AUDAC DPA616 User manual

DPA616
User Manual
www.audac.eu

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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

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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.

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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
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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
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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.

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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:
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 Left: Signal- (XLRPin3)
 Center:Signal+ (XLRPin2)
 Right:  Ground (XLRPin1)
Forbalancedlineinputconnections:
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Forunbalancedlineinputconnections:

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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
DPA616
AUDAC
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GAIN
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GAIN
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Stereo StereoStereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Stereo Bridge
Parallel S ereo
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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.