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INTRO DUC TION
This ma nua l c o nta ins c o m p le te se rvic e info rma tio n fo r the M•1200, M•1400 a nd M•1400i
a ud io p o we r a m p lifie rs. O p e ra ting instruc tio ns will be to uc he d o n b rie fly. Fo r c o mp le te
o p e ra ting instruc tio ns re fe r to the o w ne r’ s ma nua l.
The FR Se rie s M•1200 a nd M•1400 a re hig h p o we r a ud io a mp lifie rs de sig ne d fo r
p ro fe ssio na l ap p lic atio ns. The y fe ature a ud io p hile q ua lity so und , e xc e lle nt stab ility,
e xte nsive pro tec tio n c irc uitry, a nd le g e nd a ry Ma c kie re lia b ility. Pa te nte d Fa st Re c o ve ry
c irc uitry a llo ws the M•1200/ M•1400 to re c o ve r fro m c lip p ing w itho ut g e ne ra ting
und e sira b le a rtifa c ts.
SERVIC E O N THE M•12 00/ M•1400 IS
TO BE PERFO RMED BY EX PERIENCED
M•1200/M•1400 SERVIC E MANUAL
TECHNICIANS O NLY!
To se rvic e the M•1200/ M•1400, te c hnic ia ns sho uld b e fa milia r with o p -a m p s, d isc re te
a na lo g c irc uitry, a nd tro ub le sho o ting high p o w e r so lid state a m p lifie rs. Pre se ntatio n o f
this ma nua l do e s no t c o nstitute e ndo rse me nt o f q ua lific a tio ns b y Ma c kie De sig ns.
TECHNIC AL SUPPO RT
Ma c kie De sig ns Te c hnic a l Sup p o rt De p a rtme nt is a va ila ble 8AM - 5PM PST, Mo nd a y Frid a y a t 1-800-258-6883 (o utsid e US c a ll 011-425-487-4333) Ple a se fe e l fre e to c a ll w ith
a ny q ue stio ns (Be tte r sa fe tha n so rry!).
DISCLAIMER
! SMD !
The M•1200/ M•1400 m a ke s e xte nsive
use o f surfa c e m o unt c o mp o ne nts.
Se rvic ing te c hnic ia ns sho uld ha ve the
to o ls a nd e xp e rie nc e to p e rfo rm
surfa c e mo unt re w o rk.
The info rm a tio n c o nta ine d in this ma nua l is p ro p rie ta ry to Ma c kie De sig ns, Inc . The
e ntire m a nua l is p ro te c te d unde r c o p yrig ht a nd m a y no t b e re p ro d uc e d b y a ny me a ns
witho ut e xp ress writte n p e rmissio n fro m Ma c kie De sig ns, Inc .
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INTRO DUCTIO N
VERSIO N 1.1
SYSTEM O VERVIEW
This se c tio n p ro vide s a q uic k summa ry o f the M•1200/ M•1400’ s ma jo r fe ature s. It is no t
inte nd e d to ta ke the p la c e o f the o w ne r’ s ma nua l. It is inc lud e d he re to he lp se rvic ing
te c hnic ia ns familia rize the mse lve s with the M•1200/ M•1400.
DIFFERENC ES BETWEEN THE M•1400, M•1400i AND M•1200
The M•1200 a nd M•1400 a re e le c tro nic a lly ide ntic a l pro d uc ts w ith the fo llo wing
e xc e ptio ns:
1. The M•1400 ha s 12,000uF ma in filte r c ap s, whe re the M•1200 a nd M•1400i ha ve
10,000uF.
2. The M•1400 a nd M•1400i use a m o re p o we rful fa n tha n the M•1200.
3. The M•1400 ha s Sp e a ko n
spe a ke r o utputs (b o th in a d d itio n to bind ing p o sts).
The M•1200 wa s d isc o ntinue d in 1998 a nd re p lac e d b y the M•1400i.
Exp o rt M•1400’ s a lso ha ve a “ So ft Start” c irc uit tha t is no t insta lle d o n Am e ric a n units.
c o nne c to rs whe re the M•1200 a nd M•1400i ha ve ¼”
FAST REC O VERY DESIG N
So lid sta te po w e r a m p lifie rs ha ve a re p utatio n fo r so und ing ha rsh whe n d rive n into
c lipp ing . The usua l e xp la na tio n is o d d ha rmo nic s g e ne ra te d b y ha rd c lip p ing , b ut In
fa c t muc h o f the unp le a sant so und is c a use d b y la tc hing a nd p a ra sitic o sc illa tio ns tha t
o c c ur a s the a m p lifie r re c o ve rs fro m c lip p ing .
TYPICAL AMPLIFIERMACKIE FR SERIES
Ma c kie ’ s Fa st Re c o ve ry d e sig n re c o ve rs fro m c lip p ing quic kly w itho ut g e ne ra ting a ny
und e sira b le a rtifa c ts. This p e rfo rma nc e is a c hieve d b y two uniq ue d e sig n e le me nts; the
Full Sym m e try Dua l Diffe re ntia l fro nt e nd p ro vid e s e xc e lle nt line a rity while m inim izing the
ne e d fo r ne g a tive fe e db a c k, a nd the Ba ke r C la m p pre ve nts o utput/ d rive r d e vic e
satura tio n. Ho w the se c irc uits o pe ra te is c o ve re d in d e p th in the c irc uit the o ry se c tio n.
