American Audio Loudspeaker APX152 Manual

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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UNPACKING.............................................................................................................................2
HANDLING...

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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...

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™                     Registration
APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™                Available Accessories
APX-B - Speaker Carry Case - A rugged gig bag with 
rollers, an adjustable pull out handle, and a heavy duty 
zipper. Designed to protect your speaker from damage 
and  the  environment  during  transportation  and  stor-
Z-APX/B  7  Z-APX/H  -  Speaker  Rigging  Hardware  - 
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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™               Controls and Features
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WARNING: DO NOTsuspend overheadwithout understanding and following theinstructions supplied with the loudspeaker.Nominal Impedence: 8 OhmsPower Capacity: 300 WattsPart No.INPUTOUTPUT1 + = +1 + =-
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1.HIGH  FREQUENCY  TRANSDUCER  – This  unit  is  used  to  reproduce  the...

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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...

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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). Follow the text 
printed beside...

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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...

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APX-152™/APX-PowerPro™            Typical Speaker Set-Up
Typical APX-Power Pro™ Output 
MIC1
LINE1PHONO1LINE2PHONO2LINE4LINE3LINE6LINE5
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MIC1VOLUME100BASS100MIDLOW100MIDHIGH100TREBLE100
LEFT+50-5-10-15
MASTERLEVEL
MASTERLEVEL100
BOOTHLEVEL100CUEMIXINGPGMCUECUELEVEL100PHONES
POWER
MIC2VOLUME100
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