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AUSTRALIAN MONITOR AM1600 Operation Manual

AUSTRALIAN MONITOR AM1600 Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 AM1600 O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT! Please read carefully. This operation manual contains important information regarding safety precautions, installation, performance, operation and maintenance of your AM1600 power amplifier. You should familiarize yourself with the contents of this manual before operating your amplifier. Safety Precautions and Labelling...
  • Page 3 Features: Custom designed, 3RU heavy duty alloy chassis. - Active balanced inputs. - Modular construction. - 21 Position detented attenuators. - Symmetrical layout - even weight distribution. - Massive heat-sink / heat-exchangers. - Linear, well-regulating, high current power supply. - Efficient front to back cooling. - High efficiency toroidal mains transformer.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Page Introduction Controls, Connectors and Indicators 2.1 Front Panel 2.2 Rear Panel Installation Operation Bridge Mode Two Ohm or Not Two Ohm Maintenance Warranty Specification List of Illustrations Page Figure 1. Block Diagram Figure 2. Front Panel Layout Figure 3. Rear Panel Layout Figure 4.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The AM1600 amplifiers are 3 unit (5.25") tall, 19" wide Figure 1 Amplifier Block Diagram...

  • Page 6: Controls, Connectors And Indicators

    6 Controls & Connectors 2. Controls, Connectors & Indicators Figure 2 Front Panel Layout...

  • Page 7: Front Panel

    After establishment of Inrush Current Suppression circuit the LED will extinguish. This LED will not Figure 1 shows the panel layout of the AM1600. The illuminate during normal use of the amplifier. functions of the controls and indicators are as follows:...

  • Page 8: Figure 3 Rear Panel Layout

    8 Controls & Connectors Figure 3 Rear Panel Layout...

  • Page 9: Rear Panel

    This emerging standard of loudspeaker to amplifier 10. D.C. Rail Fuses connection allows access to both channels of the Your AM1600 amplifier is fitted with 10 Amp fuses amplifier via the one connector for bi-amp per rail - per channel, as overload protection for the applications.

  • Page 10: Figure 4. Case Dimensions

    10 Installation Figure 4 Dimensions...

  • Page 11: Installation

    When you first receive your amplifier it may not have a mains plug attached. You must ensure that an Each channel of your AM1600 amplifier is cooled by an appropriate plug is used and corresponds with the axial fan which draws cool air from the front of the unit amplifier’s current (ampere) requirements and meets...

  • Page 12: Figure 5. "Speakon" Connector Wiring

    12 Installation NOTE: In-line XLR connectors often have a termination When using the NEUTRIK SPEAKON (NL4MP) lug that connects directly to the chassis of the connector. connector for speaker output, use only the mating Do not link this lug to pin 1 at the amplifier’s input as NEUTRIK NL4FC in-line connector.

  • Page 13: Operation

    -15dB position, otherwise clipping of the Very Important input circuitry and its resultant distortion will occur Due to the high power ability of the AM1600 you need before full output power is achieved. to be aware that certain precautions need to be...
  • Page 14 14 Operation Each channel of your amplifier has a nominal produces a voltage drop due to the wire’s resistance. balanced input impedance of 18k Ohms (@1kHz) This voltage difference between the amp earth and and should not present a difficult load for any signal source equipment earth appears to the amplifier's source.

  • Page 15: Bridge Mode

    70 volt & 100 volt distribution lines. In BRIDGE You can also source the output from the Channel-A mode, The AM1600 can produce in excess of 114 volts SPEAKON output connector where Channel-A will be into a line impedance of 8 ohms (1600 watts) and in...

  • Page 16: Two Ohm Or Not Two Ohm

    Loudspeakers operating within an enclosure are specified with a nominal impedance. This nominal Your AM1600 amplifier is able to drive 2 ohm loads or impedance is only a rough guide to the load it presents to an amplifier.

  • Page 17: Maintenance

    Due to the openness of the air path through your of the unit. These rail fuses are in series with the AM1600 amplifier, very little dust should settle positive and negative output supply to each amplifier within the amplifier. The unit has been designed so...

  • Page 18: Warranty

    -SERIES 2 YEAR WARRANTY REGISTRATION IMPORTANT Please complete this card and return it immediately after unpacking the product. This card is to be sent DIRECTLY to Australian Monitor. NOTE! Warranty is effective ONLY upon receipt of this card. COMPANY NAME...

  • Page 19: Specification 19

    Specification 19 AM1600 Specifications Output Condition Output Power E.I.A. Power 8 ohm 4 ohm 2 ohm @ 1 kHz, <0.05 % THD+N. Single channel driven. 520W 900W 1200W Both channels driven. 470W 810W 1050W Bridge mode 16 ohm 8 ohm 4 ohm @ 1 kHz, <0.05 % THD+N.
  • Page 20 www.australianmonitor.com.au Distributed by: Audio Telex Communications Pty Ltd ACN 001345482 www.audiotelex.com.au International Enquiries Ph: 612 9647 1411, Fax: 612 9748 2537, E-mail: ho@audiotelex.com.au Sydney Ph: (02) 9647 1411, Fax: (02) 9648 3698, E-mail: nsw@audiotelex.com.au Melbourne Ph: (03) 9890 7477, Fax: (03) 9890 7977, E-mail: vic@audiotelex.com.au Brisbane Ph: (07) 3852 1312, Fax: (07) 3252 1237, E-mail: qld@audiotelex.com.au Adelaide...

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