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R.5-MAX, R2-MAX

Installation and Operation Manual

PRODUCT FEATURES IDENTIFICATION

TYPICAL R.5-MAX FULL-RANGE MODEL

TYPICAL R2-MAX FULL-RANGE MODEL

Safety Cable Attachment Point: 

(Utilize empty rigging point. User must supply appropriate fastener and safety cable)

FRONT

REAR

 5 Rigging Points (3/8"-16) 

(sides + back) 

Grille

FRONT

REAR

Suggested Safety Cable Attachment Point 

(user must supply appropriate 1/2"-13 

fastener and safety cable)

Safety Cable Attachment Point: 

(Utilize empty rigging point. User must supply appropriate fastener and safety cable)

Yoke

3/8"-16 Rigging points

(sides and back) 

Aiming Strap

Gland Nut / Cable

Installer to supply hardware for 

top attachment of strap to yoke 

(5) 1/2"-13 

Rigging points 

Grille

Yoke

(5) 1/2"-13 

Rigging points 

LF Connection 

(black) Gland Nut

Angle Securing Straps

HF/MR Connection 

(white) Gland Nut

Summary of Contents for R.5-MAX

Page 1: ...Installation and Operation Manual R Series Loudspeakers With Unparalleled Musicality Superior Voice Projection and Premium Weather Resistance WEATHER RESISTANT R SERIES Models R 5 MAX and R2 MAX ...

Page 2: ...ent and or be extremely dangerous or life threatening to the user or to others in the vicinity These servicing instructions are for use by qualified service personnel only To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so RIGGING AND ELECTRICAL SAFETY DANGER The loudspeakers described ...

Page 3: ...losure SYSTEM INFORMATION PHYSICAL FEATURES GENERAL DESCRIPTION The R 5 MAX and R2 MAX are the premier products in the R Series line They are designed for premium quality music reproduction with very low distortion and high output The R 5 MAX This fully passive true point source loudspeaker produces a very flat frequency response without external equalization It features a 600W neodymium LF driver...

Page 4: ...Grille FRONT REAR Suggested Safety Cable Attachment Point user must supply appropriate 1 2 13 fastener and safety cable Safety Cable Attachment Point Utilize empty rigging point User must supply appropriate fastener and safety cable Yoke 3 8 16 Rigging points sides and back Aiming Strap Gland Nut Cable Installer to supply hardware for top attachment of strap to yoke 5 1 2 13 Rigging points Grille ...

Page 5: ...plied by Community shall immediately void all pledges of warranty or surety related in any way to the safe use of those parts and materials WARNING NON COMMUNITY RIGGING HARDWARE Non Community hardware used for rigging an R Series loudspeaker must be certified by the supplier for such use and must be properly rated for safety IMPORTANT NOTES ON RIGGING LOUDSPEAKERS There are three areas of respons...

Page 6: ...ated for the intended use and be suitably weather resistant Note If the center hole is used to mount a yoke on the R 5 MAX the angle securing strap must also be attached as shown in Figure 3 prior to securing the hardware MOUNT THE R 5 MAX LOUDSPEAKER q Attach the R 5 MAX loudspeaker to the yoke See Figure 2 The mounting point holes are approximately 7 16 11mm deep The threaded studs used should n...

Page 7: ...le to use based on chart at right Hardware to secure the strap to the yoke appropriate for yoke attachment to the structure must be supplied by the installer Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Down Angle 3 6 14 18 20 25 29 5 36 41 5 47 50 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 X 0 Securing Strap R 5 MAX 2 OD Rubber Gasket 1 2 x 1 1 4 SS Hex Bolt 1 2 SS Lock Washer 1 2 SS Flat Washer Contour Strap The short flat end of...

Page 8: ...the securing strap against the contour strap The series of holes in the securing strap should line up with one of the three 5 16 8 mm holes in the contour strap This determines where to locate the bolt in the contour strap to attach the securing strap Lift the contour strap away from the R2 enclosure and put the 1 4 20 x 1 25 mm stainless steel bolt in this hole so that the bolt head is between th...

Page 9: ...s that an appropriately licensed engineer electrician or other qualified professional identify and select the appropriate conduit fittings wire etc for the installation DANGER The output power capabilities of audio amplifiers present a danger to installers To minimize the risk of electric shock from loudspeaker connecting cables confirm that the power amplifiers are turned off before connecting lo...

Page 10: ...ed with the mounting bolts must always seat against the enclosure R2 MAX only The grille assembly is designed to prevent normal and wind driven rain from directly entering the mouth of the loudspeaker The grille is not designed to withstand such things as being directly sprayed from a hose therefore this should be avoided If you use any hardware in place of hardware provided with your R Series lou...

