Page 2 - Analogue TDcontroller Declaration of conformity; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; WARNING ! This appliance is a CLASS 1 apparatus and must be earthed.; To avoid electrical shock, do not remove covers.; CAUTION; Audio Equipment
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.2 Analogue TDcontroller Declaration of conformity This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the safety ob...
Page 4 - INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.4 INTRODUCTION Thank you for selecting NEXO PS Series equipment. This manual will provide you with useful and important information about your PS speaker ...
Page 5 - LOUDSPEAKERS; General Setup Instructions; Important notice concerning High Sound Pressure Levels; Day In Hours; TDcontroller use
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.5 LOUDSPEAKERS General Setup Instructions Important notice concerning High Sound Pressure Levels Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a perma...
Page 6 - Speaker Wiring
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.6 PS15Bass use The PS15Bass is a passive cabinet that uses the same signal as the PS15. It should therefore be connected in parallel with the PS15. You ca...
Page 7 - Initial Setup Precautions
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.7 On the PS8, LS400, PS10, LS500, PS15 (used in passive mode), PS15 Bass and LS1200, the connectors are wired as follows: Speakon Connector Signal Pin 1+ ...
Page 8 - Asymmetrical Horn Configuration; Principle
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.8 corresponding TDcontroller channel should light up accordingly. This will help to locate wiring errors, particularly Left to Right or LF to HF Sense lin...
Page 9 - « Stage Monitor » Configuration
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.9 « Stage Monitor » Configuration For stage monitors the required coverage is always wider when performers are close to the wedge (above the horn axis) th...
Page 10 - General Recommendations; Accessories; SAFETY recommendation for all accessories
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.10 SubBass Use (optional) General Recommendations The SubBass section of the TDcontroller is monophonic (the Left and Right channels are summed at the inp...
Page 11 - trained in loudspeaker flying techniques.
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.11 trained in loudspeaker flying techniques. Ensure that motor hoists, hoist control systems and ancillary rigging components are currently certified as s...
Page 12 - OmnimountÂź style clamps
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.12 OmnimountÂź style clamps The back and the bottom of the PS10 is equipped with internal anchor points (M8 metric) to the OmnimountÂź 100 Series spacing st...
Page 13 - Checking the PS10 & PS15 internal fuses
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.13 Use & Maintenance Checking the PS10 & PS15 internal fuses The following paragraph concerns only the PS10 and PS15 cabinets, since the PS8 is fi...
Page 14 - Troubleshooting
LOUDSPEAKERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.14 PS15: On the ICN PCB located near the compression driver. Remove the HF horn; the PCB is located on the side and is fixed to the side of the cabinet. T...
Page 15 - Mains Power
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER SETTING-UP ADVICE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.15 Analogue TDcontroller Setting-Up Advice Mains Power WARNING ! THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED. The green and yellow wire of t...
Page 16 - IN
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER SETTING-UP ADVICE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.16 Low Z 1 2 3 Low Z 1 2 3 TDcontroller Amplifier Mixing Desk 1 2 3 1 2 3 + - + - + - + - Low Z L o w Z PE PE PE Safety Ground ...
Page 17 - any kind of twisted pair cable will be adequate.
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER SETTING-UP ADVICE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.17 any kind of twisted pair cable will be adequate. The TDcontroller is intended to be used with symmetrical (balanced) sources...
Page 18 - Analogue TDcontroller USER GUIDE; Read before use
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER USER GUIDE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.18 Analogue TDcontroller USER GUIDE Read before use Each Analogue TDcontroller is designed to be used with its proper set of speaker c...
Page 19 - Turning the LS channel Overlap / Crossover
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER USER GUIDE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.19 Turning the LS channel Overlap / Crossover Pushing the CONFIGURE button modifies the high pass filtering. It does not affect the su...
Page 20 - Rear Panel; Audio Inputs; MANDATORY; for proper operation of the servo-control system, the
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER USER GUIDE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.20 Rear Panel Audio Inputs The audio inputs are two 3-pin female XLR connectors located in the area labeled BALANCED INPUTS. Signal is...
Page 21 - Earth Lift
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER USER GUIDE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.21 Earth Lift The push button labeled « Earth Lift » allows connection (depressed position), or disconnection (out position) between t...
Page 22 - TDcontroller REFERENCE GUIDE; Linear section; Subsonic and VHF filtering; Servo Control section; VCAs and VCEQs
TDCONTROLLER REFERENCE GUIDE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.22 TDcontroller REFERENCE GUIDE Linear section The characteristics of the linear section are independent of signal level, as opposed to th...
Page 23 - Displacement control
TDCONTROLLER REFERENCE GUIDE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.23 Displacement control The signal from the sense input is fed through a shaping filter producing a signal proportional to the voice coil ...
Page 24 - AMPLIFIERS; Inputs
AMPLIFIERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.24 AMPLIFIERS PS8Amp & PS10Amp Please note that this equipment is not UL approved and therefore not sold on the US market. The PS8Amp and PS10Amp are po...
