B&K AV2500 Series II, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...age 5 Control muting Page 5 6 Level controls Page 6 Inputs Page 7 Outputs Page 8 Internal bus Page 9 Jumper description Page 9 10 Mono application Page 11 Bridged application Page 12 System installati...

Page 4: ...your speakers if the power rating of each individual driver is exceeded by the amplifier Ensure that all the drivers in your speaker system are capable of handling not only the power being delivered b...

Page 5: ...ation With the inputs buffered a line output OUT BUS may be taken from either the L BUS R BUS or L R BUS and sent on to another amplifier This allows for linking of multiple amplifiers Continuing its...

Page 6: ...e connections for better sound and minimized signal loss and degradation Low noise resistors for better sound and a greater degree of repeatability Ability to reproduce demanding recordings Large capa...

Page 7: ...te switching of mute on off The preamplifier s control output such as is provided with B K series preamplifiers can be utilized to provide a control signal to the AV2500 series II If more than one amp...

Page 8: ...ow CTRL IN Button position Output status CTRL OUT Signal OUT Sound Signal Signal IN Sound Signal No Signal OUT Mute No Signal No Signal IN Sound Signal There are five level controls on the back of the...

Page 9: ...the preamplifier s unbalanced output connectors There are two input connectors one for each channel that may be used to connect the amplifier to the preamplifier RCA cable connector Here is a typical...

Page 10: ...accept a banana type plug or spade lug connector shown below and are color coded for easy identification The red post should always be connected to the speakers jack The black post should always be co...

Page 11: ...y of the settings In order to reconfigure the AV2500 series II s channels remove the source control group jumper from its present position if necessary and install it on the terminal you wish to selec...

Page 12: ...will provide a true L R mono output Along with being channel 1 s input it is used as the input to the left bus and the left source for the L R BUS Because it is a BUS input any signal input here will...

Page 13: ...0 series II s rear panel must be paralleled in order to complete the setup Simply connect the terminals for all channels together using jumper wires not supplied with the amplifier Finally connect the...

Page 14: ...n the L BUS jumper terminal Place the volume group jumper for both channels on the NO VOL jumper terminal Place the invert jumper module on the L terminal One of the bridged channels be either channel...

Page 15: ...ealer can advise you on the products available and their relative merits If building custom length audio cables is not your strength your dealer should be able to help you with that as well When possi...

Page 16: ...ier off and wait 30 seconds for the amplifier to discharge Both the preamplifier and amplifier should be off Connect a playback unit CD VLD Tuner etc to the preamplifier Turn the volume on the preampl...

Page 17: ...irection 1 Speakers connected out of 1 Check connections bass weak phase making sure that cables are connected to and to Loud hum or buzz on one 1 Poor ground connection in 1 Check all connectors and...

Page 18: ...Damping factor 80 Current peak to peak 16 Amps Slew rate 14 V sec Dynamic headroom 1 0 dB S N A weighted 95 dB Voltage gain 28 Line voltage 120 220 240 VAC switchable Dimensions O A 17 w X 12 d X 3 7...

Page 19: ...this warranty and B K shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damage arising out of a defect in material or workmanship of the unit during the terms of this warranty or thereafter Som...

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