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American Audio V1500 manual

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  • Page 1

    User Instructions American Audio ® American Audio ® 4295 Charter Strret Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Revised 5/01 ™[...]

  • Page 2

    CONTENTS FRONT P ANEL............................................................................................................................................................4 REAR P ANEL..............................................................................................................................................................5 [...]

  • Page 3

    Important Precautions 1. Be sure to save the packing carton in case you may ever have to return the unit for service. 2 . Read all documentation before attempting to operate your new amplifier. Please save all you documentation for future reference. 3. Do not spill water or other liquids in to or on to your amplifier. 4. Be sure that the local powe[...]

  • Page 4

    FRONT P ANEL 1. Channel 1 Signal indicator - This Green LED will glow when there is an input signal present. 2. Channel 1 Protect indicator - This red LED will glow when channel one goes in to protect mode. In protect mode the output signal to the speakers will terminated to channel one. 3. Channel 1 Clip indicator - This LED comes on at the amplif[...]

  • Page 5

    REAR P ANEL 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 8 9 1. Channel 1 Input - Connect the input source for channel one to either the balance XLR or the unbalanced 1/4” input jacks. 1/4” TS plug - T ip is positive, Sleeve is negative. XLR - Pin three positive, Pin two is negative, Pin one is ground. See the chart on page 6. 2. Channel 2 Input - Connect the input source fo[...]

  • Page 6

    INPUTS The V1500™ allows you two types of input connector per a channel, a XLR jack for balanced connections and a 1/4” jack for unbalanced connections. Use these connection to connect the output signal from a mixer , cross-over or EQ to your V1500 amplifier . The XLR connection is recommended for cable runs longer that 20ft. When building your[...]

  • Page 7

    © American DJ Supply ® - www .americandj.com - V1500™ Power Amplifier Instructions page 7 OUTPUTS: Connect your speakers to the binding post outputs in the rear of the amp. The speaker wire may be connect by bare wire (directly connected usually for permanent connections), banana plug, or spade connector . Connections are made to Channel one an[...]

  • Page 8

    TYPICAL MONO BRIDGE SET -UP SPEAKERS 8 OHM MINIMUM T ypical Stereo Output Connections V1500™ Power Amplifier Instructions page 8 Diagram 8 Diagram 7 SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM[...]

  • Page 9

    T ypical Stereo Set-Up T ypical Mixer V1500™ (Rear View) T ypical Speaker Connect to V1500™ Channel One Output T ypical Speaker Connect to V1500™ Channel T wo Output V1500™ Power Amplifier Instructions page 9 Diagram 9[...]

  • Page 10

    NORMAL OPERA TION: Page 9/Diagram9 show you 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. T urn your inp[...]

  • Page 11

    V1500™ Power Amplifier Instructions page 1 1 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 out[...]

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    ©American Audio American DJ Group of Companies World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-2650 / Fax: 323-582-2610 web: www .americandj.com / e-mail: info@americandj.com[...]