TRIAD INSTALLATION GUIDE - 4-ZONE AND 8-ZONE POWER AMPLIFIER
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INTRODUCTION
The Triad 4-Zone and 8-Zone Power Amplifers deliver high-performance,
reliability, and robust amplification in a compact form factor—providing the
perfect solution for distributed audio systems. Fast wake-from-standby
time and high-resolution audio quality output make this amplifier worthy
of any audio solution. Seamless integration with the Triad Audio Matrix
Switches and other Triad Power Amplifiers provides you with an easily
configurable, fully featured audio distribution solution for any size home.
SUPPORTED MODELS
• TS-PAMP8-100 Triad 8-Zone Power Amplifier
• TS-PAMP4-100 Triad 4-Zone Power Amplifier
BOX CONTENTS
• 4 or 8-Zone Power Amplifier
• IEC power cable
• Phoenix-style speaker connectors
• Rack-mount ears and screws
• Mono 3.5 mm 12V trigger cable
FEATURES
• Powerful amplification driven by ICEpower modules delivers a dynamic,
high-resolution audio experience
• Class-D amplification runs cool allowing you to stack one amplifier on
top of the other
• Bridgeable outputs provide double the amplification for areas that
require more amplifier power
• 1U height takes up half the rack space of other multi-room amplifiers
• Fast wake from standby using 12V trigger from Triad Audio Matrix
Switches—ideal for time-sensitive audio announcements and quick
audio zone turn on
• Standby mode saves energy by muting audio when not in use
• Three power control options—12V trigger, audio sensing, or always on
• Global input allows a single audio input to be linked to multiple
amplifier outputs with a simple dip switch
• Global output allows you to chain multiple amplifiers together to create
large audio zones
• Over-current protection prevents amplifier channels from overloading
due to short circuits or incorrect wiring
• Thermal protection shuts down amplifier channels if thermal limits are
exceeded, preventing damage
WARNINGS
WARNING! Do not expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing.
Do not place objects filled with liquids near the apparatus.
AVERTISSEMENT ! N’exposez pas l’appareil à l’égoutture ou à
l’éclaboussement. Ne placez pas les objets remplis de liquides près
de l’appareil.
WARNING! To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not
expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
AVERTISSEMENT ! Pour réduire le risque du feu ou de choc
électrique, n’exposez pas cet appareil à la pluie ou à l’humidité.
IMPORTANT! Using this product in a manner other than outlined
in this document voids your warranty. Further, Control4 is NOT
liable for any damage incurred with the misuse of this product. See
“Warranty.”
IMPORTANT ! Employer ce produit en quelque sorte autre que
décrit dans ce document vide votre garantie. De plus, Control4
n’est pas responsable d’aucun dommage encouru avec l’abus de ce
produit. Voyez que « garantie. »
IMPORTANT! Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized
or grounding-type plug. The wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your
outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.
WARNING! To reduce the risk of fire, do not install this device in
a cabinet that is smaller than 20” (50.8 cm) wide × 20” (50.8 cm)
deep × 12” (30.5 cm) high. If you do, the device may overheat.
AVERTISSEMENT ! Pour réduire les risques d’incendie, ne pas
installer cet appareil dans une armoire qui est plus petit que 20”
(50.8cm) de large × 20” (50.8 cm) de profondeur × 12” (30.5 cm)
de haut. Si vous le faites, l’appareil peut surchauer.
FRONT AND REAR PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
FRONT PANEL 4-ZONE AND 8-ZONE AMPLIFIERS
A Zone Status LEDs—Lights blue when an amplifier zone is on, red if in
overcurrent protection, and orange if in thermal shutdown
• Power LED—Lights blue when amplifier powers on.
BACK PANEL 4-ZONE AND 8-ZONE AMPLIFIER
• Power connector—Use the supplied power cord to connect power.
• 12V TRIGGER IN/OUT— Trigger input for 12V control of amplifier power.
Connects to trigger output of audio matrix or other 12V trigger device.
Trigger output chains 12V control to another amplifier trigger input.
• GLOBAL OUT—RCA connectors for a global line-level stereo audio out.
Outputs whatever audio device is plugged into Zone 1 Input/GLOBAL IN.
