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    www.pe avey . com PV1600 ™ Po wer Amplifier Operatin g Manual[...]

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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[...]

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    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[...]

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    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. [...]

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    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 [...]

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    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 [...]

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    7 PV 1600™ Pow er Amplifier Congratulations! Y ou have just taken a giant step forward to wards sonic clarity in your sound system. This PV amplier was specially designed as an integrated bi-amped pow er package forming a system with Peavey SP2, SP4 or Impulse 1015 speakers. Not only does it pro vide the correct amount of power to optimally dr[...]

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    8 Unpacking Installation Basic S etup Inspect the amplier during un- packing. If any damage is found, notify your dealer immediately . Be sure to save the carton and all packing materials. Should you ever need to ship the unit back to Peav ey Electronics, one of its service centers, or the dealer use only the original factory packing. PV pr ofes[...]

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    9 INPUT GAIN (dB) The low and high channels of this amp each hav e individual Input Sensitivity controls. Normally these controls should be set the same but may be adjusted as needed in each situation. The setting controls the amount of signal necessary to drive the amplier , not the output of the amplier . A higher setting will result in mor[...]

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    10 R ear P anel CIRCUIT BREAKER There is one circuit BREAKE R on the PV® amplier that limits current to the associated power transformer and protects it fr om overheating and possible destruction due to fault conditions in the unit. The trip current v alues have been carefully chosen to allo w reasonable continuous power output perfor - mance, [...]

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    1 1 SPEAKON® OUTPUT S PV® 1600 utilizes 4-conductor Speakon connectors. Internally , the Speakons are wir ed with the Lo ws on pins 1+ and 1- and the Highs on pins 2+ and 2-. These will pr operly mate with all Peavey speakers that have Bi-amp inputs via Speakons. Note: F or powering SP4 speakers, internal jumpers must be connected inside the spea[...]

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    12 Industrial and Commercial Installations CIRCUIT BREAKER For commer cial and other installations where sustained high-power oper ation is required, the ampli- ers should be mounted in a standard 19” rack. It is not necessary to leave a r ack space between each amplier in the stack since each fan pulls air in from the rear and exhausts the[...]

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    13 DDT® Peav ey’ s patented DDT (Distortion Detection T echnique) compression circuit enables the sound techni- cian to maximize the performance of the amplier/speaker combination by prev enting the power ampli- er from running out of headroom (clipping). This fully automatic compression system features a unique circuit that senses signal [...]

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    14 Amplifier Configur ations[...]

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    15 Rated Power Lo w F req: (4 ohms) 930 watts @ .1% T .H.D. Rated Power High F req: (4 ohms) 350 watts @ .15% T .H.D. Rated Power Lo w F req: (8 ohms) 575 watts @ .05% T .H.D. Rated Power High F req: (8 ohms) 210 watts @ .1% T .H.D. Minimum L oad Impedance: 4 ohms F requency response: 20 Hz - 50 kHz; +0, -3dB at rated output Input CMRR: > -55 dB[...]

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    16 NO TE S[...]

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    17 NO TE S[...]

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    18 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[...]

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    Featur es and specifications subject to change without notice. Peav ey Electronics Corporation • 711 A Street • Meridian, MS 39301 (601) 483-5365 • F A X (601) 486-1278 • www .peavey .com © 2005 80303155[...]