American Audio Vplus Series manual

User Instructions AMERICAN AUDIO ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Revised 12/03 Pr ofessional Power Ampliers                  ?[...]

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of non insulated "danger ous voltage" within the product's enclosur e that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert the user of the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructio[...]

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER ALL SERVICE TO YOUR AUTHORIZED AMERICAN AUDIO ® DEALER. CAUTION Do not open - risk of electric shock FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY DO NOT PRESENT THE AMPLIFIER WITH A SPEAKER LOAD OF LESS THAN 2 OHMS OR ANY COMBINA T[...]

Important Pr ecautions • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock or re, do not expose this unit rain or moisture • Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your unit • Do not attempt to operate this unit if the power cord has been frayed or broken • Do not attempt to remove or br eak of f the ground pr ong from the electrical co[...]

FRONT P ANEL 1. Power Switch - This switch controls the units main power . 2. Channel 1 Limiter Switch (V2000 & V3000 Only) - This is used to activate the channels built-in limiter . The limiter reduces the average output level when the signal begins to distort, this process is designed to reduce distortion and pr otect the speakers. See limite[...]

V1000 plus REAR P ANEL 1. Channel 2 Input - Connect the input source for channel two to either the balance XLR or the balanced/unbalanced 1/4” input jacks. The 1/4” TRS plug is configured as follows; Tip is positive, Ring is negative and Sleeve is ground. The XLR jack is configur ed as follows; Pin three positive, pin two negative, pin one grou[...]

V2000 plus REAR P ANEL 1. Cooling Fan - Dual speed cooling fans. These fans are used to cool the inter nal parts of the amplifier . Never block the fan grills in any way or mount in an en- close rack, doing so may cause the amplifier to overheat and fail. 2. Channel 2 Input - Conne ct the inpu t sou rce for channe l two to either the balance XLR or[...]

V3000 plus REAR P ANEL 1. Cooling Fan - Dual speed cooling fans. This fans are used to cool the internal parts of the amplifier when in use. Never block the fan grills in any way or mount in an enclose rack, doing so may cause the amplifier to overheat and fail. 2. Channel 2 Subwoofer Mode On/Off Switch - This switch activates the amplifier subwoof[...]

OUTPUTS: Binding Post/Banana Plug - Connect your speakers to the binding post outputs on the rear of the amplier . The speaker wir e may be connect by bare wir e (directly connected, usually for permanent connections), banana plug, or spade connector . Connections are made to Channels 1 and 2 output’ s for stereo mode or acr oss the red termi-[...]

Bar e Wire Connections: When connecting your speakers to the amplifier using bar e wire; Unscrew the red and black caps on the binding post, be sure not to completely remove or unscrew the red and black caps. Strip back the wire insulation 1/2” (13mm). Insert the bare wir e into the hole that was reveled by unscr ewing the binding post cap. After[...]

TYPICAL MONO BRIDGE SET -UP SPEAKERS 8 OHM MINIMUM T ypical Stereo Output Connections Diagram 14 Diagram 13 SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM 1000 WA TTS BRIDGE MONO 120V~60Hz 6 A M P CAUTION 4 OHM S M IN IMU M IMP EDA NC E P RE CH ANN EL 4 OHM S M IN IMU M IMP EDA NC E I N MON O B RI DGE MO DE OUTPUT INPUT CH 1 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE R[...]

1 2 3 4 T ypical Ster eo Set-Up T ypical Mixer V3000 plus series (Rear View) T ypical Speaker Connect to Vplus series Channel One Output T ypical Speaker Connect to Vplus series Channel T wo Output Diagram 15 American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - V plus Series Amplifiers Power Amplifier User Manual Page 12[...]

OPERATING MODES: Stereo Operation - Page 10/Figure 9 details an example of a typical stereo set-up. Connect your inputs into channels one and two of the amplifier. Connect your speakers to the outputs on the rear of the amplifier. Be sure that your front gain controls are turned down to their lowest level (full counter-clockwise). Turn your amp on.[...]

goes into pr otect mode, the other side will continue to operate normally . During short circuit pr otection, the "Clip" LED and “Pr otect" LED will light simultaneously indicating amplifier fault. All channel output during the “Short Circuit Pr otection" will be interrupted (i.e. no sound output). Short Circuit Protection c[...]

Output Power: 2 ohms, 1 khz 1% THD 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz 1% THD (Bridge Mode, mono) 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 8 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD Dimensions & W eight: Height W idth Depth W eight Frequency Response: +/- 1db, 1w RMS. 8 ohms +/- 0.2 db, @ rated output, 8 ohms Hum & Noise: Below rated output, 8 ohms Cooling System: V - SE R IES A M PL[...]

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