Carvin dcm1000 Manual De Usuario

Sturdy one piece 12 guage steel face plate accomodates easy transporting along with facilitating rack

installation. The rack mounting holes are designed on ISO standard spacing.  Four 10-32 x .5” phillip
machine screws are normally used to secure the amp.  Rear support brackets are not required.

Check the power amp connections and verify the AC line power source before engaging the POWER

switch.  The yellow LED unmistakably indicates that all circuits are properly powered up.  Yellow was
chosen so the operator could see the red indicators (clipping or protect) from a distance. 

A precision 41 step input LEVEL attenuate is used to adjust the volume levels.  To deliver the amps maxi-

mum power without reducing the headroom of the signal source, the level controls should be turned full on.

The green SIGNAL LED indicators will start to flash when there is a signal passing to your speakers (-30dBM).

This lets you know when the amp is passing a signal to your rear speaker connectors.

The red CLIP LED indicators will start to flash when each channel has reached its maximum output.  Occasional

flashing caused by lower bass frequencies is OK.  However, consistent flashing caused from higher frequencies
may damage high frequency drivers (excessive distortion).  This does not cause damage to the amp.

Upon rack installation, the rear of the amp must be fully exposed to room temperature air.  The sur-

rounding air should not be warmer than 120° or the thermal protection could active the PROTECT LED.
The front cooling vents are not to be restricted from exhausting the warm air.

The red PROTECT LED provides the operator with information about the status of the amplifier.  The

PROTECT LED can come on under 3 different conditions (when this happens both channels are muted
by disconnecting the output speaker relays protecting your speakers);

1)  During power-up, the amplifier stays in a muted state for approx. 3 sec until it determines that

everything is functioning normally (no output shorts or over temp conditions).

2)  When the output load draws excessive current or a direct short is detected caused by a shorted

speaker cable or speaker system.  Reset this condition by turning the amp off for two seconds and
then on again. Check for shorted cables and the total speaker system impedance connected to
each channel (2 ohms minimum per ch or 4 ohms BRIDGED).

3)  Overheating is usually determined when the amp stops in the middle of a performance and the

PROTECT LED comes on.  If this is the cause, leave the amp on for the fan to cool the amp down.
The amp will  automatically reset within 1 to 3 minutes.  The PROTECT LED  will turn off when
ready.  Check for the following conditions;  a) The rear intake air is restricted, b) The intake air is
extremely warm, c) The front exhaust vents are restricted, or d) Excessive speaker load (try other
speakers or remove speakers if you have more than one connected to each channel).  Again, the
minimum impedance is 2 ohms per ch or 4 ohms BRIDGED)

For most professional applications, use the XLR balanced inputs.  This will help to reduce hum and allow

of longer cable runs from your signal source (mixer, etc).  Because this is a balanced input, the gain will
be 6 dB higher than using the 1/4” input jack with non balanced lines.  XLR pin configuration: Pin 1: Grounded
through the GROUND LIFT switch, Pin 2: positive Bal. signal and Pin 3: negative Bal. signal.

This stereo phone jack is designed to receive either balanced or unbalanced input signals.  Balanced sig-

nals coming into this jack should be wired with the connector’s tip going to signal + and the connector’s
ring to signal -.  The connector’s sleeve is then tied internally to ground through the GROUND LIFT switch.

The rear PARALLEL switch allows you to drive both channels from either input.  All signals entering any

input will be available on both channels.  This eliminates Y adapter cables.  This feature is used to “daisy
chain” one piece of equipment to another.  Just plug into the  unused INPUT (1/4” or XLR) and it will
become an output for other equipment.

Many times sound systems are connected in such a manner to cause a grounded loop with the inputs

that result in audible hum.  The input GND LIFT (1/4” & XLR) switch on the rear panel will help eliminate
this problem.  If not, another way to eliminate ground loops is to install a “line matching” transformer
between the amplifier input and the signal source and then cutting the ground wire to PIN 1.   

To activate the LIMITERS, engage the rear limiter switch.  The built-in high quality limiters are recommended

to hold down peaks that could cause early distortion.  Limiters will help to rise the average power so that
you can get more output from each channel.   To check the effectiveness of the limiters when the channel
starts to distort (under the amps full output), engage the limiters and hear the reduction of the distortion.
If the distortion stops, you can turn the channel up for more power.  The lower bass frequencies are most
affected.  WARNING:  Do not check in an environment where the sound level could damage your ears!

The standard 1/4” SPEAKER jacks are used for lower power applications.  Turn the amp off before con-

necting your speakers. 

For high power speaker connections, use the rear BINDING POSTS to connect your speakers.   Wire sizes up

to 7 gauge (50 amps) can be inserted into the binding post “side holes”.  Larger cable can be used with “banana”
plugs which plug into the end of the binding posts (remove colored caps).  Binding posts are spaced on ISO
standards.  Use the two center RED binding posts for BRIDGE speaker connections (see 15 BRIDGE MODE).

The “DCM” Series can be operated in bridge mode if you require a 25V / 70V distribution speaker system

or a high powered mono (single channel) amp.  With your amp off, push in the rear (recessed) BRIDGE switch
after you have made your speaker connections to the rear center RED binding posts (ch 1 is + and ch 2 is -
).  No other speaker connectors or binding posts can to be used at the same time!”.  The INPUT and LEVEL
is handled by channel 1. Channel 2 is non-operational.  The minimum speaker impedance is 4 ohms or a 25V
distribution line.  CAUTION:  The power developed by bridging your amp can destroy most speaker systems! 

Your amp is designed to run on either 120V 60 Hz or 230V 50Hz depending on the model purchased.

The voltage range for 120V model is 95V to 132V and for 230V model it is 195V to 253V. The rear heavy-
duty AC receptacle will accept a standard grounded AC cord that is designed your country.  Be sure to
check your power source before plugging into a grounded (3 prong) outlet.  Never defeat the grounded
connection or electrocution may result! Firmly push the AC cord all the way into its recepticle. 

We have provided a circuit breaker so that you will never have to replace the fuse.  Occasionally the

circuit breaker on your amp may have to be reset if high AC voltage surges are present or if the amp is
used with excessive loads. See “Helpful Hints”.

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WARNING

This product produces high
sound pressure levels that
could damage your hearing.
Use with caution.