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Master Audio

Xcellence Line Array Series 208.Ver 1.2

Sep 12

Two 8” woofers in neodymium (2.5” voice coil).

Two 1.7” voice coil diameter, 1” exit PEN diaphragm compression drivers.

High frequency planar waveguide design.

110º horizontal directivity.

Birch plywood construction.

Black textured paint finish: totally ecological.

Frontal steel grilles with acoustically transparent grey cloth.

X-208P

Passive acoustic system.

Two 8” woofers in neodymium (2.5” voice coil).

Two 1.7” voice coil diameter, 1” exit PEN diaphragm compression drivers.

High frequency planar waveguide design.

110º horizontal directivity.

Birch plywood construction.

Black textured paint finish: totally ecological.

Frontal steel grilles with acoustically transparent grey cloth.

X-215W Subwoofer

Self-powered cabinet.

2400W amplifier.

24-bit AD/DA converters with 112dB dynamic range, 96kHz sampling rate.

DSP Controls (parametrics, delay, volume and limiters).

Self amplifier diagnostics: output power, temperature, clipping.

Ethernet connectivity.

Overvoltage protection (>250V-400V).

Two 15” long-excursion woofers in neodymium, 4” voice coil and demodulation
rings to reduce distortion and the transitory response.

Birch plywood construction.

Black textured paint finish: totally ecological.

Frontal steel grilles with acoustically transparent grey cloth.

X-218W Subwoofer

Self-powered.

2400W amplifier.

24-bit AD/DA converters with 112dB dynamic range, 96kHz sampling rate.

DSP Controls (parametrics, delay, volume and limiters).

Self amplifier diagnostics: output power, temperature, clipping.

Ethernet connectivity.

Overvoltage protection (>250V-400V).

Two 18” long-excursion woofers in neodymium, 4” voice coil and demodulation
rings to reduce distortion and the transitory response.

Birch plywood construction.

Black textured paint finish: totally ecological.

Frontal steel grilles with acoustically transparent grey cloth.

Summary of Contents for X208

Page 1: ...XCELLENCE SERIES X208 X215W X218W Systems Pol Ind Norte Perpiny 25 08226 TERRASSA Barcelona SPAIN Copyright 2012 info master audio com All rights reserved www master audio com Sep 12 User s manual...

Page 2: ...ce near heat sources such as radiators heaters or other heat emitting elements 8 The equipment must be repaired by qualified technical service personnel when A The mains supply cable is damaged or B A...

Page 3: ...d in sound reinforcement has been to increase both the sound pressure level SPL and the size of the audience to be covered This leads to an increase in the number of cabinets and as a result of this a...

Page 4: ...t surface area H1 W H2 W Hn W 0 8 H W This is achieved by using waveguides which are coupled to the compression drivers output We achieve flat wavefronts with a constant phase By vertically assembling...

Page 5: ...the audience area It is sometimes useful to achieve an asymmetrical coverage pattern on the vertical plane which can be obtained by aiming some of the cabinets through their hinging points We are now...

Page 6: ...2 2 3 1 1 2 3 Hf f H dc where dc limit distance between near field and far field in metres H height of the array in metres f frequency in kHz In the near field region Fresnel the wavefront is cylindr...

Page 7: ...he first zone Fresnel sound pressure loss is only 3 dB per doubling of distance whereas in the second zone Fraunhofer the loss is 6 dB In long throw and high SPL configurations it is very important to...

Page 8: ...ynamic range 96kHz sampling rate DSP Controls parametrics delay volume and limiters Self amplifier diagnostics output power temperature clipping Ethernet connectivity Overvoltage protection 250V 400V...

Page 9: ...s on each channel and protection against mains overvoltage The DSP includes some presets which can be selected either accessing the cabinet s rear control panel or via the computer with Ethernet conne...

Page 10: ...ar for mid field application ARC Maximum curved boxes i e 5 or more degrees between cabinets for nearfield application FREQUENCY RANGE FR Full range Frequency response down to 78Hz SW Frequency respon...

Page 11: ...x X 208 STANDARD CURVED without subwoofers P3 4ARC _FR 4 4 x X 208 STANDARD CURVED with subwoofers P4 4ARC _SW LPF90 LPF110 etc 5 4 x X 208 MAXIMUM CURVED 5 10 without subwoofers P5 4ARC _FR 6 4 x X 2...

