Blaze PowerZone Connect 122D - Introduction and Overview; Amplifier Overview

Introducon and Overview
1. Introducon
Blaze PowerZone™ Connect power ampliers have
been designed to provide congurable, consistent and
reliable high performance audio power amplicaon for
residenal, commercial and entertainment applicaons.
This manual covers the features, installaon and
funcons of the PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D, 252,
254 and 504/504D models. Please read the manual
fully before installing and using an amplier. If you
have any quesons regarding amplier conguraon,
installaon or operaon please contact the appropriate
customer support portal.
Following this introducon, the manual is divided into secons
covering the following topics:
• 2. Overview
• 3. Carton Contents
• 4. Installaon
• 5. Conguraon
• 6. Connecons
• 7. Operaon
• 8. Specicaons
2. Amplier Overview
PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D, 252, 254 and 504/504D
ampliers are half rack width, 1U format power ampliers
that can drive both convenonal low impedance (Lo-Z, 4Ω
to 16Ω) loudspeakers and high impedance (Hi-Z, 70V/100V)
transformer coupled loudspeakers. They provide four analog
inputs, one stereo S/PDIF digital input, and either two or
four outputs (Lo-Z mode), or one or two outputs (Hi-Z mode).
PowerZone™ Connect ampliers also incorporate automac
power sharing technology that enables power to be shared
proporonately as required between pairs of outputs in Lo-Z
mode. PowerZone™ Connect amplier model output channel
counts and power outputs are as follows:
PowerZone™ Connect 122/122D
Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel
Lo-Z Two 60 Was
Hi-Z One 125 Was
PowerZone™ Connect 252
Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel
Lo-Z Two 125 Was
Hi-Z One 250 Was
PowerZone™ Connect 254
Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel
Lo-Z Four 60 Was
Hi-Z Two 125 Was
PowerZone™ Connect 504/504D
Mode Channels Max Rated Output per Channel
Lo-Z Four 125 Was
Hi-Z Two 250 Was