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General description
The bi-amplified GENELEC 8020C is a compact
two way active monitoring loudspeaker designed
for near field monitoring, mobile vans, broadcast
and TV control rooms, surround sound systems,
home studios, multimedia applications and also for
use with computer soundcards. As an active loud-
speaker, it contains drivers, power amplifiers, active
crossover filters and protection circuitry.
The MDE™ (Minimum Diffraction Enclosure™)
loudspeaker enclosure is made of die-cast alumin-
ium and shaped to reduce edge diffraction. Com-
bined with the advanced Directivity Control Wave-
guide
TM
(DCW
TM
), this design provides excellent fre-
quency balance in difficult acoustic environments. If
necessary, the bass response of the 8020C can be
extended with a Genelec subwoofer.
Positioning the loudspeaker
Each 8020C is supplied with an integrated ampli-
fier unit, mains cable and an operating manual. After
unpacking, place the loudspeaker in its required lis-
tening position, taking note of the line of the acoustic
axis. The axes of all loudspeakers should converge
at ear height at the listening position (see Figure 1).
Connections
Before connecting up, ensure that the loudspeakers
and the signal source have been switched off. The
power switch of the 8020C is located on the back
panel (see Figure 3). Connect the loudspeaker to an
earthed mains connection with the supplied mains ca-
ble. Never connect the loudspeaker to an unearthed
mains supply or using an unearthed mains cable. Au-
dio input is via a 10 kOhm balanced female XLR
connector. An unbalanced source may be used as
long as pin 3 is grounded to pin 1 at the unbalanced
source connector (see Figure 2). Never connect the
8020C to the loudspeaker outputs of a power ampli-
fier or an integrated amplifier or receiver.
Once the connections have been made, the
loudspeakers are ready to be switched on.
ISS
TM
autostart function
When the power switch on the back panel of the
loudspeaker is set to “ON”, the Intelligent Signal
Sensing
TM
(ISS
TM
) autostart function of the 8020C is
active. Automatic powering down to standby mode
happens after a certain time when playback has
ended. The power consumption in standby mode is
typically less than 0.5 watts. The playback will auto-
matically resume once an input signal is detected
from the source.
There is a slight delay in the automatic power-
ing up. If this is undesirable, the ISS
TM
function can
be disabled by setting the “ISS DISABLE” switch
on the back panel to “ON” position. In this mode,
the monitor is powered on and off using the power
switch on the back panel.
Volume control
The input sensitivity of the 8020C can be matched
to the output of the signal source by adjusting the
volume control on the front panel.
8020C
Active Monitoring System Operating Manual
