The information presented in this manual is intended for competent technical personnel to carry out service and product support for the Studiomaster Professional DJA series Amplifiers who is familiar to these amplifiers and who has knowledge related to electronic theory, and is able to carry out servicing, fault finding and repair of this amplifier series.
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED 1. Multi-bit screwdriver set, M3, M4 & M17 Spanner and good quality hand tools. 2. A set of short medium bristled artist or horsehair brushes. 3. Methanol alcohol or a non-corrosive, non-lubricant solvent. 4. Digital multimeter with a 20 kHz bandwidth. 5.
SAFETY INFORMATION 1. Parts that have special safety characteristics are identified by the symbol On schematics or by special notes on the parts list. Use only replacement parts that have critical characteristics recommended by the manufacturer. 2. Make leakage current or resistance measurements to determine that exposed parts are acceptably insulated from the supply circuit before returning the unit to the customer.
3.1 Perform procedure 1. 3.2 Disconnect the wire looms going to power amp pcb. 3.3 Remove bottom heatsink fitting screws M4X10 Self Tap Black. (DJA2500 – 3 nos/heatsink, DJA4000 – 5 nos./heatsink) 3.4 Lift the board upward carefully. 4. Power Amplifier PCB Replacement 4.1 Re-connect the wire harness as mentioned in 3.2.
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Screws from bottom side Screws from bottom side 5.0 PSU PCB removal Perform procedure 1. 5.2 Disconnect the wire harness going from PSU to Power amp, Input board, Output board, Front Control board & Transformer. Also remove fan tunnel. 5.3 Remove 4 X M3X6 Pan Head Black Machine screws fitted at corners. 5.4 Lift the board upward carefully.
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7.0 Input PCB removal Perform procedure 1. 7.2 Remove M3X6 Pan Head Black Machine screws (2 nos.) fitted from inside. 7.3 Remove XLR to chassis screws M3X8 Pan Head Self Tap screws (qty 4 nos.), jack nuts (2 nos.) on rear. 7.4 Push the board backward and lift it carefully.
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Transformer Mtg. screws DJA2500 DJA4000 11.0 LED PCB (DJA2500) removal 11.1 Perform procedure 1. 11.4 Disconnect the wire harness going to Led pcb. 11.5 Remove mounting screws M3X6 Pan Head Machine screws (qty 2 nos.) 11.6 Push the board backward & then lift it upward carefully.
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Binding Post soldering leads 16.0. Fan Removal 16.1 Perform procedure 1. 16.2 For DJA2500, remove bottom screws M4X10 Self Tap Black screws black (4nos.) & in DJA4000, remove rear screws M4X10 Self Tap Black screws black (8nos.) 16.3 Lift the fan upward. .
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18.0 Transformer Removal 18.1 Perform procedure 1. 18.2 Remove all transformer connections. 18.3 Remove transformer mounting hex Bolt & plain washer from chassis bottom. 18.4 Remove transformer by lifting it upward. 19.0 Transformer Replacement 19.1 Place the transformer in the chassis & align mounting hole. 19.2 Fit bottom bolt &...
Switch on the power supply. Mains voltage: 240V, 50Hz. Check that mains voltage is not less than 175V If there is no loading then switch Variac to parallel mode. Check the AC/DC voltages as mentioned below. DJA2500: AC VOLATGES A) AC1, AC5: 13V B) AC2: 88V...
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E) DC2, DC4: HV= +/-143V, LV=+/-70V F) DC3: +/- 11.7V Switch off the mains supply. B. AMPLIFIER UNIT TEST PROCEDURE DJA2500 Select the Amplifier in pre setting using switch on the Back plate. Amplifier in Stereo Mode. CROSSOVER/LOWCUT switch in OFF position.
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4 Ω 8 Ω Stereo Mode Dual Channel Driven Both channels driven in various conditions Gain pot MAX. Feed 1KHz signal & adjust output at just clipping level. Power Output in V Load Ch 1 Ch 2 4 Ω 8 Ω III.
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Connect the amplifier in stereo mode with 4Ω loads at 1 kHz. Drive single channel, Put the switch @ the rear into subwoofer mode Feed input to Left channel at rated sensitivity and Set output to 30V at 10Hz @ 4Ω loads using gain control pot.
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Stereo mode single channel driven at 4 ohms:- During short circuit test output signal reduces & becomes square wave. Primary current CH1 Primary current CH2 POWER(V) Before Before short After short After short short 9A(±0.5A) 4A(±0.5A) 9A(±0.5A) 4A(±0.5A) Bridge Mode @ 8 OHM LOAD Primary Current POWER(V) Before short...
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should be 1.5V (±0.2V) measured. If not adjust preset on the power amp PCB to get 1.3V (±0.2V) AMP PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT: SENSITIVITY Drive single channel into 4 ohms load in Stereo mode at 1 kHz. Increase the input to get 82V (1680 W) just clipped output. The input required to get 82V output is the rated sensitivity.
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Load connected to Bridge connector with load as specified. Channel 1 control MAX. Bridge mode selected from the Back Plate mode selection switch. Power Output Load 8 Ω 150V SIGNAL TO NOISE LEVEL MEASUREMENT: Connect the Amplifier in Stereo Mode with 4 Ω loads. Check the output power level with the given frequency filters and observe the readings for both the channel.
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Output boost to 30V (+/-1V) X TALK MEASUREMENT: Connect the amplifier in stereo mode with 4Ω loads at 1 kHz. Connect input to both the channel feeding input of rated sensitivity. Set the gain pot of both the channels to MAX position. Set output to 66V. Feed input to channel 1KHz and take readings of the both channel.
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FAN TEST FAN speed increases when the temperature on the heat-sink goes above 60 °C. BURN IN TEST. Settings: Amplifier in stereo mode with music signal, output clipping level driven into 4 ohm load. Observe that amplifier doesn’t go in to protect even after 4 hrs. Factory settings.
COMPONENT PIN CONFIGURATION IC 4558 /LM358 2. IC 7812/7912 3. Bridge Rectifier 4. Transistor 2SA1943 CO LLE CTO R BASE E MITTE R 2SA1943 5. Transistor 2SC5200 6. 2SA1837/2SC4793 CO LLE CTO R BASE E MITTE R...
TROUBLESHOOTING Fault Possible Causes/Rectification • Make sure the power cord is securely seated in the IEC socket and plugged all the way into the AC outlet. • Make sure the AC outlet is live (check with a tester or lamp). •...
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• Check the polarity of the speaker cable connections. You may have your positive and negative reversed at one end of one speaker cable. • Make sure the Clip LEDs are not lighting continuously. If so, turn down the Poor Bass response signal source or the amp Level controls.
Chassis Power cord Front Panel Power Switch Chassis Input Board Chassis DJA2500 Mains transformer Chassis DJA2500 Power Supply (PSU) Board Chassis DJA2500 Power Amp Module Front Panel DJA2500 Led/Control Board Chassis DJA2500 Output Board Chassis Power cord for DJA4000 Chassis...
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