ARTIFACTS CAUSED BY
LATC HING AND PARASITIC
OSCILLATIO N
SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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SUMMARY O F FEATURES
FRO NT PANEL
1. G AIN
De te nte d g a in c o ntro ls a d just the le ve l se nt to e a c h o utp ut se c tio n. The g a in struc ture
is de sig ne d so tha t a +4dBu (1.23V rms) inp ut sig na l drive s the a mp lifie r to full rate d
p o we r into 4Ω.
2. METERS
The M•1200/ M•1400’ s me ters indic ate the re la tive o utput le ve l o f the a mp lifie r
re fe re nc e d to full po w e r. The SIG (sig na l p re se nt) se nse s the inp ut p rio r to the g a in
c o ntro l.
3. PRO TEC T
The Pro tec t LEDs lig ht ind ic a ting the c ha nne l ha s b e e n mute d fo r o ne o f the fo llo w ing
re a so ns:
• 4 se c o nd turn o n d e la y
• O utp ut d e vic e s b e yo nd Sa fe O p e ra ting Are a (SO A), a lso lig hts SHO RT LED(s).
• He a tsink te m p e ra ture b e yo nd 80 d e g re e s Ce lsius.
M•1200/M•1400 SERVIC E MANUAL
4. SHO RT
The Sho rt LEDs lig ht to sho w tha t the a mp lifier ha s e ng a g e d p ro te c tio n d ue to a sho rt o r
lo w imp e da nc e o n the o utput.
5. TEMP STATUS
The HO T LED lig hts to ind ic a te tha t the a mp lifier ha s e ng a g e d p ro te c tio n d ue to
he a tsink te m p e ra ture o r p o we r tra nsfo rme r c o re te mp e ra ture .
6. PO WER SWITC H
This re ma rka b le d e vic e re q uire s ye ars o f stud y to full c o m p rehe nd.
PR OFE SS IO NA L POW ER AMP LIFIE RFULL S YMM ETRY D UAL D IFFER ENTI AL HI GH CU RRE NT DE SIGN
CH
GAIN/dBCH
OL
3v
1
20
2218
-3
2v
2
1
6
1
4
8
SENSITIVITY
30
1v
1.23v (+4dBu)
-6
4
26
-9
-2
28
0
SIG
GAIN/dB
O
3
L
-3
-6
14
-9
-2
0
SIG
SENSITIVIT
2
v
2
221
0
8
2
2416
v
2
6
2
8
8
3
0
1v
1.23v (+4dBu)
Y
1123456
CH1CH
INTERNALSTATUS
PROTECT
SHORT
TEMP STATUS
CH
1&2
COLDHOT
2
ON
OFF
POWER
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SUMMA RY OF FEATURES
VERSIO N 1.1
REAR PANEL
1. SPEAKER O UTPUTS
The M•1400 ha s Spe a ko n
mo d e ls ha ve b ind ing po sts. Fo r b ridg e d mo no o p e ra tio n, the + o utp ut c o m e s fro m
c ha nne l o ne ’s po sitive te rmina l a nd - fro m c ha nne l two ’s po sitive .
c o nne c to rs whe re the M•1200 ha s ¼” sp e aker o utp uts. Bo th
2. INPUT
The M•1200/ M•1400 ha s b o th XLR and ¼” TRS inp uts. The y a re e le c tric a lly ide ntic a l
(w ire d in p a ra lle l). In b rid g e d m o no o r p a ra lle l m o no mo d e c ha nne l 2 inp ut is d isa b le d .
3. THROUGH
Ye t a no the r ja c k wire d in p a ra lle l with the Inp uts, the thro ug h ja c k pro vid e s a
c o nve nie nt w a y to c ha in a m p lifie rs o r p a ss the sig na l to a ny o the r d e vic e .
4. LO W CUT FILTER
Swe e ps the b uilt in hig h p a ss filte r fro m 10Hz to 170Hz.
5. C O NSTANT DIREC TIVITY HO RN EQ / AIR EQ
Built in she lving EQ p ro vide s hig h fre q ue nc y c o mp e nsa tio n whe n using c o nsta nt
d ire c tivity ho rns.
6. AMP MO DE
Thre e po sitio n slid e switc h se le c ts STEREO , PARALLEL MO NO o r BRIDG E MO NO o p e ra tio n.
C ha nne l O ne ’ s inp ut sig na l is use d fo r PARALLEL MO NO a nd BRIDG E MO NO o pe ratio n.
AMP MODE a nd O UTPUT APPLIC ATIO N switc he s sho uld no t b e c ha ng e d while the unit is
o n.
7. O UTPUT APPLICATIO N
Pla c ing the thre e p o sitio n slid e switc h in its c e nte r p o sitio n d e fe a ts the b uilt in LIMITER fo r
b o th c ha nne ls. Se le c ting SUB WO O FER e ng ag e s the b uilt in lo w pa ss filte r. The
FREQ UENC Y switc h se le c ts b e twe e n 125Hz a nd 63Hz c uto ff fo r the lo w p a ss filte r. In SUB
WO O FER m o d e , inputs 1 a nd 2 a re summe d re g a rd le ss o f AMP MO DE se tting .
(Re m e mb e r, huma n he a ring is una b le to d isc e rn d ire c tio n a t fre q ue nc ie s whe re the
wa ve le nth is g rea te r tha n the dista nc e b e twe e n yo ur e a rs, ~250Hz unle ss yo u ha ve a
g ro ssly larg e he a d!)
