American Audio Loudspeaker PXI 8P User Manual

AMERICAN AUDIO
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, Ca. 90058
www.AmericanAudio.us
   Rev. 4/06
PXI 8P
™
Powered Professional Two-Way 
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker 

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PXI 8P™                                                               Contents
PXI 8P™                                                            Unpacking
PXI 8P™                                                          Introduction
Every 
PXI  8P™   has  been  thoroughly  tested  and  has  been  shipped  in  perfect  operating  condition. 
Carefully  check  the  shipping  carton  for  damage  that  may  have...

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ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKDO NOT OPEN
CAUTION
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is
intended to alert the  user  to the  presence  of important
operating  and maintenance  (servicing) instructions  in
the literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within anequilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to thepresence of uninsulated...

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PXI 8P™                                                       Safety Precautions
PXI 8P™ loudspeaker 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 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 is turned off...

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PXI 8P™                                                                  Registration
PXI 8P™                                                              Main Features
PXI 8P™ Speaker System:
•  Heavy Duty ABS Nylon Fiber Cabinet
•  Built in XLR Mic and Line Level Inputs
•  Electronic Crossover
•  XLR Balanced Inputs 
•  Built-in Rigging Points
•  XLR Line Outputs
•  Built-in Pole Mount Socket
•  Clip and Power...

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PXI 8P™                                                  Controls and Features
1.  HIGH  FREQUENCY  TRANSDUCER  – 
This  unit  is  used  to  reproduce  the  high  frequency 
response.
2.  8”  WOOFER  –  The  high-powered  8”  woofer  is  used  to  reproduce  the  midrange  and  low  fre
-
quencies.
3.  RUBBER  FOOT  –  The  speaker  includes  heavy-duty  rubber  feet  on  the  bottom  of  the  unit. 
These  feet...

PXI8P

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PXI 8P™                                      Rear Panel Controls and Features
Rear Panel:
9.  XLR PARALLEL OUTPUT JACK – This jack is used to send the incoming line level signal from 
either of the Line Level Inputs Jacks to another PXI 8P™ or other line level input jack such as 
a mixer or power amp.
10. BALANCED  XLR  LINE  INPUT  –  This  connection  is  designed  to  accept  a  balanced  line  input...

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16. MAIN POWER SWITCH – This is the main power ON/OFF button. A yellow LED directly above 
the power switch will glow indicating power is ON. Before main power is applied, be sure you 
have made all connections to the speaker. Remember to avoid damaging pops to the speakers, 
the mixer is turned on first and turned off last
17. MAIN  POWER  INLET  – This  connector  is  used  to  supply  main  power  to  the  unit...

AUX4
AUX/IN
MADEINCHINA
MODELNO.:Q-3433MKIIPOWERSOURCE:115/230V~50/60Hz20W
MINMAXTRIMOUTPUT

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PXI 8P™                                                Typical Speaker Set-Up
Typical PXI 8P™ Output Set-Up
XLR-XLR Balanced Cables
PXI 8P™PXI 8P™ 

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PXI 8P™                                                       Looping Speakers
To Next PXI 8P™ (If Applicable)
From Mixer
PXI 8P™ Looping