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Loudspeaker System Specifications 

Sine wave Power*: 160 watts @ less than 1% distortion 

Tweeter - 120 watts peak dynamic power 

Sine wave Power*: 45 watts @ less than 1% distortion. 

*

Before DSP compression and limiting engages.

Electronic Input Impedance (Nominal

):  

Line:  20 k ohms balanced (1/4" and XLR), 15 k ohms unbalanced 1/4", 

6.4 k ohms 1/8" jack

Mic:   2.7 k ohms balanced (XLR) No phantom power available. 

Input Sensitivity for Full Output (Channel Input Level knob full CW, Master 

DSP gain full-up, DSP CH1 or CH2 at 0 dB):

1 / 4” TRS 

/XLR combo jack: 0.50 V RMS

See

Level Control Adjustment 

section for more details under different channel 

and Main Gain settings. 

DSP Specifications: 

DSP Input and Output is at 48 kHz and 24 bits, internal 

processing is 56 bit double-precision.  Latency: 1.2 ms

Infrasonic filter protection:

Minimum 36 dB/octave roll-off, 48 dB/octave roll-off 

with adjustable input filters engaged. 

Nominal Amplifier Frequency Response:

+0, -3 dB from 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Hum and Noise:

Greater than 90 dB below rated power 

Overdrive Dynamic Range:

Greater than 15 dB

THD and IM:

Typically less than 0.5 %

Power requirements of Peavey 

PVX™p 10 Bluetooth® 

System:

Nominal

100

Watts, 100-120 VAC 50-60 Hz

Summary of Contents for PVXp 10

Page 1: ...www peavey com PVXp 10 Bluetooth Powered Speaker System Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...mettre le fonctionnement Warning Changes or modifications to the equipment not approved by Peavey Electronics Corp can void the user s authority to use the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the...

Page 3: ... with DSP protection Total of 520W peak dynamic power DSP control for precise crossover EQ and limiting functions DSP I O is at 48 kHz and 24 bits internal processing is 56 bit double precision Peavey s Quadratic Throat Waveguide technology 100 by 60 degree coverage Asymmetrical horn aims the sound down 10 degrees at the audience not over their heads Bluetooth input is via a dedicated input channe...

Page 4: ... input to the preamp EQ electronics and a level control For these two channels a switch is provided to change between line level gain and mic level gain A third channel is for a Bluetooth source or alternatively a 1 8 AUX input jack Each channel has an adjustable Level control knob and also a three band EQ section that is accessi ble via the DSP menu Push knob There is a balanced output a Male XLR...

Page 5: ...onforms to the international fuse classification T2 5AL If the unit continues to blow replacement fuses do not keep replacing them it should be taken to a qualified service center for repair To replace the fuse be sure to remove the IEC power cord from the IEC socket 2 Remove the cap to the fuse enclosure 1 using a flat blade screwdriver tip inserted into the fuse cap slot Push the cap in and turn...

Page 6: ...safety as well as the safety of your equipment Never break off the ground pin on any equipment It is provided for your safety If the outlet used does not have a ground pin a suitable grounding adapter should be used and the third wire should be grounded properly To prevent the risk of shock or fire hazard always be sure that the mixer and all other associated equipment are properly grounded ON OFF...

Page 7: ... multiple PVX p 10 s in a line or to provide a feed to a powered sub woofer or other electronics that needs to receive a full range version of the input signal The connector is a male XLR jack Loudspeaker System Specifications 6 REAR PANEL TOP OPERATING CONTROLS INPUTS OUTPUTS INPUTS 4 The line level inputs are of the medium impedance balanced type For channels 1 and 2 4a and 4b the jack is a comb...

Page 8: ...system and to individual input channels etc See the DSP Menu section for more details LCD Screen for DSP Menu 10 This screen displays the DSP menu options when the Push for DSP knob 9 is accessed and operated See the DSP Menu section for more details Not shown in the above rear panel diagram is a front baffle LED which can be switched to OFF ON blue when power is applied and LIMIT to indicate when...

Page 9: ...opriate lockwashers to insure that the mounting hardware will not vibrate loose over time Loudspeaker System Specifications 8 DO NOT connect the inputs of the PVX p 10 Bluetooth to the output of a power amplifier The inputs are meant to be driven from a line level strength signal DO NOT remove the protective metal grilles WARNING The PVX p 10 Bluetooth is very efficient and powerful This sound sys...

