American Audio VLP Series manual

User Instructions AMERICAN AUDIO ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Rev . 2/06 Pr ofessional Power Amplifier VLP Series[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER VLP1500 PRO CLIP POWER 10 15 CH A 0 dB 10 6 3 1 80 30 15 PRO CLIP POWER 10 15 CH B 0 dB 10 6 3 1 80 30 15 1. Channel 1 Gain Contr ol - This rotary knob is used to control the out- put signal of channel one. T ur ning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase signal output. 2. Channel 1 Pr otect Indicator - The r e[...]

PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER VLP300 PRO CH A CLIP POWER 0 dB 10 15 10 6 3 1 80 30 15 POWER 15 10 CLIP PRO CH B 0 dB 10 6 3 1 80 30 15 11. Channel 1 Gain Control - This rotary knob is used to control the output signal of channel one. T ur ning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase signal output. 12. Channel 1 Protect Indicator - The red Pr[...]

Rear Panel Contr ol VLP600 & VLP1500 21. Cooling Fans - Dual high speed cooling fans 22. Channel 2 XLR Input - Channel two 3-pin XLR balanced input jack. See page 9 for more details. 23. Channel 2 TRS Input - Channel two 1/4” female jack. Excepts either a bal- anced or unbalanced plug. See page 9 for more details. 24. Mode Switch - This switc[...]

Rear Panel Contr ol 37. AC Cord - Plug this cable into a standard wall outlet. Check that the voltage in your area matches the amplifiers r equired voltage. 38. Channel 1 TRS Input - Channel one 1/4” female jack. Excepts either a bal- anced or unbalanced plug. See page 9 for more details. 39. Channel 1 XLR input - Channel one 3-pin XLR balanced [...]

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 wir e (directly connected, usually for permanent connections), banana plug, or spade connector . Connections are made to Channels 1 and 2 output’ s for ster eo mode or across the red ter - m[...]

Spade Connector: (Figure 10) 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 s[...]

SPE AKON ASSE MBL Y : Y ou w ill n eed a pai r of N eutr ik S peako n ® N L4FC 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 speaker wir e. T o assemble the Neutrik Speakon NL4FC connector , complete the following ste[...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - VLP Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 12 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. Ster[...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - VLP Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 13 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 subwoofers[...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - VLP Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 14 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 componen[...]

©American Audio® - www .americanaudio.com - VLP Series™ Power Amplifier User Manual Page 15 TYPICAL MONO BRIDGE SET-UP SPEAKERS 8 OHM MINIMUM TYPICAL STEREO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM SPEAKERS 4 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 ([...]

The VLP series carries a one 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 invoice.[...]

VLP SERIES SPECS Power supply: AC 100V , 50/60Hz (Japan) AC 110V , 60Hz (Colombia) AC 120V , 60Hz (U.S.A. and Canada) AC 127V , 60Hz (Mexico) AC 220V , 50Hz (Chile and Argentina) AC 220V , 60Hz (Philippines and Korea) AC 230V , 50Hz (Europe, New Zealand, South Africa, and Singapore) AC 240V , 50Hz (Australia and U.K.) MODEL: VLP 300 VLP 600 VLP 150[...]

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