AUDAC DPA616 User manual

DPA616

User Manual

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Index

Introduction 5

Precautions 7

Safety requirements7 

Caution servicing7

EC Declaration of Conformity7

Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 8

Caution 8

Chapter 1: Pin connections and connectors 9

Connection standards 9

Chapter 2: Front & rear panel 10

Front panel overview 10

Rear panel overview 10

Front panel description 10

Rear panel description 10

Chapter 3: Connecting the Amplifier 12

Stereo mode 12

Parallel mode 12

Bridge mode 13

Chapter 4: Additional information 14

Technical specifications 14

Notes 15

Introduction

Sixteen channel Class D Amplifier

TheDPA616isaprofessionalsixteenchannelpoweramplifier,whichiscapableofdelivering

apowerof60Wattto4Ohmloadsconnectedtothe16outputchannels.Whenusedinbridge

mode,itcandeliverapowerof120Wattto8Ohmloadsconnectedtothe8bridgedoutputs.

Thisway,theDPA616istheperfectsolutionforinstalledMulti-Zoneaudiodistribution

systemswith8or16zones.

Itisdesignedasano-nonsenseamplifierwithonlythenecessarycontrolsandconnections,

whichcreatesgreatsimplicityinuseandinstallation.

Theinputconnectionsareallperformedwith3-pinTerminalblockconnectors,allowingthe

connectionofbalancedinputsignals.Everychannelisfittedwithaseparategaincontrol

potentiometerandforeverytwoinputconnectorsisaStereo/Bridge&Parallelswitch

providedwherebytwochannelscanbebridgedorlinkedinparallel,avoidingacableclutter

whenmultiplechannelsshouldbefedwiththesameinputsignal.

Theoutputconnectionsareperformedwith4-pinTerminalblockconnectorsallowing

connectionsforseparateorbridgedoutputchannels.

Abuilt-inmultipurposeprotectioncircuitprotectsagainstDCmalfunction,shortcircuit,

overheatingandoverload.

Thisallishousedinadoublerackspace,steel19”rackmounthousing.

Precautions

READ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY

ALWAYSKEEPTHESEINSTRUCTIONS.NEVERTHROWTHEMAWAY

ALWAYSHANDLETHISUNITWITHCARE

HEEDALLWARNINGS

FOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS

NEVEREXPOSETHISEQUIPMENTTORAIN,MOISTURE,ANYDRIPPINGORSPLASHING

LIQUID.ANDNEVERPLACEANOBJECTFILLEDWITHLIQUIDONTOPOFTHISDEVICE.

DONOTINSTALLTHISUNITNEARANYHEATSOURCESSUCHASRADIATORSOR

OTHERAPPARATUSTHATPRODUCEHEAT

DONOTPLACETHISUNITINENVIRONMENTSWHICHCONTAINHIGHLEVELSOFDUST,

HEAT,MOISTUREORVIBRATION

THISUNITISDEVELOPEDFORINDOORUSEONLY.DONOTUSEITOUTDOORS

PLACETHEUNITONASTABLEBASEORMOUNTITINASTABLERACK

ONLYUSEATTACHMENTS&ACCESSORIESSPECIFIEDBYTHEMANUFACTURER

UNPLUGTHISAPPARATUSDURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSORWHENUNUSEDFORLONG

PERIODSOFTIME

ONLYCONNECTTHISUNITTOAMAINSSOCKETOUTLETWITHPROTECTIVE

EARTHINGCONNECTION



EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Thisproductconformstoalltheessentialrequirementsandfurther

relevantspecificationsdescribedinfollowingdirectives:2004/108/EC

(EMC)and2006/95/EC(LVD)

CAUTION - SERVICING

Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceableparts.Referallservicingto

qualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicing(unlessyou

arequalifiedto)



CAUTION

Thesymbolsshownareinternationallyrecognizedsymbolsthatwarnaboutpotentional

hazardsofelectricalproducts.Thelightningflashwitharrowpointinanequilateral

trianglemeansthattheunitcontainsdangerousvoltages.Theexclamationpointin

anequilateraltriangleindicatesthatitisnecessaryfortheusertorefertotheusers

manual.

Thesesymbolswarnthattherearenouserserviceablepartsinsidetheunit.Donot

opentheunit.Donotattempttoservicetheunityourself.Referallservicingtoqualified

personnel.Openingthechassisforanyreasonwillvoidthemanufacturer’swarranty.Do

notgettheunitwet.Ifliquidisspilledontheunit,shutitoffimmediatelyandtakeittoa

dealerforservice.Disconnecttheunitduringstormstopreventdamage.

WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)

TheWEEEmarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbedisposed

withregularhousholdwasteattheendofitsworkinglife.Thisregulation

iscreatedtopreventanypossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhuman

health.

Thisproductisdevelopedandmanufacturedwithhighqualitymaterials

andcomponentswhichcanberecycledand/orreused.Pleasedispose

thisproducttoyourlocalcollectionpointorrecyclingcentreforelectrical

andelectronicwaste.Thiswillmaketosurethatitwillberecycled

onanenvironmentallyfriendlymanner,andwillhelptoprotectthe

environmentinwhichwealllive.

Chapter 1

Pin connections and connectors

CONNECTION STANDARDS

Thein-andoutputconnectionsforAUDACaudioequipmentareperformedcorresponding

tointernationalwiringstandardsforprofessionalaudioequipment.

3-Pin Terminal Block:



 Left: Signal- (XLRPin3)

 Center:Signal+ (XLRPin2)

 Right:  Ground (XLRPin1)

Forbalancedlineinputconnections:



Forunbalancedlineinputconnections:

Chapter 2

Front & rear panel

Front panel overview

Rear panel overview

Caut on: Only use fuses

of the same type

Warning: Do not expose

this equipment to rain or

mo sture

AC Input

100-2 0V 50/60Hz

Fuse: T AL 250V

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Stereo StereoStereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Bridge

Parallel S ereo

Bridge Bridge Bridge Bridge Br dge Br dge Bridge Bridge

CH 2CH 3CH 4CH 5CH 6CH 7CH 8CH 9CH 10CH 11CH 12CH 13CH 14CH 15CH 16

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Front panel description

ThefrontpanelonlycontainsapowerswitchwithpowerindicatorLED.Bymeansofthis

switch,theamplifiercanbeturnedONandOFF.WhenthepowerisswitchedON,theblue

LEDlocatedabovethepowerbuttonwillilluminate.

Rear panel description

Therearpaneloftheunitcontainsallthefacilitiesforconnecting,settingupandregulat-

ingtheamplifier.

Input connections:

Eachchannelcontainsabalancedinputconnectionwhichisperformedusinga3-pin

Terminalblockconnector.Thesignalcomingfromthesignalsourceormixer(e.g.matrix

system)shouldbeconnectedtotheseconnectors.Theconnectionwayforbothbalanced

andunbalancedsignalsourcesisdecribedinChapter1ofthismanual.

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