Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SWA 1801 Mackie
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SW A1 8 0 1 ACTIVE SUBWOOFER SYSTEM USER’S MANUAL ACT I VE ON SWA1801 ACTIVE SUBWOOFER DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA AND MACKIE EUROPE COPYRIGHT ©2000 • THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES 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 e xtremely high noise lev els may cause permanent hear- ing loss. In di vid u als vary considerably in sus cep ti - bil i ty to noise-in duced hearing loss, but nearly ev eryone will lose some hearing if ex posed to suffi ciently in tense noise for a pe ri od of time .
4 REAR P ANEL DESCRIPTION POWER Switch Use this switch to turn the SWA1801 on and off. Make sure the sig nal source ’ s lev el con trol is turned down before you turn it on. AC Receptacle This is where y ou connect the A C line- cord to provide AC power to the SWA1801 ’ s built-in pow er am pli fi ers.
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 SWA1801 Plays the Low Fr equencies SA1521 Pl.
6 CONNECTIONS The SW A180 1 has two female XLR in- puts that accept a balanced li n e-level sig nal. When con nect ing a bal anc ed sig nal, be sure it ’ s wired per AES (A u dio En gi neer ing So c.
7 AC POWER Be sure the SW A180 1 is plugged into an out let that is able to sup ply the cor re c t vo lt - age spec i fi ed for your mod el. If the volt age should drop belo w 97% of the spec i fi ed line vol t age , the built-in am pli fi ers will no long er be able to sup ply rat ed pow er .
8 No sound • Is the input LEVEL control for the input source or the sub woofer turned all the wa y down? V erify that all the vol ume controls in the system ar e properly ad- just ed. • Is the signal source working (and making union scale)? Make sure the con nect ing cables are in good repair and se cure ly connected at both ends.
9 Repair Service for Mackie products is a vailable at a factory-authorized service center . Ser- vice for Mackie products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your SW A180 1 needs ser vice , please fol low these in struc tions: 1.
10 SW A1801 SPECIFICA TIONS System Specifi cations Frequency R ange (–10 dB) 35 Hz – 120 Hz Frequency R esponse (–3 dB) 45 Hz – 120 Hz Maximum SPL @ 1m 129 dB P eak Output @ 1m 135 dB Crosso .
11 A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, work man ship and proper operation of this Mackie SW A1801 for a period of fi ve years from the original date of purchase, with the following exception: war - ranty on all its loud speak er com po nents including woofers and compression drivers are only war - rant ed for two years.
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