Audio Control SAVOY G4 7-Channel Power Amplifier SAVOYG4

trol. Since you are reading this manual it is

safe to say you are in the process of in-

stalling a high performance AudioControl

Savoy G4 theater amplier that performs

as a 7 channel amplier to power your

surround sound speaker or you can use it

in a 5.1 conguration to power 5 channels

and a subwoofer! You have unprecedented

exibility with this ridiculously powerful

and adaptable amplier which no doubt

designing and manufacturing high per-

formance components that allow enthu-

siasts to truly enjoy their audio systems.

It should provide you and your customers

with years of enjoyment and trouble-free

service. We truly feel that this theater

amplier will enhance the performance of

any system.

This manual was written to assist with the

installation of this new amplier. Whether

review this not-so-weighty prose. While

reading a manual can be as exciting as

watching a slug race, we have included

lots of useful information, carefully

concealed within a minimum of technical

jargon. Not only will you learn how to get

the most from this AudioControl home

theater power amplier, you might be

able to infer how to cook chicken perfectly

moist every time. Anything as capable

8. Mastertrigger

9. AC power switch

11. AC fuse

2. Inputs balanced and unbalanced

4. Level control

5. Stereo/Monoswitch

6. Speaker outputs

1. Power LED

2. Light Bar

components before making

any connections.

ignate red RCA plugs as right, and

designate white, black, or gray plugs

as left. This is a good idea for all sig-

nal connections made in your audio

system. The key is consistency. Stick

keep the installation neat looking.

know from experience that really

cheap cables can cause a multitude

of problems. They tend to break

inside or corrode, causing a loss of

signal or hum. They also have poor

shielding.

of using RCA cables or balanced XLR

using an active balanced line driver

for the signals. This will provide

better noise rejection against nasty

things like hum, spikes, local talk

radio, and metaphysical paranormal

balanced line driver components

(BLD-10, BLR-10 and BLX-10) are an

excellent way to send audio over long

distances with standard Cat-5 wiring.

it. One conductor of the speaker wire

is normally marked by a dierent

color (silver versus copper) or there

is a ribbing on one side. Typically

this marked conductor is used for

the positive (+) speaker leads. Some

wires have positive and negative

printed right onto the wire jacket.

a noticeable decrease in the bass

7. For optimal performance, dance in a

fairy circle around your new amplier

at midnight, on the rst full moon of

the new year.

1. LED – On the far left of the heavy duty

brushed aluminum front panel, this

LED indicates the state of the Savoy

G4 amplier.

A Blue LED – shows that the amplier

No LED illumination – means that it’s

either unplugged from wall power or

the back panel mains power switch is

turned o, or all the lights are out in

your town again.

Yellow LED – indicates initiation of

jump to hyperspace. You have ten

seconds to put the cat out, and leave

a note for the milkman. (Not yet

available in this galaxy.)

3. Power Button – This large legendary

button allows for the on/standby mode

to be toggled. Press to turn the unit on

and press again to turn the unit into

standby mode. The rear panel Main AC

Power switch must be engaged for this

button to work.

4. RackMountEars– These optional

rack ears allow the unit to be rack

mounted in a standard 19” wide rack,

with a 3U height. Use standard rack

mount screws and washers to secure

the unit in a rack. The unit does not

have to be supported at the rear if the

Replace the screws securely back into

the chassis. Do not remove any of the

other screws from the chassis or top

cover. There are hazardous voltages

inside the unit. Keep the rack ears

safely tucked up in your sock drawer.

You can also remove the feet for rack

mounting, but remember to put them

back on if you are no longer in a rack.

Wire your main speakers on channels 1 – 5. Connect your sub output from your

AVR to channel 6 and press the mono button for 6 &7. You have now over 600 watts

driving your 8 ohm sub! With the other channels handling the highs, you really

aren’t going to get anything better from a single multichannel hi amp.

*Pro tip: Loop the input from 6 to 7 for an extra 3 dB!

If you have a pair of power hungry 8 ohm speakers that can handle the prodigious

power (600 watts!) of the Savoy G4, then hook them up! Run the left input to

Channel input 1 and run the right to Channel input 6. Press the mono button for

each channel pair then adjust the gain controls for each pair so that there are the

takes 1 milliamp to turn on.)

What are the power requirements and

BTUoutputsofamplier?

More detailed information is shown

in the Specications table at the end

of this manual. In general, we feel a

conservative, real life design criteria is

1/8th power. This will be a quite loud

listening level for most rooms and

assumes all zones driven at the same

How many units may I put on one 15

amp breaker?

It depends. Since you are limited to

1800 watts per device by most codes,

there should be a separate 15 amp

circuit for each unit.

The circumstances where Savoy

G4 draws maximum power are very

rare outside of an engineering lab.

Maximum power is using a sine wave

ple units operating at full output.

You know the system better than we

do, so it is your decision. If the only

use is background music, then the

one-eighth power in the specications

is a reasonable (actually conserva-

tive) power draw. Of course, you will

want to include a margin of safety for

unusual circumstances. And in the

nal analysis, you have to do what the

background noise, often with noise

masking type of ambient sound, highly

reective, and often fairly large. If

you pause and think about that for a

moment, these are some of the more

challenging rooms.

Commercial noise masking systems

rely on “white noise” which sounds

remarkably like a bathroom exhaust

fan and like the sound of water in a

Modern day larger bathrooms need

more than two speakers for these

reasons.

What about large rooms as well as

rooms where the listener is far from the

speakers?

Typical in-wall speakers are designed

to be near the listener. In common

rooms with eight foot ceilings and

other usual dimensions, in-wall speak-

level). There are in-wall speakers

designed for these longer “throw” dis-

tances. In general, larger rooms with

more height require more speakers

and speakers with tighter “directivity”

to get party-level SPL. In this case,

also, size matters and bigger speakers

are better.

the guide below, please call the AudioCon-

trol team for further assistance, or e-mail

d. Verify the source unit is operating

e. Check the speaker connections on

f. If the unit does not power up at all,

2. Speaker channels cutting in and out:

a. If using external volume controls,

3. Speaker Buzzing or Crackling at high

Blue The unit is on Bright Red DC Error

Red The unit is in standby mode Yellow Jumping to Hyperspace

O The unit is powered o

Bridged Mono (channels 1/2 and 4/5) .......................................600 watts @ 8 ohms

Frequency Response........................................................................ 10 Hz -20 kHz, ±1 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion/Ch ....................... 0.04% (230 watts @ 8 ohms 20 Hz -20 kHz)

Maximum Input Voltage ……………....................................................………..….… 2.7 Vrms

Input Impedance…………….……………….......................................................... 100 kohms

Signal to Noise Ratio ........................................................... > 102 (A wtd, ref full output)

surprised how many people forget

this.) If you can supply a really detailed

description of the problem, this would

be so much better, and our service

technicians may add you to their

Christmas Card list. Please include

any notes about the system and other

components you are using. Is it an

intermittent problem that only occurs

on the rst full moon of Spring?

peanuts.

You are responsible for the freight charges

to us, but we’ll pay the return freight back

as long as the unit is under warranty. We

match whatever shipping method you

use to send it to us, so if you return the

unit overnight freight, we send it back

overnight. We recommend United Parcel

Service (UPS) for most shipments.

Repair service is available at: