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FRi Series 

Warranty

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Electro-Voice products are guaranteed against malfunction

due to defects in materials or workmanship for a specified

period, as noted in the individual product-line statement(s)

below, or in the individual product data sheet or owner’s

manual, beginning with the date of original purchase. If

such malfunction occurs during the specified period, the

product will be repaired or replaced (at our discretion) without

charge. The product will be returned to the customer prepaid.

Exclusions and Limitations: The Limited Warranty does

not apply to: (a) exterior finish or appearance; (b) certain

specific items described in the individual product-line

statement(s) below, or in the individual product data sheet

or owner’s manual; (c) malfunction resulting from use or

operation of the product other than as specified in the

product data sheet or owner’s manual; (d) malfunction

resulting from misuse or abuse of the product; or, 

(e) malfunction occurring at any time after repairs have been

made to the product by anyone other than Electro-Voice

Service or any of its authorized service representatives.

Obtaining Warranty Service: To obtain warranty service, a

customer must deliver the product, prepaid, to Electro-Voice

Service or any of its authorized service representatives

together with proof of purchase of the product in the form

of a bill of sale or receipted invoice. A list of authorized

service representatives is available from Electro-Voice

Service at 12000 Portland Avenue, Burnsville, MN 55337.

Ph: (877) 863-4166 

Uniform Limited Warranty

Incidental and Consequential Damages Excluded: Product

repair or replacement and return to the customer are the

only remedies provided to the customer. Electro-Voice shall

not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages

including, without limitation, injury to persons or property

or loss of use. Some states do not allow the exclusion or

limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the

above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

Other rights: This warranty gives you specific legal rights,

and you may also have other rights which vary from state

to state. 

Electro-Voice Speakers and Speaker Systems are 

guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials

or workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date

of original purchase. The Limited Warranty does not apply

to burned voice coils or malfunctions such as cone and/or

coil damage resulting from improperly designed enclosures.

Electro-Voice active electronics associated with the speaker

systems are guaranteed for three (3) years from the date

of original purchase. Additional details are included in the

Uniform Limited Warranty statement. 

Summary of Contents for FRi-2082

Page 1: ...F R i S P E A K E R S Y S T E M S M A N U A L ...

Page 2: ...rophones and loudspeakers to name just a few It is our pleasure to provide you with the audio solution best suited for your critical sound reinforcement needs Congratulations on your FRi Series purchase To get the most out of your FRi Series investment please read carefully through this entire FRi Series guide Inside you will find information that will help you achieve maximum product life optimum...

Page 3: ...eries suitable for most environments The FRi 12 inch 15 inch full range and 18 inch sub models all measure 28 inches in the vertical dimension allowing neat concise and visually appealing arrays in either vertical or horizontal arrays The fully rotatable horn allows the installer to construct the array to meet their coverage needs while maintaining the most aesthetically pleasing cabinet configura...

Page 4: ... mode Architects and Engineers Specifications FRi 152 64 The two way full range loudspeaker system shall incorporate a 15 in LF transducer and a 2 in 50mm voice coil HF compression driver The LF driver shall be mounted in a vented enclosure tuned to optimum low frequency response The HF driver shall be loaded on a constant directivity horn with a nominal coverage pattern of 60 x 40 degrees An inte...

Page 5: ...er side two on rear The front of the loudspeaker shall have a powder coated perforated 16 GA steel grille Grille mounting shall allow for acoustically transparent fabric to be applied without any noticeable protrusions or fasteners The two way full range loudspeaker shall be the Electro Voice model FRi 122 64 FRi 181S The subwoofer loudspeaker system shall incorporate one passive or biampable 18 i...

Page 6: ...vice or any of its authorized service representatives together with proof of purchase of the product in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice A list of authorized service representatives is available from Electro Voice Service at 12000 Portland Avenue Burnsville MN 55337 Ph 877 863 4166 Uniform Limited Warranty Incidental and Consequential Damages Excluded Product repair or replacement a...

Page 7: ... grille on the cabinets is designed to accommodate custom colored acoustically transparent fabrics which wrap neatly around the grille and is held in place by U channels included This allows the flexibility to match most interior design requirements We suggest the use of acoustically transparent fabrics as supplied by Stevenson Lawyer Tel 1 800 968 5535 or equivalent to ensure maximum performance ...

Page 8: ...FRi Series features internal heavy gauge steel reinforcing brackets that are not only designed to provide high safety factor support for the 3 8 16 forged eyebolt rigging but also to unitize the internal panels for each enclosure These corner braces are required to maintain the structural integrity of the cabinet to performance levels listed in this manual Basic Principles for Suspending FRi Louds...

Page 9: ...ging to the 3 8 forged eyebolts 4 supplied with each system is as follows and is dependent upon following all recommended loading requirements for safety Wire Rope Method 1 Cabinet Washer Forged Lifting Eye Threaded Quick Link Chain Clip Saddles Thimble Method 2 Cabinet Washer Forged Lifting Eye ...

