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Zed Audio Kronos Instruction & Installation Manual
Summary of Kronos
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Instruction and installation manual kronos leviathan designed and manufactured in the united states of america.
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Index introduction and technical talk page 1-10 installation procedures pages 11, 12 specifications page 13 installations pages 14 to 24 installations pages 25 to 36 fault finding page 37 warranty and return policy pages 38 and 39 upcoming products page 40 kronos leviathan features of and * super hi...
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For those of you who have used our previous products, much of the information in this manual will be familiar. We have added some new interesting titbits. Over the past four years since the first zed amplifiers were introduced, several events have occurred which have moved us into a new dimension of...
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So with these facts established our class a or class b amplifiers channel power supply energy to the speaker but waste a lot of energy performing this feat. Class b amplifiers can be made more efficient by using some smart power supply technology. The “enemy” of the class b amplifier is the value of...
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Output level all the time, in fact very rarely. So referring back to the fact that the average level is about 10-15% of the maximum or peak power of the amplifier, the efficiency is substantially lower than the 90+%. Typically with a class d amplifier this figure is around 75-85% which is an order o...
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Our design philosophies have been influenced by both the professional and home audio markets. Traditionally the professional market has been driven by reliability with sound quality as second. The home market was the reverse. Today however both reliability and sound quality carry equal weight in bot...
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Semiconductors have more tolerance in their specifications than any capacitor or resistor. A well known fact is that different types of capacitors work better at certain jobs than others. Example, disc ceramic capacitors are better in high frequency compensation circuits than film types. Film types ...
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Z ed does not recommend the use of power distribution blocks for the purpose of distributing the +12volt voltage to several amplifiers. The reason is that the vehicle’s battery is the lowest ac impedance point in the power grid of the vehicle. We want each amplifier to draw it’s current from this lo...
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Setting the controls on amplifiers evel control - this control is the most misunderstood control on any amplifier. It’s sole l purpose in life is to level match the head unit’s output voltage to the gain structure of the amplifier so that the user can use the head unit’s volume control in the “best ...
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Amping factor - this amplifier specification has been blown out of all proportion. D what it means is the ability of the amplifier to resist a change in it’s output voltage. The formula is df= speaker z / amplifier output z (where z is impedance). So many manufacturers have claimed ridiculous, and o...
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Ridging two channels of an amplifier is not a magical thing. Most are mystified by the b power figures quoted under the “bridge” column. It is actually very simple. When two channels are driving a common load, one channel is out of phase with the other by 180 degrees. So when one channel swings posi...
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O a 100w/ch amplifier running into 4 ohms must develop 20 volts across the speaker s terminal. This requires a net (under load) rail voltage of about +/- 33 volts. Now for it to have 3db of headroom it must be capable of delivering 28.28 volts across the speaker terminal. This requires a rail voltag...
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Installation instructions location: choose a suitable location in the vehicle which will allow sufficient airflow over the amplifier. The preferred mounting direction is with the heatsink fins in a vertical direction. However we do recognize that this is not always possible. Mounting the amplifier(s...
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Connecting the amplifier once the amplifier has been correctly mounted the electrical connections can now be made. The first step is to connect the loudspeakers. Using the appropriate size of wire (we recommend a min of #14) connect the speakers as shown in later diagrams, depending on which amplifi...
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Specifications specification leviathan kronos continuous output power into 2 ohm per channel 500wx2 250wx6 continuous output power into 4 ohm per channel 250wx2 150wx6 typical output power into 4 ohm per channel (1% thd) 290wx2 175wx6 continuous output power 2 channels bridged into 4 ohm 1000wx1 500...
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This, the first of our new full range high quality class d amplifiers has been in development for the past 15 months. The switch to class d was not taken lightly and the target of these new amplifiers was quite simple. Perform as well as our “traditional” class a/ b amplifiers. This target was achie...
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The pwm amplifier utilizes a high frequency carrier which is modulated by the incoming audio signal. The resultant series of variable width pulse trains are switched by the main high current switching amplifier. This section uses ultra high speed precision integrated circuits to precisely control th...
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Converting to run as a subwoofer amplifier is simple. Push in the switch from “2ch lp” to “mono lp. Has some added features. The rca sockets “3” and “4” are now another pair of inputs and so all four inputs can accept signals from the head unit’s front and rear outputs. This allows for constant subw...
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We are absolutely 100% against these low impedance loads . There is no reason to run a “daily driver” or sq system into these loads. The aim is quality after all and not sound pressure. The ego trip of boasting that you have “x mega watts” in the car is just that, an ego trip and serves no other pur...
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Feed the test signal into both inputs. Using an ac voltmeter connect it to one channel of the amplifier and note the reading. Set the balance control to centre. Then connect the voltmeter to the other channel. Hint keep one lead of the meter to either ch1 - or ch 2 + speaker terminals as these are c...
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Kronos run in two channel mode with flat response 1 mode mode pass 2 3 4 loweq balance level bp lp lp 2ch lp flat hp lp/bp pass sonic clip 1 2 mono high low sub input 3+4 loop out 3+4 = inputs 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 2 2 1 1 designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio batt+ rem gnd power connection...
