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Owner’s Manual

Owner’

s Manual

Contents

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................ 2
INTRODUCTION ...................................................... 4
GETTING STARTED ................................................... 5
HOOKUP DIAGRAMS............................................... 6
FRONT PANEL FEATURES ......................................... 8

1. POWER ....................................................... 8
2. VENTILATION .............................................. 8
3. METERS ...................................................... 8
4. LEVEL CONTROLS......................................... 8

REAR PANEL FEATURES ........................................... 9

5. POWER CORD SOCKET  ................................ 9
6. FAN VENTS.................................................. 9
7. SPEAKER OUTPUTS ...................................... 9
8. COMBO INPUTS  .......................................... 9
9. THRU OUTPUTS  .......................................... 9
10. AMP MODE  ............................................ 10
11. CLIP LIMIT  .............................................. 10
12. SUBSONIC FILTER  ................................... 10

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ........................................ 11

AC POWER REQUIREMENTS ........................... 11
THERMAL CONSIDERATIONS .......................... 11
RACK MOUNTING .......................................... 11
MAINTENANCE .............................................. 11

APPENDIX A: SERVICE INFORMATION .................... 12

TROUBLESHOOTING ...................................... 12
REPAIR ......................................................... 13

APPENDIX B: CONNECTIONS, MATH AND STUFF ..... 14

XLR CONNECTORS ......................................... 14
1/4" TRS PHONE PLUGS AND JACKS ............. 14
1/4" TS PHONE PLUGS AND JACKS ................ 14
SPEAKONS .................................................... 14
LOUDSPEAKER CABLE .................................... 14
LONGER LENGTHS ......................................... 15
SPEAKER IMPEDANCES .................................. 15

APPENDIX C: TECHNICAL INFO............................... 16

SPECIFICATIONS ............................................ 16
BLOCK DIAGRAM .......................................... 17
DIMENSIONS ................................................. 18

LIMITED WARRANTY ............................................. 19

Need help with your new FRS amplifier?

•  Visit www.mackie.com and click Support to find:   

FAQs, manuals, addendums, and user forums. 

•  Email us at: [email protected].
•  Telephone 1-800-898-11 to speak with one of our splendid 

technical support representatives, (Monday through Friday, 

from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST).

Part No. SW0588  Rev. D   01/08  
©2007-2008 LOUD Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved.  
Born and raised on an amp farm by the banks of Woodinville Slough, WA.

Summary of Contents for FRS1300

Page 1: ...C 30Hz SPEAKER OUTPUTS PIN 1 1 PIN 1 2 1 1 PIN 2 2 PIN 1 1 FAST RECOVERY POWER AMPLIFIER THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES FOR THE U S AND ICES 003 FOR CANADA 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 WARNING ...

Page 2: ...eptibility to noise induced hearing loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a period of time The U S Government s Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA has specified the permissible noise level exposures shown in the following chart According to OSHA any exposure in excess of these permissible limits could result in some hearing los...

Page 3: ...ING 12 REPAIR 13 APPENDIX B CONNECTIONS MATH AND STUFF 14 XLR CONNECTORS 14 1 4 TRS PHONE PLUGS AND JACKS 14 1 4 TS PHONE PLUGS AND JACKS 14 SPEAKONS 14 LOUDSPEAKER CABLE 14 LONGER LENGTHS 15 SPEAKER IMPEDANCES 15 APPENDIX C TECHNICAL INFO 16 SPECIFICATIONS 16 BLOCK DIAGRAM 17 DIMENSIONS 18 LIMITED WARRANTY 19 NeedhelpwithyournewFRSamplifier Visitwww mackie comandclickSupporttofind FAQs manuals ad...

Page 4: ...transport ing FEATURES Professional lightweight power amplifier with high power low distortion design Fast Recovery circuitry for clean undistorted sound even at clipping Ultra light switching power supply for maxi mum efficiency and minimal heat Available in three powerful models with continuous power 4 ohms bridged of FRS 1300 1300 W FRS 1700 1660 W FRS 2800 2800 W Selectable dual mono stereo or...

Page 5: ...ables to the speaker outputs either the bind ing posts or the Speakon connectors The binding post connectors are wired as fol lows Red hot speaker terminal Black cold speaker terminal The speakon connectors are wired as follows 1 hot speaker terminal 1 cold speaker terminal 5 In bridge mode if using the binding post out puts Ch 1 red post hot speaker terminal Ch 2 red post cold speaker terminal Do...

Page 6: ...USE UNDESIRED OPERATION WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE DO NOT REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR FROM MIXING CONSOLE MONO OUT AMP MODE SWITCH MONO CH 1 AND CH 2 PLAYTHE SAME TO SPEAKERS OPTIONAL CONNECTION USING BINDING POSTS Passive ...

Page 7: ...S PIN 1 1 PIN 1 2 1 1 PIN 2 2 PIN 1 1 FAST RECOVERY POWER AMPLIFIER THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES FOR THE U S AND ICES 003 FOR CANADA 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 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF...

