JBL Stereo Amplifier MXP1200 User Manual

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MPX SERIES.  
THE PERFECT  
COMPLEMENT  
MPX1200  
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1600 Watts/CH into 2 Ohms  
1200 Watts/CH into 4 Ohms  
3200 Watts Bridged-Mono into 4 Ohms  
This model can easily power any of our SR Series™, Architectural Series™ or Array Series™  
systems. A superb choice for subwoofer systems.  
FOR WORKING  
PROFESSIONALS.  
MPX600  
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850 Watts/CH into 2 Ohms  
600 Watts/CH into 4 Ohms  
1700 Watts Bridged-Mono into 4 Ohms  
An ideal choice for powering our 4 Ohm SR Series™ rated at 600 Watts or MR Series™  
loudspeaker systems.  
MPX3OO  
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450 Watts/CH into 2 Ohms  
300 Watts/CH into 4 Ohms  
900 Watts Bridged-Mono into 4 Ohms  
Ideal for powering smaller loudspeaker systems or as the power source for mid and high  
frequency components in bi- or tri-amped systems.  
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RUNNING COOL  
cabling. In addition, the latest technology  
components are incorporated throughout the  
design to ensure extremely low noise generation  
from all MPX Series power amplifiers.  
After decades of creating the best possible  
loudspeaker components and systems for the  
professional audio industry, JBL is proud to offer  
the MPX Series of professional power amplifiers.  
Night after night, concert after concert, you know  
you can depend on JBL speakers. Now, with the  
MPX line, JBL makes it possible to afford the same  
level of performance and reliability in the rest of  
your professional sound system.  
MPX amplifiers endure the ongoing punishment of  
continual operation, even in high ambient  
temperature environments. Multi-step power  
supplies in the larger models run more efficiently  
than conventional amplifiers, generating less heat.  
Oversized heat sinks provide extra surface area for  
cooling. Large high volume fans quietly blow up to  
3.6 cubic feet of air every second directly onto the  
heatsinks, resulting in highly efficient ‘turbulent”  
cooling. Multiple speeds allow the fans to run  
slowly when cooling is not needed, increasing  
speed automatically as extra cooling is required.  
CONNECTOR VERSATILITY  
MPX Series connections are extremely versatile.  
On the input panel, you have a choice of balanced  
or unbalanced XLR, 1/4 inch TRS jacks or a barrier  
strip. The barrier strip provides a high measure of  
connection reliability, yet is removable, making it  
possible to make all hard-wire connections on a  
workbench rather than behind a dark cramped  
equipment rack. The barrier strip's grounding  
jumpers allow you to configure the amp’s grounds  
to accommodate most large system grounding  
schemes.  
The MPX Series starts with a design platform that  
has endured years of road use with proven  
reliability. The patented Grounded Collector®  
design enhances power transistor cooling by  
eliminating the need for transistor insulating wafers  
— the deterioration of which is one of the primary  
causes of amplifier failure.  
Starting with this design, we added important  
performance features, enabling you get the most  
from your sound system:  
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Oversized heat sinks and extra large high  
volume fans keep the MPX amps cool in even the  
highest ambient temperature environments.  
Oversized heatsinks and powerful multiple-speed cooling  
fans increase reliability and maintain stable, consistent  
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Low noise design ensures quiet operation.  
A variety of input connectors, including a  
performance.  
This outstanding cooling capability allows  
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MPX Series to deliver power continuously in high ambient  
temperature environments or into low impedance loads  
longer than most other amplifiers.  
versatile removable barrier strip, makes hookup  
and installation quick, easy, and secure.  
In addition to balanced or unbalanced XLR and 1/4 inch  
TRS phone jack connectors, we also provide a barrier strip  
which is removable, making it possible to make all hard-  
wire connections on a workbench rather than behind a  
dark cramped equipment rack.  
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Transducer excursion protection circuitry  
keeps speakers working reliably night after night.  
Power levels and high dynamic headroom  
The result, MPX amps run longer continuously  
than most other power amplifiers on the market  
today, without interrupting your performance by  
going into thermal limiting or protection mode.  
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match the requirements of your professional JBL  
loudspeaker system.  
High quality output connectors accept dual banana  
plugs as well as bare wire up to 8 gauge. For  
additional reliability and safety, the bare wire ends  
are securely contained in enclosed compartments  
at the base of the banana jacks where they cannot  
contact each other, the amp chassis, any stray wires  
from the amp rack . . . or your fingers.  
QUIET OPERATION  
In short, JBL’s MPX amplifiers are the perfect  
complement for your high performance  
professional sound system.  
High quality double flux-banding of the power  
transformers reduces external magnetic field  
radiation, which can, in other power amplifiers,  
induce audible hum into associated equipment and  
Easy-to-read graphics on the back panel give  
instructions for configuring and connecting your  
amplifier.  