(MONO BRIDGE)
1200 WATTS
4 OHM LOAD MIN.
600 W A TTS CH
2 OHMS LOAD MIN.
120 VAC 50/60 Hz
1500 WATTS
CAUTION
MONO
BRIDGE
+
+
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
-
CH
2
+
--
CH
1
15
462
/ BRIDGE / MONO
CHANNEL
LOW CUT
FILTER
BALANCED
O
TYPICAL
RUNBALANCED
35 Hz
STAGE
MONITOR
100 Hz
170 Hz
OFF
CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY
HORN EQ/AIR EQ
4.5
k
Hz
ON
6k Hz2k Hz
AIR EQ
OFF
TYPICAL
INPUT
37
STEREO
TYPICAL
OUTPUT APPLICATION
FULL
RANGE
(
CH1 & CH2)
LIMITER
STEREO
TYPICAL
ON
AMP MODE
MONO BRIDGE
OFF
WOOFER
SUB
FREQUENCY
125Hz
63Hz
2
THRUTHRU
4
CHANNEL
HORN EQ/AIR EQ
LOW CUT
FILTER
TYPICAL
21
35 Hz
STAGE
MONITOR
100 Hz
170 HzOFF
4.5k Hz
6k Hz2k Hz
AIR EQAIR EQ
AIR EQ
INPUT
BALANCED
O
UNBALANCED
R
CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY
ON
OFF
TYPICAL
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SYSTEM OVERVIEW
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SPEC IFIC ATIO NS
M•1200/M•1400 SERVIC E MANUAL
C O NTINUO US AVERAG E O UTPUT
POWER, BO TH C HANNELS DRIVEN:
M• 120 0
225 wa tts pe r c ha nne l into 8 o hms fro m 20Hz to
20kHz, with no mo re tha n 0.025% THD
400 wa tts pe r c ha nne l into 4 o hms fro m 20Hz to
20kHz, with no mo re tha n 0.050% THD
600 wa tts pe r c ha nne l into 2 o hms fro m 20Hz to
20kHz, with no mo re tha n 0.095% THD
Bridg e d mono o p e ration:
800 wa tts into 8 o hm s fro m 20Hz to 20kHz, with
no mo re tha n 0.050% THD
1200 wa tts into 4 o hms fro m 20Hz to 20kHz, w ith
no mo re tha n 0.095% THD
Ma ximum Po w e r a t 1% THD:
250 wa tts p e r c ha nne l into 8 o hms
425 wa tts p e r c ha nne l into 4 o hms
640 wa tts p e r c ha nne l into 2 o hms
850 wa tts into 8 o hms b rid g e d
1280 wa tts into 4 o hms b rid g e d
M• 140 0 / M• 140 0i
250 wa tts pe r c ha nne l into 8 o hms fro m 20Hz to
20kHz, with no mo re tha n 0.012% THD
425 wa tts pe r c ha nne l into 4 o hms fro m 20Hz to
20kHz, with no mo re tha n 0.025% THD
630 wa tts pe r c ha nne l into 2 o hms fro m 20Hz to
20kHz, with no mo re tha n 0.050% THD
Bridg e d mo no o p e ra tio n:
850 wa tts into 8 o hm s fro m 20Hz to 20kHz, with
no mo re tha n 0.025% THD
1260 wa tts into 4 o hms fro m 20Hz to 20kHz, w ith
no mo re tha n 0.050% THD
Ma ximum Po we r a t 1% THD:
300 wa tts p e r c ha nne l into 8 o hms
500 wa tts p e r c ha nne l into 4 o hms
700 wa tts p e r c ha nne l into 2 o hms
1000 wa tts into 8 o hms b rid g e d
1400 wa tts into 4 o hms b rid g e d
No te: Po w e r ra ting s a re sp e c ifie d a t
120VAC (U.S. a nd C a na d a ) a nd 240VAC
(Expo rt) line vo lta g e s.
The M•1200/ M•1400 p o we r a m p lifie rs d ra w
la rg e a mo unts o f c urre nt fro m the AC line with
c o ntinuo us sine wa ve te sting . A c c ura te
me a sure m e nt o f p o we r re q uire s a stea d y a nd
sta b le AC sup p ly. This me ans the line
imp e d a nc e m ust b e ve ry lo w to insure tha t the
p e a k AC line vo lta g e do e s no t sa g to le ss tha n
97% o f its va lue .
If d riving hig hly re a c tive lo a ds, w e re c o mme nd
tha t the lim ite r c irc uit b e e ng ag e d.
POWER BANDWIDTH:
20Hz to 70kHz (+0, –3 dB)
FREQ UENC Y RESPONSE:
20Hz to 40kHz (+0, –1 dB)
10Hz to 70kHz (+0, –3 dB)
DISTO RTIO N:
THD, SMPTE IMD, TIM< 0.025% @ 8Ω
< 0.050% @ 4Ω
< 0.150% @ 2Ω
SIGNAL-TO -NOISE RATIO :
> 107 d B be lo w ra te d p o we r into 4 o hms
C HANNEL SEPARATIO N:
> 80 d B @ 1kHz
DAMPING FAC TOR:
350 minimum
INPUT IMPEDANC E:
20k b a la nc e d b rid g ing
INPUT SENSITIVITY:
1.23 vo lts (+4 d Bu) fo r ra te d p o we r into 4 o hms
G AIN:
30.25 d B (32.5V/ V)
MAXIMUM INPUT LEVEL:
9.75 vo lts (+22 d Bu)
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SPEC IFIC ATIO NS
VERSIO N 1.1
RISE TIME:
< 4.4µs
SLEW RATE:
Vo lta g e Sle w Rate> 50V/ µs
> 100V/ µs b rid g e d
C urre nt Sle w Rate> 32A/ µs a t 2Ω
C MRR:
> 40 d B, 20Hz to 20kHz
LO AD ANGLE:
8(±jx) time ind e pe nd e nt a t 8Ω
4(±jx) time d e p end e nt, T > 6 min. a t 4Ω
2(1±jx) time d e p e nde nt, T > 2 m in. a t 2Ω
TRANSIENT RECO VERY:
< 1µs fo r 20 dB o ve rdrive @ 1kHz
HIG H FREQUENCY O VERLOAD AND
LATC HING:
No latc h up a t a ny fre q ue nc y o r le ve l.
