Qsc pl218a User Manual

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PL218A
PL224A
PL230A
PL236A
OUTPUT POWER 
in watts
FTC:
8 ohms per channel (20-20k Hz., 0.05% THD)
310
440
575
725
4 ohms per channel (20-20k Hz., 0.07% THD)
525
715
900
1100
EIA: 1 kHz
8 ohms per channel
350
475
625
800
@1% THD
  4 ohms per channel
600
825
1050
1300
2 ohms per channel
900
1200
1500
1850
Bridged Mono:
16 ohms, 20–20k Hz, 0.1% THD
650
900
1200
1500
8 ohms, 20–20k Hz, 0.1% THD
1100
1500
2000
2400
4 ohms, 1 kHz, 1% THD
1800
2400
3000
3600
DYNAMIC HEADROOM (all models)
less than 2 dB at 4 ohms
DISTORTION (all models)
SMPTE-IM
Less than 0.01%
Typical, 10 dB below rated power, 20-20k Hz.             <0.025%
Typical, full rated power, 1k Hz. and below
<0.025%
FREQUENCY RESPONSE (all models)
20 Hz to 20 kHz, ±0.2 dB
(at 10 dB below rated output power)
-3 dB points: 8 Hz and 65 kHz
DAMPING FACTOR (all models)
Greater than 500
SIGNAL to NOISE (unweighted, 20-20k Hz.)
-103 dB                                                      -103 dB                                                     -103 dB                                                     -103 dB
VOLTAGE GAIN
Selectable from 26dB or 32 dB voltage gain (or a 1.2 Vrms input sensitivity) by the GAIN-SENSITIVITY SELECT switch
INPUT SENSITIVITY, V 
RMS 
          switch position
26dB    1.2Vrms     32dB
26dB    1.2Vrms     32dB
26dB    1.2Vrms     32dB
26dB    1.2Vrms     32dB
for rated power into 8 ohms
2.57        1.28         1.28
3.05        1.20         1.53
3.84        1.22         1.93
3.95        1.24          1.98
             for rated power into 4 ohms
2.37        1.18         1.18
2.97        1.10         1.39
3.41        1.08         1.71
3.45        1.09
1.73
INPUT CLIPPING, Vrms (all models)
+22dBu
INPUT IMPEDANCE (all models)
6k ohms unbalanced
12k ohms balanced
CONTROLS (all models)
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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