“Hum” Noises in the Speakers Other Probable Causes of Noise One or more RED lights on the Front Panel are Blinking Problems with the whole A/V System 2-160 Technical Specifications Technical Features Licensing and Trademark Disclosures Service Assistance for Sherbourn Products...
Thank You from Sherbourn Thank you very much for your decision to purchase one of our superb Sherbourn amplifiers. We take enormous pride in the design and build quality of all of our products and we are confident that our product will provide you with many years of enjoyable and trouble free service.
Guide. All other servicing should be referred to of audio/video entertainment equipment, it will be to your Sherbourn or other qualified service personnel. To pre- benefit to seek the services of a qualified installation pro- vent electric shock, do not use this polarized plug with an fessional or call us for help.
NEC (National Electrical Unpacking the 2-160 Code) Standards All Sherbourn amplifiers are double boxed to survive the rigors of long distance shipping and arrive to you undam- A Note for the Cable Television (CATV) Installer aged. The outer box may show wear and tear, but this is This reminder is to call the CATV system installer’s atten-...
2-160 Amplifier Features • Audiophile quality performance and sound • High current power supply • Low noise toroidal power transformer • Advanced microprocessor operating system • Complementary, discrete power amplifier design incorporating high current, high speed, on semiconductor power devices •...
Front Panel Layout 1. Front Panel Power Switch This switch provides the ON/OFF control of the 2-160 from the front panel. When the unit is off and in standby mode, the switch illuminates amber. Automatic switching is accomplished with the 3.5mm trigger in- put on the rear panel using a 5-12VDC control signal.
Rear Panel Layout 7. Voltage Indicator Switch – All Sherbourn amplifiers 1. Status LED Switch – Status LEDs can be turned on operate on either 115V or 230V. and off with this switch. 8. Remote Trigger Input– The 2-160 can be remotely triggered by another device, and in turn, remotely trigger 2.
15 amperes maxi- The amplifier is heavy and should be placed toward the mum, which is sufficient to power your Sherbourn ampli- bottom of an audio rack to minimize the rack being un- fier.
(black) post of your speaker. A series connection is established when voice coils are Regardless of the configuration used for your Sherbourn connected in a string – end to end – so there’s only one amplifier channels, proper connection of each speaker is way for audio signals to flow “in”...
5-12VDC from the source unit or • If the unit is not on the ON/OFF switch on the 2- preamplifier (such as the Sherbourn PRE-1 Preamp- 160 might be in the off position. lifier/Processor). This should allow the amplifier to •...
Please contact Sherbourn if you have re- broken. This is possible even if you can’t physically peated problems causing the RED front panel light to flash see the break as the strain for pulling on audio cables that are NOT thermal or short circuit related.
Licensing and Trademark Disclosures Sherbourn Disclosure All Rights Reserved. Sherbourn reserves the right to make improvements to its products at any time. Therefore, the specifications of the product and the specific details of this manual are subject to change at any time.
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Specifications PA 2-160 Topology: Fully discrete, dual differential, high current, short signal path Class A/B. Number of Channels: Power Output (rated power; THD < 0.1%): 220 watts / channel (x2); all channels driven; into 4 Ohms. 160 watts / channel (x2); all channels driven; into 8 Ohms. Rated Power Bandwidth (at rated power;...
Power Supply: 300 VA toroidal power transformer. 40,000 uF of storage capacitance. Input sensitivity (for rated power; 8 Ohm load): 1.100 V Gain: 29 dB Input Connections: Unbalanced (gold plated RCA); one per channel. Loop outputs (one for each input channel) Balanced (XLR);...
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LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. A claim under this warranty must be made by you within the Term. A claim shall not be valid (and Sherbourn has no obligation related to the claim) if it is not made within the Term and if it is not made in strict compliance with the requirements of the “How do you get service?”...
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The CSR will provide you with a returned material authorization number (“RMA”). Ship the product to Sherbourn at the following address, with the RMA written in large, bold letters on the outside of the box, and with the letters “RMA” written before the number. Parcels arriving without an RMA number on the outside of the box will be refused.
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