PS Audio C250 - Manual (Page 6)

Stereo Output: The positive terminals
are indicated by a red connector and (+).
The negative terminals are indicated by a
black connector and (-). Connect the left
positive (red) of the C250 to the positive
(red or +) of your left speaker cable and
connect the left negative (black) of the
C250 to the negative (black, white or -) of
your left speaker cable. Do the same for
the right side terminals of the C250 and
your right speaker. Be sure to hook-up
your speaker(s) in phase with the C250; it
should be positive to positive and negative
to negative.
Mono Output: Hooking up a speaker to a
C250 set for mono is slightly different. As
with the input connectors, follow the red
text to determine the appropriate connec-
tions.
In mono, the positive lead is established
with the (+) from the left channel and the
negative lead comes from the (+) on the
right channel. Either the top or bottom
connectors can be used, once again for
easier bi-wire hook-up.
Other: Aside from standard stereo or
mono applications, the C250 can also be
applied in bi-wiring or bi-amping configu-
rations. To bi-wire, simply add a second
set of speaker cables to the second set
of output binding
posts and hook-
up your speakers
according to that
manufacturer’s
recommendation.
For bi-amping, you
may use one C250
(in stereo) or two
C250s (in mono)
to drive each of
your speakers.
With one stereo
C250 dedicated
per speaker, the
left and right desig-
nations on the back of the C250 can be
substituted for “high” and “low” (or what-
ever correlates to the description your
speakers use to differentiate between high
frequency and low frequency inputs). With
two mono C250s per speaker, one ampli-
fier would be used for low frequencies
while the other would be used for the high
frequency connection to your speaker.
Back Panel: Communication
The C250 includes the PS Buss, which
allows for a sophisticated method of com-
munication between PS gear that supports
this protocol. Each PS product that has
the PS buss installed can communicate
with any other similarly equipped PS prod-
uct.
The PS buss allows you to turn on and off
the C250 from another PS component that
is set as the master device.
To place the C250 on a network, you will
need to have it connected to another piece
of PS equipment that is properly interfaced
to a CE network.
The C250 can be assigned as single or as
one of many power amps in the system.
You can sequentially turn the unit on or off
from the push of a single button.
Also included on
the back of the
C250 is a 12-volt
DC trigger. This
device has been
provided for your
convenience to
incorporate the
C250 into other
types of auto-
mated systems.
This 12-volt trigger
is an input trigger
and will respond to
an external 12-volt
signal.
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