• Zone 1 input/GLOBAL IN—RCA connectors for stereo line in. Can be
used as a global audio input or input for zone 1. GAIN dial is used to
adjust input level for zone 1 or global in. The recommended starting gain
level is 6. CLIP LED turns red when input gain is too high, causing the
amplifier zone to clip.
• Zone 2-4 (8) input—RCA connectors for stereo line in for zones 2-4 (8).
GAIN dial is used to adjust input level for each zone. The recommended
starting gain level is 6. CLIP LED turns red when input gain is too high
for each zone, causing the amplifier zone to clip.
• BRIDGE MODE—Set switches to On to bridge left/right amplifier
channels for a zone. When channels are bridged, use the RCA input
labeled BRIDGE.
• LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT—Set switches to On to link a zone to the
GLOBAL IN or set the ALL switch to On to link all zones to the GLOBAL
IN.
• POWER MODE—Set to ON/12V/AUDIO to configure the amplifier’s
power setting.
• ZONE OUTPUTS—4 (8) stereo zone outputs using two 8 (16)-position
Phoenix-style connectors for speaker wiring connections.
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INSTALLING THE AMPLIFIER
The 4-Zone and 8-Zone Power Amplifiers come with rack-mount ears and
can be installed in a 1U rack space.
Installing the 4-Zone and 8-Zone Power Amplifiers in a rack:
1 Attach the rack ears to the sides of the amplifier using the provided
screws.
Note: Rack ears can be installed to the front or the back of the
amplifier as needed.
2 Install into rack and connect cabling.
CAUTION! To prevent damage, maintain adequate ventilation space
to the sides of the amplifier. Amplifiers can be stacked vertically,
but be sure not to place the amplifier next to other components
or against the side of a cabinet. Doing so will block ventilation
openings.
ATTENTION ! Pour éviter tout dommage, maintenir un espace
de ventilation adéquate sur les côtés de l’amplificateur. Les
amplificateurs peuvent être empilés verticalement, mais veillez à ne
pas placer l’amplificateur à côté d’autres composants ou sur le côté
d’une armoire. Cela évitera de bloquer les ouvertures de ventilation.
CONNECTING THE AMPLIFIER
This device is designed to operate as part of the Control4 home system
which requires physical audio connections and connections in Composer
Pro to function as designed. This section describes how to set up the
physical connections required for the amplifier and some of the devices
associated with it.
WARNING! Connecting speaker wires or input cables while the
amplifier is powered may cause electrical shock and could damage
the amplifier. Unplug the power cord before making connections.
AVERTISSEMENT ! Les fils se reliants de haut-parleur ou les câbles
entrés tandis que l’amplificateur est actionné, peuvent causer le
choc et pourraient endommager l’amplificateur. Débranchez le
cordon de secteur avant d’établir des rapports.
CONNECTING AUDIO INPUTS
The 4-Zone and 8-Zone Power Amplifiers accepts stereo line-level audio
connections to their inputs jacks. Each zone input will pass amplified audio
to the respective zone speaker output. Alternatively, each zone can be
linked individually to the GLOBAL IN (shared with input 1).
1 Connect the audio cables to the ZONE INPUTS (1-8) audio input jacks.
2 (Optional) Connect the audio cable to GLOBAL IN (input 1) and link
speaker outputs to the GLOBAL IN by moving the dip switch up for
that zone to the On position.
3 (Optional) Connect an audio cable to the GLOBAL OUT to duplicate
the audio source connected to the GLOBAL IN and pass that audio to
another amplifier.
CONNECTING SPEAKERS
The 4-Zone and 8-Zone Power Amplifiers can power four (or eight)
stereo zones of audio and has phoenix-style terminal blocks for speaker
connections. Speakers can also be wired to bridge channels to increase the
power available to the speakers.
To connect stereo speakers:
1 Remove the speaker connector.
2 Connect speaker wire to the speaker connector and reinsert the
speaker connector into the amplifier.
IMPORTANT! The common signal of these speaker outputs must
not be connected together or to any other common signal. Do
not connect the L – and R – (negative) terminals together. Doing
so will result in a fault condition and the amplifier will either shut
down or not work properly.
CAUTION! Check the polarity of the speakers and wires before
connecting to the amplifier.
ATTENTION ! Vérifiez la polarité des enceintes et des câbles
avant de brancher à l’amplificateur.
