Turbosound TA-880 - Manuals

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 5 General Features & Facilities .................................................................................................................. 75 Front Panel Functions T-25 .......................................................................

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 6 EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer Turbosound Ltd Star Road, Partridge Green, West Sussex, RH13 8RY Products T-25 Power Amplifier T-45 Power Amplifier LMS-D6 Controller LMS-D26 Controller LMS-D24 Controller Standards Safety EN60065:2003 Rel...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 7 INTRODUCTION Turbosound Aspect System Concepts The TA-880 system is a modular point source loudspeaker system designed to deliver extremely high fidelity audio. The system is easily scaleable from large and medium scale ground-stacked and flown co...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 8 The Aspect Polyhorn™ Concept The patented Polyhorn™ design effectively solves the problem of the tendency for exponential horns to beam with increasing frequency. Dividing the multi-cellular horn into multiple tapered waveguides guarantees that th...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 9 Aspect TA-880 Turnkey System Concept Aspect is available as an integrated audio system package, comprising loudspeakers with integral flying hardware, amplifier racks and all necessary drive and control equipment in an extremely compact and manage...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 10 The Loudspeaker Management System (LMS) Concept Turbosound Loudspeaker Management Systems are more than just electronic crossovers. As well as steep slope active filters and high performance limiters, they provide full digital alignment of all co...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 11 Power Amplifiers In addition to the Turbosound T-25 and T-45 model amplifiers supplied with turnkey Aspect systems, the following other power amplifier brands provide sufficient performance and mechanical compatibility to perform well with Aspect...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 12 TA-880L Low Frequency Enclosure The TA-880L low frequency enclosure covers the low frequency range from 40Hz up to 100Hz. It contains two very high power 15" neodymium drive units loaded with TurboBass ™ devices. The TA-880L is a very compact...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 13 The Polyhorn ™ and TurboMid ™ devices are unique to Turbosound and are covered by principle patents world-wide. They utilise specialised forms of horn loading which provide exceptionally low distortion and high efficiency from cone-type drive uni...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 14 Transportation An optional WB-880H wheelboard is available which clips on to the front of the TA-880H cabinet, allowing single units to be conveniently transported. These are designed to be stackable, so that when not in use they can be neatly st...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 15 Aspect trapezoidal Flying System To take full advantage of the very precise dispersion properties of the Aspect system, an external rigging system has been developed. The flying systems are inherently safe, flexible and simple to use. The rigging...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 16 FLYING AND STACKING Overview The Aspect system flying hardware is specifically designed to take advantage of the precise horizontal directivity characteristics, as well as allow a wide range of adjustment of the vertical angles between adjacent e...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 17 GIGMATE™ ACOUSTIC SIMULATION While the Aspect System is remarkably intuitive in terms of building arrays and aiming them, and requires no theoretical calculations in order to achieve optimum coverage of a room or audience space due to its inheren...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 18 The screen is split into four main areas: System Setup The left hand side of the screen is where you define the system, auditorium and project. Tabs On the bottom of this window allow you to toggle between modes. Mapping Properties This is the ma...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 19 Designing a system To design a system begin by defining the venue/audience areas by clicking on the “Audience Area” tab in the bottom left of the screen. Within this window you can edit or remove existing audience areas, and create new ones. Ther...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 23 Safety Notes on Rigging The Turbosound TA-880 system has been designed and constructed to a high standard of safety, and tested to the most demanding of specifications with a safety factor of 13:1. Always wear protective headwear, footwear and ey...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 24 Sample Certificate of Load Test

