Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit SI-1230 du fabricant Niles Audio
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AMPLIFIERS INST ALLA TION GUIDE SI - SERIES 2.
WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM Thank you for purchasing the awar d winning Niles SI-1230 Series 2, one of the most versatile and powerful multi-channel ampliers ever offer ed. Like all Niles products, the SI-1230 is built to the highest standar ds of quality and reliability .
NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 3 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers ImpORT ANT SAFETy INSTRUCTIONS 1 . Read t hese instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. He ed a ll war nin gs. 4. Fol low al l ins tru ctio ns.
4 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM INTROdUCTION BRIdGABLE pOwER AmpLIFIERS SI - 12 3 0 W e call the SI-1230 a Systems Integration Amplier because it is a power amplier specically designed to solve the pro.
5 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers FEA TURES ANd BENEFITS REAL wORLd pOwER The SI-1230 is a 12-channel amplier that delivers a solid 30 watts per channel RMS into 8 ohms and 40 watts per channel RMS into 4 ohms.
6 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM FEA TURES ANd BENEFITS CONTINUEd... INdEpENdENT LEvEL CONTROLS Each amplier channel has an independent level control enabling you to adjust the volume settings for twelve differ ent speaker locations individually .
7 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers SySTEm dESIGN BASICS As shown in Figure 1, a distributed audio/video system is dened by the number of listening zones it has. Within a listening zone you can listen to only one source (e.
8 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM SySTEm dESIGN BASICS CONTINUEd... A MultiZone system as shown in Figure 2, of fers the house hold more exibility . For instance, a family might have their family room wir ed for surround sound and their living room wir ed for background music.
9 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers SySTEm dESIGN CONSIdERA TIONS SpEAkER COmp A TIBILITy A single channel (not bridged) of the SI-1230 is capable of driving a 4 ohm impedance speaker load.
10 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM SySTEm dESIGN CONSIdERA TIONS CONTINUEd... USING mONO FOR SmOOThER COvERAGE In lar ge or irregularly shaped r ooms, you may nd that the main listening area may be closer to one of the speakers. If the speakers in the room ar e connected to a stereo amplier you will only hear half the music.
11 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers AppLICA TIONS Adv ANT AGES OF USING ThE SI-1230 IN A SINGLE ZONE SySTEm When you connect the pr.
12 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM AppLICA TIONS USING A dUAL-ZONE RECEIvER FOR TwO LISTENING ZONES Most of today’ s Dolby Digital Audio Video Receivers include a second zone preamplier output to cr eate a second listening zone.
13 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers AppLICA TIONS Exp ANdING A mUL TIZONE SySTEm TO INCLUdE mORE ROOmS In the ultimate MultiZone system, you connect six stereo pr eampliers (or a single component multi-zone/multi-source pr eamplier) to the dedicated inputs of SI-1230.
14 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM AppLICA TIONS AddING pREAmpS TO CREA TE mORE LISTENING ZONES In the ultimate MultiZone system, you connect six stereo pr eampliers (or a single component multi-zone/multi-source pr eamplier) to the dedicated inputs of SI- 1230.
15 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers CONFIGURING yOUR SySTEm Because the SI-1230 offers so many conguration possibilities it is important to plan carefully befor e you install it.
16 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM TURN ON MODE AUDIO SENSE CONST ANT 3-30V AC/DC TRIGGER INPUT INST ALLA TION CONSIdERA TIONS Automating the turn-on of your SI-1230 is one of the easiest steps when installing it in a distributed system. However , do not plug the main power cord into the switched AC outlet of your preamplier or r eceiver .
17 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers INST ALLA TION CONSIdERA TIONS pLACEmENT Place the SI-1230 on a at, level surface like a table or shelf. It should be placed upright so that its weight rests on the unit’ s four feet.
18 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM FRONT ANd REAR p ANEL dET AILS SI- 1 230 Systems Integration Amplif ier ® 100-120 / 220-240 V~ 50 / 60 Hz, 50 0W TURN ON MODE AUDIO SENSE L MAIN BUS INPUT R CONST ANT 3-30V AC/.
19 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers SI- 1 230 Systems Integration Amplif ier ® FRONT ANd REAR p ANEL dET AILS 100-120 / 220-240 V~.
20 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM INST ALLA TION LINE LEvEL AUdIO INpUT CAUTION! The amplier must be off whenever you make changes to the input connections. CASCAdE AUdIO OUTpUTS The “Cascade Audio Outputs” enable you to connect another amplier to your preamplier output.
21 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers INST ALLA TION SpEAkER wIRE CONNECTIONS CAUTION! All speaker wire connections must be made with the amplier of f.
22 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM INST ALLA TION BUSmA TRIx ™ INpUT SwITCh SETTING Each channel has a dedicated BusMatrix™ DIP switch that assigns that channel’ s source. T o assign a signal from the Main Bus Input, select one of the rst three switches which will give you either Left (L), Right (R) or Mono (L+R).
23 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers INST ALLA TION BRIdGING TwO ChANNELS INTO ONE The SI-1230’ s bridging switches allow you to create a more powerful amplier channel by combining or “bridging” two adjacent channels.
24 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM INST ALLA TION SETTING ThE TURN-ON mOdE SwITCh The SI-1230 has three turn-on modes. Select the mode you want by sliding the mode switch. See Installation Considerations on page 14 for more information about each of the turn-on modes.
25 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers OpERA TION pOwER SwITCh The front panel switch is a master or “vacation” power switch. No matter which turn-on mode you have selected, the master power switch will tur n off all circuitry including the sensing cir cuitry .
26 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM OpERA TION LISTENING A T hIGhER vOLUmES Thirty watts is enough power to play a conventional speaker in a normal sized room loudly enough to completely dr own out conversation. Even at levels like that, the SI-1230 will sound clear and clean.
27 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers TROUBLE-ShOOTING GUIdE When there is a pr oblem consult this guide rst. If the problem persists, or you have additional questions, call your local Niles dealer or call Niles T echnical Support at 1-800-289-4434.
28 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM TROUBLE-ShOOTING GUIdE Symptom P ossible Causes and T est Procedure Sound is distorted on one or all of the channels at normal volumes BusMatrix™ DIP switches are not in the correct positions. Check your configuration worksheet and verify all settings.
29 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers Detail SI-1230 Series 2 Design Principle Digital, high current bridgeable multi-channel amplifi.
30 WWW .NILESAUDIO.COM CONFIGURA TION wORkShEET For ease of use, the Conguration W orksheet can be enlar ged on a photocopier . BUS INS & OUTS CONNECTED T O CH# BRIDGED DIP INPUT SOURCE SPEAKER.
31 NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI – 1-760-710-0992 2 Channel, BridgaBle Power amPlifiers LImITEd w ARRANTy Niles Audio Corporation (“NILES”) warrants to the original retail purchas.
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