American Audio Power Amplifier V5000plus manuale d’uso

User Instructions AMERICAN AUDIO ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Rev . 12/03 Pr ofessional Power Amplier V5000 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) instructio[...]

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 r e, 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 off the ground pr ong fr om the electrica[...]

1. Power Switch - This switch is used to control the units main power . 2. Channel 1 Gain Contr ol - This rotary 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 reduc[...]

13. Cooling Fans - Dual high speed cooling fans 14. Channel 2 Subwoofer Mode On/Off Switch - T ur ns the subwoofer mode for channel two on and off. 15. Channel 2 Frequency Adjustment - This knob is used to adjust the frequency level sent to your speaker on channel two when running the channel in subwoofer mode. 16. Channel 1 Frequency Adjustment - [...]

OUTPUTS: Binding Post/Banana Plug - Connect your speakers to the binding post outputs on the r ear of the amplier . The speaker wir e may be connect by bare wire (dir ectly connected, usually for permanent connections), banana plug, or spade connector . Connections are made to Channels 1 and 2 output’ s for stereo mode or across the red termi-[...]

Spade Connector: (Diagram 8) When connecting your speakers to the amplifier using spade connector; Unscrew the red and black caps on the binding post, be sur e not to completely r emove or unscr ew the red and black caps. Insert the spade con- nector in to the binding post and tighten the caps down on the spade connector . T o reduce the risk of sh[...]

SPE AKON ASSE MBL Y : Y ou will n eed a pai r of N eutr ik S peako n ® N L4FC connectors. Y ou will also need high-quality two or four conductor speaker cable, a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a 1.5-mm Allen key to assemble the Speakon connectors to your speaker wir e. T o assemble the Neutrik Speakon NL4FC connector , complete the following step[...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V5000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 10 OPERATING MODES: Always configure your amplifier operating mode before beginning operation. If you want to change it dur - ing performance. Y ou must decrease the gain contr ols to their lowest levels to protect the speakers from any popping noise. Stereo[...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V5000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 11 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 [...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V5000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 12 put). Short Circuit Pr otection can usually be traced back to the signal output line (i.e. speaker line). Check the line fr om the output ter - minal of the amplifier to the speaker . If this line good, check the internal speaker connections and component[...]

P ositive (+) Lead Negative (-) Lead Do Not Use Ch2 Inputs Use Ch1 Inputs Set to Bridge Set to Subwoof Use Ch2 Inputs Use Ch1 Inputs Set to Stereo Set to Subwoof Set to Subwoof Diagram 13 Diagram 14 ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V5000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 13 Use either the Speakon or the banana jacks Use the two r[...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V5000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 14 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 Use Speakon or Banana Jacks Use the two positive binding post termainals ([...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V5000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 15 30 AMP PLUG: This unit comes with a standard Edison plug. Y ou can use this amplifier with the Edison plug. But, to get the most power out of the V -5000 Plus, you will have to change the standard Edison plug to 30 Amp plug, make sur e you also have a 30 [...]

The V -5000PLUS carries a three year limited warranty . W e recommend you fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be fr eight pre-paid and accompany a R.A. (return authorization) number . If the mixer is under warranty , you must pr ovide a proof of purchase invoi[...]

American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V5000plus™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 17 Output Power: 2 ohms, 1 khz 1% THD 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz 1% THD (Bridge Mode, mono) 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD Dimensions & W eight: Height W idth Depth W eight Frequency Response: +/- 1db, 1w RMS. 8 ohms +/- 0.2 db, @ rated o[...]

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