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Montarbo Spot 2500T User Manual

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  • Page 1 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual EN G LI SH...
  • Page 2 This products does not contain user serviceable parts. To prevent fire and/or electrical shock, never disassemble it or remove the rear panel. For maintenance and servicing always refer to the official Montarbo Distributor in your Country or to qualified personnel specifically authorized by the Distributor.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual Thank you for the preference you have shown by purchasing the Montarbo ® SPOT2500T system. This manual contains important information about installing and operating the product correctly and safely. Read this manual carefully in order to thoroughly familiarize yourself with these procedures.

  • Page 4: Introduction And Applications

    When it is not possible to place the speaker systems on the stage floor, the SPOT 2500T may be placed at ground level and the full-range cabinet may installed on top of the bass cabinet by means of a dedicated coupling bar.

  • Page 5: System's Components

    (with switching power supplies) that can supply a total of 2500 Watts EIAJ managed by the Montarbo DSP. The system is equipped with: - two 15” woofers, one of which is enclosed in the passive bass module.
  • Page 6 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual SPOT2500T - CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS PANEL ENGLISH...
  • Page 7 7 - RJ45 sockets of the two DATA ports: they are intended for connection to the Montarbo USBNet control network: a Montarbo LD2.4 USBNet interface and/or another active speaker of the FULL, SPOT and WIDE series.
  • Page 8 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual SPOT2500T - DSP CONTROLS B C D down DSP CONTROLS A - Green LED 'sig' (signal): it lights up when an input signal is detected. B - Red LED 'clip': it lights up when a clipping (excess of signal level) is detected in the input stage of the internal DSP.

  • Page 9: Spot2500T - Model Spot15B Passive Bass Cabinet

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 2.2 - SPOT2500T - model SPOT15B passive bass cabinet l - 1 x 15” woofer, with a 4” voce coil and a powerful, shielded, neodymium, front-mounted, magnet. m - Cabinet made from birch plywood, with high-impact, chip-resistant paint. n - Steel protection grill with foam protection.

  • Page 10: Installation And Wiring

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 3 - INSTALLATION AND WIRING 3.1 - INSTALLATION The full-range SPOT2500T speakers may be installed in various ways, and the internal DSP presets allow to optimize their performances in the various configurations. - They may be installed over of the SPOT15B bass cabinet, using the SM3 dedicated mounting pole (optional accessory) fitted in the built-in adapters (h: page 5 and q: page 9) - 'Pole Mounting' configuration, P1 preset.
  • Page 11 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual Make sure that the installation position is a protected one so that the cables cannot be trampled or tripped on. Make sure that the shape and load rating of the mounting surface are suitable for a safe installation.
  • Page 12 • If the mixer has XLR unbalanced outputs: in this case, unless using a Montarbo mixer, make sure that the XLR outputs on the mixer are unbalanced to IEC 268 standard 1 = GND, 2 = HOT, 3 = GND.

  • Page 13: Ac Mains Supply Cable

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 3.2 - AC MAINS SUPPLY CABLE Use the cable supplied with the system. If another cable is needed, always use a cable with specifications suitable to the value of the current involved, considering the current drain of the system and, just in case, the current drain of the devices powered by the AC LOOP OUT socket.

  • Page 14: Wiring Of Powercon ® Connector

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual ® 3.2.1 - Wiring of PowerCon connector 20 mm Strip the cable for 20 mm of length 8 mm and strip each wire for 8 mm of length. We suggest to use a power cable with at least 3 x 1,00 mm section wires (the insert terminals can however support a cable with wires...

  • Page 15: System Wiring

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 3.3 - SYSTEM WIRING AC mains connection - Make sure that the ac line voltage value corresponds to the one indicated on rear panel. - Connect the mains supply cable to a socket fitted with a proven ground contact.

  • Page 16: Wiring Of Speakon ® Connectors

    • If the mixer has XLR unbalanced outputs: in this case, unless using a Montarbo mixer, make sure that the XLR outputs on the mixer are unbalanced to IEC 268 standard 1 = GND, 2 = HOT, 3 = GND.

