Mackie UP4161 manual

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    POWER LOW EQ HIGH VOLUME PEAK OVERL OAD SI GNAL ON UP 4161 - P .A. AMPLIFIER STD-BY 0 10 8 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 4 2 0 2 4 8 -10 +10 6 6 8 4 2 0 2 4 8 -10 +10 6 6 + D.C. FUSE 115 0 50V 70V 100V POWER OUTPUTS 0 25V POWER INPUT 24V D.C. COMMANDS VOLTAGE SELECTOR POWER OUTPUTS LINE 50/60 Hz-115/230V - 4 INPUT 0dB 20dB ON OFF PRIORITY GND UNBALANCED IN GND[...]

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    UP4000 – 2 CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUN ENTRETIEN D[...]

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    UP4000 – 3 2. INTRODUCTION KEY FEA TURES • Balanced and Unbalanced Inputs • Balanced Input Priority Function • Unbalanced Line-Level Output • Convection Cooled Power Amplifier UP4061: 60 W atts RMS UP4121: 120 W atts RMS UP4161: 160 W atts RMS •4 Ω Constant-Impedance Output • 25V , 50V , 70V , and 100V Constant-V oltage Outputs • [...]

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    UP4000 – 4 FRONT P ANEL FEA TURES LOW EQ is a shelving filter that provides 12 dB of boost and cut below 100Hz. HIGH EQ is a shelving filter that provides 12 dB of boost and cut above 10kHz. VOLUME is a master volume control used to adjust the overall volume of the signal at the POWER OUTPUTS . Use the POWER switch to turn the UP4000 Series on an[...]

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    UP4000 – 5 Connect the appropriate POWER OUTPUT voltage terminal to the "+" (HIGH) leg and the "0" terminal to the " – " (LOW) leg of the distributed speaker system. The ground ( ) terminal is internally connected to the chassis and safety ground on the AC linecord. The PRIORITY terminal activates the priority func[...]

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    UP4000 – 6 + D.C. FUSE 115 0 50V 70V 100V POWER OUTPUTS 0 25V POWER INPUT 24V D.C. COMMANDS VOLTAGE SELECTOR POWER OUTPUTS LINE 50/60 Hz-115/230V - 4 INPUT 0dB 20dB ON OFF PRIORITY GND UNBALANCED IN GND H.P. FILTER BALANCED IN L.P. STAND BY SENSITIVITY GND PARALLEL OUT OVERL. 300mA. max CONCEIVED, DESIGNED, AND MANUFACTURED BY MACKIE INDUSTRIAL ?[...]

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    UP4000 – 7 C onnect ions C onnecting t he INPUT The Input has a balanced screw terminal connector that accepts a line-level signal. The screw terminals should be connected as shown in the following figure: + – PRIORITY GND BALANCED IN COLD (–) HOT (+) SHIELD Strip the wire back about 1/2" inch, loosen the screw enough to loop the wire ar[...]

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    UP4000 – 8 In t e rnal Sett ings There is one setting that can be changed inside the UP4000 Series Amplifier . This setting should be made prior to installation. CAUTION: These servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only . T o avoid electric shock, do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the Operating Instruct[...]

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    UP4000 – 9 4. Opera tion Using t he BALANC ED IN The BALANCED IN accepts a line-level signal. Connect the input source to the BALANCED IN barrier strip screw terminals. PRIORITY Function The BALANCED IN has priority over the UNBALANCED IN . The priority function can be act ivate d by connecting a normally-open switch between the input PRIORITY te[...]

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    UP4000 – 10 SENSITIVITY INPUT GND PRIORITY BALANCED IN MASTER VOLUM E 100V 70V FEEDBACK L OOP 50V 25V 4 Ω 0 UNBALANCED IN P ARALLEL OUT POWER AMPLIFIER AUDIO OUTPUT TRANSFORMER GND GND C OMMANDS ST ANDBY OVERL. +18VDC SIGNAL OVERL OAD PEAK MACKIE INDUSTRIAL UP4000 SERIES BL OCK DIAGRAM (#2.02.01.DF) INPUT PRIORITY MUTE ST ANDBY MUTE 300 HP 7K L[...]

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    UP4000 – 11 General Po wer C onsum ption UP4060: 180 V A UP4120: 450 V A UP4160: 550 V A AC Line V ol t age 115 V AC, 60Hz 230 V AC, 50Hz Fuse Ra tings Model Line Fuse 230 V AC Line Fuse 115 V AC 24 VDC Fuse UP4060 1.25A T 2.5A T 5A T UP4120 2.5A T 5A T 10A T UP4160 3.15A T 6.3A T 16A T Dimension s Height: 3.5" (88mm) Width: 17.0" (431m[...]

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    UP4000 Series P o wer Amplifier www.mac kieindustrial.c om 16220 W ood-Red R oad NE, Woodinville, W A 98072 USA TEL 888.337.7404, FA X 425.487.4337, industrial@mac kie.com UK +44.1268.571.212, FA X +44.1268.570.809 +industrial@r cf-uk.com IT AL Y +39.0522.354.111, FA X +39.0522.926.208 +industrial@rcf .it FRANCE +33.3.8546.9160, FAX +33.3.8546.9161[...]