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  • Page 1

    SM11 USER MANUAL Professional Digital Monitoring System SM11 S SM11 SM11 C F rançais page 11 notice sm11 1 19/03/04, 15:22:35[...]

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    An example of this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the following European directives and international standards: Electromagnetic compatibility EN 55103 EN 61000 Electrical safety EN 60065 CAUTION! RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T OPEN DO NO T EXPOSE T O RAIN OR MOISTURE . Important safety information Please read carefully the foll[...]

  • Page 3

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the FOCAL SM11. The SM11 is a world class Professional Digital Monitoring System. It has been designed to offer superb imaging, outstanding precision and frequency extension, in a compact format suitable for mid or near field monitoring. This exceptional acoustic performance comes together with treme ndous versat[...]

  • Page 4

    D B Power on Control mode switch Input level switch Balanced analogue input MIDI in / out connectors Digital input Left / right switch Serial control input F Power on Control mode switch Input level switch Balanced analogue input MIDI in / out connectors Digital input Left / right switch Serial control input E SM11 S A SM11 L/R C SM11 C 4 SM11 USER[...]

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    PRODUCTS O VER VIEW This section of the manual is applicable to 3 products: SM11-L, SM11-R, SM11- C (fig. A, C) . These 3 products are identical, from a technical and functional point of view , and only differ by the shape of their enclosure. F or specific information on their companion, the SM11- S subwoofer , please refer to a further section. Th[...]

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    SETTING UP THE SYSTEM Control facilities They are three different ways of remotely controlling a SM11 loudspeaker: • Through an Infra-Red receiver , located on the front of the cabinet, below the midrange driver . This is the link provided for a wireless control from a PDA. It will operate at distances of up to (approx.) 3 metres. • Via a seria[...]

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    AD APTING THE SYSTEM T O THE LISTENING ENVIRONMENT Y ou will find in this section a brief description of the main features of the control software. F or further information please refer to " Focal Manager " instruction manual. Level control and mute F irstly , it is worth emphasizing the benefit of setting the monitoring level on the spea[...]

  • Page 8

    General equalisation General equalisation is possible (except on the Sub channel) via 3 fully programmable parametric EQ’s which can be individually set in amplitude, frequency and quality factor ("Q") . A Hi-P ass and a Low-pass filter are also available. They can be enabled or disabled by blanking the frequency fields, which (when ena[...]

  • Page 9

    SYSTEM F requency response 34Hz – 40kHz +/- 2dB Maximum SPL 118dBSPL (peak @ 1m) INPUT SECTION Analogue input T ype / Impedance Connector Sensitivity A/D converter Electronically balanced / 10k Ohms XLR Adjustable, +4dBu or -10dBV 24 bits resolution, 96kHz sampling rate Digital input F ormat Connector Sampling rates AES (110 Ohms with transformer[...]

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    SPECIFIC A TIONS: SM11-S SYSTEM F requency response 20Hz – 250Hz Maximum SPL 125dB SPL (peak @ 1m) INPUT SECTION Analogue input T ype / Impedance Connector Sensitivity A/D converter Electronically balanced / 10kOhms XLR Adjustable, +4dBu or –10dBV 24 bits resolution, 96kHz sampling rate Digital input F ormat Connector Sampling rates AES (110 Oh[...]

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    Un échantillon de ce produit a été testé et déclaré en conformité avec les directives européennes et autres normes internationales suivantes : Compatibilité électromagnétique EN 55103 EN 61000 Sécurité électrique EN 60065 A TTENTION ! RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE NE P AS OUVRIR NE P AS EXPOSER À L ’EAU OU À L ’HUMIDITÉ Informatio[...]

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    INTRODUCTION Nous vous remercions d’avoir choisi la SM11 Focal. La famille d’enceintes SM11 constitue un système d’écoute de contrôle numérique professionnel, de classe exceptionnelle. Elle a été conçue pour offrir une image sonore superbe, une précision extrême et une réponse en fréquence étendue, dans un format compact parfaitem[...]

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    Contacteur secteur Sélecteur de mode de contrôle Port de données séries RS-232 D B Sélecteur niveau d'entrée Entrée symétrique analogique Entrées/sorties MIDI Entrée numérique Sélecteur droite/ gauche F Contacteur secteur Sélecteur de mode de contrôle Sélecteur niveau d'entrée Entrée symétrique analogique Entrées/sortie[...]

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    PRÉSENT A TION DES PRODUITS Cette partie du manuel est valable pour les trois produits suivants : SM11-L, SM11-R, SM11- C (fig.A, C) . En ce qui concerne leur produit complément, le subwoofer SM11-S, se reporter à un des paragraphes suivants. Les trois produits mentionnés plus haut sont identiques d’un point de vue technique et fonctionnel. L[...]

  • Page 15

    P ossibilités de contrôle Il existe trois manières différentes de contrôler une enceinte SM11 à distance. • P ar le récepteur infrarouge , placé sur l’avant, juste au- dessous du haut-parleur médium. C’est la liaison prévue pour un contrôle sans fil depuis un assistant personnel (PDA) . Son rayon d’action est approximativement de[...]

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    AD APT A TION DU SYSTÈME À L ’ENVIRONNEMENT D’ÉCOUTE V ous trouverez dans cette section un brief descriptif des possibilités du logiciel de contrôle. P our plus d'information, reportez-vous au manuel d'instruction du logiciel " F ocal Manager ". Contrôle de volume et "mute" P our commencer , il est utile de s[...]

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    AD APT A TION DU SYSTÈME À L ’ENVIRONNEMENT D’ÉCOUTE Egalisation générale Une égalisation générale est possible grâce à la présence (sauf canal Sub) de 3 filtres paramétriques totalement programmables, réglables individuellement en amplitude, fréquence et sélectivité ("Q") . Des filtres passe-haut et passe -bas sont é[...]

  • Page 18

    SPECIFIC A TIONS: SM11-L/R/C 18 PERFORMANCES Réponse en fréquence 34 Hz - 40 kHz +/-2 dB Niveau SPL Maximum 118 dB SPL (crête @ 1 m) INTERF A CE D’ENTRÉE Entrée analogique T ype / impédance Connecteur Sensibilité Convertisseur A/N Symétrique électronique / 10 k Ohms XLR Adaptable, + 4 dBu ou – 10 dBV Résolution 24 bits, fréquence d?[...]

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    SPECIFIC A TIONS: SM11-S 19 PERFORMANCES Réponse en fréquence 20 Hz - 250 Hz Niveau SPL Maximum 128 dB SPL (crête @ 1 m) INTERF A CE D’ENTRÉE Entrée analogique T ype / impédance Connecteur Sensibilité Convertisseur A/N Symétrique électronique / 10 k Ohms XLR Adaptable, + 4 dBu ou – 10 dBV Résolution 24 bits, fréquence d’échantillo[...]

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    F ocal- JMlab ® - BP 374 - 108, rue de l'Avenir - 42353 La T alaudière cedex - F rance - www .focal-fr .com T el. 00 33 4 77 43 57 00 - Fax 00 33 4 77 43 57 04 Due to constant technological advances, Focal reserves its right to modify specifications without notice. Images may not conform exactly to specific product. ©F ocal- JMlab- SCOS-040[...]