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US/AERO-03

D.A.S. AUDIO, S.A. C/. Islas Baleares, 24 - 46988 Fuente del Jarro - Valencia, SPAIN

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Page 1: ...Manual del Usuario User s Guide AERO 38 series ...

Page 2: ...solamente por personal cualificado No cuelgue la caja delasasas Noreemplacepasadoresdeseguridadportornillos Precauciones de seguridad Safety Precautions The exclamation point inside an equilateral triangle indicates the existence of internal components whose substitution may affect safety Alsoindicatesimportantoperatinginstructions The lightning and arrowhead symbol warns about the presence of uni...

Page 3: ...RO 218 enclosures are rectangular The Aero 38 and AERO 182 systems incorporate captive rigging hardware which is compatible with one another and designed to provide a fast simple and safe rigging by means of quick release safety pins Splay angles can be changed from 0º to 3 2º in 0 8º increments and from 3 2º to 9 6º in 1 6º increments Tofacilitatetransport theAERO 38unitsare equipped with a PL 38...

Page 4: ...o avoid injury and absolutely no risks should be taken in this respect It is highly recommended that you implement an inspection and maintenance program on flying elements including reports to be filled out by the personnel that will carry out the inspections Local regulations may exist that in case of accident may require you to present evidence of inspection reports andcorrectiveactionsafterdefe...

Page 5: ...than the other one and it is recommended to be used to fly a maximum of 8 cabinetsAERO 38Aor6AERO 48 Weight Dimensions 147x62x10 cm Al x An x P 60Kg 132 lbs 57 8x24 4x4 in For example if 12 units AERO 48 are going to be flown from the AX AERO48 each hoist to be usedshouldhavealoadcapacityof2ton 750Kg 750Kg 750Kg 1 6units 1 6units 1 8units AERO 48 AERO 182 AERO 38 AX AERO38 AX AERO48 1000Kg 1000Kg ...

Page 6: ... rigging grid The AX COMBO includes front and rear steel guides which permit variation of the angle between it and the last AERO 38 cabinet in the cluster Anglesvaryfrom0 0ºto9 6º AX COMBO G2A48 G1A48 G2A48 Weight Dimensions 143x60x5cm 56 3x23 6x2in 16 5Kg 36 3 lbs G1A48 The AX COMBO is joined to the last AERO 38 cabinet using G1A48 and G2A48 included steel guides and 6 quick release pins The angl...

Page 7: ...pins stored on the rear panel of the cabinets Both systems AERO 38 and AERO 182 can be flown using steel structures located on boths sides of the cabinets NEVER REPLACE QUICK RELEASE PINSWITHSCREWSOROTHERELEMENTS Pins can be used to free the pieces G1A48 G2A48 Pins Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 47 ...

Page 8: ...400Kg 10 1 3 1 AERO 38A 3 SELF POWERED SYSTEMS The Aero 38A is a three way class D self powered system Nominal amplifier power RMS per way LF 1000W MF 500W HF 500W Amplifierpaneldescription A A B C E F1 F2 6 at 230V G 1 GND ground 2 Noninvertedinput 3 Invertedinput H LIMIT SIGNAL ON FUSE AC INPUT AC OUTPUT INPUT LOOP THRU D Indicates that the amplifier is under protection mode because damage risk ...

Page 9: ... and configuration of your mid high system you may need to adjust this control for balancedfrequencyresponse INPUT SUB LEVEL NOTE The amplifiers on the AERO 218A and AERO 182A systems do not inlclude a filtered satelliteoutputforAERO 38Asystems A A B C D F 1 GND ground 2 Noninvertedinput 3 Invertedinput G LIMIT SIGNAL ON FUSE E AC INPUT INPUT LOOP THRU 3 2 AERO 182A The required voltage for all mo...

Page 10: ...below the shutdown voltage for the unit it will stop playing When acceptable levels are regained the unit will switch backonautomatically 3 9 ECUALIZATION The AERO 38A can be used full range Full range use is only recommended for applications where low SPL level and no bass reinforcement is adequate To use it in this mode simply plug the mixer intotheenclosure sinput The most common use will be co...

Page 11: ...pplied with eachAERO 38AandAERO 182A 218Aunit The rain protector is specially designed to withstand soft rain and other meteorological conditions for short periods of time In the case of heavy rains storms or permanent outdoors installations the sound system must be protected withadditionalelements The rain protectors supplied with each unit havebeenmanufacturedwithfireproofmaterials The AERO 38A ...