Page 25 - Outputs
AMPLIFIERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.25 Outputs The two Speakon connectors are automatically configured with a visual indication of the current wiring. Configuration can be made while the syste...
Page 26 - both; fuses shall be changed. The fuses are 5x20mm type temporized.; Stand alone Amplifiers; Recommended Power
AMPLIFIERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.26 cover on the front panel (lower right corner). Earth-Lift configuration can be accessed without removing the safety panel by pushing with a small screwdr...
Page 27 - / Unplug any cabinet from the amp; Gain; Gain value
AMPLIFIERS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.27 professional applications, is easily detected when the manufacturer specifies the same input sensitivity for all its range (like 775mV/0dBm or 1.55V/+6dB...
Page 28 - Analogue TDcontrollers Specifications
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLERS SPECIFICATIONS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.28 Analogue TDcontrollers Specifications PRODUCT FEATURES Audio Inputs Two differential non floating L&R Audio inputs, 50 kOh...
Page 30 - Dimensions
PS8 & LS400 : SPECIFICATIONS, CURVES & DIAGRAMS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.30 Dimensions
Page 35 - Connection Diagrams
PS10 & LS500 : SPECIFICATIONS, CURVES & DIAGRAMS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.35 Connection Diagrams
Page 40 - User notes
USER NOTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.40 User notes
Page 41 - Analogue TDcontroller: DeÌclaration de conformiteÌ
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.41 Analogue TDcontroller: Déclaration de conformité Cet équipement a été testé et répond aux normes internationales et européennes suivan...
Page 43 - PS8 et son sub-basse optionnel LS400
INTRODUCTION ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.43 INTRODUCTION NEXO vous remercie dâavoir choisi ce matĂ©riel. Ce manuel est destinĂ© Ă vous fournir les informations nĂ©cessaires ou simplement utiles Ă lâ...
Page 44 - ENCEINTES; Instructions geÌneÌrales pour la mise en service; Avertissement concernant les niveau de pression sonore eÌleveÌs; Heures par jour; Utilisation du TDcontroller
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.44 ENCEINTES Instructions gĂ©nĂ©rales pour la mise en service Avertissement concernant les niveau de pression sonore Ă©levĂ©s Lâexposition Ă des niveaux de press...
Page 45 - Utilisation du PS15Bass
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.45 Utilisation du PS15Bass Le PS15Bass est une enceinte passive utilisant exactement le mĂȘme signal que celui fourni au PS15. On peut donc le brancher direct...
Page 46 - ImpeÌdance 8 Ohms ImpeÌdance 4 Ohms
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.46 Sur les enceintes PS10, PS8, LS500, LS1200, LS400 et PS15 (lorsque celle-ci est utilisée en passif mono-amplifiée), le cùblage de ces connecteurs est le s...
Page 47 - Configuration du pavillon aÌ directiviteÌ asymeÌtrique; Principe acoustique.
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.47 cĂąblage du TDcontroller et des amplis. Une bonne pratique consiste Ă baisser le gain des amplis lors du raccordement des enceintes, et de monter le gain d...
Page 48 - Utilisation en position « retour de sceÌne »
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.48 avec le cĂŽtĂ© large dispersion (flĂšche de lâautocollant) dirigĂ© vers le bas. Utilisation en position « retour de scĂšne » Pour un retour de scĂšne (« wedge »...
Page 49 - Recommandations geÌneÌrales; Accessoires; Recommandations de SECURITE propres aÌ tous les accessoires
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.49 Utilisation du Subbasse (optionnel) Recommandations générales La section sub-basse du TDcontroller est monophonique (une sommation Gauche + Droite est eff...
Page 50 - Pied et maÌt
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.50 est certifiĂ© pour la charge Ă accrocher et est en Ă©tat de fonctionnement. Ne pas autoriser le public ou le personnel Ă passer sous lâĂ©quipement accrochĂ© a...
Page 51 - Adaptation de systeÌme type Omnimount
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.51 Adaptation de systĂšme type Omnimount LâarriĂšre et le dessous du PS10 comportent des ancrages internes munies dâĂ©crous permettant lâadaptation dâun systĂšme...
Page 52 - Utilisation et maintenance; ControÌle des fusibles PS10 et PS15; ils ne le proteÌgent pas.
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.52 Utilisation et maintenance ContrĂŽle des fusibles PS10 et PS15 Le paragraphe suivant ne concerne pas lâenceinte PS8, laquelle est Ă©quipĂ©e dâun fusible re-a...
Page 53 - DeÌpannage rapide
ENCEINTES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.53 DĂ©pannage rapide En dehors des opĂ©rations de maintenance proprement dites, certaines vĂ©rifications simples ne nĂ©cessitant pas dâĂ©quipement de mesure peuve...
Page 54 - Analogue TDcontroller : Conseils de configuration; Alimentation secteur
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER : CONSEILS DE CONFIGURATION ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.54 Analogue TDcontroller : Conseils de configuration Alimentation secteur AVERTISSEMENT! CET APPAREIL DOIT ĂTRE RELIE...
Page 55 - Recommandations concernant le caÌblage des lignes de Sense
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER : CONSEILS DE CONFIGURATION ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.55 Recommandations concernant le cùblage des lignes de Sense L'impédance d'entrée des entrées Sense du TDcontroller e...
Page 57 - Analogue TDcontroller MANUEL DâEMPLOI; Informations preÌliminaires
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER MANUEL DâEMPLOI ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.57 Analogue TDcontroller MANUEL DâEMPLOI Informations prĂ©liminaires Chaque Analogue TDcontroller est destinĂ© Ă ĂȘtre utilisĂ© avec ...
Page 58 - Mise en service du canal LSub Overlap / Crossover; pour une paire de; PS; Lâallumage de la LED jaune; VLF; lâenceinte; LSub; du canal Gauche ou Droite.
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER MANUEL DâEMPLOI ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.58 traitements Ă©lectroniques internes, se reporter Ă âDESCRIPTIF FONCTIONNEL DU TDcontrollerâ Page 62. Mise en service du canal L...
Page 59 - ReÌglage des peak limiters
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER MANUEL DâEMPLOI ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.59 RĂ©glage des peak limiters Lâ « Analogue TDcontroller » possĂšde trois rĂ©glages de « peak limiter » indĂ©pendants vous permettant...
Page 60 - Face ArrieÌre
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER MANUEL DâEMPLOI ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.60 Face ArriĂšre Audio Inputs Les entrĂ©es Audio sont les 2 connecteurs XLR 3 femelles insĂ©rĂ©s dans le cadre portant la mention BAL...
Page 61 - permet
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLER MANUEL DâEMPLOI ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.61 Le raccordement sâeffectue sur la partie femelle - dĂ©brochable - du connecteur (fournie par NEXO) comme indiquĂ© ci-dessous : C...
Page 62 - DESCRIPTIF FONCTIONNEL DU TDcontroller; Partie lineÌaire; Filtrage des treÌs basses et treÌs hautes freÌquences; Asservissement; Lâasservissement du; PS TDcontroller; est normalement destineÌ aÌ fonctionner en preÌsence de signal sur
DESCRIPTIF FONCTIONNEL DU TDCONTROLLER ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.62 DESCRIPTIF FONCTIONNEL DU TDcontroller Partie linĂ©aire Il sâagit des fonctions de traitement Ă©lectronique dont lâeffet sur le...
Page 63 - Asservissement en DeÌplacement.
DESCRIPTIF FONCTIONNEL DU TDCONTROLLER ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.63 Ă©lĂ©ments sont utilisĂ©es pour traiter le signal Audio, ceci permettant dâaugmenter lâefficacitĂ© du traitement et dâen rĂ©duire ...
Page 64 - AMPLIFICATEURS; Ventilation silencieuse aÌ vitesse variable.
AMPLIFICATEURS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.64 AMPLIFICATEURS PS10Amp & PS8Amp Les PS8Amp et PS10Amp sont des amplificateurs dédiés aux systÚmes PS8 et PS10 et à leurs subbasses respectifs LS4...
Page 65 - Ouputs
AMPLIFICATEURS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.65 Ouputs Les deux connecteurs Speakon sont configurés automatiquement avec indication visuelle du cùblage. La commutation peut s'effectuer pendant l'em...
Page 66 - deux; fusibles doivent eÌtre changeÌs. Il sâagit de; Amplificateurs independants; Puissance
AMPLIFICATEURS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.66 Le commutateur « ground on/off » peut ĂȘtre actionnĂ© Ă travers deux trous de la trappe sans avoir Ă la dĂ©monter. Le trou du haut actionne le « ground ...
Page 67 - DeÌbranchez toutes les enceintes relieÌes aÌ lâamplificateur.; Valeur du gain
AMPLIFICATEURS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.67 Cette pratique problĂ©matique, hĂ©ritĂ©e des applications non professionnelles, est facilement dĂ©tectable lorsque le constructeur spĂ©cifie la mĂȘme sensi...
Page 68 - Analogue TDcontrollers, SpeÌcifications
ANALOGUE TDCONTROLLERS, SPĂCIFICATIONS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.68 Analogue TDcontrollers, SpĂ©cifications Description des fonctions EntrĂ©es Audio DiffĂ©rentielles, non flottantes, 50 kOhm. Deux...
Page 75 - Diagrammes de Connexion
PS10 & LS500 : SPECIFICATIONS, COURBES & DIAGRAMMES ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.75 Diagrammes de Connexion
Page 76 - CaracteÌristiques
PS15 & LS1200 : SPECIFICATIONS, COURBES & DIAGRAMS ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS SERIES MANUAL REV3 10/10/05 P.76 PS15 & LS1200 : SPECIFICATIONS, COURBES & DIAGRAMS Caractéristiques SPECIFICATIONS SYSTEME PS15 a...
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