OPERATING MANUAL

Q U A D

AMPLIFIER
QD-4240/4480
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UNPACKING AND INSTALLATION

Although it is neither complicated to install nor difficult to operate your power Amplifier, a few minutes of your
time is required to read this manual for a properly wired installation and becoming familiar with its many features
and how to use them. Please take a great care in unpacking your set and do not discard the carton and other
packing necessary to return your set for when moving your set and are required if it ever becomes necessary to
return your set for service. Never place the unit near radiators, in front of heating vents, to direct sun light, in
excessive humid or dusty location to avoid early damage and for your years of quality use. Connect your
complementary components as illustrated in the following page.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within
CAUTION the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to
DO NOT OPEN
persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. presence of important operation and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
the appliance.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Caution: To prevent electric shock do not use this (polarized) plug with
an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades
can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure.

WARNING Attentions: Pour prévenir les chocs électriques ne pas utiliser cette fiche
polarisée avec un prolongateur, une prise de courant on une
autre sortie de courant, sauf si les lames peuvent étre
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
insérées à fond sans en laisser aucune partie à découvert.
expose the unit to rain or moisture.
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FEATURES

• 4 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER
These quad amplifier has 4CH Amplifier circuit in the one unit.

• SUBSTANTIAL PROTECTION CIRCUITARY

To insure stability and reliability against over current and overheating extra protection circuitary is provided. In
addition, turn on delay and DC detection circuitary is provided to protect the loud-speaker.

• BRIDGED MONO FUNCTION

These quad amplifiers can be used for monoral powerful sound by selecting the mode switch.

• VARIOUS DISPLAY
To confirm the operating status, LED displays of protection, clip, and signals are provided on front panel.

• COMPACT SIZE
For valuable saving in rack space and slim exterior view, these amplifier is designed within compact size.

APPLICATION

• Home theater/multimedia
• Surround Sound-play back or Mix
• Stereo system with subwoofer
• Distributed sound installations
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

6 2 3 4 4 3 2 6

PROT CLIP SIG 15

17
19
22
13
12
11 10 9
8
7
6
5
4
3
PROT CLIP SIG 15
17
19
22
13
12
11 10 9
8
7
6

3
QD 4480
5
4
QUAD AMPLIFIE

POWER
15
17
19
22
13
12
11 10 9
8
7
6
5

3
4
SIG CLIP PROT 15
17
19
22
13
12
11 10 9
8
7
6
5
4
3
SIG CLIP PROT

CHANNEL1 29 2 CHANNEL2 29 2 29 2 CHANNEL3 29 2 CHANNEL4

54 1 54 1 54 1 54 1
00 0 00 0 00 0 00 0

5 1 5

1. POWER SWITCH AND INDICATOR

Lights whenever the QD-4240/4480 is powered on use this to power the QD-4240/4480 on or off.

2. PROTECTION INDICATOR
This red LED indicator lights up for approximately six seconds when the amplifier is powered ON, indicating
that the soft-start protection system is working. No sound is output during soft-start up. If one of the
protection systems is activated during normal use, this indicator lights up and no sound is output. The
speaker system is actually disconnected from the amplifier outputs when this indicator lights up. The
protection systems are activated when overheating occurs or a DC voltage is present at the amplifier outputs.
If the problem is corrected, the protection systems deactivate automatically, this indicator goes out, and
normal amplifier operation is resumed.

3. CLIP INDICATORS
CLIP indicator on each channel illuminates when distortion reaches or exceeds approximately 0.5%,
indicating that the amplifier is being driven by excessively high inputs.

4. SIGNAL INDICATORS
These green LED indicators light up when the channel’s output signal exceeds 2Vrms (=1/ 2 watt into 8 ohm or
1 watt into 4 ohm).

