Bogen & X600 manual

Black Max ™ Amplifier X300, X450, & X600 Models Installation and Use Manual © 2005 Bogen Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. 54-2063-0 1 C 0506[...]

Notice Every effort was made to ensure that the information in this guide was complete and accurate at the time of printing. How ev er , information is subject to change. Important Safety Information W ARNING: T o Reduce The Risk of Fir e Or Electric Shock, Do Not Expose This Apparatus T o Rain Or Moistur e. Alwa ys f ollow these basic safety pr ec[...]

Contents Page INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 Package Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 1 P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS.................................[...]

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Intr oduction Bogen's Black Max™ amplifiers deliver on what pr ofessional sound installers need most: Po wer and Reliability . Po w e r With three diff erent models (X600, X450, and X300), the Black Max series pr ovides 2 independent channels of amplification at 600W , 450W , and 300W per channel into 70V constant v oltage speaker loads safe[...]

P anel Descriptions Black Max Fr ont P anel 1 . Status Indicators - The Status LEDs are m ulti-purpose indicators, one for each channel. Gr een - Amplifier is on and operating normally . Amber - Amplifier is in low-pow er consumption Sleep Mode . Red - Amplifier has protected itself due to a fault condition. 2. Signal Indicators - These illuminate [...]

P anel Descriptions Black Max Rear P anel 1 . Speak er T erminals - Connects to 70V constant v oltage speaker loads. One set for each amplifier section. Accepts up to # 1 0 A WG wire or spade lugs for speak er system connections. 2. Gr ound T erminal - Pr o vides con v enient access to ear th gr ound. 3. Automatic Sleep Mode - Allows the unit to au[...]

Installation Mechanical Components 1 . Rack Ears - Prior to installing the amplifier into a 1 9" rack, y ou will need to attach the rack ears. Remo v e and sa ve the 6 front most co ver scre ws on each side panel of the amplifier . P osition the rack ears as shown and attach using the 6 scre ws. 2. Dust Filter - Insert the dust filter into the[...]

Installation V entilation The Black Max amplifiers wer e designed to be placed on a table or rack-mounted. For rack-mounted applications, the amplifiers can be stack ed one on top of the other for maximum use of the rack space a vailable without any extra, empty rack spaces between them. An open air space of at least 4" must be pr ovided at th[...]

Connections Speakers 70V "T ransformer -Coupled" Speak ers The Black Max series was designed to driv e onl y 70V constant voltage type speak er loads. The use of lo w-impedance speak ers ma y cause the amplifier to engage its protection cir cuits and shut down or limit ampli- fier function. The speak er terminals can accept up to a # 1 0 [...]

Sequential T urn-On Sequential T urn-On Operation Black Max amplifiers contain a sequential turn-on featur e that is designed to turn on a bank of Black Max amplifiers, one at a time, in sequence with appro ximately 1 second between each amplifier . This type of sequencing of pow er is necessar y in large systems wher e the in-rush current of all t[...]

Operation Fr ont Controls & Indicators P o wer Switch The Po wer Switch for the Black Max amplifier is located on the fr ont of the unit. Press the "I" side of the s witch to turn the unit ON. The amplifier will begin its pow er up process once turned on. If the amplifier is set up for pow er sequencing (see the section on pow er sequ[...]

Operation Sleep Switch The Black Max amplifier includes a sleep mode featur e that greatl y reduces the pow er consumption of the amplifier after it has been idle (no audio activity) f or mor e than 3 minutes. Any audio activity pr esent at the input will pow er up the amplifier instantaneously and noiselessly , so that there is no loss of audio . [...]

T r oubleshooting 10 • P ow er Switch off • Break er (Po wer Switch) tripped - T urn off, then turn bac k on • Po wer Sequencing Switch set wr ong - Check Sequential T urn-On section for proper conf iguration PR OBLEM CONDITION CAUSE Rear Po wer Status LED is amber . SEQUENCING NO T FUNCTIONING CORRECTL Y Master amplifier ON (Rear P ow er Sta[...]

Specifications * Both channels driv en at nominal line v oltage 1 20V A C , 60 Hz. 11 X600 X450 X300 Po wer Output* 600W /Ch @ 70V 450W / Ch @ 70V 300W / Ch @ 70V Input Sensitivity (selectable) 1 V/0. 1 V S/N Ratio (20 kHz BW) 1 04 dB ref. 70V , F .P . Class of Operation H Connector : P ower Input Output 20A line cord 1 5A line cor d 1 5A line cor [...]

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