Standard Installation - Dynacord PowerMate 2200 Mode D'emploi

STANDARD INSTALLATION

In this chapter we would like to explain to you how to install a typical sound reinforcement system in passive confi -
guration and incorporating stage monitor speakers. The necessary equipment is:
1 PowerMate 1000
1 Power amplifi er for the monitor signal – for i. e. 2x250 watts
2 HI cabinets – i. e. 3-way 12" speakers
2 LO cabinets – i. e. 15" woofer
2 Speaker pole-stands or 2 connection rods
2 Stage monitor speakers4 SPEAKON cables (8m), and 2 SPEAKON cables (2m)
1 Balanced LF-cable with a stereo phone plug on one side and an XLR-type connector on the other side
Setting up
• Place the PowerMate and the external power amplifi er in a way that allows their unobstructed operation
during the sound check and the later performance.
• Try to locate the best position where you want to place the loudspeaker systems. If possible, the woofers
should be placed on the fl oor while the Hi cabinets' most favorable position is above the Lo cabinets, on
the same vertical axis. It is important that the lower edge of the Hi cabinets is approximately at the same
height level as the heads of the audience. Either you use the interconnection rods to mount the Hi
cabinets on top of the woofers or, in case this kind of installation is not possible in your application, you
have to use the separate speaker pole-stands.
• Do not place the left and the right speakers further apart than necessary. The less distance there is bet
ween the two speaker "clusters" – the more compact the sound.
• Try to avoid the positioning of the main loudspeakers behind the imaginary line of microphones.
Otherwise, if you have to drive the system at higher sound levels, the risk of feedback is very likely.
• After you have installed all microphone stands and all artist found a seat on the stage, the best place to
install the monitor speakers is up front facing the musicians. Nevertheless, please check if a microphone
is directly pointing in the direction of a monitor. In this case, change its position. You should also be
aware of the individual characteristics of the used microphones.
• Make all connections according to the diagram above. Use the different SPEAKON cables to connect the
speaker systems to the PowerMate's power outputs, respectively to the power outputs of the external
amplifi er. Make sure not to confuse the channels by accident. using the short SPEAKON cables, you can
connect the Hi cabinets at the woofers' outputs. The two monitor speakers are connected to either one
output of the additional external amplifi er. The amplifi er should be set to coupled operation, so that the
inputs are confi gured to accept a monaural audio signal. The amplifi er's volume controls provide the
possibility to adjust the output levels separately.
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