Everything you need in a portable PA system!
Looking for an easy to use, full-featured PA with lots of power? Need something compact, portable, and lightweight for easy load-in and transport? Look no further. Fender's Passport Sound System will help you be heard, anywhere you want to take it.
Modular components for transport and storage
The first thing you'll notice about the PD-250 is its unique interlocking design. The central 'power tower' contains a 250-watt power supply and mixer, while specially patented latches secure the speaker cabinets to the main chassis. Internal compartments hold the two included microphones and cables for a fit, organized system. This PA's slim profile lets you store it anywhere. Leave it in the trunk of your car for tomorrow's gig, or tuck it away in a closet with plenty of room for shoes, coats, guitars, and the all-important fog machine. At a total weight of just 55 pounds, you can haul everything into the club on your first trip! With a setup time of around five minutes, you'll be able to relax, double-check your set list, and channel your inner rock star before you get on stage.
Easy-to-use interface
Ok, so maybe you aren't a full-fledged teen idol with millions of screaming fans (yet) and you're doing double-duty as musician and sound tech. You need a system that is easy to configure. After all, you're there to perform, not twiddle with a bunch of knobs. Fortunately, the PD250's mixer controls are simple to operate and will make your music sound great with very little effort. First off, the six-input mixer is color coded for easy access, even on dark stages. You get four XLR and 1/4 in. mic/line channels for vocals, guitars, and keyboards, plus 2 mono/stereo TRS and RCA channels for DJ turntables, CD players, or most any audio input device.
Tone-shaping controls
Each channel features a dedicated level control for blending your sounds to perfection. Since the PA runs in stereo, you also get pan controls to set the amount of signal sent to each speaker. To shape your tone, a one-dial 'smart EQ' quickly sweetens vocal and instrument tracks so they sit better in the mix. Each channel offers a dedicated reverb control for injecting subtle thickness or lush concert-hall ambience to your music. The large, indented control-dials make it easy to see their current positions for fast, on-target adjustment. When your bandmates hear the results, they'll want to know where you picked up those 'sound-guy' chops!
VIP feature
Channel one also features a special control, called the VIP dial. Vocal Input Priority lets you set a relative microphone volume on this channel, with a threshold to automatically lower any signals on the rest of the channels. For example, you are taking a break between sets, and you've got a CD player running some background music. The club owner needs to make an announcement that someone left their car lights on, but he has no idea how to work the PA. No problem. You've already dialed in the VIP control for channel one. The owner speaks into the mic, and the background music automatically drops down. As the offender shuffles out to the parking lot, the background music fades back in. Who's first on the call-list when the club has a cancellation? You, of course, because you're so easy to work with!
Full-range speakers
The PD250's speaker enclosures are specially designed to reproduce everything you put into them with crisp clarity and wide projection. Some loudspeakers force the audience to crowd down into the middle of the room if they want to really hear your music. Fender's proprietary Deluxe Speaker Array (DSA) setup uses two 5.5 in. woofers and dual 2.75 in. tweeters in each cabinet for a total of eight speakers! They are carefully positioned to widen the sweet spot, improve stereo separation, and make your music sound just like you planned, anywhere in the room. Even better, special feedback-rejection circuitry lets you stand out in front of the main speakers with none of the high-pitched squealing you would encounter on other PA's. This way, there's no need for separate monitors, or a separate monitor mix. You hear exactly what the audience hears, and you can make all your adjustments on-the-fly, to be sure you sound your best.
Weather-safe
When you pull up to the venue, don't let rain clouds stop you before you get started. Packed and closed, Passport PA's are weather resistant. No more rain-splattered soft spots on your speaker cones, no more dangerous conditions from wet electronics. Your PD250 system is ready to deliver your sounds to the crowd when you step up to the mic.
Power and flexibility
Musicians never know what the next gig will bring. Today, the coffee shop, tomorrow the school pep rally or church event, next week the outdoor gig. The Fender design team took care to engineer the Passport Series to deliver pristine audio wherever you choose to use it. A 250-watt stereo power amplifier can broadcast your message to groups as large as 300-500 with clarity and power. The modular design approach makes it easy to expand your system, custom tailored to your needs. Do you plan to play mostly outdoors? The PD250 lets you add a DC battery pack when power outlets aren't available. Do you like the freedom to roam the stage? Fender includes an integrated dock for their optional wireless microphone or instrument receivers. You'll never have to worry about turning down a gig; with the Passport's flexibility, you'll be prepared for whatever situation comes your way.
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