Electro-Voice X-Line Very Compact (XLVC) manual

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual X-Line V er y Compact Rig ging Manual[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 1 Table of Contents Rigging-Safety W arning ......................................................................................................... ..................................... 2 0 Introduction .........................................................................................[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 2 Rigging-Safety Warning This document details general rigging practices appropriate to the entert ainment industry , as they would apply to the rigging of Electro-V oice X-Line V ery Compact (XL VC) loudspeaker systems. It is intended to familiarize the reader with standard rigging hardware a[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 3 Figure 1a: XLD281 Loudspeaker System Front View (Without Grille) Top View Side View 28.58in (726mm) 0. Introduction The X-Line V ery Compact (XL VC) loudspeaker systems represent an important step in line-array technology for small- and medium-scale sound reinforcement. The individual loudsp[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 4 Figure 1b: XLE181 Loudspeaker System Figure 1c: XS212 Loudspeaker System Front V iew (W ithout Grille) T op V iew Side V iew Rear View 20.30in (516mm) 14.52in (369mm) 9.90in (251mm) 7.41in (188mm) Front V iew T op V iew Side V iew (W ithout Grille) Rear View 28.58in (726mm) 14.90in (378mm) 2[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 5 1. X-Line V ery Compact Rigging System 1.1 Overview of the XL VC Flying System The XL VC loudspeaker systems have been designed to construct correct acoustic line arrays. Acoustic line arrays typically consist of independent columns of loudspeaker systems that acoustically and coherently sum[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 6 Figure 2: T ypical XL VC Flying System (without Coupler Beam) Hoist Motor XLD281 Enclosures Grid Eight XLD281 Enclosures Hinged at the Front by the Extended Hinge Bars and Front Rigging T ube Modules Angles Between Enclosures fixed by Pins through the Swing Arms and Rear Rigging Holes in the[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 3a: XLD281 and XLE181 Rigging Hardware Quick-Release Pins Front Hinge Bar Hole in Front Rigging T ube for Locking Pin Hole in Hinge Bar for Locking Pin XLD281 or XLE181 Enclosure Rear Swing Arm Quick- Release Pin Hole in Front Rigging T ube for Locking Pin from Enclosure Below Shoulder [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 4a: XLD281 Rigging Dimensions and Weight s Front V iew (W ith Grille) Rear View Side V iew Hole Det ail Scale 3:1 1° Hole 3° Hole 5° Hole 7° Hole 0° Hole 2° Hole 4° Hole 6° Hole 8° Hole 9° Hole 10° Hole -4° Hole -2° Hole 0° Hole 2° Hole 4° Hole Full Range Only Subwoofer [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 4b: XLE181 Rigging Dimensions and Weight s Front V iew (W ith Grille) Rear View Side V iew Hole Det ail Scale 3:1 1° Hole 3° Hole 5° Hole 7° Hole 0° Hole 2° Hole 4° Hole 6° Hole 8° Hole 9° Hole 10° Hole -4° Hole -2° Hole 0° Hole 2° Hole 4° Hole Full Range Only Subwoofer [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 4c: XS212 Rigging Dimensions and Weight s Front V iew Rear View Side V iew (W ith Grille) Hole Det ail Scale 3:1 1° Hole 3° Hole 20/4°Up Hole 18/2°Up Hole 16/0° Hole 14/2° Hole 12/4° Hole 5° Hole 10° Hole 8° Hole 6° Hole 4° Hole 2° Hole 0° Hole Sub/Full Range Subwoofer Onl[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 1.3 XL VC Rigging Accessory Details Several accessories for rigging the XL VC loudspeaker systems are shown in Figure 5. This figure includes the center of gravity and rigging dimensions for the accessories and includes sufficient information to calculate the vertical angle of XL VC enclosures[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual XLE GRID The XLE GRID is a grid used for suspending a column of XLE181 loudspeaker systems overhead and is shown in Figure 5b. The XLE GRID sidearms are identical to that of the XLD GRID. However , the XLE GRID spreader bars are shorter to match the width of the XLE181 loudspeaker system riggi[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual XL VC-BGK The XL VC-BGK, shown in Figure 5d, is a bottom grid kit that