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USER MANUAL VX BEGLEC

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Copyright © 2005 by BEGLEC cva. Reproduction or publication of the content in any manner, without express permission of the publisher, is prohibited. Version: 1.2 The Power Source for DJ’s

DISPOSAL OF THE DEVICE

Dispose of the unit and used batteries in an environment friendly manner according to your country regulations. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS: CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove any cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use or the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operation and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying this appliance. CAUTION OPERATION MANUAL Thank you for buying this JB Systems product. To take full advantage of all possibilities, please read these operating instructions very carefully. FEATURES To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Do not place metal objects or spill liquid inside the turntable. Electric shock or malfunction may result.

• Professional amplifier for all-round sound reproduction
• Short Circuit protection
• DC current protection
• High temperature protection
• Bridge function (except on AX400 / VX400)
• Built-in limiters (except on AX400 / VX400)
• Balanced XLR and Jack inputs
• Speakon® compatible speaker outputs
• Binding post speaker outputs (screws)
• Strong Aluminum 19” front SOME IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:
• Always install this appliance in a well vented place. Avoid presence of heat sources. Avoid places that are dusty and humid.
• Don’t cover any ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.
• Keep this booklet in a safe place for future consultation. If you sell the fixture, be sure to add this user manual.
• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
• In order to prevent electric shock, do not open the enclosure. If a problem occurs, contact your dealer.
• Do not place metal objects or spill liquid inside the unit. Electric shock or malfunction may result.
• To protect the environment, please try to recycle the packing material as much as possible. BEFORE USE CLEANING THE UNIT: Clean by wiping with a cloth slightly dipped with water. Avoid getting water inside the unit. Do not use volatile liquids such as benzene or thinner which will damage the unit. Clean the ventilation holes regularly with a vacuum cleaner. This increases the cooling capacity of the amplifier fans and helps preventing temperature overheat. Check that the carton contains the following items:
• Operating instructions
• Mains power cable. CONNECTIONS Be sure to turn off the unit before you make changes to the wiring. For the signal inputs we recommend using the XLR-connections. Use good quality signal cables to ensure excellent audio quality. For example use JB cables with order codes: 7-0061 (XLR/XLR L=1m) or 7-0063 (XLR/XLR L=5m). For the speakers we suggest using the Speakon® compatible outputs. Suitable cables are for example JB order codes: 2-0505 (L=5m) or 20510 (L=10m). JB SYSTEMS® 1/42

5. PROTECT LED: The protection LED is on when the speakers are disconnected from

the amplifier. This occurs in the following situations:

• During the first seconds after switching on the amplifier.
• When the temperature of the power stage becomes too high.
• In case of a technical defect: DC protection!
• While switching the amplifier off, the “protect led” turns on for a short time.

6. BRIDGE LED: (only for VX200 and AX700MK2 / VX700MK2) Indicates that the

amplifier is working in bridge mode. This means that both channels are switched together in series to act as one mono amplifier. The output power nearly doubles compared to the separate channels. However the impedance of the connected speaker cabinets must be twice compared to that of normal stereo mode. In bridge mode, you have to apply the signal only to the left input of the amplifier. The right input is not used. For more information refer to point (11) in the next chapter. Attention: Take care not to use speaker cabinets with a total impedance lower than 8Ω. This will overload the amplifier!

7. VENTILLATION HOLES: during its operation the amplifier produces heat that needs

to be dissipated. The fans inside the amplifier must be able to evacuate the heat in the most effective way. Therefore is it very important not to cover any of the ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.

8. PARALLEL MODE: (only for VX200) Indicates that the amplifier is working in parallel

mode. This means that both channels are switched together in parallel to act as one mono amplifier. The output power nearly doubles compared to the separate channels. However the impedance of the connected speaker cabinets must be half compared to that of normal stereo mode. In parallel mode, you have to apply the signal only to the left input of the amplifier. The right input is not used. For more information refer to point (11) in the next chapter. Attention: to be able to produce the indicated power, the total impedance of the connected speaker cabinets must be around 2Ω !

1. POWER LED: This blue led is on when you turn the amplifier on using switch(2).

2. MAINS SWITCH: Used to turn the amplifier on and off. A few seconds after switching

on the amplifier it is ready for operation.

3. GAIN CONTROLS: These potentiometers are used to control the input sensitivity of

the amplifier. Each channel has its own control. You can use these controls to set the maximum sound level of your setup:

• Turn both controls on the amplifier (3) to the left.
• Put on some music on and make sure the VU meters on your mixer are at 0dB. (from time to time the red zone is lit)
• Set the Master output from your mixer to maximum.
• Open the Gain controls from the amplifier (3) until the maximum desired sound level is reached.
• Make sure nobody can reach the Gain controls of the amplifier. You have just set the maximum level the DJ is able to produce. Your neighbors will be glad…☺ (in some cases the DJ is not ) Note for VX200 and AX700MK2 / VX700MK2: In Parallel and Bridge mode, only the gain control of the left channel is used to adjust the input sensitivity.

4. CLIP LED: Turns on just before the maximum, distortion free, output level of the

amplifier. The clip leds may turn on shortly from time to time but they may certainly not turn on for longer periods. In this case you have to turn the output level down! JB SYSTEMS® 3/42

• STEREO MODE (most common): Connect the speaker cables as shown on the drawing below. Make sure not to switch the red and black wires. Be sure to set the switch on the rear panel to “stereo”. On the AX400 / VX400 this switch is not available. REAR PANELS

• BRIDGE MODE: (only for VX200 and AX700MK2 / VX700MK2) Connect the speaker cables as shown on the drawing below. Be sure to set the switch on the rear panel to “bridge”. Also refer to (6) in the previous chapter.

