Technical Pro PX3000 User manual

Technical Pro
Professional Power Amplifier
User Manual for:
PX3000
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PX3000
WARNING!
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OF THIS UNIT. THERE ARE NOUSER－
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER ALL SERVICING TO A QUALIFIED TECHNICIAN.
The lighti g flash with arrowhead symbol withi a equilateral tria gle is i te ded to alert the user to the prese ce
Of “da gerous” voltage withi the product’s e closure that may be of sufficie t mag itude to co stitute a risk of
Electric shock to huma s. Users should exhibit extra safety whe this symbol appears i this i structio ma ual a d
Follow all precautio s as they are stated.
The exclamatio poi t withi a equilateral tria gle is i te ded to alert the user to the prese ce of importa t
Operati g a d mai te a ce (servici g) i structio s i this ma ual.
1- Read these i structio s thoroughly before usi g this item.
2- Keep these i structio s for future refere ce.
3- Heed all war i gs.
4- Follow all i structio s.
5- WARNING: To preve t fire or electric shock, do ot expose this equipme t to rai or moisture. Do ot store or operate this
Product ear a y liquids.
6- Clea o ly with a dry colth.
7- Do ot store or operate this product ear a y heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatuses
(i cludi g amplifiers) that produce heat.
8- Do ot defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grou di g-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with o e wider tha
The other. A grou di g plug has two blades a d a rou d grou di g pro g. The wide blade or third pro g is provided for your safety.
If the provided plug does ot fit your outlet, co sult a electricia for the replaceme t of the obsolete outlet.
9- Protect the all wires co ected to this u it from bei g walked o or pi ched, particularly plugs a d the poi t where they exit from
The u it. Whe removi g the cord from the power outlet, remove it by holdi g the plug ot by pulli g the cord.
10- U plug the u it duri g lighti g storms or whe u used for lo g periods of time.
11- Whe wiri g this u it a d all other equipme t used i co ectio to this u it make sure that all of your equipme t is tur ed OFF.
12- O ce i stallatio a d wiri g is complete power o all your equipme t with the volume a d level co trols tur ed DOWN. O ce
All the equipme t is ON slowly raise the volume or level co trols to their proper positio s.
13- Whe grou di g this u it, be sure to do so correctly, so as ot to defeat the built-i grou di g i this u it.
14- Whe you have fi ished usi g this u it, be sure that both tray doors are closed usi g the ope / close butto befroe poweri g
Off the u it.
15- Before placi g, i stalli g, riggi g, or suspe di g a y product, i spect all hardware, suspe sio , cabi ets, tra sducers, brackets
A d associated equipme t for damage. A y missi g, corroded, deformed, or o -load rated compo e t could sig ifica tly reduce
The stre gth of the i stallatio , placeme t or array. A y such co ditio severely reduces the safety of the i stallatio a d should be
Immediately corrected. Use o ly hardware which is rated for the loadi g co ditio s of the i stallatio a d a y possible short-term,
U expected overloadi g. Never exceed the rati g of the hardware or equipme t.
16- Co sult a lice sed, professio al e gi eer regardi g physical equipme t i stallatio . E sure that all local, state a d atio al
Regulatio s regardi g the safety a d operatio of equipme t are u derstood a d adhered to.
17- Refer all servici g to qualified service perso el. Servici g is required whe the apparatus has bee damaged i a y way,
Such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has bee spilled or objects have falle i to the apparaus, the apparatus
Has bee exposed to rai or moisture, does ot operate ormally, or has bee droped.
Introduction
Co gratulatio s a d tha k you for your purchase of this Tech ical Pro professio al amplifier, the PX3000. To get the most from our
PX3000, it is reomme ded that you review all of the i formatio provided i the i structio ma ual before operati g the equipme t.
If you’ve spe t a y time at all i professio al audio, you k ow the ame Tech ical Pro a d what it sta ds for- i credible performa ce&
sou d, a d the ultimate i reliablity u der harsh co ditio s. A d ow, Tech ical Pro offers the same tech ology i a series of amplifiers
Bri gi g more of what sets Tech ical Pro apart from all others.

PX3000
PX3000 FRONT PANEL & REAR PANEL
1. POWER SWITCH
This butto tur s o the power to the amplifier. Before tur i g o the amplifier, set the i put gai a d volume k obs
all the way dow .
2. POWER LED INDICATOR
These i dicators will illumi ate whe the AC mai power is bei g supplied to the amp a d both cha els are
operatio al. If the cha el experie ces faulty co ditio s, the the cha el power LED will ot illumi ate.
3. LEVEL LED INDICATOR
Cha el A a d Cha el B level LED i dicator. Allows you to mo itor the decible level of the sources i put, the optimal
level is 0dB. The CLIP LED lights whe your i put sig al is too stro g.
4. VOLUME CONTROL
These two co trols are used to adjust the output volume of each cha el of the power amplifier.
5. COOLING FAN
O e cooli g fa s supply cool air to the amplifier. The fa s switch to high speed automatically whe the
Temperature of the u it reaches a certai degree.
6. POWER SUPPLY
This is a sta dard IEC power co ector.
7. BANANA BINDING POST OUTPUTS
There are two ba a a bi di g post outputs o the rear of the PX3000. Make sure the ba a a bi di g posts are
Tightly screwed i place before co ecti g a cable with a ba a a co ector. Whe usi g a speaker wire with the
Ba a a bi di g post follow the i structio s o page 5 to i stallatio i structio s.
8. RCA INPUTS
Co ect the RCA co ectors from your sig al source to the RCA i puts.

