BY AN AUTHORIZED BOSE SERVICE CENTER OR OWNER OF THE BOSE PRODUCT, AND SHALL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. WARRANTY The Bose FreeSpace DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplifier is covered by a limited 2-year transfer- able limited warranty.
Product Description ® ® The Bose FreeSpace DXA 2120 Digital Mixer/Amplifier integrates digital signal POWER processing with two 120-watt output channels. Designed as a mixer/router for business music applications, it features an LCD panel and control buttons behind the front cover for ready access and easy configura- tion.
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Hardware Description Front panel with open compartment 9 10 System Controls 7 - Bass and Treble knobs - Adjust tonal 1 - LCD panel - Displays menu selection for balance for OUTPUT 1 and OUTPUT 2. configuring and viewing system settings. 2 - Directional buttons - Navigate system Control Compartment menus and setting options as shown on the...
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Euroblock input jacks.) The FreeSpace ® DXA 2120 is designed to be 3 - INPUT 2 of 4 - Balanced Euroblock audio compatible with the following Bose user input jack. interfaces: 4 - DIRECT INPUT - Balanced override input •...
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System Setup This section provides instructions on setting • When the system is unlocked, you can the system for preferred operation. To make navigate to system setup options. these settings, the system must be con- • Use the arrow and SELECT buttons to nected to power and the AC POWER switch move through the menus and change set to ON.
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Specifications (continued) A/D and D/A Converters: 24-bit Communication Port: RS-232 serial port LED Status Indicators: Power - blue; Signal present - green; Clip - red Power Mains Voltage: 100 to 240VAC; 50 to 60Hz AC Power Consumption: Idle: Active: 350W Fuse Type: 120V T6.3A/250 or 240V T3.15A/250 L DC Backup Power:...
ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SENSITIVE (ESDS) DEVICE HANDLING This unit contains ESDS devices. We recommend the following precautions when repairing, replacing or transporting ESDS devices: • Perform work at an electrically grounded work station. • Wear wrist straps that connect to the station or heel straps that connect to conductive floor mats.
MAIN PART LIST FreeSpace ® DXA 2120 Amplifier/Mixer (see Figure 2) ® Item Description Vendor Part Number Bose Qty. Note Number Part Number TOP COVER, CHASSIS 1405-8601+0 298705 DSP/MCU PCB ASSEMBLY SVC-MIXER14+DSP 298689 BRACKET FOR DSP PCB 4135-6371+0 POWER SUPPLY PCB ASSY...
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ELECTRICAL PART LIST Control PCB Assembly LEDs Reference Description Vendor Part Note Designator Number LED401 LED, SLR342-MG3F, GN (ROHM) 3700-2570+G LED402 LED, SLR342-MG3F, GN (ROHM) 3700-2570+G LED403 LED, SLR342-MG3F, GN (ROHM) 3700-2570+G LED404 LED, SLR342-MG3F, GN (ROHM) 3700-2570+G LED405 LED, CY, D3X8, GN 3700-3616+G LED406 LED, CY, D3X8, GN...
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ELECTRICAL PART LIST Control PCB Assembly Miscellaneous (continued) Reference Description Vendor Part Note Designator Number LCD401 HEADER, 16P, P2.54, ST, MALE 2101-3141+0 \LED401 LED SPACER, H=12.0MM 4171-0081+0 \LED402 LED SPACER, H=12.0MM 4171-0081+0 \LED403 LED SPACER, H=12.0MM 4171-0081+0 \LED404 LED SPACER, H=12.0MM 4171-0081+0 \LED405 LED SPACER, H=8.5MM...
ELECTRICAL PART LIST Amplifier PCB Assembly Resistors Reference Description Vendor Part Note Designator Number R501 27K, RCF, 1/4W, 5%, ATS 4705-273J+C R502 27K, RCF, 1/4W, 5%, ATS 4705-273J+C R503 4.7K, RCF, 1/4W, 5%, AT 4705-472J+C R504 4.7K, RCF, 1/4W, 5%, AT 4705-472J+C R505 10K, RCF, 1/4W, 5%, ATS...
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ELECTRICAL PART LIST Amplifier PCB Assembly Resistors (continued) Reference Description Vendor Part Note Designator Number R547 0.22 OHM, RMF, 2W, 5%, AF, METAL OX 4719-R22J+L-X R548 0.22 OHM, RMF, 2W, 5%, AF, METAL OX 4719-R22J+L-X R549 0.22 OHM, RMF, 2W, 5%, AF, METAL OX 4719-R22J+L-X R550 0.22 OHM, RMF, 2W, 5%, AF, METAL OX...
DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 1. Top Cover Removal 1.1 Using a Phillips-head screwdriver, remove the eight screws that secure the top cover to the chassis. Lift off the top cover. 2. Digital Signal Processor (DSP) PCB Removal 2.1 Perform procedure 1. 2.2 Unplug the three ribbon cables from the front of the board at connectors CN08B, CN09B and CN07B.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 3.4 Unplug the wiring harnesses at CN15A, the fan connector and the NTC TH611. 3.5 Unplug the red, black and blue wires from JP604A, JP605A and JP606A. 3.6 Located in the middle of the four large electrolytic capacitors are three wires that are soldered to the board, two black and one green.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 5. Fan Removal 5.1 Perform procedure 1. 5.2 Unplug the Red, Blue and Black Faston connectors from the amplifier PCB. These wires run up from the PSU PCB. 5.3 Unplug the audio input cable from the DSP PCB at CN06B. 5.4 Remove the two screws that retain the DSP board support bracket.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 6. Input/Output PCB and RCA Input/AD Buffer PCB Removal 6.1 Perform procedure 2. 6.2 Remove the eight screws that secure the Input/Output-RCA Input/AD Buffer PCB assembly to the back of the chassis. Lift out the PCB assembly. Take care to not lose the plastic insulators or the copper decoupling capacitor yokes located over the RCA jacks during disas- sembly.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 9. Voltage Select Switch PCB Removal 9.1 Perform procedure 1. 9.2 Make a note of the wiring configuration and unplug all of the Faston connectors from the back of the PCB. Re-assembly Note: Using the note above, be sure that all wires are connected to the correct locations on the PCB.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 11.4 Turn the chassis back over onto its bottom. Remove the two screws located on either side of the chassis side rails near the front panel. 11.5 Slide off the front panel assembly. 11.6 On the front panel, pull off the four knobs for inputs 1 - 4.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES Slide off the end cap to the left. Slide the door to the left off of the main section of the front panel plastic. 12.3 Remove the four screws that secure the main section of the front panel plastic to the front panel chassis section.
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DISASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 14.3 Make a note of the wiring configuration and unplug the transfromer primary connec- tions from the Voltage Select Switch PCB located at the back of the chassis. Re-assembly Note: You can refer to the VOLT PCB board layout diagram for connec- tion information as well.
TEST PROCEDURES Test Setup AC power must be applied to the product variants as follows: • DXA 2120 amplifiers with part number 294962-1, use 120VAC (+10/-1%), 60Hz • DXA 2120 amplifiers with part numbers 294962-2, -4, and -5, use 240VAC (+10/-1%), 50Hz •...
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TEST PROCEDURES Electrical Connections Main Input Connectors Name Connection Description Connector Type J101 Unbalanced, summed mono line level only Dual RCA J102 Unbalanced, summed mono line level only Dual RCA J103 Unbalanced, summed mono line level only Dual RCA J104 Unbalanced, summed mono line level only Dual RCA J111...
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TEST PROCEDURES DSP, LCD and LED Tests The functional tests will be performed by first putting the unit under test into one of two test modes. This puts the unit into a predetermined state so that the outputs can be predicted. The below items will be verified during the following tests: •...
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TEST PROCEDURES 2.2 Verify that you can make the following changes to the unit’s setup by pressing the RIGHT, SELECT and UP keys respectively: You should be able to set the input gain, enable/mute the outputs, and select the inputs. Repeat pressing the same key to get back to the original state. 2.2.1 Input Gain Setting -10 dB -20 dB...
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TEST PROCEDURES Connect two wallplates, product code 041967, as listed in the Electrical Connections section of the Test Setup. Rotating the knobs will scan through the values stated in Group C of the LCD panel tests as listed in the table below. Group C Output 2 Version ID...
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TEST PROCEDURES 3.1 Line inputs (J111-J114) with MIC/LINE switch in LINE position Input signal 0 dBV (1V) @ 1KHz sine wave Output level Output Name Output Level 4 Ohm 14.85 dBV ±0.5dBV < 0.1 % 70V (49 Ohms) 25 dBV ±0.5 dBV <...
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Page In Direct In 3.7 Front panel PCB Verify that the LCD display shows the following at start up: Bose DXA 2120 Mixer Amp v1.0 3.8 Line input to speaker outputs. Measure the following: Gain, Frequency Points, THD, and Noise values for both Output channels.
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TEST PROCEDURES 3.10 +24VDC Back-up test With an appropriate power supply (i.e. 30V @ 2A) connected to the battery back up terminals disconnect the A.C. power cord and insure that the amplifier does not shut down. Also observe that the “A” in space 10 of line 1 on the LCD changes to a “D”. Reconnect the A.C. power cord and continue testing the amplifier.
