Fender SPL-M500 user manual

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POWER AMPLIFIERS
From Fender Pro Audio
Owner's Manual for
SPL-M500
P/N 050253
REV B

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Fender Musical Instruments 7975 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 U.S.A. Fender knows the importance of sound reinforcement. From the simple box-top mixer to today's professional touring concert systems, the need to communicate, to make the connection between the performer and the audience is foremost in Fender's mind. Perhaps no other single piece of gear can make or break your band's sound. You see, your sound system is more than just a combination of di

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™ ™ SPL-M500 SPL-M500 STAGE MONITOR STAGE MONITOR POWER AMPLIFIER POWER AMPLIFIER INTRODUCTION 500 Watts into 2Ω Thank you for your purchase of a Fender SPL-M500 Stage Monitor Power Amplifier. We are sure you will Variable high pass filter (12 dB per octave, find it to be a useful and unique product, providing sweeping from 12 Hz to 150 Hz) years of trouble free service in both permanent and portable applications. Although intended primarily Variable low pass filter (12 dB per octave, for por

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DESCRIPTION OF FEATURES EF INPUT LEVEL LOW NOTCH DEPTH MID NOTCH DEPTH HIGH NOTCH DEPTH 60 ON POWER 0dB 0dB 0dB +6dB 16 120 225 2k 4k -3 -3 -3 0dB FLAT 150 70 700 430 4k 1k 9k LOW FREQ. ROLLOFF -6 -6 -6 12k TM DELTACOMP -12 -12 -12 50 500 400 5k 800 10k 4k 35k FREQUENCY FREQUENCY FREQUENCY FREQUENCY FREQUENCY FREQUENCY - 00 MAX. MAX. MAX. 2k FLAT POWER HIGH FREQ. ROLLOFF FEEDBACK CONTROL FIL TER A BBC B I CCDGH FRONT PANEL A. INPUT LEVEL CONTROL - Variable attenuator permitted to pass through.

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DO NOT BLOCK FAN OPENING TYPE: PR 308 OUTPUTS PATCH POINT BALANCED INPUTS PARALLEL SPKR. JACKS SERIAL NUMBER RETURN SEND 900W 500W FUSE 2W F10A MIN 250V CAUTION: CHASSIS SURFACE HOT TOTAL WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK , DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE ATTENTION: CAUTION: CLASS 2 WIRING UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR RECHANGE DE MEME FIRE, REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME TYPE AND RATING ATTENTION: SUPER

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BASIC CONNECTIONS and WIRING Power and audio signal cables are the most Larger diameter (small gauge number) wire is common sources of sound system failure. Well expensive and long cables made from it are heavy. made and carefully maintained cables are essential Rather than running long speaker cables, it is better to the reliability of the entire system. If long speaker to locate power amplifiers near speakers and run a cables are required, make sure the wire is of line-level signal cable ove

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The SPL-M500 is timed to turn on the speaker 8. If feedback is encountered, slide the appropriate outputs after the amplifier's power supply is fully (LOW, MED or HIGH band) notch depth control down to charged up, thus preventing any turn-on noise. its lowest position. Next, turn the frequency control Timing of the amplifier's turn-on circuit is usually knob to pinpoint the location of the problem sufficient to accommodate all the turn-on anomalies frequency and cancel it. from other pieces of

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SPECIFICATIONS DESIGNATION TYPE PR 308 PART NUMBER 071-5000-070 100V 071-5000-000 120V 071-5000-060 230V 071-5000-040 230V (UK) 071-5000-030 240V (AUSTRALIA) POWER SPECIFICATION 100V version: 100 VAC, 50-60 Hz 900W 120V version: 120 VAC, 60 Hz 900W 230V versions: 230 VAC, 50 Hz 900W 240V versions: 240 VAC, 50 Hz 900W OUTPUT POWER 200W into 8 Ω At 1 kHz, 0.20% THD 330W into 4 Ω 500W into 2 Ω POWER BANDWIDTH 20 Hz to 50 kHz, 500W +0, -3dB into 2 Ω FREQUENCY RESPONSE 12 Hz to 28 kHz @ +ø, -3d