Page 10: ... 60 OR 40 GRID STRUCTURAL SUPPORT CABLE S BY OTHERS CABINET SIDE DRAFT ANGLES DESIGNED FOR NOMINAL ARRAY PERFORMANCE WHEN TIGHT PACKED WITH FRi 1815 SUB BETWEEN TWO FULL RANGE CABINETS NON ROTATED HORNS CABINET SPACING TO BE AS GREAT AS POSSIBLE TO SATISFY APPLICATION CABINET SPACING TO BE AS GREAT AS POSSIBLE TO SATISFY APPLICATION SPLAY ANGLE SHOULD BE EQUAL TO APPLICABLE HORN PATTERN ANGLE i e ...

Page 11: ...h all FRi series loudspeakers whether running in passive or active crossover mode This amplifier is sufficient to operate up to two paralleled FRi series cabinets per channel supplying the necessary headroom to provide appropriate long term program and instantaneous peak power for most program materials If array configurations are designed as such to run in all passive mode with more than two cabi...

Page 12: ...traight off the pins 5 Locate the row of pins immediately above marked BIAMP and press connector body onto them 6 Check to be sure all seven pins are engaged and that the connector body is securely seated all the way down in the receptacle 7 Carefully re install the assembly in the enclosure and replace the mounting screws making them snug enough to compress the gasket for a secure air tight seal ...

Page 13: ...ropriate addition to the signal path especially for the high frequency section For more rudimentary clusters we recommend the EV EX23 Active Crossover which contains a 4th order 24 dB oct Linkwitz Riley and a stereo two way section with continuously variable crossover frequencies from 80 8000 Hz Each of the two outputs per channel has separate mute switches and level controls For bi amping the FRi...

Page 14: ...ns with one full range and one sub per side we would recommend a bi amped mode of operation for performance however all passive configurations will typically supply adequate fidelity at an extremely cost effective means If multi box arrays are used in a stereo configuration the recommendations for mono program configurations apply to each side Cost Effective Fidelity for the FRi System To increase...

Page 15: ... E R S Y S T E M S 14 Basic Configurations OPTIONAL PROCESSING AUDIO INPUT AMPLIFIER PASSIVE STEREO OPTIONAL PROCESSING AUDIO INPUT AMPLIFIER ACTIVE STEREO CROSSOVER AUDIO INPUT OPTIONAL PROCESSING AMPLIFIER CROSSOVER ...

Page 16: ...e grille assembly as outlined in Appendix B 2 Stuff a clean lint free rag in the horn throat to prevent debris and dropped screws from falling in and possibly damaging the driver 3 Remove the Philips head screws securing the horn to the baffle 4 Carefully lift the horn off the baffle taking care not to disturb the gasket and rotate the horn one quarter turn 5 Align the mounting holes and replace t...

Page 17: ...4 48 in K 18 21 in L 14 00 in M 13 50 in FRi 181S A 23 51 in B 30 00 in C 27 92 in D 15 93 in E 7 5 degrees per side F 2 33 in G 23 30 in H 19 23 in J 23 30 in K 24 48 in L 13 25 in M 15 75 in FRi 122 64 A 15 83 in B 17 54 in C 27 92 in D 7 00 in E 15 degrees per side F 1 75 in G 11 62 in H 10 54 in J 13 37 in K 24 50 in L 13 63 in M 9 13 in FRi 152 64 and FRi 122 64 Dimensional Specifications FRi...

Page 18: ...ERTZ FRi 152 Frequency Response 40 120 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 20 20k 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k FREQUENCY IN HERTZ FRi 152 Impedance Graph 1 200 2 5 10 20 50 100 20 20k 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k IMPEDANCE SPL IN dB FREQUENCY IN HERTZ FRi 181s Frequency Response 40 120 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 20 20k 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 1 200 2 5 10 20 50...

Page 19: ...actor and Directivity Index FREQUENCY IN HERTZ DIRECTIVITY INDEX D dB i 30 20 20 50 30 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10 000 20 000 10 0 FRi 152 64 Beamwidth vs Frequency FREQUENCY IN HERTZ BEAMWIDTH IN DEGREES 6 dB 360 300 200 20 50 30 100 200 500 1000 2000 5000 10 000 20 000 100 80 60 40 20 FRi 152 64 Directivity Factor and Directivity Index FREQUENCY IN HERTZ DIRECTIVITY INDEX D dB i 30 20 20 50 30...

Page 20: ...ast 12000 Portland Ave South Burnsville MN 55337 Phone 952 887 7424 FAX 952 887 9212 Latin America 12000 Portland Ave South Burnsville MN 55337 Phone 952 887 7491 FAX 952 887 9212 U S A and Canada only For customer orders contact the Customer Service department at 800 392 3497 Fax 800 955 6831 For warranty repair or service information contact the Service Repair department at 800 685 2606 For tech...

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