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Califone PA916 manual

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  • Page 1

    Por table Public Address Systems Owner’s Manual P A916 Public A ddress Speak er P A916-PS P owered C ompanion P A P A916-SP P assive Companion Speak er Power Pro 916[...]

  • Page 2

    Power Pro 916 Owner’s Manual 1 Thank you for purchasing this Pow erPr o P A, the most versatile and appropriate por table P A for use in school, business, house of worship and government facilities . I invite you t o register y our product online for warranty cov erage at our website: www .califone .com — while you ’ re there — make sure to[...]

  • Page 3

    2 T elescoping Handle T wo 16-channel UHF wireless mic receivers Compact Disc Player V ariable Speed Cassette Recorder/P layer Microphone V olume (2) Speech/Music Switch (2) XLR & 1/4” Microphone Inputs(2) Audio Line Out Volume Audio Line Out XLR (2) CD-T ape On/Off & V olume Line-In V olume Control Line-In RCA Jacks Line-Out RCA Jacks T [...]

  • Page 4

    3 Operation Battery Charge the batter y for at least 10 hours before using the P A916 or P A916-PS. Simply plug the power cord into an AC outlet and charging begins automatically . The char ging indica tor will ash until fully charged, then it will sta y gr een. The unit can be used while it is plugged in for charging . There are two indicators [...]

  • Page 5

    4 Operation continued Line In Inser t both RCA plugs in to the RCA jacks when using a stereo input. The left and right channels are combined so no pro- gram material is lost. If the source is monaural , either RCA jack can be used. The Line In volume control is used to increase or decrease the level of the input signal . Line Out The t wo RC A jack[...]

  • Page 6

    W ireless Opera tion Feedback is a shrill screeching sound produced by the speaker system when a microphone is being used t oo close to the front of the speaker. The microphone picks up the sound of the speaker system and it becomes reamplied. It is a self- sustaining loop which can damage the system if allowed t o continue, not to men tion the [...]

  • Page 7

    Microphones & Belt-P ack T ransmitter 6 P ower L ow Battery LED Channel Selector Switch Battery Compar tment Q-316 Wir eless Microphone 16-Channel UHF T ransmitter Battery Compartment V olume Contr ol Microphone Jack P ower On Swit ch P ower On/ Low Batt . LED 16-Channel UHF T ransmitter M-316 W ireless Belt P ack T ransmitter LM-316 Lapel Mic [...]

  • Page 8

    N ot e: R em o v e t he p ro te cti v e p ad fr om b eh in d th e c as se tt e d oo r b ef or e i ns e rti ng a c as se tt e tap e. 1 RECORD Press this key t ogether with either F . PLA Y or R.PLA Y to Record. 2 REWIND Press this key t o rewind the tape. 3 REVERSE PLA Y Press this key t o Play the tape backwards. 4 STOP Press this key t o stop the [...]

  • Page 9

    8 T h e AP SS (A ut oma ti c Pr og ra m Sea rc h Sy st e m) al l o w s the us er t o sk ip th e pr og r am be ing pl a ye d an d mo ve t he t ap e in t he F orw a r d or in t he Re v ers e di re ct ion t o th e ne xt pr og ra m or to t he p r e vi ou s pr og ra m. It ope ra te s on th e pr in ci pa l th a t t he r e i s a sh o rt per io d of si le [...]

  • Page 10

    CD PLA Y ER Continued 6 SKIP/REVERSE When REV is pressed from the Stop mode , the program will go back one track and beg in playing the last track on the CD . When pressed fr om Play or P ause mode, the prog ram will go back to the beginning of the track which was already pla ying. Continuing t o press REV will step back one track at a time. 7 REPE[...]

  • Page 11

    10 P ow ered C ompanion Speaker P A916-PS The P owered C ompanion P A has the same amplier, po wer supply and speaker compliment as the full f eatured P owerPro P A916. It does not have the mix er panel because it can be controlled by the P owerPro P A916. With the integ ral 16-channel selectable wireless UHF receiver , it can function as a stan[...]

  • Page 12

    11 T elescoping Handle 16-channel UHF wireless mic receiv ers Audio Line Out XLR T reble Control Bass Control Digital Master V olume Dual Steel Skid Guards A/C Po wer Socket Battery Low/Charge Indicators Green P ower On Indicator Po wer On/Off Switch V oice Priority (Duck ing) Switch 1/4” Phone Jack Speaker Out 1/4” Phone Jack Speaker Out Switc[...]

  • Page 13

    12 Passiv e Sp eaker S ystem P A916-PS O peration The P A916-SP is connected to one of two outputs from the Pow erPr o P A916 or Powered C ompanion Speaker via SP-50 Cable with 1/4” phone plugs. Connecting to the “Speaker Out ” jack will divide the power between the P owerPro P A916 or P A916-PS and P A916-SP . Connecting to the “Switched O[...]

  • Page 14

    13 Specications Acoustic Speak er Compliment W oofer 10” Diameter , 40 Oz. Magnet, 2” Dia. V oice Coil, 6 Ohm T weeter Compression Horn Driver , 12 Oz. Magnet, 1” V oice Coil, 8 Ohm Frequency Response 45Hz to 18KHz Amplier 90 W atts RMS @ 5% THD (A C ) Sound Pressure Le vel 94 dB, 1 Watt @ 1 Meter Po wer Sources 100-240 volt AC switchmo[...]

  • Page 15

    14 A TTENTION: ALL SAFETY AND OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE READ BEFORE OPERA TING APPLIANCE. ALL OPER- A TING AND USE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE FOLLOW- ED WHEN OPERA TING THE APPLIANCE. HEED AND ADHERE TO ALL W ARNINGS ON THE APPLIANCE AND IN THE OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS. RET AIN ALL SAFETY AND OPERA TING INSTRUC- TIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. W A T[...]

  • Page 16

    Califone® International Inc. • 1145 Arr oyo A venue , # A • San F ernando, CA 91340 USA T oll Free 800.722.0500 | T oll Free F ax 877.402.2248 International Customers call 818.407.2400 or F ax 818.407.2405 califone.c om[...]