Page 12: ...tors and insertthemaleconnectoroftheamplifierinthefemale connectoronthebox The four M4x30 DIN 7985 must be screwed in the four holes that can be seen on the radiator area The white arrows in the picture above point to the mentionedholes Different rain protectors are needed for the passiveandtheactiveversions The rain protector for the self powered version is supplied with the amplifier In order to...

Page 13: ...the black wire and a smaller 4 8mm female terminal to the red wire Connecting the terminals to the correct male terminals on the amplifier circuit boardamplifie thepolaritywillbecorrect faston faston faston It is highly advisable to shield the terminals withtapeorthermoretractablematerial Thenthespeakerwiresmustbecutfromthe circuitboard NOTE As AERO 218A and AERO 182A amplifiers polarity is invert...

Page 14: ...be attached to the black wire and the small terminal should be attached to the redwire faston faston 6 3mm wide 4 8mm wide In the case of the AERO 218A the same processappliestothesecondamplifierinthebox Should you have any problem during this process do not hesitate to contact D A S factory or ourregionaldealer ...

Page 15: ...be using an incorrect un balanced to balanced cable 2 The mixer and the powered speaker are not plugged into the same mains outlet 3 The audio signal cable is too long or too close to an AC cable 1 Read the appendix of this manual to make a correct un balanced to balanced cable 2 Connect the mixer and the unit to the same mains outlet 3 Use a cable that is as short as possible and or move the audi...

Page 16: ...ray has been attached to the AX AERO48 or AX AERO38 the assembly should be lifted by way of the rear hoist until the wheels of the PL 38 dolly platform lift off the ground From this point on the front hoist can be used tolifttheboxintoahorizontalposition Before installing the AERO systems it is a good idea to run a simulation using the AEROWARE program utilizing the venue dimensions This way we ca...

Page 17: ... place and secure it with the safety pin Once the splay angle between the first two boxes has been determined the front of the box can be lifted into place Three people will be needed to undertake this operation two to lift the box and one to fittheG1A48guideandsafetypinsintotheupperbox 57 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual Lifted by way of the rear hoist until the wheels of the PL 38 dolly ...

Page 18: ...PLATFORM The PL 38 platform can be used to easily transport AERO 38 units to the assembling area To use this method of assembling and hoisting the array there must be enough space to permit linking all the boxesfromthefrontofthetherigginghardware The first step will be to attach the AX AERO48 or AX AERO38 grid and the 2 hoists Once this has been accomplished the grid structure can be placed in a v...

Page 19: ...reflown thesafetypinsshouldbeintheslotof theG2A48guide As the array assembly is lifted 6 7 the PL 38platformsshouldberemoved Once the complete array has been lifted into place additional slings should be attached to secure thearrayandavoidswinging The front motor will be used only to take up slack in the chain all the weight should be on the rear hoist When the wheels of the last enclosure are off...

Page 20: ...Manual del usuario User s manual 60 Aero 38 ...

Page 21: ...ckedontheplatform The PL 48S platform has two types of moving pieces One of them is fixed PL 48S_2 and can only be swung around the other is free PL 48S_1 and is joined to the platform by way of a safety pin The smaller piece PL 48S_1 attaches to the front enclosure hardware and the larger PL 48S_1 attaches totheback PL 48S_2 PL 48S_1 To place eight AERO 38 units on 2 PL 48S the first step would b...

Page 22: ...48S_2 piece by removing the safety pins 1 Next swing the pieces and introduce them 2 into the rear rigging hardware of thelowestbox securingthemwiththesafetypin 3 1 2 6 4 5 3 7 G2A48 Quick release pin must be inserted in the position 0º Turn a few degrees to allow fixing PL 48S_2 to the rigging system the piece G2A48 PL 48S_2 4 1 8 8 9 2 3 6 8 8 9 9 9 5 7 8 With the number 5 6 7 and 8 boxes restin...

Page 23: ... is stacked safely on the PL 48S platform To move the stack slightly raise the upper group of boxes and rollawaythelowergroup When the G1A48 pieces have been freed they should be turned 11 and stored 12 within the corresponding box in this case number 4 using the mechanismincludedintherigginghardware 63 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 10 11 ...

Page 24: ...X AERO48grid The last step consists of lowering the remaining array so that the safety pins can be inserted 18 into the holes of the PL 48S_1 pieces and the platform B Stacked units MAX 4 units Besides using the PL 48S platform for transporting and flying the systems it can also be used for ground stacking In the event that 4 boxes are used they should be arranged so that the splay angles do not m...

