Installation Guide

Introduction and Overview
1. Introduction
Blaze PowerZone Connect DSP power ampliers have
been designed to provide congurable, consistent and
reliable high performance audio power amplication for
residential, commercial and entertainment applications.
Please read this manual fully before installing and
using an amplier. If you have any questions regarding
amplier conguration, installation or operation please
contact the appropriate customer support portal.
Following this introduction, the manual is divided into sections
covering the following topics:
• Overview
• Carton Contents
• Installation
• Conguration
• Connections
• Operation
• Specications
2. Amplier Overview
2.1 Model Range
PowerZone Connect 122
The PowerZone Connect 122 DSP amplier is a half rack width,
1U format power amplier that can drive both conventional low
impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω to 16Ω) loudspeakers and high impedance
(Hi-Z, 70V/100V) transformer coupled loudspeakers. The
PowerZone Connect 122 provides four analog inputs, one
stereo S/PDIF digital input, and two outputs (Lo-Z mode) or one
output (Hi-Z mode). It is capable of a maximum output of 60
Watts per channel into Lo-Z loads or 125 Watts into Hi-Z loads.
The PowerZone Connect 122 also incorporates automatic
power sharing technology that enables 125 Watts to be shared
proportionately as required between the two outputs in Lo-Z
mode.
PowerZone Connect 252
The PowerZone Connect 252 DSP amplier is a half rack width,
1U format power amplier that can drive both conventional low
impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω to 16Ω) loudspeakers and high impedance
(Hi-Z, 70V/100V) transformer coupled loudspeakers. The
PowerZone Connect 252 provides four analog inputs, one
stereo S/PDIF digital input, and two outputs (Lo-Z mode) or one
output (Hi-Z mode). It is capable of a maximum output of 125
Watts per channel into Lo-Z loads or 250 Watts into Hi-Z loads.
The PowerZone Connect 252 also incorporates automatic
power sharing technology that enables 250 Watts to be shared
proportionately as required across the two outputs in Lo-Z
mode.
PowerZone Connect 254
The PowerZone Connect 254 DSP amplier is a half rack width,
1U format power amplier that can drive both conventional low
impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω to 16Ω) loudspeakers and high impedance
(Hi-Z, 70V/100V) transformer coupled loudspeakers. The
PowerZone Connect 254 provides four analog inputs, one
stereo S/PDIF digital input, and four outputs (Lo-Z mode) or
two outputs (Hi-Z mode). It is capable of a maximum output
of 60 Watts per channel into Lo-Z loads or 125 Watts into
Hi-Z loads. The PowerZone Connect 254 also incorporates
automatic power sharing technology that enables 250 Watts to
be shared proportionately as required across the four outputs
in Lo-Z mode and the two outputs in Hi-Z mode.
PowerZone Connect 504
The PowerZone Connect 504 amplier is a half rack width, 1U
format power amplier that can drive both conventional low
impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω to 16Ω) loudspeakers and high impedance
(Hi-Z, 70V/100V) transformer coupled loudspeakers. The
PowerZone Connect 504 provides four analog inputs, one
stereo S/PDIF digital input, and four outputs (Lo-Z mode) or
two outputs (Hi-Z mode). It is capable of a maximum output
of 125 Watts per channel into Lo-Z loads or 250 Watts per
channel into Hi-Z loads. The PowerZone Connect 504 also
incorporates automatic power sharing technology that enables
250 Watts to be shared proportionately as required across
each output pair in Lo-Z mode and the two outputs in Hi-Z
mode.