5. INPUT ATTENUATORS
These are 21-step detented input signal attenuators. Attenuation range is from ∞ to infinity (0).

6. HANDLES
You can handle this amplifier easily by using these handles.
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REAR PANEL CONTROLS

4 1 3 1

INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT CH 1 CH 3 CH 2 CH CH

4 1
PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH
CH 3(4Ω ~8Ω ) MODEL NO : QD-4480 CH 1(4Ω ~8Ω )
QUAD AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT POWER : STEREO:120W(4Ω)X4
: BRIDGED:240W(8Ω)X2 BRIDGED MONO USE
CHANNEL 2, 4 CONTROL
IS "O" POSITION, ONLY
S/N CHANNEL 1 AND 3
CH 1 BRIDGE BRIDGE CONTROL ADJUSTS GAIN
MADE IN KOREA
(8~16Ω) (8~16Ω)
~AC INPUT CH 4 CH 3 CH 2 CH 1
230V,50Hz 420W
BALANCED INPUT 0dBm BALANCED INPUT 0dBm
TRS XLR STEREO STEREO TRS XLR
TIP=HOT 1:GND
CAUTION;TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, TIP=HOT 1:GND
RING=COLD 2:HOT DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS RING=COLD 2:HOT
SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD
CH 4(4Ω ~8Ω ) AVIS;RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIOUE NE PAS OUVRIR. CH 2(4Ω ~8Ω )
BRIDGED PARALLEL BRIDGED PARALLEL

1. INPUT TERMINALS (CHANNEL 1, 2, 3, 4)

Input connectors are provided both balanced combination jacks. Channel 1 input terminal is used in Bridge
mode and parallel mode.

• XLR-TYPE CONNECTOR
They are wired pin 1-ground, pin 2-hot (+), and pin 3 cold (–).
XLR MALE
COMBINATION
GROUND HOT HOT PUSH GROUND

1 2 2 1
3
3

COLD COLD
FOR INPUT
• PHONE JACK
They are wired tip-hot (+), ring-cold (–), and sleeve-ground.
COLD

GROUND HOT

2. MODE SELECTOR
Bridged mono or parallel operation are easily accessed by the slide switch. The input is applied channel one
only the corresponding front panel control is used to set the level, please refer bridged mono operation or
parallel operation.
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3. OUTPUT TERMINALS
Output terminals are dual five-way binding posts and speaker connectors. Do not parallel the two outputs of
each channel by connecting them (together, or parallel them) with any other amplifier output.
* When speakers are connected through speaker, please make sure correct connection of each pin, and
refer speaker pin number.

• STEREO MODE • BRIDGED MODE

CH 3(4Ω~8Ω) CH 1(4Ω~8Ω) CH 3(4Ω~8Ω) CH 1(4Ω~8Ω)

BRIDGE BRIDGE BRIDGE BRIDGE

(8~16Ω) (8~16Ω) (8~16Ω) (8~16Ω)

CH 4(4Ω~8Ω) CH 2(4Ω~8Ω) CH 4(4Ω~8Ω) CH 2(4Ω~8Ω)

4. AC POWER
Plug this AC input cord into AC outlet.

FANS (QD-4240/4480)
The fans should be kept free of all obstructions and be accessible to cool fresh air when possible. It is
important that the fans be used in a dust free environment.
Fans are located in the Amplifier inside.

STEREO MODE, BRIDGED MODE AND PARALLEL MODE

• STEREO MODE
In this mode, each channels operate independently (typical quard amplifier). Channel 1 input signal feeds
channel 1 power amp, and channel 2 input signal feeds channel 2 power amp (channel 3 and 4 are operate
same as channel 1 and 2). In this mode, the minimum speaker impedance per channel is 4Ω.

• BRIDGED MODE
In this mode, channels 1, 2 or 3, 4 are bridged together and work as one mono amplifier. In this mode, the
minimum speaker impedance is 8Ω. (Caution: In this mode, channel 2 and 4 volume is set maximum position
(0)).

