SPM 5000 Mk II Manual
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1. SPM 5000 MK II POWER AMPLIFIER MANUAL Chord Electronics Limited OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS INSTALLATION Your amplifier should be positioned to ensure a free flow of air over the rear heat sink and through the upper and lower grilles When driven continuously at well above average listening levels the temperature on the heat sink may exceed 50 C This is not a fault but an indication of the need for adequate ventilation Please ensure that the IEC mains lead is correctly terminated UK EUROPE Brown LIVE Black USA CANADA Blue NEUTRAL White Yellow Green EARTH Green THE SPM 5000 MUST BE EARTHED AT ALL TIMES VIA ITS OWN MAINS LEAD FAILURE TO DO THIS MAY BE HAZARDOUS CE This unit complies with EN 50081 1 amp IEC 801 2 It has come to light that in some European countries a hum may occur if Pre and Power Amplifiers are connected to mains wall sockets which do not have an earth Please ensure that if this is the case the pre and power amps are connected via a multi way mains block which contains an earth point at each socket outlet This is to ensure that the chassis metalwork of each item is connected together and Chord Electronics Limited firmly recommend that an earthing method for the building is implemented Made in England by Chord Electronics Limited The Pump House Farleigh Bridge Farleigh Lane East Farleigh Kent ME16 9NB United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1622 721444 Fax 44 0 1622 722. 1555 Chord Electronics Limited REAR PANEL The two female XLRs are pre amplifier inputs Also phono input sockets are available immediately outboard of the IEC mains plug Please connect these last with the amplifier switched off Mains Right Input Left Balanced Balanced Input Right Left Input Pin 1 Earth Input Input Pin 1 Earth Pin 2 ve Phono Phono Pin2 ve Pin 3 ve Socket Socket Pin 3 ve Made in England by Chord Electronics Limited The Pump House Farleigh Bridge Farleigh Lane East Farleigh Kent ME16 ONB United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1622 721444 Fax 44 0 1622 721555 Chord Electronics Limited OPERATION When the amplifier is connected to the mains the LED above the power switch will indicate red standby When switched on this LED will change to illuminate green operational In the event of a major overload or a short circuit across the output of any channel the green power on LED will indicate trip by fading and immediately re illuminating to red standby mode The amplifier will shut down automatically and it should then be switched off When the fault condition has been rectified the amplifier can be switched on and will power up as normal A minimum period of one minute must be allowed to elapse between switching off and switching on again This is to allow the power supply protection cir
3. cuitry to re set itself The Left and Right channel LED s illuminate to indicate the onset of clipping They operate sequentially and progress from 3dB below clipping to full clip when the red LED is displayed There are no user serviceable parts in your SPM 5000 It should only be serviced by Chord Electronics Limited or their expressly approved Service Agents CARE AND CLEANING The SPM 5000 requires no special care other than common sense Spray window cleaner clear type may be used if first sprayed on to a soft cloth to remove surface blemishes such as finger marks from the metal casing or the piano black finished wooden side cheeks Never spray directly on to the amplifier and never use abrasive cleaning materials use only a lint free soft cloth as described SERVICE INFORMATION WARNING The power supply components within this amplifier are designed to be operated at lethal voltages and energy levels Circuit designs that embody these components conform with applicable safety requirements Precautions must be taken to prevent accidental contact with power line potentials Do not connect grounded test equipment Made in England by Chord Electronics Limited The Pump House Farleigh Bridge Farleigh Lane East Farleigh Kent ME16 9NB United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1622 721444 Fax 44 0 1622 721555 Chord Electronics Limited SPECIFICATIONS SPM 5000 MK IT Enhanced 2 Channel Power Amplifier OUTPUT POWER 2 x 560W rms per cha
4. nnel 0 05 distortion into 8 ohms 2 x 1020W rms per channel 0 05 distortion into 4 ohms Thermal limitation only 1 channel driven DAO EDR 650W rms per channel into 8 ohms 1100W rms per channel into 4 ohms 1 KHz 20 cycles on 480 cycles off Peak pulses 8 milliseconds burst 90V peak the equivalent of over 1600W per channel peak into 4 ohms FREQUENCY RESPONSE 8 OHMS 1dB 0 2Hz to 46KHz 3dB 0 1Hz to 77KHz FREQUENCY RESPONSE 4 OHMS 1dB 0 2Hz to 39KHz 3dB 0 1Hz to 75KHz SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO Better than 103dB A weighted two thirds power CHANNEL SEPARATION Better than 95dB 2 x gold plated fully balanced XLR sockets 2 x gold plated custom phono sockets unbalanced 20V square wave tn x tT Made in England by Chord Electronics Limited The Pump House Farleigh Bridge Farleigh Lane East Farleigh Kent ME16 ONB United Kingdom Tel 44 0 1622 721444 Fax 44 0 1622 721555
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