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Home Theater Power Amplifier
Professional Installer’s
Consciousness Guide
Savoytm
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Home Theater Power Amplifier
Professional Installer’s
Consciousness Guide
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Contents
Congratulations!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Guided Tour
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Congratulations!
You are now installing a component capable of dramatically
improving the performance of almost any home theater system.
The Savoy is a U.S. designed and manufactured theater amplifier
from AudioControl that will provide years of trouble-free enjoy-
ment for your home theater system.
This high quality home theater power amplifier is made by the
only electronics company that considers “Perfection Possible.”
The engineers at AudioControl have more than half a century
of experience with amplifier design. They know how to build a
great sounding amplifier that will stand the test of time. Audio-
Control equalizers, signal processors and audio analyzers have
been standard fixtures in performance theater systems for over
25 years, and their professional sound division designed and still
sells the most popular one-third octave real time analyzer in the
world, the SA-3050 series.
AudioControl’s passion for high quality, meticulous attention to
detail and pro sound heritage shows itself in dozens of awards for
design, product performance, and customer service. Now, as it
has always been, AudioControl’s greatest satisfaction comes from
their reputation for sonic excellence and reliability among people
just like you throughout the world.
This manual is designed to help you get everything you can out
of your new Savoy amplifier, and we don’t mean parting it out!
So even though you’re dying to hear the pristine sonics of the
Savoy, please take a few minutes to slog through our not-so-
weighty prose and learn how to get the most from your Audio-
Control home theater power amplifier.
Anything as capable as this amplifier deserves all the explanation it
can get.
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Product Highlights
Pristine Sonics, Authoritative Power, and Legendary Reliability…
The Savoy amplifier has been designed from the ground up to pro-
vide pristine sonics, authoritative power, and legendary reliability. This
ensures that you will be able to enjoy amazing sound at almost any
level for years to come. This is the AudioControl commitment, and the
reason you’ve selected this amazing amplifier.
Class H Design: Most amplifiers have one speed: all on. That means that
during most playback, up to 90% of the amp’s power is just going up
in heat. The Class H design takes care of this problem by automatically
and intelligently adjusting the power supply to fit the power demands
of the moment. The result is much cooler operation without the need
for bulky heat-sinks or fans.
LightDrive Protection Circuitry: The LightDrive protection circuitry defends
this amplifier and your speakers against clipping, distortion, damage,
and annoying teenage beach party movies, even if the movie festival
lasts all weekend. Each channel is independently protected, so a prob-
lem in one channel will not affect the rest of the system.
Bulletproof Reliability: AudioControl amplifiers are designed with per-
formance and durability in mind. Every technology integrated and pro-
duction specification employed add to the Savoy’s longevity and audio
enjoyment. For this reason, consumers have long referred to
AudioControl amplifiers as “Bulletproof.” It is highly likely that this will
be the longest lasting component in your home theater.
Five-Year Warranty: AudioControl amplifiers are built to such high stan-
dards that each amplifier is backed by a five-year parts and labor war-
ranty. Why five years? Because products that are two-and-a-half times
better than the competition deserve a warranty that reflects it.
Designed and Manufactured In The Pacific Northwest Rainforest:
Your
Savoy began it’s existence at the AudioControl factory in Mountlake
Terrace, Washington, a few miles north of Seattle. Here, AudioControl
builds precision test instruments, equalizers and analyzers along with
a totally awesome line of car stereo components. AudioControl started
in 1977 and has won so many audio industry awards for design and
engineering excellence that the reception room wall is starting to sag
(reinforcements are currently being added to prepare for the additional
awards that are sure to be given in the coming years).
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A Guided Tour of The Savoy
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Front Panel
Standby Button – The Standby button manually toggles the Savoy
between normal operation and standby (when “Master Power” switch
located on the rear panel is ON). It will override the rear panel remote
12 volt trigger, but normal operation will resume when the trigger input
is cycled.
Display Button – The display button allows you to toggle between
three display settings for the Channel Level Indicators on the front of
the Savoy. “Off ” will turn off the channel level indicators. “Low” (as in-
dicated by the Range Setting LED) allows the Channel Level Indicators to
dance when playing at moderate listening levels (think Elton John con-
cert). “High” (as indicated by the Range Setting LED) allows the Channel
Level Indicators to dance when the Savoy is playing at high levels (think
Metallica).
Channel Status LEDs – These blue LED’s indicate that the associated
channel is active and functioning properly.
Channel Level Indicators – Indicate activity and power output for
each channel.
Protection Indicators – This red LED illuminates to indicate that a
channel has gone into protection mode.
Range Setting LEDs – There are two range settings that regulate
movement of the Channel Level Indicators (See “Display Button” opera-
tion). “Low” will provide more LED dancing action at moderate listening
levels while “High” keeps the LED dance floor clear until volumes reach
the upper echelon. Neither option effects amplifier
performance.
Rack Mounting (Optional) – Allows the Savoy to be
mounted in an equipment rack.
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Rear Panel
Remote Power Control –
The Remote Power Control is an 1⁄8” mono
jack plug connector that provides remote turn-on of the Savoy (see Figure
1). The sleeve of the pin is the ground (-) and the tip is active (+).
Line-level Input – The Savoy features both unbalanced RCA and bal-
anced XLR inputs to connect your preamplifier’s outputs. Any standard
line-level audio signal can be connected to these inputs. DO NOT con-
nect both the balanced and unbalanced inputs of a single channel.
Line-level Output – The Savoy offers unbalanced RCA line-level out-
puts that allow you to send the signal on to a second amplifier for those
systems that are arranged in a bi-amp design.
Sensitivity Switch – The Savoy provides three input sensitivity set-
tings to level match the inputs of the Savoy with the outputs of your
theater processor. AudioControl recommends setting “C” because it
provides the greatest protection and noise reduction. Setting “B” is the
THXTM standard (consult your theater processor or source unit manual
to determine if output voltage is THX rated). Setting A is only used in
situations where other manufacture’s pre-amplifiers with higher gain
are a part of the system.
Speaker Outputs – These 5-way binding posts are solid construction,
gold plated, high-current terminal blocks that will accept large gauge
speaker wire, pin, fork, and standard 0.75” spaced banana plugs.
AC Power Fuse – The Savoy is designed with several layers of protec-
tion circuitry. This power fuse is here just in case something really awful
goes wrong.
Master Power Switch – This switch shuts off the main AC power.
Normally the only time you need to turn the master power switch off is
if the system is going to be shut down for an extended period of time.
Power Plug – The Savoy accepts any IEC Power Chord (included).
The Savoy draws an average of 700 Watts with typical source material.
Make certain that it is plugged directly into the wall outlet or a power
strip with sufficient power handling capabilities. Since the Savoy has
remote power switching, you can plug the unit into an outlet that is
always active.
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Figure 1.
1⁄8”
mono jack
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