• PARALLEL MODE
In this mode, channels 1 and 2 are operate two mono amplifier. In this mode channel 1 input signal feeds
channel 1 and channel 2 power amp, the minimum speaker impedance per channel is 4Ω. Also, channel 3 and
4 are operate same as channel 1 and 2.
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SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

QD-4240/QD-4480 series amplifier has three operating modes: Stereo, Bridged and Parallel and allows you to
connect multiple speaker systems in parallel. Therefore, the minimum speaker impedance various depending on
the combination of these speakers. Be sure that the speaker impedance falls below the specified impedance.
The figures below show the examples of connection is Stereo mode and Bridged mode, and speaker systems
connected in parallel in Stereo mode, and the respective minimum impedance.

STEREO MODE CONNECTIONS

INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT CH 1

PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH
CH 3(4Ω~8Ω) MODEL NO : QD-4480 CH 1(4Ω~8Ω)
QUAD AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT POWER : STEREO:120W(4Ω)X4
: BRIDGED:240W(8Ω)X2 BRI
CHA
IS "O
S/N CHA
CH 1 BRIDGE BRIDGE
CON
MADE IN KOREA
(8~16Ω) (8~16Ω)
~AC INPUT CH 4 CH 3 CH 2 CH 1
230V,50Hz 420W BALANCED INPUT 0dBm BALANCED INPUT 0dBm
TRS XLR TRS XLR
STEREO CAUTION; TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, STEREO
TIP=HOT 1:GND TIP=HOT 1:GND
RING=COLD 2:HOT DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS RING=COLD 2:HOT
SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD
CH 4(4Ω~8Ω) AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIOUE NE PAS OUVRIR. CH 2(4Ω~8Ω)
BRIDGED PARALLEL BRIDGED PARALLEL

(4Ω min) (4Ω min) (4Ω min) (4Ω min)

BRIDGED MODE CONNECTIONS

INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT C

PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH
CH 3(4Ω~8Ω) MODEL NO : QD-4480 CH 1(4Ω~8Ω)
QUAD AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT POWER : STEREO:120W(4Ω)X4
: BRIDGED:240W(8Ω)X2 B
CH
IS
S/N CH
CH 1 BRIDGE BRIDGE CO
MADE IN KOREA
(8~16Ω) (8~16Ω)
~AC INPUT CH 4 CH 3 CH 2 CH 1
230V,50Hz 420W BALANCED INPUT 0dBm BALANCED INPUT 0dBm
TRS XLR STEREO STEREO TRS XLR
TIP=HOT 1:GND
CAUTION; TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, TIP=HOT 1:GND
RING=COLD 2:HOT DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS RING=COLD 2:HOT
SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD
CH 4(4Ω~8Ω) AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIOUE NE PAS OUVRIR. CH 2(4Ω~8Ω)
BRIDGED PARALLEL BRIDGED PARALLEL

CH 1 CH 3 CH 2 CH 4

BRIDGED MONO USE

CHANNEL 2, 4 CONTROL
IS "O" POSITION, ONLY
CHANNEL 1 AND 3
CONTROL ADJUSTS GAIN

(8Ω min) (8Ω min)

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CAUTION FOR SPEAKER CONNECTION

1. Turn off the POWER switch.

2. After removing approx. 10 mm of insulation from the ends of the speaker cables, pass the bare ends of the
speaker wires through the holes in the corresponding speaker terminals and tighten the terminals to securely
clamp the wires.
Refer to page 4 for speaker porality.

10mm

At this time make sure that the bare ends of the speaker cables do not extend from the terminals in such a
way that they touch the chassis.

Wire should not

touch the chassis

• SPEAKER FUSE
The output capacity of this amplifier is high: 120W 4CH (4Ω) in stereo and 240W 2CH (8Ω) in monaural on
the QD-4480: 60W 4CH (4Ω) in stereo and 120W 2CH (8Ω) in monaural on the QD-4240. Besure to use a
speaker system that has sufficient input capacity.
If the input capacity of your speaker system is lower than the rated output of the power amplifier, you can
protect your speakers by connecting a fuse serially between the speaker and amplifier as shown below.

