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    ASPECT TA-890 SYSTEM USER MAN UAL Turbosound L td. Star Road, Part ridge Gr een West Suss ex RH13 8 RY United Kingdom Tel: + 44 (0)1403 711447 Fax: + 44 (0)1403 710155 web: www.tu rbos ound.com Issue 1. 3 © Turbosound Ltd, Oc tober 2005[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 2 Contents EC De claratio n of Co nformity ........................................................................................................................ 6 Introduc ti on ..............................................................................................................................[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 3 Setting up a Venu e - Ove rview .................................................................................................. ............. 17 Running Turbosound GigMate™ / EASE Foc us for th e first time: ....................................................... 18 Desig ning a sys tem ............[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 4 Introduc ti on ............................................................................................................................................. 47 Gene ral fea tures & facilities .................................................................................................. ..........[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 5 Utility fun ctions ....................................................................................................................................... 69 Rea r Pane l Func tions............................................................................................................................[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 6 EC DEC LARATION OF CON FORMITY Manufactur er Turbosound Ltd Star Road, Partr idge Green, West Sussex, RH13 8RY, UK Products T-25 Power Ampl ifi er T-45 Power Ampl ifi er LMS-D6 Loudspeaker M anagement Syst em LMS-D24 & LMS- D26 Loudspeaker Management System Standards Safety EN60065: 2003 Relevant Spe[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 7 INTRODUCT ION Turbosound A spect Sys tem Concepts The TA-890 system i s a modular point sour ce loudspeaker syst em designed t o deliver extre mely hig h fidelity audio . The s yste m is eas ily sc aleab le from la rge an d mediu m sca le concert t ouring appl icati ons to smal l clubs and event s. The A[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 8 Conventional HF horns pr oduce destruct ive inter ference Poyhorn™ - smoot hly curved wavefr ont The TA-890H mid- high enclosur e for ms the mai n component of flown cl usters, and can be orient ated eit her hori zont ally or verti cally ( the mid/ high sect ion pict ured above is squar e and rotat abl[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 9 ASPECT TA-890 TURNKEY SYSTE M CONCEPT Aspect is avai lable as an in tegrat ed audio system package, compri sing loudspeaker s with integr al fl ying hardwar e, ampl ifi er racks and al l necessary dr ive and contr ol equipm ent in an extremel y compact and m anageable for m. In additi on, the syst em has[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 10 The Loudspeaker Managem ent Syst em (LMS) Concept Turbosound Loudspeaker M anagement System s are mor e than just electr onic cr ossovers. They provide f ull di gital alignment of al l components i n the Aspect enclosures, to ensure coherent acoust ic output . They also i ncorporat es a number of featur[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 11 • MC2 E series • Lab Gruppen FP series • Crest Pro ser ies • QSC Powerlight II ser ies Digital Controlle rs In addit ion to t he Turbosound LMS- D6 and LMS-D26 loudspeaker management systems, t he foll owing digi tal cr ossovers have been test ed and are recom mended for use wi th Aspect systems[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 12 TSW-218 Sub woofer The TSW-218 is desi gned to cover t he sub and low fr equency ranges fr om 25Hz t o 100Hz, and can be used as part of a 5-way Aspect syst em in order t o reinf orce sub- bass frequenci es. It utilises two cu stom d esign ed ne odymiu m 18” driver s loaded wit h TurboBass™ devi ces[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 13 It i ncludes a hinged r ear access door, integr al mul ti- way speaker cabl e, removabl e wheel board, er gonomicall y placed fl ush handles, weat herised beech pl ywood construct ion and optimi sed truck- pack dimensi ons. The TA-890H encl osure is exact ly t he same size as, and of very simi lar wei g[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 