
DIGISYNTHETIC
DSP4800
DSP3200
DSP2240
INTEGRATEDDSPPOWERAMPLIFIER
DSP1800
DSP1400
DSP2200
DSP1200
R
ESERIESPROFESSIONALAMPLIFIER
USERMANUAL
DSP4800E
DSP3200E
DSP2240E
DSP1800E
DSP1400E
DSP2200E
DSP1200E

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTION
WARNING
Whenusingelectricproducts,basicprecautionsshouldalwaysbefollowed:
1.ReadalltheSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeusingtheproduct.
2.Thisproductmustbeearthed.Ifithasmalfunctionorbreaksdown,groundingprovidesapathof
leastresistanceforelectriccurrenttoreduceriskofelectricshock.
Thisproductisequippedwithacordhavinganequipment-groundingconductorandagroundingplug.
Theplugmustbepluggedintoanappropriateoutletthatisproperlyinstalledandearthedin
accordance
withalllocalcodesandordinance.
DANGER
electricshock.Checkwithaqualifiedelectricianorservicemanifyouareindoubtastowhetherthe
productisproperlygrounded.Donotmodifytheplugprovidedwiththeproduct-ifitwillnotfittheoutlet,
haveaproperoutletinstalledbyaqualifiedelectrician.
3.Toreducetheriskofinjury,closesupervisionisnecessarywhentheproductisusednearchildren.
4.Donotusethisproductnearwater-forexample,nearabathtub,washbowl,kitchensink,inwet
basementornearaswimmingpoolorthelake.
5.Thisproductmaybecapableofproducingsoundlevelsthatcouldcausepermanenthearingloss.
Donotoperateforalongperiodoftimeathighvolumeleveloratalevelthatisuncomfortable.Ifyou
experienceanyhearinglossorringingintheears,youshouldconsultanaudiologist.
6.Thisproductshouldbelocatedsothatitslocationorpositiondoesnotinterferewithitsproper
ventilation.
7.Thisproductshouldbelocatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregistersorother
productsthatproduceheat.
8.Theproductshouldbeconnectedtoapowersupplyonlyofthetypedescribedontheoperating
instructionsorasmarkedontheproduct.
9.Thisproductmaybeequippedwithapolarizedlineplug(onebladewiderthantheother).Thisisa
safetyfeature.Ifyouareunabletoinserttheplugintotheoutlet,contactanelectriciantoreplaceyour
obsoleteoutlet.Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeoftheplug.
10.Thepower-supplycordoftheproductshouldbeunpluggedfromtheoutletwhenleftunusedfora
longperiodoftime.Whenunpluggingthepower-supplycord,donotpullonthecord,butgraspitby
theplug.
11.Careshouldbetakensothatobjectdonotfallandliquidarenotspilledintotheenclosurethrough
openings
12.Theproductshouldbeservicedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:
A.Thepower-supplycordortheplughasbeendamaged;
B.Objectshavefallen,orliquidhasbeenspilledintotheproduct;
C.Theproducthasbeenexposedtorain;
D.Theproductdoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance;
E.Theproducthasbeendroppedortheenclosuredamaged.
13.Donotattempttoservicetheproductbeyondthatdescribedintheuser-maintenanceinstructions.
Allotherservicingshouldbereferredtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.
-Improperconnectionoftheequipment-groundingconductorcanresultinariskof
WARNING
anyonecouldtripover,walkonorrollanythingoverit.Donotallowtheproducttorestonortobe
installed
overpowercordsofanytype.Improperinstallationsofthistypecreatethepossibilityoffirehazardand/
orpersonalinjury.
-Donotplaceobjectsontheproduct'spowercordorplaceitinapositionwhere
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Installation&operatinginstruction
Mainspowerconnection.
Beforeconnectingtheamplifiertothemainspowersocket,makecertainthatthevoltage
correspondswiththatindicatedontherearoftheunit(anallowanceof10%isacceptable).
Beforeconnectingthepowercabletothemains,alwaysmakecertainthatitisnot
damagedandthattherearenobarewires,alwaysconnectthepowercabletothe
amplifierbeforeswitchingitonandonlyremovethecableafterswitchingitoff.
Switchingonandoff.
