W Audio TPX SERIES User Manual - Operating Instructions
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TPX Series Power Amplifiers User Manual
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Operating instructions
Rack installation
TheTPXSeriesisbuiltfor19”racks.Therackyouuseshouldbea‘doubledoorrack’whereyoucan
openthefrontandrearpanel.Whenmountingtheamplifierintotherack,pleasemakesurethatthere
isenoughspacearoundtheamplifier.
Becarefulwhenmountingtheamplifierintotherack.Puttheheaviestproductsintothelowerpart
oftherack.Beawarethatfasteningtheamplifierwithfourscrewsonthefrontpanelisnotenough.
Iftheracksarebeingtransportedorusedformobileuse,additionallyfastentheproductsby
connectingtherearbracketswiththesideorgroundbarsoftherack.Inthisway,theamplifier
cannotbepushedbackwards.Thefrontpanelisnotdesignedtoabsorbaccelerationforces
occuringduringtransportation.
Inputs
Shortcablesrunsimprovethesoundqualityremarkably.Inputcablesshouldbeshortanddirect,
sincehighfrequencieswillmostlybeabsorbedifthecablesareunnecessarilylong.Besidesthata
longercablemayleadtohummingandnoiseproblems.Ifthecablerunsareunavoidable,youshould
usebalancedcables.
Outputs
Thehighdampingfactorofyouramplifiersuppliesaclearsoundreproduction.
Unnecessarilylongandthincableswillinfluencethedampingfactorandthusthelowfrequencies
inanegativeway.Inordertosafeguardgoodsoundquality,thedampingfactorshouldliearound50.
Thelongeracablehastobethethickeritshouldbe.
ConnectyourspeakersystemsviathelockingspeakerconnectorsortheBannana/Screwcombination
(red+,black-)
Connection to the mains
Connecttheamplifieronlyafterhavingmadesurethatthecorrectvoltage(240V)issuppliedandthat
thegroundcableisearthed.ThisproductfallsunderClass1.Donotdetachthegroundcable.