Page 25: ...e platform will be 0º when the safety pin is inserted in the hole on the bottom of the back guide and the hole on the bottomofthePL 48S_2piece The angle between the box and the platform willbe 1 6º whenthe safety pinis inserted inthe hole on the bottom of the back guide and the hole on top of the PL 48S_2 piece Let us go now through the complete process of stacking the boxes after they havebeenpre...

Page 26: ...r Then the safety pins can be inserted 7 in the holes As has been said before the splay angle between the platform and the box is given by theholeusedinthePL 48S_2piece The hole chosen in this example is the one onthebottomofthePL 48Spiece being0ºtheangle 66 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 4 3 5 PL 48S_1 PL 48S_2 7 6 Atthis pointthe PL 48S_1and the PL 48S_2 piecesarebothconnectedtothebox ...

Page 27: ...s till the holes fit together and finally insert the safety pins again Lower the cluster till the platform is resting onthefloor 67 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 8 G2A48 Stack Fly G2A48 9 1 12 11 10 3 4 2 G2A48 The cluster must now be lowered 10 until the safety pins 11 on the rear side of box number 4 can be removed Once safety pins have been released the cluster must be raised or lowe...

Page 28: ...sert the safety pins into the holes 18 that determine the angle previously selected for stacking Repeat the same procedure with box number 1 lower the cluster 19 free the rear guides G2A48 20 21 andselecttheangle It is important to check that pins cannot be removed by pulling outward and that they have been inserted in the G2A48 hole instead of the guide slot Otherwise the box would not remain in ...

Page 29: ...ached from boxnumber1 In order to set up the angle between boxes 1 and 2 you must pull up 23 from the grid until the hole in the G2A48 piece fits with the hole that determines thestackingangle Theninsertthesafetypins 24 69 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 1 6º 4 8º 3 2º 23 24 ...

Page 30: ...o attach the box on top to the grid front guides G1A48 and rear guides G2A48 must be swung 2 and inserted into the AX AERO48 grid receiving points Once this has been done detach the 6 safety pins from their receptacles and secure the boxtothegrid Once G1A48 G2A48 of the top cabinet have been secured 3 to the grid rotate 4 5 Seenextpage the G2A48 pieces fit them into the upper box rigging hardware ...

Page 31: ... the PL 48S_2 piece to the box After raising the cluster a bit the safety pins which connect the PL 48S_1 piece to the box can be released 8 also PL 48S_1 piece should now be reattached again to the platform Now that the first three units have been rigged the entire cluster should be lifted up so there is roomenoughtorollanotherstackunderthecluster 71 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 3 3 4...

Page 32: ...es 9 of the first box on the platform can now be swung and left in the upright position ready to be inserted into the front rigginghardwareofthenextbox Lower the cluster until the G1A48 front guides fit into the rigging hardware of the bottom box andinsertthetwosafetypins 10 perside 72 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 9 10 ...

Page 33: ...rting thesafetypinsinthecorrecthole From here on the process is similar to the previously described Detach the safety pins from their receptacles on the sides of the boxes swing 12 the G2A48 rear guides place them into the rigging hardware of the next box and insert 13 the safety pins in the holes which define the angle previously selected 73 Aero 38 Manual del usuario User s manual 11 0 8º 1 6º 2...

Page 34: ...ncies limiterssettings etc are to LINK 2 x 750 1200 W 4ohm 2 x 750 1200 W 4ohm 2 x 750 1200 W 4ohm 2 x 750W 4ohm 4HF 3MF 2LF2 1LF1 4HF 3MF 2LF2 1LF1 80Hz 1LF1 CH A CH B RECOMMENDED AMPLIFIERS 1LF1 DSP 3VS LINE IN DSP 1Sub 2 x 1400W 4ohm LINK Externally amplified systems AERO 218Sub AERO 182 subs Low Pass Filter be set at 80Hz An AERO 38 unit can reproduce frequencies as low as 60Hz is the D A S re...

Page 35: ...lates have been disposed on the top and bottom sides of the box Both plates can be removed clearing the access to the driverfrombothsides First remove the screws from the aluminium plates The following is a discussion on how to access each transducer for maintenance or repair In order to access the amplifier please refer to 3 11 sectioninthisuser sguide In order to access de 12 speakers you mustfi...

Page 36: ...tems each way can be easily identifiedbythewirecolour 3 1 1 3 4 4 2 2 ct Internal conne ions in the AERO 38 system In order to access the speakers in the AERO 182 and AERO 218Sub subwoofer units first the grill must be removed from the box Being AERO 182 and AERO 218Sub double 18 speakers both speakers are connected in parallel mode resulting in a total impedance of 4Ohm To access the amplifier fo...

