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REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 
COMMISSION COMPLIANCE 
INFORMATION

Responsible party name: 

BEHRINGER USA, Inc.

Address: 

18912 North Creek Parkway, 

Suite 200 Bothell, WA 98011, 

USA

Phone/Fax No.: 

Phone: +1 425 672 0816 

Fax: +1 425 673 7647

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complies with the FCC rules as mentioned in the following paragraph:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B 
digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed 
to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency 
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause 
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that 
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause 
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined 
by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the 
interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

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Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the 

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receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the 
following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and  
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may 
cause undesired operation.

Important information:

Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by BEHRINGER 
USA can void the user’s authority to use the equipment.

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Summary of Contents for A500

Page 1: ...behringer com User Manual REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 Professional 600 Watt Reference Class Studio Power Amplifier ...

Page 2: ...rom overheating The amp is not put at any risk even if there is a short on its outputs Various operating modes such as parallel and mono mode open up different possibilities for effective implementation with the rest of your audio equipment leaving little to be desired Table of Contents Thank you 2 Important Safety Instructions 3 Legal Disclaimer 3 Limited Warranty 3 1 Introduction 5 1 1 Before yo...

Page 3: ...pts no liability for any loss which may be suffered by any person who relies either wholly or in part upon any description photograph or statement contained herein Colors and specifications may vary slightly from product BEHRINGER products are sold through authorized dealers only Distributors and dealers are not agents of MUSIC Group and have absolutely no authority to bind MUSIC Group by any expr...

Page 4: ...ofMUSICGroup Anyrepairoropeningoftheunitcarriedoutby 7 unauthorizedpersonnel userincluded willvoidthe limitedwarranty IfaninspectionoftheproductbyMUSICGroup 8 showsthatthedefectinquestionisnotcoveredbythe limitedwarranty theinspectioncostsarepayableby thecustomer Productswhichdonotmeetthetermsofthis 9 limitedwarrantywillberepairedexclusivelyatthebuyer s expense MUSICGrouporitsauthorizedservicecent...

Page 5: ...as been set up and can be altered by rotating the fuse compartment by 180 ATTENTION This does not apply to export models that were manufactured only for use with 120 V for example If you alter the unit s voltage you must change the fuse accordingly The correct value of the fuse needed can be found in the chapter SPECIFICATIONS Faulty fuses must be replaced with fuses of appropriate rating only The...

Page 6: ...control Use it to adjust gain on your A500 2 Both volume controls should be turned all the way to the left whenever you power the unit up or down If an active signal is present on the input turning the volume down will protect your speakers and your ears from unwanted pops or transients The 3 PROT LED lights up whenever the protective circuitry mutes the speaker output Please turn your A500 off im...

Page 7: ...pedance is at least 8 Ohms must be used In addition to XLR or TRS connectors you can also use binding posts for 10 connecting speaker cables When in mono bridged mode make sure to connect your cables to both middle connectors as shown on the unit itself FUSE SWITCH VOLTAGE SELECTION 11 Before connecting the unit to the mains please check if the voltage selector corresponds to your local voltage Wh...

Page 8: ...r amp Even though the protective circuitry guards the inside components from damage caused by excessive internal temperatures you should still double check where the amp is placed and inspect cable connections if you are experiencing thermal protection dropouts Connections 4 2 Inputs If you wish to use XLRconnections for unbalanced input signals connect the unused pin on the XLR connector pin 3 wi...

Page 9: ...n 3 have to be bridged 1 ground shield 2 hot ve 3 cold ve input 1 2 3 1 2 3 Balanced use with XLR connectors Strain relief clamp Sleeve Tip Sleeve ground shield Unbalanced TS connector Tip signal Fig 4 3 TRS connector Fig 4 4 Unbalanced connection using a cinch cable strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground shield For connection of balanced and unbalanced plugs ring and sleeve have to be ...

Page 10: ...IGNAL per channel 30 dB 6 dB Green LEDs SIGNAL per channel 3 dB 0 dB Yellow LEDs Connectors Inputs Balanced XLR TRS RCA Outputs TS connectors and touch proof binding posts Circuit protection Cooling Convection type Amplifier protection Short circuit and overload Output circuit type Class AB Power supply Voltage Fuses USA Canada 120 V 60 Hz T 10 A H 250 V UK Australia 240 V 50 Hz T 5 A H 250 V Euro...

Page 11: ...antee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment a...

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