QSC Audio PL236A S P E C I F I C A T I O N S, PL224A, PL230A, PL218A, OUTPUT POWER in watts, 26dB

S P E C I F I C A T I O N S	PL224A	PL230A	PL236A
PL218A

OUTPUT POWER in watts

FTC: 8 ohms per channel (20-20k Hz., 0.05% THD) 4 ohms per channel (20-20k Hz., 0.07% THD)

EIA: 1 kHz 8 ohms per channel

@1% THD 4 ohms per channel

2 ohms per channel

Bridged Mono:

16 ohms, 20–20k Hz, 0.1% THD

8 ohms, 20–20k Hz, 0.1% THD

4 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD

DYNAMIC HEADROOM (all models)

DISTORTION (all models)

SMPTE-IM

Typical, 10 dB below rated power, 20-20k Hz. Typical, full rated power, 1k Hz. and below

FREQUENCY RESPONSE (all models)

(at 10 dB below rated output power)

DAMPING FACTOR (all models)

SIGNAL to NOISE (unweighted, 20-20k Hz.)

VOLTAGE GAIN

INPUT SENSITIVITY, V RMS switch position

for rated power into 8 ohms

for rated power into 4 ohms

INPUT CLIPPING, Vrms (all models)

INPUT IMPEDANCE (all models)

CONTROLS (all models)

310			440			575			725
525			715			900			1100
350			475			625			800
600			825			1050			1300
900			1200			1500			1850
650			900			1200			1500
1100			1500			2000			2400
1800			2400			3000			3600
less than 2 dB at 4 ohms
Less than 0.01%
<0.025%
<0.025%
20 Hz to 20 kHz, ±0.2 dB
-3 dB points: 8 Hz and 65 kHz
Greater than 500
-103 dB			-103 dB			-103 dB			-103 dB
Selectable from 26dB or 32 dB voltage gain (or a 1.2 Vrms input sensitivity) by the GAIN-SENSITIVITY SELECT switch
26dB	1.2Vrms	32dB	26dB	1.2Vrms	32dB	26dB	1.2Vrms	32dB	26dB	1.2Vrms	32dB
2.57	1.28	1.28	3.05	1.20	1.53	3.84	1.22	1.93	3.95	1.24	1.98
2.37	1.18	1.18	2.97	1.10	1.39	3.41	1.08	1.71	3.45	1.09	1.73

+22dBu

6k ohms unbalanced

12k ohms balanced

Front: AC switch, CH 1 and CH 2 gain knobs

Back: Slide switches with LED confirmation for: Input Configuration, Mode, DataPort Input Signal assignment and Gain-Sensitivity Select

Side: SIP networks for crossover frequency and low frequency delay; push-button toggle switch for Subaudio Filter; DIP switches for Subaudio Frequency select, Lo Frequency delay enable/off, HF Attenuation 0 to -15 db adjust, Horn Boost 0 to +14 dB adjust. “Per Channel” switches: Power Limiter enable/off,

Power Limiter Mode peak/average, Power Limiter Threshold 0 to -15dB adjust, Power Limiter attack & release time fast-medium-slow, Power Limiter tracking none/bi-amp (CH 2 tracks CH 1)/”reverse” bi-amp (CH 1 tracks CH 2)/stereo (each channel tracks the other), and Clip Limiting on/off

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