Peavey PV 3800 manuale d’uso

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2 Intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger ous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. Intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the p[...]

3 IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS WARN ING: When using electrical products, basic cautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any of t[...]

4 WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE ACHTUNG: Beim Einsatz von Elektrogeräten müssen u.a. grundlegende Vorsichtsmaßnahmen befolgt werden : 1. Lesen Sie sich diese Anweisungen durch. 2. Bewahren Sie diese Anweisungen auf. 3. Beachten Sie alle Warnungen. 4. Befolgen Sie alle Anweisungen. 5. Setzen Sie dieses Gerät nicht in der Nähe von Wasser ein. 6. [...]

5 INSTRUCTIONS IMPOR T ANTES DE SECURITE A TTE NTION: L’utilisation de tout appareil électrique doit être soumise aux precautions d’usage incluant: 1. Lire ces instructions. 2. G ardez ce manuel pour de futures références. 3. P rétez attention aux messages de précautions de ce manuel. 4. Suivez ces instructions. 5. N’utilisez pas cette [...]

6 INSTRUC CIONES IMPOR T ANTES P ARA SU SEGURID AD CUIDADO: Cuando use productos electrónicos, debe tomar precauciones básicas, incluyendo las siguientes: 1. Lea estas instrucciones. 2. Guarde estas instrucciones. 3. Haga caso de todos los consejos. 4. Siga todas las instrucciones. 5. No usar este aparato cerca del agua. 6. Limpiar solamente con [...]

7 PV® 3800 Pow er Amplifier C o ng r a t ul a ti on s on yo u r p ur c ha s e o f t he PV 38 00 , a po w e r a mp li fi e r d es ig ne d fo r y ea rs of re li a bl e, fl aw l es s op er at io n un de r r i go r o u s u s e . Th is a mp li fi er o ff er s t h e s on ic s up er io ri ty a nd u ns ur pa ss ed r e li ab il i ty f or w hi ch P e av ey [...]

8 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1 S a v e t h e c a rt o n a n d p a c k i n g m a t e r i a l s ! Sho uld yo u ev er n eed to shi p the uni t, use onl y t he orig ina l f acto ry pac kin g. F o r r e pl a c e m e n t p a c k a g i ng , c a l l P e a v e y C u s t o m e r S er v i c e D e p a rt m e n t d i r e c t l y . 2 R ea d a ll do cu me nt at io n[...]

9 Unpacking Connecting P ower U p on un pa ck i ng , i ns pe c t th e a m pl i fi er . I f y o u f in d a ny d a ma ge , n o ti f y y o ur su pp li e r im m ed ia t el y . O n ly th e co n si gn e e ma y i ns t it ut e a c l ai m w it h t he c a rr ie r f or da ma ge i n cu r r e d d ur in g s hi pp i ng . B e su r e t o s a v e th e c ar t on a n [...]

10 AC POWER S WITCH/CIR CUIT BREAKER T h e PV ® 3 80 0 a mp li f ie r h as a co mb in a ti on A C sw it ch /c ir c ui t b r e a ke r on th e f r o nt pa ne l . If th e s wi tc h s hu ts o f f d ur in g n or ma l u se , p us h i t ba c k to th e O N po s it io n o nc e. If i t w il l n ot st ay o n , th e a mp l if ie r n ee ds s e rv i ci n g. IND[...]

11 R ear P anel AC POWER INL ET : This is the receptacle for an IEC line cord, which pro vides AC power to the unit. Connect the line cor d to this connector to pro vide power to the unit. Damage to the equipment may result if impr oper line volt- age is used. (See line voltage marking on unit). Never break off the gr ound pin on any equipment. It [...]

12 routed directly to the r espective pow er amp channel. The cr ossover fr equency is fixed at 100 Hz and cannot be changed. The cr ossov er configuration is a four-pole Linkwitz-Riley approximation. HIGH OUT JA CKS This 1/4” jack supplies high-frequency output signals from the activ ated crossover for patching to this amplifier and/or additiona[...]

13 Operation Modes F or s te re o (d ua l c ha nn el ) o pe ra ti on , t ur n th e am pl if ie r o ff a nd s e t th e mo de s el ec t s wi tc h es o n th e ba ck p an e l to t h e O U T ( e x te n de d) p os it io n. I n th i s m o de , b ot h ch a nn el s o pe r at e i n de p en de n tl y o f e ac h o th e r w i th t he ir i np ut a t te n ua to r[...]

14 Protection F eatures A n y ti me a c ha nn el i s dr iv e n in to h ar d , co nt in u ou s cl ip pi ng , t he D DT c ir cu it w il l au to ma ti ca ll y r e du c e th e ch an ne l g a in t o a l ev el ju st sl ig ht l y i n to cl i pp in g , g u ar di ng th e sp ea ke r s a g ai ns t th e d a ma g in g h i gh p o w er co nt in uo us s q ua r e w[...]

15 Protection F eatures A t po we r -u p , th e a mp li fi er st ay s in th e pr ot ec t m od e w it h ou tp ut s d is co nn ec te d fo r a pp r o xi ma te ly si x se co nd s w h il e th e po w e r su p pl ie s ch ar ge an d st ab il iz e. Wh il e t he ou tp ut r e l ay s ar e op en , th e DD T ™ L ED s li gh t. W he n p o we r is r em o v ed , t[...]

16 Safety A ll l ou ds pe ak er s ha v e el ec tr ic al , t he r ma l a n d p hy s ic al l im it s th at m us t b e ob se rv ed t o p r ev en t d a ma ge o r f ai l ur e. T o o m uc h p o w er , l o w f r eq ue nc ie s a pp li e d to h i gh f r eq ue nc y d ri v e r s, s e v e r el y c li pp ed w av ef or ms an d D C v ol ta ge c a n a l l b e f at[...]

17 PV ® 3800 Specications Featur es and specifications subject to change without notice. Rated Po wer Bridge 8 ohms 2650 watts @ 1 kHz at <0.1% T .H.D. Rated Po wer (2 x 4 ohms) 1300 watts per channel @ 1 kHz at <0.05% T .H.D. both channels driven Rated Po wer (2 x 8 ohms) 775 watts per channel @ 1 kHz at <0.05% T .H.D. both channels d[...]

18 wi re ga ug e pow er loss into power loss int o p o w e r l o ss into (A WG) 8 Ω load (%) 4 Ω load (%) 2 Ω load (%) 18 16 14 12 10 .79 .50 .31 .20 .125 1.58 1.00 .62 .40 .25 3.16 2.00 1.24 .80 .50 5 feet 18 16 14 12 10 1.58 1.00 .62 .40 .25 3.16 2.0 1.25 .80 .50 6.32 4.00 2.50 1.60 1.00 10 feet 18 16 14 12 10 8 8.00 4.00 2.50 1.60 1.00 .62[...]

19 PEA VEY ELECTR ON ICS CO RPORA TION LIM ITED WARRANT Y Effective Date: Jul y 1, 1998 What This W arranty Covers Y our Peav ey Warr anty co vers defects in material and workmanship in Peavey products purchased and serviced in the U.S.A. and Canada. What This W arranty Does Not Cover The Warr anty does not cover: (1) damage caused by accident, mis[...]

Featur es and specifications subject to change without notice. Peav ey Electronics Corporation • 5022 Har tley Peavey Drive • Meridian, MS 39305 (601) 483-5365 • F A X (601) 486-1278 • www .peavey .com © 2006 80 303154[...]