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7 Mains Socket.

Use this socket to connect the

ACTOR cabinet to an AC power supply via the
included power cord.

8 Power Button.

On/off button for the speaker

cabinet. The light on the button glows red to indicate
that the cabinet is powered up.

9 Mains Cord Cleat.

4 Cable Connections

With the benefit of the ACTOR system’s integrated
design, it takes but a few minutes to connect cables.
Before you get started, make sure that the mains
switch is set to the Off position.
Connect the cords that carry the signal coming from
your mixer (from an output such as master left/right,
line out, or similar circuit) to the balanced Input
socket of any component. It doesn’t matter which
component - a subwoofer or top - you connect first.
Using a standard XLR microphone cord, patch the
signal from this first component’s Through output
jack to the next component’s Input. Connect all
subsequent components in the same manner.
With this versatile arrangement, you can vary the
number of the components freely without having to
cope with problems related to compatibility, fre-
quency separation and impedance. This means that
you can effortlessly tailor the ACTOR system to
satisfy whatever requirements the given venue may
present.
Connect the power cable only after you have made
absolutely sure that the local mains voltage matches
the voltage specified on the device. If you connect
the system to the wrong mains voltage, you can
destroy the electronic components of the ACTOR
system.

The metal bracket located below the mains socket is
there to prevent the power cord from being pulled
out accidentally. Feed the power cable through this
mains cord cleat to assure the cable is relieved of
undue tension. (see Figure 4). Make a habit of laying
out cords so that they don’t trip people up.

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5 Powering the System Up

Turn the Gain knob on all cabinets all the way down
by rotating them counterclockwise (to the far left).
Make sure that all components of the system are
connected properly and that all other connected
components are switched on before you power the
ACTOR system up. Not only should the mixer be
switched on first, but also all signal sources
connected to it, for example keyboards, instrument
amps, effects, and so forth.

In other words, be sure that the ACTOR cabinets are
always the last components that you switch on!
When you are shutting the system down, reverse the
procedure: Always switch the ACTOR speaker
cabinets off first! This will prevent loud pops and
switching noises in the line from damaging the
speakers.

If you choose to operate the top without
subwoofers, please check that you set the
Low Cut switch to "Full-range" so that the
system reproduces the entire frequency
range including the bass frequencies.

When you are operating the system in the
standard set-up with the ACTOR AT 115
Sub A bass unit, this component ampli-
fies the low-end frequencies, so be sure
to set the Low Cut switch to "Satellite."

Then turn the Gain knobs on all cabinets all the way
up by rotating them clockwise (to the far right).

INPUT

THROUGH

GROUND ON

LIFT

SATELLITE

FULLRANGE

SATELLITE

FULLRANGE

Figure 2: Examples for cable connections

Figure 3

AT 112 A