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  • Page 1

    Sceptr e ™ S 6 / S 8 C oActual ™ Active Studio Monit ors O wner ’ s M anual ww w .presonus.c om ®[...]

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    Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 1.0 Overview — 1 1.1 Introduction — 1 1.2 Summar y of Sceptre S6/S8 Fea tures — 2 1.3 What is in the Box — 2 1.3.1 Special Handling Instructions — 2 2 Hookup — 3 2.1 Rear Panel C onnections and Controls — 3 2.1.1 Inputs — 3 2.1.2 Po wer — 3 2.1.3 Acoustic T uning Contr ols — 4 2.2 Hookup [...]

  • Page 3

    1.0 Overview 1.1 Introduction Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 1 1.0 Overview 1.1 I ntroduction Thank you f or purchasing the Pr eSonus® Sceptre™ S6/S8 CoA ctual™ active studio monitor . PreSonus Audio Electronics has designed the S6 and S8 utilizing high- grade components to ensur e optimum per formance that will last a lif etime. The[...]

  • Page 4

    1.0 Overview 1.2 Summar y of Sceptre S6/S8 Fea tures Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 2 1.2 Summar y of S ceptre S6/S8 F eatures • T emporal Equalization ™ by F ulcrum Ac oustic combines 32-bit floating-point DSP with coaxial cone woofer and horn-loaded compr ession tweeter • 2x90W , Class D amplifiers optimized for the woof er and [...]

  • Page 5

    2 Hookup 2.1 Rear Panel C onnections and Controls Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 3 2 Hookup 2.1 Rear Panel Connections and C ontrols 2.1.1 Inputs Line -level Inputs. The Sceptre S6/S8 provides a choice of two balanc ed inputs: XLR and ¼” TRS. These inputs accept a line-level signal from your audio source and f eed that signal to the mo[...]

  • Page 6

    2 Hookup 2.1 Rear Panel C onnections and Controls Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 4 Po wer S witch: This is the On/O ff switch. The pow er status is indicated by an LED on the fron t of the cabinet. Note: The input-power v oltage is set internally at the factory to correspond with the country to which your Sceptre monitor w as shipped. Do[...]

  • Page 7

    2.2 Hookup Diagrams 2.2.1 Basic Setup Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 5 2.2 Hookup Diagrams 2.2.1 Basic Setup On 100 - 240 VAC 50-60Hz[...]

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    2.2 Hookup Diagrams 2.2.2 Advanced Setup with Speaker S witching Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 6 2.2.2 Advanc ed Setup with Speaker Swit ching Power POWER 12-18VDC 10Watts Sceptre S6 Eris E5 AudioBox 1818VSL Central Station Plus[...]

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    3 T utorials 3.1 Monitor Placement Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 7 3 T utorials 3.1 M onitor Placement Ideally , near-field monitors should be placed so that the tweeters are at the same heigh t as your ears when you ar e mixing. NO TE: The unique design of the Sceptre monitors requires that they be placed v er tically . Positioning Sce[...]

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    3 T utorials 3.2 Connections Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 8 3.2 Connections If your audio source has balanced XLR or ¼” TRS outputs, make sure the wiring of those outputs corresponds with the wiring of the Sceptre S6/S8’ s inputs as illustrated below . If it doesn’t, y ou’ll need “ crossover” cables that reverse the two sig[...]

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    3 T utorials 3.4 Equalizer Setting Suggestions Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 9 If setting the input gain to Unity is unsatisfactor y, y ou can try different settings, but remember that it’ s better to avoid settings abo ve U if possible. P reSonus included these settings in case nothing else will work but any noise in the signal will [...]

  • Page 12

    3 T utorials 3.5 Acoustic Space Setting Suggestions Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 10 The HP F ilter control r olls off the low frequencies belo w the specified frequency (60, 80, or 100 Hz) at a slope of -24 dB/ octave. Engage this contr ol if you are using a sub woofer in conjunction with the Sceptre S6/S8 monitors, and set it to the [...]

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    4 Resources 4.1 T echnical S pecifications Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 11 4 Resourc es 4.1 T echnical Specifications INPUTS (S6 and S8) 1- Balanced XLR 1- Balanced ¼” TRS PERFORMANCE Fr equency Response (-3 dB) S6 52 Hz – 20 kHz S8 46 Hz – 20 kHz Fr equency Response (-10 dB) S6 42 Hz – 23 kHz S8 38 Hz – 23 kHz Crossov er F [...]

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    4 Resources 4.1 T echnical S pecifications Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 12 Input Impedance S6 10 kΩ S8 10 kΩ USER C ONTROLS V olume R ange S6 and S8 A-type taper HF Contr ol S6 and S8 Linear ,+1, -1.5, -4 dB Low Cut S6 and S8 Linear , 60, 80 Hz, 100 Hz Acoustic Spac e S6 and S8 Linear , -1.5, -3, -6 dB PRO TECTION (S6 and S8) RF inter[...]

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    4 Resources 4.1 T roubleshooting Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 13 4.1 T roubleshooting No power . First ensure that y our Sceptre S6/S8 is plugged in. If it ’ s connected to a power conditioner , verify that the power c onditioner is turned on and functioning. If so, yet ther e is still no power to the monitor , contact PreSonus for a [...]

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    4 Resources 4.2. PreSonus Limited Warranty Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 14 distributor for your r egion for warran ty repairs. All inquiries must be accompanied by a description of the problem. All authorized returns must be sent to the P reSonus repair facility postage prepaid, insur ed, and properly packaged. Pr eSonus reserves the ri[...]

  • Page 17

    4 Resources 4.2. PreSonus Limited Warranty Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 15 Added bonus: Pr eSonus’ previously T op Secret recipe f or … Rice Dressing Ingredients: • 1lb ground beef • 1 lb chopped chicken liver • 1 onion (diced) • 2 green peppers (diced) • 4-6 celery stalks (diced) • 2 garlic cloves (minced) • ¼ C. cho[...]

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    ® 7257 Florida Boulevard • Bat on Rouge, Louisiana 70806 USA • 1-225-216-7887 ww w .presonus.c om Part# 820-P AE0025-B Sceptr e ™ S 6 / S 8 C oActual ™ Active Studio Monit ors O wner ’ s M anual[...]