CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
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2. SWITCHES, INDICATORS, ATTENUATORS AND CONNECTORS.
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MF8 AND MF12 FRONT PANEL
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MF16 AND MF24 FRONT PANEL
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MF8 AND MF12 REAR PANEL
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MF16 AND MF24 REAR PANEL
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3. WORKING PRECAUTIONS
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4. INSTALLATION
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UNPACKING
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MOUNTING
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CHANGING THE FUSE
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CONNECTING TO THE MAINS
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INPUT CONNECTION
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UNBALANCED INPUT
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BALANCED INPUT
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OUTPUT POWER CONNECTION. MODES OF OPERATION
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STEREO MODE OPERATION
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MONO MODE OPERATION
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BRIDGE MODE OPERATION
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EARTH LINK
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5. OPERATION
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POWER UP
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INPUT ATTENUATORS
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BRIDGE MODE INDICATOR
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CLIP INDICATORS (INPUT SIGNAL OVERLOAD)
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SIGNAL INDICATORS
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ERROR INDICATORS
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THERMAL INDICATORS
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ON/STBY INDICATORS
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POWER SWITCH
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FAN
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LOAD IMPEDANCES
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MAINTENANCE
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AMPLIFIER CONDITIONS
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6. SPECIAL OPERATIONS
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CHANGING XLR INPUT CONNECTORS POLARITY
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INPUT ATTENUATOR CONFIGURATION IN MODE MONO (MF16 AND MF24 ONLY)
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LIMITER ON/OFF
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INPUT SENSIBILITY/GAIN ADJUST
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7. DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS APPLICATION (PUBLIC ADDRESS)
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8. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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9. GRAPHS
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10. WARRANTY
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PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIERS MF SERIES
