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Devices, Inc. TA250/TA450 HANNEL MPLIFIERS NSTALLATION AND PERATION ANUAL Copyright 1995 by SMART Devices, Inc. 5945 Peachtree Corners East Norcross, GA 30071-1337 1-800-45-SMART 770-449-6698...
We strongly encourage new owners of the TATA250/450 to thoroughly read this entire manual before placing their new SMART product into service. This will ensure that the TATA250/450 will be oper- ated properly to give the superior performance that it was designed to deliver.
Thermal Protection Installation Certain conditions of operation (restricted airflow cool- All SMART amplifiers are designed for mounting in a ing, sustained high power operation into low imped- standard 19 inch equipment rack, or one of the many ance loads) can result in an increase in output device rack type portable cases available on the market.
INSTALLATION & OPERA- Should the heat sink reach 95C, thermal protection cir- cuitry will automatically disconnect the amplifier’s out- GROUND/LIFT SWITCH put stage from the load (loudspeaker) until the tempera- To eliminate ground loops between this amplifier and a ture decreases sufficiently. The action of removing the preamplifier in certain installations, a GROUND/LIFT load eliminates output current, resulting in an immedi- SWITCH is provided.
TA250/450 Power Amplifier AC POWER CORD SPECIFICATIONS: Plug the Power Cord into an AC outlet that delivers the proper voltage and current for amplifier operation. Gain: 26 dB (per Channel) TA250 28 dB (per Channel) TA450 CAUTION: Continuous Power: The TA250 and TA450 amplifiers are a product of the 145 watts per Ch.