POWER
18 -INCH HIGH DEFINITION POWERED SUBWOOFER
ON
REVISION
SERIAL NUMBER
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE. DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
AVIS:
RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE — NE PAS OUVRIR
SETTINGS
POWER
LIGHT ON
SIG/ LIMIT
THERMAL
LEVEL
POLARITY
INVERT
FULL RANGE
HIGH PASS
OUTPUTS
A B
A B
A B
INPUTS
+6dB 6dB
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HD1801
9. SIG/LIMIT LED
Thisbi-colorLEDilluminatesgreenwheneverthereis
asignalpresentatthemaininputs.Itsensesthesignal
justafterthelevelcontrol,soadjustmentstothelevel
controlwillaffectthesig/limitindicator.
TheHD1801hasabuilt-inlimiterthathelpstopre-
venttheamplieroutputsfromclippingoroverdriving
thetransducer.Thesig/limitindicatorlightsinyellow
whenthelimiterisactivated.It’sokayforittoblink
yellowoccasionally,butifitblinksfrequentlyorlights
continuously,turndowntheinputleveluntilitonly
blinksoccasionally.
Excessivelimitingmayleadto
overheating,whichinturntripsthethermal
protectcircuitryandinterruptsthe
performance.See‘ThermalConsiderations’on
page14formoreinformation.
10. THERMAL LED
TheHD1801isequippedwithathermalprotection
circuitthatmonitorstheinternaltemperatureofthe
amplierandheatsink.Ifthetemperaturebeginsto
exceedasafeoperatinglevel,thisindicatorlightsand
theamplieroutputislimitedtoallowtheamplierto
cool.Iftheamplierbecomesexcessivelyhot,theampis
muteduntilitcools,thentheHD1801returnstonormal
operation.
WhentheHD1801isinthermalprotectmode,the
powerLED(2)willremainlit,indicatingthattheunit
isstillpoweredondespitethelackofoutput.IfPOWER
LIGHTON(7)isengaged,thefrontpanelpowerLED
willgooutwheninthermalprotectmode.
Activationofthethermalprotectioncircuit
isanindicationthatyoushouldtakesteps
toavoidcontinuedthermalproblems.See
“ThermalConsiderations”onpage14.
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