ENTASYS 200 Installation/Operation Manual — Page 9
Getting Acquainted
General Description
The ENTASYS 200 family is comprised of four models of compact and attractive column array type
loudspeakers. All four models are available in a glossy white or black finish, or may be painted to
match a specific room décor (see pages 26 and 27 for painting instructions).
Construction is of thick, heavily reinforced extruded PVC, with a metal grille coated with our dual-
layer powder-coat process. All models feature 80mm woofers with a separate Compact Ribbon
Emulator High Frequency array that we call a “CRE”.
All models are inherently weather-resistant and each is equipped with a built-in 70V/100V
autoformer with five wattage taps and one low impedance input. Additionally, a NL4-type low
impedance input is provided as a standard feature, useful for portable applications.
The differences from model to model include the number of woofers, the number of high frequency
CRE arrays, the power taps of the built-in autoformer, and the addition of woofer ’shading’ in the
ENT212 and ENT220. The four models are summarized below:
ENT203: 3 LF Drivers, 1 High Frequency CRE array, 2-way crossover
ENT206: 6 LF Drivers, 2 High Frequency CRE arrays, 2-way crossover
ENT212: 12 LF Drivers, 4 High Frequency CRE arrays, frequency shaded 4-way crossover
ENT220: 20 LF Drivers, 4 High Frequency CRE arrays, frequency shaded 5-way crossover
Typical usage includes music and speech reinforcement in venues such as houses-of-worship, clubs,
restaurants, scholastic and corporate auditoria; paging in airports and other transit stations;
coverage of concourse areas in sports facilities, and much more. All models can be used alone as the
primary sound source, or as part of a larger system comprised of other models and/or other types of
loudspeakers, providing fill where additional acoustic support may be required.
The tight pattern control in the vertical axis makes it easy to tame difficult acoustical conditions such
as excess reverberation, while the wide, 140° horizontal dispersion means fewer loudspeakers are
needed to cover a given area. The small size and pleasing shape allow these loudspeakers to be
mounted in locations where traditional point-source loudspeakers might not fit, or would not
visually be acceptable within a given room décor.
While all four models provide tight, highly directional pattern control at mid and high frequencies,
the longer models will provide directional pattern control in the vertical axis at lower frequencies in
proportion to their length. Please note that unlike Community’s modular ENTASYS (ENT-FR/ENT-LF)
system, ENTASYS 200 models are NOT intended to be coupled together to form longer line sources.
When low frequency control is important, the ENT220 is long enough for many demanding
applications, while the ENT212 provides well-controlled LF in standard applications. The two smaller
models, the ENT206 and ENT203 are intended to provide supplemental fill and/or to serve as the
main systems in environments that are not acoustically challenging in respect to low frequency
pattern control.
The two larger models (ENT220 and ENT212) are supplied with a mounting bracket appropriate for
their size and weight, while the two smaller models (ENT206 and ENT203) share a smaller-sized
mounting bracket. Both mounting brackets permit a range of vertical and horizontal adjustments.
A weather cover with a half-inch (1/2”) conduit knock-out is provided for installations in inclement
weather conditions and to protect the input terminals. Note that when the weather cover is in place,
the NL4-type connector cannot be used (only the terminal strip is accessible), and the range of
vertical adjustment may be slightly reduced. Each model is also equipped with a high-strength eye-
bolt at the top of the column, intended to be used as a safety cable attachment point whenever the
loudspeaker is mounted to a wall.
Optional accessories include a Stand Adaptor (E200-SAK) that adapts the mounting bracket to a
typical loudspeaker support stand, and a Universal Mounting Kit (E200-UMK) that permits the use of
third-party mounting products.