To connect bridged speakers:
1 Set the BRIDGE MODE dipswitch, if needed, for each zone by moving
the dip switch up for that zone to the ON position.
2 Connect + terminal from the speaker to the + terminal of the left
channel (L).
3 Connect the - terminal from the speaker to the - terminal of the right
channel (R) on the amplifier.
In bridged mode, both amplifier channels will output the same audio. A
mono source can be connected to the Bridge input to create a bridged
mono output, or a stereo source can be connected to two Bridge
inputs (using two zones) to create a bridged stereo output.
SETTING UP THE AMPLIFIER POWER MODE
The 4-Zone and 8-Zone Power Amplifiers can be set up to automatically
power on when needed. The POWER MODE switch allows the amplifier to
be powered on at all times, turned on with a 12V trigger, or turned on when
an audio signal is present at any audio input.
To set up the amplifier to be always on:
1 Slide the POWER MODE switch to ON.
In this mode, the amplifier will be always on unless the power cord is
unplugged or the power switch by the power cord is toggled o.
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LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
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GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
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L
GLOBAL OUT
GLOBAL IN
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LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
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R L R
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LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
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L
GLOBAL OUT
GLOBAL IN
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R
CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP
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LRL R L
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OUTPUTS
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Move switch up to
ON position to link
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LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
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LRL R L
R L R
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LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
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R L R
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ZONE
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BRIDGE
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POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
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L R L R L
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Move switch up
to ON position to
bridge the zone
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OUTPUTS
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ON
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LRL R L
R L R
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OUTPUTS
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The two terminals for a bridged pair of
speakers are marked by + BRIDGE -.
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To set up the amplifier to be controlled by a 12V trigger:
1 Slide the POWER MODE switch to 12V.
2 Connect the 12V trigger cable from the trigger device to 12V TRIGGER
IN.
3 (Optional) Connect 12V TRIGGER OUT to another amplifier to link their
power control together.
In this mode, the amplifier will turn on when a 12V signal is present on
the 12V Trigger Input jack. This 12V trigger input can be wired to the 12V
trigger output of a Triad audio matrix switch or a relay and contact on a
Control4 controller. See the Control4 Knowledgebase for more details
NOTE: All amplifier zones turn on when a 12V trigger is received in
12V Power Mode.
To set up the amplifier to be turned on by the audio sensing:
1 Slide the POWER MODE switch to AUDIO.
In this mode, the amplifier will turn on when an audio signal is sensed on
the audio input.
NOTE: Only the amplifier zone that senses audio will turn on when
in Audio Power Mode.
TROUBLESHOOTING
RESETTING THE AMPLIFIER
• Power reset—Remove the power cord and replace the power cord to
power cycle the device.
NOTE: If the amplifier will not turn on, check the Power Mode
switch. Try changing the Power Mode switch to ON.
