Emotiva Gen 2 XPA-5 User Manual - Configuration and Operation

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XPA-5

Configuration and Operation

Line Voltage

The XPA-5 can operate from line voltages of 115 VAC +/- 10% or 230 VAC +/- 10%. The amplifier 

will automatically detect which line voltage it is connected to and configure itself accordingly. The 

Line Voltage indicators will tell you which line voltage the XPA-5 has detected.

AC Power Switch (rear panel)

The rear-panel AC Power switch controls the main AC power for your XPA-5. When this switch is 

in the Off position, the amplifier will not operate. Turning it On will put the XPA-5 into Standby 

mode. 

Standby Switch (front panel push button)

Press to switch the amplifier On; press again to return to Standby; the halo ring around the button 

illuminates amber for Standby and blue for On. 

Un-Balanced / Balanced Selector Switches

Independently switch between the Unbalanced (RCA) and Balanced (XLR) inputs. Up selects the 

Unbalanced input and Down selects the Balanced input. Only one input can be used at once for 

each input. (It is allowed to plug in both a balanced and an unbalanced source and use the switch 

to select between them, but only one will be active at once.)

Status LED Switch

Disables the front panel status LEDs when set to Off.

Trigger

When a trigger cable is connected to the Trigger Input (on the rear panel), and a trigger signal is 

received (between 5-20 V - AC or DC), the XPA-5 will switch from Standby to On; when the trigger 

signal ceases, the XPA-5 will return to Off. 

The trigger is typically connected to the preamp or pre/pro that provides a signal source for the 

XPA-5, and set to turn the XPA-5 on when the preamp or pre/pro is turned on.  

Whenever the XPA-5 is On, the Trigger Output will assert a 12 VDC signal, which may be used to 

turn on other trigger-enabled equipment.