Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Sonamp ASAP3D SE Stereo Power Amplifier Sonance
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S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER INSTRUCTION MANUAL.
S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER 2 Impor tant Safety Instructions Basic safety precautions should always be followed when using your ASAP3D SE amplifier , to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and injur y to persons: 1. Read and understand all instructions.
3 S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Sonance ASAP3D SE amplifier . When properly installed, this amplifier will give you many years of entertainment pleasure. T o get the most out of your new amplifier , please read this manual thoroughly before you begin installation.
S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER 4 Placement/Installation The Sonamp ASAP3D SE is designed to operate automatically and is housed in a compact chassis that can be conveniently mounted out of sight.
Powering the Amplifier Power Cord Connection The ASAP3D SE features an IEC power connector (see Figure 3 ). Plug the female end of the power cord into the Power Cord Connector on the amplifi- er’ s rear panel and plug the male end into a grounded wall socket.
S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER 6 Audio Input Connections I MPORT ANT : A LW A YS UNPLUG THE AMPLIFIER ’ S POWER CORD FROM THE W ALL OUTLET BEFORE MAKING AUDIO , CONTROL OR SPEAKER CONNECTIONS .
7 S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER The S PEAKER O UTPUT connector uses a removable 4-wire quick connector that accepts bare wire up to 14A WG.
S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER 8 IR Pass-Thru Outputs The IR P ASS -T HRU O UTPUT connectors (see Figure 14 ) pass IR signals received at the IR I NPUT connector (see above) and IR Bus input. They are designed for connection of IR emitters like the Sonance E1, E2, VE1 and VE2.
9 S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER AC T RIG [AC T rigger] Pinhole Switch The AC T RIG pinhole switch (see Figure 21 ) lets the ASAP3D SE determine the precise voltage appearing at its AC T RIGGER O UTLET that will trigger the amplifier to switch from the House to the Local source: 1.
S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER 10 Installation Examples The illustrations on these pages show the wide variety of audio and audio/video systems that can be assembled using one or more Sonamp ASAP3D SE amplifiers. Y our local Authorized Sonance Dealer is an expert in audio/video system planning and installation.
11 S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER ASAP3D SE System with IR T riggering Figure 25 shows the typical system connections when triggering the ASAP3D SE via IR from a keypad controller or other IR control device.
ASAP3D SE System with Individual Zone IR Controller Figure 26 shows the typical system connections when using the ASAP3D SE as a sub-zone amplifier , being driven by the audio signal from one zone of a multi-zone controller .
13 S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER Appendix 1: Changing the Mono V ariable Output to a Fixed Output Level The M ONO V AR O UT is factory-set to Variable via a jumper on the amplifier PCB. T o change the output to a fixed level (which is not affected by the front-panel L and R Input Level Controls or by IR volume commands): 1.
S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER 14 Appendix 3: Front-Panel LED Fault Indications T echnical Assistance and Ser vice If you have any questions about the operation or installation of this product, please call our T echnical Assistance Department on any business day at (800) 582-0772 or (949) 492-7777; from 7 a.
15 S ONAMP ® ASAP3D SE S TEREO P OWER A MPLIFIER Limited W arranty Coverage (U.S. Only) Sonance warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Sonance product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years, provided the product was purchased from a Sonance Authorized Dealer .
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