• PARALLEL MODE: (only for VX200) Connect the speaker cables as shown on the drawing below. Be sure to set the switch on the rear panel to “parallel”. Also refer to (8) in the previous chapter.

9. FAN & VENTILLATION HOLES: during its operation the amplifier produces heat that

must be dissipated. The fans inside the amplifier must be able to evacuate the heat in the most effective way. Therefore is it very important not to cover any of the ventilation openings as this may result in overheating.

10. SPEAKON OUTPUTS: use these Speakon® compatible connectors to connect your

speaker cabinets. Refer to chapter “connections” to learn which cables are suitable. Wiring of these connectors is as follows:

• POS(+) = Speakon connector PIN1+ and PIN2+
• NEG(-) = Speakon connector PIN1- and PIN211. BINDING POST SPEAKER OUTPUTS: We strongly suggest you to use the Speakon® connectors as described above(10). If you don’t have these or you want to use the amplifier in bridge or parallel mode, you can use the binding post connectors. Important: Use cables that have clear markings for + and – poles. We suggest using red/black cables (such as JB Systems order code: 935). It is very important that you don’t switch the + and – poles of the outputs. This results in very poor sound reproduction without low frequencies! There are 3 ways to connect the speaker cabinets using the binding post connectors:

12. GROUND LIFT switch: In some cases nasty hum noises can occur due to ground

loops in your setup. Setting the Ground lift switch to the position “lift” breaks the ground loop between the amplifier and the chassis grounds of various other components in your setup. As a result the hum noises disappear.

13. MODE switch: (not for AX400 / VX400) Used to set the operation mode of the

amplifier. The most common operation mode is “stereo”. If you need more power, you can operate the amplifier in bridge or parallel mode. Refer to points (6), (8) and (11) for more information. JB SYSTEMS® JB SYSTEMS® 5/42

14. XLR inputs: You can connect these balanced inputs to balanced and unbalanced line

level audio sources (example: DJ-mixer):

• Balanced source: Use good quality XLR/XLR balanced audio cables. Example: JB Systems 7-0061 (XLR/XLR L=1m) or 7-0063 (XLR/XLR L=5m) Wiring of the XLR connector: PIN1: GND PIN2: pos+ PIN3: neg-.
• Unbalanced source: Use good quality XLR/cinch audio cables. Example: JB Systems 2-0445 (XLR/cinch L=1.5m)

15. JACK inputs: You can connect these balanced inputs to balanced and unbalanced

line level audio sources (example: DJ-mixer):

• Balanced source: Use good quality JACK/JACK balanced audio cables. Wiring of the JACK connector: Sleeve: GND TIP: pos+ RING: neg-.
• Unbalanced source: Use good quality JACK/cinch audio cables. Example: JB Systems 2-0430 (JACK/cinch L=1.5m) or 2-0435 (L=3.0m)

16. POWER input: Use the supplied power cable to connect the amplifier to the mains.

This connector also holds a 20mm glass fuse. Always replace a blown fuse by another with exactly the same specifications. (fuse specifications can be found on the rear panel, next to the power input connector)

17. INPUT SENSITIVITY switch: (only VX200) With this switch you can perfectly adapt

the input sensitivity of the amplifier: 0,77V; 26dB or 1,4V. SPECIFICATIONS MODEL Power stereo 4 ohm Power stereo 8 ohm Power bridge 8 ohm Power parallel 2 ohm Freq. Resp. (+/-1.5dB) Input Sensitivity Input impedance S/R ratio Damping factor Slew Rate Cooling Inputs Outputs Power supply Dimensions (mm) VX200 2x 110Wrms 2x 65Wrms 1x 220Wrms 1x 220Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

0,77V / 26dB / 1.4V 20 kohm >85dB >150 40V/uS Force Fan cooling Balanced XLR/Jack Speakon/binding post AC230V / 50Hz 44x483x320 (19"/1U) AX400 / VX400 2x 200Wrms 2x 135Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

0,77V 20 kohm >85dB >150 35V/uS Force Fan cooling Balanced XLR/Jack Speakon/binding post AC230V / 50Hz 88x483x260 (19"/2U) AX700MK2 / VX700MK2 2x 350Wrms 2x 200Wrms 1x 700Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

0,77V 20 kohm >85dB >200 60V/uS Force Fan cooling Balanced XLR/Jack Speakon/binding post AC230V / 50Hz 88x483x260 (19"/2U) MODE D'EMPLOI FRANCAIS VX200 2x 110Wrms 2x 65Wrms 1x 220Wrms 1x 220Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

0,77V / 26dB / 1.4V 20 kohm >85dB >150 AX700MK2 / VX700MK2 2x 350Wrms 2x 200Wrms 1x 700Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

0,77V 20 kohm >85dB >200 VX200 2x 110Wrms 2x 65Wrms 1x 220Wrms 1x 220Wrms AX400 / VX400 2x 200Wrms 2x 135Wrms

AX700MK2 / VX700MK2 2x 350Wrms 2x 200Wrms 1x 700Wrms

VX200 2x 110Wrms 2x 65Wrms 1x 220Wrms 1x 220Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

AX400 / VX400 2x 200Wrms 2x 135Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

AX700MK2 / VX700MK2 2x 350Wrms 2x 200Wrms 1x 700Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

VX200 2x 110Wrms 2x 65Wrms 1x 220Wrms 1x 220Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

0,77V / 26dB / 1.4V 20 kohm >85dB >150 40V/uS VX700MK2 2x 350Wrms 2x 200Wrms 1x 700Wrms

10 - 50000Hz

0,77V 20 kohm >85dB >200 60V/uS