Peavey CS 500S manual DDT Active LED, Power LED, Input Sensitivity, Power Switch, AIR Exhaust Port

We hope you will find your new CS® 500A to be not just another power amplifier, but the most exciting power amplifier you have ever purchased. Please read over this owner’s manual carefully. It will help you to use this exciting product to its greatest capability.

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FRONT PANEL

DDT™ ACTIVE LED (1)

Illuminates when DDT™ Compression is taking place. With the ENABLE/DEFEAT switch in the DEFEAT position, the LED indicates when clipping distortion is occurring.

POWER LED (2)

Illuminates when AC power is being supplied to the amp and the associated channel is operational. Illumination is delayed slightly during the power-up cycle due to the transient suppression/thermal fault circuitry. If either channel experiences fault conditions or exceeds the safe operating temperature limits, that channel will shut down and the associated power LED will go out indicating such conditions exist. Also, whenever the BRIDGE mode is selected, the power LED on channel B is defeated (OFF), just as if there were a fault condition on channel B. This provides a positive indication that the CS® 500A is in bridge mode.

INPUT SENSITIVITY (3)

Maximum power amplifier input gain (minimum sensitivity) is achieved at the full clockwise setting. This setting yields maximum mixer/system headroom. A setting of less than full clockwise will yield lower system noise at the expense of headroom. Calibration indicates sensitivity in dBV necessary to attain the full output power rating.

POWER SWITCH (4)

Depress to “on” position to power up unit.

AIR EXHAUST PORT (5)

This is where the hot air from the heat sinks exhaust from the amplifier. Any restriction or blockage could cause excessive oper- ation temperatures, and the unit could shut down!

REAR PANEL

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CIRCUIT BREAKER (6)

The CS® 500A uses a circuit breaker in place of the main fuse. This breaker is provided to limit the current to the analog power supply and thereby protect it from overheating and possible destruction due to fault conditions in the amplifier. The trip current value has been carefully chosen to allow continuous power output performance while still providing adequate protection for the power

supply. Normally, this breaker should not trip unless there is a fault in the amplifier circuitry that draws excessive mains current. However, abnormal conditions such as a short circuit on either or both channels or continuous operation at overload or clipping,

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