Electro-Voice Sx600 manual

Electro-V oice ® Sx600 User Manual[...]

Electro-V oice ® T able of Contents Product Description ................................................................................. 1 Important Features .................................................................................. 1 Product Feature Identification .................................................................. 2 Syste[...]

Electro-V oice ® Product Description The Sx600 Series is a remarkably flexible indoor/outdoor speaker system designed to produce high-fidelity high-level audio in distributed applications such as stadiums, ra cetracks, amusement parks, fairgrounds, etc. Utilizing a 65° x 65° high frequency horn and a unique 2-element vertical midbass array , Sx6[...]

Electro-V oice ® Product Feature Identification Figure 1: Sx600 Product Features S tainless S teel SuperSAM TM Mounting Bracket SuperSAM TM Down Angle Adjustment (0°- 60° in 5° Increments)  Full Face S tainless S teel Grille with Hydrophobic Backing (Not Shown)  All S tainless S teel Hardware (Not Shown) Enclosure (Front View) Enclosure ([...]

Electro-V oice ® System Acoustic Design Considerations Direct radiator acoustic systems can offer great vocal band clarity but dont usually of fer the ef ficiency and directivity of horn loaded systems. Horn loaded systems , if the overall dimensions are large enough, can of fer great directivity control, but typical multi-way horn designs, par[...]

Electro-V oice ® Installation Precautions This document det ails general mounting practices appropriate to the entertainment industry , as they would apply to the mounting of Electro- V oice Sx600 loudspeaker systems. It is intended to familiarize the reader with mounting hardware and techniques for suspending Sx600 loud- speaker systems overhead.[...]

Electro-V oice ® 5 Block W all Mounting Do not attempt to mount an Sx600 to a block or brick wall without through-bolts and large, heavy steel backing plates on both sides of the wall. On poured concrete walls use deep ½ inch diameter anchors that cannot be pulled out once set. Use all 6 mounting holes. SuperSAM TM Bracket 1/2 Bolts (6 Reqd[...]

Electro-V oice ® Stud W all Mounting First determine whether the structural members in the wall can withstand not only the weight of the Sx600, but also the side-to-side stresses of heavy cross-winds. Reinforce both sides of the wall with heavy plates, ¾ inch marine plywood minimum, and use through bolts. Never rely on lag bolts alone. Additional[...]

Electro-V oice ® Installation Procedure S tep 1: Selection and Preparation of the Mounting Surface Surface must be clean and smooth. It must also be a material that is not easily crushed. While the SuperSAM TM distributes weight evenly over a relatively large area, strong winds against the side of the Sx600 will exert significant crowbar-like leve[...]

Electro-V oice ® S tep 4: Completing the Electrical Connections T rim the SJO cord to a neat length while allowing enough slack for future aiming adjustment s or service. Make electrical connections per all applicable codes in a weather-tight box and secure the SJO cord through a weather-tight gland nut. Observe color code for proper polarity: Bla[...]

Electro-V oice ® Selecting W att age T a p s The Sx600 is intended to be a high level speaker , so the transformer taps are set up to produce a full 600 watts at each of the 4 voltages listed. If necessary , the wattage may be halved by selecting the next HIGHER volt age tap. NEVER select a tap for a LOWER voltage! (i.e; Do not use a 70 volt tap i[...]

Electro-V oice ® S tep 5: System Adjustment and Acoustic Tuning The Sx600 MUST BE HI-P ASSED at 90Hz using a minimum slope of 12dB/octave with a Q of 1.6. (Easily obtainable on the Electro-V oice Dx- 38 Digit al Loudspeaker Controller) If analog filtering is used, a 70Hz high-pass filter of at least 12dB/octave slope and low frequency EQ of NO MOR[...]

Electro-V oice ® 11 System shut s down when driven hard. 1.) Insufficient amplifier power . Amplifier goes into protect mode due to overcurrent or thermal stress. Switch to a larger amplifier . 2.) Line impedance too low . (PI models in p articular) Some amplifiers will not drive a 2 ohm load at full power , especially if both channels are loaded [...]

Electro-V oice ® 12 the microphone and use a good compressor/limiter to compensate for variances in microphone distance and excitement. Appendix B: Warranty S tatement Electro-V oice® product s are guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials or workmanship for a specified period, as noted in the individual product-line st atement(s[...]

Electro-V oice ® 13 not apply to burned voice coils or malfunctions such as cone and/or coil damage resulting from improperly designed enclosures. Electro-V oice® active electronics associated with the speaker systems are guaranteed for three (3) years from the date of original purchase. Additional details are included in the Uniform Limited W ar[...]

Electro-V oice ® U.S.A. and Canada: For customer orders, contact the Customer Service department at: 800/392-3497 Fax: 800/955-6831 For warranty repair or service information, contact the Service Repair Department at: 800/685-2606 For technical assistance, contact T echnical Support at: 866/78-AUDIO S pecifications subject to change without notice[...]