Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product F8 Martin Audio
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Martin Audio – Blackline F8, F10, S12 CONTENTS (ENGLISH) P age No 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 UNP ACKING 2 3 F8, F10 AND S12 OVERVIEW 2 3.1 F8 Full-range system 3 3.2 F10 Full-range system 3 3.3 S12 Sub-bass system 4 3.4 Grille removal 4 4 SAFETY FIRST 5 5 AMPLIFICA TION 6 6 CONNECTIONS 7 7 CABLE LENGTHS 7 8 SYSTEM CONFIGURA TIONS 7 8.
1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing a Martin Audio Blackline Series system. The Blackline Series is a range of portable loudspeaker enclosures designed for a variety of portable sound reinforcement and club applications. Blackline products covered in this user ’s guide include the F8 and F10 full- range systems and S12 sub-bass enclosure.
3.1 F8 F ull-range system (Fig 1) The F8 is a versatile, 2-way passive system designed for applications where high output is required from an ultra-compact enclosure. It features a long excursion 8" (200mm) low frequency driver and a 1" (25mm) HF compression driver mounted on a constant directivity 90˚ x 50˚ horn.
multi-angle enclosure to be used in either its vertical or horizontal orientation. T o rotate the horn for horizontal use, remove the grille (see 3.4 below), unscrew the horn and rotate it through 90 degrees. The enclosure is provided with ten M8 threaded inserts and four M8 bracket inserts for a variety of mounting configurations.
4 SAFETY FIRST It is important that loudspeaker systems are used in a safe manner . Please take some time to review the following points concerning safe use of Blackline Series loudspeakers. Professional loudspeakers are capable of producing extremely high sound levels and should be used with care.
compatible Martin Audio wall Brackets. The F8, F10 enclosures are fitted internally with steel corner reinforcement brackets to ensure that each cabinet is strong enough to be hung from its top. Never suspend one enclosure from another to form an array or cluster using these fittings.
6 CONNECTIONS Each connector panel has two Neutrik Speakon connectors wired in parallel with each other . The second connector allows use of a short link lead to power another parallel loudspeaker .
8.1 P assive systems F8/F10 Full-range (Fig 5) Because the F8 and F10 are passive systems embodying correct acoustic design principles, they can be used without a controller provided recommended amplifier power is not exceeded and care is taken to avoid amplifier clipping.
F10 with S12/S15 RCR = 1:1 (Fig 7) 8.2 Bi-amped systems The switch at the back of the sub-bass enclosure should be switched to "active". F8 with S12/S15 RCR = 2:1 F10 with S18 RCR = 2:1 (Fig.
F10 with S12/S15 RCR = 1:1 (Fig 9) 9 WARRANTY Martin Audio Blackiline Series products are warranted against manufacturing defects in materials or craftsmanship over a period of 5 years from the date of original purchase.
10 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS F8 TYPE Ultra-compact, two way passive FREQUENCY RESPONSE (1) 70Hz-20kHz ± 3dB LOW FREQUENCY LIMIT 55Hz (-10dB) DRIVERS 1 x 8" (200mm)/2"(50mm) voice coil LF dr.
F10 TYPE Compact, two way passive FREQUENCY RESPONSE (1) 65Hz-20kHz ± 3dB LOW FREQUENCY LIMIT 56Hz (-10dB) DRIVERS 1 x 10" (250mm)/2 1/2"(63mm) voice coil LF driver 1 x 1" (25mm) exit .
S12 TYPE Compact sub-bass system FREQUENCY RESPONSE (1) 52Hz-150Hz ± 3dB LOW FREQUENCY LIMIT 43Hz (-10dB) DRIVER 1 x 12" (300mm)/3" (75mm) voice coil LF driver RA TED POWER (2) 400W AES, 16.
Blackline F8/F10/S12 Century Point, Halifax Road, Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP12 3SL, England. T elephone: +44 (0)1494 535312 Facsimile: +44 (0)1494 438669 Web: www .
MARTIN A UDIO LONDON The Martin Experience E NGLISH Blackline F8/F10/S12 User ’s Guide All material © 2007. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice.
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