14 Transpor tation TA-890 cabinet s include a r emovable wheelboar d which cli ps to t he front of the cabi net, allowi ng single unit s to be conveni ently t ransport ed. These are desi gned to be stackabl e, so that when not in use they can be neat ly stor ed without taking up f loor space. The whee lboa[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 15 Aspect F lying Sy stems To take ful l advantage of the very pr ecise disper sion pr operti es of the Aspect system, an integr al ri gging system has been developed. The f lying syst em is inher entl y safe, f lexibl e and simple t o use, and even though i t i s integr al to t he box, it may be quickl y [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 16 FLYING AND ST ACKING Over view The Aspect system f lyi ng hardware i s specifi cally desi gned to take advant age of the pr ecise horizon tal dire ctivity c harac teristic s, as well as allow a wide ra nge o f adjus tment o f the verti cal angles bet ween adjacent enclosures, and the overal l vert ical [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 17 GIGMATE™ ACOUSTIC SIMULATION While the Asp ect Sy stem is remarka bly intu itive in terms of b uilding arrays and a iming the m, and requir es no theoret ical cal culati ons in order to achieve opt imum coverage of a r oom or audience space due to i ts inher ent ‘poi nt-and- shoot’ nat ure, there [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 18 Running Turbosound G igMate™ / EA SE Focus for the fir st ti me: When y ou firs t start the progra m you must se t the sy stem file that it is to use . The in stalla tion fil es include tw o Turbosound Aspect Syst em fi les as shown below: Select the Touring version cabine ts. You will now be presente[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 19 The s cree n is sp lit into fou r main are as: System Setup The left hand side of t he screen is wher e you define t he system, auditor ium and pr oject. Tabs On the bott om of thi s window all ow you to toggl e between modes. Mapping Proper ties This is the main window which w ill display the system as[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 20 Designi ng a system To design a system begi n by defini ng the venue/audi ence areas by cl icking on t he “Audience Area” tab i n the bott om lef t of t he screen. Withi n this wi ndow you can edit or remove exi sting audi ence areas, and cr eate new ones. There are t wo methods of defini ng an audi[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 21 Now select t he number of cabi nets deep that you wish t o hang or stack f rom t he “Box Count” drop-down menu. Trim height, or PA wing height can now be set in t he “Positi on” fiel d. If a mi x of Low and High cabi nets are t o be used then select in the “Cabi net” wi ndow the type and loc[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 22 Now that t he general desi gn has been establi shed the system perfor mance must be m apped. At the top of the main window there is an “SPL Ma pping” checkbox . This will map the system output at t he frequency and bandwi dth select ed in the adj acent dropdown boxes. For most appli cations a one- t[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 23 The Audience Area gr aph at the bot tom of the window shows t he SPL, as specif ied in t he SPL Mappin g lists , on the selec ted Au dienc e Area . The s electe d area is hig hlighted in the main window and the gr aph is repeat ed onto each area. Selecti ng the “Combined Level View” tab will sho w t[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 24 Two typical exam ples are shown her e. theatre-s tyle venue: 3-wide fl own cluster @ 1kHz Small ar ena system; 2-wide by 5 deep f lown clust er @ 4kHz[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 25 Safety Notes on Ri gging The Turbosound TA-880 syst em has been designed and const ructed t o a high standar d of safety, and tested t o the most demanding of specifi cations wi th a safet y factor of 13:1. Always wear pr otecti ve headwear, f ootwear and eye pr otect ion in accor dance with l ocal regu[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 26 Sample Certificate of Load Test[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 27 Flying Ha rdware The ‘A’ sys tem flyin g bars con sist as follows : • Single bar – suppor ts a vert ical col umn of cabi nets up to 8 deep. • Twin bar – support s two ver tical columns up to 8 deep. • Triple bar – supports t hree vert ical col umns fr om a singl e pick-up poi nt or wi th[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 28 Figure 1. Single A-Syste m Flybar FB-890/1A The single f