allows the XLD GRID to be attached to the bottom of the XLD281 loudspeaker systems or the XLE GRID to be attached to the bottom of the XLE181 loudspeaker systems. The bottom grid can then be used to pull back a column of XL[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 5d: XL VC-BGK Bottom Grid Kit Contents Figure 5e: AGCD Adapter Grid Dimensions and Weights 14 AGCD The AGCD, shown in Figure 5e, is an adapter grid that allows XLD281 very-compact line-array loudspeaker systems to be rigged below XLC compact line-array loudspeaker systems. A typical exa[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 15 Figure 5f: XGS-4 Groundstack Det ails/Dimensions XGS-4 The XGS-4, shown in Figure 5f, is a pair of rails that may be used to groundst ack XL VC loudspeaker systems. Each rail is an L-bracket that has multiple sets of front hinge bar rigging and rear swing arm rigging that mate with the fron[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 16 Figure 5g: XLD/XS Dolly XLD/XS Dolly (Cover) XLD/XS Dolly Shown with SP8.4 Kit Installed XLD/XS Dolly (Base) Sample Column of (4) XLD281’s Sample Column of (2) XS212’s Depth of Dolly - 34.75” 882.7mm Width of Dolly - 32.00” 812.8mm[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 2. XL VC Rigging and Flying T echniques 2.1 Array Considerations The XL VC loudspeaker systems have been specifically designed to construct acoustically coherant line-arrays. Line-array systems typically consist of independent columns of loudspeaker enclosures. The most common implement ation [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 6a: Flying an Array of XS212’ s behind XLD281’s using the XL VC Coupler Beam (audience only sees XLD281’ s) Coupler Beam XS212 Enclosures XLD281 Enclosures Front V iew Side V iew 18[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 6b: Flying an Array of XLD281’ s under XS212’s using Interactive Rigging Figure 6c: Groundstacking XLD281’ s over XS212’s using Interactive Rigging Front V iew Side V iew Front V iew Side V iew XS212 Enclosures XS212 Enclosures XLD281 Enclosures XLD281 Enclosures Ground Hoist Mo[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual AL WA YS MAKE SURE THA T TWO QUICK-RELEASE PINS SECURE EVERY HINGE BAR A T THE SIDES OF THE ENCLOSURES AND THA T THOSE PINS ARE FULL Y LOCKED IN THE RIGGING TUBES ON ALL ENCLOSURES. There are a series of holes in the rigging channels on the top enclosure. The angle of the bottom enclosure rela[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Rigging XS212 Enclosures T ogether An XS212 enclosure may be rigged to another XS212 enclosure using the procedure shown in Figure 7b. First remove the quick-release pins from both the front hinge bars and rear swing arms. Extend the front hinge bars up and lock each bar into position by insta[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Hold the back of the bottom XS212 enclosure and adjust the enclosure to the desired angle. Rotate the rear swing arms up and insert the arms into the rigging channels of the enclosure above. Install the rear quick-release pins into the rigging channel (in the appropriate hole for the desired a[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Lower the back of the bottom XLD281 enclosure and hold the enclosure at the desired angle. Rotate the rear swing arms back into the rigging channels of the XS212 enclosure above. Install the rear quick-release pins into the rigging channel (in the appropriate hole for the desired angle) and th[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 2.3 Rigging the XL VC Loudspeaker Systems and XL VC Grids Attach the top enclosure in the array to the grid, as shown in Figure 8a. (Only an XL VC compatible grid can be used with an XL VC array .) The grid has front rigging tubes similar to the enclosures. Slide the front hinge bar of the top[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual S tep 1: Assemble Sidearms to Rigging at top of the Enclosure. S tep 3: Assemble S preader Bar(s) to Sidearms. S tep 2: Insert Quick-Release Pins through Enclosure Rigging and Sidearms. S tep 4: Insert Quick-Release Pins through Sidearms and S preader Bar(s) using the hole locations from LAPS.