QSC PLD Series - Output Configurations; Bridged and Separate Channels; Parallel Channel Connections

PLD Series Amplifiers 3
Application Guide—Portable PA Rev. E, Apr. 2015
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Why PLD? ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
PLD: A new paradigm .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Electrical power .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
FAST (Flexible Amplifier Summing Technology™) .......................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Amplifier Navigator™............................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
Presets .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
2. Real-World Applications with PLD ................................................................................................................................................................ 20
Loudspeaker power capacities ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Application: Stereo passive tops and subs ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Application: Stereo passive mains with two monitor mixes .........................................................................................................................................................22
Application: Stereo passive tops and subs with two monitor mixes ...........................................................................................................................................23
Application: Mono passive tops and subs with two monitors on one mix .................................................................................................................................24
Application: Stereo full-range mains with four monitor mixes ....................................................................................................................................................25
Application: Stereo passive tops and subs with two monitor mixes ...........................................................................................................................................26
Application: Stereo passive tops and mono sub .............................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Application: Stereo passive tops and two mono subs .................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Application: Stereo bi-amp mains ......................................................................................................................................................................................................29
Application: Stereo bi-amp mains with two monitor mixes .......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Application: Mono bi-amp tops and sub ............................................................................................................................................................................................31
Application: Stereo full-range mains ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Application: Stereo passive tops and subs ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Application: Stereo passive tops and subs ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Application: Stereo bi-amp mains ......................................................................................................................................................................................................35
Application: Stereo bi-amp mains ......................................................................................................................................................................................................36
Application: Stereo bi-amp tops and mono subs, with two monitors on one mix ..................................................................................................................... 37
Application: Stereo bi-amp tops and subs ........................................................................................................................................................................................38
3. PLD Series Specifications ............................................................................................................................................................................... 39