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INSTALLATION
Loudspeaker Wiring: Model IWA 250 provides a single 250 Watt amplifier (Main). To help offset the inductance of certain speaker
matching transformers, the IWA 250 includes a high-pass filter (see pg. 3), which must be enabled whenever the 70V or 25V outputs are
being used. Loudspeaker wiring is connected to the screw-terminal block on the amplifier/power supply circuit board, located inside the
chassis front panel, at the upper left-hand corner. This screw-terminal block accept wires of #12 AWG (or smaller) gauge, or 1/4" spade-
lug wire connectors.
These screw terminals provide the speaker outputs from the amplifier. From the factory, a jumper strap is installed betweem the 4 OHM
terminal (amplifier direct output) and the XFMR INPUT (transformer input) terminal. For transformer (xfmr) output, connect speaker
negative to the COM terminal, and connect speaker positive to the appropriate transformer output terminal (8 OHM for an 8 ohm speaker
load; 70V for a 70 Volt distributed speaker system; 25V for a 25 Volt distributed speaker system). For 'balanced' 25V speaker systems,
connections are the same as above, plus a ground connection (center-tap) made to the 25V C.T. terminal. For direct output from the
amplifier, first remove the factory installed jumper strap, then connect speaker negative to the GND terminal, and connect speaker positive
to the 4 OHM terminal.
8
OHM
70V
25V
25V
C.T.
COM
XFMR
INPUT
GND
4
OHM
Wire Routing: Wiring that carries signals of dramatically different voltages must be separated by as much distance as possible.
Microphone and line level wiring should never be run with loudspeaker or power wiring. To reduce the potential of crosstalk or oscillations
that could damage the amplifier, never bundle the microphone and line level cables with loudspeaker or power cables. It is recommended
that all loudspeaker wiring enter the backbox at the upper right "knock-out", and route through the cable tray. Loudspeaker wire should be
of a heavy gauge, to prevent cable losses from degrading the system capabilities. Cable runs using 14 gauge wire should not exceed 90
feet (for 8 ohm operation) or 45 feet (for 4 ohm operation). Longer cable lengths require heavier gauge cable (smaller wire number).
Constant voltage outputs (25, 70.7, or 100 volts) can tolerate lighter gauge cables or longer cable runs (check an appropriate line loss
chart for specific application requirements).
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