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CV -5000 HEAVY DUTY PRO FESSIONAL AMPL IFIER USER MANUAL[...]
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2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS[...]
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3 Introduction ………… …………………… ……………..... 4 Features …………… ………………… ………………….. 5 Front Panel Control s …………………… ……………...…. 6 Rear Panel Cont rols …………… ………… ………………. 8 Protection ………… …………….……… ……?[...]
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4 Thank you for yo ur decision to purch ase Cerwin-V ega’s inno vative new CV S eries professional po wer amplifier! Engineered for s uperior sound reproduction, the CV Series line of pro fessional amplifiers deliver t op quality a udio at a n affordable pric e. The CV Series offers a sta ndard of rel iability and e fficiency that ma kes them the[...]
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5 The CV - 5000 amplifier delivers the following po wer ratings. 2 x 1100 Watts at 8 ohm, 2 x 1800 W atts at 4 ohms and 2 x 2500 W atts at 2 ohms 2-channel, para llel or bridged m ono operating mo des for flex ible application - 5000 Watts …and the followi ng features. In depende nt limiters for each channel reduce distortion. Independent[...]
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6 1. Rack Mounting Ear s Two front panel mou nting holes are prov ided on each mounting e ar. 2. Fan Ve nt CV - 5000 amplifier is cooled by two rear -mounted fans. Cool air flows throug h the front fan filters, reducing the tem perature of the inside co mponents while f orcing the heat out the rear vents. Never block these ven ts and keep them clea[...]
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7 7. Prote ct Indicators These red LED indica te that the channel is in Pro tect mode. Whe n the channel goes i nto protect mode all outpu t for that chan nel will turn off by ou tput relay. The protect LED will ligh t when overheating or ot her severe problem s occur. This is to protect any speaker s connected to the channel. These L EDs light for[...]
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8 1. Fan This is a variable speed cooling fan. Cool air en ters the amplifier through the fan ports locate d on the front of the am plifier chassis, be sure no t to block these por ts when installing the amplifier or other associate d equipment. 2. Input connecto rs Connect the input so urce to these electronic balan ced Combination co nnectors usi[...]
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9 5. Limiter switch When the input signal co nnected to your ampli fier is too high, you can end up wi th a distorted output signal. To preven t this, both channels o f your CV - 5000 feature a clip li miter that can be engaged or disengage d selectively. 6. Bridge / Stereo / Paralle l switch This switch changes t he amplifier operatin g mode from [...]
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10 The CV-5000 incor porates protection features. T he front panel Pro tection LED indicates t he activity of the relay speaker co nnection circuitry in eac h channel. When t he Protection LED turn on, this circuitry is active and all co nnected speakers are mu ted. Initial Power U p - For approximately five seconds af ter initial power -up, the pr[...]
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11 Clip Limit er Clipping is the result o f an amplifier r unning into a power supply li mitation. The maximum output voltage that any am plifier can prod uce is limited by its pow er supply. Attemptin g to output a voltage (or curr ent) level that exceeds t he power supply results i n a “f lattenin” ef fect on the signal, making i t’s wavefo[...]
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12 Mode Selec t Stereo Mode In stereo mode, both cha nnels operate indepen dently, with their inp ut gain controls. Signal at chan nel 1’s input prod uces output at channel 1, w hile signal at c hannel 2’s input produces output at channel 2’s ou tput. Recommended mi nimum nominal lo ad impedance for stereo operation is 2 ohms per channel. Par[...]
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13 CONNECTIONS[...]
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15 These are several ways to interface the CV - 5000 to support a var iety of applicatio ns. The CV- 5000 features balance d inputs and outputs, so co nnecting balanc ed and unbalanced si gnals is possible. BALANCED TRS 1/4” CONNEC TOR UNBALANCED TRS 1/4” CONNECTOR WIRING[...]
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16 XLR BALANCED WIRING GUID E SPEAKON® OUTPUT CONNECTOR[...]
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17 0dB=0.775 V 0dBV=1 V Rated Ou tput Power Stereo 8 ohms 1100W 4 ohms 1800W 2 ohms 2500W Rated Ou tput Power Bridged Mono 8 ohms 3600W 4 ohms 5000W Signal to Noise Ratio <-100dB (20 Hz ~ 20k Hz) Distortio n (SMPTE-I M) < 0.02% Input se nsitivity @8 o hms 1.42V (+5.3dB ) Voltage Gai n 36dB Output Cir cuitry Class-H, 3 tier Current Co nsumptio[...]
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18 Connectors (ea ch) Input Active balanced combo (XLR and 1/4” TRS common use) XLR male Link Output 5-way Binding post an d Speakon Control Front AC power switch, Chan nel 1 and 2 volume Rear HPF switch, Limiter switch, Mode selector switch Indicators Active(blue), Prote ction(red), Clip(r ed), Signal (green & yellow) Protection Short circui[...]
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LITP 00070 - A 5-3- 2010 USA: The Stanton Group • 772 S. Military Trail • Deerfield Beach, FL • 33442 Phone: 1- 954 - 949 - 9600 • Fax: 1 - 954 - 949 - 9590 • Email: info@Cerwin -Vega.com Europe: Stanton Europe • 382 Avenue de la Co uronne, 1050 Brus sles, Belgium Phone: +32 2 645 05 00 • Fax: +32 2 645 05 05 • Email: euroffice@stan[...]