HIG H FREQUENCY STABILITY:
Unc o nd itio na lly sta b le d riving a ny re a c tive o r
c ap a c itive lo ad .
TURN ON DELAY:
3 se c o nd s
LIMITER SEC TIO N:
C o mp le me ntary Po sitive a nd Ne g ative Pe a k
De te c ting
INDICATO RS:
6 m e te r LEDs p e r c ha nne l
SIG (Sig na l Pre se nt), –20, –9, –6, –3, O L
(O v e rlo a d )
C H 1 & 2
PROTEC T LEDs
SHO RT LEDs
TEMP STATUS
C O LD/ HO T LEDs
POWER CO NSUMPTIO N:
65 wa tts a t id le
900 wa tts w ith m usic al p ro g ra m fully lo a de d
(2 o hms p e r sid e , o r 4 o hms b rid g e d )
550 wa tts w ith m usic al p ro g ra m fully lo a de d
(4 o hms p e r sid e , o r 8 o hms b rid g e d )
850 wa tts a t full p o we r into 8 o hms
(c o ntinuo us sine w a ve )
1500 wa tts a t full p o we r into 4 o hms
(c o ntinuo us sine w a ve )
2500 wa tts a t full p o we r into 2 o hms
(c o ntinuo us sine w a ve )
AC LINE PO WER:
US120VAC , 60Hz
Euro pe240VAC , 50/ 60Hz
Jap a n100VAC , 50/ 60Hz
Ko re a220VAC , 60Hz
VARIABLE LO W-C UT FILTER:
10Hz (Off) to 170Hz, 2nd Orde r Be ssel
SUBWO O FER LOW-PASS FILTER:
Switc he d : 63Hz/125Hz, 3rd Ord e r Be sse l
C O NSTANT DIRECTIVITY HIG H
FREQ UENC Y BO O ST:
2kHz to 6kHz (+3 dB p o ints)
6 d B/ o c tave hig h-freq ue nc y she lving filter,
(she lving o c c urs a t a p p ro xima te ly 30kHz)
AC DRO P-O UT VO LTAG E:
At a p p ro xima te ly 50% o f ra te d line vo lta g e
PHYSICAL:
He ig ht3.5 inc he s (89mm)
Width19.0 inc he s (483mm)
De p th15.25 inc he s (387mm)
O ve ra ll De p th16.25 inc he s (413mm )
Ha nd le De p th1.25 inc he s (32mm)
We ig ht36 p o und s (16.3kg )
Sinc e w e are a lw a ys striving to ma ke o ur stuff
b e tte r at Ma c kie De sig ns b y inc o rpo ra ting ne w
a nd imp ro v e d ma te ria ls, c o m p o ne nts, a nd
ma nufa c turing m e tho ds, w e re se rve the right to
c ha ng e the se sp e c ific a tio ns a t a ny time
witho ut no tic e .
SPEC IFIC ATIO NS
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C IRC UIT THEO RY
Muc h o f the c irc uitry in the M•1200/ M•1400 is se lf e xp la na to ry fro m the sc he ma tic . This
se c tio n will e xp lain the uniq ue c irc uits a nd a rc hite c ture. Samp les in this se c tio n will re fer
to C ha nne l 1 (Le ft) fo r c irc uitry tha t is id e ntic a l o n b o th c ha nne ls.
INPUT C IRC UITRY
Re fe r to sc he ma tic o n p a g e 23.
The sig na l p a th b e g ins with the INPUT BO ARD. Fo llo wing C ha nne l 1’ s inp ut, sig na l is fe d
to a unity g a in d iffe re ntia l o p -a mp , U1A . The sig na l is ne xt se nt to U1B whic h se rve s a s
b o th HPF a nd C D ho rn EQ. If no t in SUBWO O FER m o d e , the sum ming a m p (U2B) a nd
LPF’ s (U3A, U3B) a re b yp a sse d . The sig na l is se nt via J11 to the ga in c o ntro l o n the
DISPLAY BOARD. Afte r the g a in c o ntro l, the sig na l is b uffe re d b y U7A, returne d to the
INPUT BO ARD a nd ro ute d to the MAIN BO ARD via J16.
C ha nne l 2’ s inp ut sig na l pa th is e le c tric ally id e ntic a l to C ha nne l 1’ s in STEREO m o d e . In
PARALLEL MO NO m o de C ha nne l 2’ s inp ut sig na l is ig no re d a nd C ha nne l 1’ s inp ut is se nt
to C ha nne l 2’ s g a in c o ntro l via SW5A. Fo r BRIDG E MO NO o pe ratio n, C ha nne l 1’ s inp ut
sig na l is inve rte d b y U2A a nd ro ute d to the MAIN BO ARD via SW5C .
