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©American Audio®

American Audio® is part American DJ® Group of Companies  

American DJ® World Headquarters:

4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA

Tel: 323-582-2650 / Fax: 323-582-2610

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Summary of Contents for Professional Power Amplifier

Page 1: ...User Instructions AMERICAN AUDIO 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 Revised 02 02 Professional Power Amplifiers ...

Page 2: ...o tiene el propósito de alertar al usuario de la presencia de voltaje peligroso que no tiene aislamiento dentro de la caja del producto que puede tener una magnitud suficiente como para constituir riesgo de corrientazo Este símbolo tiene el propósito de alertar al usuario de la presencia de instrucciones importantes sobre la operación y mantenimiento en la literatura que vienc con el producto PREC...

Page 3: ... of electric shock The exclamation point triangular symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the user manual accompanying the amplifier POUR ASSURER LA FIABILETE ET OBTENIT UNE PERFORMANCE OPTIMALE NESOUMETTE JAMAIS L AMPLIFICATEUR A UNE CHARGE D IMPEDANCE TOTALE INFERIEURE A 2 OHMS NI AVEC UN H P NI EN COMBINAISON DES H ...

Page 4: ...nge in performance Introduction Introduction Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an American Audio Vplus Vplus V series amplifier This amplifier is a represen tation of American Audio s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products at an affordable price These amplifiers are designed to provide a big impact in sound reproduc tion Please read and understand t...

Page 5: ... any speakers connected to the channel 7 Channel 2 Clip Indicator This red LED will begin to flash when channel two begins to overload clip At this point channel one will be gin to distort Under heavy clipping activity lower the channel one gain control to reduce the risk of damage to your speakers and amplifier This LED may glow when the unit has been turned off this is normal 8 Channel 2 Limiter...

Page 6: ...ifier and your speak ers in the event of an AC overload In the event of an electrical overload the breaker will pop out To reset the breaker push it in If the breaker continues to pop stop using the amplifier and con tact customer service 7 Mono Bridge Stereo Selectable Switch This switch changes the amplifier operating mode from either stereo or mono bridge Amplifiers arrive to you preset in the ...

Page 7: ... from either stereo or mono bridge Amplifiers are shipped in stereo mode 6 Fuse Holder This holder houses the external fuse Always replace with the exact same type fuse unless otherwise instructed by an authorized American Audio technician 7 Channel 2 XLR THRU Jack This jack is used to send a parallel signal from the channel two input jacks to another device or amplifier 8 Channel 1 XLR THRU Jack ...

Page 8: ...se Holder This holder houses the external fuse Always replace with the exact same type fuse unless otherwise instructed by an autho rized American Audio technician 10 Channel 2 XLR THRU Jack This jack is used to send a parallel signal from the channel two input jacks to another device or amplifier 11 Channel 1 XLR THRU Jack This jack is used to send a parallel signal from the channel one input jac...

Page 9: ...he banana jack is inserted securely to avoid the risk of it popping out Set Up INPUTS The Vplus The Vplus The V series amplifiers allows you to use two types of input connectors per a channel a XLR jack for balanced con nections and a 1 4 female jack that will accept balanced and unbalanced connectors Use these connections to connect the output signal from a mixer cross over or EQ to your Vplus si...

Page 10: ...he binding post be sure that the banana jack is inserted securely to avoid the risk of it popping out Mono Bridge Connections Mono bridge operation connections will follow the above descriptions however when operating in mono bridge operation the speaker connections will run between the two positive red leads Use channel two pos itive output terminal for the negative connection and the channel one...

Page 11: ...RIR TRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR TRIQUE NE P P2 P3 P1 CH 1 CH 2 PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER STEREO BRIDGE STEREO BRIDGE STEREO BRIDGE INPUT CH 2 1000 WA 1000 WA 1000 W TTS ATTS A BRIDGE MONO 120V 60Hz 6 A M P CAUTION 4 OHMS MINIMUM IMPEDANCE PRE CHANNEL 4 OHMS MINIMUM IMPEDANCE IN MONO BRIDGE MODE OUTPUT OUTPUT OUTPUT INPUT CH 1 WARNING WARNING W TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT EXPO...

Page 12: ...r View Typical Speaker Connect to Vplus series Channel One Output Typical Speaker Connect to Vplus series Channel Two Output Output Diagram 15 American Audio www americandj com Vplus www americandj com Vplus www americandj com V Series Amplifiers Power Amplifier User Manual Page 12 ...

Page 13: ...overloading signal and reduces it the reduction in gain reduces distortion that can cause damage to your speakers and amplifier During normal operation below clipping and momentary clips on peaks the limiter does not affect the audio signal and is inaudible It will allow brief clipping of peaks and will only activate when continuous hard clipping occurs During excessive clipping the limiter will r...

Page 14: ...d may damage the amplifier Always be sure the source voltage for your areas matches the required voltage for your amplifier Gain Controls The gain controls are located on the front panel and are calibrated in 2dB of attenuation from full gain It is best to adjust the amplifier so no hissing is heard from speakers with no music being played this will ensure the lowest possible distortion during nor...

Page 15: ...bs 13 6kg 10 Hz 40 kHz 20 Hz 20 kHz 100 dB unweighted 7A 120v AC 2 Dual Speed Fans and Heatsinks Total Harmonic Distortion 20Hz 20kHz rated output power 8 ohms Input Sensitivity and Impedance rated output power 8 ohms Power Consumption rated output power 8 ohms V 1500 N A 280w RMS Per Ch 200w RMS Per Ch N A 600w RMS Less than 0 1 1 5v rms 1 75 4 4cm 19 48 3 cm 15 25 40cm 25 lbs 10 5kg 10 Hz 40 kHz...

Page 16: ...o American Audio is part American DJ Group of Companies American DJ World Headquarters 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles CA 90058 USA Tel 323 582 2650 Fax 323 582 2610 web www americandj com e mail info americandj com ...

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