Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product BLOW5D Infrasonic
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BI-AMPLIFIED STUDIO MONIT OR INFRASONIC BLOW SERIES Premium Digital Module BLO W5D User ’ s Manual V er .1.00 April 2007.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 2 W ARNING : TO REDUCE TH E RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOC K, DO NOT EXPO SE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 3 INTR ODUCTION Thank you for purchasing BLOW5! Before using this gear , please ca refully read the ‘CAUTION’ , and ‘SAFETY’ sections and the boxed out ‘IMPORT ANT NOTE’ sections. Thes e sections pr ovide important infor mation for the pr oper operation of the un it.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 4 1. Main F ea t ur es 1.1. BLOW5 2-w ay bas s-reflex b i-amp lified 5 inch nea r field stu dio monito r Flat frequency response (±1.5 dB, 58 Hz to 20 kHz) and wide pass-band frequency (50Hz ~ 22kHz) 90 watt (40 watt HF and 50 watt LF) Full discrete power ampli fiers with servo-loop and perfect protections.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 5 2. PANEL DESCRIPTIONS 2.1 F RONT V IEW (1) 0.75” natural silk dome High Frequency Transducer (2) 5.25" Polymer coated paper fibe r cone low frequency Transducer (3) Front Illuminant Logo La mp and Protect ion Indicator The white Lamp mean s that the unit is o n normal operation mode.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 6 2.2 R EAR V IEW Digital Module Pre-Ampl if ie r Module Power Amplif ier Module 3 4 2 5 6 7 1 (5) High Fr equency T ilt Con trol Y ou can adjust the treble tilt of the unit by selecting from 3 steps (-2dB, Flat, 2dB @3.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 7 2.3. DA-912 ( INCLUDED IN BLOW5D ) (1) AES/EBU Digital Input Connector (2) S/PDIF Coaxial Input Connector XLR for AES/EBU and RCA for S/PDIF coaxial digital inpu t connector . (24-bit/192kHz) <Note> DO NOT try to use Coaxial inpu t for analog audio signals.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 8 3. INST ALLA TION 3.1. P OSITIONING S PEAKERS IMPORT ANT NOTES Be careful not to grab or touch the speakers when in use. Damage may occur . Do not put anything on the unit. When the speaker is in operation. The heat sink in the rear side will be hot.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 9 3.2. A DAPTING THE BLOW5 TO THE ROOM ACOUSTICS Generally there are many factors affecting the monitori ng of sound . F or example, room size, distance from the wall, size of studio spac e, the reflection of the room, and the distance between speakers and user .
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 10 Room Compensati on Contr ol If you’ve pla ced speakers close to the wall or in a corner , you’ll be hearing too much loud low frequency level. In the c ase of some studios, there is bass-trap for reducing the low frequency level.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 11 4. CONNECTION 4.1. P OWERING U P IMPORT ANT NOTE All connections should be made, And faders, volumes, sensitivity and other controls are at minimum levels. Before powering up the BLOW5 speakers, a ll other equipment should be turned on first.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 12 4.3. D IGITAL A UDIO I NPUT ( INCLUDED IN BLOW5D) Connect the XLR for AES/EBU cable to the AES/E BU inpu t or the RCA for S/PDIF coax ial input of the rear panel. Connect ‘THRU’ to the RCA coaxial input of the o ther unit wit h RCA cable.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 13 5. SPECIFICA TIONS 5.1. BLOW5 System / Enclosure T wo-way , bi-amplified reference monitor (bass-reflex type) Free field frequency Response : 58Hz ~ 20kHz (+/- 1. 5 dB) Free field cutoff response 50Hz ~ 22kHz (+/- 3.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 14 High frequency tilt control : -2dB / Flat / +2dB (@ 10kH z) Room control : Flat / -2dB / -4dB (@ 100Hz) Base cut -off frequency control : Flat / 80Hz(THX) /.
BLOW5/BLOW5D User’s Manual 15 6. END USERS WARRANTY Trademarks INFRASONIC, BLOW5 and BLOW5D are registered trademarks of SIMS C orp. End User Warranty SIMS Corp.
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