Electro-Voice ZX5 Series - Manual

Page 2 - Important Safety Instructions; Thank you for choosing the Electro-Voice

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 1 1. Read these instructions.2. Keep these instructions.3. Heed all warnings.4. Follow all instructions.5. Do not use this apparatus near water.6. Clean only with a dry cloth. Important Safety Instructions Zx5 Series Owner’s Manual Thank you for choosing the Electr...

Page 3 - Table of Contents

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 2 Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions ....................................................................................................... 1 Zx5 Series Owner’s Manual ......................................................................................

Page 4 - Safety First; strongly recommends that Zx5

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 3 Safety First When setting up, installing and using the Electro-Voice ® Zx5 speaker system, there are a number of precautions that you should follow: · When Electro-Voice ® Zx5 speakers are used for portable applications in which they will be positioned directly o...

Page 5 - Description; Coverage Patterns and Applications

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 4 Description The Electro-Voice ® Zx5 is a unique, lightweight package of pro audio performance, versatility and aesthetics. You won’t find a speaker system available on the market that offers the unbelievablesound, incredible flexibility and tremendous output capa...

Page 6 - Suspending Zx5 Speaker Systems

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 5 Suspending Zx5 Speaker Systems Zx5 enclosures have 5 steel anchor points internally mounted on the top, bottom, and rear. Singlestud fittings can be attached to these anchor plates and used as suspension points. Each ofthese anchor plates also has a M8 thread to ...

Page 7 - Zx5 M8 Suspension Points

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 6 Suspending Zx5 Speaker Systems (cont’) Zx5 M8 Suspension Points Metric (M8) inserts are equipped on the top and bottom of the enclosure, around the handle, andon the back of the enclosure for a total of 10 points. The inserts can be used to attach forgedeyebolts ...

Page 9 - Horizontal Suspension of the Zx5

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual Suspending Zx5 Speaker Systems (cont’) Figure 6: Suspending the Zx5 Downward from Rear Using Optional Forged Eyebolt Kit* Kit Used - EBK-3 Forged M8 Eyebolt Kit (x1) Figure 7: Assembling Eyebolts to Handle for Horizontal Suspension Figure 8: Suspending the Zx5 Hori...

Page 11 - exceed working

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual Figure 11: Arraying and Suspending the Zx5 Kit Used - MB5 Wall/Ceiling Mounting Bracket (Wall Configuration) Kit Used - MB5 Wall/Ceiling Mounting Bracket (Ceiling Configuration) Kits Used - CB5 Array Bracket Kit (x1)* SSK-1 Single-Stud Rigging Kit (x1) Kit Used - C...

Page 12 - Zx5 as a Monitor; Zx5 Stage Monitor Positions

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 11 CAUTION: When flipped to 55° the feet protrude from the enclosure. Care should betaken when moving the enclosure, since damage to the feet or enclosure might occur ifthe system is dropped or slid across a rough surface. It is recommended that the feetbe returned...

Page 13 - Specifications

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 12 Specifications e s n o p s e R . q e r F 1 : ) B d 3 - ( z H k 8 1 - z H 8 5 e g n a R . q e r F 1 : ) B d 0 1 - ( z H k 0 2 - z H 9 3 : y c n e u q e r F s s a p i H . c e R z H 6 3 : y ti v it i s n e S l a i x A ) m 1 / W 1 ( B d 8 9 : L P S d e t a l u c l a...

Page 14 - Dimensions

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 13 Dimensions Block Diagram Front View Top View Right View Rear View Left View Bottom View Biamp: Passive:

Page 15 - Frequency Response, Beamwidth, and Directivity

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 14 Frequency Response, Beamwidth, and Directivity Frequency Response & Impedance: Beamwidth: Directivity: Frequency Response & Impedance: Beamwidth: Directivity: Zx5-60, 60° x 60° Coverage Zx5-90, 90° x 50° Coverage 20 50 100 1000 10000 20000 3.16 10 100 31...

Page 16 - Zx5 Rigging Accessory Reference Table

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 15 Zx5 Rigging Accessory Reference Table l e d o M n o i t p i r c s e D . o N t r a P B - 5 B C h s i n i F k c a l B ,t i K t e k c a r B y a r r A 1 0 0 - 5 2 6 1 0 3 W - 5 B C h s i n i F e ti h W ,t i K t e k c a r B y a r r A 2 0 0 - 5 2 6 1 0 3 B - 5 B M h s...

Page 17 - Painting Zx5 Speaker Systems; Painting a Zx5 Enclosure

ELECTRO-VOICE ® Zx5 Owner’s Manual 16 Painting Zx5 Speaker Systems Painting a Zx5 Enclosure The Zx5 Loudspeaker Enclosures are made of a high performance Polypropylene material. Forbest paint adhesion, we recommend a “Plastic Adhesion Promoter” be applied before any paint.Sherwin Williams Plastic Ad...

Page 18 - Notes