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Xs Series Power Amplifiers

Operation Manual

3 Operation

3.3 Back Panel Controls and
Connectors

A. 4-Pole Speakon Output Connector

One connector is used per channel. It accepts a
4-pole Speakon connector. See Figure 2.5 and
Table 1 for connector wiring.

B. Normal/Bridge Switch

Two-position switch selects between normal
(stereo) operation and Bridge-Mono operation.

C. Circuit Breaker

Provides overload protection.

D. XLR-1/4" Combo Input Connectors

One per channel, XLR-1/4" combo connector
includes 3-pin female XLR connector and
TRS 1/4" phone jack. Accepts balanced or
unbalanced signals.

E. 5-Way Binding Post Output
Connectors

One pair per channel; accept banana plugs,
spade lugs or bare wire.

Note: Binding post out-

puts on European models come with safety plugs
installed to prevent European power-cord plugs from
being inserted. The top & bottom entry positions for
these connectors should therefore be used with Euro-
pean models

.

Figure 3.2 Back Panel Controls and Connectors

F. IEC Power Inlet

G. Phoenix-Style Input Connectors

One per channel, 3-pin Phoenix-style connec-
tor accepts balanced or unbalanced signals.

H. XLR Output Connectors

One per channel, 3-pin male XLR connector in
parallel with XLR-1/4" combo and Phoenix-
style input connectors for daisy-chain opera-
tion.