Ampeg SVP1600 manual

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    User's Guide f or the User's Guide f or the Ampeg ® is Pr oudly Made in America Ampeg ® is Pr oudly Made in America[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safeguards and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Rear[...]

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    3 An Introduction to your Ampeg SVP1600 Stereo Bass Power Amplifier: The harmonically rich sound and legendary performance of the AMPEG SVT4 PRO are the heart of the SVP1600 Stereo Bass Power Amplifier . This versatile and powerful bass amplifier delivers up to 1600 watts of unsurpassed power for any musical application. All of the features and con[...]

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    4 The Front Panel: SVP1600 Stereo Bass Power Amplifier 1 7 8 9 2 3 5 4 6 1. SENSITIVITY CHANNEL A: Use this control to adjust the input sensitivity for Channel A. 2. CHANNEL A LED METER: Use this LED meter to monitor the output signal level for Channel A. 3. CHANNEL A LIMIT LED: This LED illuminates when the output signal level for Channel A trigge[...]

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    5 The Rear Panel: SVP1600 Stereo Bass Power Amplifier 7 43565 15531 9 SVP1600 (21) SERIAL# BMCDN20083 Line: 120V F req: 60 Pwr: 1.4kV A 11 13 14 16 17 10 15 18 12 10. CIRCUIT BREAKER: The SVP1600 employs an AC line circuit breaker to help protect against damages due to excessive current demands. If the amplifier stops working, check the circuit bre[...]

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    Operation: Mono Bridge Mode: SVP1600 7 43565 15531 9 SVP1600 (21) SERIAL# BMCDN20083 Line: 120V Freq: 60 Pwr: 1.4kVA IN FROM PREAMP OR EFFECT'S OUTPUT MONO BRIDGE HIGH PO WER CABINET(S) 4 OHMS MINIMUM NO TE: THE SPEAKER CABINET(S) MUST BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE EXTREMEL Y HIGH POWER OUTPUT OF THE MONO BRIDGED AMPLIFIER Set the Stereo/Dual Mono / M[...]

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    7 System Block Diagram: SVP1600 Stereo Bass Power Amplifier SPEAKER OUTPUT A SPEAKER OUTPUT B SPEAKER OUTPUT B SPEAKER OUTPUT A SPEAKON ® SPEAKER OUTPUT MONO BRIDG E 1+ 2+ 1- 2- SPEAKON ® SPEAKER OUTPUT A SPEAKON ® SPEAKER OUTPUT B 1+ 2+ 1- 2- LIMIT DEFEAT POWER AMP A STEREO/ DUAL MONO MONO BRIDGE POWER AMP B POWER AMP A INPUT / MONO SENSITIVITY[...]

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    Ampeg reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Ampeg is proudly Made in America. ©2003 SLM Electronics, 1400 Ferguson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63133 U.S.A. P/N 47-617-51 • 091 103 T echnical Specifications OUTPUT POWER RA TING 1600 W atts Mono-Bridged @ 4 Ohms (1200 W atts Continuous) 1200 W atts Mono-Bridged @ 8 Ohms (900 W atts[...]