Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CPX 3800 Crest Audio
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CP X TM 3800 P o wer A mplifier O wner ’ s Manual CPX ®.
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INSTRUCTIONS IMPORT ANTES DE SECURITE A TTENTION: L’utilisation de tout appareil électrique doit être soumise aux precautions d’usage incluant: 1. Lire ces instructions. 2. G ardez ce manuel pour de futures références. 3. Prétez attention aux messages de précautions de ce manuel.
INSTRUC CIONES IMPOR T ANTES P ARA SU SEGURIDAD CUIDADO: Cuando use productos electrónicos, debe tomar precauciones básicas, incluyendo las siguientes: 1. Lea estas instrucciones. 2. Guarde estas instrucciones. 3. Haga caso de todos los consejos. 4.
1 S a v e t h e c a r t o n a n d p a c k i n g m a t e r i - a l s ! Shoul d y ou ev er need to shi p t he uni t, use onl y the origin al factor y pack - ing . F or r ep la ce m en t p ac ka gi n g, c al l C re st P erfo r mance’ s Custome r Ser vice D e p art me n t d i r e c t l y .
p. table of contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 how to use this manual p.9 introduction p.10 installation p.11 u n pa c k in g m o un t i ng c o nn e c ti n g po w e r c o ol i n g r e qu i r e m en t s o p er a t in g p r e c au t i on s c o nn e c ti n g in p u t s c o nn e c ti n g ou t p u ts features overview p.
p. 9 how to use this manual 1 conventions t er m s o ff ic ia l Cr e st P e rf or m an ce f ea tu r e s a nd e ac h i nd i ca to r or co nt r o l o n t h e a mp l if ie r w i ll a pp ea r as : te rm s.
p. 10 welcome C on g ra t ul a ti o ns o n y o ur p u r c ha s e of t he C P X 38 0 0 Se r ie s , a p o w e r am p li - f ie r d es i gn e d fo r y e ar s o f r el i ab l e, fl a wl e ss o p er a ti o n un d er r i go r ou s us e.
p. 11 installation 2 unpacking mounting connecting power cooling r equirements operating pr ecautions connecting inputs connecting outputs / w ha t t o d o w it h t h e s h i pp i n g c a r t on / p r.
CPX TM owner’ s manual p. 12 installation 2 unpacking U po n u n pa c ki n g, in s pe c t t he am p l if i er . If y o u f in d an y da m ag e, no ti f y y o u r s up p li e r i mm e di a te l y . On l y t he co ns i g ne e ma y in s ti t ut e a c la i m w it h th e c ar ri er fo r d am a ge i nc u r r ed du r in g sh i pp i ng .
2 p. 13 installation Make cer tain that there is enough space around the front and rear of the amplifier to allow the heated air to escape . suggestion: In r acks with closed backs, allow at least one standard-rack-space opening for ever y four mounted power amplifiers.
connecting inputs I np u t c on n ec t io n s a r e m ad e vi a th e t hr ee -p i n X LR (p i n 2 +) o r 6 .3 m m p lu g “C om b i” c on n ec t or s on t he r e ar p an e l o f th e am p li f ie r . T h e i n pu t s a r e ac t iv el y ba l an c e d.
fr ont panel r ear panel / l oc a t io n o f co n n ec t o rs a n d co n t r ol s / l eg e n d o f p a ne l s ym b o l s 3 p. 15 featur es overview.
p. 16 CPX TM owner’ s manual featur es overview 1 fr ont panel switches and contr ols 1 A C P o we r S wi t ch / C ir c ui t B re a ke r T he C PX S er i es a m pl i fi e rs h a v e a co m bi n at i on A C s w it c h/ c ir cu i t br e a k e r o n t h e f r o n t p a ne l .
p. 17 featur es overview 3 indicators C PX ™ Se r ie s am p li f ie r s fe a tu r e t hr ee f r o nt p an e l L E D i n di c at o rs p er c h an n el : G CL ™ , S I GN A L an d PO W ER .
p. 1 featur es overview 3 r ear panel 6 I EC M ai n s Co n ne c t or This is a standard IEC power connector . An A C mains cord having the appropriate A C plug and ratings for the intended operating voltage is included in the car ton.
p. 19 featur es overview 3 7 L ow C ut S w it c h T hi s s wi t ch i s u s ed t o ac t iv a te t he L O W C UT f il t er f o r t h e c o r r e sp o nd i ng c ha n ne l . I t i s a pu s h- t yp e s w it c h th a t r eq u ir es a s m al l t oo l t o ac t iv a te .
p. 20 featur es overview 3 CPX TM owner’ s manual 0 C on n . M o d e S e le c t Sw i tc h Depressing the r ear panel CONN. MODE select switch connects both input connectors together in parallel. This directs the same input signal to both channels and allows one connector to be used with a patch cable to drive another amplifier .