Page 8: ...output power by 3 dB 6 dB 9 dB and 20 dB SIG is short for signal present These LEDs indicate when a signal is present after the level controls at the output stage of the power amplifier If the level controls are turned all the way down fully counterclockwise these indicators will not light 4 LEVELCONTROLS These two knobs control the levels of channels 1 and 2 The knobs are detented to make it easy...

Page 9: ...plifier may over heat and shut down 7 SPEAKEROUTPUTS There are two options for connecting your speakers binding posts and Speakon connectors Normally you would use either the binding posts or the Speakon connectors Since the connectors are wired in parallel e g channel 1 binding post and Speakon are in parallel and channel 2 binding post and Speakon are in parallel you can connect a speaker to eac...

Page 10: ...irtually transparent meaning you probably won t even notice any audible difference when the switch is turned on We recommend that you leave this switch on at all times However if you are working at quiet levels or you have already placed a compressor limiter in the signal path you can leave this switch off The limiter senses when the amplifier is about to be overdriven and attenuates the overall l...

Page 11: ... If the amplifier should overheat a thermal switch turns off the power amplifier allowing the heatsink to cool down Once the amplifier has cooled to a safe operating temperature the thermal switch resets and reactivates the amplifier If this should occur identify the cause of the problem and take corrective action For example Provide better ventilation Install a fan in the rack to move more air Ma...

Page 12: ...er serviceable See next page about service If you think your Mackie product has a problem please check out the following troubleshooting tips and do your best to confirm the problem Visit the Support section of our website www mackie com support where you will find lots of useful information such as FAQs documentation and user forums You may find the answer to the problem without having to send yo...

Page 13: ...sure the signal cable is not routed near AC cables power transformers or other EMI inducing devices Is there a light dimmer or other SCR based device on the same AC circuit as the amplifier Use an AC line filter or plug the amplifier into a different AC circuit If possible listen to the signal source with headphones plugged into the console If it sounds noisy there the problem is not in the amplif...

Page 14: ...tric WG Metric Wire Gauge Note that smaller AWG numbers larger 2 2 3 1 1 SHIELD COLD HOT SHIELD COLD HOT 3 SHIELD COLD HOT 3 2 1 SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE TIP RING RING TIP SLEEVE RING SLEEVE TIP TIP SLEEVE TIP SLEEVE Minimum AWG 4 ohm 8 ohm 18 10 ft 25 ft 16 25 50 14 25 75 12 50 125 10 100 200 Min Metric WG 4 ohm 8 ohm 12 3 m 8 m 14 8 15 16 8 25 20 15 40 25 30 60 COLD HOT 1 1 1 1 2 2 Use a high quality 3...

Page 15: ...he loads For instance two 4 ohm speakers in series equals 8 ohms 4 4 8 Parallel Parallel means that the positive amp output con nects to the positive terminals of all the speakers and the negative amp output connects to the negative terminals of all the speakers If one speaker opens in a parallel configuration the others will still work but the load will change That lets you breathe a little easie...

Page 16: ...right to change these specifications at any time without notice Mackie and the Running Man are registered trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc All other brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective hold ers and are hereby acknowledged 2007 2008 LOUD Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved Specifications Continuous Sine Wave Average Output Power per channel both cha...

Page 17: ...TER BRIDGE STEREO MONO BRIDGE SUBSONIC FILTER ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON HVDC POWER AMP 1 POWER AMP 2 PROTECTION DC OFFSET OVER TEMP SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENT LIMIT AMPLIFIER LVDC LVDC HVDC HVDC LVDC LVDC HVDC METER DISPLAY OFF CHANNEL 1 SPEAKER OUT BRIDGED SPEAKER OUT CHANNEL 2 SPEAKER OUT 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 TEMP SENSOR ON HEATSINK FAN VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL VDC POWER SWITCH SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY HVDC LVD...

Page 18: ... 1700 WEIGHT 21 5 lbs 9 7 kg FRS 2800 WEIGHT 22 lbs 10 kg 19 0 in 483 mm 3 50 in 88 9 mm 1 50 in 38 mm 14 65 in 372 mm 13 46 in 342 mm 17 09 in 434 mm 14 65 in 372 mm OL 3 6 9 20 SIG OL 3 6 9 20 SIG 2 O O MAX MAX O O 1 FRS 2800 FAST RECOVERY POWER AMPLIFIER 1 50 in 38 mm Dimensions ...

Page 19: ...nt is covered for those units deemed by us to be under warranty Note You must have a sales receipt from an authorized Mackie dealer for your unit to be considered for warranty repair IMPORTANT Make sure that the Service Request Number is plainly written on the shipping carton No receipt no warranty service E LOUD Technologies reserves the right to inspect any products that may be the subject of an...

Page 20: ... Road NE Woodinville WA 98072 USA United States and Canada 800 898 3211 Europe Asia Central and South America 425 487 4333 Middle East and Africa 31 20 654 4000 Fax 425 487 4337 www mackie com E mail sales mackie com ...

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