American Audio V4000 plus manual

User Instructions AMERICAN AUDIO ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Revised 02/02 Pr ofessional Power Ampli er POWER ON OFF LIMITER ON PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER LIMITER ON MONO STEREO BRIDGE -15dB SIGNAL -10dB -5dB CLIP PROTECT OVER HEAT 0 10 0 10 V4000 plus[...]

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of non insulated "danger ous voltage" within the product's enclosur e that may be of suf cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructi[...]

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER ALL SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED AMERICAN AUDIO ® DEALER. CAUTION Do not open - risk of electric shock FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY DO NOT PRESENT THE AMPLIFIER WITH A SPEAKER LOAD OF LESS THAN 2 OHMS OR ANY COMBINA T[...]

Important Pr ecautions • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock or  re, do not expose this unit rain or moisture • Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your unit • Do not attempt to operate this unit if the power cord has been frayed or broken • Do not attempt to remove or br eak of f the ground pr ong from the electrical c[...]

1. Power Switch - This switch is used to control the units main power . 2. Channel 1 Gain Contr ol - This r otary knob is used to control the out- put signal of channel one. T ur ning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase signal output. 3. Channel 1 Limiter Switch - This is used to activate the channels built-in limiter . The limiter redu[...]

16 32 28 15 29 27 33 26 25 24 23 22 20 21 18 19 17 15 Rear Panel Contr ol 15. Cooling Fans - Dual high speed cooling fans 16. Channel 2 TRS Input - Channel two 1/4” female jack. Excepts ei- ther a balanced or unbalanced plug. See page 7 for more details. 17. Channel 2 XLR Input - Channel two 3-pin XLR balanced input jack. See page 7 for more deta[...]

Unbalanced TS 1/4” Unbalanced TS 1/4” Plug Plug Hot (+) Ne gati ve (-) Diagram 5 Diagram 5 Balanced TRS 1/4 Balanced TRS 1/4 ” Plug Ground/Shield Hot (+) Ne gati ve (-) Diagram 4 Diagram 4 2 Hot (+ data) 3 Ne gati v e (- data) 1 Ground/Return/ 0v) 1 2 3 Male XLR Pin Con gu Male XLR Pin Con gu Male XLR Pin Con ration: US ITT Standar d[...]

Bar e Wire Connections: When connecting your speakers to the amplifier using bar e wire; Unscrew the red and black caps on the binding post, be sure not to completely remove or unscrew the red and black caps. Strip back the wire insulation 1/2” (13mm). Insert the bare wir e into the hole that was reveled by unscr ewing the binding post cap. After[...]

OPERATING MODES: Always configure your amplifier operating mode befor e beginning operation. If you want to change it dur - ing performance. Y ou must decrease the gain contr ols to their lowest levels to pr otect the speakers from any popping noise. Stereo Operation - Page 10/Figure 9 details an example of a typical stereo set-up. Connect your inp[...]

Mono Subwoofer - This operation is similar to the Stereo Subwoofer operation but in mono. When running subwoofers it is usually recommended to run them in mono mode to achieve a cleaner tighter low end. This operation allows you to run several subwoofers down to a minimum of 2 ohms. T o avoid amplifier overheating, never run the amplifier below 2 o[...]

put). Short Circuit Protection can usually be traced back to the signal output line (i.e. speaker line). Check the line from the output terminal of the amplifier to the speaker . If this line good, check the inter nal speaker connections and components. A short cir cuit will usually be traced to a bad cable or a bad speaker component and is rarely [...]

OVERHEA T INDICA TOR - T wo red LED’ s for this function, one for each channel. When the amplifier’ s heat sink temperature rises above 91° C., output will be discontinue and the red overheat LED glow continuously . One channel can still operate normally if the other goes into overheat pr otection mode. SPE AKON ASS EMBL Y : Y ou w ill n eed a[...]

P ositiv e (+) Lead Negativ e (-) Lead Do Not Use Ch2 Inputs Do Not Use Ch2 Inputs Use Ch1 Inputs Use Ch1 Inputs Set to Br idge Set to Subwoof Use Ch2 Inputs Use Ch2 Inputs Use Ch1 Inputs Use Ch1 Inputs Set to Stereo Set to Subwoof Set to Subwoof Figure 14 Figure 15 Use either the Speakon or the banana jacks Use the two red terminal fr om the banan[...]

TYPICAL MONO BRIDGE SET -UP SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM TYPICAL STEREO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS SPEAKERS 2 OHM MINIMUM SPEAKERS 2 OHM MINIMUM Use Channel 1 Inputs Only (XLR or 1/4” Jacks) X X X X X X X X Use Speakon or Banana Jacks ©American Audio® - www .americandj.com - V4000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 14 Use the two positive binding post t[...]

Output Power: 2 ohms, 1 khz 1% THD 2 ohms, 1 khz 1% THD 2 ohms, 1 khz 1% 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz 1% (Bridge Mode, mono) 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% 8 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz, 1% Dimensions & W Dimension[...]

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