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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
The lightning flash with arrowhead CAUTION: Changes or modifications to this symbol within an equilateral triangle device not expressly approved by AudioControl Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate is intended to alert the user to the the equipment under FCC rules. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
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Page 4: Introduction
Pacific Northwest, the home of first amplifier you have ever heard, we AudioControl. Since you are reading this encourage you to set aside some time to manual, it is safe to say you are in the review this not-so-weighty prose. -
Page 5: Features
Features Here are some of the features that make • Lightdrive Protection System the Avalon G4 very unique, and unlike any The Lightdrive protection circuitry other amplifier: defends this amplifier like a momma bear to her cubs - and defends • Configuration Flexibility... - Page 6 Features continued Complimentary Features Class H power - dynamically provides • incredible power • Independent 24dB Linkwitz-Riley High Pass and Low Pass crossovers • Individual channel input gain • Mono/stereo operation • Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs • Analog RCA loop-through outputs •...
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Page 7: Quick View
Quick View Quick View Front Panel 1 . Power LED 2 . Light Bar 3 . Power Button 4. Rack Mount Ears (optional) 3 4 5 11 12 13 Rear Panel 8 . Speaker outputs 1 . Light bar brilliance setting 9 . Ground isolation switch 2 . -
Page 8: Getting Started
They also have poor shielding. 5. The Avalon G4 gives you the option of using RCA cables or balanced XLR cables – if running more than 20 feet or so, it is best to run those signal ca- bles as XLR to give you better noise rejection. -
Page 9: Front Panel Features
Front Panel Front Panel Features 1 . LED – On the far left of the heavy duty 3 . Power Button – This large legendary brushed aluminum front panel, this button allows for the on/standby mode LED indicates the state of the Avalon to be toggled. -
Page 10: Rear Panel Features
Avalon G4. We have detents there to make this easy. If 2. Inputs – The Avalon G4 features both those don’t work for you can use an Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA... - Page 11 AudioCon- trol home theater receivers, turn on the AVALON G4 when it turns on. LED indicator – This LED is blue when the master trigger input is active, and off when it is inactive.
- Page 12 The Avalon G4 draws an average of 400 watts with typical source material. Make certain that it is plugged directly into the wall outlet, or a surge protector power strip with sufficient power rating.
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Page 13: Speaker And Wiring Impedance
“show” lower values than the impedances, for example 3.5 Ohms. The individual components. Here are two Avalon G4 is tolerant of lower impedance examples for calculating speakers wired in loads, however, all good designs use some parallel: margin of error. -
Page 14: Installation
12 volt cable boxes and Blu-ray players are DC signal from an external control not directly on top of the Avalon G4 system. The tip is hot and the sleeve is amplifier. the ground. -
Page 15: Configurations
Configurations Configurations The Avalon G4 is just so wonderfully configurable. It is a 4 channel amplifier giving you unparalleled cool running power that can be set up as a 4 channel, 2.1 channel or 2 channel monoblock amplifier. The I/O and back panel controls give you a tremendous amount of flexibility –... - Page 16 Configurations 2 .1 Channels Bridge your 8 ohm passive subwoofer to one pair of outputs and you can get over 600 watts driving it! With the other channel pair handling the highs, you really aren’t going to get anything better from a single hifi amp! Adjust the crossover to high-pass for the satellites, somewhere around 80 to 100 Hz should be a good starting place, lower if they are nicer full-range speakers as shown.
- Page 17 If you have two 8 ohm speakers that can handle the prodigious power of the Avalon G4, with each channel pair run in bridged-mono then hook them up! Run the left line-level output from your preamplifier to Channel input 1, and run the right output to Channel input 3.
- Page 18 Configurations 2 Channels in Dual Mono The Avalon G4 Thru output connectors can be used to send a copy of one audio signal input to the audio input of another channel. In the first configuration shown below, two subwoofers are used, and they both play the same output.
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Page 19: Ventilation
Ventilation Ventilation This may be as good a time as any to have “the talk” about ventilation. The Avalon G4 features cool-running efficient switch mode power supplies and amplifiers but it is still a very powerful four-channel ampli- fier, and therefore requires plenty of good clean, dry, ventilation to properly cool. -
Page 20: Advanced Discussions
You will be amazed at how cool the Avalon G4 is at this level. One rule does not fit all situations, so apply your knowledge of the particular circum- stances involved. - Page 21 Advanced Discussions (continued) Unique Rooms and SPL in Large Areas Are there any special considerations for bathrooms? Bathrooms are irregular rooms, rooms within a room, with high ambient background noise, often with noise masking type of ambient sound, highly reflective, and often fairly large. If you pause and think about that for a moment, these are some of the more challenging rooms.
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Page 22: Troubleshooting
1. No Sound bacon-frying CD. a. Verify the front panel LED is blue. c. Check that the crossover settings b. Check that the Avalon G4 is not in are matched to your speakers. standby mode (LED red). Mindfulness c. Check the input wiring from your sources to the Avalon G4 inputs. -
Page 23: Specifications
Specifications Specifications Output Power Per Channel ..........230 watts @ 8 ohms, 300 watts @ 4 ohms Bridged Mono ................600 watts @ 8 ohms Frequency Response....................±1 dB Crossover Slope……………………………………………………..Linkwitz-Riley 24 dB/octave Crossover Frequency Range……… .............30 Hz - 300 Hz Total Harmonic Distortion/Ch…………... -
Page 24: Block Diagram
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Page 25: Service
Use great care and plenty If the Avalon G4 needs service, then please of good packing materials to protect contact AudioControl, either by e-mail or the unit and prevent it from moving phone. -
Page 26: The Warranty
Please Remain Calm The Warranty In just the same way as being covered in 3. If an authorized AudioControl dealer honey and thrown into a dark pit full of installs your AudioControl product, hungry woodchucks, people are scared of the warranty is five years, otherwise warranties. - Page 27 Control. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have rights that vary from state to state. Promises of how well your AudioControl product will work are not implied by this warranty. Other than what we’ve said we’ll do in this warranty, we have no obligation, express or implied.
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Page 28: Blackhawk Waltz
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