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QSC PL325 manual

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  • Page 1

    TD-000235-01 rev . B *TD-000235-00* POWERLIGHT 3 SERIES User Manual PL325 1250 watts pe r channel at 2 ohms PL340 2000 watts pe r channel at 2 ohms PL380 4000 watts pe r channel at 2 ohms[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Import ant Safety Pre cautio ns & Expl anatio n of Symbols 1- Read these instruc tions. 2- Keep these instruc tions. 3- Heed all warnin gs. 4- Follow all instructions. 5- W ARNING: T o prev ent fire o r electric shock, do not expose this eq uipment to rain or moi sture. Do not use th is appar atus near wat er . 6- Cl ean only with a dry clo t[...]

  • Page 3

    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[...]

  • Page 4

    4 MODEL NUMBE R PL325, PL340, PL380 RACK MOU NTING EAR 2RU, fits #10-32 or M6. AC PO WER SW ITCH Relay Controlled Inrush Limiting COOLING VENTS Rear -to-Front Air Flow . Keep Clear . OPTIONAL HAN DLES See page 8 for Installation.[...]

  • Page 5

    5 LED INDICA TORS CLI P (Red) Shows Distortion, Limiting, Muting -10dB (Orange) Output is approaching F ull Power -20dB (Green) Middle of Normal Range SIGNAL (Green) Low End of Norm al Range POWER (Blue) Run or Standby BRIDGE P ARALLEL Status of Input Mode Swit ch (Y el low) ( Orange) (on rear panel) LOCKOUT P LA T E MOUNT ING See page 8 for instal[...]

  • Page 6

    6 QSC DA T APORT Supports QSC DataPort Products. HIGH P ASS FIL TER SWITCH (Ch1, Ch 2) Off (No LED), 30Hz (Y ellow), 50Hz (Orange) CLIP LIMIT SWITCH (Ch1, Ch2) Off (No L ED), On (Y ell ow) XLR INPU T CONNE CTORS Female and Male, Wired in Parallel for Daisychaining to Additional Equipment. Balanced Inputs, I mpedance >10K Balance d: Unbalan ced: [...]

  • Page 7

    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 Blue POWER LED should illuminate whenever Power is ON, either in Standby or Run. •On the PL-380, it is normal for the Clip LEDs to remain on f or 15 seconds after removing power . The red L EDs in[...]

  • Page 9

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

  • Page 10

    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 measurement are amperes rms. NOTE! Current draw shown is for 120 VAC line. For 230 V AC models, multiply values shown by 0.5. •1/8 power (pink n oi se) represents typical program with occasional clipping. Use t[...]

  • Page 11

    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 Produ cts, Inc . 1675 M acArthur B oulevar d Costa Mes a, Cali fornia 926 26 USA ©2007 “QSC” an d the QSC lo go are r egistere d with the U.S. Pate nt and T rademark Off ice. Wa r r a n t y (USA o nly; other countri es, see your dealer or distr ibutor) Disc laime r QSC Audio Products, Inc. is not liable for any damage to amplifiers [...]