Page 37: ...ed PL 48S Steel Stacking Dolly Model Frequency Range 10 dB Horizontal Coverage 6dB Vertical Coverage RMS Average Power Handling On Axis Sensitivity 1 W 1 m Rated Maximum Peak SPL at 1 m Transducers Replacement Parts Nominal Impedance Recommended Controller Recommended Amplifier Power 4 units Aero 38 Enclosure Geometry Enclosure Material Color Finish Rigging System Safety Factor Connectors Dimensio...

Page 38: ...UT PowerCon NAC 3 FCA AC OUTPUT Powercon NAC 3 DFCB 115V 50 Hz 60 Hz 230V 50 Hz 60 Hz 101 x 68 x 82 5 cm 39 8 x 26 8 x 32 5 in 98 kg 215 6 lb Aero 218 Sub 28 Hz 85 Hz 1400 W 103 dB SPL 140 dB LF 2 x 18GN GM 18G 4 ohms DSP 1Sub LF 2 x 1400 W 4 ohms Rectangular Birch Plywood Black Paint Ground Stack Only 2 x NL8 wired LF 1 101 x 68 x 82 5 cm 39 8 x 26 8 x 32 5 in 82 kg 181 lb Model Frequency Range 1...

Page 39: ... 0 775 GdB In this example we are going to feed the highs of AERO 38 with one amplifier channel Total impedance of 2 ND 10 high frequency drivers as wired in the AERO 38 is 8 Ohms The maximum rms power to be delivered to the highs or Pd should be 400W 400 2 200Wperdriver Important Notice The programs stored in the memories of the DSP 3VS have been designed to provide optimum performance and balanc...

Page 40: ...Y LOW CUT HIGH CUT EQ 1FREQ EQ 1LEVEL EQ 1BW 0 dB 125 Hz 6 dB 0 4 oct Normal 50 Hz LR 24 159 Hz LR 24 60 Hz 3 dB 0 3 oct 2 dB Normal 159 Hz LR 24 757 Hz LR 24 450 Hz 6 dB 0 4 oct 9 dB Normal 12 5 kHz 11 dB 0 6 oct 757 Hz LR 24 1410 Hz 7 dB 0 9 oct 10 kHz 7 dB 0 7 oct LOW MID HIGH AMPLIFIERS WITH EQUAL GAIN USED NOTE 0 7 oct Q 2 0 9 oct Q 1 6 0 3 oct Q 4 8 0 6 oct Q 2 4 0 4 oct Q 3 6 GAIN DELAY POL...

Page 41: ...OPERATING PARAMETERS GAIN EQ 2FREQ EQ 2LEVEL EQ 2BW EQ 3FREQ EQ 3LEVEL EQ 3BW POLARITY LOW CUT HIGH CUT EQ 1FREQ EQ 1LEVEL EQ 1BW 0 dB 125 Hz 6 dB 0 4 oct Normal 50 Hz LR 24 159 Hz LR 24 60 Hz 3 dB 0 3 oct 2 dB Normal 159 Hz LR 24 757 Hz LR 24 450 Hz 6 dB 0 4 oct 9 dB Normal 12 5 kHz 11 dB 0 6 oct 757 Hz LR 24 1410 Hz 7 dB 0 9 oct 10 kHz 7 dB 0 7 oct LOW MID HIGH AMPLIFIERS WITH EQUAL GAIN USED NO...

Page 42: ...URATION 2 16 x 38a 4 x 182a aero aero power LINK LINK LINK LINK INPUT POWER 4 x ero 38A a aero 38A LINK INPUT POWER POWER 2 x ero 182A a aero 182A aero 38A self powered system aero 38A self powered system 115V max 3 units in parallel 230V max 6 units in parallel AC CONNECTIONS WARNING DSP 1Sub ...

Page 43: ...ro aero 115V max 3 units in parallel 230V max 6 units in parallel AC CONNECTIONS WARNING power LINK LINK LINK LINK INPUT POWER 4 x ero 38A a aero 38A power LINK LINK LINK LINK INPUT POWER 2 x ero 218A a aero 218A LINK LINK INPUT POWER POWER POWER POWER aero 38A self powered system ...

Page 44: ...oth signal conductors in the same way At the device s input the two signals get summed with opposite sign so that noise is cancelled out while the programme signal doubles in level Most professional audio devices use balanced inputs and outputs Connectors thatcancarrybalancedsignalhavethreepins suchasXLR and 6 35mm stereo The graphs that follow show the recommended connection with different types ...

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