Inanaudiosystem,it'salwaysbettertoswitchpoweramplifiersonlastandofffirst.
Remembertoswitchofftheamplifierbeforeconnectingittoordisconnectingitfromother
unitsandtoswitchalwaysonfirstthemixerandthentheamplifie:inthismanner,peaks
whichareannoyingandsometimesdangerousparticularlyfortheloudspeakersenclosures
areavoided.ItisnormalfortheLEDstolightupforafewmomentswhenswitchingon.
Handling.
Donotforceknobsandconnectors,astheycouldbedamagediftreatedwithexcessive
force.
Connectionsandpreventionofpossibleinterference.
Avoidinstallingyourequipmentnearradios,televisions,etc.,sincetheycouldcausenoisy
disturbance.Whenconnectingtheotherunitsinyoursoundsystem,watchoutfortosocalledearth-loops,whichcancausehum:intheeventofinterference,tryusingtheEARTH
switchontheamplifier'srearpanel.
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Connectorcables.
Toconnecttheamplifiertothemixer,alwaysmakecertaintouseonlysignalcables
(screenedcablesmadeupoftwowiresplusabraidscreen),notpowercables(speaker
cables,normallymadeupoftwowires,usuallywithagreatercross-section):toconnectthe
amplifiertotheloudspeakerenclosures,alwaysusepowercables,notsignalcables,asin
thelattercaseinfact,thepowerfromtheamplifierswouldbepartiallydispersebecauseof
thecable'ssmallercross-section.
Takecareoftheconnectorcables.Alwaysholdthembytheconnectors,avoidingpulling
thewireandavoidknotsandtwistswhencoilingthem:thisgivestheadvantageof
increasingtheirlifeandreliability.
Aircirculationforcooling.
Amplifier'scorrectcoolingisensuredbyaninternalfan,thespeedofwhichiscontrolled
byaspecialsensor(thespeedisproportionaltooutputpowerandthereforethe
temperaturegenerated):remembernevertoblocktheairventslocatedontheunit'ssidesin
anyway:theairnecessaryforcoolingpassesthroughthese.
Iftheamplifieriskeptinaflight-caseduringuse,makecertainthatithassufficientopenings
atboththeamplifier'sairvents.Avoidlocatingitverysmallspaceswhichdon'tallowcorrect
aircirculation.
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FEATURE
Integratedsystem
Perfectelectronicprotections:shortcircuit/overloadprotection,overheating
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protectionanddirectcurrentexcursionprotection.
Networkcontrol
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Built-in48-bitDSPprocessoranddynamicrangeupto116dB,48kHzsampling
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rateA/D,D/A,
Lownoiseandlowerdistortion
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Well-designedsignalgenerator:sinwaveandwhitenoise
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S/PDIFinput/output(option)
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Matrixcontrol,upto255unitscontrolledbyselectingaddresscode
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SaveandrecallallparametersviaPCparallelport
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3bandsPEQ,limiter(threshold,attacktimeandreleasetimeadjusted),
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delay(max
Twocrossover,range:20Hz-20kHz.Crossoverfrequencyadjusted.Slope:
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-6,-12,
Threeoutputmodes:stereo,monoandbridge(onlyforDSP1400,DSP1400E,
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DSP2200E,DSP1200E)
THD+N:0.08%@1kHz
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Frequencyresponse:20Hz-20kHz
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220LCDdisplaywithbacklit
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8ms),phaseinvert,inputgaincontrol
-18,-24AND48dBButterworth,Linkwitz-Rileyfilter
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CONTROLPANEL
A.FRONTPANEL
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1.CHA:AdjustthevolumeofchannelA
1
5
5
2
2
3
4
3
6
6
4
CHA/C:AdjustthevolumeofchannelA/C(onlyforDSP4800&DSP4800E)
2.CHB:AdjustthevolumeofchannelB
CHB/D:AdjustthevolumeofchannelB/D(onlyforDSP4800&DSP4800E)
3.INPUTINTERFACETOPC
4.OUTPUTINTERFACETOPC
5.220LCDDISPLAYWITHBACKLIT
6.POWER:ON/OFF
Note:Presstherotaryencoder(1,2)toswitchbetweentheCHA/Band
CHC/D.
