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Zapco Z-150.2 SP Owner's Manual

Manual is about: Z-SP SERIES

Summary of Z-150.2 SP

  • Page 1

    1 z-sp series owner’s manual before operating the unit, please read this manual throughly and retain it for future reference..

  • Page 2: Mission  Statement

    Mission statement committed to excellence zapco is dedicated to the pursuit of audio fidelity. Our prime objectives are to design and manufacture audio products of unsurpassed quality, to provide unparalleled support and service for these products and to conduct business in a manner that will enhanc...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1 table of contents a new standard in sound quality ................................................................... 2 before you start your installation ................................................................... 5 planning your power connections ............................................

  • Page 4

    2 a new standard in sound quality congratulations, on the purchase of your new zapco z-series sp amplifier. We believe you now have the finest sound available in a car sound amplifier, and we think you should know a little bit about what makes this amp unique in a world of so many so-so products. Th...

  • Page 5

    3 to reach our goals we first developed a new forced air cooling system in a chassis with internal heat sink fins and fans to blow the heat off the chassis. Fans blow on to the fins to move air down the chassis, and the side vents down the side create turbulence that sends hot air out and cold air i...

  • Page 6

    4 a quick rundown of the sp amp's unique features: • cooling fans with thermal speed control • insulator with 70% less thermal resistance of mica for faster heat transfer • proprietary rca connectors with extra heavy plating soldered directly on the pcb (zapco design) with 6 ground lugs on each, for...

  • Page 7

    5 before you start your installation zapco highly recommends that a fuse or circuit breaker be placed within 18" of the battery. Although you will add a fuse or fuse block near the amplifier it is still a possibility that a pinched power wire between the component fuse and the battery could result i...

  • Page 8

    6 planning your power connections the power end plates of the zapco sp amplifiers carry the power connections and the speaker connections and vary somewhat by the number of channels. For example, the power end of the z-150.6 sp below has (of course) speaker connections for six channels. One model, t...

  • Page 9: Wire Size

    7 some words about power and ground note: the second most common cause of underperforming amplifiers is insufficient power current or a pour power connection. The most common cause of underperforming amplifiers is insufficient ground current or a bad ground connection. 12-volt current: battery power...

  • Page 10

    8 note: it takes lots of current to make lots of power! Remember! An electrical circuit is just that... A complete circuit. For current to travel, you must complete the circuit from the positive terminal to the negative terminal (which is connected to the vehicle frame). So what ever gauge wire you ...

  • Page 11

    9 z-150.2 sp / z-400.2 sp input ends the input ends of the sp amplifiers is where you find the signal input connectors and the various controls. All the sp amps have the same basic functions, adapted slightly to fit the expected use of each model. We look first at the stereo (2-channel) amps. The 55...

  • Page 12: Z-150.4 Sp Input Ends

    10 z-150.4 sp input ends the z-150.4 sp is the 4ch amp and has the same basic controls and features as the 2ch amps but adapted for 4-channel use. • the front channels do not have a low pass filter as they will be used either full range or for mids/highs or even tweeters • the rear channels have exa...

  • Page 13: Z-150.6 Sp Input Ends

    11 z-150.6 sp input ends the z-150.6 sp is the 6-channel sp amp and it also has the same basic controls and features as the other amps but has been adapted for 6-channel use. • the channels 1/2 do not have a low-pass filter as they will be used either full range or for mids/highs so there is only hi...

  • Page 14: The Very Basics

    12 speaker wiring of the sp amplifiers the very basics • no speaker wires can be shorted to, or touching either ground or each other. This will put the amp into protect and may damage the amplifier • when bridging the left and right channels of any sp amplifier, you use the left channel (ch1) positi...

  • Page 15: 3Ch Mode

    3ch mode it is possible to run the 2ch amps in “3-channel” mode by running a pair of speakers for the mids and highs on left and right channels, and at the same time run a woofer bridged between the l+ and r- terminals as shown. However, since each channel will see 1/2 the impedance of the woofer yo...

  • Page 16: Z-150.4 Sp Speaker Wiring

    14 z-150.4 sp speaker wiring standard 4ch mode the z-150.4 sp four channel amplifier is virtually two 2ch amps in one chassis and each set of four speaker terminal can be used exactly as you would use a 2ch amp. The advantage of a four channel amp is primarily the saving of space (and a little money...

  • Page 17: 4Ch 2-Way Mode

    15 4ch 2-way mode with the unique features of the z-series amplifiers you can also use the z-150.4 sp to drive a 2-way system with the front channels for highs and the fear channels for lows. The unique crossover will let you separate high and low like most 4ch amps, but with the added range provide...

  • Page 18: 2-Way W/bridged Mono Sub

    16 2-way w/bridged mono sub a similar setup uses a pair of full-range speakers with a mono subwoofer. • front filter is set to hpf, the multiplier is off (out), hp frequency is set just above the bottom of the full-range speaker's frequency range, where you will also set the woofer crossover • if th...

  • Page 19: Z-150.6 Sp Speaker Wiring

    Z-150.6 sp speaker wiring please read the spacial note about channel 5 at pag. 1. The printing on the end plate is correct for + and - . While gold is normally the + terminal, some amps have left the factory with the colors reversed. However, the printing on the end plate is correct. Please note the...

  • Page 20

    18 a one-amp, active 3-way system the z-150.6 sp is a superbly versatile piece of gear. With the crossover features of this amp you can run a completely active 3-way system. You can run it as tweeter , midrange, bass. You can also ruin it as tweeter, band-passed mid-range, and band passed mid-bass a...

  • Page 21: High Power 2-Way System

    19 high power 2-way system the system below provides plenty of power for a 2-way active system with even the lowest efficiency front speaker system. Each speaker has 550 watts rms @ 4Ω • since all speakers are being bridged, they must all be minimum 4Ω~8Ω impedance • ch1/2 and 3/4 will use filters s...

  • Page 22: Technical Specifications

    20 technical specifications z-150.2 sp power @ 4Ω: 2 x 165 watts power @ 2Ω: 2 x 275 watts power @ 4Ω bridged: 1 x 550 watts thd @ rated power signal to noise ratio > 104db channel separation > 60db freq. Resp. 10hz to 30,000hz ±1db input sensitivity .25v to 8v dim. In mm: 241(w) x 62(h) x 301(l) ov...

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