Page 10: ...ents of DIN 580 or ASTM A489 They should only be used in pairs and in conjunction with the rear most pair of M8 inserts on the same surface as a pull back aiming adjustment using M8 eyebolts of a similar specification The length of the threaded shank on the eyebolts should not exceed 0 709 approx 18 mm so that it does not bottom out in the insert Thread pitch 1 25 mm per thread The length of the t...

Page 11: ...should engage at least 8 mm of depth for Group A B C and D The PVX p 10 Bluetooth mounting insert groups C and D are designed to be used with the Peavey Versamount 70 mounting bracket 00454470 black 00454460 white It can also be used with the Peavey Wall Mount Speaker Stand 00922940 black 00487390 white which will fit into the built in stand mount cup on the bottom of the cabinet Connecting AC Pow...

Page 12: ...o that people will not trip over them or tip the speaker over Use of duct tape cable channels or guards or other appropriate tie down cover up devices should be carefully considered and implemented When installing or de installing the speaker on the stand it is a good practice to have a helper if possible it can be hard to thread the needle and mate the stand cup to the stand pole while holding th...

Page 13: ...Gain at 10 dB and the DSP Channel Gain at nominal 0 dB the gain is such that the input sensitivity is 0 50 V RMS for full rated output with the Combo jack There is still 10 dB more gain available in the individual DSP Channel inputs which makes the sensitivity with all DSP channel sliders full up the DSP Master Gain full up and the Level control full CW approximately 0 16 V RMS If the PVX p 10 Blu...

Page 14: ...ource it is best to turn down the Bluetooth channel channel 3 5c until you are sure the signal level from your Bluetooth source device is at a reasonable level then adjust the relative gain between the PVX p 10 Bluetooth and the Bluetooth source device Use of 1 8 AUX Jack Input 4c If using the 1 8 AUX input jack 4c this channel has more gain than the XLR combo jacks and how much depends on whether...

Page 15: ...rther down Fig A Level Indicator Bars These indicator bars can be helpful in determining the relative level between channels and to see the overall signal level structure Note that they do not respond to quick short transients but are more of an averaging style of indication They will not be accurate to try and determine when the system has reached it s output limits that would best be determined ...

Page 16: ...ess of the loading into working memory of the DSP code and the model is displayed above the progress bar until it is finished loading Then you see the Main Start Screen Fig 1 Main Start Screen MAIN MASTER LEVEL ADJUST If you turn the Push for DSP knob 9 CCW one notch then the volume knob will become highlighted if you push in the Push for DSP knob in then the dB level indicator highlights and turn...

Page 17: ... Main Screen CH1 Then if you push in the Push for DSP knob in you will get the menu for Channel 1 s controls These consist of three bands of EQ and an adjustable high pass filter See Fig 5 below Fig 5 CH1 Selections Turn the Push for DSP knob one click CW and the High EQ band is selected Push in the knob to activate the EQ slider Now turning the knob CW increases the HF boost above 8 kHz up to 6 d...

Page 18: ...DSP knob two clicks CW and the Mid EQ band is selected Fig 8 CH1 Mid band EQ Push in the knob to activate the EQ slider Now turning the knob CW increases the Mid boost at 600 Hz by up to 6 dB turning it all the way CCW cuts the Mid frequencies by up to 6 dB in 1 dB increments See Fig 9 and Fig 10 Fig 9 CH1 Mid band EQ 3 dB ...

Page 19: ...e Low EQ band is selected Fig 11 CH1 Low band EQ Push in the knob to activate the EQ slider Now turning the knob CW increases the Low boost at 100 Hz by up to 6 dB turning it all the way CCW cuts the Low frequencies by up to 6 dB in 1 dB increments See Fig 12 and Fig 13 Fig 12 CH1 Low band EQ 3 dB Fig 13 CH1 Low band EQ 2 dB ...

Page 20: ...requency to a value above 20 Hz WILL start to roll off the lower frequencies and limit how low a frequency the speaker system can reproduce Setting the filter very much higher than 140 Hz should not be necessary except in extreme and unusual circumstances The range of frequencies it can be set to are from 20 Hz to 400 Hz Also note that the entire speaker system is protected by a 36 dB oct infra so...

Page 21: ...nd corner of the screen turns from black to light blue See Fig 16 where the blue arrow is circled in red Fig 16 Exit CH menu Pushing in the Push for DSP knob will return you to the Main Screen CH1 Fig 4 Fig 4 Main Screen CH1 From here you can use the Push for DSP knob and rotate it to arrive at any of the channels desired such as CH2 and active it s EQ and Filter menu as outlined above for CH1 See...