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 25 FLYING HARDWARE The Aspect TA-880 flying system consists as follows: • Flying swords and safety lynch-pins – support a single cabinet. • Flying chains – link the top row to flybars. • Twin bar – supports two vertical columns. • Triple bar – suppo...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 26 Vertical Coverage Vertical coverage is dictated by the physical dimensions of the room and the location of the audience spaces. The number of boxes required in a vertical column is therefore determined by a number of factors including the trim he...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 28 Three-wide trapezoidal flybar FB-880/3W TOPVIEW BOTTOM VIEW ENCLOSURE SUSPENSIONTAB (WIDE) ENCLOSURE SUSPENSIONTAB (NARROW) TILTING STRAPPOINT (NARROW) TILTING STRAPPOINT (WIDE) The FB-880/3W three-wide flybar is a fixed angle triple bar designed...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 29 Flying Chains Flying chains are available in two lengths. FC-880 CHOKED CHAIN ASSEMBLY FC-880S SHORT CHAIN ASSEMBLY The FC-880S flying chain is a short chain designed for linking the top row (or single row) of cabinets to the flybar. It consists ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 30 Flying Swords Three types of flying sword are available: • SW-880H swords are used to fly TA-880H mid/high enclosures. • SW-880HM swords are used to fly TA-880HM high-mid enclosures. • SW-880LM swords are used to fly TA-880LM low-mid enclosures. ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 31 Tilting Strap 4m 0.59m The TS-890 tilting strap is in two parts. The longer part is attached to the tilt strap point on the flying bar using the buckle at its end. The other part of the strap with the ratchet is hooked into the tilt strap point o...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 32 Flying a single TA-880 trapezoidal cabinet using M10 eyebolts The simplest method of flying a TA-880H cabinet is with a pair of M10 shoulder eyebolts on the top, using a third eyebolt on the rear of the cabinet to tilt the cabinet. 1. Remove the ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 33 Flying a single TA-880 trapezoidal cabinet using FC-880 chains A single cabinet can be flown using a pair of FC-880S short chains and daggers. These simply pass through slots in the top of the cabinet and are secured with safety linch-pins inside...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 34 Flying a vertical column of TA-880 trapezoidal cabinets When flying more than one cabinet deep you will need to use SW-880H swords to suspend and correctly position the second and subsequent cabinets. These make use of the internal sword boxes in...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 35 3. Position the second cabinet directly underneath the first. Fit a BS-780 biscuit into the top kelping braket of the lower cabinet to keep the backs of the boxes and act as the hinge. Lower the top cabinet and feed the swords into the sword boxe...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 37 Flying a cluster of TA-880 trapezoidal cabinets Aspect trapezoidal flybar configurations offer two basic configurations for assembling arrays, two-wide and three-wide. These configurations will cover the majority of applications, providing up to ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 40 Tight-packed Flying Assemblies When flying single rows of cabinets, especially in installed applications, it is a good idea to configure the boxes in a tight-packed arrangement in order to achieve high power density in a small space. Modular coup...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 42 Bass Enclosure arraying Aspect bass enclosures are most efficient when ground stacked in a block. Not only do they benefit from improved coupling when there are no air gaps between them, but they also couple to the ground. However, some of this e...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 43 Ground stacking In many situations, indoors or outdoors, it is desirable to ground-stack the system. In this case, the same general rules apply as for flown arrays. High packs should be kept well above head-height and angled carefully for even co...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 44 LMS SERIES LOUDSPEAKER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Introduction This section is provided with the aim of assisting sound engineers, installers and consultants to fully understand Turbosound Loudspeaker Management Systems, and to obtain the full benefit of...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 45 LMS-D6 LOUDSPEAKER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1. LCD Display - Shows menu options, output information and adjustment parameters. 2. Gain Keys - Two input and six-output ‘gain’ keys allow instant access to the gain screen for each channel. Pressing a secon...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 46 LMS-D6 Rear Panel Functions 1 2 3 4 5 INP UT B INPUT A CUSTOM MAD E FOR TURBOSOUND I N TH E UK BY XTA ELECTRONI CS PROTECTION AGAINST FIRE REPLACE ONLY WITH THE SA ME TYPE T1A , 250V FUSE RS232 DATA INPUT PIN1=SHIELDPIN2=HOT PIN3=COLD TH IS EQUIP...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 47 Voltage Settings The LMS-D6 is provided with an auto-seeking power supply, and therefore requires no external adjustment for correct operation with international AC line voltages ranging from 60 to 250 volts. Safety Earthing The green/yellow wire...