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™
DLS 15
Professional Two-Way Sound
Reinforcement Loudspeaker
™
DLS 15P
Powered Professional Two-Way
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker
AMERICAN AUDIO
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, Ca. 90058
www.AmericanAudio.us
Rev. 4/05
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Contents D D CUSTOMER SUPPORT..........................................................................................................................2 UNPACKING.............................................................................................................................2 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS...................................................................................................................3 FEATURES............
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Handling Precautions D D 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). intended to alert the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the THER
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Safety Precautions D D • The DLS 15™ and the DLS 15P™ loudspeakers can easily reproduce sound pressure levels (SPL) sufficient enough to cause sever and permanent hearing damage. A great degree of care should be taken to pro tect 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 is turned off before making speaker connections • Do not remove the speaker c
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™™ Registration D D The DLS 15™ and the DLS 15P™ carry a one year (365 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. num- ber 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 al
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Controls and Features D D DLS 15™ & DLS 15P™ 5 1 6 2 D L S 1 5 7 8 I N P U T O U T P U T 3 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 is used to reproduce the midrange and low frequencies. 3. RUBBER FOOT – The speaker includes heavy-duty rubber feet on the bottom of the unit. These feet are used to secure a speaker to another when stacking. They a
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Controls and Features D D Rear Panel (DLS 15™ Only): 8. SPEAKON CONNECTIONS – The speaker includes a pair of Speakon type connections. You may use both connections at once to loop speakers. These Be sure to use either the Speakon type input connector or the 1/4” Phono input connector, never use more than one input con- nection at once. The Speakon connectors have a pin 1+ (hot) and 1- (ground) configuration, pins 2+ and 2- are not used. For more wiri
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Rear Panel Controls and Features D D Rear of DLS 15P™ 11 12 13 14 15 16 L I N E I N 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Rear Panel: 11. MIC 1/LINE LEVEL XLR INPUT JACK - This jack is used for Microphone 1 and line level inputs. Connect CD players or Tape Decks to LINE inputs. Line level musical instruments with stereo outputs such as Rhythm Machines or Samplers should also be connected to the LINE inputs. Do not connect mixers to this input, use the Ba
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Rear Panel Controls and Features D D Rear Panel Cont.: stereo outputs such as Rhythm Machines or Samplers should also be connected to LINE inputs. Do not connect mixers to this input, use the Balanced XLR or RCA Input (18 or 19) only! 15. MICROPHONE 2/LINE LEVEL INPUT LEVEL – This knob is used to regulate the output signal of the microphone and/or cd player/tape deck that is connected to the Mic/Line Level 2 Input Jack (15 & 17). 16. 1/4” MIC 2/LINE LEVEL IN
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Rear Panel Controls and Features D D 27. FUSE HOLDER – This housing stores the 7 amp GMA protective fuse. Always replace with the exact same type fuse, unless otherwise instructed, by an authorized American Audio® service technician. Replacing with any other type of fuse than that of the recommended fuse will void your unit warranty. 28. VOLTAGE SELECTOR SWITCH - Because power supplies vary from location to location a voltage selector switch has been incorpora
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Typical Speaker Set-Up D D Typical DLS 15P™ Output Set-Up A U X 4 A U X / I N M O D E L N O . : Q - 3 4 3 3 M K I I P O W E R S O U R C E : 1 1 5 / 2 3 0 V ~ 5 0 / 6 0 H z 2 0 W M A D E I N C H I N A M I N M AX T R IM O UTP U T XLR-XLR Balanced Cables DLS 15P™ DLS 15P™ ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 11
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Typical Speaker Set-Up D D Typical DLS 15™ Output Set-Up A U X 4 A U X / I N M O D E L N O . : Q - 3 4 3 3 M K I I P O W E R S O U R C E : 1 1 5 / 2 3 0 V ~ 5 0 / 6 0 H z 2 0 W M A D E I N C H I N A MI N MAX T RIM O U TPU T XLR-XLR Balanced cables V4000 Amplifier Speaker Cables ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 12
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Looping Speakers D D DLS 15P™ Looping From Mixer To Next DLS 15P™ (If Applicable) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 13
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Looping Speakers D D DLS 15 Looping From Amplifier D L S 1 5 D L S 1 5 I N P U T O U T P U T O U T P U T I N P U T To Next Speaker (If Applicable) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 14
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Rigging and Mounting Options D D Speaker Rigging Hardware – The DLS 15™ and the DLS 15P™ 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 DLS 15™
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™™ Frequency Specifications D D LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Frequency Response D D ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - DLS 15™/DLS 15P™ - Instruction Manual Page 16
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Speakon Assembly D D 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
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Warranty D D 1-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 1 Year (365 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
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LS 15™ Technical Specifications D Model: American Audio®DLS 15™ - Passive Professional Two- Way Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker Speaker Section: Dimensions: 13.58” x 16.53” x 26.37” / 4344mm x 419mm x 669mm Weight: 56 Lbs. / 25.5 kgs Environmental conditions: Operational temperature: 5 to 35˚C (41 to 95˚F) Operational humidity: 25 to 85% RH (non-condensation) Storage temperature: -20 to 60˚C (4 to 140˚F) Frequency Response: 40 - 20 KHz
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LS 15™/ LS 15P™ Technical Specifications D D Model: American Audio® DLS 15P™ - Professional Powered Sound Reinforcement Loud Speaker Speaker Section: Dimensions: 13.58” x 16.53” x 26.37” / 344mm x 419mm x 669mm Weight: 61 Lbs. / 28 kgs Environmental conditions: Operational temperature: 5 to 35˚C (41 to 95˚F) Operational humidity: 25 to 85% RH (non-condensation) Storage temperature: -20 to 60˚C (4 to 140˚F) Frequency Response: 40KHz - 20KHz (-3dB) C