M•1200/M•1400 SERVIC E MANUAL
PO WER AMPLIFIER CIRC UITRY
Re fe r to sc he ma tic o n p a g e 27.
The M•1200/ M•1400 use a c la ss AB trip le d a rling to n o utput with c o m p le me nta ry o utput
d e vic e s. The m a in p o we r sup p ly is +/ - 80V, the re is a lso a +/ - 90V sup p ly fo r the fro nt
e nd c irc uitry. C ha nne ls are mute d fo r 4 se c o nd s o n p o we r up a s C53 c ha rg e s via R203.
Muting is a c hie ve d b y turning o ff Q73, re mo ving c urre nt so urc e s fo r the diffe rentia l pa irs.
(Wa it a minute ! PAIRS? Re a d o n…)
An imme d ia te ly o b vio us d e pa rture fro m sta nd a rd d e sig ns is the Dua l Diffe re ntia ls a nd
Symme tric al Vo lta g e Am p s. The re a so ning b e hind this fro nt e nd a rc hite c ture is
a c tua lly q uite simple . Tra nsisto rs tra nsfe r c ha ra c te ristic s a re no t e ntire ly line a r, so e ve n
the b e st c o nve ntio na l fro nt e nd d e sig n will intro duc e so me d isto rtio n. Mo st a mp lifie rs
use ne g a tive fe e db a c k to re duc e this p ro b le m (c re a ting a fe w m o re in the p ro c e ss).
Ma c kie FR Se rie s a m p lifie rs ta ke a d iffe re nt a p p ro a c h. By using two c o m p le m e nta ry
“ m irro r ima g e ” fro nt e nd c irc uits a ny d isto rtio n c ause d b y no n-line a r tra nsisto r c urve s is
e ffe c tive ly c anc e le d o ut in the b ia s string , w itho ut fe e db a c k!
Ano the r d e sig n fe a ture uniq ue to Ma c kie FR Se rie s Am p lifie rs is the Ba ke r C la m p . The
Ba ke r C la m p ha s two func tio ns; 1) Pre ve nt o utp ut/ d rive r tra nsisto rs sa tura ting , 2) Drive
the LIMITER LDR. Re fe rring to the le ft ma in a m p sc he m a tic , Q27 is a c o m m o n b a se
a m p lifie r, it will turn o n if Q 31’ s c o lle c to r rise s mo re tha n two dio d e dro p s a b o ve the
+80V sup p ly, p re ve nting it fro m rising furthe r. The re a re thre e d io d e d ro p s b e twe e n
Q 31’ s c o lle c to r a nd the b a se o f drive r tra nsisto r Q 28 (D3, D2, Q29V
se e a vo lta g e g re a te r tha n o ne dio d e dro p b e lo w the +80V sup p ly, e ve n if the +80V
supp ly fluc tua te s. Q 27 a lso drive s the lim ite r LDR LED U2A. The ne g ative sid e ha s the
same c irc uit mirro re d .
). Q 29 will ne ve r
b e
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VERSIO N 1.1
PRO TECTIO N CIRC UITS
Re fe r to sc he ma tic s o n pa g e s 27-29.
The M•1200/ M•1400 ha s two o utput p ro te c tio n c irc uits in a d d itio n to the ra il fuse s. The
first mute s the a m p if the o utput d e vic e s a re lo a d e d b e yo nd the ir safe o p e ra ting a re a
(SOA). The se c o nd is a c ro wb a r c irc uit tha t e nsure s the ra il fuse s b lo w if the re is DC o n
the o utp ut.
SOA PRO TEC TIO N
The SO A p ro te c tio n c irc uit se nse s the vo lta g e dro p a c ro ss the e mitte r re sisto rs muc h like
sta nd a rd VI c urrent limiting tra nsisto rs. Q 76 a nd Q 77 will turn o n if the e m itte r d ro p
e xc e ed s ~1V. If the y a re o n fo r lo ng e no ug h to c ha rg e C38 (thro ug h R159) , the SO A
p ro te c tio n c irc uit is a c tiva te d b y tra nsisto r sw itc he s Q 79 a nd Q 78.
If SOA d e te c tio n is tripp e d, the c ha nne l is mute d b y d isc ha rg ing C 53 thro ug h R200 a nd
D65, fa n sp e e d is inc re a se d , a nd the “ SHO RT” LED lig hts.
DC CRO WBARS
The DC Cro w b a r c irc uit pro te c ts spe a ke rs in the e ve nt o f a n o utput fa ilure b y b lo wing
a ll rail fuse s. SC Rs Q 21-24 a re use d to sho rt the +/ - 80V sup p ly supp lie s to g ro und .
O utp ut sig na l fro m b o th sid e s is fe d thro ug h 100K re sisto rs R90, R89 to C 21, e sse ntia lly
fo rming a LPF. DC o n e ithe r o utput will trig g e r c o m p a ra to r U4A (po sitive ) o r U4B
(ne g ative ). The SCRs are the n fire d via d rive r tra nsisto rs Q87, Q 88.
NOTE:
The LM339 c o m p a ra to r IC is use d e xte nsive ly in the
M•1200/ M•1400. It diffe rs fro m a sta nd a rd o p -a mp
use d a s a c o mp a ra to r in tha t it ha s a n o pe n
c o lle c to r o utp ut. If the vo lta g e a t the inve rting input
e xc e ed s the no n-inve rting , the LM339’ s o utp ut
switc he s to it’ s ne g a tive sup p ly. Othe rwise , the
o utp ut is o p e n.