lybar i s fabri cated fr om box steel sect ion wit h int egral l ift ing point , safet y point, enclosure suspensi on tabs and ti lti ng strap pi ck-up point , designed t o fly a si ngle box or verti cal column of boxes up to ei ght deep. The bar [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 29 Figure 2. Double A-System Flybar FB-890/2A A fixed angl e double bar f abricat ed from box steel sect ion and designed t o fly t wo vert ical columns of cabi nets up to eight deep per column. I t pr ovides alt ernati ve cabinet suspensi on tabs and ti lt st rap point s for nar row or wi de configur atio[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 30 Figue 3. Triple ‘A’ System Flybar FB- 890A/3W A fixe d ang le triple b ar de signe d to fly th ree v ertical c olumn s of ca bine ts in the ‘A’ or horiz ontal or ientat ion. I t provi des both narr ow and wide confi gurati on setti ngs in order to accommodate deep ar rays of up t o eight cabi ne[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 31 FC-890 Flying Cha ins An adjustabl e length f lying chain, consisti ng of a top hook, chain wit h adjusti ng choke, and a cabinet l ink, i s used to connect t he cabinets t o the f lybars. The top chain f rom t he flybar to the fi rst cabi net can be adjust ed to gai n more height on the syst em and als[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 32 Three-wide hang using MB -890, EB-890, FB -890/2A and FB- 890/1A Consists of a FB- 890/1A si ngle bar and a FB- 890/2A double bar , coupled wi th a lef t or r ight hand side FB-890MB m otherbeam and one MBE-890 l eft or right side extender beam. The geometry of the syst em ensures t hat the opt imum 25?[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 33 Four-wide hang using MB -890 and FB-890/2A Consists of t wo FB-890/ 2A double bars, coupled wit h an MB-890 mot herbeam. The geometr y of the syst em ensures t hat the opt imum 25° horiz ontal angl e is mai ntained bet ween columns. The diagra ms belo w illustra te bo th narro w and wide fly bar se tti[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 34 Integral F lying H ardw are Aspect cabinet s are fl own and connected in ver tical columns by m eans of the i ntegral fl ygear that is rebate d into the ca bine t sides . In this way th e loa d of the clus ter is ta ken e ntirely through t he steelwor k and not thr ough the box. It essent ially consi st[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 35 1. Dr op Link A retr actable sl iding mechani sm that extends downwards t o engage in the f lygear of the cabinet below. It i s backed with an ant i-vi brati on spring. 2. Swing L atch A spring- loaded lever that secur es the f lying chai n or the dr op link of the cabinet above. Pul l back to locat e t[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 36 Setting Vert ical Angles – ‘A’ Sys tem The positi on of the t ilt index deter mines t he distance bet ween cabinet s, and hence the verti cal angle when t he column i s lif ted. Ther e are four possible di scret e increm ents. The verti cal int er-cabi net angles ar e as fol lows: 11º 4º 8º 15?[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 37 Attaching the Tilt Straps When all cabi nets have been li nked and the t op chains att ached, the t ilt straps can now be attac hed. First attach t he longer st rap t o the fl ybar by sli ding t he flat buckle int o the t ilt strap attachment point. Slide t he fl at buckle on t he shorter strap i nto t [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 38 Turbobass Dir ectivit y The Aspect seri es TA-890L bass bin and t he TSW-218 subwoof er are “Tur bobass” devices, comprisi ng horn- loaded dri vers. Whi lst t his hor n loading does ai d in tuni ng the device and adding some sensit ivit y, the r elati onship betw een horn lengt h and the bandwidt h [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 39 Tall, th in bas s sta cks work best, prefer ably in bl ocks of six or eight bi ns high by tw o wide. When space permi ts use tw o or thr ee of these bl ocks, placi ng the onst age block fl ush with and parall el to t he stage, wi th a second and addit ional i dentical offst age blocks sli ghtly separate[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 40 The typical L eft to Right pr oblem One of the mo st common pr oblems on lar ge scale event s result s from the rel ationshi p between the l eft and right bass stacks. Due to the di ffer ence in dist ance and arr ival t ime at any poi nt bet ween two point sources, in this c ase b ass arrays , there w i[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 41 Whilst several manufactur ers have at tempt ed to solve t his using DSP based syst ems at present t here is not a working sol ution i n the mar ket. In theor y by split ting t he LF energy i nto several bands and then spacing t he lef t/r ight st acks diff erentl y depending on fr equency this ef fect c[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 42 The result here is t ight hor izont al patt ern contr ol wit h two si de lobes. Thi s is a common applicati on of subwoof ers used in t he fiel d. There are however , several points t o notice. First ly, al most as much ener gy is produced behi nd the ar ray as in f ront of it, which can creat e problem[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 43 Bessel Arra y In the above exampl e five bass bi ns are agai n spaced ¼ of a wavelengt h apart. However in this exampl e the outsi de two ar e reduced in gai n by 3dB. The insi de pair are out of phase while th e middle unit is in pha se. This is kno wn as a Be ssel a rray, a nd will c reate the sm oot[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 44 End firi ng array Under today’ s market conditi ons it i s often necessar y to abide by st ri ct envir onmental considerat ions. Thi s is part icular ly pert inent at open air festi val sit es where t here are m ulti ple stages and exter nal noise l imi ts. Aspect TA-890H mi d/high boxes ar e uniquely[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 45 Summing up Generall y left and right bass stack are depl oyed. These should be kept as far apart as possible, and st acked high or fanned to mi nimi se beaming. Toei ng these out can hep to reduce cancell ation bet ween left and ri ght stacks. On larg e site s or in s ituatio ns wh ere left to right ca [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 46 Ground s tacking In cert ain sit uations, indoors or outdoor s, it may not be possi ble to f ly any part of th e system. In thi s case, the same gener al ru les apply as fo r fl own arrays. High packs should be kept well above head-height and angled caref ully f or even cover age. The int egrated ‘ A?[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 47 LMS SERIES LOUDSPEA KER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Introduct ion This secti on is provi ded with t he aim of assisti ng sound engineers, instal lers and consul tants to ful ly underst and Turbosound Loudspeaker M anagement System s, and to obt ain the f ull ben efit of the ir cap abilities . The LMS-D6 and LMS-[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 48 LMS-D 6 Fr ont Panel Functi ons 1. LCD Display - Shows menu opti ons, output infor mati on and adjustment paramet ers. 2. Gain Keys - Two input and si x-output ‘gain’ keys allow i nstant access t o the gain screen for each channel. Pr essing a second ti me select s the last funct ion edit ed. 3. Nex[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 49 LMS-D 6 Rear Panel F unctions 1. Power S witch. 2. Mains Fuse - Located in a f inger -proof fuseholder adjacent to the m ains inl et. Always replace t his f use with t he correct type as shown on the r ear panel l egend. (N.B. A s pare fuse is loca ted in th is hold er.) 3. Mains Power - Connected vi a [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 50 Voltage Setting The LMS-D6 is pr ovided wit h an auto-seeki ng power supply, and ther efore r equires no external adjustment for correct operati on with i nternat ional AC l ine volt ages ranging f rom 60 to 250 volt s. Safety Earthing The green/yel low wir e of mains cor d must al ways be connected to [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 51 Audio Connections The LMS-D6 audio i nputs are RFI fil ter ed and electr onicall y balanced. The out puts are elec tronica lly ba lanc ed an d fully flo ating . Overa ll, the u nit is de sign ed to o perate at an y signal level s ranging - 10dBu up to +20dBu. The outputs w ill drive into lo ads o f 600 [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 52 LMS-D24 AND D26 LOUDSPE AKER MAN AGEMEN T SYST EMS Features • Minimal si gnal path design, pr oviding except ional audio qual ity wi th car efull y optimi sed processing and hi gh perfor mance convert ers for a ful l >111dB dynamic range, 96kHz sampling r ate and mi nimal f ilt eri ng. Audio- grade[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 53 Front Panel Functions 2x 24 character LCD Input Signal Indicators Store and Recall buttons Channel Select buttons Parameter Edit Encoders Output Mute buttons Limiter Indicators Edit Parameter Select buttons Input Signal Indicat ors – A set of thr ee pairs of LED’s indi cate signal present, +4dBu and[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 