Ampeg Bass heads SVP1500 User Manual
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Owner’s Guide for the SVP-1500 Rack Mount Bass Power Amplifier SIGNAL LIMIT PROTECT SIGNAL LIMIT PROTECTRESET @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€...
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SVP-1500 Bass Amplifier 2 Table of Contents Important Safeguards and Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Operation...
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SVP-1500 Bass Amplifier 3 An Introduction to your new Ampeg SVP-1500 Rack Mount Bass Amplifier First of all, thank you for choosing one of the finest rack mount bass amplifiers available, the Ampeg SVP-1500. Your new bass amp offers you many outstanding features, such as a rated output of up to 780 watts per channel into 2 ohms, forced fan cooling and a highly-advanced, built-in protection circuit. In order to achieve the highest performance and longest life from your new bass amp, please read this...
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SVP-1500 Bass Amplifier 4 The Front Panel SIGNAL LIMIT PROTECT SIGNAL LIMIT PROTECTRESET @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ €€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€...
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8: POWER CORD:This heavy duty power cord must be connected to a grounded AC outlet of the proper volt- age for the amplifier to operate. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE POSSIBILI- TY OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE OR BYPASS THE GROUND PRONG OF THE POWER CORD. 9: SPEAKON ®JACKS: These heavy- duty output jacks offer an excellent method of connecting the amplifier to your speakers using cables terminat- ed with Speakon ®type plugs. Use of these connectors is highly recom- mended under high power operation. When...
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SVP-1500 Bass Amplifier 6 Operation Stereo Mode: The SVP-1500 can be used in the Stereo Mode as two separate amplifier units, each capable of driving loads down to 2 ohms. Each channel operates independently and has its own input connectors, sensitivity level controls, sig- nal indicator LEDS, automatic limiter, fault protection circuitry, power amp, and speaker outputs. In the Stereo Mode, the Mono/Stereo switch (#14 on the rear panel) must be in the OUTposition. Connections to your speakers can be...
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SVP-1500 Bass Amplifier
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Installations
STEREO MONOMODE
MODEL:
SERIAL:
LINE: V ~ Hz
WATTS: MAXSVP-1500
SVP15OOU12B
120 60
1500
Bridged Mono Mode Operation:
Biamp Operation:
Stereo Operation:
From
Preamps
Right Out Right
Cabinet
Left
Cabinet
OUT(STEREO)From Speakon® Jacks
From 1/4 Jacks*
From
Preamps
Left Out
STEREO MONOMODE
MODEL:
SERIAL:
LINE: V ~ Hz
WATTS: MAXSVP-1500
SVP15OOU12B
120 60
1500
IN(MONO)
From Bridged Mono/Biamp...
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P/N 47-655-12 . 03/97 Ampeg reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Ampeg is proudly Made in America. ©1996 SLM Electronics, 1400 Ferguson Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63133 U.S.A. SVP-1500 Bass Amplifier Technical Specifications POWER OUTPUTS (per channel, stereo mode)1,2 2 ch (20-20kHz)2 ch 1kHz2 ch 40Hz (1 cycle)1 ch 1 kHz1 ch 40Hz (1 cycle) 8 ohms:230 watts 260 watts 280 watts 295 watts 300 watts 4 ohms:425 watts 480 watts 500 watts 550 watts 2 ohms:560 watts 780 watts 750 watts 900...