audio Control program. The Audio Control window[...]
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905xl - O perati ng t he 905xl P ow er Am pli fier 11 7.3 Upgrading the Firm ware For instructions on upgrading t he firmware see “ Upgrading the 905xl Firmware Using the FLIP Software ”.[...]
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12 905xl - T echnic al S pecifica tion s 8 Technical Specifications INPUTS: 1 U nbalanc ed st ereo aud io input o n RCA conne c tors 1 B alanced s tereo aud io input on a 5 - pin terminal block connector OUTPUT : 1 S peaker stereo au dio outpu t on a 4 - p in terminal block connector IN PUT SEN SITI VI TY: 76 0 m Vpp (unbalance d), 1.2 Vpp (balance[...]
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905xl - Default Communicat ion Paramete rs 13 9 Default Communicati on Para meters RS - 232 Baud Rate : 9600 Data Bit s: 8 Stop Bits: 1 Pa ri t y: None Comm a nd Form a t: ASCII Example ( Switch t o Inpu t 1): #AU D - IN 1<CR>[...]
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14 905xl - Pr oto col 3000 10 Protoc ol 3000 The 905xl can be operated using serial commands from a PC, remote controller or touch screen using the Kramer Protocol 3000. Th is sec t i on describes: • Kramer Protocol 3000 syntax (see Sec t i on 10. 1 • Kramer P rotocol 3000 comm ands (see ) Section 10.2 10 .1 Kramer Protocol 3000 Sy nt ax ) 10 .[...]
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905xl - Pr oto col 3000 15 10 .1.3 Command Terms Command A sequence of ASCII letters ('A' - 'Z ', ' a' - ' z' and ' - '). Command and parameters must be separated by at least one space. Parameters A sequence of alphanum eric ASCII charac ters ('0' - '9','A' - ' Z&a[...]
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16 905xl - Pr oto col 3000 10 .1.4 Entering Commands You can directly enter all commands using a terminal with ASCII communicati ons software, such as HyperTermi nal, Hercules, etc. Connect the terminal to the serial or Ethernet port on the Kramer device. To enter CR press the Ent er key. ( LF is a ls o s ent but is ignored by command parser). For [...]
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905xl - Pr oto col 3000 17 Comm and Descri ption BASS Set au di o bass level BASS? Read aud io bass level TREB LE Set a udi o tre ble lev el TRE BLE? Read aud io treb le MI DRANG E Set a udi o mid ran ge l evel MI DRANG E? Read audio midrange level LOUDNES S Set audio loud ness LOUDNES S? Read aud io loudn ess MUT E Mute aud io MUT E? Rea ds m ut e[...]
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For the latest information on our pr oducts and a list of Kramer distributors , visit our Web sit e where updat es to this user man ual may be foun d. We w el co me y o u r qu es t i on s, co mmen t s , a n d f eed b ack . Web site: E- mail: www.kramerelectron ics.com info@k ramerel.com P/N: 2 9 0 0 - 3 0 0 1 9 6 Rev: 3 ! SAF ETY WAR NI NG Discon n[...]