54 Edit Sel ect Butt ons – the curr ently sel ected edit paramet er is di splayed on the bot tom l eft corner of the LCD. Pr essing th e edit sel ect butt ons moves thr ough the avail able param eters for t he current input or output. Text displ ay – preset, channel, par ameter and status i nform ation[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 55 Rear Panel Funct ions Power Inlet Audio Output Connectors Serial Comms Port Audio Input Connectors Secure Mode Switch Expansion Port Powe r Inlet – provides connecti on to a suit able mains el ectr icit y supply using t he cable supplied. The cont rol ler has a swit ch mode power suppl y that i s capa[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 56 OPERAT ING THE LMS -D24 AND D26 Starting up The unit will energise a s soon as power is a pplied to the IEC inlet; there is no power switc h. During t he start up process the f ir mware appli cation m odel number and version number s are displayed and t he outputs ar e muted unt il t he unit has com ple[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 57 Navigation and View ing Param eters (Note: The LMS-D26 i s shown in all t he fol lowing scr een shots; however the feat ures and parameter s apply equall y to th e LMS-D24) Many of the pr ocessing elem ents in each i nput and output path have f eatures t hat may be con trolled b y the u ser, su ch a s g[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 58 Navigation The DSP parameter s are organi sed by channel. The cur rent ly selected channel is shown in the top l eft hand cor ner of t he displ ay. You can navigat e between the channel s by pressing the channel buttons. Pressing the channel butt ons will scroll through the cha nnels, utilities and back[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 59 PRESETS The device contai ns a total of for ty- five user and Factory Pr esets. The user cannot over writ e the basic mono, basic st ereo or Fact ory Preset progr ams. Preset Recall To s elect a n ex isting P reset, p ress the Re call B utton s o the in dica tor abo ve it illumin ates . Turn paramet er [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 60 Preset Stor e To store t he current Preset in a user l ocation, press the Pr eset St ore Butt on so the indi cator above it illuminates. Turn the first parameter knob until t he re quired Preset location number is show on the di splay. A Pr eset name of up t o 12 charact ers in l ength can be enter ed u[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 61 DSP PROCESSING LAYO UT Input DSP block di agram Input A Input LED’s In put Gain Delay 4 th Or der HPF Low Shelf EQ Six Band PEQ High Shel f EQ Routi ng Input B SUM - 6dB NB. Chan nel B proc essing is ident ica l to Cha nnel A bu t for clarity it is not sh own Output D SP block diagram Routing Delay 8 [...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 62 DSP PROCESSING Input Channels GAIN LMS-D2 6 In A Gain 0.0dB ab c a Knob A: Gain, adj ustabl e in 0.2dB st eps from –80 dB t o +20dB DELAY LMS-D2 6 In A Delay 1.50ms ab c a Knob A: Delay, adjustabl e in vari able steps f rom 0 t o 400ms The d elay parame ter is ad justab le in fine steps at low v alues[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 63 HIGH PASS FILTER LMS-D2 6 In A Freq Sh ape HPF 20.0Hz LR 24 ab c a b Knob A: Frequency, out (o ff), 10.0Hz to 25.6k Hz in v ariable step s Knob B: high pass f ilt er type System high pass f ilt eri ng is provi ded for t he input si gnal. Thi s is the pr efer red locat ion for high pass fi lter ing as it[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 64 Parametr ic Equalisat ion Eight sect ions of equal isati on are provi ded, tw o shelving f ilt ers and six f ully var iable para metric se ctions . High and Low shelving filter s LMS-D2 6 In A Freq Sl ope Gain EQ1 100Hz 12 dB 0.0dB a b c a b c Knob A: Frequency, 10.0Hz t o 25.6kHz i n variabl e steps Kn[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 65 OUTPUT C HANNELS Gain and Polari ty LMS-D2 6 Out1 Gain Pol 0.0dB Rev ab c a b Knob A: Gain, adj ustabl e in 0.2dB st eps from –80 dB t o +20dB Knob B: Polar ity, selectable, normal or rever sed with r eference t o other outputs Delay LMS-D2 6 Out1 Delay 1.50ms ab c a Knob A: Adjust able in var iable s[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 66 High and Low Pass Filter s LMS-D2 6 Out1 Freq Sh ape LPF 2.50k LR 24 ab c a b Knob A: Frequency, <<out, 10. 0Hz to 25. 6kHz, out >> Knob B: high pass f ilt er type Filter ty pe is s elec table fro m Butte rworth, B esse l, Link witz-Riley and Hardma n. Filter s lope s of up to 8th or der or [...]

