Parasound Zamp v.3 manual

Owner ’ s Guide Zone A mplifier Power Hi-T emp R L Protect Zamp v .3 Zo ne Am p lifier[...]

The lightning flash with the ar rowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of “dangerous voltage ” inside the product that may constit ute a risk of electric shoc k. The e xclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and main[...]

Introduction ................................................ 2 115v – 230v AC Selector Switch .................................... 2 V entilation Requirements ........................................ 3 Rack Mounting .............................................. 3 Rear Panel Connections and Controls .................................. 3 Front Pan[...]

INTRODUCTION 2 Congratulations and thank y ou for y our purc hase of this precision P arasound audio component. The P arasound Zamp v .3 Zone Amplifier is the third generation of one of the world’ s most popular and prov en audio amplifiers. It has been designed for a wide v ariet y of applications, including multi-room, multi-zone installations,[...]

AC VOL T AGE, INST ALLA TION AND RACK MOUNTING 3 115v - 230v AC V oltage Selector Switch This switc h is found on the c hassis bot tom. The 1 1 5V position of this switc h is correct f or North America; most other countries require set ting it to 230V . Mak e sure the 1 1 5/230V switc h is set for the cor rect A C line (mains) voltage before y ou c[...]

REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS 4 Connection Precautions Disconnect the A C cord before making or c hanging any input, trigger , or speaker wire connections. Make sure there is no strain or tension on an y wires that could cause them to pull loose. Audio In Jacks Connect the cables from your preamplifier or multi-room controller’ s output ja[...]

Mono Operation W e recommend an 8 Ω minimum speaker load f or bridged mono operation. In mono the Zamp v .3 “bridges” the R c hannel to amplify only the positive half of the audio signal and the L c han- nel to amplify only the negative half of the audio signal. In ef f ect, eac h c hannel “sees” only half of the speaker’ s rated impeda[...]

REAR P ANEL CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS continued 12V In Connection The Zamp v .3 1 2V input uses a 2.5mm sub-mini jac k. T o trigger the Zamp v .3, plug one end of the provided cord into this jac k and the other end into the source component’ s trigger output. Some components may use a 3.5mm trigger output jac k, so we ha ve also included a 3.5mm p[...]

FRONT P ANEL CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS Power Button Press the P ow er but ton once to t urn the Zamp v .3 on, press it again to turn it of f . Note : T he P ow er but ton is inoperative when the A uto On switc h is set to A udio or 1 2V . L and R Channel Indicators L and R will illuminate green when the Zamp v .3 is turned on and is operating normal[...]

TYPICAL PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES 8 No sound - Chec k that A C is live. - Chec k that input cables and speaker wires are secure at both ends. - Mak e sure the control preamp/receiver is switc hed to the correct input. - Is the unit on? Chec k set ting of the Auto On switc h. - If using A uto turn on, increase the sensitivity of the audio trigger . - Is[...]

Call your P arasound dealer first. If the dealer can ’t help you with y our problem we encourage you to call P arasound’ s T ec hnical Ser vice Department, toll-free at 1 -866-770-8324 , Monday - F riday , 7am - 5pm P acific time. W e can suggest other diagnostic tests you can easily perform. If w e determine that your Zamp v .3 should be retur[...]

Continuous Power Output – Stereo 45 wat ts RMS x 2, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 8 Ω , both c hannels driv en 60 wat ts RMS x 2, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 4 Ω , both c hannels driv en Continuous Power Output – Mono 90 wat ts RMS, 20 Hz-20 kHz, 8 Ω minimum impedance Current Capacity 1 2 amps peak per c hannel Frequency Response 5 Hz - 1 00 kHz, +0/-3 dB, 1 wat t T o[...]