AN-1000X+ Speaker Monitor Owners Manual
MADE IN USA
MADE IN USA
A Message from the President
Congratulations on purchasing an Anchor Audio
Speaker Monitor, the choice of thousands of
satisfied customers including the White House,
prestigious universities, school districts nationwide,
police and fire departments, and all branches of the
U.S. Military. Our products are made of the finest
materials and built with pride in the U.S.
We’ve incorporated the latest technology into
your sound system yet kept it simple to use. Just take a few minutes to review this
manual to ensure the maximum enjoyment of your Anchor system. Or, you can view a
demonstration video complete with a trouble shooting section at www.anchoraudio.com.
Feel free to call our friendly customer support staff at 1-800-ANCHOR1
with any questions. We love to hear from our customers.
Janet Jacobs, President
on behalf of all Anchor employees
CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................................. 1
BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION / BALANCED INPUT JACK .............................................................. 2
OPERATING THE BUILT-IN UHF WIRELESS RECEIVER ..................................................................3
OPERATING WIRELESS MICROPHONE/TRANSMITTER .................................................................4
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ........................................................................................ 5
HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOU SOUND SYSTEM? / TECHNICAL SPECS ..........................................6
SIX YEAR WARRANTY
SIX YEAR WARRANTY
GETTING STARTED
Please check your new unit carefully for any
damage which may have occurred during shipment.
Each Anchor product is carefully inspected at the
factory and packed in specially designed boxes for
safe transport.
Notify the freight carrier immediately of any damage
to the shipping box or product. Repack the unit
in the original box and wait for inspection by the
carrier’s claim agent. Notify your dealer of the
pending freight claim.
NOTE: All damage claims must be made with freight carrier!
RETURNING SYSTEMS FOR SERVICE
OR REPAIR
For service or repair, please contact the dealer
you purchased your system from or visit
www.AnchorAudio.com to fill out an
RA
(Return Authorization)
still under warranty, you will receive an RA Number
with instructions to follow. All shipments to Anchor
Audio must include an RA number and must be
shipped prepaid. C.O.D. shipments and shipments
without an RA number will be refused and returned
at your expense.
IMPORTANT: Save the shipping box & packing materials,
they were specially designed to ship your unit!
The AN-1000X+ Speaker Monitor comes with a six year warranty,
the remote comes with a two year warranty, and wireless comes
with a two year warranty.
form. If your system is
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AN-1000X+ Speaker Monitor Owners Manual
MADE IN USA
BASIC SYSTEM OPERATION
The AN-1000X+ is the most versatile powered monitor
on the market, is designed to amplify the signal from a
wide variety of input sources. Use it on an A/V rack, as
a studio monitor, in a trade show booth or on a US Navy
warship, you decide.
Here’s how easy it is to use:
1. Place the AN-1000X+ in desired location
2. Plug the power cord into a grounded AC outlet
3. Plug an audio source into one of the three input
jacks on the back panel:
• LINE IN - RCA jack
• LINE IN - 1/4-inch phone jack
• BALANCED INPUT* - XLR jack
4. Turn volume control on front panel to minimum
5. Set power switch on back panel to ON
(red LED on front panel should light)
6. Adjust the volume, bass & treble controls to
desired levels
*BALANCED INPUT JACK
The balanced XLR input jack allows the AN-1000X+
to be used in a variety of applications. The input can
be user configured for a Lo-Z microphone or bridging
balanced line-level inputs
pro-audio and broadcast industry)
input has 15 volt phantom power which may be
switched on or off.
The factory default setting is for microphone-level
inputs with 15 volts DC phantom power. Follow the
instructions below to change settings.
Change Balanced Input Jack Configuration
1. Set the three dip switches with a small
pointed object
(such as used in the
. In addition, the
BACK PANEL OF AN-1000XF1+
BALANCED INPUT
The balanced XLR input jack can be user configured for a Lo-Z microphone or
bridging balanced line-level inputs. In addition it has 15 volt phantom power
which can be switched on or off.
LINE OUT
The line-level output provides a
replica of the composite input signal. Use it for direct recording or
to daisy-chain additional powered
sound systems to the AN-1000X+
for greater crowd coverage.
LINE IN
The line-level inputs
1/4” phone)
input sources such as VCR’s,
CD players, musical instruments, computers, mixing
consoles, etc. Both inputs
can be used simultaneously
with the AN-1000X+ volume
knob controling composite
program output.
FEEDBACK
Feedback is a howling noise or shrill sound that is
self-generated by the sound system. It is caused by a
microphone picking up the sound coming from the speaker
and then being re-amplified. Once a feedback loop is started
it will continue until the system is adjusted.
FEEDBACK CAUSES
• Microphone too close, pointing towards or in front of
• Volume setting too loud for room
• Sound reflections from hard surfaces, walls, etc.
(RCA &
are used with
the speaker
SPEAKER OUT
The external speaker output jack
allows the user to power an auxiliary unpowered speaker
(such as the AN-1001X+)
auxiliary speakers.
(1/4”-phone, unswitched)
. Minimum 8 ohms impedance for
SIX YEAR WARRANTY
POWER SWITCH
AVOIDING & ELIMINATING FEEDBACK
• Point the microphone in a different direction
• Keep the microphone away from the speaker;
position speaker in FRONT of microphone
• Reduce the sound system volume level
CAUTION: Feedback can damage your equipment
& may be hazardous to hearing.
DIP Switch Option Settings
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