Operation Manual

iv FP+ Series Operation Manual
1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .....................................................................................................i
1.1 Important Safety Instructions .................................................................................................................. i
1.2 Standards................................................................................................................................................. i
1.3 Explanation of Graphical Symbols ........................................................................................................... i
1.4 Warning .................................................................................................................................................. ii
1.5 Caution ................................................................................................................................................... ii
1.6 FCC Compliance Notice (Radio Interference .......................................................................................... ii
1.7 User Responsibility .................................................................................................................................iii
1.7.1 Mains Connection Grounding ......................................................................................................iii
1.7.2 Speaker Output Hazard ...............................................................................................................iii
1.7.3 Speaker Damage .........................................................................................................................iii
1.7.4 Maintenance ................................................................................................................................iii
2
WELCOME ...................................................................................................................................................1
2.1 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................1
2.2 Main Features ......................................................................................................................................1
2.2.1 Patented Class TD
®
amplier and Regulated Switch Mode Power Supply (R.SMPS
™
) ..........1
2.2.2 Amplier gain ...........................................................................................................................1
2.2.3 Voltage Peak Limiter (VPL
™
) .....................................................................................................1
2.2.4 Protection and performance optimization .................................................................................1
2.2.5 NomadLink
®
/ Ethernet control and monitoring network ..........................................................2
3 INSTALLATION ...........................................................................................................................................3
3.1 Unpacking ............................................................................................................................................3
3.2 Mounting .............................................................................................................................................3
3.2.1 Rear support bracket ................................................................................................................4
3.3 Cooling .................................................................................................................................................4
3.4 Operating voltage ................................................................................................................................4
3.5 Grounding ............................................................................................................................................4
4 QUICK GUIDE OVERVIEW .........................................................................................................................5
4.1 Front Panel overview ...........................................................................................................................5
4.1.1 Power on/off and remote switch ..............................................................................................5
4.1.2 Front Panel LED’s .....................................................................................................................5
4.2 Rear Panel overview ............................................................................................................................6
4.2.1 Network and conguration section ..........................................................................................7
4.2.2 The DIP-switch features ...........................................................................................................7
4.2.3 Input and Output connectors....................................................................................................8
4.3 Nomadlink / Ethernet network setup ...................................................................................................9
5 OPERATION AND PERFORMANCE ........................................................................................................10
5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 10
5.2 Operation precautions .......................................................................................................................10
5.3 Signal ow and headroom .................................................................................................................10
5.3.1 Signal ow blocks ................................................................................................................... 10
5.3.2 Headroom, sensitivity and VPL / Gain settings ......................................................................11
5.4 Audio Input and Output connections .................................................................................................12
5.4.1 Balanced Input connections ...................................................................................................12
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