Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PV 3800 Peavey
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www.pe avey . com PV ® 3800 Po wer Amplifier Operatin g Manual.
2 Intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger ous voltage” within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
3 IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS WARN ING: When using electrical products, basic cautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follo w all instructions.
4 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.
5 INSTRUCTIONS IMPOR T ANTES DE SECURITE A TTE NTION: L’utilisation de tout appareil électrique doit être soumise aux precautions d’usage incluant: 1. Lire ces instructions. 2. G ardez ce manuel pour de futures références. 3. P rétez attention aux messages de précautions de ce manuel.
6 INSTRUC CIONES IMPOR T ANTES P ARA SU SEGURID AD CUIDADO: Cuando use productos electrónicos, debe tomar precauciones básicas, incluyendo las siguientes: 1. Lea estas instrucciones. 2. Guarde estas instrucciones. 3. Haga caso de todos los consejos.
7 PV® 3800 Pow er Amplifier C o ng r a t ul a ti on s on yo u r p ur c ha s e o f t he PV 38 00 , a po w e r a mp li fi e r d es ig ne d fo r y ea rs of re li a bl e, fl aw l es s op er at io n un de r r i go r o u s u s e .
8 SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1 S a v e t h e c a rt o n a n d p a c k i n g m a t e r i a l s ! Sho uld yo u ev er n eed to shi p the uni t, use onl y t he orig ina l f acto ry pac kin g. F o r r e pl a c e m e n t p a c k a g i ng , c a l l P e a v e y C u s t o m e r S er v i c e D e p a rt m e n t d i r e c t l y .
9 Unpacking Connecting P ower U p on un pa ck i ng , i ns pe c t th e a m pl i fi er . I f y o u f in d a ny d a ma ge , n o ti f y y o ur su pp li e r im m ed ia t el y . O n ly th e co n si gn e e ma y i ns t it ut e a c l ai m w it h t he c a rr ie r f or da ma ge i n cu r r e d d ur in g s hi pp i ng .
10 AC POWER S WITCH/CIR CUIT BREAKER T h e PV ® 3 80 0 a mp li f ie r h as a co mb in a ti on A C sw it ch /c ir c ui t b r e a ke r on th e f r o nt pa ne l . If th e s wi tc h s hu ts o f f d ur in g n or ma l u se , p us h i t ba c k to th e O N po s it io n o nc e.
11 R ear P anel AC POWER INL ET : This is the receptacle for an IEC line cord, which pro vides AC power to the unit. Connect the line cor d to this connector to pro vide power to the unit. Damage to the equipment may result if impr oper line volt- age is used.
12 routed directly to the r espective pow er amp channel. The cr ossover fr equency is fixed at 100 Hz and cannot be changed. The cr ossov er configuration is a four-pole Linkwitz-Riley approximation.
13 Operation Modes F or s te re o (d ua l c ha nn el ) o pe ra ti on , t ur n th e am pl if ie r o ff a nd s e t th e mo de s el ec t s wi tc h es o n th e ba ck p an e l to t h e O U T ( e x te n de d) p os it io n.
14 Protection F eatures A n y ti me a c ha nn el i s dr iv e n in to h ar d , co nt in u ou s cl ip pi ng , t he D DT c ir cu it w il l au to ma ti ca ll y r e du c e th e ch an ne l g a in t o a l ev.
15 Protection F eatures A t po we r -u p , th e a mp li fi er st ay s in th e pr ot ec t m od e w it h ou tp ut s d is co nn ec te d fo r a pp r o xi ma te ly si x se co nd s w h il e th e po w e r su p pl ie s ch ar ge an d st ab il iz e. Wh il e t he ou tp ut r e l ay s ar e op en , th e DD T ™ L ED s li gh t.
16 Safety A ll l ou ds pe ak er s ha v e el ec tr ic al , t he r ma l a n d p hy s ic al l im it s th at m us t b e ob se rv ed t o p r ev en t d a ma ge o r f ai l ur e.
17 PV ® 3800 Specications Featur es and specifications subject to change without notice. Rated Po wer Bridge 8 ohms 2650 watts @ 1 kHz at <0.1% T .H.D. Rated Po wer (2 x 4 ohms) 1300 watts per channel @ 1 kHz at <0.05% T .H.D. both channels driven Rated Po wer (2 x 8 ohms) 775 watts per channel @ 1 kHz at <0.
18 wi re ga ug e pow er loss into power loss int o p o w e r l o ss into (A WG) 8 Ω load (%) 4 Ω load (%) 2 Ω load (%) 18 16 14 12 10 .79 .50 .31 .20 .125 1.58 1.00 .62 .40 .25 3.16 2.00 1.24 .80 .50 5 feet 18 16 14 12 10 1.58 1.00 .62 .40 .25 3.
19 PEA VEY ELECTR ON ICS CO RPORA TION LIM ITED WARRANT Y Effective Date: Jul y 1, 1998 What This W arranty Covers Y our Peav ey Warr anty co vers defects in material and workmanship in Peavey products purchased and serviced in the U.
Featur es and specifications subject to change without notice. Peav ey Electronics Corporation • 5022 Har tley Peavey Drive • Meridian, MS 39305 (601) 483-5365 • F A X (601) 486-1278 • www .
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