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WARNING!:

 Do 

not

 adjust the 

STEREO/MONO BRIDGE SWITCH when the 
amplifier is on.

 

How do I know if my 1/4" cables 
are balanced? 
 

  BALANCED 
  UNBALANCED 

 

REAR PANEL DIAGRAM 

 

PUSH

PUSH

1

2

3

4

5

5

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5

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1.

 

COOLING FAN

- This fan secures cooling for the amplifier. The airflow is from front to rear. The fan speed is 

electronically regulated depending on the temperature of the power devices. Do not block these fan grills or 
mount the amplifier in an enclosed rack, which could cause the amplifier to overheat. 

2.

 

LOW PASS FILTER –

 This switch activates the built-in low cut filter. All audio below 30 Hz will be removed 

from the output signal.  

3.

 

BALANCED COMBO INPUTS –

 Connect your mixer to the balanced XLR or balanced 1/4" input for that 

channel.  

 

4.

 

OUTPUT MODE SWITCH –

 

The APX 1500 presents three operating 

modes:

 

Stereo Mode

 

In this mode, CH 1 and CH 2 operate independently (as a normal 
stereo amplifier) The CH 1 input signal will be output from the CH A 
output connector, and CH 2 input signal will be output 
from the CH 2 output connector. 

Parallel Mono Mode 

In this mode, CH 1 input signal will be output from the 
output connectors of both 
channels.

 

Bridged Mode 

In this mode, CH 1 input signal will be output from the  
bridge-mono output connector.

 

5.

 

CHANNEL OUTPUTS –

 Connect your speakers' input 

jacks to these outputs. 

 

For the binding posts, red is the positive signal and 
black is the negative signal. 

Please make sure to 

respect the speaker polarity when using binding 
post.

 

Turn off the unit before connecting an audio signal to the binding post to

 

avoid any electric shock!

  

 

The SPEAKON outputs 

are specifically designed to connect to high power speakers. The correct polarity 

is secured automatically. They prevent shock hazard and they lock-in

 

securely. 

 

6.

 

POWER IN –

 Connect the cable to a standard wall outlet.  Be sure the supplied voltage matches the required 

voltage of the amplifier. Do not connect the amplifier to an outlet that does not match the required voltage; 
doing so could damage the amplifier. 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

WARNING!:

 Do 

not

 allow any wires of 

adjacent terminals to come in contact with each 
other.  Also, do 

not

 connect either positive 

(red) output to chassis ground.

 

Summary of Contents for APX1500

Page 1: ...APX1500 QUICKSTART GUIDE ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...ll faders and gain knobs are set to zero 6 Connect all sound sources outputs to amplifier inputs as indicated in the diagram 7 Connect the amplifier outputs to speakers 8 Plug all devices into an appropriate power source 9 Switch everything on in the following order Sound sources i e microphones turntables CD players etc Mixer Amplifier Speakers 10 When turning powering down turn everything off in...

Page 3: ...signal will be output from the CH 2 output connector Parallel Mono Mode In this mode CH 1 input signal will be output from the output connectors of both channels Bridged Mode In this mode CH 1 input signal will be output from the bridge mono output connector 5 CHANNEL OUTPUTS Connect your speakers input jacks to these outputs For the binding posts red is the positive signal and black is the negati...

Page 4: ...ue to operate normally During short circuit protection the Clip and Protect LEDs will light simultaneously and all output from that channel will stop Short Circuit Protection can often be traced back to the signal output line i e the speaker line Check the line from the output terminal of the amplifier to the speaker If this line is still good check the internal speaker connections and components ...

Page 5: ...d the channel 2 input signal will be output from the channel 2 output connectors STEREO PUSH PUSH OPERATION IN PARALLEL MODE In this mode the channel 1 input signal will be output from the output connectors of both channels The channel 2 input jack is not used the channel 1 and 2 volumes can be adjusted independently Use the Parallel Mode when you want to drive two speakers with only one input sig...

Page 6: ...r speaker before operation BRIDGED PUSH PUSH RACKMOUNTING TIPS It is a good idea to mount this in the bottom of a rack frame Supporting the back of the unit may be necessary for portable or road use The APX1500 mounts into a standard 19u rackmount ALTO amplifiers are well shielded however mounting low level electronics some distance away from power amplifiers is common practice to reduce the possi...

Page 7: ...0 3 dB VOLTAGE GAIN 32 dB DISTORTION SMPTE 1M 0 5 S N ratio 110 dB Inrush Current at initial switch on 8 24A Inrush Current after power supply interruption 9 30A GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS PROTECTIONS ON OFF muting DC fault load grounding relay Internal fault fuses CONTROLS Front AC switch CONTROLS Rear Low pass filter mode selector SIGNAL INDICATORS 2 green LED CLIP 2 red LED POWER INDICATORS 1 Blue ...

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