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Page 1: Home Theater
3 Home Theater Premium Power Amplifier Professional Installer’s Guide For those who consider perfection possible ® ® 22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2009. All Rights Reserved... - Page 3 3 Home Theater Premium Power Amplifier Professional Installer’s Guide For those who consider perfection possible ® ® 22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com ©2009. All Rights Reserved...
- Page 4 Important Information Dealer Name ___________________________________________________________ Date Installed __________________________________________________________ Serial Number __________________________________________________________ antages ™ ® www.audiocontrol.com...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Guided Tour ........9 Pantages G3 Front Panel ......9 Pantages G3 Rear Panel . - Page 6 Another page left intentionally blank. antages ™ ® www.audiocontrol.com...
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Page 7: Introduction
Introduction Greetings from the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, the home of AudioControl. Since are reading this manual it is safe to say you are in the process of installing a high perfor- mance AudioControl theater amplifier. You will be pleased to note that this amplifier was designed and manufactured at the AudioControl factories located in the U.S.A. -
Page 8: Product Highlights
It is VERY energy effi- cient during operation. Made in the Northwest Rainforest The AudioControl Pantages G3 begin their existence at our factory in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, a few miles north of Seattle. Here, we also build precision test instruments, equalizers and analyz- ers and a totally awesome line of car stereo components. -
Page 9: Guided Tour
1. Power Standby Button - The infamous “Off” light. This button manually toggles the main power on The Pantages G3 between normal operation and stand-by. This but- ton will over-ride the rear panel remote 12 volt trigger, but normal operation will resume when the trigger input is cycled. - Page 10 6. Power Inlet - The Pantages G3 draws an average of 700 watts with typical source material. Make certain that it is plugged directly into the wall outlet, or surge protec- tor power strip with sufficient power rating.
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Page 11: Installation
Placement The AudioControl Pantages G3 is a very cool running amplifier, but it does need some breathing room to operate properly. Make certain that the air vents on the top and bottom of the amplifier are not blocked and have at least ½”... - Page 12 XLR inputs. This will provide better noise rejection against nasty things like hum, spikes, local talk radio, etc. If your surround processor doesn’t have balanced outputs, the AudioControl BLD-10 bal- anced line driver is an excellent way to convert unbalanced RCA audio outputs to a balanced signal (see the appendix for details).
- Page 13 12 GA 0.08 Ω 0.16 Ω Can I bridge the outputs of my AudioControl theater amplifier? The answer is “No”. This amplifier is designed to drive discrete speaker channels therefore it is not recommend that you attempt to bridge the outputs in an attempt to produce more power Congratulations! You’re done with the hook up.
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Page 14: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting The Pantages G3 antages ™ ® www.audiocontrol.com... - Page 15 120 video and audio inputs and outputs that work with all of today’s sophisticated source units, including those with HDMI con- nections. Okay, enough commercials. Once again, we thank you for choosing an AudioControl components in this system and hope you enjoy a lifetime of performance and reliability. AudioControl antages ™...
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Page 16: Appendix
2. A brief explanation of the trouble you are having with the Pantages G3. (You’d be surprised how many people forget this.) 3. A return street address. (No PO Boxes, please) 4. A daytime phone number in case our technician has a question about the problem you are having. -
Page 17: Warranty
“good with electron- rights, and you may also have ics”, try to repair your AudioControl product. So go ahead, read this rights that vary from state to warranty, then take a few days to enjoy your new home theater system state. - Page 18 Iagram Block Diagram antages ™ ® www.audiocontrol.com...
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Page 19: Specifications
PeCIfICatIons The Pantages G3 Specifications Number of Channels ..........5 Output Power . - Page 20 This manual was written, designed, printed, folded and stuffed into the box in the U.S.A. Probably on a really soggy day considering where we live. ® 22410 70 Avenue West Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425/775-8461 - FAX 425/778-3166 Email: sound.better@audiocontrol.com P/N 913-101-0...
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