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  • Page 1

    A MERICAN A UDIO 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, Ca. 90058 www .AmericanAudio.us Rev . 4/05 DLS 15P ™ Power ed Professional T wo-W ay Sound Reinfor cement Loudspeaker DLS 15 ™ Pr ofessional T wo-W ay Sound Reinfor cement Loudspeaker[...]

  • Page 2

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 2 D LS 15™/ D L S 1 5 P™ C on t en t s D LS 15™/ D L S 1 5 P™ U np a ck i n g D LS 15™/ D L S 1 5 P™ I nt r o du c ti o n Every DLS 15™ and DLS 15P™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully c[...]

  • Page 3

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert t he user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accomp[...]

  • Page 4

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 4 D LS 15™/ D L S 1 5 P™ S af e ty P r ec a u ti o ns • The DLS 15™ and the DLS 15P™ loudspeakers can easily repr oduce sound pressur e levels (SPL) sufficient enough to cause sever and permanent hearing damage. A great degr ee of care should be[...]

  • Page 5

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 5 D LS 15™/ D L S 1 5 P™ ™ R eg i st r a ti o n D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ Available Accessories APX-B - Speaker Carry Case - A rugged gig bag with rollers, an adjustable pull out handle, and a heavy duty zipper . Designed to protect your speaker from d[...]

  • Page 6

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 6 D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ Controls and Featur es 1 6 4 6 5 2 3 1. HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSDUCER – This unit is used to r eproduce the high frequency response. 2. 15” WOOFER – The high-powered 15” woofer is used to r eproduce the midrange and low freque[...]

  • Page 7

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 7 Rear Panel (DLS 15™ Only): 8. SPEAKON CONNECTIONS – The speaker includes a pair of Speakon type connections. Y ou may use both connections at once to loop speakers. These Be sur e to use either the Speakon type input connector or the 1/4” Phono inp[...]

  • Page 8

    L I N E I N Rear Panel: 11. MIC 1/LINE LEVEL XLR INPUT JACK - This jack is used for Microphone 1 and line level inputs. Connect CD players or T ape Decks to LINE inputs. Line level musical instruments with stereo outputs such as Rhythm Machines or Samplers should also be connected to the LINE inputs. Do not connect mixers to this input, use the Bal[...]

  • Page 9

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 9 D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ Rear Panel Contr ols and Features Rear Panel Cont.: stereo outputs such as Rhythm Machines or Samplers should also be connected to LINE inputs. Do not connect mixers to this input, use the Balanced XLR or RCA Input (18 or 19) only[...]

  • Page 10

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 10 27. FUSE HOLDER – This housing stores the 7 amp GMA protective fuse. Always replace with the exact same type fuse, unless otherwise instructed, by an authorized American Audio ® service technician. Replacing with any other type of fuse than that of t[...]

  • Page 11

    AUX 4 AUX / IN MADE IN CHINA MODEL NO.: Q- 3433 MKII POWER SOU RCE: 115/230V ~ 50/60Hz 20W MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 11 D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ T ypical Speaker Set-Up T ypical DLS 15P™ Output Set-Up XLR-XLR Balanced Cables DLS 15P™ DLS 15P™[...]

  • Page 12

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 12 Speaker Cables V4000 Amplifier XLR-XLR Balanced cables D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ T ypical Speaker Set-Up T ypical DLS 15™ Output Set-Up AUX 4 AUX / IN MADE IN CHINA MODEL NO.: Q- 3433 MKII POWER SOU RCE: 115/230V ~ 50/60Hz 20W MIN MAX TRIM OUTPUT[...]

  • Page 13

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 13 D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ Looping Speakers T o Next DLS 15P™ (If Applicable) From Mixer DLS 15P™ Looping[...]

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    O U T P U T I N P U T D L S 1 5 DLS 15 Looping From Amplifier T o Next Speaker (If Applicable) D LS 15™/ D L S 1 5 P™ L oo p in g S pe a ke r s O U T P U T I N P U T D L S 1 5 © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 14[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 15 D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ Rigging and Mounting Options Speaker Rigging Har dwar e – The DLS 15™ and the DLS 15P™ may be permanently installed or mounted using any of the many available third party wall brackets and ceiling mounts available. Always b[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 16 D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™™ Fr equency Specifications D LS 15™/ D LS 15P™ Frequency Response[...]

  • Page 17

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 17 SPEAKON ASSEMBL Y : Y ou will need a pair of Neutrik Speakon ® NL4FC connectors. Y ou will also need high-quality two or four conductor speaker cable, a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a 1.5- mm Allen key to assemble the Speakon connectors to your spea[...]

  • Page 18

    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 18 1-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY A. American Audio ® hereby warrants, to the original pur chaser , American Audio ® pr oducts to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 Y ear (365 days) from the date of purchase. This wa[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 19 D LS 15™ T echnical Specifications Model: Amer ican A udio®DLS 15™ - Passive Professional T wo- W ay Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Speaker Section: Dimensions: 13.58” x 16.53” x 26.37” / 4344mm x 419mm x 669mm W eight: 56 Lbs. / 25.5 kgs En[...]

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    © American Audio ® - www .AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 20 Model: American Audio® DLS 15P™ - Pr ofessional Power ed Sound Reinforcement Loud Speaker Speaker Section: Dimensions: 13.58” x 16.53” x 26.37” / 344mm x 419mm x 669mm W eight: 61 Lbs. / 28 kgs Environmental conditions: Operational temperature:[...]

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    ©American Audio A Division of the American DJ Group of Companies American Audio W orld Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 W eb: www .AmericanAudio.us E-mail: info@AmericanAudio.us[...]