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Repair

Service for TAPCO products is available at our 

factory, located in sunny Woodinville, Washington. 

Service for TAPCO products living outside the United 

States can be obtained through local dealers or 

distributors.

If your monitor needs service, follow these instructions:

1.  Review the preceding troubleshooting suggestions. 

Please.

2.  Call Tech Support at 1-800-258-6883, 7 AM to 5 PM 

PST, to explain the problem and request an RA 

(Return Authorization) number. Have your monitor’s 

serial number ready. You must have an RA number 

before you can obtain service at the factory.

3.  Keep this owner’s manual and the detachable 

linecord. We don’t need them to repair the monitor.

4.  Pack the monitor in its original package, including 

endcaps and box. This is very important. When 

you call for the RA number, please let Tech 

Support know if you need new packaging. 

LOUD 

Technologies is not responsible for any damage 
that occurs due to non-factory packaging.

Lonely? Looking for that special someone? Do you have a question about 
your TAPCO Monitor?

Please call our Technical Support chaps at 

1-800-258-6883

, Monday to Friday, from 7 AM to 5 PM PST.

After hours, visit www.tapcogear.com and look under 

Support

, or e-mail us at [email protected]

5.  Include a legible note stating your name, shipping 

address (no P.O. boxes), daytime phone number, 

RA number, and a detailed description of the 

problem, including how we can duplicate it.

6.  Write the RA number in 

BIG PRINT

 on top of the box. 

Units sent to us without the RA number will be refused.

7.  Ship the monitor to us. We suggest insurance for all 

forms of cartage. Ship to this address:

TAPCO

SERVICE DEPARTMENT

16220 Wood-Red Road NE

Woodinville, WA 98072

8.  We’ll try to fi x the monitor within three to fi ve 

business days. Ask Tech Support for the latest turn-

around times when you call for your RA number. 

The monitor must be packaged in its original 

packing box, and must have the RA number on 

the box. Once it’s repaired, we’ll ship it back the 

same way in which it was received. This paragraph 

does not necessarily apply to non-warranty repair.

Flash From The Past

“A gracious hello. This is Ernestine from the phone company. 
Have I reached the party to whom I am speaking?”
      – Ernestine (a.k.a. Lily) Tomlin on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, circa 1969

Summary of Contents for S8

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications ATTENTION Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d pass...

Page 3: ...on here for future reference i e insurance claims tech support return authorization etc Contents Safety Instructions 2 Getting Started 4 Placement 4 Introduction 6 Hookup Diagrams 7 TAPCO S 8 Features...

Page 4: ...ontrol on the S 8s a bit to achieve a good balance of master volume control and loudness from the speaker Now that you have your monitors working it s time to hunker down and read the rest of this man...

Page 5: ...ange Nevertheless you may decide that you need a little more or a little less high frequencies in your monitors while you re mixing The HIGH FREQ equalization switch provides a gentle boost or cut in...

Page 6: ...orld class engineering and manufacturing horsepower of LOUD Technologies The TAPCO S 8 is the second active studio monitor in the TAPCO by Mackie family joining its sibling the TAPCO S 5 These versati...

Page 7: ...Preamplifier Right Line level Output Left Line level Output 1202 VLZPRO OFF XLR PHONO INPUTS SETTINGS INPUT LEVEL LOW FREQ FILTER HIGH FREQ FILTER 0 NORMAL 2dB 2dB TRS S 8 ACTIVE STUDIO MONITOR MAX 0...

Page 8: ...d result in a drop in signal level by 6 dB The S 8s can be used with a home receiver even if the receiver lacks a preamp output by using a speaker level to line level attenuator See Input Signal Wirin...

Page 9: ...witch is set to the correct AC voltage The fuse is located behind the fuse cover at the bottom of the IEC socket See the Troubleshooting section on page 11 for information about replacing the fuse 8 B...

Page 10: ...m try pointing a small fan toward the heatsink to increase the air ow through the ns Integrated Magnetic Shielding The S 8 contains drivers with large magnetic structures The drivers magnets are shiel...

Page 11: ...unbalanced ground and to pin 1 of the XLR or the sleeve of the TRS jack If a CATV cable is connected to the system try disconnecting it If the hum goes away call your cable carrier to check for proper...

Page 12: ...itor Please call our Technical Support chaps at 1 800 258 6883 Monday to Friday from 7 AM to 5 PM PST After hours visit www tapcogear com and look under Support or e mail us at techmail tapcogear com...

Page 13: ...lanced Mono wiring Sleeve Shield Tip Hot Ring Cold 1 4 TS Phone Plugs and Jacks TS stands for Tip Sleeve the two connections available on a mono 1 4 phone jack or plug They are used for unbalanced sig...

Page 14: ...into Balanced Input 100 dB SPL 1m Maximum SPL Per Pair 113 dB SPL 1m Transducers Low Frequency 8 in 203 mm with steel frame polypropylene cone woofer High Frequency Wave guide loaded 1 in 25 mm silk...

Page 15: ...ht prepaid by LOUD Technologies to any location within the boundaries of the USA F LOUD Technologies warrants all repairs performed for 90 days or for the remainder of the original warranty period LOU...

Page 16: ...tapcogear com 2003 LOUD Technologies Inc All rights reserved TAPCO and Mackie are registered trademarks of LOUD Technologies Inc...

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