Page 22: ...ob instead of rotating it a menu screen comes up that allows for adjustment of the following speaker system parameters MODE LOCATION DELAY OUTPUT See Fig 18 Fig 18 Parameters Menu Mode selects the speaker system EQ Preset Location selects the physical location of the speaker with respect to physical boundaries Delay selects how long the input signal is delayed before it is output as sound Output s...

Page 23: ...ecifications 22 Fig 19 Mode Parameter Selected Turning the Push for DSP knob brings up the other Mode selections Live Fig 20 Live Mode Highlighted Club Fig 21 Club Mode Highlighted and Speech Fig 22 Speech Mode Highlighted ...

Page 24: ...provides the flattest frequency response Live Mode provides a slight boost at the frequency extremes and some midband EQ Club Mode provides more boosts at the frequency extremes with the emphasis on some extra bass and with some upper midrange EQ Speech Mode rolls off the frequency extremes and provides a boost in the presence range for improved vocal intelligibility Location Parameter The Locatio...

Page 25: ...t provides by slightly reducing the overall bass level to compensate These three location settings along with the four Presets provide for 12 different EQ profiles that are repeatable and precise These coupled with the Channel EQ Low Mid and High band EQ provide for literally thousands of repeatable and precise EQ settings available to the end user CAUTION This speaker system has built in EQ and f...

Page 26: ... Push for DSP knob and selecting the Delay parameter see Fig 27 Fig 27 Delay Parameter Note that these are NOT mis spelled ON and OFF selections they are zero meters and zero feet Push in the Push for DSP knob to highlight this parameter see Fig 28 Fig 28 Delay Parameter Selected This can adjust the entire speaker systems signal delay to 33 feet or 10 meters in one meter increments 10 meters 33 fe...

Page 27: ...h in the Push for DSP knob to turn the Streaming OFF and the Bluetooth LED 8 will turn OFF Loudspeaker System Specifications 26 This parameter would normally not be used for live sound on stage situations but rather for when the speaker system is used as a side fill or for delay towers Should be set to 0 delay for almost all live sound situations Output Parameter The Output parameter selects eithe...

Page 28: ...o return to the Main menu screen of Fig 1 Bluetooth Functions From Fig 1 the Main Start Screen if you turn the Push for DSP knob 9 CW one notch then the BT menu header will become highlighted see Fig 32 Fig 32 Bluetooth Menu header Highlighted Pushing in the Push for DSP knob in selects the BT menu see Fig 33 Fig 33 Bluetooth Menu Turning the Push for DSP knob CW one notch selects the App Control ...

Page 29: ...trol and resets the internal DSP gains to 0 dB on the Gain slider Rotate the Push for DSP knob CW to select the Off parameter and then push it in See Fig 36 Fig 36 App Control Off highlighted The App Control is now Off and the PVX p speaker system is operating without any outside control by a Bluetooth device Certain Bluetooth operations can still be performed using the PVX p speaker system s cont...

Page 30: ...t the speaker from receiving audio from an unwanted source See Fig 39 Fig 39 Streaming parameter Off Link Speakers The PVX p speakers can be linked together to create a stereo system or a mono system with two speakers Additionally it can be controlled with the App To setup a simple stereo system no Bluetooth streaming On the primary PVX p speaker App Control and Streaming should both be turned off...

Page 31: ...ange of the Primary speaker and in order to have a good clean connection it would be wise to make sure that the Secondary speaker is well within the range of the Primary and that there are no metal walls or other RF shielding structures between the two speakers To add Bluetooth streaming On the primary Left PVX p speaker turn Streaming from Off to On On your device make a Bluetooth connection to t...

Page 32: ...s Streaming Audio On the PVX p speaker navigate to the Bluetooth screen BT header and subsequent menu Fig 33 34 Set Streaming to On The PVX p speaker s Bluetooth LED 8 will start blinking On your Bluetooth device navigate to Bluetooth settings Select PVXp speaker The Bluetooth device should change from Not Connected to Connected Once connected the PVX p speaker Bluetooth LED 8 will light solid App...

Page 33: ... metal can reduce and affect that range CONFIG MENU From Fig 1 the Main Start Screen if you turn the Push for DSP knob 9 CW two notches then the Config menu header will become highlighted see Fig 45 Fig 45 Config Menu Header Pushing in the Push for DSP knob in will then bring up the Config menus see Fig 46 Fig 46 Config Menu Selections The selection choices are Display Dim Auto Link Front LED If y...

