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- Page 1 Owner´s Manual Installation Guide...
- Page 2 CONGRATULATIONS! You now own the Limited Edition Tarantula Amplifier, the product of an uncompromising design and engineering philosophy. Your Soundstream Tarantula will outperform any other amplifier in the world. To maximize the performance of your system, we recommend that you thoroughly acquaint yourself with its capabilities and features.Please retain this manual and your sales receipt for future reference.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Features p 4 -5 Tarantula Diagram p 6 - 7 Balanced/Unbalanced Inputs Wiring Installation and Mounting p 10 Crossover Adjustments p 11 Hawkins Bass Control™ Theory and Use p 12 ~ 13 Level Setting p 14 Power Supply Programming... -
Page 4: Features P
FEATURES RUBI™ (Rapid-Use Branched Impulse) This new proprietary power supply topology eliminates “power sags"during low frequency reproduction by rapidly increasing the duty cycle, stabilizing the power supply and allowing it to deliver the power required when reproducing low frequencies. Also, greater reserve gate power is stored for low voltage conditions that occur during extreme conditions. - Page 5 DIN plug carries ( ) signal information for left and right channels, audio ground, and 15Vdc to operate the Soundstream BLT/ BLT4 Balanced Line Transmitters and Balanced X.0 crossover. RCA Line Output Provides a full range signal output to drive other amplifiers.
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Page 6: Tarantula Diagram
TARANTULA DIAGRAM... - Page 7 14. Status LED - Indicates amplifier status; thermal, short circuit, etc... 15. RCA Inputs - Right and Left channel RCA inputs. 16. Balanced Signal Input Connector - 6- pin balanced input connector for use with the Soundstream BLT/BLT4 Balanced Line Transmitter.
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Page 8: Balanced/Unbalanced Inputs
The Tarantula’s signal input accepts a wide range of input level: from 300mV to 5.0V for both balanced and unbalanced inputs. For the best S/N Ratio, we recommend that the input level control be set as far down as possible (rotated counterclockwise), while maintaining an acceptable level of output. -
Page 9: Wiring P
Internal The Tarantula amplifier is fused with a 300 amp blade-type (ANC) fuse. In the event of a blown power supply fuse, replace with the correct value fuse. Never replace the fuse with a higher value than what is supplied. -
Page 10: Installation And Mounting
AND MOUNTING Amplifier Location The Tarantula amplifier employs highly efficient circuitry, a custom-engineered heatsink, and a unique Chassisink™ construction to maintain lower operating temperatures. Additional cooling may be required if the amplifier is located in a tightly confined area or when driving especially low impedance loads at extremely high levels. -
Page 11: Crossover Adjustments
CROSSOVER ADJUSTMENTS The Tarantula amplifier incorporates two separate electronic crossovers. A 12dB\octave Subsonic filter and an on-board 24 dB\octave electronic low pass crossover, with full range RCA outputs to drive an external amplifier. No external electronic crossover is required when operating this amplifier. -
Page 12: Hawkins Bass Control™ Theory And Use
CONTROL™ THEORY AND USE Hawkins Bass Control (parametric) is a unique subwoofer control circuit included with the Tarantula amplifier. It is capable of removing subsonic energy in program material while boosting subwoofer frequencies. The circuit consists of two controls. One adjusts the frequency of operation and the other adjusts the range of boost. - Page 13 This serves the purpose of removing the ‘subsonic’ bass energy. With Soundstream’s Hawkins Bass Control, the boost and frequency control can provide virtually any combination of boost and cut to suit your designs. So, Hawkins Bass Control can provide the ‘tailoring’...
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Page 14: Level Setting
By setting all components to reach clipping at the same time, you can maximize the output of your system. For the Tarantula, follow these steps for setting the input levels: 1. Turn the amplifier’s input level to minimum position (counterclockwise). -
Page 15: Power Supply Programming
POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMING Push Buttons Power / Calibration Go to next speaker load power level 4 0HM (Red) Momentary Press 2 0HM (Amber) (less than half second) 1 0HM (Green) Automatically set the power level by Hold and Release running the speaker load calibration (more than second) routine. -
Page 16: Sample System
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Page 17: Protection Circuitry P
PROTECTION CIRCUITRY Your Tarantula is protected against both overheating and short circuits by means of a main power fuse and the following circuits: Under/ Over battery input voltage (between 8.5Vdc and 17.0Vdc) Speaker Output Protection Ground Fault Differential Variable speed fan cooling with smart power supply thermal roll back... -
Page 18: Specifications
No boost; 12 dB/octave High Pass filter from 13 to 30 Hz. Hawkins Bass Control 0 to +9dB boost; Boost and Subsonic filter variable from 30 to 70 Hz. Dimensions (W x D x H) Tarantula: 19.0¨ X 14¨ X 5.5¨... - Page 19 SOUNDSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES 1550 Maple Avenue., Montebello, CA90640 U.S.A. Phone 323-722-3333 fax. 323-722-1122...