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  • Page 2 INFORMATION FOR USE FOR TECTON MODELS 38.4, 32.4, 24.4, 28.2, 22.2 and 14.2 TUM_GB_2004-2005-R1_04-2005 © Copyright 2005 by CAMCO Produktions- und Vertriebs- GmbH für Beschallungs- und Beleuchtungsanlagen Fischpicke 5, D-57482 Wenden, Germany Telephone +49 (0) 2762 408-0 USER MANUAL TECTON POWER AMP SERIES...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read the information for use (user manual). 10) The amplifier may only be used in accordance with the information provided in the user manual. Before and during the usage of the amplifier please ensure 2) Please keep this user manual in a safe place during the lifetime of the ampli- that all recommendations, especially the safety recommendations as detailed in fier.
  • Page 4 1. Read the information for use (user manual) CAUTION – HIGH VOLTAGE HAZARDS CAUTION When shipping the TECTON amplifier, always use the original shipping carton EXIST WITHIN THIS PRODUCT. and packing materials. For maximum protection, repack the unit as it was origi- REFER ALL SERVICING TO RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN...
  • Page 5 14. Servicing and Replacement Parts Any mounting of the amplifier should follow the manufacturers instructions, All service and repair work must be carried out by a CAMCO authorised dealer. and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer. When replacement parts are required, please ensure that the dealer/distributor only uses replacement parts specified by the manufacturer.
  • Page 6 Please Note: The following formulations have been chosen: TECTON-38.4, TECTON-32.4, TECTON-24.4, TECTON-28.2, TECTON-22.2 and TECTON-14.2 for the type plate and the EC Declaration of Conformity. TECTON 38.4,TECTON 32.4,TECTON 24.4,TECTON 28.2,TECTON 22.2 and TECTON 14.2 for the front face of the appliance and for the text in the user manual.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    9.1 Summary Of Warranty EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 4.2.1 Output Current LEDs 9.2 Items Excluded From This Warranty CONTENTS 4.2.2 Signal LEDs 9.3 What CAMCO Will Do 1 WELCOME P.19 4.2.3 Clip LEDs 9.4 How To Obtain Warranty Service 1.1 Welcome to CAMCO 4.3 Power Amp Protection Systems...

  • Page 9: The Amplifier

    If you have any questions regarding features and/or functions of your TECTON, 2280 W in Mono-Bridge @ 4 Ω CAMCO will be pleased to provide you with further information. Alternatively, 2280 W in Parallel-Mono @ 1 Ω contact your dealer or distributor.

  • Page 10: Tecton - The Front

    2.1 TECTON – The Front 2.2 TECTON – The Rear 1 On/Off Switch 8 AC Power Cable 14 High Pass Filter A 19 XLR – Line Link B 2 Volume Control – Channel A 9 Cooling Air Outlet Vents 15 Gain Selector 20 XLR –...

  • Page 11: Factory Settings

    2.3 Factory Settings TECTON amplifiers are delivered with the following factory settings Front panel: Rear panel: On/Off Switch Amplifier is switched off 10 Input Ground Lift Grounded 11 High Pass Filter channel B 12 Mode Selector Stereo 13 Limiter 14 High Pass Filter channel A 15 Gain Selector 26 dB Make sure that the switches are set to the configuration needed for each par-...

  • Page 12: Mains Supply

    When mounting or connecting the amp always disconnect it from mains. Voltage Mains Frequency Current Power Consumtion Only connect the TECTON amplifier to a appropriate AC circuit and outlet, TECTON-38.4 120 V 50/60 Hz 22,6 A 1220 W according to the requirements indicated in the second line on the rating TECTON-38.4 220 V...

  • Page 13: On/Off Switch

    3.2. On/Off Switch 3.3 Mounting The On/Off Switch is a rocker-type switch. It is located on the right side of the Use four screws and washers when mounting the amplifier to the front rack rails. front panel. For mobile use, the amplifier should also be secured using the 19” mounting To turn the amplifier on, push in on the upper part of the switch.

  • Page 14: Cooling

    3.4 Cooling 3.6 Mode Indicators Under normal operation of the power amp, overheating should never be a On the front panel there are two yellow LEDs to indicate the mode that is set. In problem. The air is taken in from the front and out through the back, it is of stereo mode (2-channel) none of them will be lit.

  • Page 15: Mode Selector

    3.7 Mode Selector 3.8 Wiring The switch on the rear panel changes the operating mode. Switch the power 3.8.1 E.U.I. and XLR Connection XLR: Pin 1 = Ground (or lifted via 15 Ω resistor) (See 3.5 Ground Lift) switch to the Off position to make changes on the Mode Selector. When the amplifier is switched on again, the selected mode will operate.

  • Page 16: Stereo Operation

    = 2 Ω for TECTON 28.2, 22.2 and 14.2 fact that current capability is doubled. Only channel A-Input is active. The chan- = 4 Ω for TECTON 38.4, 32.4 and 24.4 nel B-Input is inactive – turn the volume of channel B down to zero.

  • Page 17: Speakon Connection

    WARNING ! 3.8.5 SPEAKON Connection Both SPEAKON connectors are connected to channel A and channel B outputs. SPEAKON connectors marked with the lightning flash indicate high vol- The pin configuration of the SPEAKON connectors is as follows: tages that are potentially life threatening. Output A: Pin 1+ Channel A...

  • Page 18: Controls

    26 dB 32 dB 1,4 V tical applications. Each channel can be set individually except when operating 4 Ω @1900 W 38.4 4,37 V 2,19 V 8 Ω @ 1100 W in mono modes whereby only channel A is active.