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B.REARPANEL
CH.BIN
BALANCED
0dB
30KOHM
LINK
1
OTUPUT
IMPEDANCE
16OHM
8OHM
4OHM
PIN1+2:
PIN1-1-:
+
-
2
CH.BOUT
-
AC230V10%
5060Hz
LINK
+
POWERINPUT
45
SERIALNo
LINK
3
CH.AOUT
+
EARTH
OTUPUT
IMPEDANCE
16OHM
8OHM
4OHM
+
PIN1+2:
-
PIN1-1-:
-
CH.AIN
BALANCED
0dB
30KOHM
LINK
1.Balancedinput(odB/30kOhm):Forallthemodels,bothCHAandCHBhave
onepairofbalancedinputwithcannonconnector.
2.Poweroutput:outputshouldbeconnectedtotheloudspeaker.TheCHA/CHB
outputsofDSPseriesamplifierhaveonewaterproofjackandonegroupof
bindingpost.
Note:
Theratedpowerandtheimpedanceloadofloudspeakerorloudspeakersystem
mustmatchtheamplifier(seetechnicalspecification).Pleaseusethespeaker
cableonly(normallyprovidedwithoneredandoneblackwire).Donotusethe
signalcable(normallyusedformicrophoneandaudioequipment).
3.EarthedON/FLOATING
Separatethesignalearthfromthechassis.
Usingthisselectortobreakearthloopswhichcanformwhenseveralunitsare
connected.
4.Power:AC230V10%50-60Hz.
5.Airvents
Note:
ThefanoftheDSPseriescoolingsystemcreatesaflowofairwiththedirectionfrom
fronttoback.Thatmeanstheairistakenfromtheopeningonthefrontandis
expelledthroughtheopeningonthefrontaftercoolingtheheatsinksand
transformer.
Attentionmustbepaidtoavoidblockingtheseopenings.Andneverplacethe
amplifier
inwhichthereisnotsufficientaircirculation.
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OPERATIONINSTRUCTION
I:OFFLINEMODE:
Switchonthepower,thesystemaccessestheOFFLINEmode.
A.Adjustthevolume:turnCHA/CHBbuttontoadjusttheinputlevelofCHA/CHB.
B.SetuptheamplifierID:
PressCHAbuttonforabout3seconds,theLCDshowsasfollows:
SETUPAMPLIFIERID
DEVICENO.#1
Then,turnCHAtochangetheamplifierIDfrom1to255.PressCHAbuttonagain
andsavethesetting.
C.Loadprogram
PresstheCHBbuttonforabout3seconds,theLCDshowsasfollows:
AmplifierID
LOADPROGRAMP11
NOPEQ+XOVER+DELAY
:
ProgramNumber
Programname
Then,turnCHAtoselectoneprogram(1-11).PressCHBbuttonagain,savethe
settingandloadtheselectedprogram.Atthesametime,theLCDshows:
LOADING..........Severalsecondslater,theLOADINGisfinishedandthesystem
returnthemenu
D.SETUPVOLUMEPROTECT
UnderthemenuofLOADPROGRAM,presstheCHBbuttonagainforabout3
secondsandthentheLCDshowsasfollows:
VOLUMEMUTEPROTECT
AUTOMUTEON
:
TurntheCHBbuttontoswitchon/offAUTOMUTE.Then,presstheCHBbuttonagain
tosavethesetting.
AUTOMUTE:ON.Whenthepowerison,thevolumeofCHA/CHBisMUTE
automatically.
AUTOMUTE:OFF.Whenthepowerison,thevolumeofCHA/CHBcomestothe
settingwhenpowerwasofflasttime.
NOTE:
1.Among11programs,No.11isnotusedundertheonlinemodewithoutPEQ,
XOVERandDELAY.Theother10programscanbesavedandrecalledonthe
onlinemode.
2.ThevolumeismuteautomaticallyaftereveryLOADPROGRAM.
3.Whenthesystemswitchesfromtheonlinemodetotheoffline,thesystemcan
loadtheprogramthatissavedunderthonlinemode.Atthesametime,the
volumeismuteautomatically.
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II:ONLINEMODE
1.ConnecttheamplifiertoPCwiththerightcable:insertoneendotcableinto
parallelportof
PCandtheotherendintothePCREMOTEinthefrontpanelofamplifier.StartDSP6
testingsoftware.