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THERMAL MANAG EMENT
Re fe r to sc he ma tic o n p a g e 29.
The M•1200/ M•1400 T-De sig n He a tsink/ Fa n c o o ls o utp ut de vic e s e ve nly a nd d o e s no t
c o lle c t dust o n the c irc uitry. The fa n o pe ra te s a t two sp e e d s, c o ntro lle d b y the
a m p lifie r. An LM35DZ mo unte d in the c e nte r o f the he a tsink p ro vide s te m p e ra ture
info rma tio n to the fa n c o ntro l a nd o ve rte mp c irc uits. The re is a lso a the rma l b re a ke r in
the p o we r tra nsfo rme r.
FAN CO NTRO L C IRC UIT
The fa n vo lta g e c o me s fro m a fe e d b a c k re g ula to r c irc uit fo rme d b y Q 91 a nd Q 92. The
o utp ut vo lta g e is p ro g ra m m e d b y the ra tio o f R209 to R211/ / R207 (/ / =p a ra lle l). Whe n
the unit is p o we re d up C 83 c ha rg e s thro ug h R241 p ro viding a 40 sec o nd d e la y b e fo re
the fa n sta rts. As C83 c ha rg e s, U6D’ s o utput switc he s to -16V, sta rting the fa n. The n
U6A’ s o utp ut switc he s to o pe n, a llo w ing U6B to inc re a se the fa n sp e e d , if trig ge re d . R240
a nd C 82 g ive the fa n e xtra vo ltag e whe n starting .
The fa n sp e e d is inc re a se d b y U6B a dd ing R211 in p a ra lle l w ith R207. (Q 91 w a nts it’s
b a se a dio d e dro p a b o ve g ro und , so Q 92 d o ub le s its Em itte r vo lta g e ). U6B is trigg e re d
b y U4D to inc re a se fa n sp e e d if;
M•1200/M•1400 SERVIC E MANUAL
• C ha nne l 1 SOA p ro te c tio n is ac tiva te d (U5C ), O R
• C ha nne l 2 SOA p ro te c tio n is ac tiva te d (U5D), O R
• The he a tsink is a b o ve 60 d e g C ( U5B) A ND p ro g ra m is d e te c te d (U4C ), O R
• The he a tsink te m p e ra ture is a b o ve 80 d e g C ( U5A).
U6C a nd Q 89 a re use d to re se t the c irc uit o n po we r d o wn. Und e r no rm a l o p e ra tio n
C 50 is c ha rg e d via D57, Ho lding Q 89 o ff. Whe n p o w e r is re mo ve d C 50 d isc ha rg e s a nd
Q 89 switc he s o n a s the ra ils c o lla p se . Whe n the vo lta g e o n Q89’ s c o lle c to r fa lls be lo w
g ro und U6 switc he s to the ne g a tive ra il d isc ha rg ing C 82 a nd C 83.
THERMAL SHUTDO WN
Extre me he a tsink o r tra nsfo rme r c o re te m p e ra ture will a c tiva te O VERTEMP. U5A
a c tiva te s o ve rte mp if the LM35DZ de te c ts he a tsink te m p e ra ture a b o ve 80 d e g C .
Fe e d b ac k re sisto r R137 re sc ale s U5A ’ s vo lta g e re fe re nc e so tha t the he a tsink must c o o l
to b e lo w 50 d e g C b efo re o ve rte m p is d e a c tiva te d . O ve rte m p c a n a lso b e a c tiva te d
b y the p o we r tra nsfo rme r the rma l b re a ke r (via Q 89) . In e ithe r c a se , b o th c ha nne l a re
mute d via D69 a nd D66.
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VERSIO N 1.1
SERVIC E PRO C EDURES
MEC HANIC AL PRO C EDURES
The M•1200/ M•1400 d e sig n a llo ws e a sy re mo va l o f all c o m p o ne nts a nd a sse m b lie s.
Disasse m b ly a nd re a sse mb ly sho uld b e se lf e vid e nt. This m a nua l ha s e xplo d e d
d iag rams in the pa rts se c tio n.
Se ve ra l imp o rta nt p o ints c o nc e rning the asse mb ly:
• 4 o f the sc re w s tha t se c ure the to p c o ve r a lso ho ld the fro nt e xtrusio n ( c urve d
p iec e ) in p la c e . Whe n re mo ving the to p c o ve r, b e c a re ful tha t the fro nt e xtrusio n is
no t d ro p p e d.
• If the MAIN PC B is re mo ve d , b e sure the sma lle r he a d ma c hine sc re w s (750-050-04)
a re re p lac e d ne xt to the filte r c ap s. The la rg e r he a d m a c hine sc re w s c an a rc to the
c ap a c ito r b o dy.
• Be sure a ll tywra p s a re re pla c e d a nd tha t no wire s a re in d a ng e r o f b e ing p inc he d
in-b e twe e n the c o ve r a nd he a tsink.
REQ UIRED EQ UIPMENT LIST
• 30 MHz dua l tra c e o sc illo sc o p e
• DMM ( Must b e c a p a b le o f m e a suring 8m V DC with a minim um o f 2 d ig its o f
a c c ura c y, a nd d o wn to .1Ω)
• Sine w a ve o sc illa to r / Func tio n g ene ra to r (20Hz - 20KHz)
• 4 lo a d re sisto rs (8Ω with a m inim um 500W p o we r ra ting )
• 10A / 120V Va ria c With AC vo ltm e te r a nd a d e fe a ta b le a mme te r (1 Amp full ra ng e )
o r wa ttme te r (300 Wa tts full rang e )
• 0.1uF 400V film c a p a c ito r insta lle d a c ro ss dua l b a na na p lug
• 16 A WG sho rting jump e r installe d a c ro ss d ua l b a na na p lug
REC O MMENDED EQ UIPMENT LIST (PERFO RMANCE VERIFICATIO N)
•Disto rtio n a na lyzer a nd lo w d isto rtio n o sc illa to r.
