Speakers; Using Volume Controls - Elan D1200 Installation Manual And User's Manual

D1200/D1201
INSTALLATION MANUAL & USER'S GUIDE
C. SPEAKERS
Each speaker output of the D1200 is rated to handle a four ohm load. Speaker loads
below four ohms will cause the amplifier to go into a protection mode and cause undesirable
operation. Impedance matching volume controls can be used in situations where a four to eight
Ohm load cannot be maintained by wiring methods. The output of the D1200 exceeds some
Volume Control manufacturer's Wattage specifications. please ensure that any Volume
Controls used are rated for 100 Watts RMS or higher or damage to the Volume Control and/
or amplifier can occur. See USING VOLUME CONTROLS for additional information.
The five-way binding posts used on this product will accept bare speaker wire, banana plugs
(single or dual,) spade lugs, and pin connectors. Please ensure that adequate space is available
behind the amplifier to connect speaker terminations and that several inches of slack are available
on the speaker leads so that no tension is placed on these connections. Multiple speakers can be
connected to the speaker terminals through the use of banana plugs or other speaker terminators.
Do not try to stuff multiple speaker leads into the five-way binding posts!
Speaker leads should all be carefully trimmed to make sure that no stray wire strands touch.
Speaker wire should be 14 to 18 AW G twisted-pair speaker wir e. As a general rule,
longer runs require heavier gauge wire. When using larger than 16 AWG, spade lugs, pins, or
banana jacks must be used. Please maintain polar ity across all speaker leads in order to
preserve the "Phasing" of the speakers (audio quality) and to prevent damage to volume controls
that may be used in the system.
D. USING VOLUME CONTROLS
It is critical to use Volume Controls rated for 100 Watts RMS or higher when using theD1200
amplifier. Using Volume Controls rated for less than 100 Watts RMS can cause excessive
heating and damage to the Volume Control and to the D1200! Please remember that this
amplifier is four ohm stable. Impedance-match settings should take this into consideration.
THE USE OF UNDERRATED VOLUME CONTROLS POSES A FIRE RISK!
ELAN VS, VSO, VM, VMO, AND VSE VOLUME CONTROLS
ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE D1200 -- NEW HIGH
POWER VOLUME CONTROLS ARE BEING DEVELOPED
AND WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.
Compatible ELAN Impedance Matching Volume Controls will be released soon.Please call
ELAN Technical Support if questions arise about compatibility of Volume Controls.
©ELAN Home Systems 2003 All rights reserved 07/03
FOR SAFETY: ONLY USE VOLUME CONTROLS
RATED FOR 100 WATTS RMS OR HIGHER
OUTPUTS SHOULD NEVER BE BRIDGED!
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