Page 3 - I m p o r t a n t S a f e t y I n f o r m a t i o n
3 IMPORTANT : Read all of these instructions before youinstall or operate your 875D SE, and save theseinstructions for later use. 1 1 .. RR ee aa dd II nn ss tt rr uu cc tt ii oo nn ss — A l l t h e s e s a f e t y a n d o p e r a t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s s h o u l d b e r e a d b e f o r e y...
Page 4 - I n t r o d u c t i o n; Power; Serial Control Capability
4 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R I n t r o d u c t i o n T h a n k y o u f o r p u r c h a s i n g t h e S o n a n c e S o n a m p ® 8 7 5 D S E p o w e r a m p l i f i e r. T h e 8 7 5 D S E w i l l p r o v i d e y o u w i t h m a n y y e a r s o f h o m e e n t e r t...
Page 5 - FRONT PANEL; Figure 2: 875D SE Front and Rear Panels
S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R 5 ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF L R A A.C. O...
Page 6 - B o x C o n t e n t s; Your Sonamp 875D SE box should contain the following items:; U n p a c k i n g; i n t h e c a b i n e t t o a s s u r e c o n t i n u o u s v e n t i l a t i o n .
6 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R B o x C o n t e n t s Your Sonamp 875D SE box should contain the following items: ( 1 ) S o n a m p 8 7 5 D S E a m p l i f i e r( 2 ) R a c k e a r s( 6 ) R e m o v a b l e c o n t r o l c o n n e c t o r s — c o n n e c t e d t o t h ...
Page 7 - P r o t e c t i o n C i r c u i t s; Thermal Protection; t e m p e r a t u r e w i l l b e r e p o r t e d t o t h e c o n t r o l d e v i c e .; Over-Current Protection; LEDs
7 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R P r o t e c t i o n C i r c u i t s Thermal Protection If the amplifier’s cooling vents are blocked, or it is installed with inadequate ventilation the amplifier mayexceed its safe operating t e m p e r a t u r e . I f t h e a m p l i f...
Page 8 - P o w e r i n g t h e A m p l i f i e r; Power Cord; Figure 4; Replacing the Fuse; F i g u r e 4; s e e F i g u r e 5; LED; F i g u r e 5; AC O; Power Connector
8 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R P o w e r i n g t h e A m p l i f i e r Power Cord (see Figure 4 ) The Sonamp 875D SE features a removable IEC power cord. Plug the female end of the powercord into the Power Cord Connector on the amplifier’s rear panel and plug the mal...
Page 9 - S o u r c e C o n n e c t i o n s; Input Assignment DIP Switches; F i g u r e 8; s u m m e d L & R i n p u t s c a n i n c r e a s e s i g n a l g a i n b y u p t o + 6 d B .; Direct Inputs and; Figure 8: Input Assignment DIP Switch Settings
9 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R S o u r c e C o n n e c t i o n s ( s e e F i g u r e s 6 & 7 ) Always use quality high-fidelity interconnect cables such as Sonance MediaLinQ ® Bronze Interconnects. If source components are more than 20 feet from the amplifier, us...
Page 10 - I n p u t S e n s i t i v i t y A d j u s t m e n t; using a small screwdriver.; N O T E : W h e n t h e 8 7 5 D S E i s b e i n g s e r i a l - c o n t r o l l e d , s e r i a l V; c o m m a n d s; c o m m a n d s a r e; S p e a k e r C o n n e c t i o n s; Use Good Speaker Wire; F i g u r e 1 0; d o w n t o l o c k t h e w i r e s i n t h e t e r m i n a l s .; Flip all 4 Levers UP; Stereo Speaker
10 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R I n p u t S e n s i t i v i t y A d j u s t m e n t T h e r e a r e t w o w a y s t o a d j u s t t h e i n d i v i d u a l c h a n n e l i n p u t s e n s i t i v i t y ( v o l u m e ) o n t h e 8 7 5 D S E :• The front panel has rece...
Page 11 - Speaker Connections for Bridged Operation; F i g u r e s 1 1; Flip Outer 2 Levers UP; Bridged Speaker; Zone Bridging
11 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R 6. Press the removable connector into the corresponding zone speaker connector on the amplifier until it locks into place. • T h e r e m o v a b l e c o n n e c t o r s w i l l o n l y f i t o n e w a y o n t h e a m p l i f i e r. C C...
Page 12 - d i s a b l i n g t h e A u t o O n f e a t u r e . ( S e e; U T O; Trigger Mode
12 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R A u t o - O n You can set your 875D SE so that any zone will automatically tur n ON when it receives anaudio signal, or when it receives a control voltage from an exter nal source (such as aSonance Navigator Harbor multi-zone controlle...
Page 13 - B B E; N O T E : T h e f a c t o r y - d e f a u l t s e t t i n g i s + 6 d B o n a l l z o n e s .; BBE Control Switches and
13 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R OFF (Bypass) Mode W h e n a z o n e ’s A U T O a n d V O LT A u t o - O n Tr i g g e r s w i t c h e s a r e b o t h s e t i n t h e O F F p o s i t i o n , t h e A U T O - O N c i r c u i t r y i s b y p a s s e d a n d t h e a m p l ...
