CHIAYO AMP-500 Multi-Media Amplifier User Manual

CHIAYO AMP-500 Multi-Media Amplifier

Instruction

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing this multi-media mixer amplifier. To ensure a trouble-free operation, please read the manual thoroughly to fully understand its controls and functions.

In the box

• AMP-500 amplifier

• 4-pin terminal block connector *1

• Switching power supply
  (plug varies from country to country)

• operation manual

Parts and functions

1. Power on/off
2. Voice priority on/off
3. Wired microphone input（Ø6.3mm）
4. Volume control of wired microphone
5. Tone control
6. DC input
7. External speaker jack for up to two sets of 4-8Ω speakers
8. LINE-IN 2- balanced audio input (XLR jack)
9. LINE-IN 2- unbalanced audio input (Ø6.3mm phone jack)
10. LINE-IN 2- volume control
11. LINE-IN 1- audio input (RCA R/L jacks）
12. LINE-IN 1-volume control

Settings and Operations

Using the wired microphone (MIC IN)

1. Plug a wired microphone with a 6.3mm connector to MIC IN.
2. Set the MIC IN volume level to minimum before turning on the amplifier. Turn on the power and then adjust MIC IN volume control to desired level.
3. LOW-HIGH TONE can be adjusted.

Music audio input – DVD player (LINE IN 1)

1. Plug the audio cable with RCA R/L plugs to the LINE IN 1’s RCA R/L jacks.
2. Set the LINE IN 1 volume level to minimum before turning on the amplifier. Turn on the power and then adjust LINE IN 1 volume control to a desired level.
3. LOW-HIGH TONE can be adjusted.

Using the electronic instrument (LINE IN 2)

1. Plug an electronic guitar / keyboard with a 6.3mm or XLR connector to the COMBO jack of LINE IN 2.
2. Set the LINE IN 2 volume level to minimum before turning on the amplifier. Turn on the power and then adjust LINE IN 2 volume control to a desired level.
3. LOW-HIGH TONE can be adjusted.

TONE for WIRED and WIRELESS MICROPHONE and MUSIC

TONE adjustment is actually used to increase or reduce the high/low frequency component of the speaker’s restored sound. It is so-called raising or attenuating HIGH (HI) / BASS (LOW) via frequency-specific volume knob to improve human voices or make musical instruments’ sound more prominent. According to the scale mark on the panel, clockwise adjustment is to increase / boost high frequency and decrease / attenuate low frequency, opposite to increase / boost low frequency and decrease / attenuate high frequency.
Adjust the level of high frequency (HI) and low frequency (LOW). All signals have been balanced by the high and low sounds after entering the amplifier so it is not necessary to adjust the TONE during the output to the speaker. It is recommended to maintain the position of TONE at just 12 o’clock. Adjustment reference:

• HI (TREBLE): It is the basic part of the sound. It accounts for 70% of the entire audio energy and is an important component to display the music style. When appropriate, the BASS is relaxed and the sound is full and soft. If you feel the sound is thin, you can moderately increase the BASS. If you feel the sound is muffled, not clear, or too nasal, you can moderately reduce the BASS.
• LOW (BASS) : It’s the frequency that affects the sound layering. If you feel that the sounds of instruments such as Piccolo and Flute are too prominent, or the tooth sound of the voice is too heavy and the tone is sharp, you can moderately reduce the TREBLE.

VOICE PRIORITY

Voice Priority operation is only necessary when CD/USB/MP3 is playing.
When the Voice Priority switch is ON, the ducking function will be activated. While the music is playing, a voice input from either a WIRED or WIRELESS MICROPHONE will temporarily override and lower the volume of the background music and voice could be heard more clearly. Background music will return to its original setting when no audio input is entering the microphone after certain seconds. However, if the microphone is not switch off, the reentering of music into the microphone will also activate the voice priority function.

Application

Connecting L/R stereo speakers (SP OUT)

Plug the external speaker’s audio cable to the 4P PHOENIX jacks on the rear panel. The speaker’s impedance must be 4-8Ω or more. When using 4P PHOENIX for connection, please accord with the positive (+) and negative (-) polarities.

CHIAYO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
http://www.chiayo.com.tw｜Email: [email protected]
Office: 30, Lane 27, Section 4, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 10685, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-27415741｜Fax: 886-2-27525242
Factory: 88, Chung-Hsiao Street 2, Chiayi 60080, Taiwan
Tel: 886-5-2711000｜Fax: 886-5-5767611

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