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American Audio V-01 Plus Series manual

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    User Instructions AMERICAN AUDIO ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Re. 9/06 Pr ofessional Power Amplifiers V -01 Plus Series[...]

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    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 sufficient 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[...]

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    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[...]

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    Important Pr ecautions • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock or fir e, 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 off the ground pr ong fr om the electrica[...]

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    PO WE R ON OF F PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER STE REO -20 dB SIG NAL -10 dB CLI P PRO TEC T 0 10 0 10 1. Power Switch - This switch is used to control the units main power . 2. Channel 1 Gain Control - This rotary knob is used to control the output signal of channel one. T urning the knob in a clockwise direction will in - crease signal output. 3. C[...]

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    13. Cooling Fans - Dual variable speed cooling fans 14. Channel 1 XLR THRU Jack - This jack is used to send a parallel signal from the channel one input jacks to another device or amplifier . 15. Channel 1 XLR input - Channel one balanced input jack. This combo jack will accept a standard 1/4 plug or XLR 3-pin balanced male plug. 16. Channel 1 Limi[...]

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    speaker’ s Speakon input jack. 26. Ground Switch - If hear a hum or any interfer ence, put the Ground switch in the “On” postion . 27. Channel 2 Output Jack/5 way Binding Post - Connect to your speaker’ s input jack. Red is positive signal and Black is negative signal. 28. Mode Switch - This switch controls the amplifier’ s operating mod[...]

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    13. Cooling Fans - Dual variable speed cooling fans 14. Channel 1 XLR input - Channel one balanced input jack. This combo jack will accept a standard 1/4 plug or XLR 3-pin balanced male plug. 15. Channel 1 XLR THRU Jack - This jack is used to send a parallel signal from the channel one input jacks to another device or amplifier . 16. Channel 1 Limi[...]

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    ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 9 25. AC Cord - Plug this cable into a standar d 110~120v wall outlet. Check that the voltage in your area matches the amplifiers r equired voltage. 26. Channel 2 Speakon Output - Optional speaker output connections. Use pins 1+ and 1- of this 4-pole Spe[...]

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    Figure 4 V1001 & V2001 Rear Panel 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13. Cooling Fans - V ariable speed cooling fan. 14. Channel 1 XLR Input - Channel one balanced input jack. This combo jack will accept a standard 1/4 plug or XLR 3-pin balanced male plug. 15. Channel 2 XLR Input - Channel two balanced input jack. T his combo jack will accept a standar[...]

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    OUTPUTS: Binding Post/Banana Plug - Connect your speakers to the binding post outputs on the rear of the amplifier . The speaker wire may be connect by bare wire (directly connected, usually for permanent connections), banana plug, or spade connec - tor . Connections are made to Channels 1 and 2 output’ s for stereo mode or across the red termin[...]

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    Spade Connector: (Figure 8) When connecting your speakers to the amplifier using spade connector; Unscrew the red and black caps on the binding post, be sur e not to completely r emove or unscr ew the red and black caps. Insert the spade con - nector in to the binding post and tighten the caps down on the spade connector . T o reduce the risk of sh[...]

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    ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 13 Figure 11 C 1 C 2 UTPUTS CAUTION MINIMUM LOAD IMPEDANCE 2 OHM PERCHANNEL 4 OHM BRIDGE INPUT T U INPUT BA ANCE 120 60 4800 A TTS SPEAKON 1+ HOT 1 COLD C 1 C 2 - + - + N - B ID E + + +1 -1 +2 +2 + +1 -1 +2 +2 Figure 14 Figure 13 4-Conductor Speaker Cable[...]

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    ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 14 OPERATING MODES: Always configure your amplifier operating mode before beginning operation. If you want to change it dur - ing performance. Y ou must decrease the gain contr ols to their lowest levels to protect the speakers fr om any popping noise. St[...]

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    ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 15 Mono Subwoofer - This operation is similar to the Stereo Subwoofer operation but in mono. When running subwoofers it is usually recommended to run them in mono mode to achieve a cleaner tighter low end. This operation allows you to run several subwoofe[...]

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    ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 16 put). Short Circuit Pr otection can usually be traced back to the signal output line (i.e. speaker line). Check the line fr om the output ter - minal of the amplifier to the speaker . If this line good, check the internal speaker connections and compon[...]

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    ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 17 Use either the Speakon or the banana jacks Use the two red terminal fr om the banana jacks to power a subwoofer speaker in mono-bridge mode. Stereo Subwoofer Mode Speaker Set-Up Bridge Subwoofer Mode Speaker Set-Up Negative (-) Lead Positive (+) Lead U[...]

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    ©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 18 TYPICAL MONO BRIDGE SET-UP SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM TYPICAL STEREO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS SPEAKERS 2 OHM MINIMUM SPEAKERS 2 OHM MINIMUM Use Channel 1 Inputs Only (XLR or 1/4” Jacks) X Use Speakon or Banana Jacks Use the two positive binding post termainals[...]

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    The V -5000PLUS carries a three year limited warranty . W e recommend you fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be fr eight pre-paid and accompany a R.A. (return authorization) number . If the mixer is under warranty , you must pr ovide a proof of purchase invoi[...]

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    American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - V -01 Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 20 V -01 SERIES SPECS MODEL: V -1001 V -2001 V -3001 Output Power: 2 Channel: @8ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;210W @8ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%; 300W @8ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;400W @4ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;320W @4ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%; 450W @4ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;600W @2ohm 1kHz,THD+[...]

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    V -01 SERIES SPECS MODEL: V -4001 V -5001 V -6001 Output Power: 2 Channel: @8ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;600W @8ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;900W @8ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;1100W @4ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;900W @4ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;1400W @4ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;1800W @2ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;1400W @2ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;2000W @2ohm 1kHz,THD+N 0.1%;2500W Bridged Mono: @8ohm 1kHz,T[...]

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    ©American Audio® American Audio® is part of the American DJ® Gr oup of Companies American DJ® W orld Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 / Fax: 323-582-2610 web: www .americanaudio.com / e-mail: info@americanaudio.com[...]