(C a p a b le o f re so lving d isto rtio n a s lo w a s 0.002% fro m 20Hz to 20KHz)
•2500W AC p o we r so urc e .
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TRO UBLESHO O TING TIPS - O UTPUT FAILURES
Afte r a c a ta stro phic fa ilure , it is like ly tha t the fo ur +/ -80V sup p ly fuses will b e b lo w n.
Re p lac e fuse s a nd ve ry slowly b ring up the Va ria c while m o nito ring line c o nsum p tio n. It
is like ly tha t sub sta ntia l line c urre nt will be p ulle d due to sho rte d o utput p a rts. At the
same time , lo o k fo r DC o ffse t a t the o utp ut. O ffse t o f g re a te r tha n +/ - 2.8V w ill trig g e r
the p ro te c tio n c irc uits a nd re -b lo w the fo ur fuse s. Ke e p the o utput o ffse t b e lo w +/ - 2V,
o r te m p o ra rily d e fe a t the DC-o ffse t d e te c to r (Lift o ne sid e o f D56).
Re mo ve the ma in b o a rd fro m the unit a nd c he c k fo r sho rte d o utput tra nsisto rs. If o ne
b a d o utp ut is fo und , re p lac e a ll e ight in the c ha nne l. Whe n a n o utput d e vic e sho rts it
c an p la c e hig h c urre nt stre sse s o n the o the r o utp ut pa rts. The se o utput p a rts c a n fa il
o ve r time . Sinc e lo ng te rm re liab ility is p a ra mo unt, ple a se re p lac e a ll the o utputs.
All e ig ht o f the 3W 0.22Ω e m itte r re sisto rs must b e ve rifie d fo r pro pe r va lue . Any o ff-
to le ra nc e, o r o p e n p a rts, ne e d to b e re p la c e d . An o ff to le ra nc e (hig he r re sista nc e )
e mitte r re sisto r will p re ve nt it’ s re la te d o utput tra nsisto r fro m “ d o ing it’ s sha re ” a nd w ill
p lac e m o re stre ss o n it’ s ma te s in the o utp ut se c tio n. Also ve rify the 8 b a se d rive re sisto rs
(2.2Ω, 1/ 4W, fusib le ) a re a ll O K. Ve rify tha t the d rive rs and p re-d rive rs a re no t sho rte d . If
o ne drive r is sho rte d re p lac e it’ s ma te . Do the sa m e with the p re -d rive rs. Also c he c k a ll
the re sisto rs surro und ing the drive rs and p re -d rive rs.
C he c k the VI limite rs a nd d e te c to rs. It is no t unc o m m o n to d a m a ge the se p a rts whe n
the a mp lifie r fa ils in a sp e c ta c ula r w a y! Lo o k fo r sho rts o n Q76, Q77, Q 94, Q 95, Q 83,
Q 84, Q 96, a nd Q 97. Ve rify p ro p e r va lue o n the re sisto rs tha t g o to the b a se s o f the se
d e vic e s. It is c ritic a l tha t the se se c tio ns a re wo rking c o rre c tly. Sho rte d tra nsisto rs c a n
c ause so m e o dd a symme tric al c lipp ing pro b le m s. O p e n p a rts will no t a llo w the c urre nt
limiting to o pe ra te e ffe c tive ly. If p ro b le ms e xist in the se se c tio ns the amp lifie r mig ht fa il
into a sho rt, o r m ig ht c lip p re m a ture ly w he n lo a d e d to 2Ω.
All o f the a bo ve tro ub le sho o ting (No t inc lud ing p a rt re p la c e me nt) takes pe rha p s 15 to
30 m inute s to d o . If yo u ta ke the time , a nd d o a ll tha t is ind ic a te d a bo ve , it will allo w
99% o f the a mp lifie rs to c o me up the first time ! Trying to hurry, a nd skip p ing w ha t is
sug g e ste d , c an lea d to a frustra ting a nd time c o nsum ing re p a ir.
Slo w ly b ring up the sup p ly a nd ve rify tha t line c o nsump tio n isn’ t e xc e ssive a nd tha t the
o utp ut is c e nte re d (no DC o ffse t). It mig ht b e d e sira ble to d e fe a t the a mp lifie r muting
(C o nne c t U5-12, 13, & 14 to g e the r) te m p o ra rily so the a m p lifie rs are a c tive e ve n w he n
the sup p lie s a re still ve ry lo w. If the a m p sta ys c e nte re d , ve rify tha t it will pa ss a nic e
c le an sine w a ve . Re mo ve a ny te st jum p e rs (I.E. DC -fa ult d e fe a t & muting d e fe a t) a nd
p ro c e e d to the “ Re lia b ility Ve rific atio n” se c tio n.
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VERSIO N 1.1
BIAS AND TEST PRO C EDURE
Afte r the unit ha s b e e n re pa ire d , the fo llo wing sho uld b e d o ne to a ssure lo ng te rm
re lia b le o p e ra tio n. If a d isto rtio n a na lyze r is pre se nt, d isto rtio n spe c ific atio ns sho uld b e
ve rifie d .
