POWER AMPLIFIERS From Fender Pro Audio Owner's Manual for SPL-M500 P/N 050253 REV B
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 dials, wires and speakers.
SPL-M500 ™ STAGE MONITOR POWER AMPLIFIER INTRODUCTION Thank you for your purchase of a Fender SPL-M500 Stage Monitor Power Amplifier. We are sure you will find it to be a useful and unique product, providing years of trouble free service in both permanent and portable applications. Although intended primarily for portable stage monitor use, the SPL-M500 is also effective in sound reinforcement applications where fixed microphones are used and feedback is a problem.
DESCRIPTION OF FEATURES F E INPUT LEVEL LOW MID NOTCH DEPTH HIGH NOTCH DEPTH NOTCH DEPTH 60 ON POWER 225 0dB 0dB 0dB +6dB 2k -3 70 4k -3 700 430 0dB 4k 120 -3 1k -6 16 9k -6 -6 FLAT 150 LOW FREQ. ROLLOFF 12k 50 -12 500 400 FREQUENCY -12 5k 800 FREQUENCY MAX. -0 0 DELTACOMPTM -12 10k 4k FREQUENCY MAX. 35k MAX. 2k FLAT HIGH FREQ.
DO NOT BLOCK FAN OPENING TYPE: PR 308 OUTPUTS PATCH POINT PARALLEL SPKR.
BASIC CONNECTIONS and WIRING Power and audio signal cables are the most common sources of sound system failure. Well made and carefully maintained cables are essential to the reliability of the entire system. If long speaker cables are required, make sure the wire is of sufficient size to transfer all of the available amplifier power to the speakers rather than absorbing power itself. As a rule of thumb, the larger the wire the better (larger wire has smaller "gauge numbers").
The SPL-M500 is timed to turn on the speaker outputs after the amplifier's power supply is fully charged up, thus preventing any turn-on noise. Timing of the amplifier's turn-on circuit is usually sufficient to accommodate all the turn-on anomalies from other pieces of gear in a system, making it acceptable to use a single switched power string in a permanent or semi-permanent application. 8.
SPECIFICATIONS DESIGNATION TYPE PR 308 PART NUMBER 071-5000-070 071-5000-000 071-5000-060 071-5000-040 071-5000-030 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 At 1 kHz, 0.20% THD 200W into 8 Ω 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, -3dB SLEW RATE 6.