[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 8b: XLD GRID and XLE GRID Rigging Configurations MAKE SURE THA T THE QUICK-RELEASE PINS A TT ACHED TO THE GRID SIDEARMS FULL Y LOCK INTO THE HOLES IN THE ENDS OF THE SPREADER BARS. AL WA YS MAKE SURE THA T EACH SPREADER BAR IS A TT ACHED TO THE SAME HOLE ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDEARMS. [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 27 2.4 Rigging the XL VC Grids and the CBEAM The CBEAM, shown in Figure 9a, may be used as either a coupler beam for a dual array to hang a column subwoofer systems behind a column of full-range systems, or may be used as an extender beam to hang a single array of full-range systems where more[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 28 Figure 9a: CBEAM Rigging Assembly Pickup Ring Centering Ring Quick-Release Pin Grid Quick-Release Pin Y oke Coupler Beam Note: Coupler Beam shown cutaway for better conceptualization and clarity . AL WA YS MAKE SURE THA T EACH QUICK-RELEASE PIN SECURING EACH GRID SPREADER BAR IS FULL Y LOCK[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 9b: CBEAM Dual-Array Configuration Using Grid Positions A and C Figure 9c: CBEAM Single-Array Configuration Using Grid Position B T ilting Down (Hole #1 at Rear) T ilting Up (Hole #1 at Front) T ilting Down (Hole #1 at Rear) T ilting Up (Hole #1 at Front) Figure 9d: CBEAM Pick Up Option[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 9e: CBEAM Shipping/T ransport Configuration S tep 1: Install Pickup Rings in Hole #10 and #29 and Y okes in Positions A and C S tep 2: Rotate Y okes, Then Drop Pickup Rings (View Shown Cut away for Clarity) 2.5 Using the XL VC-BGK and Grid for Pull Up The XL VC-BGK is a rigging kit with[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Position an XL VC grid underneath the XL VC loudspeaker system, as shown in Figure 10a. Insert the loose swing arms on the bottom of the enclosure into the rear rigging channels on the grid and attach the arms to the grid in the top hole with the quick-release pins. Swing the grid up and inser[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 32 2.6 Using the AGCD with XL VC and XLC Systems The AGCD adapter grid may be used to suspend XLD281 loudspeaker systems below XLC loudspeaker systems. Figure 1 1a shows an XLD281 suspended below an XLC215 subwoofer . The XLD215 system is suspended using the XLC Grid. Although only one XLC215 [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 33 AL W A YS MAKE SURE THA T THE QUICK-RELEASE PINS ON THE HINGE BARS FULL Y LOCK INTO THE HOLES IN THE FRONT RIGGING TUBES ON BOTH THE ENCLOSURE AND THE GRID. AL WA YS MAKE SURE THA T THE LEFT AND RIGHT SWING ARMS ON THE ENCLOSURE ARE LOCKED INTO THE SAME HOLES FOR THE SAME VERTICAL SPLA Y AN[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 34 2.7 Rigging an Array from the XL VC Dollies The XLD/XS Dolly will accommodate two columns of XLD281 loudspeaker systems stacked up to 6 high, two columns of XS212 loudspeaker systems stacked up to 3 high, or a mixture of the two. Figure 12 shows (6) XLD281 systems and (3) XS212 systems and [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 35 3. Rigging-S trength Ratings, Safety Factors, and Special Safety Considerations 3.1 Working-Load Limit and Safety Factor Definitions The structural ratings for all of the XL VC rigging components and complete loudspeaker systems are based on test results in which parts were stressed to fail[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 36 3.2 Structural Rating Overview For the XL VC loudspeaker enclosures there are two independent strength ratings that, together , give a complete description of the overall structural capabilities of any loudspeaker system; which are: 1. The strength of each individual enclosure rigging point[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 3.3 Simplified Structural-Rating Guidelines Electro-V oice engineers have defined a set of simplified structural-rating guidelines that will en- able a rigger to immediately evaluate the safety of an XL VC system on site without having to make complex force-distribution calculations. A combina[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Figure 13b: XLE181 Simplified S tructural Ratings Figure 13c: XS212 Simplified S tructural Ratings 38[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 39 Each Figure 13 includes a graph of the working-load weight-versus-angle limit rating for the XL VC enclosures. This working-load weight limit is applicable