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TEST PROCEDURES 3.15 Default Settings The amplifier control knobs and switches should be set to the default positions as stated in the table below. The amplifier’s DSP settings should be reset to their default conditions through the utility menu on the front display. If firmware has been reloaded as part of this test procedure then the reset step can be skipped.
All of the necessary files will be placed in a directory called C:\Program Files\Bose\Bose FreeSpace DXA 2120 Update Tool v1.0. This folder will contain the Update tool, Revision history, EQ list, download instructions, firmware and eq files, and regcon folder.
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Software Update Installation Procedure (continued) 3. Click on the Port Settings button and choose the correct com port for your system. If the connection is not established the following warning appears. 4. If connection is O.K. then “Port open” button will show “OK” and it will read all the data from Mixer to initiate all the settings.
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Software Update Installation Procedure (continued) 5. Click “Mixer Update” then you will see the Update dialog. 6. Enable Software Update, select BMixerDSP bin file and click Begin Update button, then the user will see a prompt “Warning:...This will erase…. “. Click OK. 7.
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Integrated Circuit Diagrams Pin Functions Notes: (1) TYPE column refers to pin direction in functional mode. If a pin has more than one function with different directions, the functions are separated with a slash (/). (2) PULL column: IPD = Internal Pulldown resistor. IPU = Internal Pullup resistor. (3) If the GPIO column is 'Y', then in GPIO mode, the pin is configurable as an IO unless otherwise marked.
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Integrated Circuit Diagrams Pin Functions (continued): SIGNAL NAME TYPE PULL GPIO DESCRIPTION McASP0, McASP1, McASP2, and SPI1 Serial Ports AHCLKR0/AHCLKR1 McASP0 and McASP1 Receive Master Clock ACLKR0 McASP0 Receive Bit Clock AFSR0 McASP0 Receive Frame Sync (L/R Clock) AHCLKX0/AHCLKX2 McASP0 and McASP2 Transmit Master Clock ACLKX0 McASP0 Transmit Bit Clock AFSX0...
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Integrated Circuit Diagrams TRUTH TABLE Functional Diagram TOP VIEW SELECTED COMMON CHANNEL INPUT/OUTPUT None BINARY 14 - OUTPUT CIRCUITS 1 OF 16 1 COMMON SAME AS ABOVE DECODER INPUT/ (WITH ANALOG INPUTS) = 5 STAGES OUTPUT TO I E = 4 STAGES H= High Level L= Low Level X= Don’t Care...
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Integrated Circuit Diagrams TQFP44 PACKAGE Block Diagram PORTA DRIVERS/BUFFERS PORTC DRIVERS/BUFFERS PORTA DIGITAL INTERFACE PORTC DIGITAL INTERFACE (MOSI) PB5 PA4 (ADC4) (MISO) PB6 PA5 (ADC5) AVCC MUX & (SCK) PB7 PA6 (ADC6) INTERFACE RESET PA7 (ADC7) AREF AREF TIMERS/ OSCILLATOR PROGRAM STACK COUNTERS...
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Integrated Circuit Diagrams (SDA/CDIN) (SCL/CCLK) (AD0/CS) AMUTEC BMUTEC CMOUT FILT+ AMUTEC MODE SELECT EXTERNAL REFERENCE (CONTROL PORT) MUTE CONTROL VOLUME AOUTA+ ANALOG CONTROL ∆Σ INTERPOLATION FILTER FILTER AOUTA- SCLK SERIAL MIXER PORT LRCK AOUTB+ ANALOG ∆Σ INTERPOLATION FILTER VOLUME FILTER AOUTB- CONTROL SDATA...
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Integrated Circuit Diagrams SCLK OVFL LRCK SDOUT MCLK REFGND FILT+ Serial Output Interface FILT+ Voltage Reference S/LJ REFGND LRCK SCLK AINR+ AINL- Digital High MCLK AINR- LP Filter ∆Σ Decimation Pass MDIV AINL+ Filter Filter AINL- SDOUT AINL+ MDIV OVFL AINR- High Digital...
Troubleshooting Symptom Check… • No power Turn on power. • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Power is on, but no sound Make sure the source is turned on. • Verify that there is an input signal from the source. The audio input signal indicator on the front of the chassis should be green.
Service Manual Revision History Date Revision Description of Change Change Driven Pages Level Affected 7/07 Document released at revision 00. Service manual release 4/10 Added fuse part numbers for F611, F612 New part numbers 18, 44 and F701.
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SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE Bose Corporation The Mountain Framingham Massachusetts USA 01701 P/N: 294962-SM Rev. 01; 4/2010 (P) http://serviceops.bose.com...