  • Page 19: Hpf-Filter

    4.1.5 HPF Filter 4.2 Indicators (Channel A as example) 4.2.1 Output Current LEDs The brightness is proportional to the output current in the channel. Output current of approx. 1 A lights up the LED at its lowest brightness level, while full brightness corresponds to the maximum rated current.

  • Page 20: Clip Leds

    4.2.3 Clip LEDs 4.3.3 DC Protection If the power level is overloaded, the Clip LED will light up. Each output of the power amp is constantly monitored for persistent DC voltage levels. If the 3 V thresholds are exceeded at any of the outputs, the correspond- ing channel will be muted.

  • Page 21: Mains Protections

    4.4 Mains Protections 4.5 Main SMPS Protections 4.4.1 Inrush Current Limitation 4.5.1 Over Current Protection Within 2 seconds of the amplifier being switched on, the inrush current limiter Main SMPS (Switched Mode Power Supply) transformer current is continuously will increase mains current from nearly zero to nominal value.This value depends monitored.

  • Page 23: Problem: No Sound

    6.1 Problem: No Sound 6.3 Problem: Distorted Sound Indication: Indication: Signal LEDs not lit Output Current LEDs are lit Clip LEDs not lit Signal LEDs responding to signal level Check AC plug. Clip LEDs not lit Confirm that AC outlet works by plugging in another device. A faulty speaker or a loose connection could cause this.
  • Page 24 TECTON 38.4 TECTON 32.4 TECTON 24.4 Output Power 1 kHz, THD ≤ 1 %, in mono-bridge mode 1 x 3800 W @ 8 Ω 1 x 3200 W @ 8 Ω 1 x 2400 W @ 8 Ω 1 x 2200 W @ 16 Ω...
  • Page 25 TECTON 28.2 TECTON 22.2 TECTON 14.2 Output Power 1 kHz, THD ≤ 1 %, in mono-bridge mode 1 x 2800 W @ 4 Ω 1 x 2200 W @ 4 Ω 1 x 1340 W @ 4 Ω 1 x 1820 W @ 8 Ω 1 x 1320 W @ 8 Ω...
  • Page 26 Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz ± 0,15 dB 8 Ω load, 10 dB below rated power Input Impedance 14 kΩ balanced Voltage Gain selectable: 26 dB, 32 dB, or 1,4 V input sensitivity Protection Circuits inrush-current limitation, temperature monitoring of transformer and heat-sinks, output DC protection, power transistor SOA protection, output over current protection, mains fuses protection Limiter...

  • Page 27: Measurements

    +180 +26.5 +135 +25.5 +24.5 +23.5 +22.5 -135 +21.5 -180 100k 100k Figure 8.1 Figure 8.3 Gain vs. frequency (Ch1, Ch2) Phase vs. frequency (Ch1, Ch2) (Measurements of a typical performance) (Measurements of a typical performance) +180 +135 -135 -180 Figure 8.2 Figure 8.4 Gain vs.
  • Page 28 300m 1000 200m 100m Damping factor into 8 Ω (Ch1, Ch2) Figure 8.5 Output impedance vs. frequency Figure 8.7 @ 1 Amp RMS injected current (Ch1, Ch2) equivalent 11 mΩ + 2,1 µH equation: damping factor = loaded impedance / amplifier output impedance (Measurements of a typical performance of TECTON 32.4) (Measurements of a typical performance of TECTON 32.4) -100...
  • Page 29 -100 -110 -120 -100 100u 200u 500u 1m 5m 10m 20m 50m 100m 200m 500m 1 Vrms Figure 8.9 Figure 8.11 CCIF difference frequency method (10,5 kHz and 11,5 kHz) vs. input level Common mode rejection ratio (Ch1, Ch2) @ 8 Ω (Ch1, Ch2) (Measurements of a typical performance of TECTON 32.4) (Measurements of a typical performance of TECTON 32.4) -100 -110...
  • Page 30 Distortion limited output power (1 % THD) output power (1 % THD) Impedance/ Ω Impedance/ Ω Figure 8.13 Figure 8.15 TECTON 38.4 (Measurements of a typical performance) TECTON 24.4 (Measurements of a typical performance) 1440 1800 1420 1500 2000 1600...
  • Page 31 1500 1220 1133 1000 Watts Peak power Distortion limited output power (1 % THD) Impedance/ Ω Figure 8.17 TECTON 22.2 (Measurements of a typical performance) 1000 Watts Peak power Distortion limited output power (1 % THD) Impedance/ Ω Figure 8.18 TECTON 14.2 (Measurements of a typical performance) P.30 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 33 Our web site: www.camcoaudio.com provides a complete list of CAMCO return the amplifier to the following address or your nearest CAMCO appointed dealers/distributors. distributor. CAMCO Produktions- und Vertriebs- GmbH für Beschallungs- und Beleuchtungsanlagen, Fischpicke 5, D-57482 Wenden, Germany P.32 USER MANUAL TECTON POWER AMP SERIES...

  • Page 34: Maintenance Information

    11 Maintenance Information 12 Decomissioning Cleaning and servicing the inside of the aplifier must never carry out by unquali- During the decomissioning process of the amplifier, all legally prescribed rules fied personnel.The amplifier must never be opened by unqualified personnel. and procedures must be adhered to.
  • Page 35 Mailing Address: CAMCO Produktions- und Vertriebs- GmbH für Beschallungs- und Beleuchtungsanlagen Fischpicke 5 D-57482 Wenden Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 27 62/4 08- 0 Facsimile: +49 (0) 27 62/4 08- 10 Internet: www.camcoaudio.com Email: postmaster@camco.de P.34 USER MANUAL TECTON POWER AMP SERIES...
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