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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.
Contents Page INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 Package Contents ............................................................................................
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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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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 .
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 .
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