American Audio Loudspeaker PXI 12P User Manual

AMERICAN AUDIO
4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles, Ca. 90058
www.AmericanAudio.us
   Rev. 4/06
PXI 12P
™
Powered Professional Two-Way 
Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker 

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PXI 12P™                                                               Contents
PXI 12P™                                                            Unpacking
PXI 12P™                                                          Introduction
Every 
PXI  12P™   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.
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PXI 12P™                                                       Safety Precautions
PXI 12P™ 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...

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PXI 12P™                                                                  Registration
PXI 12P™                                                              Main Features
PXI 12P™ Speaker System:
•  Heavy Duty Polypropylene Cabinet
•  Built in XLR & 1/4” Mic and Line Level Inputs
•  XLR and RCA Balanced Inputs 
•  Built-in Rigging Points
•  1/4” and XLR Line Outputs
•  Built-in Pole Mount Socket
•  Bass and Treble...

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PXI 12P™                                                  Controls and Features
1.  HIGH  FREQUENCY  TRANSDUCER  – 
This  unit  is  used  to  reproduce  the  high  frequency 
response.
2.  12”  WOOFER  –  The  high-powered  12”  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...

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Rear Panel:
9.   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  Balanced  XLR  or  RCA  Input  (13  or 
15) only!
10....

PXI 12P™                                      Rear Panel Controls and Features
Rear Panel Cont.:
15. BALANCED  XLR  LINE  INPUT  – 
This  connection  is  designed  to  accept  a  balanced  line  input 
signal from a mixer or other line level device with a balanced output jack. Use a balanced cable 
when the signal cable length exceeds 15 feet, this will reduce excessive signal loss. Be sure to 
connect only line level input devices such as mixers and tape machines to this jack.
16.  TREBLE CONTROL –...

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PXI 12P™                                                Typical Speaker Set-Up
Typical PXI 12P™ Output Set-Up
PXI 12P™PXI 12P™
AUX4
AUX/IN
MADEINCHINA
MODELNO.:Q-3433MKIIPOWERSOURCE:115/230V~50/60Hz20W
MINMAXTRIMOUTPUT
XLR-XLR Balanced Cables 

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PXI 12P™                                                       Looping Speakers
PXI 12P™ Looping
To Next PXI 10P™ (If Applicable)
From Mixer