2.CONNECTION
ClicktheDebugbuttonandthenclickConnect.Selectonedevicenumber(1-
255).Ifthisnumberis
thesameastheamplifierID,theLCDshowsasfollows:
CONNECTSUCCESSFUL
PC_CONTROLDEVICE
Atthattime,thesystemcanbetestedbyDSP6software.Allthefunctionsunder
theofflinemodeisnotvalid.
.
3.DISCONNECT
ClickDebugbuttonandthenclickDisconnect,theLCDshowsasfollows:
CONNECTCANCEL
MCU_CONTROLDEVICE
Thenthesoftwaretestingisnotvalid.Thesystemreturntheofflinemode.
Regardingtheoperation
ofDSP6software,pleaserefertotheonlinehelpofit.
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DIGISYNTHETIC
DSP3200
#1
#2
CHA
DIGISYNTHETIC
CHA
24BITDSPSTEREOPOWERAMPLIFIER
48KHzSAMPLINGRATE
R
DSP3200
24BITDSPSTEREOPOWERAMPLIFIER
48KHzSAMPLINGRATE
PCREMOTE
OUTPUTINPUT
CHB
PCREMOTE
CHB
POWER
OUTPUTINPUT
POWER
#3
DIGISYNTHETIC
CHA
R
DSP3200
24BITDSPSTEREOPOWERAMPLIFIER
48KHzSAMPLINGRATE
PCREMOTE
OUTPUTINPUT
CHB
POWER
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III.PCSOFTWAREOPERATION
Thesoftwareadoptstheadvancedtelecommunicationcontroltechnology.The
usercancontrolthegain,EQ,crossover,delay,limiter,programmanagementetc.
throughtheinterfacesoftware.Thebelowintroducesestablishtheconnectionand
programmanagementoperation.
A.Establishtheconnection
1.InstallingtheSoftware
Runtheapplication<>.SetupwillinstalltheDSP6applicationontoyourPC.You
canacceptthedefaultdirectory,orspecifyadifferentlocationtoinstallthe
application.
2.ConnectingaPC
Useastandardcomputercable(accessorywiththeunit)toconnectaPCtothe
DSPamplifier.
3.ConfigureCOMport
ClickonToolsinthetopmenubar,andselectCOMSetup...toopentheCOMSetup
window.TheapplicationusesCOM1onthePCbydefault.Ifnecessary,youcan
changetheCOMportusedbytheapplication.ClicktheCOMSelect:COM1pulldownboxintheCOMSetupwindow,alltheserialportsavailableinthePClist
automatically,thenselectthedesiredCOMportandclickOKbutton.
SelectSearch...toopensearchfunctionthatwillfindoutalltheunitsinthenet.The
multipleunitswiththesameAddress(masterID)anddifferentSubAddress(slaveID)
cannotbeidentified.YoucanidentifysuchunitsonlyfromtheSubAddress(slave
ID),pleasekeeptheSubAddress(slaveID)sothatyoucancontrolsuchunitswhen
connectingwithPC
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4.EstablishtheCommunicationConnect
SelectConnectbuttontoopentheConnectwindow.FillintheAddand/orSubAdd
toselecttheunit.ClickConnecttogo,Thenyoucanadjusttheamplifiers
parametersofgain,EQ,crossover,delay,compress/limit,modeetc..
TheAddress(mainID)isfrom1to255thatcanbesetupbytheuserfreely.TheSub
Address(slaveID)isfrom1to65536thatispresetinthefactoryandcantbechanged.
TheSubAddresswilldisplayeachtimetheunitpowersonorpresstheleftjog-wheel
afterturningon.
Theunitismute(default)ifmuteisselectedbyclickingtheMUTEcheckbox,otherwise
theunitgainremains.
online,
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DisconnectmeanstheunitconnectinggoesoutofthePCcontrol.Theunitwillreload
theprogramautomaticallywhiledisconnect.Thegainwillescalategraduallyupto
theprogramgainiftheprogramgainisnotmuteandAUTOMUTEisOFF(refertoSETUP
VOLUMEPROTECTinamplifiermanual).