PX3000
9. 1/4” INPUTS
Co ect the 1/4” i puts from your sig al sources to these i puts.
10. SPEAKON OUTPUTS
The PX3000 comes equipped with two speako co ectors. Whe co ecti g the speako cable, i sert the
Speako co ector a d tur it to the right to lock it i to place.
NOTE: Use the ba a a bi di g post or speako outputs. The ba a a bi di g post a d speako outputs should
Not be used at the same time.
Wiring the Amplifier using Speaker Wire
There are two ba a a bi di g post outputs o the rear of PX3000. To use the ba a a bi di g post
Outputs you will eed to use a ba a a co ector or speaker wire. You ca co ect the speakers
To these speaker ouputs via the speaker cable i cluded. See below o how to co ect two speakers
To the PX3000 mai speaker outputs usi g speaker wire.
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1. Remove approximately 10mm(0.4 i ) of i sulatio from the e d of each speaker
Cable a d twist the exposed wires of the cable together to preve t short circuits.
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2. U screw the ba a a bi di g post output termi al o the rear of the PX3000. I sert the exposed
Speaker wire i to the ope i g.
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2. Tighte the k ob.
NOTE: WHEN MAKING THESE CONNECTIONS THE POWER OF THE PX3000 AND THE SIGNAL
SOUCE SHOULD ALL BE IN THE OFF POSITION WITH THE VOLUME LEVELS TURNED DOWN.

PX3000
AC POWER COR CONNECTION
To co ect the power cord to your amplifier simply plug female side of the power cord i to
the power cord i put which is o the rear of the amplifier. The plug the male side of the power
cord to a electric outlet. The AC power cords supplied purposefully have 2 blades a d o e
grou di g pro g. If your outlet is ot equipped to ha dle this type of plug, do ot attempt to
forcefully plug this AC power cord i to the outlet, a d do ot alter the plug so that it ca fit i
the outlet. The o ly course of actio you ca take is to fi d a other outlet which is properly
equipped to ha dle a grou ded plug or have a electricia upgrade your electrical outlet.
Be sure that the plug is well co ected so that it does ot disco ect i the middle of usage.
If a y poi t i time the supplied AC power cord is pu ctured or damaged replace it with a ew
power cord from a local electricia
NOTE: ONLY PLUG IN THE AC POWER CORD WHILE THE UNIT’S POWER IS OFF
AND THE VOLUME IS TURNED DOWN. TURNING ON THE UNIT WITH THE VOLUME
TURNED UP MAY CAUSE THE UNIT OR ANY SPEAKERS CONNECTED TO IT TO BE
DAMAGED. ALWAYS TURN DOWN THE VOLUME PRIOR TO TURNING OFF THE UNIT.
INPUT / OUTPUT CONNECTIONS
Connecting the signal source to the PX3000 ( V /MIXER/MP3 etc.)
The PX3000 has two RCA i put jacks o the rear of the u it which is desig ed to receive the
sig al directly from your DVD,mixer or a y of your other 2 Cha el sig al sources. To e sure
that you have correctly co ected your DVD player (other sou d sources) to the u it, make
sure that the DVD player has a RCA cord comi g from its output a d that this cord is pluggi g
i to the RCA i put o the rear of the PX3000. E sure that the polarity of your sig ale is
always mai tai ed by usi g color coordi ated RCA cables. There are also two 1/4” i puts jacks
o the rear of the PX3000 desig ed to receive a sig al from a mixer or a y other stereo audio
device. The MP3 (1/8”) i put is desig ed to receive a sig al directly from your mp3 player or
laptop. Be sure that the volume level o the mp3 player or laptop is NOT set to zero whe
usi g this co ector.
NOTE: BE SURE NOT TO CONNECT AN AMPLIFIER OR ANY AMPLIFIER SIGNAL INTO
THE RCA INPUT JACK. AS THIS COULD DAMAGE THE PX3000. NO OTHER AMPLIFIER
IS NEEDED TO POWER YOUR SIGNAL IN ADDITION TO THE PX3000. ALWAYS MAKE
SURE THAT THERE IS ONLY ON AMPLIFIER IN THE SIGNAL PATH.
Connecting the PX3000 to passive speakers
The amplifier is desig ed to power up to two full ra ge passive loudspeakers.Co ect up to two
Speakers usi g either the speako or ba a a bi di g post outputs. If you are usi g speaker wire
To co ect via the ba a a bi di g post, follow the i structio o Page5.
NOTE: WHEN MAKING THESE CONNECTIONS THE POWER OF THE PX3000 AND THE
SIGNAL SOURCES SHOULD ALL BE IN THE OFF POSITION WITH THE VOLUME LEVELS
TURNED DOWN. ONCE THE UNITS ARE ALL POWERED ON, SLOWLY INCREASE THE
VOLUME TO AVOID DAMADGING ANY OF YOUR EQUIPMENT. THE AMPLIFIER OPERATED
MOST EFFICIENTLY WHEN USED WITH 8 OHM SPEAKERS
ACCESSORIES INCLU E : POWER CABLE, MANUAL AN WARRANTY.