How to Operate the MA6500, con’t
How to Read the Power Output Meters
The MA6500 Power Output Meter scales are based on us- ing 2, 4 and 8 ohm loudspeakers. The meters are peak re- sponding and indicate the power output of each channel with high accuracy when the amplifier is reproducing mu- sic. Refer to figure 8.
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. 0 2 . 2 0 2 .0 2 0 | 2 0 0 | ||
- 4 0 | - 3 0 - 2 0 | 0 | |
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D E C I B E L S
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P O W E R O U T P U T
Figure 8
Meter Reading | Actual Power Output | Actual Power Output | Actual Power Output | |
(2 ohm load) | (4 ohm load) | (8 ohm load) | ||
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200 | 400 Watts | 200 Watts | 100 Watts | |
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20 | 40 Watts | 20 Watts | 10 Watts | |
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2.0 | 4 Watts | 2 Watts | 1 Watts | |
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.20 | 0.4 Watts | 0.2 Watts | 0.1 Watts | |
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.02 | 40 Milliwatts | 20 Milliwatts | 10 Milliwatts | |
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