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VANTEC-20A / VANTEC-118A

User's Manual

Antes  de  utilizar  el  equipo,  lea  la  sección 
“Precauciones  de  seguridad”  de  este  manual. 
Conserve este manual para futuras consultas.

Before  operating  the  device,  please  read  the 
“Safety  precautions”  section  of  this  manual. 
Retain this manual for future reference.

Summary of Contents for Vantec-118A

Page 1: ...tes de utilizar el equipo lea la sección Precauciones de seguridad de este manual Conserveestemanualparafuturasconsultas Before operating the device please read the Safety precautions section of this manual Retainthismanualforfuturereference ...

Page 2: ...io vantec series User s Manual INTRODUCTION LINE DRAWINGS 3 4 5 11 11 24 12 18 19 23 AMPLIFIERS SPECIFICATIONS RIGGING SYSTEM ANNEX Description ON OFF Overload indicator Overheating Equalisation Low mains voltage Current consumption CONFIGURATIONS Troubleshooting Line connections unbalanced and balanced SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARRANTY DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...

Page 3: ...o If the apparatus is connected permanently the electrical system of the building must incorporate a multipolar switch with a separation of contact of at least 3mm in each pole El colgado del equipo sólo debe realizarse utilizando los herrajes de colgado recomendados y por personal cualificado No cuelgue la caja de las asas The appliance should be flown only from the rigging points and by qualifie...

Page 4: ...aración en garantía es imprescindible que el producto no haya sido previamente manipulado e incluir una fotocopia de la factura de compra All our products are warrantied against any manufacturing defect for a period of 2 years from date of purchase The warranty excludes damage from incorrect use of the product All warranty repairs must be exclusively undertaken by the factory or any of its authori...

Page 5: ...io video and similar electronic apparatus Safety requirements l EN 55032 2012 Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment Emission requirements l EN 55103 2 2009 Electromagnetic compatibility Product family standard for audio video audio visual and entertainment lighting control apparatus for professional use Part 2 Immunity l EN 50581 2012 Technical documentation for the assessment of e...

Page 6: ...ic birch plywood and finished with the DAS ISO flex coating Power is supplied by a cutting edge 1500 Wpeak Class D amplifier in a biamplified configuration driving a single DAS 12F4C loudspeaker and twin M 60 compression drivers Features The VANTEC 20A and VANTEC 118A powered multifunction systems combine DAS s reputation for performance and reliability with the latest technological innovations of...

Page 7: ...R Accessories 2 TRD 6 Stacking bracket for VANTEC 218A max 4 u max 1 u using TRD 6 TRD 2 black Speaker cabling SC 2 2m XLR microphone signal balanced cable 2 Units 2 x VANTEC 20A 2 x VANTEC 218A Manual del Usuario vantec series User s Manual ...

Page 8: ...k Speaker cabling SC 1 1m XLR microphone signal balanced cable 6 PWCONLINK 09 0 9m powerCON jumper NAC3FCB cable 4 6 x VANTEC 20A 2 x VANTEC 118A Manual del Usuario vantec series User s Manual 2 PL VT20S Steel transport dolly for VANTEC 20A max 4 u black 1 PL VT118S Wooden transport dolly for VANTEC 118A max 2 u black ...

Page 9: ...NTEC 20A max 5 u black Speaker cabling SC 1 1m XLR microphone signal balanced cable 4 PWCONLINK 09 0 9m powerCON jumper NAC3FCB cable 4 2 PL VT20S Units Processors 1 DSP 2060A 2 In 6 Out fully configurable DSP 9 full bandwidth parametric band EQ on each channel AudioCore DASnet equipped Manual del Usuario vantec series User s Manual ...

Page 10: ...R microphone signal balanced cable 6 PWCONLINK 09 0 9m powerCON jumper NAC3FCB cable 6 Units Processors 1 DSP 2060A 2 In 6 Out fully configurable DSP 9 full bandwidth parametric band EQ on each channel AudioCore DASnet equipped POWER POWER 2 PL VT20S 2 PL VT118S 6 x VANTEC 20A 4 x VANTEC 118A Manual del Usuario vantec series User s Manual ...

Page 11: ... series User s Manual 1500 Wpeak Class D Bi amp Balanced Differential Line Line 20kOhms Line 3 V 12dBu 63 Hz 20 kHz 90º Nominal 15º Nominal 135 dB LF 1 x 12F4C GM 12F4 HF 2 x M 60 GM M60N Trapezoidal 7 5º Birch Plywood Black ISO flex Paint Integrated in box design INPUT 1 x Female XLR LOOP THRU 1 x Male XLR AC INPUT 1 x PowerCon AC OUTPUT 1 x PowerCon 3 0A 115V 50 Hz 60 Hz 1 5A 230V 50 Hz 60 Hz 33...

