Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PA4100X Xantech
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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 .........................................................
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 S.
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 .
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.
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 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.
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) .
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.
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 .
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 .
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 .
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.
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.
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 H.
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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.
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