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QSC Audio PL325 manual

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    2 Import ant Safety Pre cautio ns & Expl anatio n of Symbols 1- Read these instructi ons. 2- Keep these instructi ons. 3- Heed all w arnings. 4- Follow all instructions. 5- W ARNI NG: T o prev ent fir e or electric shock, do no t expose this equipmen t to rain o r moist ure. Do not u se thi s appar atus ne ar water . 6- Cl ean only with a dry c[...]

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    3 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing PowerLight 3 for your amplification needs. Y ou have joined a worldwide community of professionals who rel y on QSC products to perform under all conditions. QSC 's vision is to be the most trusted provider of high quality audi o products and services to artists and professionals worldwide. We earn that tr[...]

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    5 LED INDICA TORS CLIP (Red) Shows Distortion, Limiting, Muting -10dB (Orange) Output is approaching Full Power -20dB (Green) Middle of Normal Range SIGNAL (Green) Low End of Norm al Range POWER (Blue) R un or Standby BRIDGE P ARALLEL Status of Input Mode Switch (Y ellow) (Orange) (on rear panel) LOCKOUT P LA TE M OUNTING See page 8 for i nstallati[...]

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    7 COOLING VENTS Rear Intake. Keep Clear . SAFETY AGENC Y AND RECYCLIN G MARKS REAR S UPPORT EARS See page 10. AC POWER CAB LE. Location and T ype V ary By Model a nd AC V oltage. SERIAL NUM BER LABEL AC BREA KER PL380 Only .[...]

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    8 FRONT P ANEL FEA TURES AC POWER SWIT CH •Controls all pow er to the amplifier . The AC Switch must be ON to use remote controlled Standby mode. The Bl ue POWER LED should illuminate whenever Power is ON, either in Standby o r Run. •On the PL-380, it is normal for the Clip LEDs to remain on f or 15 seconds after removing power . The red LEDs i[...]

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    9 REAR P ANEL FEA TURES INPUT CONNECTIONS •Precision balanced inputs offer superio r hum rejection, and accept >21d Bu input levels on all Sensitivity settings (see Specs) . •Female and Male XLR, Pluggable T erminal Blocks, and DataPort Input signals are all wired in par allel for each channel. •Paralleled DataPort routing is used for the [...]

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    10 AC Mains Current Draw This table provides typical current draw for each model as a f uncti on of load and output power level. Units of m easurement are amperes rm s. NOTE! Current draw shown is for 120 V AC lin e. For 230 V AC models, multiply values shown by 0.5. •1/8 power (pink n oise) represents typical program with occasional clipping. Us[...]

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    11 Specificat ions PL 325 PL 340 PL 380 MAXIMUM OUT PUT POWER 1kHz, 1% clipping 8 ohms, both channels driven 500 800 1500 4 ohms, both channels driven 850 1250 2500 2 ohms, both channels driven 1250 2000 4000* 8 ohms, bridge mono 1700 2600 5000 4 ohms, bridge mono 2500 4000 8000* ( *Burst mode test ing requir ed due to AC service cur rent limi tati[...]

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    QSC A udio Pr oducts, Inc . 1675 Mac Arthu r Boule vard Costa Mesa, Califo rnia 92626 USA ©2007 “QSC” and t he QSC lo go are reg istere d with the U.S. Pa tent an d T rademar k Offi ce. Wa r r a n t y (USA only; ot her countries, se e your dealer or distribu tor) Disc laime r QSC Audio Products, Inc. is not liable for any damage to amplifiers [...]