Page 12: ...sing THRU HPF 3 LIMIT Red LED indicates amplifier saturation Amplifier limiter indicator lights 4 SIGNAL Green LED indicates signal presence 5 ON Green LED indicates that the unit is ON 6 SUB LEVEL Potentiometer for adjusting the unit level 7 AC INPUT Standard PowerCon NAC3FCA mains connector inserted rotated and locked for ON Only use this equipment with an appropriate mains cord 8 THRU HPF SATEL...

Page 13: ...he array Rotate the encoder to select the option needed and press again to confirm Use the same Number Of Units IN ALL the cabinets of your system Once the input source has been connected to the amplifer s cabinet the user has to check the gain structure of the system Adjust level output from your processor and or mixing console in order to prevent INPUT CLIP left signal meter As well try to avoid...

Page 14: ... HPF off HPF off THROW Mid Press the encoder Rotate the encoder and press to confirm one of the following HPF options off 63Hz V118A 100Hz User MUST enable the SAME HPF in ALL cabinets forming the array In order to have more dynamic headroom in the system when used with subs HPF at V118A position with Vantec subwoofers or 100Hz is highly recommended Press the encoder and rotate it until THROW is s...

Page 15: ...AVE R mode connection Select Mode SINGLE L R MASTER L DASlink MASTER L CONTINUE Wait a minute SLAVE R SINGLE Mode Master Slave Adding Slave Unit CREATE NEW LINK Select Mode SLAVE R CREATE NEW LINK CREATE NEW LINK Waiting MASTER Searching for SLAVE connection Altea unit Wait a minute Wait a minute Master cabinet Master cabinet Master cabinet Master cabinet Only Wireless Audio Wireless Audio Control...

Page 16: ... B User can LOCK the Display and the encoder WITH PASSWORD by enabling this option MENU LOCK pw292 In case A to unlock just press the encoder In case B to unlock PUSH encoder and enter the 3 digit password 292 STAND BY When no signal is detected the amplifer shuts down Time can be selected OPTIONS MENU OPTIONS MENU OPTIONS MENU OPTIONS MENU OPTIONS MENU OPTIONS MENU OPTIONS MENU OPTIONS MENU OPTIO...

Page 17: ... for several seconds after the mains power has been disconnected Low mains voltage If mains voltage falls below the shutdown voltage for the unit it will stop playing When acceptable levels are regained the unit will switch back on automatically Therefore the current consumed by a 115V version is double the 230V version to achieve the same acoustic power level Normally it is enough just to let the...

Page 18: ...hase 1 Move the audio signal cable away from lighting cables Try to find out at what point the noise is leaking into the system 2 Connect the sound system to a different phase than the lights You may need the help of an electrician 1 Read the appendix of this manual to make a correct unbalanced to balanced cable 2 Connect the mixer and the unit to the same mains outlet 3 Use a cable that is as sho...

Page 19: ...g set up and teardown Only experienced installers with adequate knowledge of the equipment and local safety regulations should fly speaker boxes It is the user s responsibility to ensure that the systems to be flown including flying accessories comply with state and local regulations The working load limits in this manual are the results of tests by independent laboratories It is the user s respon...

Page 20: ...NTEC 118A as VANTEC 118A and VANTEC 20A Moving the lower trigger up 1 reveals the slide that will fall by its own weight 2 When releasing the trigger it will return to its place and the slide will remain fixed 3 Similarly to hide the slide we must act on the trigger as in 1 and push the slide up 4 releasing the trigger 3 finally Now if we attach this enclosure to another VANTEC 20A we will hear a ...

Page 21: ... a maximum of 5 units of VANTEC 20A It has 11 hook points for the lifting slings numbered from front to back see attached figure To assure the vertical inclination of the entire column use the Ease Focus software which will indicate which holes have to be used This frame will be joined to the first box of the column as if it were another enclosure and will be locked when a clack is heard The other...

Page 22: ...ide that allows a box angle between 25º and 10º when placed on a TRD 2 tripod or on a TRD 6 pole It is only possible to use one unit in this way The VANTEC 118A and VANTEC 218A enclosures have a socket for aTRD 6 pole 25º 7 5º 10º TRD 6 TRD 6 TRD 2 VANTEC 218A Example of VANTEC 20A on VANTEC 218A with TRD 6 VANTEC 20A ...

Page 23: ...nd the platform The other boxes will be joined by interlocking PL VT118S The platform PL VT118S with WLL 150 kgf allows transport of up to 3 stacked units of VANTEC 118A It is necessary to be very careful when moving the assembly since the enclosures are not fastened by interlocking to the platform although one VANTEC 118A can be interlocked with another since they have slides equal to those of th...

Page 24: ...ed by the shield affects both 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 that can carry balanced signal have three pins such as XLR Cannon and 6 35mm stereo The graphs that follow show the re...

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