Page 12: ...208 FLAT 4 x X 208 STANDARD CURVED without subwoofers P7 8FLAT_FR P9 8ARC _FR 8 4 x X 208 FLAT 4 x X 208 STANDARD CURVED with subwoofers P8 8FLAT_SW P10 8ARC _SW LPF90 LPF110 etc 9 4 x X 208 FLAT 4 x...

Page 13: ...8 MAXIMUM CURVED 5 10 with subwoofers P8 8FLAT_SW P12 8ARC _SW LPF90 LPF110 etc 11 2 x X 208 STANDARD CURVED 0 5 without subwoofers P13 2ARC _FR 12 2 x X 208 STANDARD CURVED 0 5 with subwoofers P14 2A...

Page 14: ...contains the following elements A LCD Displays basic information about the DSP Status B KEYPAD Allows the user to perform basic operations on the DSP such as IP address setting Preset selection etc C...

Page 15: ...imum power 12dB The amplifier is delivering output power at 12dB of its maximum power Clip The amplifier is delivering its maximum output power The connection panel has the following parts F SLAVE OUT...

Page 16: ...der protection until this condition is solved Revise your connections and mains power installation and consider that other equipment connected to this line may have been damaged J AC MAINS INPUT LINK...

Page 17: ...t has 2400W continuous amplification thermal protection short circuit protection at the output maximum power limiter and protection against overvoltage The DSP includes some presets which can be selec...

Page 18: ...nsions 3 2 Presets The X 215W includes some manufacturer presets for different types of application The DSP system can also store up to 23 customer s presets depending on user requirements P1 LPF90 3...

Page 19: ...Ver 1 2 Sep 12 19 P3 LPF100 3 100Hz low pass filter with 3dB boost at 50Hz P4 LPF100 6 100Hz low pass filter with 6dB boost at 50Hz P5 LPF110 3 110Hz low pass filter with 3dB boost at 50Hz P6 LPF110 6...

Page 20: ...ce Line Array Series 208 Ver 1 2 Sep 12 20 P7 LPF120 3 120Hz low pass filter with 3dB boost at 50Hz P8 LPF120 6 120Hz low pass filter with 6dB boost at 50Hz P9 CARDIOID Cardioid polar pattern Fig 12 X...

Page 21: ...tting Preset selection etc C STATUS LEDS Report a special event happening in the system Protect Red A fault condition is being reported by the amplifier If this LED is constantly lit even after resett...

Page 22: ...k Installation Guide for more information on the remote connection G BALANCED INPUT LINK XLR 3 Female balanced signal connector for signal input XLR 3 Male connector for parallel connection of various...

Page 23: ...acoustic cabinet As a bass reinforcement system its usable bandwidth is 30Hz 100Hz 10dB It has 2400W continuous amplification thermal protection anti short circuit protection at the output maximum pow...

Page 24: ...facturer presets for different types of application The DSP system can also store up to 23 customer s presets depending on user requirements P1 LPF90 90Hz low pass filter P2 LPF90 3 90Hz low pass filt...

Page 25: ...ter Audio Xcellence Line Array Series 208 Ver 1 2 Sep 12 25 P5 CARDIOID Cardioid polar pattern P6 LPF80 80Hz low pass filter P7 LPF80 3 80Hz low pass filter 3dB boost at 42Hz Fig 15 X 218W PRESET opti...

Page 26: ...Preset selection etc C STATUS LEDS Report a special event happening in the system Protect Red A fault condition is being reported by the amplifier If this LED is constantly lit even after resetting th...

Page 27: ...k Installation Guide for more information on the remote connection G BALANCED INPUT LINK XLR 3 Female balanced signal connector for signal input XLR 3 Male connector for parallel connection of various...

Page 28: ...trol of radiation at low frequencies is very difficult because the wavelengths are very large compared to the size of the source 8 5 m at 40Hz Fig 17 Traditional polar pattern of a subwoofer at 40Hz T...

Page 29: ...finger In its minimum configuration a Cardioid setup consists of a stack of three subwoofer cabinets for X 215W and of a horizontal line of three subwoofer cabinets for X 218W Only one subwoofer is n...