High quality double flux-banded power transformers  
reduce noise levels and magnetic field radiation which can  
generate hum in associated equipment and cabling.  
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PROTECTION FOR YOUR  
LOUDSPEAKERS  
capabilities of the power amp itself, sound  
systems utilizing very low load impedances  
incur greater line losses through the speaker  
cabling, higher distortion, and deteriorated  
speaker damping (“flubby” lows).  
MPX Series amplifiers provide the protection  
of a steep 30 Hz high-pass filter that keeps  
inaudible, but damaging, infrasonic (also  
called subsonic) frequencies from reaching  
your loudspeakers. Today's vented speaker  
systems can be damaged by signals below their  
resonant port tunings, which are typically  
around 30 Hz or 40 Hz. These low  
TRANSDUCER EXCURSION (PEAK)  
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40  
35  
30  
While it’s not a good idea to run low  
impedances, it’s comforting to know that your  
MPX amp can take it if you ever find yourself  
in a situation where you have to occasionally  
run a low impedance load. To help out in  
these situations, the extra cooling capability  
means MPX’s will run longer continuously into  
low impedances before overheating than most  
other amplifiers.  
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WITHOUT FILTER  
20  
15  
10  
5
frequencies can cause excursion (cone travel)  
beyond the loudspeaker’s safe capability.  
Because these infrasonic signals can be  
induced into your system anywhere along the  
signal path, filtering incorporated in line level  
equipment does not protect from signals  
induced later in the chain. The MPX Series  
provides the safety of filtering these potentially  
damaging signals just before they get amplified  
and sent to your loudspeakers.  
WITH FILTER  
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AGENCY APPROVALS FOR SAFETY  
AND PERFORMANCE  
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10  
20  
30  
40 50  
70  
Hz  
FREQUENCY  
As a measure of safety you will be pleased to  
know that MPX Series amplifiers are UL listed  
as well as approved by the CSA and TUV safety  
agencies.  
FIGURE  
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TRANSDUCER EXCURSION  
This illustration explains the protective action of the  
3OHz, 18 dB per octave high-pass filter which, when  
The high-pass filter may be defeated for  
applications such as driving digital cinema  
subwoofers, where energy below 30 Hz is  
required, and where the speakers are  
specifically designed to safely accept this  
spectral content.  
engaged, effectively limits low frequency transducer cone  
excursion to within a safe range. The dotted line  
indicates a damage threshold based on cone travel  
(excursion). Note bow easily this threshold can be  
reached and exceeded at infrasonic (subsonic)  
frequencies with no filter protection. With the filter  
engaged, you have substantially greater protection from  
cone “over excursion” at these frequencies.  
An added plus, MPX amplifiers are approved  
by Lucasfilm Ltd.® for use in THX® cinema  
system installations*. This approval ensures  
that the product has met or exceeded stringent  
performance and power output requirements,  
as determined by the experts at Lucasfilm®.  
Other loudspeaker protection features include  
relays to protect against DC offset and a  
muting circuit to eliminate turn-on surges  
when powering up. In addition, the largest  
model, the MPX1200, provides clip limiting.  
ACOUSTIC ON AXIS RESPONSE: SPL, PHASE  
dB  
100  
POWER TO SPARE  
WITHOUT FILTER  
95  
MPX Series power amplifiers deliver  
MPX Series incorporate professional amplifier  
self-protection features, including full  
protection for short circuit, open circuit,  
ultrasonic and RF conditions, as well as  
current limiting and thermal muting.  
continuous power capability that accurately  
matches the power handling capabilities of  
most JBL professional loudspeaker systems.  
In addition, MPX Series amplifiers feature a  
high dynamic headroom capability of nearly 3  
dB, for clear and powerful transients. This  
reduces the incidence of amp clipping, which  
is the most frequent cause of compression  
driver failure.  
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85  
80  
WITH FILTER  
75  
STABLE WITH ANY LOAD  
70  
65  
You never know what load you’re going to  
have to drive on any particular night. Maybe  
one night some of your equipment racks don’t  
show up at the venue . . . or you find you  
have to add a few extra speakers to cover an  
odd-shaped room. Perhaps a speaker cable  
develops an intermittent short that could cause  
other amplifiers to fail. With your MPX  
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10  
20  
30  
FREQUENCY  
100  
40 50  
70  
Hz  
THE RIGHT AMPS FOR  
WORKING PROFESSIONALS  
FIGURE  
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ACOUSTIC ON-AXIS RESPONSE  
The MPX Series power amplifiers include the  
features that working professionals need most,  
so you get the best performance from your  
professional sound system. As a working  
professional, your amplifiers must meet the  
challenges of today’s demanding audio  
environment . . . MPX Series fits the bill.  
