Yorkville Sound AP1020 manual

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    A P 1 0 2 0 AP 10 20 MODEL TYPE: YS1020 Manual-Owners-AP1020-1v20-web.pdf[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS safety-4v2.eps A ug 26/05 CA UTION : T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMO VE CO VER (OR BA CK). NO USER SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O Q U ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. INSTRUCTIONS PER T AINING T O A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR INJUR Y T O PERSONS Read Instructions The Owner’ s M[...]

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    1 Introduction Yo ur new Yo rkv il le AP 10 20 p ow er amp li fi er has bee n d es ign ed an d bu il t to pro vi de yea rs of tro ub le fre e pe rf or ma nc e. T he AP1 02 0 s ta rts wi th the fi eld -p ro ve n re li ab ili ty of our Aud io pr o am pl if ie rs and cus to me r re qu es te d fe at ur es l ik e sw it ch abl e l im ite rs an d a M ono [...]

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    2 Stereo Mode • Chan nels A and B inpu ts are sep arat e. • Two independent amplifi- ers, Amp A and Amp B. • Two loads are driven. • Loads are connected between the black and red posts on each channel. Bridge Mode • Channels A and B inputs are paralleled. Gain B has no effect. • Output signals are equal in amplitude but oppo- site in ph[...]

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    3 Clip LEDs The Clip LEDs on the front panel will visibly indicate any signal excursion beyond the dynamic headroom of the amplifier. Reliability Th e AP 10 20 is d es ig ned by Yor kv il le S ou nd . Ea ch uni t u nde rg oe s a t hor ou gh , te mp er at ur e cy cl ed b ur n- in p er io d, a nd eac h c irc ui t i s te st ed by b oth ma nu al a nd s[...]

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    Introduction Votre nouvel amplificateur AP1020 a été conçu et fabriqué pour vous servir avec fiabilité pour bien des années à venir. Avec des carac- téristiques tel limiteur commutable et sélécteur Mono/Stereo/en Pont, le AP1020 s’introduit au marchéappuyé par la fiabilité déja prou- vée de la série d’amplificateur Audiopro. Les[...]

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    6 Stéréo • Deux ampli fica teur s indé pend ants , Amp A et Amp B. • Deux charges branchées. • Les charges sont branchée entre les bornes Noires et Rouges. En Pont • Les entrées des Canaux A et B sont en parallèle. Le contrôle de gain B est inactif. • Les signaux aux sorties sont d’égale amplitude mais de phase opposé. • Une[...]

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    7 DEL d’Écretage Les DEL d’Écretage du panneau avant indique l’excursion au-dela de l’extention dynamique de l’amplificateur. Fiabilité L’A P1020 a été co nçu par Yo rkvil le Soun d. Chaq ue appa reil‚ subit une pér iode de ro dage min utie use. Les circ uite ries son t de plus ind ividu elle ment tes tées par des appa reil s [...]

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    8 *cette câble dolt être speciallement constructé Amplificateur Cable spéciale Y orkville pour Opération en pont* Haut P arleur Les câbles Speak on à 4 conducteurs ne pieuvent être utilisés a vec cabinets branché selon le standard Speakon. Cela cour t-circuiterait la sor tce B (+2) à la sor tie A (-1) à l'intériuur du cabinet. EN-[...]

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    9 Specifications Amplifier class A / B Coninuous Average Power @ 8 ohms BCD (Watts) 160 (x2) / 250 (x2)* Coninuous Average Power @ 4 ohms BCD (Watts) 260 (x2) / 400 (x2)* Coninuous Average Power @ 2 ohms BCD (Watts) 400 (x2) / NA* Continuous Average Power Bridged BCD (Watts) 800 @ 4/8 ohms Burst Average Power @ 8 ohms BCD (Watts) 200 (x2) / 320 (x2[...]

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    Unlimited Warranty Yorkville's two and ten-year unlimited warranty on this product is transferable and does not require registration with Yorkville Sound or your dealer. If this product should fail for any reason within two years of the original purchase date (ten years for the wooden enclosure), simply return it to your Yorkville dealer with [...]

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    U .S.A. Y orkville Sound Inc. 4625 Witmer Industrial Estate Niagara F alls, New Y ork 14305 USA V oice: (716) 297-2920 F ax: (716) 297-3689 WORLD HEADQ U ARTERS CANAD A Y orkville Sound 550 Granite Cour t Pick ering, Ontar io L1W -3Y8 CANAD A V oice: (905) 837-8481 F ax: (905) 837-8746 Printed in T aiw an R.O .C .[...]