Page 30: ...he back facing subwoofers must be driven with CARDIOID preset LPF90 3 CARDIOID LPF90 3 LPF90 CARDIOID LPF90 Fig 21 Presets for cardioid configuration When placing the subwoofers in a cardioid configur...

Page 31: ...orange curve adding central cardioid subwoofer Fig 22c X218W total back energy rejection Yellow curve without central cardioid subwoofer green curve adding central cardioid subwoofer IMPORTANT If the...

Page 32: ...Use the SPEAKON LINK output To X208P to transfer the INPUT signal to the second X208P unit and thus sequentially for up to three passive units Use the LINK XLR output on the first active X208A unit to...

Page 33: ...e 7 OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION The Xcellence series models incorporate an exclusive protection by Master Audio against mains voltage overload and other related problems lose of neutral connection between...

Page 34: ...res All flying accessories that are not supplied by Master Audio are the user s responsibility Use at your own risk Remember that no risks should be taken with regards to public safety 8 1 Description...

Page 35: ...reinforce the whole structure The bar has a series of holes that provide a pickup point for the steel chain slings or the hoists The pickup point chosen will determine the tilt angle of the whole arr...

Page 36: ...lations Fig 29 Pin points 8 2 X 208 Flying Use the back guide to choose the desired tilt angle 0 0 5 1 1 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 Set the back guide between the back lateral structures of the cabinet that i...

Page 37: ...2 Sep 12 37 Fig 31 X 208 Flying 5 Curved Line Array Cabinet 1 Back Guide 10 Cabinet 2 3 4 Back Guide 5 8 3 X 215W Flying Units are joined through the built in guides of each cabinet Use points 1 and 2...

Page 38: ...subwoofers as has been explained in section 8 3 Join the last unit of X 215W onto the first unit of X 208 through the FA X208 215 accessory see FA X208 215 specific manual Please select SW position on...

Page 39: ...een explained in its user s manual Join the last unit of X 210 onto the first unit of X 208 through the FA X208 210 accessory see FA X208 210 specific manual Follow section 8 2 to fly the rest of X 20...

Page 40: ...ominal directivity Horizontal 110 Vertical defined by the array Components LF 2 x 8 neodymium woofers 2 5 voice coil HF 2 x 1 exit neodymium drivers PEN diaphragm 1 7 voice coil mounted on our exclusi...

Page 41: ...l directivity Horizontal 110 Vertical defined by the array Components LF 2 x 8 neodymium woofers 2 5 voice coil HF 2 x 1 exit neodymium drivers PEN diaphragm 1 7 voice coil mounted on our exclusive hi...

Page 42: ...33 dB SPL Amplifier power 2400W Nominal directivity Horizontal omnidirectional Vertical omnidirectional Components LF 2 x 15 neodymium woofers 4 voice coil with rubber surround Cabinet Type 6th order...

Page 43: ...imum output level 1m continuous 134 dB SPL Amplifier power 2400W Nominal directivity Horizontal omnidirectional Vertical omnidirectional Components LF 2 x 18 neodymium woofers 4 voice coil Cabinet Typ...

Page 44: ...r Audio Xcellence Line Array Series 208 Ver 1 2 Sep 12 44 10 FLYING STACKING ACCESSORIES a X 208 Flying You need TA X208 frame b X 208 X 215W Flying You need TA X210 flying frame FA X208 215 flying ad...

Page 45: ...Master Audio Xcellence Line Array Series 208 Ver 1 2 Sep 12 45 c X 208 X 210 Flying You need TA X210 flying frame FA X208 210 flying adaptor d X 208 Stacking on X 218W You need FR X208 kit stacking...

Page 46: ...terferences in the crossover range causing notches and peaks in that area Time alignment delay tries to adjust the arrival time of sound so that in the crossover area it arrives at the same time Fig 3...

Page 47: ...tors such as the position of the subwoofers with respect to the top boxes and the height of the top boxes with respect to the subwoofers That is the reason why it is very difficult to establish a func...

Page 48: ...e mixer overload Check the output level or mixer gain channels Poor bass levels Check the polarity on the signal connections between the mixer and cabinets If any of the Pins 1 2 or 3 have been invert...

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