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REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual Table of Contents Thank you........................................................................ 2 Important Safety Instructions....................................... 3 Legal Disclaimer.............................................................. 3 Limited Warranty............................................................ 3 1. Introduction................................................................ 5 1.1 Before you get started..............................
REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual Important Safety Instructions Terminals marked with this symbol carry electrical current of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality commercially-available speaker cables with ¼" TS plugs pre-installed. All other installation or modification should be performed only by qualified personnel. 9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug.
REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual [2] Subsequently, the product must be returned in its original shipping carton, together with the return authorization number to the address indicated by MUSIC Group. [3] Shipments without freight prepaid will not be accepted. § 4 Warranty Exclusions [1] This limited warranty does not cover consumable parts including, but not limited to, fuses and batteries.
REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual 1. Introduction Balanced inputs and outputs Your BEHRINGER A500 features electronically servo-balanced inputs (exception: RCA connectors [6] and [7] are intended only for unbalanced connections). The automatic servo function recognizes when unbalanced jacks are connected and internally adjusts the nominal signal level so that no difference in the signal level between inputs and outputs exists (6 dB correction).
REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual 2. Control Elements 2.1 The front 2 3 4 5 1 Fig. 2.1: Control elements in the front [1] The POWER switch is used to power up the A500. The POWER switch should always be in its “Off” position when you connect the unit to the mains. POWER LED lights up as soon as you power up the A500. [3] The PROT LED lights up whenever the protective circuitry mutes the speaker output. Please turn your A500 off immediately whenever this LED is lit.
REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual [6] CHANNEL INPUT 1 (MONO). Connect the signal source whose output needs to be amplified. ◊ Please use only one of the three input connectors per channel at any one time! Here you will connect an output of your mixing console, your HiFi preamp or another signal source. Our rack mixing console EURORACK PRO RX1602, with its eight mono-usable balanced stereo channels, is an ideal choice for signal processing and source selection.
REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual Please only connect the speaker using the BRIDGED MONO connector [9] or by using both of the middle binding posts [10]. ◊ Always power the A500 down using the POWER switch whenever you make any changes to the operating mode settings. ◊ Keep in mind the minimum load impedance of 8 Ohms in mono-bridged mode. Bass BASS V-AMP PRO Input Channel 1 4. Installation 4.1 Installation in a rack Your A500 can be installed into a 19" rack and requires two rack spaces.
REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual 4.3 Audio connections Various cables are needed for different types of applications. The following illustrations show the correct wiring. Always use high-grade cables.
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REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 User Manual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE INFORMATION REFERENCE AMPLIFIER A500 Responsible party name: BEHRINGER USA, Inc. Address: 18912 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200 Bothell, WA 98011, USA Phone/Fax No.
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