Califone PA616 Owners Manual

ATTENTION: ALL SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

SHOULD BE READ BEFORE OPERATING APPLIANCE. ALL OPER­ATING AND USE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD BE FOLLOW­ED WHEN OPERATING THE APPLIANCE. HEED AND ADHERE
TO ALL WARNINGS ON THE APPLIANCE AND IN THE OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS. RETAIN ALL SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUC­TIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

WATER & MOISTURE - DO NOT USE THE APPLIANCE NEAR
WATER; IE. BATHTUB, WASHBOWL, KITCHEN SINK, LAUNDRY
TUB, WET BASEMENT OR SWIMMING POOL.

VENTILATION - DO NOT SITUATE THE APPLIANCE SO THAT
ITS LOCATION OR POSITION INTERFERES WITH ITS PROPER
VENTILATION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT
BE SITUATED ON A BED, SOFA, RUG OR SIMILAR SURFACE THAT
MAY BLOCK THE VENTILATION OPENINGS. THE
APPLIANCE SHOULD NOT BE PLACED IN A BUILT-IN
INSTALLATION, SUCH AS A BOOKCASE OR CABINET, THAT
MAY IMPEDE THE FLOW OF AIR THROUGH THE VENTILATION
OPENINGS.

HEAT - SITUATE THE APPLIANCE AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES
SUCH AS RADIATORS, HEAT REGISTERS, STOVES OR OTHER AP­PLIANCES (INCLUDING AMPLIFIERS) THAT PRODUCE HEAT.

POWER SOURCES - CONNECT THE APPLIANCE ONLY TO A
POWER SUPPLY TYPE DESCRIBED IN THE OPERATING INSTR-UC­TIONS OR MARKED ON THE APPLIANCE.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION - PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN SO THAT THE GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION MEANS OF
THE APPLIANCE ARE NOT DEFEATED.

POWER CORD PROTECTION - POWER SUPPLY CORDS
SHOULD BE ROUTED SO THAT THEY ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE
WALKED ON OR PINCHED BY ITEMS PLACED UPON OR AGAINST
THEM, PAYING PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO CORDS
AT PLUGS, CONVENIENCE RECEPTACLES, AND THE POINT WHERE
THEY EXIT FROM THE APPLIANCE.

CLEANING - THE APPLIANCE SHOULD BE CLEANED ONLY AS REC­OMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER.

NON USE PERIODS - UNPLUG THE APPLIANCE POWER CORD
FROM THE OUTLET WHEN LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME.

OBJECT & LIQUID ENTRY - CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN SO THAT
OBJECTS DO NOT FALL AND LIQUIDS ARE NOT SPILLED INTO THE
ENCLOSURE THROUGH OPENINGS.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE - THE APPLIANCE SHOULD BE SER­VICED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WHEN: (A) THE POWER
SUPPLY CORD OR THE PLUG HAS BEEN DAMAGED (B) OBJECTS
HAVE FALLEN OR LIQUID HAS BEEN SPILLED INTO THE APPLIANCE
(C) THE APPLIANCE HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO RAIN (D) THE APPLI­ANCE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY OR EXHIB­ITS A MARKED CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE (E) THE APPLIANCE HAS
BEEN DROPPED OR THE ENCLOSURE DAMAGED.

SERVICING - THE USER SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO
SERVICE THE APPLIANCE BEYOND THAT DESCRIBED IN
THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. ALL OTHER SERVICING REFER TO
A QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK.

NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QAULIFIED PERSONNEL.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK - DO NOT OPEN

This product is not designed to
function normally in strong electro­magnetic fields. Consequently, the

audio quality may degrade while
the product is exposed to strong electromagnetic
fields. Normal audio quality operation will be
recovered when the strong electromagnetic field
is no longer present.

Ce produit n’est pas conçu pour
un fonctionnement dans de forts
champs électromagnétiques. Par
conséquent, la qualité sonore peut

diminuer si ce produit est exposé
à un fort champ életromagnétique. La qualité
sonore redeviendra normale après affaib-lisse­ment du champ électromagnétique.

The lightening ash with arrowhead
within a triangle is intended to tell
the user that parts inside the product
are a risk of electric shock to persons.

The exclamation point within a
triangle is intended to tell the user
that important operating and servicing
instructions are in the papers with
the appliance.

WARNING:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF

FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, SO

NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE

TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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Califone® International Inc. • 1145 Arroyo Avenue, # A • San Fernando, CA 91340 USA
Toll Free 800.722.0500 | Toll Free Fax [phone]
International Customers call 818.407.2400 or Fax [phone] califone.com

Portable
Public
Address
System

Owner’s
Manual

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FreedomPro
PA616

FreedomPro PA616 Owner’s Manual

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Thank you for purchasing this FreedomPro PA, the most versatile and appropriate portable PA for use in school, business,
house of worship and government facilities.

I invite you to register your product online for warranty coverage at our website: www.califone.com — while you’re there —
make sure to visit our complete line of multimedia players and recorders, wired and wireless headphones and headsets,
computer peripherals, wireless and installed PA systems, white board speakers and other Califone® products.

While online, make sure you register your Player for its one year warranty.

Sincerely,

Roscoe Anthony
President, Califone® International, Inc.

Unpacking

Check carefully for damage which may have taken place
during transit. Report any damage claim directly to the
freight carrier immediately. Save product(s) and packaging
for inspection by the carrier’s claim agent. Notify your
dealer of the pending claim.

Service Repairs

Should your unit require repair contact the dealer from
which the unit was purchased or the Califone® Service
Department at: [phone] or [phone] to obtain
a Return Authorization (RA) number. After receiving the
RA, ship the unit to Califone® prepaid. Collect shipments
will be refused.

Contents

a) FreedomPro Public Address System
b) Power Cord
c) Operation Manual
d) RC-300 Remote Control With 2 AAA Alkaline Batteries

Warranty Registration

Please register for your 6-year warranty online
at www.califone.com to activate.

Telescoping handle

16-channel UHF wireless mic receiver

Compact disc player

CD on/off & volume

Treble control

Line-In volume control

Bass control

Digital master volume control

Line-out RCA jacks

Line-in RCA jacks

Beefy 3.5” integral wheels

Speaker mute switch

1/4” phone jack speaker out switched

1/4” phone jack speaker out

Voice priority (Ducking) switch

Power on/off switch

Green power on indicator

Battery low/charge indicators

A/C power socket

5 Ampere fuse

16-channel UHF transmitter

Audio line out XLR (2)

XLR & 1/4” microphone inputs (2)

Speech/music switch (2)

Microphone volume (2)

Audio line out volume

LED lights for power, RF & audio reception

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