POWER AMPLIFIER SPEAKER SYSTEM

FUSE
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Use the following formula to determine the fuse capacity according to the speaker’s input capacity.

Po
Po = I 2 R I=
R

P0 [W] : Speaker’s continuous input capacity (noise or RMS)

R [Ω] : Speaker’s nominal impedance
I [A] : Required fuse capacity

ex.) Speaker’s continuous input capacity: 100W

Speaker’s impedance: 8Ω

I= 100= 3.5
8

In this example, the required fuse capacity is calculated as 3.5 [A].

• SPEAKER CABLE
If you use a long speaker cable, use as thick a cable as possible to prevent deterioration of the damping factor
or power loss inside the cable. Even the thickest cable can be used for the speaker terminal of this unit.

PORTABLE RACK MOUNTING

The amplifier intakes cool air through the front panel and exhausts warm air out the rear panel. When mounting
amplifiers in a portable rack, make sure the rear panel is completely open for ventilation.

(Side View) (Rear View)

Completely open
Front
Air intake Air exhaust
CH 1
PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH

CH
1
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POSITIONING THE HOUSED AMPLIFIER

Place the case so that the ventilation airflow paths are not blocked.

Front

Less than 10 cm

Front

NO NO

TROUBLESHOOTING

The following table lists the main causes of abnormal operation and the corrective measures required, as well
as the protective circuit operation in each case.

Indicator Probable Cause Remedy Protection Circuit

There is a short at a Locate and correct the The PC limiter circuit

speaker terminal, cause of the short. operates to protect the
amplifier terminal, or power transistors.
wire.
CLIP indicator
lights.
The amplifier load is Use a speaker system Same as above.
excessive. with an impedance of at
least 4Ω (stereo) or 8Ω
(bridge).

The heat sink Check the amplifier The thermal protection

temperature has ventilation conditions circuit operates to
exceeded 100˚C. and take appropriate protect the power
measures to improve transistors.
airflow around the
PROTECTION
amplifier.
indicator lights.

DC voltage of +/–2V Consult your dealer. The relay operates to

or greater was generated protect the speaker
in the power amplifier’s system.
output circuit.
 CONNECTIONS

SINGLE AMP SYSTEM

MIC
GROUP 3 GROUP 1

AUDIO MIXER
GROUP 4 GROUP 2

GUITAR

INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT CH 1 CH 3 CH 2 CH 4

CH 1
PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH
CH 3(4Ω~8Ω) MODEL NO : QD-4480 CH 1(4Ω~8Ω)
QUAD AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT POWER : STEREO:120W(4Ω)X4
: BRIDGED:240W(8Ω)X2 BRIDGED MONO USE
CHANNEL 2, 4 CONTROL
IS "O" POSITION, ONLY
S/N CHANNEL 1 AND 3
CH 1 CONTROL ADJUSTS GAIN
BRIDGE BRIDGE
MADE IN KOREA
(8~16Ω) (8~16Ω)
~AC INPUT CH 4 CH 3 CH 2 CH 1
230V,50Hz 420W
BALANCED INPUT 0dBm BALANCED INPUT 0dBm
TRS XLR STEREO STEREO TRS XLR
TIP=HOT 1:GND
CAUTION; TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, TIP=HOT 1:GND
RING=COLD 2:HOT DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS RING=COLD 2:HOT
SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD
CH 4(4Ω~8Ω) CH 2(4Ω~8Ω)
BRIDGED PARALLEL AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIOUE NE PAS OUVRIR. BRIDGED PARALLEL

SPEAKER 3 SPEAKER 4 SPEAKER 2 SPEAKER 1

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3.
2.
1.
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CONNECTIONS

terminal to channel two.

BRIDGED MONO OPERATION
Set mode selector to bridged mono.

AUDIO MIXER L
5. Do not use the black terminals of each channel.