NOTE:
TheusermustfillinSubAdd(slaveID)toconnecttheunitiftwooraboveunitswith
thesameAdd(masterID).Otherwisethesystemwouldconnectalltheunitswith
thesameAdd(masterID)tocausecommunicationmalfunction.
IfnounitshavethesameAdd(masterID),theusercanconnecttheunitswithout
SubAdd(slaveID)setup.
Thepresentconnectunitdisconnectsautomaticallyeverytimeconnectinga
newunit.
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ClickDevicebuttontoopentheDevicewindow.TheusercanmodifytheNameof
theunitandmanagethedeviceinformationbeforeconnect.Themaximumunits
canbemanagedare255.Selectadevice,clickOKbutton,thedeviceinformation
willbesenttotheConnectwindow.
B.ProgramManagement
Aprogramcanbestoredinanyoneofthe20availablememorylocations.The
No.21programisadefaultone,whocantberefreshed,EQandLimitercurveis
smooth.Nodelay.Thephaseiszero.
Refresh:Writethecurrentprogramcontentintotheunit.Thesymbol
indicatestherearesetupparametersinprogram.Viceversa.
Upload:Recalltheprogram,andsetuptheprogramnumberasthecurrentone,
muteandpasstheparameterstothePCprograminterface.
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"[###]"

FileDown:DownloadthefilestoredinPCintotheunitastheprogram.
SetupDown:Collectthecurrentinterfaceparameterstoformaprogramanddown-
loadintotheunit.
Delete:Deletethecurrentprogram.
DeleteAll:Deletealltheprograms.
Save:StoreaprograminPC.
TheusercanselectthefilegaininFileDownmode(theparametergaininSetup
Downmode)ormutewhendownloadtheprogram.Suchgaincanbeeffectiveonly
iftheunitisintheofflinemodeandAUTOMUTEisOFF.Inonlinemode,theunitwill
downloadthefileandrecalltheprogramwhenNeworOpenthefile.Ifthecurrent
programisNo.21,theusercantNeworOpenthefile.'
Note:
Allthecommunicationstatesareindicatedinthebottomleftcorner.
1istheAdd(masterID),Finish...indicatesthecommunication(sendorreceive)is
completed.
PleaseWait...indicatesthedatahasnotbeensentout,Pleasewait.
Record...indicatesthecorrectreturnsignalisnotreceived.Pleaseoperateagain
orcheckthecommunicationline.
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1.MENUCOMMAND
Filemenu
OpenOpenanexistingFileofPC
SaveSavecurrentsettingtoPC
ReadFromMemoryReadtheparametersoftheprogram
SendToMemorySavethevalueofparameterstotheprogram
ExitExitPCapplication
Modemenu
StereoStereomode,theinputandoutputofleftandrightchannelis
independent
BridgeBridgemode,theoutputphaseofleftandrightchannelisreverse
monoMonomode,theoutputphaseofleftandrightchannelissame
Testmenu
SinewaveSinewavetest,generatethesinewavesignalfortestingthesystem.
Frequencyrange:20Hz~20kHz
Noisewhitenoisetest,generatethewhitenoisesignalfortestingthe
system
Debugmenu
connectConnectthedevicetoPCandthencontrolledbyPC
DisconnectDisconnectthedeviceawayfromPC
Helpmenu
Contentindextotopics
AboutDSP_6Versionandtheinformationofcompany
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2.PARAMETERADJUSTMENT
Underthemaininterface,clicktherelevantbuttontoadjustthe
Gain,PE
Q,Xover
Elay,PhaseandLimiter
,D
.
parametersof
1)Gain
ClickG
to6dB.
2)PEQ
Click"PEQ"
bandPEQcanbeset.
Frequen
Qvaluerange:0.4~128
ain
uttontosetthelevelofthe
b
buttonandthenthefrequency,gain,Qvalueandflat(on/off)of5
cyrange:19.7
Hz~20.2kHz
Left/right
Channel.Volume
Range:-60dB
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3)Xover
ClicktheXoverbuttonandthentheparametersoffilter(slopeandfrequencyof
HPF/LPF)canbeset.The
frequency
4)Delay
ClicktheDelaybuttonandthenthedelayunitanddelaytimecanbeset.Max
delay:8ms.
