Atlas Sound XLTE owner manual

Contents FULL-RANGESYSTEMS AND SUBWOOFERS XLT / XLTEPage COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKERS Community Light & Sound, Inc. 333 East 5th Street EC STATEMENT OF CONFORMITYDIN EN 55013 08-1991 DIN EN DIN ENPAGE TABLE OF CONTENTSDIAGRAMS and TABLES CHAPTER1.3IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION 1 INTRODUCTION1.2MODEL NUMBER USAGE IN THIS MANUAL 2 UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Page Page Figure 1 Physical Features 3.2FEATURES DESCRIPTIONS 3 PHYSICAL FEATURES See FIGURE3.1FEATURES MATRIX Table 1 Physical Features MatrixPhillips pan-head screws Footnotes for Physical Features4.3.2Mid Frequency Driver 46 models only 4.1ABBREVIATED OPERATING INSTRUCTIONSTable 2 Product Listing 4.3DRIVERS 4.3.1High Frequency Driver4.4PATTERN CONTROL HORNS 4.6.1PASSIVE / BIAMP Switch4.6.2HF-LevelSwitch 4.3.4Ferrofluid Cooling4.6.3Subwoofer Full-RangeOutput 4.6.4PowerSense DDP Circuit4.6.5PowerSense Indicators 4.7POWER HANDLING4.8.4Carrying Handles 4.8.1Permanent Mounting4.8.2Corner Protectors and Stacking XLT only 4.8.3Feet XLTE only4.8.641 Positioning and Horn Rotation 4.9OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES4.9.1Community Accessories 4.9.23rd Party Accessories5 SETUP AND OPERATION 5.1CHOOSING A POWER AMPLIFIER5.1.2Power Amplifier Load Impedance Table 5 Recommended Amplifier Power for Subwoofer FIGURE 2 PASSIVE Mode Configurations FIGURE 3 BIAMP Mode Configurations 6.1LOUDSPEAKER CABLE 6 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION6.1.1Loudspeaker Wire Gauge Table 6 Loudspeaker Wire Gauge Selection6.2.1Choosing an Input Jack 6.2.2Internal Input Jack Wiring6.3.1Parallel Connector Wiring 6.3.2Load Impedance When Paralleling Loudspeakers6.4CONNECTING THE LOUDSPEAKERS 6.4.1PASSIVE Mode Wiring See FIGUREFIGURE 4: Wiring for PASSIVE Mode Full-Range 6.4.3Subwoofers See FIGURE 6.4.2BIAMP Mode Wiring See FIGUREFIGURE 5 Wiring for BIAMP Mode Full-Range FIGURE 6 Wiring for Subwoofer7.1.2Custom Grille Cloth 7 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION7.1.1Removing and Re-installingthe Grille 7.1FRONT GRILLEIMPORTANT NOTE Mounting/Rigging Point Holes 7.3.1Model 41 Horn Orientation7.3.2Model 42 and 7.4MOUNTING AND RIGGINGDANGER 7.4.2Using the Community CSSUPKIT Suspension KitFIGURE 7 Mounting Point Detail - Pull Direction FIGURE 8 XLT Mounting PointsFIGURE 9 XLTE Mounting / Rigging Points 7.4.3Using the Community WB1 Mounting Accessory7.4.4Stand Bracket Inserts 46 and 48 only DANGER See FIGURE7.5.1Using the Community EYBLTKIT FIGURE 10 XLTE Mounting / Rigging Point Detail7.6STACKING ENCLOSURES 8.2.1Electronic Gain Structure 8 ACOUSTICAL ADJUSTMENTS8.1INITIAL TESTING 8.2FINAL ADJUSTMENTS8.2.2Residual Noise 8.2.3Volume Level Balancing8.4FINAL RESULTS 8.3.1HF-LevelSwitch8.3EQUALIZATION 8.3.2Equalization Tips9.1.2PowerSense DDP Circuit Operation 9 OPERATING PRECAUTIONS9.1POWERSENSE DDP 9.1.1Operating Modes and PowerSense DDPFIGURE 11 Amplifier Clipping 9.3ACOUSTIC VOLUME LEVEL PRECAUTIONSFIGURE 12 Sound Exposure Limits 9.4TESTING AND TEST SIGNALS10.1.2MF and HF Drivers 10.1ACCESSING THE DRIVERS10 SERVICING THE LOUDSPEAKER 10.1.1LF Drivers11.1FULL-RANGEMODELS 11 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS11.2MONITOR SPEAKERS AND SUBWOOFERS 12 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY No bass No high frequencies Transferable Limited Warranty 13WARRANTY INFORMATION AND SERVICE9907007F A. XLT41E and XLT48E Additional Models Table 8 Additional Model SpecificationsC. Specifications APPENDIX - XLT41E and XLT48EINDEX Page Page Page Page Page 333 East 5th Street, Chester, PA Phone 610 876-3400Fax1999 Community Light & Sound, Inc. 991015Cm