Garmin EVA-2082S/906 - Manuals

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 7 2.0 Tool List Listed below are the tools required to assemble an EVA array: 1. Phillips #2 screwdriver (for attaching cosmetic end panels). 2. 6-mm Allen (hex) wrench (for attaching tie plates and assembling grids). 3. 3/16-inch flat-blade screwdriver (for att...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 8 3.0 Designing an EVA Array (cont’) 3.3 Determining EVA Array Configuration with EVADA™ (EVA Design Assistant) Software EVADA™ is Excel-spreadsheet-based software for determining optimum array configurations for a given venue and trim heights. The latest versio...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual Figure 5: EVADA TM Picture tab 3.0 Designing an EVA Array (cont’) Figure 5 shows the Picture tab of the EVADA spreadsheet, with a side view of the array and its suspen-sion. The array is drawn to scale, in feet or meters as selected in the Units tab on the Venue...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 3.0 Designing an EVA Array (cont’) Figure 6 shows the Report tab of the EVADA spreadsheet, showing such details as hang points (in this example, pinholes 18 and 0 on the extended grid), type of hang point (main or pullback), load (lb), mod-ules in the array and ...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 3.0 Designing an EVA Array (cont’) The Cable Loss tab allows the user to enter the combined impedance of an EVA array and the length and gauge (AWG) of the wire feeding it, in order to calculate the level lost (dB) in the cable feeding the array. See Figure 7. F...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 14 3.0 Designing an EVA Array (cont’) 3.4 Other Design Examples 3.41 Dealing with the Relatively High Low-Frequency Variation of Short Arrays The example of Figure 4 is a three-module array addressing a flat floor from a trim height of 23 ft, with the first row ...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 16 3.0 Designing an EVA Array (cont’) Figure 10: A eight-module EVA example in a large theater with two balconies (see text above for more details) 3.43 An Eight-Module Example Figure 10 shows an eight-module array in a large theater with two balconies. Note tha...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 17 4.0 Preparing EVA Modules for Installation 4.1 Recommended Preflight Procedures For any installed sound system, certain checks made at the installer’s place of business can prevent ex-pensive on-site delays. A short-list follows, and sets the stage for proper...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual Figure 12: EVA input panel removed, showing green PC board and the four bosses to which the optional EVA-AM attenuation module will be attached Figure 13: EVA input panel with EVA-AM installed showing connector plug-in 4.0 Preparing EVA Modules for Installation ...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 5.0 EVA Rigging System 5.1 Overview of the EVA Flying System The external rigging parts supplied with each EVA line-array module attach to metal parts internal to each module, so that a finished array places no stress on the wooden enclosure parts. The rigging s...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 5.0 EVA Rigging System (cont’) While 80-90% of EVA applications will be accommodated with arrays of three or four modules. Up to eight EVA modules may be suspended together up to a combined maximum loudspeaker column weight of 720 lbs. 5.2 Deciding Which Grid Co...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 5.0 EVA Rigging System (cont’) A second spreader bar, EVA-GXB, is available. The second spreader bar is used when two front-to-back pickup points are desired/required. Figure 16 shows an EVA-SG grid with a second spreader bar. When two spreader bars are used, on...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 23 5.0 EVA Rigging System (cont’) 5.23 Use of Two Standard Grids Two EVA-SG standard grids may also be used with an EVA array, one attached to the upper module and the other attached to the lower module, acting as a pull-up grid. This is a way to achieve extreme...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 5.0 EVA Rigging System (cont’) 5.3 Assembling and Flying an EVA Array On each end of an EVA module are a pair of upper and lower connection points that accept the supplied M10 flathead bolts to either (1) attach the side arms of an EVA-SG standard grid or an EVA...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 25 6.0 Rigging-Strength Ratings and Safety Factors 6.1 Working-Load Limit and Safety Factor Definitions The structural ratings for all of the EVA rigging components and complete loudspeaker systems are based on test results in which parts were stressed to failur...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 6.0 Rigging-Strength Ratings and Safety Factors (cont’) 6.2 Structural Rating Overview Designing a safe structural array is ordinarily a very complex process best left to experienced profession-als. To make EVA systems both safe and easy to use, Electro-Voice en...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 27 6.0 Rigging-Strength Ratings and Safety Factors (cont’) 6.3 Simplified Structural-Rating Guidelines The simplified structural-rating guidelines for EVA loudspeakers are shown in Figure 19. These guidelines were determined based on the: 1. Vertical elevation p...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 28 WHEN APPLYING THE STRUCTURAL RATING GUIDELINES TO ANY EVA LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM SUSPENDED OVERHEAD, THE USER MUST OBEY THE FOLLOWING RULES: 1. Never exceed 720 lb (327 kg) total column weight of suspended loudspeakers, accesso- ries and cabling. (Typically 8 EVA...

Electro-Voice® EVA Series User Manual 31 7.0 Rigging Inspections and Precautions Electro-Voice EVA Loudspeaker Systems: Prior to each use, inspect the enclosures for any cracks, deformations or missing or damaged components that could reduce enclosure strength. Inspect the tie plates between enclosu...