American Audio Amplifier V 5000 Plus User Manual

User Instructions
AMERICAN AUDIO®
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
Rev. 12/03
Professional Power Amplifier
V5000plus 

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CAUTION
Do not open -
risk of electric shockFOR  OPTIMUM  PERFORMANCE  AND 
RELIABILITY  DO  NOT  PRESENT  THE 
AMPLIFIER  WITH  A  SPEAKER  LOAD 
OF  LESS  THAN  2  OHMS  OR  ANY 
COMBINATION  OF  SPEAKERS  THAT 
TOGETHER ARE LESS THAN 2 OHMS!
USING  ONE  SPEAKER,  IT  MUST  BE 
RATED AT 4 OR MORE OHMS.
USING  TWO...

Important Precautions
•   To reduce the risk of electrical shock or fire, do not expose this  
   unit rain or moisture.
•   Do not spill water or other liquids into or on to your unit.
•   Do not attempt to operate this unit if the power cord has been  
   frayed or broken.
•   Do not attempt to remove or break off the ground prong from  
   the electrical cord. This prong is used to reduce the risk of elec- 
   trical shock and fire in case of an internal short.
•   Disconnect main power before making...

1.  Power Switch - This switch is used to control the units main power. 
2. Channel 1 Gain Control - This rotary knob is used to control the out-
put signal of channel one. Turning the knob in a clockwise direction will 
increase signal output.
3.  Channel  1  Limiter  Switch  -  This  is  used  to  activate  the  channels 
built-in limiter. The limiter reduces the average input level when the sig-
nal  begins  to  distort,  this  process  is  designed  to  reduce  distortion  and 
protect the speakers....

13. Cooling Fans - Dual high speed cooling fans
14. Channel 2 Subwoofer Mode On/Off Switch - Turns the subwoofer 
mode for channel two on and off.
15. Channel 2 Frequency Adjustment - This knob is used to adjust the 
frequency  level  sent  to  your  speaker  on  channel  two  when  running  the 
channel in subwoofer mode.
16. Channel 1 Frequency Adjustment - This knob is used to adjust the 
frequency  level  sent  to  your  speaker  on  channel  one  when  running  the 
channel in subwoofer mode.
17....

OUTPUTS: 
Binding Post/Banana Plug - Connect your speakers to the binding post outputs on the rear of the amplifier. The 
speaker  wire  may  be  connect  by  bare  wire  (directly  connected,  usually  for  permanent  connections),  banana  plug, 
or spade connector. Connections are made to Channels 1 and 2 output’s for stereo mode or across the red termi-
nals of Channels 1 and 2 for Mono Bridge Mode. 
Important Notice: Although a speaker will operate with the positive and negative leads plugged into...

Spade Connector: (Diagram 8)
When connecting your speakers to the amplifier using spade connector; Unscrew the red and black caps on 
the binding post, be sure not to completely remove or unscrew the red and black caps. Insert the spade con-
nector in to the binding post and tighten the caps down on the spade connector. To reduce the risk of shock 
or  damage  to  your  amplifier,  be  sure  that  the  wire  connected  to  one  binding  post  does  not  come  in  contact 
with that of another. 
When...

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 1/4-inch from the end of 
each of the conductors down to bare wire, and insert the brass...

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OPERATING MODES: Always configure  your amplifier operating mode before beginning operation. If you want to change it dur-
ing performance. You must decrease the gain controls to their lowest levels to protect the speakers from any popping noise.
Stereo Operation - Page 14/Diagram 15 details an example of a typical stereo set-up. Connect your inputs into channels one and 
two of the amplifier. Connect your...