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Parasound HCA-1205A manual

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  • Page 1

    -1- O W N E R ' S M A N U A L HCA- 1 2 05 A Five Cha n nel High Cur r ent P ow e r A mpl i f ier HCA- 8 5 5 A Five Chan nel Hig h C u r r ent P o wer Ampli f ier HCA-855A High Current Power Amplifier HCA-855A High Current Power Amplifier Power Current Overload 3 5 4 1 2 AC Line Normal Standby HCA-1205A High Current Power Amplifier HCA-1205A Hi[...]

  • Page 2

    -2- T a ble of Contents Important Safety Instructions ........................................................................................ 3 Figure #1 HCA-1205A Fr ont and Rear Panel Dra wings .............................................. 4 Figure #2 HCA-855A Front and Rear P anel Drawings ................................................ 5 Int[...]

  • Page 3

    -3- IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with the arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of “dangerous voltage” inside the product that may constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of[...]

  • Page 4

    -4- HCA-1205A High Current Power Amplifier Parasound Products, Inc San Francisco, CA U.S.A. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Fuse 12 A Power Consumption: 1000 W AC 120V 60Hz Channel 1 Channel 3 Input Channel 5 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 THX Level Manufactured under license from Lucasfilm Ltd. Lucasfilm and THX are registered trademarks[...]

  • Page 5

    -5- Figure #2 HCA-855A Front and Rear Panel Drawings HCA-855A High Current Power Amplifier Parasound Products, Inc San Francisco, CA U.S.A. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Fuse 12 A Power Consumption: 1000 W AC 120V 60Hz Channel 1 Channel 3 Input Channel 5 Channel 1 Channel 3 Channel 5 CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOTREMOVE COV[...]

  • Page 6

    -6- Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this precision audio component and thank you for your selection of Parasound. The Parasound HCA-1205A and HCA-855A five channel amplifiers are virtually identical in operation and sonic performance. However, the HCA-855A has slightly less power and is therefore not THX certified like the HCA-1205[...]

  • Page 7

    -7- Home Theater Configurations and Input Connections Refer to Figure #1 or Figure #2 Your Parasound multi-channel amplifier is designed to deliver the same power and sonic characteristics to the Left, Center, Right, and both Surround speakers of your home theater system. For additional low frequency response, you should also install a powered subw[...]

  • Page 8

    -8- DC Trigger Connection The DC Trigger allows you to turn on your amplifier with external DC voltage sources from + 9 Vdc to +12 Vdc. Use a two-conductor wire such as an 18 AWG speaker wire to connect the DC trigger from an external source to your amplifier. You should first determine the + DC voltage and ground conductor from the external source[...]

  • Page 9

    -9- Level Controls Each channel has its own rear mounted "set and forget" input level control. Your amplifier sounds best with these level controls set to maximum, where they are effectively out of the audio signal path. However, if your preamplifier has very high gain, and its volume control cannot track properly for left- right channel [...]

  • Page 10

    -10- Parasound HCA-1205A Specifications Continuous Power Output 140 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 8 Ω , 200 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 4 Ω , Current Capacity 45 amps peak per channel Slew Rate > 130 V/microsecond Power Bandwidth 5 Hz-100 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt Total Harmonic Distortion < 0.03 % at full power; < 0.01 % typical levels [...]

  • Page 11

    -11- Parasound HCA-855A Specifications Continuous Power Output 85 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 8 Ω 125 watts RMS x 5, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 4 Ω Current Capacity 30 amps peak per channel Slew Rate > 130 V/microsecond Power Bandwidth 5 Hz-100 kHz, +0/-3 dB at 1 watt Total Harmonic Distortion < 0.03 % at full power; < 0.01 % typical levels IM Dis[...]

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    -12- © 1999 Parasound Products, Inc. Parasound Products, Inc. 950 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111 415-397-7100 / FAX 415-397-0144 affor dable audio for the critical listener[...]