5)Phase
Clickthe180checkboxto
6)Limiter
ClicktheLimiterbuttonandthenthethreshold,holdtime,attacktimeand
ofH
PF
.
Minimum
FrequencyofL
selectThereversephase:
PFisnotlowerthanThemaximum
,180.
0
releasetimecanbeadjusted.Usedforprotectingthesystem.
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CONNECTORCABLE
Thefollowingdiagramsillustratethewiringofthevarioustypesofsocketsthatcanbe
usedwiththeDSPpoweramplifiers.
Toconnecttheamplifiertothemixer,alwaysmakecertaintouseonlysignalcables
(screenedcablesmadeupoftwowiresplusabraidscreen),notpowercables(speaker
cables,normallymadeupoftwowires,usuallywithagreatercross-section):theuseof
unscreenedcablescouldinfactcauseannoyingbuzzesandbackgroundnoise.We
thereforealwayssuggesttheuseofbalancedcablesformicrophonesandlineunits
wheneverpossible.
Toconnecttheamplifiertotheloudspeakerenclosures,alwaysuseonlypower
cables,notsignalcables,asinthelattercaseinfact,thepowerfromtheamplifierswould
bepartiallydispersedbecauseofthecable'ssmallercross-section.
Takecareoftheconnectorcables.Alwaysholdthembytheconnectors,avoiding
pullingthewireandavoidknotsandtwistswhencoilingthem:thisgivestheadvantageof
increasingtheirlifeandreliability.Checkyourcablesperiodically,makingcertainthatthey
areingoodcondition,thattheconnectorsarecorrectlywiredandcontactsperfectly
efficient:infact,manyproblemsandsetbacks(faultycontacts,groundhum,disturbance,
etc.)areduetotheuseofunsuitableoffaultycables.
GROUND
COLD(-)
Balancedcannonfemaleconnector
HOT(+)
PCOUTPUT
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SPECIFICATION
RackSize:3U,Power(RMS):
☆
-DSP4800
-DSP320021000W(8),RMS21700W(4)41kg
-DSP22402850W(8),RMS21300W(4)39kg
-DSP18002650W(8),RMS21000W(4)35kg
-DSP14002450W(8),RMS2700W(4)BRIDGE1300W(8)29kg
☆RackSize:2U,Power(RMS):
-DSP2200:2×450W(8Ω);2×750W(4Ω);Bridge:1300W(8Ω)30kg
-DSP1200:2×350W(8Ω);2×600W(4Ω);Bridge:1000W(8Ω)31kg
☆
RackSize:3U,Power(RMS):
×Ω×Ω×Ω
4450W(8);4700W(4);Bridge:21300W(8)39kg
×Ω×Ω
×Ω×Ω
×Ω×Ω
×Ω×ΩΩ
-DSP4800E:4450W(8);4700W(4);Bridge:21300W(8)39kg
-DSP3200E:2×1000W(8Ω);2×1700W(4Ω);2×2100W(2Ω)40kg
-DSP2240E:2×850W(8Ω);2×1300W(4Ω);2×1800W(2Ω)37kg
-DSP1800E:2×650W(8Ω);2×1000W(4Ω);2×1200(2Ω)34kg
-DSP1400E:2×450W(8Ω);2×700W(4Ω);2×900W(2Ω);Bridge:1300W(8Ω)
30kg
☆ RackSize:2U,Power(RMS):
-DSP2200E:2×450W(8Ω);2×750W(4Ω);2×1000W(2Ω);Bridge:1300W(8Ω)
30kg
-DSP1200E:2×350W(8Ω);2×600W(4Ω);2×800W(2Ω);Bridge:1000W(8Ω)
31kg
SNR>90dB
THD+N0.08%@1kHz
IMD0.1%8?,1kHz@1W
Frequencyresponse20-20kHz(+0,-0.5dB)
Inputsensitivity/impedance0dB(0.775Vrms)/30k?
Crosstalk>50dB
Dampingfactor>500:1@1kHz/8?
Phaseresponse-18 ° @20Hz
Voltagegain40dB@1kHz/8?
ProtectionDC,overload,thermaland
shortedprotection
StandardpowerAC110V± 10%50-60Hz
Dimension483?32?95mm
Grossweight
×Ω×Ω×Ω
+25° @20kHz
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