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X-Array Touring Loudspeaker Systems – Applications Notes – Page ii
Table of Contents
0. INTRODUCTION - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
1. LOUDSPEAKER-SYSTEM INFORMATION - - - - - - - - - - - 1
1.1 Loudspeaker-Component Impedance - - - - - - - - - - - 1
1.2 Loudspeaker-System Wiring & Connections - - - - - - - - - - 2
1.3 Loudspeaker-System Polarity - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
1.4 Power-Amplifier Requirements - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
X-Array Systems Recommendations - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Xw Systems Recommendations - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
1.5 Identifying & Marking Enclosures - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2. GENERAL DIGITAL-SIGNAL PROCESSING - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2.1 Signal-Processing Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2.2 Loudspeaker-System Considerations - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2.3 Signal-Processing Zones - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
2.4 Amplifier Considerations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
2.5 Equalization Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
2.6 High- & Low-Pass Filters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
2.7 Gain Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Input-Level Adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Output-Level Adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Optimizing The Gain Structure - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
2.8 Signal-Delay Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Loudspeaker-Component Alignment - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Loudspeaker-System Alignment - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
Enclosure-Misalignment Compensation - - - - - - - - - - 11
2.9 Limiter Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Calibrating the Limiters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
3. LOUDSPEAKER ARRAYS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
3.1 Preliminary Overview - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
3.2 Preliminary X-Array Applications Guide - - - - - - - - - - - 14
APPENDICES
A. SERVICING THE X-ARRAY SYSTEMS - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
A.1 General Information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
A.2 Typical Service Parts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
X-Array Systems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Xw Floor Monitors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
A.3 X-Array System Specific Service Instructions - - - - - - - - - 17
A.4 Xw Specific Service Instructions - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
B. X-ARRAY LOUDSPEAKER ACCESSORIES - - - - - - - - - - - 18
B.1 Rigging Accessories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
B.2 Electronic Accessories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
B.3 Miscellaneous Accessories - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
C. LF & SUB POLARITY WIRING - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
D. KT DN8000 DIGITAL-SIGNAL PROCESSING - - - - - - - - - - 20
D.1 Loudspeaker-System Setups - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
D.2 Loudspeaker System and Configuration Considerations - - - - - - - 22
D.3 Option-Menu Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
D.4 Equalization Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
D.5 High- & Low-Pass-Filter Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - 23
D.6 Gain Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
Input-Level Adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Output-Level Adjustments - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Optimizing The Gain Structure - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
D.7 Signal-Delay Parameters - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Signal-Delay Displays with Different Operating-System Revisions - - - - - 25
Operating System Revision 1.19 and Earlier - - - - - - - - 25
Operating-System Revision 1.20 and Later - - - - - - - - 25