American Audio Commander Plus User Manual

							
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 the date and 
place of purchase by acceptable evidence, at the time service is sought. 
B.  For warranty service, send the product only to the American Audio
® factory. All shipping charges 
must be pre-paid. If the requested repairs or service (including parts replacement) are within the terms 
of  this  warranty,  American  Audio
®  will  pay  return  shipping  charges  only  to  a  designated  point  within 
the United States. If the entire instrument is sent, it must be shipped in its original package. No acces
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sories should be shipped with the product. If any accessories are shipped with the product, American 
Audio® shall have no liability whatsoever for loss of or damage to any such accessories, nor for the 
safe return thereof.  
C.  This warranty is void if the serial number has been altered or removed; if the product is modified in 
any manner which American Audio
® concludes, after inspection, affects the reliability of the product; 
if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the American Audio
® factory unless 
prior  written  authorization  was  issued  to  purchaser  by  American  Audio
®;  if  the  product  is  damaged 
because not properly maintained as set forth in the instruction manual. 
D.  This is not a service contract, and this warranty does not include maintenance, cleaning or peri
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odic  check-up.  During  the  period  specified  above,  American  Audio
®  will  replace  defective  parts  at 
its  expense,  and  will  absorb  all  expenses  for  warranty  service  and  repair  labor  by  reason  of  defects 
in  material  or  workmanship.  The  sole  responsibility  of  American  Audio
®  under  this  warranty  shall  be 
limited  to  the  repair  of  the  product,  or  replacement  thereof,  including  parts,  at  the  sole  discretion  of 
American Audio
®. All products covered by this warranty were manufactured after January 1, 1990, and 
bear identifying marks to that effect. 
E.  American Audio
® reserves the right to make changes in design and/or improvements upon its prod-
ucts without any obligation to include these changes in any products theretofore manufactured. 
F.  No warranty, whether expressed or implied, is given or made with respect to any accessory sup
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plied  with  products  described  above.  Except  to  the  extent  prohibited  by  applicable  law,  all  implied 
warranties  made  by  American  Audio
®  in  connection  with  this  product,  including  warranties  of  mer-
chantability or fitness, are limited in duration to the warranty period set forth above. And no warran
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ties,  whether  expressed  or  implied,  including  warranties  of  merchantability  or  fitness,  shall  apply  to 
this product after said period has expired. The consumer’s and or Dealer’s sole remedy shall be such 
repair  or  replacement  as  is  expressly  provided  above;  and  under  no  circumstances  shall  American 
Audio® be liable for any loss or damage, direct or consequential, arising out of the use of, or inability 
to use, this product. 
 
G.  This warranty is the only written warranty applicable to American Audio
® Products and supersedes 
all prior warranties and written descriptions of warranty terms and conditions her etofore published. 
The  Commander  Plus™  carries  a  one  year  limited  warranty.  We  recommend  you  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  R.A.  (return  authorization)  number.  If  the  mixer  is  under  warranty, 
you must provide a proof of purchase invoice. You may obtain a R.A. number by contacting our customer 
support  team  on  our  toll  free  number. 
Please  contact  American  Audio® customer  support  at  (800) 
322-6337
  for  a  R.A.  number.   All  package  not  displaying  a  R.A.  number  on  the  outside  of  the 
package  will  be  returned  to  the  shipper.
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Model: Commander Plus 4 Channel Mixer
POWER SUPPLY:       AC 120v~60Hz/220v50~60Hz, User Selectable
DIMENSIONS:       482 x 176 x 72mm
WEIGHT:         7 Lbs. / 2.8 kg
CROSSFADER:       Feather Fader Plus - VCA detecting fader start control - 
          Low grounding impedance crossfader
POWER CONSUMPTION:  12W typical, 20W w/ full headphone output
HEADPHONE IMPEDANCE:  16 Ohms
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION:  Operating Temperature: 5 to 35 deg. C; Humidity: 25 to 85% RH  
          (non-condensing); Storage Temperature: -20 to 60 deg. C
Input Sensitivity (Level/Impedence): 
LINE:             
1.22V (100mV)10K Ohm
PHONO:            
1.22V (2.0mV) 47K Ohm
MICROPHONE:           1.22V (2.2mV) 600 Ohm
AUX:              1.22V (100mV)10K Ohm (Load = 1Khz RMS)
Output Sensitivity (Level/Impedence): Note: 0dBV=1Vrms
MASTER OUT (XLR):         0dBV (1V)/470 Ohms ±3dB
REC OUT (RCA):         
-5.5dBV (316mV)/1K Ohms ±3dB
PHONES (LOAD=32 OHMS):       -2dBV (0.4V)/33 Oms ±3dB PGM IN
Maximum Output (Load = 47K, THD = 5%)
MASTER/ZONE:           < 18dBV (8V)
REC:             
< 18dBV (8V)
PHONES (Load=32 ohms):       < 4.6dBV (1.7V)
CHANNEL BALANCE:        WITHIN 3dB
Frequency Response:
LINE/AUX:            20Hz - 20KHz, ±0.5dB
PHONO:             20Hz - 20KHz, ±1dB except for controlled attenua-
tion               of -3dB @ 20Hz to reduce rumble and feedback
MICROPHONE:           20Hz - 15KHz, ±0.5dB
Signal to Noise Ratio (maximum output) JIS-A weighted
LINE/AUX:            BETTER THAN 100dB
PHONO:            BETTER THAN 84dB
MIC:              BETTER THAN 85dB
THD - Total Harmonic Distortion (1Khz, 0dBV Output):
MASTER OUTPUT (LOAD = 47K OHMS):  LESS THAN 0.01%
PHONO: (LOAD = 32 OHMS):      LESS THAN 0.03%
CROSS TALK:           < 40dB @ 1Khz, Between left and right channels
Channel Equalizer:
BASS:           +12 ±1dB,-32 ±2 dB at 40KHz
MID:              +12 ±1dB,-32 ±2 dB at 1.35KHz
TREBLE:            +10 ±1dB,-28 ±2 dB at 15KHz 
Microphone Equalizer:
BASS:            
+12 /-17 ±2dB, at 70KHz  
TREBLE:           
+12 /-22 ±2dB, at 13KHz
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