AudioControl PANTAGES G4 Installation Manual

AudioControl PANTAGES G4 Installation Manual

5 channel high power amplifier of destiny

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5 CHANNEL HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER OF DESTINY
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  • Page 1 ANTAGES 5 CHANNEL HIGH POWER AMPLIFIER OF DESTINY Installation Manual...
  • 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

    3.1 jargon. Not only will you learn how to get configuration to power your Left, Center, the most from this AudioControl home Right channels and a subwoofer! You have theater power amplifier, you might be...
  • Page 5: Features

    Features Here are some of the features that make • Lightdrive Protection System the Pantages G4 very unique, and unlike The Lightdrive protection circuitry any other amplifier: protects this amplifier like a mom- ma bear to her cubs and defends • Configuration Flexibility...
  • Page 6 Features continued Complimentary Features • Class H power - dynamically provides incredible power • Bridgeable outputs delivering 600 watts • Individual channel input gain • Mono/stereo operation • Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs • Analog RCA loop-through outputs • Stout and sturdy 5-way binding posts •...
  • Page 7: Quick View

    Quick View Quick View Front Panel 1 . Power LED 3 . Power Button 2 . Light Bar 4. Rack Mount Ears (optional) Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 1 . Light bar brilliance setting 7 . Ground isolation switch 2 .
  • Page 8: Getting Started

    They also have poor shielding. 5. The Pantages G4 gives you the op- tion of using RCA cables or balanced XLR cables – if running more than 20 feet or so, it is best to run those sig- nal cables as XLR to give you better noise rejection.
  • Page 9: Front Panel Features

    LED indicates the state of the to be toggled. Press to turn the unit on Pantages G4 amplifier. and press again to turn the unit into standby mode. The rear panel Main AC A Blue LED –...
  • Page 10: Rear Panel Features

    Pantages G4 to full output. These adjustments are applied per 2 . Inputs – The Pantages G4 features channel input, so for stereo signals, both Balanced XLR and unbalanced best practice is to match the SPL...
  • Page 11 AudioCon- trol home theater receivers, turn on the Pantages 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 Pantages G4 draws an average of 263 watts with typical source mate- rial. Make certain that it is plugged directly into the wall outlet, or a surge protector power strip with sufficient power rating.
  • Page 13: Speaker And Wiring Impedance

    “show” lower values than the rated at unusual impedances, for example individual components. Here are two 3.5 Ohms. The Pantages G4 is tolerant of examples for calculating speakers wired in lower impedance loads, however, all good parallel: designs use some margin of error.
  • Page 14: Installation

    Installation Installation Placement – Remote power control/12v Trigger – The AudioControl Pantages G4 is a There are 3 levels of power control of the very cool running amplifier. With the Pantages G4: Class H power supply dynamically allocating power as needed, it will Main AC Power switch – This is the...
  • Page 15: Configurations

    Configurations Configurations The Pantages G4 is wonderfully configurable. As a 5 channel amp, it gives you unparalleled cool running power that can handle any speaker. It’s a 3.1 amplifier or a 3 channel amp depending on your bridging configurations. Please take a moment and a nice box of crayons to enjoy the hookup diagram ideas on the following pages.
  • Page 16 Configurations 3 .1 Channels LCR with Sub – Wire your main speakers on channels 1 – 3. Connect your sub output from your AVR to channel 4 and press the mono button for 4 & 5. You have now over 600 watts driving your 8 ohm sub! With the other channels handling the highs, you really aren’t going to get anything better from a single hifi amp! *Pro tip: Loop the input from 4 to 5 for an extra 3dB!
  • Page 17 If you have a pair of power hungry 8 ohm speaker that can handle the prodigious power (600 watts!) of the Pantages G4, then hook them up! Run the left input to Channel input 1 and run the right to Channel input 4. Press the mono button for each channel pair then adjust the gain controls for each pair so that there are the same.
  • Page 18 Configurations 5 Channels in Mono The Thru outputs can be used to feed the same audio signal to all the Pantages G4’s 5 channels. mono musak Connect to and paging Preampli er/Receiver Switch Switch Line-Level output STEREO Daisy-chain the Thru output to the other inputs...
  • Page 19: Ventilation

    Ventilation Ventilation This may be as good a time as any to have “the talk” about ventilation. The Pantages G4 features cool-running efficient switch mode power supplies and amplifiers but it is still a very powerful five-channel ampli- fier, and therefore requires plenty of good clean, dry, ventilation to properly cool.
  • Page 20: Advanced Discussions

    How many units may I put on one 15 Installation of multiple units amp breaker? Can you stack Pantages G4 units on top It depends. Since you are limited to of each other without an air space in 1800 watts per device by most codes,...
  • 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.
  • 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 Pantages G4 is not are matched to your speakers. in standby mode (LED red). Mindfulness c. Check the input wiring from your sources to the Pantages G4 inputs.
  • Page 23: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Output Power Per Channel ..........230 watts @ 8 ohms, 300 watts @ 4 ohms Bridged Mono (channels 1/2 and 6/7) ........600 watts @ 8 ohms Frequency Response ............... 10 Hz -20 kHz, ±1 dB Total Harmonic Distortion/Ch ....... 0.04% (230 watts @ 8 ohms 20 Hz -20 kHz) Maximum Input Voltage ..................2.7 Vrms Input Impedance ....................
  • Page 24: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram Block Diagram...
  • Page 25: Service

    4. A daytime phone number in case our If the Pantages G4 needs service, then technicians have a question about the please contact AudioControl, either by problem you are having, or if they are e-mail or 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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