  • Page 67

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 67 Parametr ic Equalisat ion Eight sect ions of equal isati on are provi ded in a sim ilar form at to t he input channel equalisat ion; t wo shelving f ilt ers and six par ametr ic. LMS-D2 6 Out1 Freq Sl ope Gain EQ>- 100Hz 12 dB 0.0dB ab c a b c Knob A: Frequency, 10.0Hz t o 25.6kHz i n variabl e steps[...]

  • Page 68

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 68 Q adjustabl e from 14.2 to 0. 2 in vari able steps Knob C, Gain, +/ -15dB i n 0.2dB steps Limiters LMS-D2 6 Out1 Thresh LIM 4.0dB ab c a Knob A: Threshol d, -40dBu t o 20dBu in 0.2dB st eps A high perf ormance, l ow distor tion l imit er i s provided on each out put. Thr eshold is user adjustabl e; all [...]

  • Page 69

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 69 UTILITIES Utility functions Two u tility func tions are p rovide d to ad just s creen con trast an d the displa y un its us ed for parametr ic equali sation bandwi dth. The device automat ical ly adjust s for t he vari ations i n display cont rast as t he temper atur e of the L CD ch ange s. Th e sc ree[...]

  • Page 70

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 70 Rear Panel Funct ions Pow e r Inl e t Audio Ou tput Connecto rs Serial C omms Port Audio Input Conn ect ors Secure Mode Switch Ex pansi on Port Power Inl et – provi des connection t o a suit able mains el ectri city suppl y using th e cable supplied. The cont rol ler has a swit ch mode power suppl y t[...]

  • Page 71

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 71 AMP-890 ASPECT SYSTEM AMPLIFICATION RACK Ch. A Ch .B Ch. A Ch .B Ch. A Ch .B Ch. A Ch .B Ch. A Ch .B L OW OUTPU TS HIGH OUTPU TS SO C APE X SO C APE X CH 1A CH 1B CH 2A CH 2B CH 2 CH 1 INP UT OR LINK Racking, Cables and Connecti ons The AMP-890 Aspect am plif icati on system com prises a comp lete ampl [...]

  • Page 72

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 72 Options The rack is sup plied fitte d with fiv e amp lifiers a s sta ndard . The two top am plif iers ar e T-25 models, and power the hi gh frequency and hi gh-mi d freque ncy sectio ns res pec tively. T hree mid -high c abin ets will n ormally b e powe red from each channel, alt hough it is possible t [...]

  • Page 73

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 73 Figure 1. A mplifier Rack Signal W iring VDM 25 PIN { AMP SIGNAL INPUT INPUT AMP SIGNAL } } CHANNEL A CHANNEL B D C B A WX Y Z RST U EF G H MN P Q J V L K KL V J Q P N M H G F E U T S R Z Y X W AB C D A E F G C B D H J M L K Q P N HIGH BLUE HI/MID GREEN LO/MI D YEL LO W BA S S 1 RED BAS S 2 PURPLE GND C[...]

  • Page 74

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 74 Figure 2 . Mid-H igh Outputs NL8 P IN NO . C HANNE L 1 HF C HANNE L 1 HM C HAN NE L 1 LM NL4FC 4+ 03 01 HF+ HF - 4 - NL4FC 3 + 07 05 HM+ HM - 3 - NL4FC 2+ 11 12 10 09 LM+ LM - 2- NL8 P IN NO . C HANNE L 2 HF C HANNE L 2 HM C HAN N E L 2 LM NL4F C 4 + 04 02 HF+ HF - 4 - NL4F C 3 + 08 06 HM+ HM - 3 - NL4F[...]