With the filter engaged, low frequency response is  
smoothly contoured to deliver balanced output while  
eliminating only the unusable and potentially dangerous  
infrasonic energy.  
amplifier, you can drive into any impedance  
load, even below 2 ohms, safely and reliably.  
Whether you use an amplifier from JBL or  
from another company, we highly recommend  
operating nominal load impedances of 4 ohms  
or higher to obtain optimum performance  
from your sound system. Unrelated to the  
*
THX is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm, Ltd.  
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MPX300  
MPX600  
MPX1200  
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NOMINAL RATED OUTPUT POWER  
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450 W  
850 W  
600 W  
400 W  
1700 W  
1200 W  
1600 W  
1200 W  
8OO W  
3200 W  
2400 W  
2
ohm load/channel:  
4 ohm load/channel:  
8 ohm load/channel:  
4 ohm bridge:  
300 W  
200 W  
900 W  
600 W  
8 ohm bridge:  
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TYPICAL MIDRANGE OUTPUT POWER  
:
500 W  
360 W  
880 W  
700 W  
1640 W  
1340 W  
2
ohm load:  
4 ohm load:  
DlSTORTlON @ RATED POWER :  
0.020%  
0.025%  
0.15%  
0.2%  
0.015%  
0.030%  
0.15%  
0.2%  
0.004%  
0.007%  
0.15%  
0.2%  
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kHz, 8 ohm load (typical):  
1 kHz, 4 ohm load (typical):  
20 Hz - 20 kHz, 8 ohm load:  
20 Hz - 20 kHz, 4 ohm load:  
Frequency Response:  
Damping Factor:  
20 Hz to 20 kHz, ± 0.15 dB  
Greater than 200 at 8 ohms  
2.5 dB at 4 ohms  
Dynamic Headroom:  
Noise:  
Sensitivity:  
Input Impedance:  
100 dB below rated output (20 Hz to 20 kHz)  
1 V rms for rated power (8 ohms)  
10 K ohms unbalanced, 20 K ohms balanced  
CONTROLS  
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Front Panel: AC switcb, Ch 1 & Ch  
2
Gain (detents  
@
0
dB, -2 dB, -4 dB, -6 dB, -8 dB, -10 dB, -12 dB, -14 dB, -18 dB, -24 dB, ),  
Ch 1 & Ch 2 High Pass Filter switches  
Slide switch for Stereo, Dual Mono (paralleled inputs) or Bridged Mono input and output configurations  
Rear Panel:  
INDICATORS (EACH CHANNEL)  
:
Power:  
Signal Present:  
Clip:  
Green LED  
Green LED  
Red LED  
Red LED  
Protect:  
CONNECTORS (EACH CHANNEL)  
:
Input:  
XL-type 3 pin (pin 2 high)/6.3 mm (1/4 in) TRS combination connector and  
removable barrier strip with separate chassis ground terminal  
Binding Posts, touch resistant, accepts dual banana plugs and up to #8 AWG bare wire  
Rear-To-Front Airflow (all models)  
Output:  
Cooling:  
MPX1200:  
Continuously variable speed fan  
MPX600:  
Two-speed fan  
MPX300:  
Two-speed fan  
Full short circuit, open circuit, ultrasonic and RF protection, current limiting, thermal muting; stable into reactive or  
mismatched loads. MPX1200 additionally has thermal/clip limiting  
On/off muting, DC fault load grounding relay with internal fault fuses. MPX1200 additionally has clip limiting  
Complementary linear, high efficiency outputs  
Amplifier Protection:  
Load Protection:  
Output Circuit Type:  
MPX1200:  
3 step  
MPX600:  
2 step  
MPX300:  
No step  
Power Requirements:  
Dimensions (HxWxD):  
Net Weigbt:  
100 V, 120 V, 220 V, or 230 V AC, 50-60 Hz (not user configurable)  
133 x 483 x 408 mm (rack depth 404 mm) 5.25 x 19 x 16.1 in (rack depth 15.9 in)  
21.5 kg (47 lbs)  
25.1 kg (55 lbs)  
18.7 kg (41 lbs)  
22.3 kg (49 lbs)  
29.5 kg (65 lbs)  
33.1 kg (73 lbs)  
Shipping Weight:  
Agency Approvals:  
UL, CSA, TUV and approved by Lucasfilm for THX® system installations  
Supplied Accessories: Gain control locking plugs  
MP-RRB1 (Rear Rack Ear Brackets, set of two)  
Optional Accessories:  
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Both channels driven 20 Hz - 20 kHz,120 V 60 Hz mains.  
Typical 1 kHz @ 1% THD, 120 V 60 Hz mains.  
JBL continually engages in research related to product improvement. New materials, production methods and design refinement may be introduced into  
existing products without notice as routine expression of that philosophy. For this reason, current JBL product may differ in some respect from its published  
description but will always equal or exceed the original design specifications unless otherwise stated.  
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