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Installation & Operation Guide ADS 5240 240W ac/dc Mixer Amplifier PLEASE NOTE: THIS MANUAL AND THE NOTES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE COPYRIGHT AND MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED EITHER WHOLLY OR IN PART, IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER, WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF ADSworldwide.
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Product Compliance to EC directives for Standard Products All standard products conform to the relevant directives, regulations and standards for electronic and associated apparatus. The equipment is CE marked both on the apparatus and the packaging. Our products meet the appropriate British and International standards. A product ‘Declaration of Conformity’...
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IMPORTANT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of un-insulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation mark within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
INTRODUCTION Features The ADS 5240 is a 240 watt rms, 2-zone, mixer amplifier, ideally suitable for powering medium and large sound systems. The technically sophisticated, built-in features, allow a wide range of applications at a competitive price. Further, the design features make the amplifier one of the simplest to configure and install with no internal adjustments or retrofit options required.
Safety Information WARNING – THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and yellow Earth (E); Blue: Neutral (N); Brown: Live (L). As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of the apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows •...
Audio Design Services Ltd., St David’s House, Adcroft Street, Higher Hillgate, STOCKPORT SK1 3HW. OPERATION General Installation • ALWAYS ensure that the equipment is properly earthed (grounded). Operating without an earth is dangerous and may cause high levels of audible hum from the speaker outputs. •...
Rear Panel 17 18 700W, 220-240Vac FUSED POWER INPUT 24V DC IN TERMINALS (See P11) LOUDSPEAKER TERMINALS (See P11) FACILITY TERMINALS (See P12) LINE OUT (See P10) TAPE OUT (See P11) INPUT 6 (AUX) INPUT 5 WITH PHANTOM/CHIME SWITCH PRIORITY & TRIM INPUT 5 INPUT 4 WITH PHANTOM/CHIME SWITCH PRIORITY &...
Priority Connections Input 1 Closing the priority contacts directly below input 1 will cause all other inputs to be muted by greater than 40dB Inputs 2–5 Closing the priority contacts below each of inputs 2 to 5 will cause all other inputs to be muted assuming no other input was already accessed.
Input Options Input 1 Input 1 has four options, each selected by a set of slide switches located directly below the input socket. The option is turned on with the switch set in the upper position. The options • VOX – allowing a Voice Operated Switch facility to be used. When this facility is turned on, any signal (such as speaking into a microphone) above the threshold level will cause all other inputs to be muted.
Tape Out This output uses a phono connection (see Rear Panel No.17 on Page 8, labelled TAPE OUT – phono connection diagram below) Pin (Signal) Sleeve (Screen) Two phono sockets are available. These are connected together internally and provide a fixed mono output, independent of the master gain control.
Facility Terminals dc Output The two top terminals of the four terminals labelled FACILITY (see Rear Panel No.15 on Page 8 and diagram below) provide a 24V current protected output, which can be used to supply external devices (such as relays or line pre-amplifiers) to a maximum of 250mA. Restoration The two bottom terminals of the four terminals labelled FACILITY provide volume restoration.
LEDs to show which not light supply is being used. Internal dc fuse The ADS 5240 Plus must only be opened by blown competent, qualified personnel to replace this fuse. Sound Incorrect level Check the trim controls on the rear of the amplifier,...