  • Page 75

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 75 Break- out Cables – NL 4 bass FANOUTS CAN B E SUPPLIED TO EITHER CONNECT 6 OR 8 CA BINETS TO T W O AMPLI FIER S SOCAPEX PIN NUMBERS 17 ,1 8, 19 N OT USE D 1- 1+ 1- 1+ 1- 1+ LOW- LOW+ LOW- LOW+ LOW- LOW+ 14 13 12 11 10 09 15 16 LOW+ LOW- 1+ 1- 1- 1+ LOW- LOW+ 08 07 NL4 PIN N O. SOCAPEX PIN N O . 01 02 [...]

  • Page 76

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 76 Break- out cables – NL 8 mid- high NL8FC NL8FC SO C APEX PIN N O . SO C APEX PIN N O . NL8 PIN N O . NL8 PIN N O . SO C APEX PIN NU MBER S 17,18,19 N OT U S E D 11 2 - 2+ 3 - 3+ 4 - 4+ 2 - 2+ 3 - 3+ 4 - 4+ 2 - 2+ 3 - 3+ 4 - 4+ 2 - 2+ 3 - 3+ 4 - 4+ 09 07 05 03 01 12 LOW / M I D - LOW / M I D + HIGH /MI[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 77 Mains Connections Incoming m ains power may be connect ed by one of a var iety of C Form connect ors, depending on the power system specif ied when th e rack was order ed. Typical supply configur ations ar e as foll ows: 110 V star-wir ed (3 phase) 110 V parallel (1 phase) 220/240 V (3 phase) 220/240 V [...]

  • Page 78

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 78 T-25 AND T-45 HIGH E FFICIENCY AUDIO P OWER AMPLIFIER S General Featur es & Facilities The T-25 and T-45 ar e highly ef fici ent, l ightwei ght, r ugged high power ampl ifi ers, wi th many origi nal feat ures developed t o meet t he requir ements of modern pr ofessional sound reinf orcement, for bot[...]

  • Page 79

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 79 Front Panel Functions T-25 • Mains powe r rock er switc h – ap plies A C mains powe r to the a mplifier. • Mains powe r LED – illuminate s whe n AC p ower is applie d to the amplifie r. • Gain – rota ry con trol whic h allo ws the gain o f the ch ann el to be adju sted. • Signal – blue L[...]

  • Page 80

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 80 Front Panel Functions T-45 • Mains powe r rock er switc h – ap plies A C mains powe r to the a mplifier. • Mains powe r LED – illuminate s whe n AC p ower is applie d to the amplifie r. • Gain – rota ry con trol whic h allo ws the gain o f the ch ann el to be adju sted. • Signal – blue L[...]

  • Page 81

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 81 Mechanical Inst allation When supplied as par t of the AMP- 890.2 system r ack, th e amplif iers ar e pre- instal led. I f an amplifie r is remo ved fro m the ra ck fo r any re aso n, it is impo rtant to re -insta ll it correc tly. Th e amplif iers m ust be support ed at the f ront and rear, as origi na[...]

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    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 82 Voltage Setting Your models will be set up at the factory for correct operation on your local voltage supply. No furth er adju stmen t is nec ess ary. Voltage Range The minimum supply voltage over wh ich the amplifier will operate is 180V for t he 220-240V range, and 90V f or the 110- 120V range. Nat ur[...]

  • Page 83

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 83 Pin 1 Screen - connect to chassi s of the unbalanced equipment, or left disconnect ed at the unbalanced end Pin 2 signal hot Pin 3 Signal cold Polarity In ac corda nce with inte rnation al sta ndard s, T s eries amplifie rs are s upp lied with Pin 2 h ot (+), so a positi ve (+V) i nput gives a posi tive[...]