LED TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
Zone Status LED Power LED
Amplifier is powered on, in standby
Amplifier zone(s) are on
Zone(s) are in over-current protection
Zone(s) are in thermal shutdown
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL 8-ZONE 4-ZONE
Triad Power Amplifier TS-PAMP8-100 TS-PAMP4-100
Audio inputs 8 stereo, RCA style 4 stereo, RCA style
Global audio input 1 stereo analog (shared with
zone 1 input)
1 stereo analog (shared with
zone 1 input)
Global audio output 1 stereo analog (from shared
zone 1 input)
1 stereo analog (from shared
zone 1 input)
Zone speaker outputs 8 stereo outputs 4 stereo outputs
Global input 8 × 2-position dip switches 4 × 2-position dip switches
Bridge mode 8 × 2-position dip switches 4 × 2-position dip switches
12V trigger control 1 × 3.5 mm (in)
1 × 3.5 mm (out)
1 × 3.5 mm (in)
1 × 3.5 mm (out)
Power mode switch 1 × 3-position switch—always
on, 12V, or audio sense
1 × 3-position switch—always
on, 12V, or audio sense
Wake from standby <2 seconds with 12V trigger
~3 seconds with audio sense
<2 seconds with 12V trigger
~3 seconds with audio sense
Standby power consumption Less than 0.50W Less than 0.50W
RATED WATTAGE 8-ZONE 4-ZONE
2 channels driven 100W per channel @ 4 Ω
50W per channel @ 8 Ω
100W per channel @ 4 Ω
50W per channel @ 8 Ω
RATED WATTAGE BRIDGED 8-ZONE 4-ZONE
1 bridged output 200W @ 8 Ω 200W @ 8 Ω
AUDIO 8-ZONE 4-ZONE
Frequency response ±0.4 dB, 10 Hz - 20 kHz,
all loads
±0.4 dB, 10 Hz - 20 kHz,
all loads
Dynamic range 110 dBA SE, 115 dBA BTL 110 dBA SE, 115 dBA BTL
Idle noise 45 uV, A-weighted, 20 Hz -
20 kHz, SE
45 uV, A-weighted, 20 Hz -
20 kHz, SE
Upper bandwidth, -3 dB 100 kHz, 4 Ω, SE 100 kHz, 4 Ω, SE
Input impedance 47 kΩ, f=1 kHz 47 kΩ, f=1 kHz
Output serial impedance 42 mΩ, f≤1 kHz, SE 42 mΩ, f≤1 kHz, SE
THD 0.003%, 4 Ω, SE, f=100 Hz,
Po=1W
0.003%, 4 Ω, SE, f=100 Hz,
Po=1W
POWER 8-ZONE 4-ZONE
AC mains power Universal mains 100 - 240VAC
50 - 60 Hz
Universal mains 100 - 240VAC
50 - 60 Hz
Fuse rating 6.3A 6.3A
Power connection IEC 320 C13 power connector
with 3-pole detachable power
cord
IEC 320 C13 power connector
with 3-pole detachable power
cord
THERMAL 8-ZONE 4-ZONE
Operating temperature 32 °F ~ 113 °F (0 °C ~ 45 °C) 32 °F ~ 113 °F (0 °C ~ 45 °C)
Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing 5% to 95% non-condensing
Storage -4 °F ~ 158 °F (-20 °C ~ 70 °C) -4 °F ~ 158 °F (-20 °C ~ 70 °C)
Thermal dissipation Three fans mounted in the
left side
Three fans mounted in the
left side
Thermal dissipation (heat losses) 0.23W / 0.8 BTU/hr, standby
40W / 136.5 BTU/hr, idle, all
channels
100W / 341 BTU/hr, max
output, all ch. driven
0.23W / 0.8 BTU/hr, standby
25W / 85.3 BTU/hr, idle, all
channels
100W / 341 BTU/hr, max
output, all ch. driven
MISCELLANEOUS 8-ZONE 4-ZONE
Mains switch w/ changeable fuse Yes Yes
Speaker outputs 2 × 16-position Phoenix-style
connectors
2 × 8-position Phoenix-style
connectors
Input gain potentiometer 1 for each zone 1 for each zone
Clip Indicator LEDs 1 for each zone (back panel) 1 for each zone (back panel)
H × W × D (with feet) 2.13 × 17.5 × 11.44"
(5.3 × 44 × 29 cm)
2.13 × 17.5 × 11.44"
(5.3 × 44 × 29 cm)
H × W × D (without feet) 1.75 × 17.5 × 11.44"
(4.4 × 44.5 × 29 cm)
1.75 × 17.5 × 11.44"
(4.4 × 44.5 × 29 cm)
Front panel power LED 1 × blue LED 1 × blue LED
Front panel zone status LED 1 RGB LED for each zone 1 RGB LED for each zone
REGULATORY/SAFETY INFORMATION
To review regulatory information for your particular Triad products, see the
information located on the Triad website at triadspkrs.co/reg.
WARRANTY
Limited 2-year Warranty. Go to triadspkrs.co/warranty for details.
Copyright ©2018, Control4 Corporation. All rights reserved. Control4, the Control4 logo, Triad, and the Triad logo
are registered trademarks or trademarks of Control4 Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All
specifications subject to change without notice.
ALL
LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8
GAIN GAIN GAIN
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
R
L
GLOBAL OUT
GLOBAL IN
L
R
CLIP CLIP CLIP
CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP CLIP
2 3 4 5 6 7 81
12V
TRIGGER
OUT
IN
LRL R L
R L R
L R L R L R L R
ZONE
OUTPUTS
1
5 63748
BRIDGE BRIDGE BRIDGE
BRIDGE BRIDGE BRIDGE BRIDGE BRIDGE
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