Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SWA1501 Mackie
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SW A1 5 0 1 ACTIVE SUBWOOFER SYSTEM USER’S MANUAL ACTIVE ON SWA1501 ACTIVE SUBWOOFER CONCEIVED AND DESIGNED BY MACKIE DESIGNS INC, WOODINVILLE, WA, USA AND MACKIE EUROPE • MADE IN ITALY • COPYRIGHT ©2000 • THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF MACKIE DESIGNS INC.
2 CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE.
3 Lend Me Y our Ears Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss. In- dividuals vary considerably in susceptibility to noise- induced hearing loss, but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently in- tense noise for a period of time.
4 REAR P ANEL DESCRIPTION POWER Switch Use this switch to turn the SW A150 1 on and off. Make sur e the signal sour ce’s lev el control is turned do wn befor e you turn it on. AC Receptacle This is where y ou connect the A C line- cord to pr ovide A C power to the SW A150 1’s built-in pow er amplifiers.
5 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS Po w e r Cord Po l e Mount Line-Level Mid/High Out Lef t Line-Level Mid/High Out Right Ful l Range Right Ful l Range Lef t Po w e r Cords SWA1501 Plays the Low Fr equencies SRM450 Pl.
6 CONNECTIONS The SW A150 1 has two female XLR in- puts that accept a balanced line-lev el signal. When connecting a balanced signal, be sure it’s wired per AES (A udio Engineering So- ciety) standa.
7 AC POWER Be sure the SW A150 1 is plugged into an outlet that is able to supply the corr ect volt- age specified for y our model. If the voltage should drop belo w 97% of the specified line voltage , the built-in amplifiers will no longer be able to supply r ated pow er .
8 No sound • Is the input LEVEL control for the input sour ce or the subw oofer turned all the wa y do wn? V erify that all the volume controls in the system ar e properly adjusted. • Is the signal source w orking (and making union scale)? Make sur e the connecting cables are in good r epair and securely connected at both ends.
9 Repair Service for the SW A150 1 is a v ailable only from one of our authorized domestic service stations or at the factory service cen- ter located in Whitinsville , Massachusetts. Service outside the United States can be ob- tained through local dealers or distributors.
10 Architect’ s and Engineer’ s Specifications The active subwoofer loudspeaker system shall in- corporate one 15-inch low-frequency (LF) transducer mounted within a vented enclosure and tuned for optimum low-frequency response. System frequency response shall vary no more than ± 3 dB from 47 Hz to 120 Hz measured on axis.
11 Frequency Response Dimensions 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 20 100 1000 10000 20000 SPL, 100 dB @ 100Hz (ref.) Frequency (Hz) Fundamental Second Third FR ONT SIDE TO P 17.2" (436 mm) 6.0" (152 mm) 10.0" (254 mm) 23.7" (603 mm) 23.7" (603 mm) 7.
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