TRIAD INSTALLATION GUIDE - 4-ZONE AND 8-ZONE POWER AMPLIFIER
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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 off.
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
AC POWER 100V-240V ~50-60Hz 105W
FUSE RATING T6.3A_H 250V
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
12V
TRIGGER
OUT
IN
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
ZONE
OUTPUTS
1
5
6
3
7
4
8
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
2
8 ZONE
POWER AMP
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
AC POWER 100V-240V ~50-60Hz 105W
FUSE RATING T6.3A_H 250V
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
12V
TRIGGER
OUT
IN
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
ZONE
OUTPUTS
1
5
6
3
7
4
8
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
2
8 ZONE
POWER AMP
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
AC POWER 100V-240V ~50-60Hz 105W
FUSE RATING T6.3A_H 250V
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
12V
TRIGGER
OUT
IN
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
ZONE
OUTPUTS
1
5
6
3
7
4
8
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
2
8 ZONE
POWER AMP
Move switch up to
ON
position to link
to global input
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
AC POWER 100V-240V ~50-60Hz 105W
FUSE RATING T6.3A_H 250V
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
12V
TRIGGER
OUT
IN
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
ZONE
OU
TPU
TS
1
5
6
3
7
4
8
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
2
8 ZONE
POWER AMP
ALL
LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8
GAIN
L
R
CLIP
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
ZONE
OUTPUTS
1
5
6
3
7
4
8
BRIDGE
2
LINK TO GLOBAL INPUT
POWER MODE
ON
12V
AUDIO
6 7 8
6 7 8
L
R
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
L
1
5
6
3
7
2
Move switch up
to
ON
position to
bridge the zone
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
AC POWER 100V-240V ~50-60Hz 105W
FUSE RATING T6.3A_H 250V
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
12V
TRIGGER
OUT
IN
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
ZONE
OUTPUTS
1
5
6
3
7
4
8
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
2
8 ZONE
POWER AMP
POWER MODE
ON
12V
L
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
ZONE
OUTPUTS
1
5
6
3
7
4
8
2
POWER MODE
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
L
R
1
5
6
3
7
2
The two terminals for a bridged pair of
speakers are marked by
+ BRIDGE -
.
