Mackie SA1232 manual

SA 1 2 3 2 3-W A Y ACTIVE SPEAKER SYSTEM USER’S MANUAL[...]

2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operation instructions should be read before this Mackie product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions — The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings — All warnings on this Mackie product and in these operating instructions should be f[...]

3 Lend Me Y our Ears Exposure to e xtremely high noise lev els may cause permanent hearing loss. In- dividuals vary consider ably in susceptibility to noise- induced hearing loss, but nearly ev eryone will lose some hearing if exposed to suffi- ciently intense noise for a period of time . The U.S. Gov ernment’s Occupational Safety and Health A dm[...]

4 INTRODUCTION The motor structure uses a high-gr ade neodymium magnet pr oviding e xtraor di- narily high BL (gauss) and performance . The magnetic structure for both the high- frequenc y and mid-fr equency driv ers incorporate pur e , high grade , neodymium pr ovid- ing a higher gauss capability , significant weight r eduction, and higher BL (for[...]

5 MAIN INPUT This is a female XLR -type connector that accepts a balanced line-lev el signal from a mixing console or other signal sour ce . LOOP OUT This is a male XLR -type connector that produces e xactly the same signal that is connected to the MAIN INPUT jack. Use it to daisy-chain sev eral SA1232s together off the same signal source . Level C[...]

6 PLACEMENT The SA1232 speak er is designed to sit on the floor or stage . WARNING : The cabinet has no rigging points and is not suit- able for rigging. NEVER attempt to suspend the SA1232 by its handles. The SA 1232 should never be pole-mounted. Y ou can cr eate a horizontal arra y by plac- ing the cabinets side-b y-side . How ev er , y ou should[...]

7 Minimum R ecommended Amperage Service 115V 15 Amps 20 Amps 230V 10 Amps 16 Amps A C sags, or lack of current can be au- dible . When running into this type of problem, the anomaly gener ally encoun- tered is similar to that of a pr ocessor compressing the input signal v ery hard. This is caused by the inability of the tor oid transformer to r ech[...]

8 5000 watts of po wer . This provides the headroom necessary to deal with the peak transient signals that must be r eproduced. The A C current supplied to the activ e speaker is especially critical to the o ver all performance of the audio system. In light of the limitations created b y standard 1 15V service , we ha ve a list of suggestions that [...]

9 SER VICE INFORMA TION Warranty Service If y ou think your loudspeaker has a problem, please do e verything you can to confirm it before calling for service , includ- ing reading thr ough the following Troubleshooting section. Doing so might sav e y ou from being depriv ed of your Mackie loudspeaker . Of all Mackie products r eturned for ser- vice[...]

10 Repair Service for the SA1232 is a vailable only from one of our authorized domestic ser- vice stations or at the factory service center located in Whitinsville , Massachusetts. Ser- vice outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your S A1232 needs service , please fol- low these instructions: 1. R evie [...]

11 Lo w Frequenc y Section Number of Drivers 2 Woofer Size 12" Voice Coil Diameter 3" with Inside/Outside winding Diaphragm Material Epoxy-reinforced Cellulose Magnet Type Ferrite Construction F eatures Basic Design Trapezoidal Material 13-ply Baltic birch, resin end caps Finish Wear-resistant textured black PVC vinyl Handles One on each [...]

12 Architects and Engineers’ Specifications The rear mounted amplifier assembly shall comprise separ ate signal and A C power panels separ ated by a lar ge aluminum heat sink. The signal input panel shall contain an input and loop-thr ough XLR, a volume le vel control, and four status LEDs for P ow er ON, Signal Present, Limit, and Thermal functi[...]

13 Graphs SA1232 Frequency Response On-Axis Frequency (Hz) SPL, 100 dB @ 1kHz (ref.) 20 70 80 90 100 110 100 1000 10000 20000 Frequency (Hz) Vert BW Horz BW –6 dB Beamwidth (degrees) 20 60 120 180 240 300 360 100 1000 10000 20000 SA1232 Beamwidth vs. Frequency Frequency (Hz) Directivity Factor (Q) Directivity Index (DI), dB 20 0 10 20 1 10 100 10[...]

14 Frequency (Hz) Attenuation (dB) 20 100 1000 10000 20000 – 30 – 20 – 10 0 10 0 deg 10 deg 20 deg 30 deg 40 deg SA1232 Horizontal Off-Axis Frequency Response Frequency (Hz) Attenuation (dB) 20 100 1000 10000 20000 – 30 – 20 – 10 0 10 0 deg – 10 deg – 20 deg – 30 deg – 40 deg SA1232 Vertical Off-Axis Frequency Response (Down) Fr[...]

15 SA1232 LIMITED W ARRANTY thorized Service Center and they can’t find any thing wrong with it, you may be charged a ser- vice fee. 4. If the Mackie Authorized Service Center is lo- cated in another city, pack the loudspeaker in its original shipping carton. More information on packing can be found in the Service section of this manual. 5. Conta[...]

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