Page 14 - Z o n e Tr i g g e r O u t p u t s; Connecting the 875D SE to a Serial Control Device; N O T E : To c o n n e c t t o a C r e s t r o n c o n t r o l l e r , u s e t h e C r e s t r o n C N S P - 12 4; Enabling 875D SE Zone Serial Control; N O T E : Z o n e s n o t s e t f o r R S - 2 3 2 c o n t r o l c a n b e p o l l e d b y t h e c o n t r o l; Figure 18: Zone Trigger Output
14 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R Z o n e Tr i g g e r O u t p u t s T h e 8 7 5 D S E h a s i n d i v i d u a l T R I G G E R O U T P U T c o n n e c t i o n s f o r e a c h z o n e t h a t p r o v i d e 1 2 V D C w h e n e v e r t h e z o n e i s O N ( s e e F i g u ...
Page 15 - 75D SE Serial Commands; N O T E : I s s u i n g a; N O T E : T h e 8 7 5 D S E s t o r e s i n d e p e n d e n t s e t t i n g s f o r; N O T E : T h e e c h o f o r t h i s w i l l p r o v i d e t w o v a l u e s ( H I a n d L O ); ( c o n t i n u e d o n p a g e 16 )
15 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R 875D SE Serial Commands S e r i a l P r o t o c o l : B a u d R a t e = 9 6 0 0 , N , 8 , 1 ; s i n g l e C RC C oo m m m m aa nn dd ss II nn SS yy nn tt aa xx PP aa rr aa m m ee tt ee rr ss SS tt aa tt ee P o w e r : P x y < c r &g...
Page 16 - Serial Control Notes:
16 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R Serial Control Notes: 1 . T h e 8 7 5 D S E w i l l r e s p o n d t o e a c h c o m m a n d w i t h t h e n e w v a l u e a f t e r t h e c o m m a n d i s a c t e d - u p o n . EE xx aa m m pp ll ee :: Z o n e 2 v o l u m e i s 5 3 . ...
Page 17 - S p e c i f i c a t i o n s
17 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R S p e c i f i c a t i o n s N u m b e r o f C h a n n e l s : 8 ( f o u r s t e r e o p a i r s ) O u t p u t P o w e r ( S t e r e o ) : 7 5 w a t t s R M S p e r c h a n n e l ( X 8 ) , 0 . 2 5 % T H D , 2 0 H z – 2 0 k H z , @ 8 o h...
Page 18 - System 1: Basic Background Music System with Paging Capabilities; MICROPHONE PREAMP; — OR —; TELEPHONE PAGE OUT; Music Only; Set All Zones to ‘Auto’ ON
18 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R System 1: Basic Background Music System with Paging Capabilities FF ee aa tt uu rr ee ss :: C C oo m m m m oo nn M M uu ss ii cc SS oo uu rr cc ee ff oo rr aa ll ll FF oo uu rr RR oo oo m m ss • • TT w w oo ZZ oo nn ee ss w w ii tt hh ...
Page 19 - FOR ALL
19 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R System 2: 7.1-Channel Home Theater System FF ee aa tt uu rr ee ss :: U U pp tt oo 1 1 4 4 0 0 W W oo uu tt pp uu tt pp oo w w ee rr pp ee rr cc hh aa nn nn ee ll (( 4 4 -- oo hh m m ss )) • • A A ll ll oo w w ss uu ss ee oo ff pp aa ss...
Page 20 - Sonance; System 3: Multi-Zone System with Controller; C hh aa nn nn ee ll ss aa uu tt oo m
20 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF L R A BBE C...
Page 21 - TouchScreen Control Panel; Set ‘Auto’ and ‘Volt’ Switches; System 4: Advanced Multi-Zone System with Central Control System
21 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF L R A BBE C...
Page 22 - Control Output
22 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF L R A BBE C...
Page 23 - Relay CTRL
23 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF L R A BBE C...
Page 24 - Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e a n d S e r v i c e; IIm
24 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n c e a n d S e r v i c e II ff yy oo uu aa nn yy hh aa vv ee qq uu ee ss tt ii oo nn ss aa bb oo uu tt tt hh ee oo pp ee rr aa tt ii oo nn oo rr ii nn ss tt aa ll ll aa tt ii oo nn oo ff tt hh ii ss pp r...
Page 25 - E X C L U S I O N S A N D L I M I TAT I O N S
25 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R L i m i t e d Wa r r a n t y C o v e r a g e ( U . S . A . O n l y ) S o n a n c e w a r r a n t s t o t h e o r i g i n a l r e t a i l p u r c h a s e r o n l y t h a t t h i s S o n a n c e p r o d u c t w i l l b e f r e e f r o m ...
Page 26 - S y s t e m N o t e s :
26 S O N A M P ® 8 7 5 D S E 8 - C H A N N E L A M P L I F I E R S y s t e m N o t e s :