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Manual-7

 Hl MID LEVEL control: 

This controls the Level of signal going to the Hi Mid Output only in 5-Way Mode. **NOTE TO

4-WAY MONO USERS: An internal jumper determines 4 or 5-Way mode. Our apologies: We must ship the units in the
5-Way mode since normal Stereo 3-Way operation demands it: a fact not the least bit obvious, but nevertheless, a fact it
remains. See the section below for Mono 4-Way Jumper Instructions. The HI MID LEVEL control, HI MID MUTE switch,
HI MID DELAY control and HI MID/HIGH FREQUENCY control are out of circuit and will have no effect regardless of
their settings in 4-Way Mode.

 Hl MID MUTE switch:

 Removes all signal from the Hi Mid Output when pressed to the in position. This control is

disabled in 4-Way mode.

 Hl MID DELAY control:

 This control adds from 0 to 2 ms of time Delay to the Hi Mid Output only. This control is

disabled in 4-Way mode.

 Hl MID/HIGH crossover frequency selector: 

This control sets the crossover Frequency between the Hi Mid and High

Frequency Outputs. This control is disabled in 4-Way mode.

 HIGH LEVEL control:

 This controls the Level of signal to the High Output only.

See the Following Pages for Mono 4- or 5-Way Installation.

**DO NOT INSERT ANY PLUG INTO THIS OUTPUT FOR 4-WAY MONO OPERATION.

IMPORTANT NOTE

 

CHASSIS GROUNDING

If after hooking up your system it exhibits excessive hum or buzzing, there is an incompatibility in the grounding

configuration between units somewhere. Your mission, should you accept it, is to discover how your particular system
wants to be grounded. Here are some things to try:
 1. Try combinations of lifting grounds on units that are supplied with ground lift switches or links.
 2. If your equipment is in a rack, verify that all chassis are tied to a good earth ground, either through the line cord ground-

ing pin or the rack screws to another grounded chassis.

 3. Units with outboard power supplies do not ground the chassis through the line cord. Make sure that these units are

grounded either to another chassis which is earth grounded, or directly to the grounding screw on an AC outlet cover by
means of a wire connected to a screw on the chassis with a star washer to guarantee proper contact.

4. Try moving the device away from high magnetic field sources, such as large transformers used in power amplifiers.
5. Be aware of balanced and unbalanced inputs and outputs. Balanced devices should always be connected with balanced

connectors and cables. Runs longer than 10 feet should always use balanced wiring.

 Please refer to RaneNote “Sound System Interconnection” for further information on system grounding.

Summary of Contents for AC 23

Page 1: ...e some dead channels in the unit when looking for output in places where there shouldn t be any The even more automatically confusing part is the way that the Output connectors decide whether the unit...

Page 2: ...tting the Output Level Controls on page Manual 15 LOW MUTE switch When pressed to the in position all signal is removed from the Low Frequency Output This eases tune up procedures as described on page...

Page 3: ...1 Input CHANNEL 2 will drive BOTH Channels of the AC 23 internally HIGH FREQUENCY OUTPUTS These are TS tip sleeve unbalanced Output jacks Connect the CHANNEL 1 HIGH OUT to the left channel input of th...

Page 4: ...to 2 ms of time delay to the Low Frequency Output only This allows a low frequency driver to be electronically phase aligned with a mid frequency driver whose diaphragm is situated behind the low fre...

Page 5: ...ANNEL 2 will drive BOTH Channels of the AC 23 internally HIGH FREQUENCY OUTPUTS These are TS tip sleeve unbalanced Output jacks Connect the CHANNEL 1 HIGH OUT to the left channel input of the high fre...

Page 6: ...the Subwoofer and Low Outputs Refer to page Manual 10 to determine the proper setting for your system LOW LEVEL control Sets the Level going to the Low frequency Output LOW MUTE switch Removes all sig...

Page 7: ...PLUG INTO THIS OUTPUT FOR 4 WAY MONO OPERATION IMPORTANT NOTE CHASSIS GROUNDING If after hooking up your system it exhibits excessive hum or buzzing there is an incompatibility in the grounding config...

Page 8: ...Use this output only for Mono 5 Way applications Omit this output when using the AC 23 as a Mono 4 Way Crossover As long as no plug is inserted into this jack the AC 23 internally bypasses the Hi Mid...

Page 9: ...hannel 2 input Note For this alternate Mono 4 Way installation connect a patch cord from the CHANNEL 1 HIGH OUT to the CHANNEL 2 INPUT as shown See warnings above SUBWOOFER OUTPUT These are TS tip sle...

Page 10: ...nd a moment here to re affirm why this delay is really necessary For a short course on time delay Linkwitz Riley and other mouth watering details we recommmend the Linkwitz Riley Crossovers RaneNote A...

Page 11: ...the crossover so that pink noise is heard from both the high and mid drivers Switch the display sensitivity to 3 dB on the Rane analyzer not necessary with full scale analyzers and observe the display...

Page 12: ...PL Meter Tone Generator Now that good quality realtime analyzers are becoming more affordable and easier to use there are few reasons why one of these should not be regularly used in any sound system...

Page 13: ...er is actually in front of the mid driver adding delay to the mid driver then only worsens the situation There are a couple of ways to deal with this a Try to move the high driver back as far as possi...

Page 14: ...river response will cause erroneous alignment attempts Using pink noise as a source each driver is individually tuned to an arbitrary 0 dB level on the analyzer display only at the crossover frequency...

Page 15: ...nded methods of setting the crossover output Levels Setting Levels Using a Realtime Analyzer NOTE If you are running two Channels tune up only one Channel at a time 1 Set all LEVEL controls on the cro...

Page 16: ...ng any settings on the SPL meter adjust the cross over MID LEVEL control until you obtain a 0 dB reading on the SPL meter Now the low and mid speakers are set at the same level 7 Now press the MID MUT...

Page 17: ...ind the Channel 1 LF LEVEL pot find the jumper labeled W22 3 To remove the Delay 3 circuit from the Low Frequency output remove both the W28 and W22 jumpers 4 To get the Low Frequency output to work a...

Page 18: ...vity Horn Equalization Modification Constant Directivity or CD horns need additional equalization to help cover the same area a long throw horn can cover Additional circuitry has been added to the AC...

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