Professional Power Amplifier AMERICAN AUDIO ® 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 Rev.
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Important Precautions • To reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire, 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 break off the ground prong from the electrical cord. This prong is used to reduce the risk of electrical shock and fire in case of an internal short.
Front Panel VLP600 & VLP1500 1 23 4 5 6 5 7 89 10 PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER 6 6 10 10 3 3 PRO CLIP 15 10 15 POWER POWER 1 30 80 15 10 CLIP PRO 15 1 30 80 0 dB 0 dB CH B CH A VLP1500 Figure 1 1. Channel 1 Gain Control - This rotary knob is used to control the output signal of channel one. Turning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase signal output. 2. Channel 1 Protect Indicator - The red Protect LED will begin to glow when the channel goes into protect mode.
Front Panel VLP300 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 17 18 19 20 6 6 10 PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIER 10 3 3 PRO 15 CLIP 10 15 POWER POWER 1 30 0 dB 10 CLIP PRO 15 1 30 CH B CH A 80 15 VLP300 80 0 dB Figure 2 11. Channel 1 Gain Control - This rotary knob is used to control the output signal of channel one. Turning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase signal output. 12. Channel 1 Protect Indicator - The red Protect LED will begin to glow when the channel goes into protect mode.
Rear Panel Control VLP600 & VLP1500 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 21 36 Figure 3 21. Cooling Fans - Dual high speed cooling fans 30. Channel 1 Output Jack/5 way Binding Post - Connect to your speaker’s 22. Channel 2 XLR Input - Channel two 3-pin XLR balanced input jack. See input jack. Red is positive signal and Black is negative signal. page 9 for more details. 31. Channel 1 Speakon Output - Optional speaker output connections. Use 23.
Rear Panel Control 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Figure 4 51 37. AC Cord - Plug this cable into a standard wall outlet. Check that the voltage in your area matches the amplifiers required voltage. 48. Channel 1 Speakon Output - Optional speaker output connections. Use pins 1+ and 1- of this 4-pole Speakon connector to connect to your speaker’s 38. Channel 1 TRS Input - Channel one 1/4” female jack. Excepts either a bal- Speakon input jack. anced or unbalanced plug.
Set Up INPUTS - The VLP Series amplifier allows you to use two types of input connector per a channel, a XLR jack for balanced connections 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 VLP 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 connections.
Bare Wire Connections: (Figure 9) 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.
SPEAKON ASSEMBLY: You will need a pair of Neutrik Speakon® NL4FC connectors. You 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 wire. To assemble the Neutrik Speakon NL4FC connector, complete the following steps: 1. Strip back 3/4-inch of the cable casing. Strip off 1/4-inch from the end of each of the conductors down to bare wire, and insert the brass fittings. See Figure 11. 2.
OPERATING MODES: Always configure your amplifier operating mode before beginning operation. If you want to change it during performance. You must decrease the gain controls to their lowest levels to protect the speakers from any popping noise. Stereo Operation - Page 15/Figure 15 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.
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 down to a minimum of 4 ohms. To avoid amplifier overheating, never run the amplifier below 8 ohms in this mode. Set up this mode as you would a standard stereo set up. Be sure both channels are set to “SUBWOOF” and the mode switch is set to “MONO.
put). 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 internal speaker connections and components. A short circuit will usually be traced to a bad cable or a bad speaker component and is rarely traced to the amplifier itself. Thermal Protection - Dual variable speed fans on the VLP Series amplifier provide adequate cooling.
TYPICAL STEREO OUTPUT CONNECTIONS Use Speakon or Banana Jacks Figure 15 SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM SPEAKERS 4 OHM MINIMUM TYPICAL MONO BRIDGE SET-UP Use Channel 1 Inputs Only (XLR or 1/4” Jacks) Figure 16 X Use the two positive binding post termainals (red) for speaker output. SPEAKERS 8 OHM MINIMUM ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.
The VLP series carries a one year limited warranty. We recommend you fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a R.A. (return authorization) number. If the mixer is under warranty, you must provide a proof of purchase invoice. You may obtain a R.A. number by contacting our customer support team on our toll free number.
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 1500 Output Power: 150W RMS per Channel @ 4 Ohms, 1kHz, 0.1% THD 100W RMS per Channel @ 8 Ohms, 1kHz, o.
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