Rack Mounting - Extron electronics XPA Ultra Series User Manual

Rack Mounting

The XPA U 3502 can be mounted into a rack using one of the following methods.
Rack Ear Mounting
The XPA U 3502 ships with a set of rack ears, so that the half rack-width amplifier can be
installed in a full rack-width space.
Mount the amplifier with the rack ears by doing the following:
1. Remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the amplifier, if previously installed.
2. Attach the included rack ears to the sides of the amplifier with the four provided #6
machine screws ( 1 ).
Figure 1.
3. Insert the amplifier into the rack and align the holes in the rack ear with the holes on the
rack.
4.
Secure the amplifier to the rack using four provided 10-32 x 3/4" screws ( 2 ).
Side-by-Side Rack Mounting
The XPA U 3502 ships with a bridge plate connector to allow two amplifiers to be
connected together and form a full rack-width unit.
Mount two XPA Ultra Series amplifiers by doing the following:
1. If the rubber feet are installed on the bottom of the amplifier, remove them.
2. Position two amplifiers upside down and next to each other.
3. Use the bridge plate connector and the four provided #4 machine screws to connect
the two amplifiers together (see
4. Attach the two short rack ears to the amplifiers with four provided #6 machine screws
(see
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Installing XPA U 3502 Rack Ears
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