zapco ZX-series Owner's Manual

zapco ZX-series Owner's Manual

Class d, competition bass/spl amplifier
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Owner's manual
ZX-series
Class D, Competition Bass/SPL Amplifier
Before operating the unit, please read this manual throughly
and retain it for future reference.

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  • Page 1 Owner's manual ZX-series Class D, Competition Bass/SPL Amplifier Before operating the unit, please read this manual throughly and retain it for future reference.
  • Page 2 Protect your Investment Note your information below for reference: Model # Serial # Date Purchased And: Register your Zapco product now www.zapco.com...
  • Page 3: Mission Statement

    Class D amplifiers, to produce what we believe are the best sounding amplifiers we have ever offered. The ZX-Series Class D line-up takes the Z-Series to a whole new place of Crazy Power 6,500 watts, 10,000 watts, or 24,000 watts. Now that's Crazy Power...
  • Page 4: Installation Guidelines

    Yes, please read this manual thoroughly. We wrote it to help ensure that you get the most from your investment in your Zapco amplifier. If you find, after reading the manual, that you still have questions please feel free to give us a call at 1(800)47-FORCE, or, drop us a note at www.zapco.com...
  • Page 5: Gain Setting

    If you adjust your gains this way, always starting at the head unit and working down the line to the amplifier, you will get the most performance out of your amplifier(s) with the least amount of unwanted distortion and noise. Presenting The Zapco ZX-Series Competition, Class D, SPL Amplifiers...
  • Page 6 FEATURES ZX-6.5KD / ZX-10KD SPL competiton class-D linkable mono block amplifier Dual MOS-FET PWM power supplies Daisy-chain Pass-through output Double sided through hole epoxy PCB Stable into 1 ohm 24dB/oct variable crossover Variable 24 dB low pass (LPF) crossover Variable 12 dB bass boost equalization control Variable 180 degree adjustable phase shift Variable 24 dB subsonic filter Efficiency : 86% @ 4 ohm, at 100Hz...
  • Page 7: Power Connection

    POWER CONNECTION ZX-6.5KD POWER INPUT A POWER INPUT B PT LINK GROUND GROUND PT LINK JACK to REMOTE Turn-on from HEAD UNIT To +12V DC To +12V DC HEAD UNIT Recommended Ampere 250A x 2 (External Type Fuse) BATTERY GROUND ZX-10KD PT LINK POWER INPUT...
  • Page 8 POWER CONNECTION ZX-26KD POWER INPUT B POWER INPUT A POWER INPUT C GROUND GROUND GROUND POWER INPUT E POWER INPUT D POWER INPUT F GROUND GROUND GROUND to REMOTE Turn-on from HEAD UNIT To +12V DC HEAD UNIT To +12V DC To +12V DC Recommended Ampere 250A x 6 (External Type Fuse)
  • Page 9: Rca Connection

    RCA CONNECTION ZX-6.5KD / 10KD Single Amplifier Application BASS BASS PHASE REMOTE SONIC BOOST FREQ. SHIFT GAIN 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz 12dB 30Hz 90Hz 30Hz 250Hz SLAVE MASTER SLAVE MASTER INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT DAISY-CHAIN SPEAKER OUTPUTS *It should be set to "MASTER" Wired HEAD UNIT Remote Control...
  • Page 10 RCA CONNECTION ZX-26KD BASS BASS PHASE REMOTE GAIN SONIC BOOST FREQ. SHIFT SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz 12dB 30Hz 90Hz 30Hz 250Hz INPUT OUTPUT Wired Remote Control HEAD UNIT to Input of Additional Amplifiers RCA connectors are used for the input from the systems source unit. A second set of RCAs provides an output to feed the inputs of another amplifier.
  • Page 11: Speaker Connection

    SPEAKER CONNECTION ZX-6.5KD / 10KD Single Amplifier Speaker Connection 1~4 ohms Speaker "A" BASS BASS PHASE REMOTE GAIN SONIC BOOST FREQ. SHIFT 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz 30Hz 90Hz 30Hz 250Hz 12dB SLAVE MASTER SLAVE INPUT OUTPUT MASTER OUTPUT INPUT DAISY-CHAIN SPEAKER OUTPUTS 2~8 ohms Speaker "B"...
  • Page 12 SPEAKER CONNECTION ZX-6.5KD / 10KD Dual Amplifier Speaker Connection "MASTER UNIT" BASS BASS PHASE REMOTE GAIN SONIC BOOST FREQ. SHIFT 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz 12dB 30Hz 90Hz 30Hz 250Hz SLAVE MASTER SLAVE INPUT OUTPUT MASTER OUTPUT INPUT DAISY-CHAIN SPEAKER OUTPUTS 2~8 ohms Use 8 Gauge(AWG) wire cable "SLAVE UNIT"...
  • Page 13 SPEAKER CONNECTION ZX-26KD Single Voice 4 Ohm Load 2 Ohm Load REMOTE REMOTE SONIC SONIC GAIN GAIN SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz INPUT INPUT SUBWOOFER SUBWOOFER x 2 Single Voice Coil) Single Voice Coil) 1 Ohm Load REMOTE...
  • Page 14 SPEAKER CONNECTION ZX-26KD Dual Voice 2 Ohm Load 1 Ohm Load REMOTE REMOTE SONIC SONIC GAIN GAIN SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS SPEAKER OUTPUTS 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz 0.2V 10Hz 70Hz INPUT INPUT SUBWOOFER SUBWOOFER SUBWOOFER Single Voice Coil) Single Voice Coil) Single Voice Coil) Caution This amplifier is not supplied with Bridged Mode.
  • Page 15: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS ZX-6.5KD ZX-10KD Rated power output -RMS power, 1 ohm (12.0V) ------ 4530W x 1CH 7050W x 1CH -RMS power, 1 ohm (14.4V) ------ 6510W x 1CH 9780W x 1CH -RMS power, 1 ohm (16.0V) ------ 6750W x 1CH 10940W x 1CH 2 Same units linked in parallel -RMS power, 2 ohm (12.0V) ------ 9060W x 1CH...
  • Page 16: Troubleshooting Guide

    Hissing noise is most often caused by gain issues. Proper gain matching is usually required to eliminate hissing noise. The Zapco Z-Series is a joint venture of ARPA of America Corporation ARPA of America and ARPA Italy and...

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