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Kronos run in two channel mode with high pass response 1 mode mode pass pass 2 3 4 loweq balance level bp lp lp 2ch lp flat hp lp/bp pass sonic clip 1 2 mono high high low sub input 3+4 loop out 3+4 = inputs 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 2 2 1 1 designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio batt+ rem gnd p...
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Kronos run in two channel mode with low pass response 1 mode mode pass 2 3 4 loweq balance level bp lp lp 2ch lp flat hp lp/bp pass pass sonic clip 1 2 mono high low low sub input 3+4 loop out 3+4 = inputs 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 2 2 1 1 designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio batt+ rem gnd pow...
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Kronos run in two channel mode with bandpass response 1 mode mode pass pass 2 3 4 loweq balance level bp bp lp lp 2ch lp flat hp lp/bp pass pass sonic clip 1 2 mono high high low low sub input 3+4 loop out 3+4 = inputs 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 2 2 1 1 designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio batt...
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Kronos run as a sub-woofer amplifier 1 mode mode pass 2 3 4 loweq balance level bp lp lp 2ch lp flat hp lp/bp pass sonic clip 1 2 mono high low sub input 3+4 loop out 3+4 = inputs 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 2 2 1 1 designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio batt+ rem gnd power connections speaker con...
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Kronos run in two channel mode with flat response in bridge mode 1 mode mode pass 2 3 4 loweq balance level bp lp lp 2ch lp flat hp lp/bp pass sonic clip 1 2 mono high low sub input 3+4 loop out 3+4 = inputs 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 2 2 1 1 designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio batt+ rem gnd p...
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Kronos run as a sub-woofer amplifier bridged 1 mode mode pass 2 3 4 loweq balance level bp lp lp 2ch lp flat hp lp/bp pass sonic clip 1 2 mono high low sub input 3+4 loop out 3+4 = inputs 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 2 2 1 1 designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio batt+ rem gnd power connections spe...
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Some history and thoughts behind the development of . Mobile amplifiers have traditionally come in 3 flavours, mono blocks which are typically sub woofer amplifiers, two channel and four channel. There has been a smattering of five, six and eight channel amplifiers from various manufacturers. Today’...
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11) run channels 1+2 as high pass and channels 3,4,5 and 6 as low pass for a typical front stage system. 12) run channels 1+2 in high pass for the front stage, channels 3+4 in high pass for the rear fill and channels 5+6 for the subs. 14) run channels 1+2 in high pass for the front stage tweeters, c...
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Inputs high pass level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass level level low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 5+6 11 48 80 115 36...
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Inputs high pass level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass level level low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 5+6 11 48 80 115 36...
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Inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass level level low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 ...
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Inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 5+6 11 48 80 1...
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Inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass level level low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 5+...
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Batt+ rem gnd minimum load is 2 ohm/channel or 4 ohm/ bridged pair bridge bridge bridge power connections designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio + - + - leviathan with chs 3+4 in band pass battery remote >3v fuse inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high ...
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Inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass level level low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 5+...
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Inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass level level low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 5+...
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Inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat hp lp/bp lp bp lp5+6 high pass level level low pass mode mode mode-lp/bp 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v 0.25v 0.25v 8.6v 8.6v sub sonic level level low pass lp 1-4 lp lp 5+6 flat flat 1 2 3 4 5 6 power prot clip 1 3 2 4 5 6 1+2 3+4 5+...
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Batt+ rem gnd minimum load is 2 ohm/channel or 4 ohm/ bridged pair bridge bridge bridge power connections designed and assembled in the usa by zed audio + - + - + - + - + - + - leviathan as a 2 channel tri-amplified system battery remote >3v fuse inputs high pass level level flat hp lp5+6 flat flat ...
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Troubleshooting amplifier will not power up. Check for battery power at amplifier’s power terminals. Check for voltage at remote terminal must be greater than 3 volts make sure protection led is off. If it is on, turn the amplifier off for 5 seconds and then power up again. If led comes on again ref...
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Limited warranty this zed audio product is warrantied to the original purchaser against defects in material and workmanship from the factory. This warranty is for a period of 90 days from date of purchase from zed audio corporation or an authorised dealer. This warranty is valid in the country in wh...
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All warranty claims shall be decided at the discretion of zed audio corporation or an appointed representative. Zed audio corporation reserves the right to make changes and/or improvements upon it’s products. We do not assume any obligation to install such changes and/or improvements to existing equ...
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Page 41 upcoming products from zed audio we have some new products which will be introduced in late early 2010. We urge our customers to send us their requests for products which they would like to see in the line up. The first is a 4 channel amplifier, rated at 150w per channel at 4 ohms. It has so...
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Page 42 registration form name of owner: address: name of product purchased: serial number: name and address from whom this product was purchased. Date of purchase please do not forget to mail a copy of the retail invoice or scan it an email to us. If you are mailing us your registration, you may pr...