Page 11: ...Controls None Rigging Provisions Five 3 8 16 rigging points Zinc rich epoxy dual layer powder coated yoke Construction Rotomolded LLDPE plastic Finish Black White or Light Grey RAL 9004 9003 7038 Grille 3 layer Weather Stop with polyester mesh foam zinc rich epoxy dual layer powder coated perforated steel color matched to enclosure Environmental IP55W per IEC 529 at 5 down tilt Designed to MIL STD...

Page 12: ... dB 135 dB peak 134 dB 140 dB peak 129 dB 135 dB peak 133 dB 139 dB peak 128 dB 134 dB peak Nominal Impedance LF MF HF 8 ohms 9 3 ohms 250 Hz minimum 8 ohms 5 6 ohms 5 kHz minimum SYSTEM Input Connection 2 x 12 3 6 m 16 2 SJOW cables Enclosure Hand laminated multilayer fiberglass Finish Paintable light grey gel coat RAL 7038 Rigging Provisions 5 1 2 13 rigging points Steel zinc rich epoxy dual lay...

Page 13: ...h and without equalization Maximum Output2 without EQ3 with EQ4 133 dB 139 dB Peak 132 dB 138 dB Peak Figure 8 R2 64MAX Maximum System Output ratings from the spec sheet In contrast most manufacturers provide only the Maximum Output SPL without EQ This is a glaring omission because once the loudspeaker has been equalized its Maximum Output SPL can only be as high as the output of its least powerfu...

Page 14: ...h Frequency Low Frequency 100 1000 10000 10 70 80 90 100 110 120 Amplitude dB SPL FREQUENCY RESPONSE unprocessed LOW FREQUENCY BOOST EFFECT continued With any loudspeaker for every 3 dB of LF boost the resultant maximum amount of power available to the flat portion of the pass band is cut in half And 6 dB of boost results in one quarter of the original power For our example loudspeaker this means ...

Page 15: ...reduce the safe equalized Maximum Output SPL from an R2 MAX by 6 dB In the case of the R2 64MAX the Maximum Output SPL would be reduced from 132dB to 126dB 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 10 100 1000 10000 R2 64MAX EQ TF2 R2 64MAX DSP EQ 6dB 90Hz BOOST Frequency Hz 100 1000 10000 10 30 20 10 0 10 20 6dB 40 Figure 12 R2 64MAX DSP EQ transfer functions with without 6 dB 90 Hz boost R2 64MAX FREQUENCY RESPONSE 6...

Page 16: ...APPROACH continued Both R 5 MAX products also use 6dB of LF boost to create the Processed Frequency Response graphs shown on the spec sheets Figure 13 shows the response curves with notation for the R 5 66MAX and Figure 14 shows the R 5 66MAX frequency response with and without the 6dB of LF boost applied As with the R2 MAX the difference with and without the LF boost applied is fairly subtle and ...

Page 17: ...r of Gravity 7 63 194mm 8 203mm 8 203mm Rear Center of Gravity TECHNICAL DRAWINGS TYPICAL R 5 MAX COAXIAL LOUDSPEAKER NOTE YOKE MOUNT AND MEASURMENTS A 125 3MM TOLER Yoke Dimensions Ø 0 55 Ø 14mm Center only NOTE YOKE MOUNT AND MEASURMENTS A 125 3MM TOLER 8 2 208mm 16 39 416mm 9 229mm 16 406mm 10 2 259mm typ 2 51mm Ø 0 45 Ø 12mm hole x 4 4 63 117mm 4 63 117mm 2 75 70mm 2 75 70mm 1 25mm 2 5mm ...

Page 18: ...NGS TYPICAL R2 MAX COAXIAL LOUDSPEAKER Front Top Sides 13 5 343mm Ø 53 Ø 13 5mm typ 5 1 2 13 Threaded Inserts 12 38 314mm 24 75 629mm 17 25 438mm 30 75 781mm Center of Gravity Center of Gravity 8 203mm Rear 8 203mm Yoke 15 43 392mm 24 75 629mm 12 38 314mm Center of Gravity ...

Page 19: ...RRANTY INFORMATION AND SERVICE FOR COUNTRIES OTHER THAN THE USA To obtain specific warranty information visit the website www communitypro com warranty To obtain available service locations for countries other than the United States of America contact the authorized Community Distributor for your specific country or region SHIPPING DAMAGE CLAIMS If the product is damaged during transit you must fi...

Page 20: ... and Operation Manual Community Professional Loudspeakers 333 East Fifth Street Chester PA 19013 4511 USA Phone 610 876 3400 Fax 610 874 0190 www communitypro com Part 112928 v 6SEPT2013 R Series 2013 Community Professional Loudspeakers ...

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