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Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 1.0 Overview — 1 1.1 Introduction — 1 1.2 Summar y of Sceptre S6/S8 Fea tures — 2 1.3 What is in the Box — 2 1.3.1 Special Handling Instructions — 2 2 Hookup — 3 2.1 Rear Panel C onnections and Controls — 3 2.
1.0 Overview 1.1 Introduction Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 1 1.0 Overview 1.1 I ntroduction Thank you f or purchasing the Pr eSonus® Sceptre™ S6/S8 CoA ctual™ active studio monitor . PreSonus Audio Electronics has designed the S6 and S8 utilizing high- grade components to ensur e optimum per formance that will last a lif etime.
1.0 Overview 1.2 Summar y of Sceptre S6/S8 Fea tures Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 2 1.2 Summar y of S ceptre S6/S8 F eatures • T emporal Equalization ™ by F ulcrum Ac oustic combines 3.
2 Hookup 2.1 Rear Panel C onnections and Controls Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 3 2 Hookup 2.1 Rear Panel Connections and C ontrols 2.1.1 Inputs Line -level Inputs. The Sceptre S6/S8 provides a choice of two balanc ed inputs: XLR and ¼” TRS.
2 Hookup 2.1 Rear Panel C onnections and Controls Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 4 Po wer S witch: This is the On/O ff switch. The pow er status is indicated by an LED on the fron t of the cabinet. Note: The input-power v oltage is set internally at the factory to correspond with the country to which your Sceptre monitor w as shipped.
2.2 Hookup Diagrams 2.2.1 Basic Setup Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 5 2.2 Hookup Diagrams 2.2.1 Basic Setup On 100 - 240 VAC 50-60Hz.
2.2 Hookup Diagrams 2.2.2 Advanced Setup with Speaker S witching Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 6 2.2.2 Advanc ed Setup with Speaker Swit ching Power POWER 12-18VDC 10Watts Sceptre S6 Eris E.
3 T utorials 3.1 Monitor Placement Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 7 3 T utorials 3.1 M onitor Placement Ideally , near-field monitors should be placed so that the tweeters are at the same heigh t as your ears when you ar e mixing. NO TE: The unique design of the Sceptre monitors requires that they be placed v er tically .
3 T utorials 3.2 Connections Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 8 3.2 Connections If your audio source has balanced XLR or ¼” TRS outputs, make sure the wiring of those outputs corresponds with the wiring of the Sceptre S6/S8’ s inputs as illustrated below .
3 T utorials 3.4 Equalizer Setting Suggestions Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 9 If setting the input gain to Unity is unsatisfactor y, y ou can try different settings, but remember that it’ s better to avoid settings abo ve U if possible.
3 T utorials 3.5 Acoustic Space Setting Suggestions Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 10 The HP F ilter control r olls off the low frequencies belo w the specified frequency (60, 80, or 100 Hz) at a slope of -24 dB/ octave.
4 Resources 4.1 T echnical S pecifications Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 11 4 Resourc es 4.1 T echnical Specifications INPUTS (S6 and S8) 1- Balanced XLR 1- Balanced ¼” TRS PERFORMANCE .
4 Resources 4.1 T echnical S pecifications Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 12 Input Impedance S6 10 kΩ S8 10 kΩ USER C ONTROLS V olume R ange S6 and S8 A-type taper HF Contr ol S6 and S8 Linear ,+1, -1.5, -4 dB Low Cut S6 and S8 Linear , 60, 80 Hz, 100 Hz Acoustic Spac e S6 and S8 Linear , -1.
4 Resources 4.1 T roubleshooting Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 13 4.1 T roubleshooting No power . First ensure that y our Sceptre S6/S8 is plugged in. If it ’ s connected to a power conditioner , verify that the power c onditioner is turned on and functioning.
4 Resources 4.2. PreSonus Limited Warranty Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 14 distributor for your r egion for warran ty repairs. All inquiries must be accompanied by a description of the problem. All authorized returns must be sent to the P reSonus repair facility postage prepaid, insur ed, and properly packaged.
4 Resources 4.2. PreSonus Limited Warranty Sceptre ™ S6 and S8 Owner ’ s Manual 15 Added bonus: Pr eSonus’ previously T op Secret recipe f or … Rice Dressing Ingredients: • 1lb ground beef • 1 lb chopped chicken liver • 1 onion (diced) • 2 green peppers (diced) • 4-6 celery stalks (diced) • 2 garlic cloves (minced) • ¼ C.
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