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    R290DS Dual Source P ow er Amplier Installation Manual[...]

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    2 Russound R290DS Installation Manual The lightning ash with arro whead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sucient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equ[...]

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    3 Russound R290DS Installation Manual Safety Instructions .................................................................................................................. 2 Product Overview .................................................................................................................. 4 Fr ont and Rear Panels ..................[...]

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    4 Russound R290DS Installation Manual Introduction The Russound R290DS is a 2-channel 90 watt dual source power amplier with auto-source switching. I t features Primar y and Secondar y audio line inputs with a loop out t o another zone, r eceiver , or device fr om the Primar y source. A signal only available as a speaker input can be connected a[...]

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    5 Russound R290DS Installation Manual FRONT AND REAR p ANEL 12V Trigger In / Out Delay Time Speaker Level Input (Screw Down C onnec tor) Secondary I nput Stereo / Bridge Switch V oltage Selec tor Po wer Inlet & Fuseholder Primary Input/Output Speaker Level Line Input Switch Po wer Switch Speaker Output Left and Right Channel Controls Status Ind[...]

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    6 Russound R290DS Installation Manual The R290DS has dual source capability. If two sources are used, connect the source you want to have priorit y to the Primar y input and the other source to the Secondary input. Whenever the Primary source is active, that signal will take priorit y over the distributed audio signal on the Secondar y line. The si[...]

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    7 Russound R290DS Installation Manual SY STEm DIA GRAm - STEREO mODE Stereo Mode Congur ation with Dual Sources (CD play er signal takes precedence) Source 8 Ohm Speakers CAA66 Multizone Controller Speaker Cables Line Out RCA Cable R290DS Amplier Line Ou t RCA Cable[...]

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    8 Russound R290DS Installation Manual SY STEm C ONFIGURA TION - BRIDGED mODE Bridged Mode In this mode both the left and right channels are combined f or a higher power mono output. For proper operation, the left channel adjustment should be set to the center position to start and then adjusted appropriately from there . The right channel adjustmen[...]

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    9 Russound R290DS Installation Manual INPUT EXP ANSIONS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS RUSSOUND INPUT EXP ANSIONS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS SPEAKERS RUSSOUND Au toformer-based V olume Co ntro l EZB-1SC Modular Co nne ct ing Block IN 8 Ohm Speaker Line out from Source R290DS Amplier Syst em Conguration with External V olume Control The R[...]

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    10 Russound R290DS Installation Manual TECHNICAL SpECIFICA TIONS R290DS Amplier Continuous Output P ower : 90W per channel at 8 ohms (<0.1% THD=N) @ 1kHz 110W per channel at 4 ohms 250W at 8 ohms, 2 channels bridged Distortion THD+N : <0.3% from 20Hz to 20kHz for 90W into 8 ohms <0.05% from 20Hz to 20kHz for 1W into 8 ohms Signal-to-Noi[...]

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    11 Russound R290DS Installation Manual W ARR ANTY W arranty The Russound R290DS Power Amplier is fully guaranteed against all def ec ts in materials and workmanship for two (2) years from the date of purchase. During this period, Russound will replace any defective par ts and correct any defect in workmanship without charge for either parts or l[...]

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    Russound, Inc. 5 Forbes Road , Newmarket, NH 03857 tel603.659.5170•fax603.659.5388 email: tech@russound.com www .russound.com 28-1318 07/08/08 ©2008 Russound. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Specications are subject to change without notice. Russound is not responsible for typograph[...]