OWNER’S MANUAL MANUALE UTENTE SUB 8008-AS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVE SUBWOOFER
EN 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION The symbols used in this document give notice of important operating instructions and warnings which must be strictly followed. CAUTION Important operating instructions: explains hazards that could damage a product, including data loss WARNING Important advice concerning the use of dangerous voltages and the potential risk of electric shock, personal injury or death.
EN 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION WARNING! CAUTION! To prevent the risk of fire or electric shock, never expose this product to rain or humidity. WARNING! To prevent electric shock hazard, do not connect to mains power supply while grille is removed WARNING! to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this product unless you are qualified. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
EN 2. DESCRIPTION SUB 8008-AS - PROFESSIONAL ACTIVE SUBWOOFER SUB 8008-AS is a powerful subwoofer featuring two high-power 18” woofers with 4.0” voice coils. This subwoofer delivers a serious amount of low frequencies. Powered by a 4400 W Class-D amplifier the SUB 8008-AS can perform in the most demanding situations.
EN 3. REAR PANEL FEATURES AND CONTROLS 1 1 FEMALE XLR INPUTS L and R The system accepts XLR input connectors. 7 2 MALE XLR SIGNAL OUTPUTS The output XLR connectors provide a loop through for speakers daisy chaining. The balanced connectors are connected in parallel, and can be used to send the audio signal to other amplified speakers or supplementary amplifiers.
EN 4. CONNECTIONS WARNING! CAUTION! Loudspeaker connections should be only made by qualified and experienced personnel having the technical know-how or enough specific instructions (to ensure that connections are made correctly) in order to prevent any electrical danger. To prevent any risk of electric shock, do not connect loudspeakers when the amplifier is switched on. Before turning the system on, check all connections and make sure there are no accidental short circuits.
EN 5. CONFIGURATIONS RCF SUB 8008-AS can be used in single or cardioid configuration (double or triple). SINGLE CONFIGURATION 0 dB 0 dB CARDIOID CONFIGURATION (2 subwoofers setup) When set in cardioid double configuration, both subwoofers must be set at 0 dB. The subwoofer pointing towards the audience, should be set with L1, L2, L3 or L4 preset; the other subwoofer should be set with C1, C2, C3 or C4 preset.
EN 5. CONFIGURATIONS SINGLE NX 985-A MOUNTED OVER A SUB 8008-AS DOUBLE NX 985-A MOUNTED OVER A SUB 8008-AS ART 945-A POLE MOUNTED OVER A SUB 8008-AS 4 X HDL 6-A CLUSTER MOUNTED OVER A SUB 8008-AS NOTE: For system alignment refer to the documentation on www.rcf.it.
EN 6. TROUBLESHOOTING THE SPEAKER DOESN’T TURN ON Make sure the speaker is switched on and connected to an active AC power THE SPEAKER IS CONNECTED TO AN ACTIVE AC POWER BUT DOESN’T TURN ON Make sure the power cable is intact and connected correctly. THE SPEAKER IS ON BUT DOESN’T MAKE ANY SOUND Check if the signal source is sending correctly and if the signal cables are not damaged. THE SOUND IS DISTORTED AND THE OVERLOAD LED BLINKS FREQUENTLY Turn down the output level of the mixer.
DIMENSIONS / DIMENSIONI 20
SPECIFICATIONS / SPECIFICHE TECNICHE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Acoustical specifications Frequency Response: 30 Hz ÷ 120 Hz Max SPL @ 1m: 137 dB Transducers Woofer: 2 x 18'', 4.0'' v.c Input/Output section Input signal: bal/unbal Input connectors: XLR Output connectors: XLR Input sensitivity: -2 dBu/+4 dBu Processor section Power section Crossover Frequencies: Selectable Protections: Thermal, Excurs.
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