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p. 22 operation modes 4 ster eo parallel bridged mono / c ho o s in g t h e a p p ro p r ia t e m od e / s wi t c hi n g b et w e en o p er a t i on m o de s / s pe c i al c o n si d e ra t i on s w h.
p. 23 ster eo F o r st e r eo ( d ua l c ha n ne l ) o p er a ti o n , t u rn t he a m pl i fi e r of f a nd s et t h e mo d e s el e ct s w i tc h es on t h e ba c k pa n el to t h e OU T ( ex t e nd e d) p o si t io n .
p. 24 pr otection featur es 5 G C L ™ gain comparator limiting IGM ™ impedance sensing AUTORAMP ™ signal control thermal pr otection short circuit DC voltage pr otection tur n on/off / d es c r .
p. 25 pr otection featur es 5 T he CP X S e ri e s a mp l if i er s in co r p or a te se v er al ci r cu it s to pr ot e ct bo t h t he m se l v es an d lo u d- s pe a k e rs u nd e r vi rt u al l y an y s it u at i on .
tur n-on/turn-off protection A t p o w er - u p , t h e a mp l if i er st a ys in th e pr ot e ct mo d e w it h o u tp u ts di s co n ne c te d fo r ap p r o x im a te l y s i x s ec o nd s wh i le th e po w er su p pl i es c ha r ge a nd s ta b il i ze.
p. 27 safety 6 speaker pr otection user r esponsibility / p ro t e ct i n g yo u r sp e a ke r s / t he o w ne r ’ s ro l e in a m p li f i er s a f et y.
p. 2 CPX TM owner’ s manual safety 6 speaker protection A ll l ou d s pe a k e rs h a v e e le c tr i c al , t h er m al a n d p h ys i ca l l im i ts t ha t m u st b e ob s erv e d to p r e v e n t d am a ge o r f ai l ur e.
p. 29 service and support 7 / w he n t o g e t s up p o rt / w ay s t o c o n t ac t C re s t P er f o rm a n c e support contact us.
p. 30 support I n t he un li k el y e v en t t h at y ou r a m pl i fi e r de v el o ps a p r ob l em , i t m u st be r e tu r ne d t o an au t ho r iz e d d is t ri b ut o r or se rv ic e ce n t er o r sh i pp e d di r e ct l y t o o u r f a ct o ry fo r se rv ic e.
p. 31 CPX TM Series CPX 3800 Rated P ower Bridged 8 ohms 2650 watts @ 1 kHz at <0. 1% T.H.D. Rated P ower (2 x 4 ohms) 1 300 watts per channel @ 1 kHz at <0.05% T.H.D. both channels dr iven Rated P ower (2 x 8 ohms) 775 watts per channel @ 1 kHz at <0.
b wi r e g au ge power loss into pow er loss into p o w er l o ss into (A WG) 8 Ω load (%) 4 Ω load (%) 2 Ω load (%) p. 32 18 16 14 12 10 .79 .50 .31 .20 .125 1.58 1.00 .62 .40 .25 3.16 2.00 1.24 .80 .50 5 feet 18 16 14 12 10 1.58 1.00 .62 .40 .
p. 33 glossary of terms (for setup) Stereo Music with two separa te channels, usually a left and right channel. Mono Music with only one channel. Crossov er An elec tronic device that separa tes high and low frequencies and sends them to dier ent outputs.
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CREST A UDIO LIMITED W ARRANTY Eff ective Date: Nov ember 1, 2000 What This Warranty Covers Y our Crest Audio W arranty covers defects in material and workmanship in Crest Audio products purchased and ser viced in the U.
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