Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PL380 QSC Audio
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TD-000235-00 revA *TD-000235-00* POWERLIGHT 3 SERIES User Manual PL325 1250 watts per channel at 2 oh ms PL340 2000 watts per channel at 2 ohm s PL380 4000 watts per channel at 2 oh ms.
2 Important Safety Precautions & Explanation of Symbols 1- Read these instructio ns. 2- Keep these instructio ns. 3- Heed all warnings. 4- Follow all instructio ns. 5- WARNING: T o prevent fire or electric shock, do not expose this equipment to rai n or moisture.
3 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing PowerLight 3 for your amplification needs. Y ou have joined a worldwide community of professionals who rely on QSC products to perform under all conditions. QSC's vision is to be the most trusted provider of high quality audio products and services to artists and professionals worldwide.
4 MODEL NUMBER PL325, PL340, PL380 RACK MOUNTING EAR 2RU, fits #10-32 or M6. AC POWER SWITCH Relay Controlled Inrush Limiting COOLING VENTS Rear -to-Front Air Flow .
5 LED INDICA TORS CLIP (Red) Shows Distortion, Limiting, Muting -10dB (Orange) Output is approaching Full Power -20dB (Green) Middle of Normal Range SIGNAL (Green) Low End of Normal Range POWER (Blue) Run or Standby BRIDGE P A RALLEL Status of Input Mode Switch (Y ellow) (Orange) (on rear panel) LOCKOUT PLA TE MOUNTING See page 8 for installation.
6 QSC DA T APORT Supports QSC DataPort Products. HIGH P ASS FIL TER SWITCH (Ch1, Ch2) Off (No LED), 30Hz (Y ellow), 50Hz (Orange) CLIP LIMIT SWITCH (Ch1, Ch2) Off (No LED), On (Y ellow) XLR INPUT CONNECTORS Female and Male, Wired in Parallel for Daisychaining to Additional Equipment.
7 COOLING VENTS Rear Intake. Keep Clear . SAFETY AGENCY AND RECYCLING MARKS REAR SUPPORT EA RS See page 10. AC POWER CABLE. Location and T ype V ary By Model and AC V oltage.
8 FRONT P ANEL FEA TURES AC POWER SWITCH •Controls all power to the amplifier . The AC Switch must be ON to use remote controlled Standby mode. The Blue POWER LED should illuminate whenever Power is ON, either in Standby or Run. •On the PL-380, it is normal for the Clip LEDs to remain on for 15 seconds after removing power .
9 REAR P ANEL FEA TURES INPUT CONNECTIONS •Precision balanced inputs offer superior hum rejection, and ac cept >21dBu input levels on all Sensitivity settings (see Specs). •Female and Male XLR, Pluggable T erminal Blocks, and DataPort Input signals are all wired in parallel for each channel.
10 AC Mains Current Draw This table provides typical current draw for each model as a f unction of load and output power level. Units of measurement are amperes rms. NOTE! Current draw shown is for 120 VAC line. For 230 V AC models, multiply values shown by 0.
11 Specifications PL325 PL340 PL380 MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER 1kHz, 1% c lipping 8 ohms, both channels driven 500 800 1500 4 ohms, both channels driven 850 1250 2500 2 ohms, both channels driven 1250 2000 .
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