Extron electronic ASA Series manual

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    User ’ s Manual Extron Electronics, USA 1230 South Lewis Street Anaheim, CA 92805 USA 714.491.1500 Fax 714.491.1517 Extron Electronics, Europe Beeldschermweg 6C 3821 AH Amersfoort The Netherlands +31.33.453.4040 Fax +31.33.453.4050 Extron Electronics, Asia 135 Joo Seng R oad, #04-01 PM Industrial Building Singapore 368363 +65.6383.4400 Fax +65.63[...]

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    Precautions This symbol is intended to alert the user of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature provided with the equipment. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product's enclosure that may present a risk of electric shock. Caution Read In[...]

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    i ASA Series • Table of Contents Chapter 1 • Introduction .......................................................... 1-1 About the ASA Series .......................................................... 1-2 Features ...................................................................................... 1-2 Chapter 2 • Installation and Operation [...]

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    ii ASA Series • Table of Contents T able of Contents, cont’d ASA Series 1 Chapter One Intr oduction About the ASA Series Features[...]

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    ASA Series • Introduction ASA Series • Introduction Introduction About the ASA Series The Extron ASA series high-performance audio summing amplifiers convert stereo audio signals into balanced or unbalanced mono signals. The series consists of the following three models: ASA 101 — The ASA 101 is a single, ultra-compact passive summing adapter[...]

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    ASA Series • Introduction Introduction, cont’d ASA Series 2 Chapter T wo Installation and Operation Mounting the ASA 101 Mounting the ASA 204 and ASA 304 ASA 101 Features and Cabling ASA 204/ASA 304 Front Panel Features ASA 204/ASA 304 Rear Panel Features and Cabling 1-4 S T E R E O IN P U T S B A L U N B A L O N S P A R E M O N O O U T P U T S[...]

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    ASA Series • Installation and Operation ASA Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation 2-3 (2) 4-40 x 3/16" Screws Use 2 mounting holes on opposite corners. V ersaT ools Rack Shelf Quar ter Rack Width F alse Front F ace Plate Figure 2-1 — Mounting the ASA 204 or ASA 304 on a VersaTools rack shelf Only products in the [...]

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    ASA Series • Installation and Operation ASA Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-5 2-4 Furniture mounting Furniture mount the ASA using the optional mounting kit (part #70-212-01) as follows: 1 . Remove rubber feet if they were pr eviously installed on the bottom of the ASA. 2 . Attach the furniture mountin[...]

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    ASA Series • Installation and Operation ASA Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d 2-6 ASA 101 Features and Cabling 2 1 1 Input plugs — Plug the white RCA connector into the left output of the stereo sour ce device. Plug the red RCA connector into the right output of the stereo sour ce device. 2 Output connec[...]

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    ASA Series • Installation and Operation Installation and Operation, cont’d ASA Series A Appendix A Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications Included Parts ASA 204/ASA 304 Optional Accessories 2 Output connectors — Plug the mono audio output devices into these 5-pole captive screw connectors. T wo devices can be connected t[...]

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    ASA Series• Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories ASA Series • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-3 A-2 Audio Gain ASA 101 ............................. +6dB (with balanced output), 0dB (with unbalanced output) Input Channel Output Wiring Left Right Unbalanced Balanced signal si[...]

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    Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d ASA Series• Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories ASA Series • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-4 A-5 ASA 204/ASA 304 part numbers These items are included in each order for an ASA 204 or 304: Replacement Included parts part number ASA 204 60-552-30 ASA 304 60-552-20 Des[...]

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    Specifications, Part Numbers, Accessories, cont’d ASA Series • Specifications, Part Numbers, and Accessories A-6[...]