SEEBURG acoustic line
active systempanel 2
owner´s manual
Page 1: ...SEEBURG acoustic line active systempanel 2 owner s manual ...
Page 2: ...tion 4 3 1 4 Highmid attenuator 5 3 1 5 MONO Bass option 6 3 2 Limiter operation 6 3 3 Subsonic and ultrasonic filters 7 3 4 Optional equalizer PC card 7 3 4 1 Adjustment of the EQ center frequencies 7 3 4 2 Adjustment of the filter Q 9 3 4 3 Filter gain 9 4 APPENDIX 10 4 1 Tables 10 4 2 Note chart for SP2 configurations 12 4 3 Factory presets 13 4 4 SP2 specifications 14 4 5 EQ card specification...
Page 3: ...y configurable as well as a connection panel and still takes up only one rack space Fig 1 How the SP2 is hooked up only one channel pictured A detailed illustration of the SP2 s functional blocks which can be seen in the following figure fig 2 Fig 2 Block diagram of the SP2 If you bought the SP2 together with or as an upgrade for an acoustic line PA system it is already set up for optimum performa...
Page 4: ... find the following connectors and indicators audio in channels A and B The SP2 s input channels A and B which are connected to a mixer s stereo outputs link to next panel channels A and B Feed through of the input signals which is provided for connecting another SP2 or a power amp Power on LED Indicator lights up when ac power is present Signal A B LED Indicators light up when the input signal le...
Page 5: ...SEEBURG acoustic line SP2 Owner s Manual Page 3 Fig 3 Front panel facilities Fig 4 Rear panel facilities ...
Page 6: ...ncy response curves Please choose your SIP values according to table 1 in the appendix 3 1 2 Filter falloff In addition to the filters 3dB points you can also adjust the steepness of the filter falloff in their respective passband to stopband transition ranges It can be chosen separately for each filter to yield either 12dB octave or 24 dB octave The adjustment is performed by moving the blue jump...
Page 7: ... center is 0 115m behind the 12 speaker s acoustical center The crossover frequency is 1500 Hz The necessary phase correction then amounts to Φ 0 115 360 1500 340 182 180 1 64 m s m s 3 1 4 Highmid attenuator The attenuator function makes it possible to reduce the highmid gain relative to the woofer gain in steps of 2 5 dB This feature comes in handy if your bass speakers are less efficient than y...
Page 8: ...p signal through the unit it is possible to detect the actual power delivered to the speakers This power detection is indispensable for proper limiter operation see also fig 1 The time constants are set by placement of the blue jumpers in the limiter section The jumper sockets are labeled A B and C corresponding to fast medium and slow attack release times The actual time constants are different f...
Page 9: ...qualize your system s frequency response at adjustable center frequencies with a free choice of the signal path woofer or highmid where you want to attach each EQ band to The only limitation here is a maximum of 3 out of 4 available EQ bands per signal path The insert points for the individual filter sections are labeled EQ Insert on the PC motherboard Unused insert points must be short circuited ...
Page 10: ...Fig 9 Measured frequency response curves for EQ1 Fig 10 Measured frequency response curves for EQ2 Fig 11 Measured frequency response curves for EQ3 ...
Page 11: ...ioning the yellow jumpers on the EQ PC board The corresponding connectors are labeled Bandwidth There is a choice of three filter Qs Peak Q 12 yellow jumper left Normal Q 3 yellow jumper center Shelve Q 1 5 yellow jumper right The resulting characteristic curves are shown in fig 13 Fig 13 Characteristic curves of the EQ filters with three different Q factors preset 3 4 3 Filter gain The filter gai...
Page 12: ...3700 6 8K 170 55 210 1200 3100 8 2K 150 45 175 1000 2700 10K 130 38 150 825 2250 12K 105 32 125 700 1800 15K 85 28 100 565 1500 18K 70 25 85 460 1250 20K 65 20 75 430 1150 Table 1 SIP resistor values and the corresponding 3 dB points of the frequency dividing network and EQ center frequencies Resistor values given in ohms Ω Frequencies given in hertz Hz The resistor values are usually coded with t...
Page 13: ...2312 O N OFF OFF OFF ON 72 324 648 1296 2592 OFF ON OFF OFF ON 76 361 722 1444 2888 ON ON OFF OFF ON 80 400 800 1600 3200 OFF OFF O N OFF ON 84 441 882 1764 3528 ON OFF O N OFF ON 88 484 968 1936 3872 OFF ON O N OFF ON 92 529 1058 2116 4232 ON ON O N OFF ON 96 576 1152 2304 4608 OFF OFF OFF ON ON 100 625 1250 2500 5000 ON OFF OFF ON ON 104 676 1352 2704 5408 OFF ON OFF ON ON 108 729 1458 2916 5832...
Page 14: ...4 2 Note chart for SP2 configurations Fig 14 Simplified SP2 layout can be used as a note chart for controller configurations ...
Page 15: ...kΩ Insert Woofer Bandwidth normal jumper centered Gain 0 dB trimmer in center position EQ 2 Center frequency SIP 210 Hz 6 8 kΩ Insert HighMid Bandwidth normal jumper centered Gain 0 dB trimmer in center position EQ 3 Center frequency SIP 3200 Hz 1 8 kΩ Insert HighMid Bandwidth normal jumper centered Gain 0 dB trimmer centered EQ 4 Center frequency SIP 13500 Hz 1 kΩ Insert HighMid Bandwidth normal ...
Page 16: ...18 kHz 18 dB octave Output impedance Signal to Amp 600 Ω Input impedance Audio In 40 kΩ AC mains power draw 230 Volt AC 10 VA EQ inc Dimensions w x h x d 482 x 440 x230 mm Weight 3 4 kg 4 5 EQ card specifications Gain 12 dB Frequency bands EQ1 20 330 Hz EQ2 75 1250 Hz EQ3 430 7000 Hz EQ4 1150 19000 Hz Specifications subject to change without notice ...
Page 17: ...els Since a decibel is a logarithmic measure it can only express the ratio of two signals and no absolute values By definition the ratio of two power levels is L dB P P p 10 0 log With the help of a known impedance this can be expressed in voltages as follows L dB U U u 20 0 log The reference voltage U0 in audio electronics is by convention 0 775V The reference power level P0 is usually assumed to...
Page 18: ...es in the vicinity of the resonance peak stronger than one with a high Q So if you want to control only a very narrow frequency band you have to choose a very high Q filter However in many applications it is desired to affect a wider range for example a broad bass boost between 50 and 150 Hz in a PA system which can be achieved with a low filter Q see fig 17 The filter Q for electrical resonant ci...
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