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PORTABLE
SOUND SYSTEMS
From Fender Pro Audio
Owner's Manual for
Passport
P/N 051854
REV B

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  • Page 1 PORTABLE SOUND SYSTEMS From Fender Pro Audio Owner's Manual for Passport P/N 051854 REV B...
  • Page 2 Fender Musical Instruments 7975 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 U.S.A. Fender knows the importance of sound reinforcement. From the simple box-top mixer to today's professional touring concert systems, the need to communicate, to make the connection between the performer and the audience is foremost in Fender's mind.
  • Page 3 System Components: The Passport System Contains: The Passport "Power Tower" Mixer/Amplifier Two Passport Speaker Systems Two Fender P-51 Dynamic Microphones Two Microphone Cables, 6m (20') Two Speaker Cables, 9m (30') One IEC Power Cable...
  • Page 4 Sound System table Sound System INTRODUCTION 250 Watts of Clear Stereo Sound Thank you for your purchase of a Fender Passport, the world’s first fully self-contained, portable audio Built-in Digital Reverb system. Your Passport includes everything you will need for great sound… Anywhere.
  • Page 5: Power Handling

    POWER HANDLING SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Power Requirements The Fender Passport sound system is supplied with AC Power: a detachable power cable with an IEC female 100 volts to 240 volts, 50-60 Hz. connector and a male AC connector. Depending on the territory in which the Passport system is...
  • Page 6 Warning TRANSPORTATION LATCHES Under no circumstances should the ground pin on the Passport or on any of your electrical equipment To open and close your Passport system, simply be lifted. It is possible that under certain follow these guidelines: circumstances a combination of different types of ungrounded equipment can create a life threatening 1.
  • Page 7: Setup And Connections

    SET-UP AND CONNECTIONS Before turning on the Power, read the safety 5. Connect all sources such as microphones, warnings on pages 3 and 4. keyboards etc., into the appropriate inputs. (For more details see page 12, Input / Output Connections). It is wise to establish a routine for connecting and Stereo Cassette Stereo Cassette...
  • Page 8 For more technical applications information and unplug both speaker cables. general sound systems operational instruction, we suggest you read the Fender Book - Making the Re-set the system by turning on the power switch. If Connection. the Protect LED illuminates, the system is indicating Placement &...
  • Page 9: Mono Mic/Line Controls

    Microphones & Speaker Systems MONO MIC / LINE CONTROLS Take the time to study the potential audience area to be covered with careful attention to the horizontal ∆ This control features a detented or notched and vertical angles the speakers will have to cover. position indicator The height of the speakers above the audience is critical to effective sound coverage and optimum...
  • Page 10: Stereo Line Controls

    EQ ∆ Equalization Contour STEREO LINE CONTROLS Control: This unique and powerful feature of the Passport Level: See Mono Mic/Line allows fast and easy adjustment Level. of the tonal character of a microphone or other source. For close microphone use, where low frequencies may become excessive, simply rotate the control to the left until things sound better.
  • Page 11: Master Controls

    MASTER CONTROLS A. Master Output Level Controls, Left/Main, Now a separate mix can be created by using the Right/Monitor ∆ REV/AUX send controls on each channel. Set up For the majority of applications the Passport system your house mix first. The monitor mix level is created has been balanced to operate with these controls at from the channel REV/AUX send control, and then their notched 12 o’clock positions.
  • Page 12: Input/Output Connections

    Return level is set on the output of the Fender P-51 for optimum performance. external device. The internal digital reverb continues to be active and can be muted or mix in via the Line Inputs, 1 - 4: Reverb Master control.
  • Page 13 Tape Out The Left and Right line level mix busses are routed to The Tape Out RCA jacks provide a mix the internal power amplifiers through the Send and output that is independent of the Master “normalled” Return connectors. When a connector is Level Controls.
  • Page 14: Typical Set-Up Application

    TYPICAL SET-UP APPLICATION Stereo Cassett e Stereo Cassett e RECORD LEVEL L RECORD LEVEL L L E F T L E F T R I G H T R I G H T TA P E S E L E C T TA P E S E L E C T R E C O R D R E C O R D...
  • Page 15: Specifications

    Dynamic Cardioid, balanced. CABLES XL -M to XL-F, 6 m. (20 feet) SPEAKER CABLES 1/4 in. to 1/4 in., 9 m (30 feet) 0 dBu is referenced to 0.775 volts rms A PRODUCT OF: FENDER MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS CORP. CORONA, CA 91720 USA...

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