  • Page 84

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 84 The gain should be set to match t he signal f rom t he source, e.g. mi xer, cont roll er, or equa liser. Attenuation & Gain Setting The front panel gain cont rols al low preci se level set tings, and may be used to adj ust the relat ive level s of secti ons of a lar ge system, for example downf ills[...]

  • Page 85

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 85 Long Speaker Li nes Whenever loudspeaker s are connect ed to power am plif iers by l ong cables (above 20' /6m) , there is inva riably a n inc rease d risk of high freque ncy instab ility. It is ag gr avated by the combinati on of RF pickup i n unshielded cabl es acti ng as aerial s, and mult iple [...]

  • Page 86

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 86 MAINTENANCE If any of the dri ve units i n your Aspect ser ies cabinet should cease f unctioni ng and need to be replaced or repair ed, you are advi sed to rem ove the faul ty unit fr om the cabinet and send it to a prof essional ser vice centr e authori sed to r epair Tur bosound loudspeakers. This sec[...]

  • Page 87

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 87 The grille is a fairly tig ht fit betw een th e inn er edg e of th e cab inet a nd the oute r surfac e of th e horn assembly, and can only be rem oved if i t remai ns parall el wit h the f ront edge of the cabinet; do not att empt to completel y lif t one end out f irst . Using t wo pair s of needle nos[...]

  • Page 88

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 88 To rotate the hor n mouldi ng from ‘B ’ mode to ‘A ’ mode Lift the horn assem bly part -way out of the cabi net as above and rot ate i t back so that the high frequency hor n is now ori entated t owards the l ong edge of the cabi net. Lower it careful ly back into t he cabinet ensur ing that the[...]

  • Page 89

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 89 The high fr equency diaphragm can now be r emoved and repl aced if necessar y. Replacement i s a strai ghtf orward r eversal of the r emoval pr ocedure, but be careful when replaci ng the magnet assemblies - neodymium m agnets are ver y str ong and a steady hand (pref erably tw o) is r equired when ali [...]

  • Page 90

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 90 Lowe r the h orn as semb ly into th e cab inet a nd rep lace the grille , ens uring th at the n ylon cup washers are r eplaced befor e tight ening t he fixi ng screws. Removal of t he low- mid fr equency dri ve units These can be accessed by removing t he curved door s on the rear of t he cabinet. To en[...]

  • Page 91

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 91 Parti cular at tenti on should be paid t o corrosi on. Any corr oded part s should be repl aced. All flyi ng system bolt s are f itt ed using “Locti te 222” to ensur e that bolts cannot loosen. As a result any replacement part s must be f itt ed with t he same type of Loctit e thr eadlocker. It i s [...]

  • Page 92

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 92 Do not work wi th enclosur es with damaged pai ntwor k especially f or outdoor use. Due t o the nature of modern t ouring t hese enclosures can be exposed t o moist ure. Unt reated and exposed woodwork will abso rb water. Aspect enclosures are screwed a nd glued together to prevent any ser ious str uctu[...]

  • Page 93

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 93 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIO NS TA-890H TA-890L TSW-218 Dimensions 795 x 477 x 574mm 31.3” x 18.8” x 22. 6” 795 x 477 x 574mm 31.3” x 18.8” x 22. 6” 574 x 1400 x 770mm 22.6” x 55.1” x 30. 3” Net weight 76 kgs 167 lbs 68 kgs 150 lbs 110 kgs 242 lbs Power handling LMF: 500 watt s rms HMF: 200 [...]

  • Page 94

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 94 WARRANTY All pr oducts in t his manual ar e warrant ed by Turbosound Lim ited t o the ori ginal end- user purchaser agai nst defect s in workm anship and mater ials used i n it s manufactur e for a period of one year on el ectroni cs products and t wo years on l oudspeaker product s from date of shipmen[...]

  • Page 95

    user manual TA-890 TA-890 user manual Page 95 Turbosound L imited Star Road Partri dge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY United Kingdom[...]