AudioSource AMP-1 Owners manual

Stereo Power Amplifier with Internal Bridging

AMP One

Congratulations on your purchase. We trust that you will enjoy the value and quality of your AudioSource AMP One for many years to come. To ensure that you get the best performance from this unit, please take a few moments to read this manual. Also, be sure to retain this document for reference.

Note: If any part of this product is damaged or missing, do not contact your AudioSource dealer. Please call us directly at 800-435-7115.

Owner’s Manual

Using the Controls (Front Panel)

Power

This front panel button switches the AMP One on or off. A multicolored LED indicates its power status.

Speaker Selector

The AMP One has two pairs of speaker outputs. Press button A to activate the A outputs. Press button B to activate the

B outputs. Both A and B outputs may be used simultaneously, provided the combined impedance does not fall below 2 ohms. Note: Before pressing either of the speaker selector buttons, be sure the AMP One's level controls are set at the minimum position.

Phones

You can connect headphones to the AMP One using a standard 1⁄4" stereo phone jack. To deactivate the speakers

while you listen through headphones, simply turn off the A and B speaker selector buttons.

Meter X0.1

This switch increases the sensitivity of the meters by a factor of ten, which is useful for monitoring the AMP One's output at low volume. In other words, the meters will display ten times the actual power output when this feature is active. A red LED in this switch indicates activation.

Peak Limiter

The peak limiter modulates high frequencies at high volume, protecting your speakers from damage or distortion. A red LED also indicates activation of this feature.

Power Meters

These meters indicate the output level of your AMP One. When the AMP One is powered up, the meters will be softly lit, indicating standby mode. Once the unit's power supply is stabilized, its meters will brighten completely.

Input Level Controls

These knobs adjust the incoming signal level and thereby act as volume controls. We recommend that these be set to max and your signal source (receiver, CD player, preamplifier, etc.) be used to adjust the volume.

Hooking up the Wires (Back Panel)

Audio signals travel out of one component and into another. All of your connections should also go from out to in.

Input Jacks

Connect the line out jacks from your signal source (receiver, CD player, preamplifier, etc.) to the input jacks on the AMP One.

Note: "Line In" and "CD In" jacks cannot be used simultaneously.

Bridging Switch (refer to wiring diagram)

In addition to providing 80 watts RMS per channel in the stereo mode, your AMP One can be used as a high power mono amplifier, providing over 200 watts RMS. This can be accomplished by sliding the bridging switch from the stereo position to the mono position. For mono applications, use only the right channel input. Similarly, use only the right channel input level control.

Note: Be sure to observe the correct speaker connections for bridged applications. Because of the high power output in this mode, we recommend initially setting the right level control at "min", and then adjusting the volume to the desired level.

Speaker Terminals

More than one pair of speakers can be used with the AMP One. We have provided two pairs of speaker outputs, labeled Spkr A (left & right), and Spkr B (left & right). The speaker terminals are color coded. Red posts indicate positive (+) terminals and black posts indicate negative (–) terminals. Be sure to connect the positive output terminals of your AMP One to the positive input terminals of your speakers and the negative output terminals of your AMP One to the negative input terminals of your speakers.

Note: Refer to the wiring diagrams on the next page for proper connection of speaker cables.

FUSE 4A

LINE IN CD IN

BRIDGING

OFF

(STEREO)

(MONO)

BRIDGING

SPKR A

SPKR B

RIGHT

LEFT

(+) (–)

MODEL AMP ONE

INPUT

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