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AMERICAN AUDIO®
4295
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This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of non insulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure 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) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. CAUTION: Risk of the electrical shock - DO NOT OPEN! CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not remove cove
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CAUTION Do not open - risk of electric shock POUR ASSURER LA FIABILETE ET FOR OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE AND CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC OBTENIT UNE PERFORMANCE OPTIMALE, RELIABILITY DO NOT PRESENT THE SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. NESOUMETTE JAMAIS L’AMPLIFICATEUR AMPLIFIER WITH A SPEAKER LOAD THERE ARE NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS A UNE CHARGE D’IMPEDANCE TOTALE OF LESS THAN 2 OHMS OR ANY INSIDE. REFER ALL SERVICE TO YOUR INFERIEURE A 2 OHMS, NI AVEC UN H.P. NI COMBINATION O
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Important Precautions Introduction • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire, do not expose this Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing an unit rain or moistur e American Audio® Vplus series amplifier. This amplifier is a represen- • Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your unit tation of American Audio’s continuing commitment to produce the • Do not attempt to operate this unit if the power cor d has been best and highest quality audio products a
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V1000plus REAR PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER WARNING: TO REDUCE THE CAUTION RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL 4 OHMS MINIMUM IMPEDANCE PRE CHANNEL SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS 6 EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OF MOIS- 4 OHMS MINIMUM IMPEDANCE IN MONO BRIDGE MODE TURE A AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECT- M TRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. P BRIDGE MONO 120V~60Hz INPUT INPUT CH 2 CH 1 CH 1 CH 2 1000 WATTS + P2 P3 P1 - + + - STEREO BRIDGE OUTPUT Diagram 2 7 8 1. Channel 2 Input - Connect your channel two speakers to cha
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V2000plus REAR PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 3 2 4 Diagram 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 1. Cooling Fan - This holder houses the external fuse. Always replace with the exact Dual speed cooling fans. These fans are used to cool the internal parts same type fuse unless otherwise instructed by an authorized American Audio® technician. of the amplifier. Never block the fan grills in any way or mount in an en- close rack, doing so may cause the amplifier to overheat and fail. 7. Channel 2 XLR THRU Jack - 2. Channel 2
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V3000plus REAR PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 3 2 4 Diagram 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1. Cooling Fan - Dual speed cooling fans. This fans are used to cool the 9. Fuse Holder - This holder houses the external fuse. Always replace internal parts of the amplifier when in use. Never block the fan grills in with the exact same type fuse unless otherwise instructed by an autho- any way or mount in an enclose rack, doing so may cause the amplifier rized American Audio® technician. to overheat and fail. 10
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Set Up INPUTS - The Vplus series amplifiers allows you to use two types of input connectors per a channel, a XLR jack for balanced con- nections and a 1/4” female jack that will accept balanced and unbalanced connectors. Use these connections to connect the output signal from a mixer, cross-over or EQ to your Vplus series amplifier. A balanced connection is recommended for cable runs longer that 20ft. When constructing your own XLR cables follow the pin configuration describe below for proper
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Diagram 10 Bare Wire Connections: When connecting your speakers to the amplifier using bare wire; Unscrew the red and black caps on the binding post, be sure not to completely remove or unscrew the red and black caps. Strip back the wire insulation 1/2” (13mm). Insert the bare wire into the hole that was reveled by unscrewing the binding post cap. After inserting the wire into the binding post hole, screw the binding post cap down on the wire. To reduce the risk of shock or damage to your a
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Typical Stereo Output Connections V1000plus™ shown in illustration PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER WARNING: TO REDUCE THE CAUTION RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRICAL 4 OHMS MINIMUM IMPEDANCE PRE CHANNEL SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS 6 EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OF MOIS- 4 OHMS MINIMUM IMPEDANCE IN MONO BRIDGE MODE TURE A AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECT- M TRIQUE - NE PAS OUVRIR. P BRIDGE MONO 120V~60Hz INPUT INPUT CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 1000 WATTS + P2 P3 P1 - + + - STEREO BRIDGE OUTPUT SPEAKERS SPEAKERS Diagram 13 4 OHM MINIMUM
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Typical Stereo Set-Up Diagram 15 Typical Mixer V3000plus series (Rear View) 1 3 2 4 Typical Speaker Typical Speaker Connect to Vplus series Channel Two Connect to Vplus series Channel One Output Output American Audio® - www.americandj.com - Vplus Series Amplifiers Power Amplifier User Manual Page 12
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OPERATING MODES: Stereo Operation - Page 10/Figure 9 details 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. Turn your input source level up. Use your front gain controls to regu- late the output volume. Be sure not to raise the volume to the clip level, h
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goes into protect mode, the other side will continue to operate normally. During short circuit protection, the "Clip" LED and “Protect" LED will light simultaneously indicating amplifier fault. All channel output during the “Short Circuit Protection" will be interrupted (i.e. no sound output). Short Circuit Protection can usually be traced back to the signal output line (i.e. speaker line). Check the line from the output terminal of the amplifier to the speaker. If this line good, check the
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V-SERIES AMPLIFIER SPE CIFICATIONS MODEL NO: V-1000 PLUS V-1500 V-2000 PLUS V-3000 PLUS V-4000 PLUS Output Power: 2 ohms, 1 khz 1% THD 315w RMS Per Ch. N/A 650w RMS Per Ch. 960w RMS Per Ch. 1400w RMS Per Ch. 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 245w RMS Per Ch. 280w RMS Per Ch. 450w RMS Per Ch. 690w RMS Per Ch. 1010w RMS Per Ch. 8 ohms, 1khz 1% THD 170w RMS Per Ch. 200w RMS Per Ch. 280w RMS Per Ch. 440w RMS Per Ch. 600w RMS Per Ch. (Bridge Mode, mono) 4 ohms, 1khz, 1% THD 600w RMS N/A 1290w RMS 1930w R
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