Radio Shack MPS-50 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 32 -2046 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad before using thi s equipm ent. 50 W att Speaker/Amplifier MPS-50 32-2046.fm P age 1 Monday, Januar y 24, 2000 12:33 P M[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your Rad ioShack MPS-50 5 0 Watt Speaker /Amplifier is designe d for use with so und sour ces such as an el ectric guitar, ke yboard, or mic rophone. The MPS-50 is portable, requiring o nly a flat surfac e for setup , so you c an use it to practice or entertain at parti es and get- togethers . Its full ran ge 12-inch spea ker provid es 5[...]

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    3 Cautions: • T o pr even t electri cal s hoc k, a ny AC- powered equipmen t that you con- nect to the MPS- 50 shoul d be con- nected to a 3-prong (ground ed) AC outl et. • T o av oid damag ing the M PS-50's speak er , connect the sound source to the MPS -50 first, then c onnect the MPS -50 to power . • Be su re to rota te MASTER to MIN [...]

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    4 CONNECTIONS INPUT Note: You can connec t audio e quipment with a stereo o r monaural plug. Wh en you conn ect a st ereo plug , the MPS-50 conver ts the ste reo output to monaural . Use a phone c able (avai lable at your lo- cal Radio Shack s tore) with a 1 / 4 -inch (6.35 m m) plug to connec t an ele ctric guitar, key board, or high i mpedance mi[...]

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    5 OPERATION 1. Rotate MASTER to MIN . 2. P ress POWER up to turn on the MPS-50 . The POWER ind icator light s. 3. Adjust the sound for eac h chann el where you hav e connect ed an input source . • Rotate GAIN clockwi se toward MAX to incr ease the vo lume, or counte rclockwi se toward MIN to reduce it. • Rotate BASS clockwi se towa rd MAX to in[...]

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    6 CARE To enjo y your M PS-50 for a long ti me: • Keep the MP S-50 dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dr y immed iately . • Use and st ore the MPS- 50 only in normal temp er ature env ir on men ts . • Handle the MPS-50 g ently and care- fully . Don’t dr op it. • Keep the MPS- 50 away from du st and dirt . • Wipe the MPS-50 with a damp c loth[...]

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    7 SPECIFICA TIONS Input Imped ance ................... ............. ................... ................. 1 5K Ohms (H igh Level) 3K ohm s (Low Le vel) Output Power , 1% T .H.D. , 4 Ohms Loa d, 1 kHz .......... ................... ............. . 5 0 W atts 10% T .H.D. 4 Ohm Load, 1 kHz ......... ................... .................... ..........[...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T ex as 76102 08A9 9 Pri nted i n Chi na Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects in mate rial and workma n- ship un der normal u se for ninety ( 90) days fro m the date o f purchase from RadioShac k company- owned sto res and auth[...]