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 48 Audio Connections The LMS-D6 audio inputs are RFI filtered and electronically balanced. The outputs are electronically balanced and fully floating. Overall, the unit is designed to operate at any signal levels ranging -10dBu up to +20dBu. The out...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 49 LMS-D24 AND D26 LOUDSPEAKER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Features • Minimal signal path design, providing exceptional audio quality with carefully optimised processing and high performance converters for a full >111dB dynamic range, 96kHz sampling rate ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 50 Front Panel Functions 2x 24 character LCD Input Signal Indicators Store and Recall buttons Channel Select buttons Parameter Edit Encoders Output Mute buttons Limiter Indicators Edit Parameter Select buttons Input Signal Indicators – A set of thre...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 51 for the current input or output. Text display – preset, channel, parameter and status information is shown on the 2x 24-character text display. In most screens the currently selected channel is displayed on the upper line and the edit parameter o...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 52 Rear Panel Functions Power Inlet Audio Output Connectors Serial Comms Port Audio InputConnectors Secure Mode Switch Expansion Port Power Inlet – provides connection to a suitable mains electricity supply using the cable supplied. The controller h...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 53 Operating the LMS-D24 and D26 Starting up The unit will energise as soon as power is applied to the IEC inlet; there is no power switch. During the start up process the firmware application model number and version numbers are displayed and the o...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 54 Navigation and Viewing Parameters (Note: The LMS-D26 is shown in all the following screen shots; however the features and parameters apply equally to the LMS-D24) Many of the processing elements in each input and output path have features that ma...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 55 Navigation The DSP parameters are organised by channel. The currently selected channel is shown in the top left hand corner of the display. You can navigate between the channels by pressing the channel buttons. Pressing the channel buttons will s...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 56 Presets The device contains a total of forty-five user and Factory Presets. The user cannot overwrite the basic mono, basic stereo or Factory Preset programs. Preset Recall To select an existing Preset, press the Recall Button so the indicator ab...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 57 Preset Store To store the current Preset in a user location, press the Preset Store Button so the indicator above it illuminates. Turn the first parameter knob until the required Preset location number is show on the display. A Preset name of up ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 58 DSP Processing Layout Input DSP block diagram Input A Input LED’s Input Gain Delay 4 th Order HPF Low Shelf EQ Six Band PEQ High Shelf EQ Routing Input B SUM - 6dB NB. Channel B processing isidentical to Channel A but forclarity it is not shown O...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 59 DSP processing Input Channels Gain LMS-D26 In A Gain 0.0dB a b c a Knob A: Gain, adjustable in 0.2dB steps from –80 dB to +20dB Delay LMS-D26 In A Delay 1.50ms a b c a Knob A: Delay, adjustable in variable steps from 0 to 400ms The delay paramete...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 60 High Pass Filter LMS-D26 In A Freq Shape HPF 20.0Hz LR24 a b c a b Knob A: Frequency, out (off), 10.0Hz to 25.6kHz in variable steps Knob B: high pass filter type System high pass filtering is provided for the input signal. This is the preferred ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 61 Parametric Equalisation Eight sections of equalisation are provided, two shelving filters and six fully variable parametric sections. High and Low shelving filters LMS-D26 In A Freq Slope Gain EQ1 100Hz 12dB 0.0dB a b c a b c Knob A: Frequency, 1...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 62 Output Channels Gain and Polarity LMS-D26 Out1 Gain Pol 0.0dB Rev a b c a b Knob A: Gain, adjustable in 0.2dB steps from –80 dB to +20dB Knob B: Polarity, selectable, normal or reversed with reference to other outputs Delay LMS-D26 Out1 Delay 1.5...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 63 High and Low Pass Filters LMS-D26 Out1 Freq Shape LPF 2.50k LR24 a b c a b Knob A: Frequency, <<out, 10.0Hz to 25.6kHz, out>> Knob B: high pass filter type Filter type is selectable from Butterworth, Bessel, Linkwitz-Riley and Hardman...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 64 Parametric Equalisation Eight sections of equalisation are provided in a similar format to the input channel equalisation; two shelving filters and six parametric. LMS-D26 Out1 Freq Slope Gain EQ>- 100Hz 12dB 0.0dB a b c a b c Knob A: Frequenc...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 65 Limiters LMS-D26 Out1 Thresh LIM 4.0dB a b c a Knob A: Threshold, -40dBu to 20dBu in 0.2dB steps A high performance, low distortion limiter is provided on each output. Threshold is user adjustable; all other parameters are carefully calculated de...