1. Ad justs bia s in b o th c ha nne ls (R1 & R51) fo r 8m V +/ - 0.3mV a t b ia s te st po ints (J53 &
J54) a fte r unit ha s id le d fo r a fe w m inute s. With Full AC line vo lta g e a p p lie d to unit,
it will p ull a ro und 65W fro m the line (900mA a t 120V). Me a sure fo r DC o ffse t o n b o th
o utp ut c o nne c to rs. DC o ffse t sho uld b e less tha n +/ - 50m V.
2. Ap p ly a 1KHz sine w a ve to the inputs a nd ve rify tha t the unlo a d e d o utp uts ha ve a
wa ve fo rm tha t is sym m e tric a l a nd und isto rte d . Drive the o utputs into c lipp ing a nd
ve rify symme tric a l “fla t-to p p ing ” o n the wa ve fo rm.
3. Re d uc e o utput le ve ls, install the 0.1uF c a p a c ito r jump e r fro m the o utp ut to g ro und
c o nne c tio ns, a nd ve rify tha t c lipp ing be ha vio r is p ro p e r. Ve rify tha t no hig h
fre q ue nc y o sc illa tio n o c c urs ne ar a nd a t c lipp ing (p a ra sitic o sc illa tio n).
4. Re m o ve c a p a c itive lo a d ing a nd m inimize sine o utp ut. Ve rify a nd re -a d just b ia s if
re q uire d . No te tha t the b ia s will no t d rift a p p re c ia bly in a unit tha t is func tio ning
p ro p e rly.
5. C o nne c t the a m p lifie r d ire c tly to the AC line a nd c o nne c t a n 8Ω d ummy lo a d to
b o th c ha nne ls. Bring sine w a ve le ve l up o n b o th c ha nne ls a nd ve rify sym m e tric a l
c lipp ing . The o utput will c lip so m e w he re b e twe e n 120V - 140V p k/ p k de p e nd ing o n
ho w stiff the line is. C lip p ing sho uld b e a s de sc rib e d a b o ve . Ad d the 0.1uF
c ap a c itive lo a d ing a nd ve rify c lip p ing is still we ll b e ha ve d .
6. Ind ivid ua lly lo a d Cha nne l 1 a nd C ha nne l 2 with 2Ω. Clip p ing sho uld b e
symme tric al, we ll b e ha ve d , a nd o c c ur so m e w he re a ro und 80V - 100V p k/ p k. Ve rify
tha t c lipp ing is we ll b e ha ve d a fte r a d d ing the 0.1uF c a p a c itive lo a d ing .
7. Re d uc e o utput le ve l to 20V p k/ p k a nd sho rt first c ha nne l o ne a nd the n c ha nne l
two . The fro nt p a ne l “sho rt” a nd “ p ro te c t” LEDs sho uld fla sh o n the re sp e c tive
c ha nne ls.
8. Pla c e a mp lifie r in b rid g e m o de a nd c o nne c t 4Ω lo a d ing to brid g e o utputs (a c ro ss
b o th “ +” o utp ut b ind ing po sts). Slip so me c a rd sto c k b e twe e n the he atsink-o utle ts
a nd c ha ssis sid e s. Mo nito r o ne o f the o utputs a nd a d just fo r a 20V p k/ p k sig na l.
Sho rt a c ro ss b o th o utputs and ve rify tha t a ll fo ur ‘ Sho rt” a nd “ Pro te c t” LEDs lig ht and
the a mp lifie r mute s.
9. Re m o ve sho rt, mo nito r o ne o f the o utputs, a nd a d just fo r a 60V p k/ p k sine o utput
(450W o f o utput p o we r b rid g e d ). Afte r a fe w m inute s the fa n w ill be g in running fa st
(he a tsink a t 60°C ) a nd a sho rt tim e late r the a m p lifie r w ill mute (he a tsink a t 80°C).
The “ Ho t” a nd “ p ro te c t” LEDs w ill c o m e o n. Re m o ve c a rd sto c k a nd a fte r a fe w
minute s the a m p lifie r will c o m e o ut o f m ute mo de a nd the “c o ld ” LED will re turn.
10. Disc o nne c t lo ad ing a nd re m o ve drive . Re c o nne c t a m p lifie r to Va ria c a nd c o nfirm
tha t the id le c o nsump tio n is ro ug hly 65W o r 900mA, a s b e fo re . C o nne c t the
a m p lifie r to sp e ake rs a nd ve rify tha t it so und s OK w ith m usic .
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VERSIO N 1.1
PARTS
Q UICK PARTS
FRO NT PANEL
CH
GAIN/dBCH
3v
1
20
2218
2v
2
1
4
6
26
1
4
28
8
30
1v
1.23v (+4dBu)
SENSITIVITY
PR OFE SS IO NA L POW ER AMP LIFIE RFULL S YMM ETRY D UAL D IFFER ENTI AL HI GH CU RRE NT DE SIGN
OL
-3
-6
-9
-2
0
SIG
3
L
-3
-6
14
-9
-2
0
SIG
SENSITIVIT
2
v
2
1
2
0
8
2
2
2416
v
2
6
8
2
8
3
0
1v
1.23v (+4dBu)
Y
GAIN/dB
O
CH1CH
INTERNALSTATUS
PROTECT
SHORT
TEMP STATUS
CH
1&2
COLDHOT
2
ON
OFF
POWER
HANDLE ASSEMBLYS
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LEFT, 080-023-20
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