Page 34: ...tem is used as a floor monitor the LCD screen is not so bright towards the audience or if it needs to be dimmed for on stage use The screen will dim once the navigation knob is not moved for 10 seconds AutoLink Auto Link allows two speakers in range of each other to automatically link to form a stereo or dual mono system Fig 49 Fig 50 Fig 51 See Bluetooth Controls and the Auto Link section for mor...

Page 35: ... Selected The Front LED is mounted on the front baffle behind the grille and the LED lights up Blue to show power has been supplied to the speaker system Rotating the Push for DSP knob will then change that parameter from On to Off see Fig 54 Fig 54 Front LED turned Off Turning the Push for DSP knob one more notch will chose the Limit function of the Front LED See Fig 55 ...

Page 36: ... limiting system engages Note that this LED indication when the Limit parameter is selected does NOT indicate amplifier clipping or system distress it is OK for it to turn RED on a regular but intermittent basis as it just confirms that the compression and limiting system is doing it s job providing as much clean and unclipped output as possible However in the event that the LED is lighting up RED...

Page 37: ...tion Turn the Push for DSP knob and the Restore function will be highlighted see Fig 58 Fig 58 Restore Function Selected Pressing in the Push for DSP knob will bring up the menu choice for the Restore function see Fig 59 Fig 59 Restore Function Menu Turn the Push for DSP knob and it will change the menu selection from NO to YES See Fig 60 ...

Page 38: ...elpful if someone has altered the settings such that the speaker system will not function normally or the files have become corrupted due to a power spike a brown out etc TROUBLESHOOTING No Output at All First make sure the unit has AC power and is turned ON Make sure the LED on the power amp module is illuminated If not make certain the ON OFF switch 3 is in the ON position and check the IEC powe...

Page 39: ...t If speaker cables with 1 4 plugs are used as input cables instead of shielded cables they will be prone to hum or buzz Hum may be ground loop related It may be helpful to lift the shield ground Pin 1 on a balanced cable at the PVX p 10 Bluetooth end Check any input changes carefully by first turning down the Level control before plugging and unplugging cables or lifting the shield ground at the ...

Page 40: ... if that clears things up If after checking all the things listed to check and anything else you can think of to check safely and the system still exhibits problems carefully note all conditions and check with your Peavey dealer for advice Care and Maintenance Your PVX p 10 Bluetooth is a sturdy and durable product and will provide years of reliable use if properly cared for Use common sense and r...

Page 41: ...straight ahead being 20 40 degrees The powered bi amplified loudspeaker system shall have three input channels consisting of a medium impedance input connector consisting of one combo female XLR and 1 4 TRS phone jack for channel 1 and channel 2 on the rear panel Channel three shall provide Bluetooth signal source input control as well as doubling as an AUX in for a 1 8 phone jack There shall be a...

Page 42: ...nment 52 Hz to 20 kHz Frequency Response 1 meter on axis swept sine in anechoic environment 65 Hz to 20 kHz 3 dB Usable Low Frequency limit 10 dB point anechoic 54 Hz Nominal sensitivity 1W 1M swept sine input in anechoic environment 96 dB average Maximum Sound Pressure Level 1 meter 123 dB SPL peak with music Radiation Angle measured at 6 dB point of polar response Nominal 100 degrees horizontal ...

Page 43: ...ll range version of the input signal Enclosure Materials Finish Black injection molded plastic with textured surface black powder coated perforated grilles Mounting provisions Unit has two sets of two M8 inserts one pair on the top and one pair on the bottom Additional mounting points are a set of four M8 inserts on the top and a set of four on the bottom which use the Peavey VersaMount 70 mountin...

Page 44: ...1 or CH2 at 0 dB 1 4 TRS XLR combo jack 0 50 V RMS See Level Control Adjustment section for more details under different channel and Main Gain settings DSP Specifications DSP Input and Output is at 48 kHz and 24 bits internal processing is 56 bit double precision Latency 1 2 ms Infrasonic filter protection Minimum 36 dB octave roll off 48 dB octave roll off with adjustable input filters engaged No...

Page 45: ...ng use The outside dimensions shall be 20 00 50 8 cm tall x 12 69 32 2cm wide x 11 06 28 1 cm deep and the weight shall be 25 lbs 11 3 kg The loudspeaker system shall be called a Peavey PVX 10 12 690 20 000 11 060 10 303 9 594 4 701 1 479 6 804 1 977 7 547 4 567 17 165 4 528 6 694 6 694 1 378 7 874 2 165 9 449 2 500 2 500 3 740 3 740 2 087 4 331 4 724 6 694 2 500 2 500 4 534 7 283 3 740 3 740 PVX ...

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