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Anthem MCA 525 Operating Manual
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MCA 525/325/225
P O W E R A M P L I F I E R S
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Summary of Contents for Anthem MCA 525

  • Page 1 MCA 525/325/225 P O W E R A M P L I F I E R S O P E R A T I N G M A N U A L...
  • Page 2 S A F E T Y P R E C A U T I O N S R e a d t h i s s e c t i o n c a r e f u l l y b e f o r e p r o c e e d i n g CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
  • Page 3 WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Avoid installing this unit where foreign objects may fall onto this unit and/or this unit may be exposed to liquid dripping or splashing. On the top of this unit, do not place: •...
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR UK CUSTOMERS: DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer.
  • Page 5 Anthem and any related party assume no liability for the user’s failure to comply with any requirements.
  • Page 6: Connections And Operation

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION Before Making Connections In-Use Notices Rack-Mounting CONNECTIONS AND OPERATION Input Connections Speaker Connections On Modes Front Panel Rear Panel MEASURED PERFORMANCE LIMITED WARRANTY NOTES...
  • Page 7 • Failing to comply with any safety instruction, precaution, or warning in this manual is in violation of the intended use of the product. • Anthem and any related party assume no liability for the user’s failure to comply with requirements.
  • Page 8 C O N N E C T I O N S A N D O P E R A T I O N 2.1 INPUT CONNECTIONS Balanced XLR connection offers the highest transmission quality, particularly over long cable lengths, because it rejects noise and hum pickup. If your preamplifier does not have XLR outputs, use the RCA inputs.
  • Page 9 Reconnect the power cord only and turn on the amp. If the LED is still red, contact your dealer or Anthem Technical Support. For the MCA 525, the LED will also be red if either fuse on the rear panel is open.
  • Page 10 Designed, Engineered Designed, Engineered 2011/65/EC 2011/65/EC and Made in Canada and Made in Canada by Paradigm Electronics, Inc. by Paradigm Electronics, Inc. SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER MCA 525 INPUTS TRIGGER-ONLY SINGLE-ENDED MANUAL-ON AUTO-ON BALANCED INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUTS M C A...
  • Page 11 Input Sensitivity, 225 W into 8 1.5 Vrms Voltage Gain 29 dB POWER REQUIREMENT Consumption standby idle typical high output MCA 525 2.0 W 80 W 550 W 1200 W MCA 325 1.4 W 47 W 350 W 750 W...
  • Page 12 Anthem shall have no obligation to correct any defect that is not reproducible by Anthem. If inspection by Anthem discloses that the repair required is not covered by this warranty, regular repair charges shall apply.
  • Page 13 +1 905-564-1994 8:30 am - 5:00 pm M-F (ET) www.anthemAV.com MAN0118 2016-01-15...
  • Page 14 RECEIVERS To complement the NEW AVM 60 A/V Processor, power and heavy-duty reliability. The new Anthem introduces the new MCA 525, 325 MCA Series delivers lower THD (total harmonic and 225 power amplifiers. Available in 5, 3 and distortion) for more clean, pure sound and lower 2-channel configurations, these new MCA noise for a supremely quiet background.
  • Page 15 1-2W in “standby” mode. As with to rebuild from the ground up. And the This new generation ALM™ lowers the all Anthem amplifiers, they can be switched focus on a single goal: Leadership through chance of a line fuse blowing during an on manually, via trigger, or by sensing an innovation and technology.
  • Page 16 F E A T U R E S Measured Performance Like all Anthem products the MCA 525, MCA 325 and MCA 225, designed and built in Canada, are like no other amplifiers in the world: custom low-noise high- power toroidal transformers; high-current bipolar output transistors;...
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