SPEAKER

INPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT CH 1 CH 3 CH 2 CH 4

CH 1
PUSH PUSH PUSH PUSH
Set the Channel 2 and 4 VR to maximum (0) position.

CH 3(4Ω~8Ω) MODEL NO : QD-4480 CH 1(4Ω~8Ω)

QUAD AMPLIFIER
OUTPUT POWER : STEREO:120W(4Ω)X4
Connect a mono input signal to channel one input jack.

: BRIDGED:240W(8Ω)X2 BRIDGED MONO USE

CHANNEL 2, 4 CONTROL
IS "O" POSITION, ONLY
S/N CHANNEL 1 AND 3
CH 1 CONTROL ADJUSTS GAIN
BRIDGE BRIDGE
MADE IN KOREA
(8~16Ω) (8~16Ω)
~AC INPUT CH 4 CH 3 CH 2 CH 1
230V,50Hz 420W
BALANCED INPUT 0dBm BALANCED INPUT 0dBm
TRS XLR STEREO STEREO TRS XLR
TIP=HOT 1:GND
CAUTION; TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, TIP=HOT 1:GND
RING=COLD 2:HOT DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS RING=COLD 2:HOT
SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. SLEEVE=GND 3:COLD
CH 4(4Ω~8Ω) CH 2(4Ω~8Ω)
BRIDGED PARALLEL AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIOUE NE PAS OUVRIR. BRIDGED PARALLEL
6. Please notice to connect the speaker impedance 8ohm or above.
Connect the speaker load to the two red terminals of each channel,
please confirm the (+) terminal of speaker to channel one and the (–)

SPEAKER
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SPECIFICATIONS

QD-4240 QD-4480
Power Output Level
f=1KHz, THD+N≤0.05% (Typical)
QUAD RL=8Ω 40W 80W
RL=4Ω 60W 120W
BRIDGED STEREO RL=8Ω 120W 240W
One Channel Driven
f=1KHz THD+N≤0.05% RL=4Ω 60W 120W
Frequency Response RL=8Ω, P.=1W 0dB+0.5, –1.5dB: f=DC~55KHz
Power Bandwidth Half Power, THD+N≤0.1%
10Hz~70KHz
STEREO RL=8Ω
Total Harmonic Distortion (THD+N)
f=20Hz~20KHz, Half Power
STEREO RL=8Ω ≤ 0.05%
RL=4Ω ≤ 0.07%
BRIDGED RL=8Ω ≤ 0.07%
Channel Separation Half Power RL=8Ω,
≥ 80dB
f=1KHz, ATT. max. Input 600Ω shunt
Residual Noise (DIN Audio Filter) ≤ –70dB: ATT min.
Signal-to-Noise Ratio DIN Audio,
≥100dB
Input 600Ω Shunt
Sensitivity (ATT max.)
0dBm
Rated Power into 4Ω 1KHz
Input Impedance (ATT max.) ≥ 20KΩ (Balance/Unbalance)
Indicators Power (Red)
Protection (Mute) x 4 (Red)
Clip x 4 (Red)
Signal x 4 (Green)
Protection Power SW ON/OFF muting
Heatsink Temp ≥ 100˚C (212˚F)
PC Limiter RL < 2Ω
Fan Circuit –50˚C (122˚F)–60˚C (140˚F)–
Low-Speed – Variable – Hi-Speed
Controls (Front) Power SW: Push up On/Push down Off
Attenuator: 21-position dB calibrated
(Rear) Mode Sw: Bridge=BTL/STEREO/PARALLEL
Power Source UL & Canadian Model: 120V, 60Hz
General Model: 230V, 50Hz
British Model: 240V, 50Hz
Power Consumption 300W 420W
Weight 11.5kg 15.5kg
Dimensions 482(W) x 88(H) x 369(D) mm
Connectors Input : Combination Jack (balanced)
Output : 5-Way binding posts x 4

* 0dB=0.775 Vrms, Half Power=1/2 Power Output Level (Rated Power)

* Specifications and design are subject to change without notice for improvement.
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