Meyer Sound USM-1P manual

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  • Page 1

    Keep these important oper ating instructions. USM-P Ser ies Self-P ow er ed Loudspeaker Systems OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS USM-1P USM-100P Superior engineering for the art and science of sound.[...]

  • Page 2

    Protective earth gr ound T erre d e protection Die sch utzerde Tierr a proteccionista Fram e or chassis Masse , châssis Rahmen od er chassis Armad ura o chassis Important oper ating instru ctions P our indequer importan t instruc- tion s Zu wi chtig e betriebs- anweisun g und unter- haltsanweisun g zeigen P ara indi car importante funci onar y man[...]

  • Page 3

    3 E NGLISH • T o r edu ce the risk o f electric shock, disconnect th e loudspeak er from th e AC m ains bef ore in stalling audi o cable . Reconnect th e power cord only after makin g all sign al connecti ons. • Connect th e loudspeak er to a two- pole , three wir e groun ding m ains receptacle . Th e receptacle m ust be connected to a fuse or [...]

  • Page 4

    Thank you for investin g in the M eyer Sound U SM-P Series . The U SM-100P and USM-1P self-power ed stage m onitors are composed of: • one 15-in ch cone d river and on e 3- inch di aphragm compr ession d river; • phase-corrected , optimized contr ol electroni cs; • a two-channel amplifi er (350Wrms/ch). Compared to conven tion al monitor desi[...]

  • Page 5

    Contin uous voltag es high er than 264V may d amag e the unit. V OL T AGE R EQUIREMENTS The U SM-P operates safely an d without audi o discontin uity if the A C voltage stays within the r ang e 88-264V , 47- 63Hz. After applying A C power , the sys- tem is muted while th e circuitry char ges up and stabilizes . After two seconds , the On/T emp. LED[...]

  • Page 6

    The r ear panel o f the U SM-P has two slots for pr ocessor mod ules. Th e top slot contain s the A udio Input and Control Module ; the bottom slot con tains th e option al Remote Monitoring System™ (RMS) M odule . A blank plate covers th e bottom slot if RMS is n ot installed . For dr awings o f these m odules , see page 11. A UDIO I NPUT Ther e[...]

  • Page 7

    A MPLIFIER N A TURAL C ONVECTION C OOLING S YSTEM The U SM-P employs a natur al convection cooling system that d epends on air flow from below th e cabinet over th e heatsink. Allow for pr oper ventillation of fr esh air when using the speaker . If the temper ature o f the h eatsink reach es 85°C (185°F), the On/T emp. LED on the r ear panel turn[...]

  • Page 8

    Incorr ect driver polarity impairs system perform ance an d may d amag e the dri- vers. All M eyer Sound lou dspeakers ar e shipped with the d rivers in correct alignm ent. If the d river or circuit wirin g has been rem oved or disassembled it is essenti al to check th e polarity between adjacent monitors an d between drivers an d between adjacent [...]

  • Page 9

    T HE AUDIO PRODUCED B Y THE SPEAKER IS DISTORTED OR COMPRESSED BUT THE LIMIT LIGHT IS NOT ILLUMINA TED . 1. M ake sure th e XLR cable is securely fasten ed to the XLR au dio input con- nector . 2. Sen d the audi o sign al to anoth er speaker to in sure that th e level is within the pr oper ran ge . T urn the source level d own befor e reconn ect- i[...]

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    10 USM-1P/100-P SPECIFICA TIONS Meyer Soun d reserves th e right to alter an y specificati on with- out noti ce . Please visit our web site at www .m eyersound.com for up-to-d ate inform ation. © 2000 Meyer Soun d Laboratori es, Inc . All righ ts reserved Acoustical 1 (each loudspeaker) C ov e rage C r osso ve r Tr ansducers S tandar d Audio Input[...]

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    11 The user pan el and opti onal m odule ar e described on page 6 o f this docum ent. USER P ANEL AND OPTIONAL MODULES User P anel with RMS option and P olarity and Attenuaing Audio I nput Module Looping, P olarity, and A ttenuaing Input M odule[...]

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    Mey er Sound Laboratories , Inc. 2832 San P ablo Aven ue Berkeley , CA 94702 tel: 510.486.1166 fax: 510.486.8356 e-mail: tech support@meyersoun d.com http: www .meyersoun d.com CONT A CT INFORMA TION 12 All units in inch es. PHY SICAL DIMENSIONS 05.089.004.01 Rev A USM-100P USM-1P[...]