Studio
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Owner’s manual Version 0.3November 2016
Page 1: ...Studio 8c Owner s manual Version 0 3 November 2016 ...
Page 2: ...D U T C H D U T C H B V T H A M E S 9 3 1 4 4 D G M A A S S L U I S T H E N E T H E R L A N D S 3 1 0 1 0 73 7 0 8 6 3 W W W D U T C H D U T C H C O M ...
Page 3: ...oduct in the direct vicinity of a heat source Sound pressure Professional audio equipment is capable of producing sound pressure levels that can cause hearing impairment Local laws regarding exposure to such sound pressure levels should be observed and hearing protection should be used if necessary Rigging and mounting precautions When mounting or installing loudspeakers use accessories that have ...
Page 4: ... C T D O N O T H E S I TAT E T O C O N TA C T U S AT S U P P O R T D U T C H D U T C H C O M D U T C H D U T C H R E S E R VE S T H E R I G H T T O C H A N G E T H E S P E C I F I C AT I O N S O F I T S P R O D U C T S A N D O R T H E C O N T E N T S O F T H I S M A N U A L W I T H O U T N O T I C E T H E U P T O D AT E VE R S I O N O F T H I S M A N U A L C A N A LWAY S B E F O U N D AT D U T C H...
Page 5: ...on 7 Subwoofers and sealed cabinet 7 Crossover and electronics 7 Front panel overview 8 Rear panel overview 9 Product operation 10 Connecting to mains power 10 Status LED 10 Connecting to a local area network 10 Audio input 10 Outputs 10 Settings pushbutton 10 Cooling fan 11 Fuse 11 Sound optimization 12 Basic triangle 12 Listening distance 12 Listening height 12 Toe in 12 Boundary coupling 13 Lim...
Page 6: ...spected and tested before shipping as certified by the QC note you will find enclosed with the product If any sign of damage or malfuction is present upon arrival of the product please do not throw away any of the packaging material and immediately contact your Dutch Dutch sales representative Contents of the box The box should contain 1 Dutch Dutch Studio 8c loudspeaker 1 IEC power cord matching ...
Page 7: ...the internal construction is made of 18 mm birch plywood In combination with rabbeted joints and extensive bracing this results in a strong rigid construction The outer baffle is made of spray painted ABS and damped with a special sound deadening compound to avoid resonances It is invisibly affixed with six threaded steel rods Subwoofers and sealed cabinet The rear section of the cabinet houses tw...
Page 8: ...Front panel overview 1 T W E E T E R 2 W O O F E R 3 S TAT U S I N D I C AT O R 8 ...
Page 9: ... T L E T S 8 S U B W O O F E R O U T P U T 9 N E T W O R K C O N N E C T O R 1 3 M A I N S I N P U T 4 S U B W O O F E R 1 1 I N P U T I N D I C AT O R 1 0 I N P U T S W I T C H 6 A U D I O I N P U T 7 A U D I O T H R O U G H P U T 9 ...
Page 10: ...in case you wish to access equalizer settings Audio input The 8c can be connnected to either digital AES3 or balanced analog sources There is one female XLR connector 6 that can be used to present these signals to the 8c Make sure the correct preset is selected see Settings pushbutton Although it may be possible to connect unbalanced sources with adapter cables proper functioning with regard to hu...
Page 11: ... system During normal use natural convection cooling will suffice to keep the amplifier and electronics at normal operating temperature range In case of heavy use a fan provides additional cooling as necessary The fan speed is regulated to maintain a low noise level During the power up process the fan will switch on at full speed and switch off as soon as the speaker is booted up This is a normal ...
Page 12: ...affle and equidistant to the woofer and tweeter axes The loudspeakers should ideally be positioned in such a manner that the axis is near ear height However as long as you are within 15 of the reference axis variations in frequency response are near imperceptible Toe in The horizontal on and off axis frequency responses of the 8c are very similar the 8c sounds virtually the same whether you re str...
Page 13: ...of boundary coupling without the midrange drawbacks For boundary coupling to be effective the subwoofers need to be less than 80 cm from the nearest boundary If this is not possible select the free standing mode The parametric equalizer can be used to flatten the in room response if necessary If the subwoofers are within 80 cm of the nearest boundary use the boundary setting to compensate for the ...
Page 14: ... A S E C O H E R E N T B A S S R E F L E X 1 0 6 D B C O N T I N U O U S F R O M 3 5 H Z U P WA R D S L F 2 4 5 W H F 1 0 0 W C L A S S D P O W E R F A C T O R C O R R E C T I O N H Y B R I D C O O L I N G 1 1 8 D B 1 0 0 2 4 0 V A C 5 0 6 0 H Z 4 8 0 X 2 7 0 X 3 8 0 M M 1 9 X 1 0 5 X 1 5 I N 1 5 K G 3 3 L B S E N C L O S U R E 1 8 M M B I R C H P LY W O O D O U T E R B A F F L E I N J E C T I O N...
Page 15: ...ng shipment Damage resulting from improper use abuse accidents neglect or failure to comply with the safety instructions in this manual Damage resulting from repairs or modifications made by anyone who is not a technician approved by Dutch Dutch Damage to any product on which the Dutch Dutch serial number is missing illegible or modified Claims based on misinformation or misrepresentation by a res...
