PV1600™ Power Amplifier Operating Manual www.peavey.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: When using electrical products, basic cautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions.
WICHTIGE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE ACHTUNG: Beim Einsatz von Elektrogeräten müssen u.a. grundlegende Vorsichtsmaßnahmen befolgt werden: 1. Lesen Sie sich diese Anweisungen durch. 2. Bewahren Sie diese Anweisungen auf. 3. Beachten Sie alle Warnungen. 4. Befolgen Sie alle Anweisungen. 5. Setzen Sie dieses Gerät nicht in der Nähe von Wasser ein. 6. Reinigen Sie es nur mit einem trockenen Tuch. 7. Blockieren Sie keine der Lüftungsöffnungen. Führen Sie die Installation gemäß den Anweisungen des Herstellers durch. 8.
INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANTES DE SECURITE ATTENTION: L’utilisation de tout appareil électrique doit être soumise aux precautions d’usage incluant: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Lire ces instructions. Gardez ce manuel pour de futures références. Prétez attention aux messages de précautions de ce manuel. Suivez ces instructions. N’utilisez pas cette unité proche de plans d’eau. N’utilisez qu’un tissu sec pour le nettoyage de votre unité.
INSTRUCCIONES IMPORTANTES PARA SU SEGURIDAD CUIDADO: Cuando use productos electrónicos, debe tomar precauciones básicas, incluyendo las siguientes: 1. Lea estas instrucciones. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Guarde estas instrucciones. Haga caso de todos los consejos. Siga todas las instrucciones. No usar este aparato cerca del agua. Limpiar solamente con una tela seca. No bloquear ninguna de las salidas de ventilación.
ENGLISH PV 1600™ Power Amplifier Congratulations! You have just taken a giant step forward towards sonic clarity in your sound system. This PV amplifier was specially designed as an integrated bi-amped power package forming a system with Peavey SP2, SP4 or Impulse 1015 speakers. Not only does it provide the correct amount of power to optimally drive these speaker systems, it also features a carefully designed electronic crossover and processing section.
Unpacking Inspect the amplifier during unpacking. If any damage is found, notify your dealer immediately. Be sure to save the carton and all packing materials. Should you ever need to ship the unit back to Peavey Electronics, one of its service centers, or the dealer use only the original factory packing. Basic Setup Installation PV professional power amplifiers are designed for durability in commercial installations and provide the quality performance required in studio and home applications.
Front Panel 4 3 5 2 1 1 INPUT GAIN (dB) The low and high channels of this amp each have individual Input Sensitivity controls. Normally these controls should be set the same but may be adjusted as needed in each situation. The setting controls the amount of signal necessary to drive the amplifier, not the output of the amplifier. A higher setting will result in more system headroom while a lower setting will result in lower system noise.
Rear Panel 6 6 7 7 CIRCUIT BREAKER There is one circuit BREAKER on the PV® amplifier that limits current to the associated power transformer and protects it from overheating and possible destruction due to fault conditions in the unit. The trip current values have been carefully chosen to allow reasonable continuous power output performance, while still protecting the power transformer.
Rear Panel 9 9 10 11 10 11 SPEAKON® OUTPUTS PV® 1600 utilizes 4-conductor Speakon connectors. Internally, the Speakons are wired with the Lows on pins 1+ and 1- and the Highs on pins 2+ and 2-. These will properly mate with all Peavey speakers that have Bi-amp inputs via Speakons. Note: For powering SP4 speakers, internal jumpers must be connected inside the speaker terminal plate (see the instructions in the PV4 owners manual). FAN GRILL A two-speed DC fan supplies cool air to the amplifier.
Industrial and Commercial Installations 6 CIRCUIT BREAKER For commercial and other installations where sustained high-power operation is required, the amplifiers should be mounted in a standard 19” rack. It is not necessary to leave a rack space between each amplifier in the stack since each fan pulls air in from the rear and exhausts the hot air out the front. However, an adequate cool air supply must be provided for the amplifier when rack mounted.
DDT® Peavey’s patented DDT (Distortion Detection Technique) compression circuit enables the sound technician to maximize the performance of the amplifier/speaker combination by preventing the power amplifier from running out of headroom (clipping). This fully automatic compression system features a unique circuit that senses signal conditions that might overload the amplifier. It activates compression (reduces the channel gain) when clipping is imminent.
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Tech Info Tech info: Crossover The electro-acoustic crossover point is 1.5 kHz. The final slope is 24 dB per octave for the woofer and 18 dB per octave for the tweeter. Infrasonic filtering is present at the initial rate of 12 dB per octave, and at the final rate of 24 dB per octave. (The -3 dB filter point is at 40 Hz, and the -10 dB point is at 26 Hz.) There are no multiple-feedback filters.
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PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORPORATION LIMITED WARRANTY Effective Date: July 1, 1998 What This Warranty Covers Your Peavey Warranty covers defects in material and workmanship in Peavey products purchased and serviced in the U.S.A. and Canada.
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