Specifications

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Groundloopisolatorsareavailableforaudiolinesandvideodevices.Ifyouneedassistance,contactEmotiva.Althoughthisis
notalwaysanidealsolution,thegroundingdifferencesbetweencertainhomeentertainmentcomponentssometimesrequire
groundloopisolators.Thisistheexceptionratherthantherule.
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OtherProbableCausesofNoise
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• SpeakernoisemayalsobecausedbyinterferenceornoiseonyourACline.Makesuretherearenolargeappliances
sharingtheline,orhalogenlampsorlight‐dimmingTriacdevices.
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• TryconnectingyoursystemtoanotherACsocketonaseparateline.
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• Ifthehumisheardfromwithintheamplifier,andnotthroughthespeakers,thismayalsobecausedbyinterference
ontheACorDClines.Thepowertransformersmayturnthisinterferenceintoanaudiblenoise.Internalhumcanbe
madeworsebyashelforcabinetresonating,sotrymovingtheamplifiertoanothershelf.
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• TrymovingyourcomponentsfurtherawayfromtheTV,especiallyifyounoticethescreenhaschangedcolorinthe
areaclosesttothecomponent.
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• Ifyouhaveveryhighefficiencyspeakers,thesemaytendtorevealnoises,whichotherspeakersdonot.
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OneormoreREDlightsontheFrontPanelareBlinking
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YourXSeriesAmplifierisequippedwitha‘ProtectMode’tominimizethepossibilityofdamagetoeitheritselforspeakers.If
aproblemisdetected,thechannel(s)atriskwillshutdown,followingaredblinkingonthecorrespondingindicatorlight(s).
EachREDlightindicatesafaultconditionforthecorrespondingpowermodule.
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Afaultconditionisoneormoreofthefollowing:
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• ExcessiveOperatingTemperature
• ExcessiveCurrent(ShortCircuit)
• DContheOutputs
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Anexcessivetemperaturefaultcanberesetbyallowingamplifiertocoolandcyclingpoweron/offbuttononthefrontpanel.
Excessivecurrent(shortcircuit)canberesetbyremovingthecauseoftheshortandcyclingpoweron/offbuttononthefront
panel.DCatoutputisapossiblefaultconditionthatisequipmentrelatedandrequirestechnicalassistance.Pleasecontact
EmotivaifyouhaverepeatedproblemscausingtheREDfrontpanellighttoflashthatareNOTthermalorshortcircuit
related.
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ProblemswiththewholeA/VSystem
Ifyouarehavingmorecomplexproblemsinyouroverallhomeentertainmentsystem(notjustwiththeamplifier),please
contactEmotivaSupportforassistance.877‐EMO‐Tech(877‐366‐8324)
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