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Xantech PA4100X manual

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  • Page 1

    INSTALL ATION INSTRUCT IONS MO DE L PA4100X FOUR CHA NNEL HI- POWER A MPLIFIER T ABLE O F CO NT ENT S Se c tio n T it le Page SAF ETY IN S TR UC TI ONS - R EA D BEF ORE OP ERAT IN G EQU IP MENT .........................................................................................................2 GENE RAL INF ORMA TION ..........................[...]

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    Page 2 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on SAFET Y I NST RUCT I ONS - READ BEFORE OPERAT ING EQUI PMENT CAUTION: T O REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELE CTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT RE MOVE COVE R (OR BACK) NO U SER- SER V IC EA BLE PA R TS IN SI DE REF ER SE RVICING TO QUALIF IED SE RVICE PE RSONNEL WARNING: TO MINIMIZE THE CHANCE OF EL ECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT [...]

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    Model PA4100X Page 3 © 2003 Xantech Corporati on GENERAL I NFORMAT ION To enhance t he ease of i nstall at i on and obtai n opt i m um perf orm ance f rom t he PA4100X, we recom m end t hat y ou f i rst be co m e fa m iliar w ith all its fea tu re s and s pec ial c apab ilitie s b y s tud yin g t he de s cr ipt ion s and i nstr uct ions i n thi s [...]

  • Page 4

    Page 4 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on A uto Prote ction C irc uit . T his f eat ure prot ect s the PA 4100X if a short or v ery l ow im pedanc e i s detect ed at t he speaker ter m i nals wit h each am pl i f i er pai r protec ted separat el y. Nor m al operat i on is restored autom at i cal l y w i t hi n 3 t o 4 seconds aft er t he s[...]

  • Page 5

    Model PA4100X Page 5 © 2003 Xantech Corporati on PA 4100X PA NEL A ND FEA T URE DE SCRI PT IO NS 1. Fr ont Pa nel . 17" X 5.25” panel desi gned f or shel f m ount i ng. T he uni t m easures 6” hi gh with t he F eet (I t em #5). W hen rack m ounti ng use an adequate rac k shelf m ount m aking sure t o al l ow f or proper v ent il at i on. [...]

  • Page 6

    Page 6 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on are cur rentl y in S TA NDBY MO DE. W henev er t he L OGO is not illu m ina ted , this ind icate s th e amp lifier is powered OFF . 5. F eet: Pr ov ides requi red ¾” spacing when unit i s s hel f m ount ed to al l ow f or proper v enti l ati on. These f eet should not be rem ov ed. ( see the sec[...]

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    Model PA4100X Page 7 © 2003 Xantech Corporati on 10 . Grounding Sc re w . P rov ides a m eans f or c hass i s connect i on to ear th gr ound or t o other A /V product s to aid i n t he reduc ti on of system noi se, et c. , where needed. 11. RE MO T E M ASTE R ON/ OF F and MUT E CONT ROL (CI1 & CI 2) . These two Ster eo Mi ni Jack connect i ons[...]

  • Page 8

    Page 8 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on INSTALLAT ION - PHYSICA L LOCAT ION A ND MOUNT ING Upper shelf, component, wall, etc. 2-inch spacing (minimum) P A4100X T o maximize air flow , route single large opening in lower shelf. Keep perforations on top cover free of obstructions! Keep perforations on bottom plate free of obstructions. Con[...]

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    Model PA4100X Page 9 © 2003 Xantech Corporati on 6. In m ul t i -zone i nstal l at ions, y ou w ill h ave la rg e bundles of wire and c abl e to acc om m odat e audi o, v i deo and speaker connect i ons. Be sure to al l ow enough strai n rel i ef f or the l eads and dress them in such a m anner so as not t o bl ock ai rf l ow . 7. The P A4100X is [...]

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    Page 10 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on 3. The P A4100X is 4-Ohm safe i n St ereo M ode. M ake sure the i m pedanc e presented to t he speaker t erm i nal s by the speakers (or any com bi nat ion of speakers) is 4-O hm s mi ni m um . 5. Be s ure t o observ e c orrect pol ari t y by c onnecti ng t he "+ " and " –" t[...]

  • Page 11

    Model PA4100X Page 11 © 2003 Xantech Corporati on LEFT RIGHT SPEAKER + -- -- + LEFT RIGHT A DO NOT BRIDGE 1V .2V 3V LEVEL CI 1 LEFT RIGHT SPEAKER + -- -- + LEFT RIGHT B DO NOT BRIDGE 1V .2V 3V LEVEL CI 2 8 ST ATUS ZONE IR K E Y P A D PREAMP OUT 7 ST ATUS ZONE IR K E Y P A D PREAMP OUT REMOTE AMP CO1 VIDEO OUT 8 VIDEO OUT 7 REMOTE AMP CO1 MRC88 Rea[...]

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    Page 12 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on A Multi-Zone S yste m Dia gra m Us ing T he PA 4100X and MRC88 Fi g. 8, f oll owing, show s the P A4100X in a t ypi cal m ul t i -room sys t em wit h a Xantech MRC88 ei ght -z one pream p. ZONE 7 ZONE 8 T o S peakers in Rooms Use 3.5mm S tereo Mini Plug Cables RCA T ype Patch Cords Fi gu re 8: I n[...]

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    Model PA4100X Page 13 © 2003 Xantech Corporati on T ROUBLE SHOOTING If you encount er a probl em , pl ease rev i ew the i t em s in t he f ol l owing l i st. Be sure, i n addi ti on, to chec k ot her system com ponent s, such as preampl i f ier s, CD play ers, speakers, speaker wir ing, et c. , t hat m ay be at f ault . PROBLEM PROBA BLE CAU SE A [...]

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    Page 14 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on SPECIFICA T IONS Numb er of chan nel s 4 Powe r Output Rate d c ontinuo us powe r , ea c h channe l, all six cha nnels simultane ously drive n, 20 Hz to 20kHz, a t rate d T H D 100 W att s at 8 Ohm s Powe r Output Short term continuo us , ea c h c hanne l, 2 c hanne ls drive n, 1 kHz, at rated THD[...]

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    Model PA4100X Page 15 © 2003 Xantech Corporati on[...]

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    Page 16 Model P A4100X © 2003 Xantech Corporati on XANT ECH CORP ORATI ON 12950 Bradley A venue, Sylm ar CA 91342-3829 phone 818.362. 0353 • f ax 818.362.9506 www.xant ech.com Part No. 08901195 Rev B 04-03-2003[...]