American Audio APX-152 user manual

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™
APX-152
Professional Two-Way Sound
Reinforcement Loudspeaker
™
APX-Power Pro
Powered Professional Two-Way
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker
AMERICAN AUDIO
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, Ca. 90058
www.AmericanAudio.us
Rev. 06/02

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Warranty CUSTOMER SUPPORT..........................................................................................................................2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................................2 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................................................3 FEATURES...................................

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Handling Precautions ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK). inte

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Safety Precautions • The APX-152™ and the APX-Power Pro™ loudspeakers can easily reproduce sound pressure levels (SPL) suffi cient enough to cause sever and permanent hearing damage. A great degree of care should be taken to protect your ears to prolong exposure to SPL in excess of 85dB. • For adult use only - Keep out of the reach of children. • Be sure all power amps are turned off before making speaker connections • Do not remove the speaker cover or gr

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Registration The APX-152™ and the APX-Power Pro™ carry a two year (730 days) limited warranty. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. The R.A. number must be clearly written on the outside of the return package. A brief description of the problem as well as the R.A. number must also be writte

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Controls and Features APX-152™ & APX-Power Pro™ 5 1 6 2 6 American Audio American Audio American Audio® ® WARNING: DO NOT suspend overhead without understanding and following the instructions supplied with the loudspeaker. 7 Part No. Nominal Impedence: 8 Ohms Power Capacity: 300 Watts INPUT OUTPUT 1 + = + 1 + = - 3 8 9 4 6 10 3 1. HIGH FREQUENCY TRANSDUCER – This unit is used to reproduce the high frequency response. 2. 15” WOOFER – The high-powered 15” woofer

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Controls and Features 6. RIGGING POINTS – The APX-152™ and APX-Power Pro™ each include four rigging points. These points are to be used to “fly” or suspend the speaker in the air by some means. Be sure to follow the “flying” outlines on page 13. 7. TRANSPORT HANDLE – The APX-152™ and APX-Power Pro™ with built-in heavy-duty trans- portation handle. Be sure to carry the speaker by the handle for secure and easy transporta- tion. Rear Panel (APX-152™ Only): 8. SPE

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MIC LINE TREBLE TREBLE BASS BASS MASTER MASTER APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Controls and Features 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 FUSE FUSE 22 23 11.1/4” BALANCED or UNBALANCED MICROPHONE INPUT JACK – This connector is used as a microphone input connection. This jack will accept either a balanced or unbalanced input. Be sure to only connect microphones to this jack, line level devices such as CD players and tape machines should only be connected to the line level input jacks (12 & 13). F

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Controls and Features phone connected to the Microphone Input Jack (11). However, overall master volume is con- trolled by the Master Volume Control (19). 16.LINE LEVEL INPUT VOLUME – This knob is used to regulate the output signal of any line level source connected to the Line Level Input Jacks (12 & 13). However, overall master volume is controlled by the Master Volume Control (19). 17.TREBLE CONTROL – This knob is used to regulate the amount treble applied t

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MIC LINE TREBLE BASS MASTER MIC LINE TREBLE BASS MASTER APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Typical Speaker Set-Up Typical APX-Power Pro™ Output M I C 1 M A S T E R L E V E L L E F T R I G H T P H O N O 1 P H O N O 2 L I N E 3 L I N E 5 L I N E 1 L I N E 2 L I N E 4 L I N E 6 0 - 5 - 1 0 - 1 5 + 5 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 + 5 P O W E R � � � � � � � � � � � � 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 M I C 1 B A S S M I D L O W M I D H I G H T R E B L E V O L U M E � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Typical Speaker Set-Up Typical APX-152™ Output Set-Up M I C 1 M A S T E R L E V E L L E F T R I G H T P H O N O 1 P H O N O 2 L I N E 3 L I N E 5 L I N E 1 L I N E 2 L I N E 4 L I N E 6 0 - 5 - 1 0 - 1 5 + 5 - 1 5 - 1 0 - 5 0 + 5 P O W E R � � � � � � � � � � � � 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 M I C 1 B A S S M I D L O W M I D H I G H T R E B L E V O L U M E � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � C U E C U E C U E C U E 0 1 0 MA S T E R L

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MIC LINE TREBLE BASS MASTER MIC LINE TREBLE BASS MASTER APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Looping Speakers APX-152 Looping From Amplifi er ® ® American Audio American Audio American Audio® ® American Audio American Audio American Audio WARNING: DO NOT suspend overhead WARNING: DO NOT suspend overhead without understanding and following the without understanding and following the instructions supplied with the loudspeaker. instructions supplied with the loudspeaker. Part No. Part No. Nominal Im

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Rigging and Mounting Options Speaker Rigging Hardware – The APX-152™ and the APX-Power Pro™ may be permanently installed or mounted using any of the many available third party wall brackets and ceiling mounts available. Always be sure to follow all safety instructions and guidelines included with the mounting hardware for safe and proper installation. American Audio® carries an assortment of rigging hardware specially designed to work with the APX-152™ and the

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Frequency Specifications APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Frequency Response ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ - Instruction Manual Page 14

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Speakon Assembly SPEAKON ASSEMBLY: You will need a pair of Neutrik Speakon® NL4FC connectors. You will also need high-quality two or four conductor speaker cable, a pair of needle-nosed pliers and a 1.5- mm Allen key to assemble the Speakon connectors to your speaker wire. To assemble the Neutrik Speakon NL4FC connector, complete the following steps: 1. Strip back 3 /4-inch of the cable casing. Strip off 1 Figure 10 /4-inch from the end of each of the conducto

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APX-152™ Technical Specifications Model: American Audio® APX-152™ - Passive Professional Sound Reinforcement Loud Speaker Speaker Speaker Section: Section: Dimensions: 17.75” x 14.25” x 27.252” / 450mm x 360mm x 690mm Weight: 53 Lbs. / 20 kgs Environmental conditions: Operational temperature: 5 to 35˚C (41 to 95˚F) Operational

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APX-PowerPro™ Technical Specifications Model: American Audio® APX-Power Pro™ - Professional Powered Sound Reinforcement Loud Speaker Speaker Speaker Section: Section: Dimensions: 17.75” x 14.25” x 27.252” / 450mm x 360mm x 690mm Weight: 56 Lbs. / 26 kgs Environmental conditions: Operational temperature: 5 to 35˚C (41 to 95˚F)

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Warranty 2-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY A. American Audio® hereby warrants, to the original purchaser, American Audio® products to be free of manufacturing defects in material and workmanship for a period of 2 Year (730 days) from the date of purchase. This warranty shall be valid only if the product is purchased within the United States of America, including possessions and territories. It is the owner’s responsibility to establish the date and place of purchase

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ Notes ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™ - Instruction Manual Page 19

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©American Audio A Division of the American DJ Group of Companies American Audio World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA Tel: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 Web: www.AmericanAudio.us E-mail: info@AmericanAudio.us