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CO General Safety Precautions 1. Introduction 2.
CONTENTS ollowing Standards and Directives as Electromagnetic Compatibility N50082-1 ingent guidelines on how much RF er sources of interference when properly ased RF emissions, which may or may d cables for all audio input and output e AC power cables. These steps will help General Safety Precautions 4 1. Introduction 5 2. Velocity Front Panel 6 3. Velocity 300 Back Panel 7 4. Operating Precautions 8 5.
General Safety Precautions GENERAL OPERATING PRECAUTIONS NOTE: IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU READ THIS SECTION TO PROVIDE YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE USE. THIS UNIT REQUIRES CAREFUL HANDLING. All warnings on this equipment and in the operating instructions should be adhered to and all operating instructions should be followed. Do not use this equipment near water. Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the unit through any openings.
cautions OU READ THIS SECTION TO HIS UNIT REQUIRES CAREFUL perating instructions should be d be followed. ould be taken so that objects do t through any openings. e outlet when left unused for a UIPMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT SONNEL ONLY. DO NOT MAKE ONS TO THIS EQUIPMENT AT L ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS E INSTRUCTIONS MAY VOID S WELL AS CAUSING SHOCK his unit is designed to operate s unit may not function properly 1.
2. VELOCITY 300 Front Panel 3. VELOCITY 1 This switch powers up the Velocity 300. 1 2 This control determines the volume level for Channel 1. This standard ¼” jack provides an input to in your effects chain. This jack is used as mode. 3 This control determines the amount of Reactance for Channel 1.
Front Panel 3. VELOCITY 300 Rear Panel 1 This standard ¼” jack provides an input to Channel 1 from the output of your preamp or the last device in your effects chain. This jack is used as the input jack when operating the Velocity 300 in “bridged” mode. Channel 1. As this control is turned clockwise, e Velocity 300 will increasingly exhibit the tube amplifier and a guitar speaker cabinet. utput impedance is at a minimum.
4. Operating Precautions 5. Automatic S Although operation of the Velocity 300 is simple once the proper connections have been made, attention to the following precautions is essential to protect your equipment against failure and ensure the long life of your Velocity® amplifier. A feature truly unique to the Velocity line of po shorting the outputs of a high output power a internal components. The Automatic Short De any shorts which may inadvertently occur acr unit to protect it against internal damage.
utions 5. Automatic Short Detection proper connections have been made, t your equipment against failure and ensure A feature truly unique to the Velocity line of power amps is Automatic Short Detection circuitry. Typically, shorting the outputs of a high output power amplifier will cause amplifier failure and severely damage internal components.
7. Stereo Connection 8. Mono/Bridg This connection is an example of a stereo connection from the Velocity 300.
on m the Velocity 300. 8.
9. Fuse Replacement 10. Specificatio We recommend that you use an authorized repair person to change the fuse in this unit. To access the fuse, first power down the unit and unplug the cable from the wall outlet and the amplifier. Using a small screw driver, open the fuse tray by prying open the small tab as shown in the drawing above. Please note that the tray may not come all of the way out.
nt 10. Specifications o change the fuse in this unit. he cable from the wall outlet and the by prying open the small tab as shown in the use and close the tray being sure that the Output Power (Unbridged) (Bridged) Input Sensitivity Maximum Input Level Maximum Output Level Maximum Gain Noise Floor Dynamic Range Distortion (Typical) Frequency Response Current Consumption Dimensions Weight 150 watts per channel @ 4 ohms (both channel driven) 75 watts per channel @ 8 ohms (both channels driven) 37.
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