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 66 Utilities Utility functions Two utility functions are provided to adjust screen contrast and the display units used for parametric equalisation bandwidth. The device automatically adjusts for the variations in display contrast as the temperature ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 68 AMP-890 Aspect System Amplification Rack Ch. A Ch.B Ch. A Ch.B Ch. A Ch.B Ch. A Ch.B Ch. A Ch.B LOW OUT PU TS HIGH OUT PU TS SOCAPEX SOCAPEX CH 1A CH 1B CH 2A CH 2B CH 2 CH 1 INPUT OR LINK Racking, Cables and Connections The AMP-890 Aspect amplif...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 69 Options The rack is supplied fitted with five amplifiers as standard. The two top amplifiers are T-25 models, and power the high frequency and high-mid frequency sections respectively. Three mid-high cabinets will normally be powered from each ch...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 70 Figure 1. Amplifier Rack Signal Wiring VDM 25 PIN { AMP SIGNAL INPUT INPUT AMP SIGNAL } } CHANNEL A CHANNEL B D C B A W X Y Z R S T U E F G H M N P Q J V L K K L V J Q P N M H G F E U T S R Z Y X W A B C D A E F G C B D H J M L K Q P N HIGHBLUE H...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 72 Break-out Cables – NL4 bass FANOUTS CAN BE SUPPLIED TO EITHER CONNECT 6 OR 8 CABINETS TO T WO AMPLIFIER S SOCAPEX PIN NUMBERS 17,18,19 NOT USE D 1- 1+ 1- 1+ 1- 1+ LOW- LOW+ LOW- LOW+ LOW- LOW+ 14 13 12 11 10 09 15 16 LOW+ LOW- 1+ 1- 1- 1+ LOW- LO...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 73 Break-out cables – NL8 mid-high SOCAPEX PIN NUMBERS 17,18,19 NOT USED LOW/MID- LOW/MID+ HIGH/MID- HIGH/MID+ HIGH- HIGH+ HIGH+ HIGH- HIGH/MID+ HIGH/MID- LOW/MID+ LOW/MID- 15 13 08 0604 02 16 14 1- 1+ 2- 2+ 3- 3+ 3+ 3- 2+ 2- 1+ 1- SOCAPEX PIN NO. N...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 74 Mains Connections Incoming mains power may be connected by one of a variety of C Form connectors, depending on the power system specified when the rack was ordered. Typical supply configurations are as follows: 110 V star-wired (3 phase) 110 V pa...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 75 T-25 AND T-45 HIGH EFFICIENCY AUDIO POWER AMPLIFIERS General Features & Facilities The T-25 and T-45 are highly efficient, lightweight, rugged high power amplifiers, with many original features developed to meet the requirements of modern pro...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 76 Front Panel Functions T-25 Ch. A Ch.B • Mains power rocker switch – applies AC mains power to the amplifier. • Mains power LED – illuminates when AC power is applied to the amplifier. • Gain – rotary control which allows the gain of the channel t...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 77 Front Panel Functions T-45 Ch. A Ch.B • Mains power rocker switch – applies AC mains power to the amplifier. • Mains power LED – illuminates when AC power is applied to the amplifier. • Gain – rotary control which allows the gain of the channel t...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 78 Mechanical Installation When supplied as part of the AMP-890.2 system rack, the amplifiers are pre-installed. If an amplifier is removed from the rack for any reason, it is important to re-install it correctly. The amplifiers must be supported at...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 79 Voltage Setting Your models will be set up at the factory for correct operation on your local voltage supply. No further adjustment is necessary. Voltage Range The minimum supply voltage over which the amplifier will operate is 180V for the 220-2...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 80 The amplifiers are designed to operate with fully balanced equipment. Ground loops or loss of performance may be experienced if connected to unbalanced sources. If it is unavoidable, however, the following wiring convention should be used. Pin 1 ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 81 Setting higher gain does not change the maximum available power but changes the level of signal input to achieve maximum power. In any case, provided that the input signal is less than 20dBu/7.7V, the built in limiter circuit will prevent distort...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 82 Long Speaker Lines Whenever loudspeakers are connected to power amplifiers by long cables (above 20'/6m), there is invariably an increased risk of high frequency instability. It is aggravated by the combination of RF pickup in unshielded cables a...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 83 APPENDIX A: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TA-880H TA-880HM TA-880LM Dimensions 1025 x 477 x 463mm40.3” x 18.8” x 18.3” 477 x 477 x 463mm 18.8” x 18.8” x 18.3” 574 x 477 x 463 18.8” x 18.8” x 18.3” Net weight 59kg (130lbs) 28kg (61.6lbs) 36kg (79.2lbs)...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 85 APPENDIX B: WARRANTY All products in this manual are warranted by Turbosound Limited to the original end-user purchaser against defects in workmanship and materials used in its manufacture for a period of one year on electronics products and two ...

u s e r m a n u a l TA-880 TA-880 user manual Page 86 Turbosound Limited Star Road Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY United Kingdom