Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S-1500 Wharfedale
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PROFESSIONAL POWER AMPLIFIERS Power Protect Bridge Peak A Peak B Professio nal Amplifie r Signal CH. B CH. A 2 8 3 7 1 9 4 6 0 10 5 2 8 3 7 1 9 4 6 0 10 5 Signal.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1. FRONT AND REAR PAN EL REFERENCE DRAWINGS 2. WARNINGS AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 3. INTRODU CTION 4. GETTING STARTED 5. FRONT PANEL FEATURES AND CONTROLS 6. REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONTROLS 7. INPUT “A” AND “B” MODE SWITCHES 8.
+ 1+ 1- POS NEG OUTPUT B 1+ 2+ POS NEG BRIDGED M ONO 2+ 2- POS NEG 1+ 1- OUTPUT A OUTPUT B OUTPUT A OUTPUT B BRIDGED MONO A + _ B BRIDGED + _ _ SLEEVE = GROUND SHIELD MODEL S-SERIES Professional Power Am plifier WWW.
WARNINGS AND WARRANTY INFORMATION Unpacking: All Wh arfedale Pro pr oducts are fully tested b efore leaving the factor y. After unpacking , please i nspect the unit . In the event of any noticed damage du e to shipping, cont act your dealer and the shippin g provider immedia tely to file a shipping damage claim.
3 Introduction Thank you for your purchase of a Wh arfedale Pro S-Series pr ofessional power amplifier. Please read this manual comp letely to ensure p roper operatio n and comple te understanding of th e features of these produ cts.
Getting Started 1. AC Power Connections All S-Series power amplifiers are equipped with an internal AC power supply. Connect the appropriate grounded IEC pow er cable to th e po wer amp BEFORE connecting it to the power outlet.
FRONT PANEL - FEATURES AND CONTROLS 1. Power switch: Push to turn powe r on or off. 2. Power On LED: Th is LED lights when the power is on for the amplifier. 3. Protect LED: This LED will light up when a fault is detected in the amplifier operation. 4.
6 REAR PANEL – FEATURES AND CONTROLS 1. INPUT “A” XLR and ¼” Ba lanced Line Input jacks: These XLR inputs are balanced input jacks and ¼” TRS (Tip / Ring / Sleeve) balanced / unbala nced inputs. These jacks are designed to b e connected to +4dBu ba lanced or unbalan ced line level so urces.
INPUT A & B MODE SWITCHES The MODE SWITCHES for the S-2500 pr ovide the means to config ure the amplifier in for a variety of different applications. The following l egend shows the available selections. 7 Switch 1: is not used INPUT A Switch 2: E ngage s the signal LIMITER in the ON (up) position and disengages it when OFF (down).
MODE SWITCH OPERATION LIMITER A limiter is a circuit that prevents signal over load and distortion in an audio s ignal path. When engaged, the internal limiter circ uit will keep the audio signal from going over a preset level threshold, thereby helping to prevent signal d istortion within th e amp lifier and in the speaker system.
OUTPUT “ A ” AND “ B ” WIRING OPTIONS Output wiring options consist of NL-4 “Speak on®-type” female connecto rs for the left and right o utputs along with industry standard binding posts for dire ct wiring conn ections or wiring with banana plugs.
USING OUTPUT JACK “ A ” NL-4 FOR BOTH OUTPUTS 10 BRIDGED-MONO MODE NL-4 WIRING * : FULL RANGE SHARED OUTPUT 1+ = POSITIVE - OUTPUT A 1 - = NEGATIVE - OUTPUT A 2+ = POSITIVE - OUTPUT B 2 - = NEGATI.
BINDING POST WIRING OPTIONS 11 As shown in the graph ic above, the stereo and bridged mono applications can be connected as indicated. Binding post wiring can be do ne with spade connectors, bare wire ends tightened into the binding posts or via banana plugs inserted into the e nd of the binding pos ts.
NEGATIVE LEAD TO SPEAKER POSITIVE LEAD TO SPEAKER 12 CONNECTING SPEAKER C ABLE WITH SPADE LUGS CONNECTING SPEAKER CA BLE WITH BANANA PLUGS NEGATIVE LEAD TO SPEAKER POSITIVE LEAD TO SPEAKER S-SERIES Pr.
BRIDGED MONO NEGATIVE LEAD TO SPEAKER POSITIVE LEAD TO SPEAKER CONNECTING SPEAKER CABLE BRIDGED-MONO 13 BRIDGE S-SERIES Professional Amplifiers + _ A + _ B B + _ BRIDGED-MONO MODE REQUIRES SWITCH #10,.
GENERAL OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Make sure that the power switch is set to t he OFF position while making conne ctions to and from the power amplifier. Connect all external com ponents. Speakers, Microphones , instruments , etc. Check for secure connections.
15 S-SERIES Professional Amplifiers S- 1000 SPEC I FI CA T I ON S Ou tp u t P o w e r S te r e o : 180W + 180W / 8 Ω (0 . 1% T HD at 20 Hz -2 0k Hz ) 300W + 300W / 4 Ω (0. 1% T HD at 20Hz -20k Hz ) 200W + 200W / 8 Ω (0 . 1% T HD at 1k Hz ) 330W + 330W / 4 Ω (0 .
16 S-SERIES Professional Amplifiers S- 1500 SPECI FI CA T I ON S Out put Pow e r Ste re o: 300W + 300W / 8 Ω (0. 1% T HD at 20Hz -20k Hz ) 450W + 450W / 4 Ω (0. 1% T HD at 20Hz -20k Hz ) 320W + 320W / 8 Ω (0 . 1% T HD at 1k Hz ) 500W + 500W / 4 Ω (0 .
17 S-SERIES Professional Amplifiers S- 2500 SPECI FI CA T I ON S Out put Pow e r Ste re o: 490W + 490W / 8 Ω ( 0.1 % T H D a t 2 0 H z - 20 kH z ) 700W + 700W / 4 Ω (0. 1% T HD at 20Hz -20k Hz ) 500W + 500W / 8 Ω ( 0.1 % T H D a t 1 kH z) 770W + 770W / 4 Ω ( 0.
Wharfedale International LTD. IAG HOUSE Sovereign Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6XU, England www.wharfedalepro.com IAG Professional reserve s the right to al ter or improve specifi cations without notice.
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