Lab.gruppen LAB 1000 User Manual

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    User manual headlines unpacking 2 warnings 2 user responsibility 2 1. Speaker damage 2. Speaker output hazard. 3. Radio interference. Introduction 3 1. Front panel 2. Rear panel installation 4 1. Mounting 2. Cooling 3. Operating voltage 4. Grounding 5. Power consumption 6. Input connections 7. Conne...

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    Carefully open the shipping carton and check for any noticeable damage. Every lab.Gruppen amplifier is tested and inspected before leaving the factory and should arrive in perfect condition. If found to be damaged, notify the shipping company immediately. Only the consignee may institute a claim wit...

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    Introduction thank you for purchasing a lab.Gruppen power amplifier. This manual contains important information on operating your amplifier correctly and safely. Please take some time and read this manual to familiarize yourself with the amplifier. The front panel figure 1. Front panel 1. Carry/prot...

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    Please refer to diagram on page 3 1. Speaker connector this type of speaker connector may be unfamiliar to some users. A full description is found in the operation section. (see page 6). 2. Clip limiter switch. Turns the clip limiter on and off. 3. Input jack alternative to using input xlr or for li...

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    Needs the chassis ground for reference, otherwise a current loop is formed via the signal ground. Use the balanced input to avoid hum and interference. 5. Power consumption there are three ways to determine the power/current consumption of the amplifier: first, the peak current draw at full output p...

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    Figure 5. Rear panel connectors do not use xlr and trs jacks on the same channel simultaneously for mixing or other purposes. Figure 6. Balanced line to connect an unbalanced source, tie pin 3 (ring on trs jack) down to the shield of the connector. If you leave one pin disconnected, you will lose 6 ...

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    Level attenuators are active, allowing you to set different levels for each channel. Never connect either output terminal to ground or in parallel. 3. Bridged mono to bridge the amplifier, depress the link switch (6) and phase reverse switch (5). Both channels are then driven by a single signal at e...

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    Figure 12. Front indicators 4. Indicators the two bottom green ”on” leds indicate that the output circuits are receiving the correct rail voltage. The ”-25 db” leds glow when the output signal is greater than -25db, 0db is referenced to full output power. These leds also act as signal present indica...

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    Thanks to a horizontal pressure chamber in front of it, (in a conventional tunnel design the end of the heat sink opposite to the fan invariably gets hotter than that directly in front of the fan). When cool air hits the geometric fins of the intercooler tm , turbulence is produced thereby enabling ...

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    Appendix a mains voltage selection lab 1000 is normally shipped for 230 volt ac operation only. For export there is a 115/230 volt ac option available. To check if the amplifier is equipped with this option, please follow these steps: 1. Make sure that the lab 1000 is unplugged from the mains voltag...

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    Warranty and disclaimers • general this product is manufactured by lab.Gruppen and is warranted to be free from defects in components and factory workmanship under normal use and service, for a period of one year from the date of original purchase. During the warranty period, lab.Gruppen or its nomi...