to every enclosure in an array , and in- cludes the weight of that enclosure plus the total weight of all enclosures, rigging hardware [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 40 3.4 Complex Structural-Rating Analysis For a complete structural-rating analysis, the forces in each individual piece of attachment hard- ware throughout the XL VC system must be determined, as well as the forces on each enclosure. Determining these forces requires complex mathematical calc[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 41 Figure 14a: XLD281 Complex S tructural Ratings + ∅ ° - 5 ° MAX + 5 ° MAX - ∅ ° + ∅ ° - 5 ° MAX + 5 ° MAX Xld281 Hinge Bar Wor king-Load-Li mit Structur al Rati n gs 0 lbs 100 lbs 200 lbs 300 lbs 400 lbs 500 lbs -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 42 Figure 14b: XLE181 Complex S tructural Ratings + ∅ ° - 5 ° MAX + 5 ° MAX - ∅ ° + ∅ ° - 5 ° MAX + 5 ° MAX Xle181 Hinge Bar Wor king-Load-Li mit Structur al Rati ng s 0 lbs 100 lbs 200 lbs 300 lbs 400 lbs 500 lbs -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 43 Figure 14c: XS212 Complex S tructural Ratings + ∅ ° + 5 ° MAX - 5 ° MAX - ∅ ° + ∅ ° - 5 ° MAX + 5 ° MAX Xs212 Hinge Bar Worki ng - Lo ad- L i mit Structur al Rati ngs 0 lbs 100 lbs 200 lbs 300 lbs 400 lbs 500 lbs -180 -150 -120 -90 -60 -30 0 30 60 90?[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 44 The XL VC enclosures hinge about the hinge bar and have a limited range of vertical tilt angle adjustment based on the swing-arm attachment positions. For the XLD281-to-XLD281 combination and the XLE181-to-XLE181 combination, the range is limited to 0° to -10°. For the XS212-to-XS212 comb[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 3.6 XLD Grid, XLE Grid, CBEAM, and AGCD Complex Structural-Strength Ratings XLD Grid and XLE Grid Complex Structural-S trength Ratings The XLD Grid can be used to suspend a column of XLD281 or XS212 loudspeaker systems, while the XLE Grid can only be used to suspend a column of XLE181 loudspea[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual S pecifically , this means that, when the XLD Grid is used in any of the configurations shown in Figure 15a, the structural rating of the grid will always exceed the structural ratings of either the XLD281 or XS212 loudspeaker systems. Thus, if the structural rating is not exceeded for any lou[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 47 Figure 15c: CBEAM Complex S tructural Ratings AGCD Complex Structural-S trength Ratings The AGCD is an adapter grid that allows XL VC loudspeaker systems (XLD281) to be rigged to XLC loudspeaker systems (XLC127+, XLC215 or XLC1 18) in the same column. The structural strength of a column of [...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 48 S pecifically , this means that, when the AGCD adapter grid is used in any of the configurations shown in Figure 15d, the structural rating of the adapter grid will always exceed the structural ratings of either the XLD281 or XLC (XLC127+, XLC215 or XLC1 18) loudspeaker systems. Thus, if th[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 49 4. Rigging Inspection and Precautions Electro-V oice XL VC Loudspeaker Systems: Prior to each use, inspect the loudspeaker enclosures for any cracks, deformations, missing or damaged components that could reduce enclosure strength. Inspect the rigging tube and channel assemblies on the encl[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual Coupler Beam (CBeam) Assemblies: Prior to each use, inspect the CBeam assemblies for any cracks, burrs, deformations, corrosion or missing or damaged components that could reduce the CBeam assembly strength. Replace any CBeam assemblies that are damaged or missing hardware. Always double check[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 51 References Rigging References [1] W .E. Rossnagel, L.R. Higgins & J.A. MacDonald, Handbook of Rigging for Construction and Industrial Operations, McGraw-Hill Book Company , New Y ork, NY , USA (1988). [2] H. Donovan, Entertainment Rigging, http://www .riggingbooksandprograms.com, Riggin[...]

ELECTRO-VOICE ® X-Line V ery Compact TM Rigging Manual 52 References Websites [16] http://www .rigging.net [17] http://www .cmworks.com/ [18] http://catalog.thecrosbygroup.com/maininterface.htm[...]

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