  • Page 17: Parallel Connection Of Multiple Systems

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 3.4 - PARALLEL CONNECTION OF MULTIPLE SYSTEMS Connect the LINK output to the IN input of the other system, as shown in the following image. 2 5 0 0 W 2 5 0 0 W MAINS If you need to supply ac power to the second system, using the first system's AC LOOP OUT socket, use a suitable cable, at least 3 x 1,0 mm...

  • Page 18: Operation

    The Sub1 LED indicates that the output's signal is wide-band (10 to 200 Hz) and suitable to drive a subwoofer that is equipped with an internal cross-over filter (like all Montarbo active sub-woofers) The Sub2 LED indicates that the output signal is band-limited (25 to 100 Hz,...
  • Page 19 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual The following table has a description of the factory presets: DESCRIPTION NUMBER CONFIG. (LED) POLEMOUNTING = SPOT2500T mounted on SPOT15B with an SM3 mounting pole STACKED = SPOT2500T placed on top of SPOT15B DIPOLE = SPOT2500 reversed (upside down) and placed on top of SPOT15B CLUSTER = horizontal cluster of two or more SPOT2500T placed side-by-side POLEMOUNTING + wide range subwoofer output...

  • Page 20: Connection To A Personal Computer

    For this application the optional USB interface model LD2.4 is required. With it the user may control any combination of up to 10 active speaker system of the Montarbo FULL, SPOT and WIDE series. Connect one of the DATA connectors (7) to the LD 2.4 interface with an ETHERNET CAT5 cable (with RJ45 plugs) and the USB port of the LD2.4...

  • Page 21: Raconls Software

    USB cable MUST BE UNPLUGGED loudspeakers. FROM THE PC. Do not use other versions specified for other Montarbo products. Insert the CD that comes with the LD2.4 interface unit into the computer drive. A self-executing installation program will be launched that will allow you to select the version of the program to be installed.
  • Page 22 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual Follow the instructions provided by the setup wizard to customize the installation. Click on the Next button. The following window will open, asking you to accept the license agreement. If you want to continue the installation process, click on 'I accept the agreement', and then click on 'Next'.
  • Page 23 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual This window will open, asking which folder you want the program installed into. Write the folder name, or browse to search for it, or simply accept the default folder. The following window allows you to select the program's group name in the Start Menu.
  • Page 24 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual The following window allows you to create icons for the program on the Desktop and/or in the Quick launch bar. Once the various options have been selected, the installation program is ready to copy the program's files to the PC.
  • Page 25 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual After completing installation of the RaConLS program, the process will continue with the USB driver for the USBnet – LD2.4 interface, required for the PC to communicate with the speaker's DSP controllers via the RS485FD serial interface.
  • Page 26 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual The following window will display when the RAConLS program setup process has been completed. Now it is possible to plug in the USB cable and the LD24 interface. The PC will detect the new hardware and will add it to the system's registry.
  • Page 27 Use the suggested method (recommended) and click Next. As you did previously, ignore the Windows Logo compatibility message by clicking on Continue Anyway. If requested, select Montarbo USBNet and click on Next. ENGLISH...
  • Page 28 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual The installation process continues with the egistration of the new hardware and its driver. At the end of the process, the LD2.4 interface and the Montarbo USBNet are ready for use. ENGLISH...

  • Page 29: Using The Program

    PC, the message window will show NoDevice. In this case, plug in the USB interface with an USB cable to the PC and wait for the Search… message to disappear. The message window will show Montarbo USBNet for a short time, then Status OK. ENGLISH...
  • Page 30 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual If the program has been previously used with a certain configuration of speakers, the upper-left window will display the list of the registered speakers, and the lower part of the screen will display a group of windows corresponding to the above speakers.

  • Page 31: Building The Speaker's List

    5.3.1 - Building the speaker's list Each speaker system in the Montarbo's FULL, SPOT and WIDE series has, permanently written in the internal DSP's software, a unique ID (name) in the hexadecimal format 'Hxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx', that will distinguish it from all the others (a digital 'serial number').

  • Page 32: Main Controller Window

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 5.3.2 - Main controller window IMPORTANT: The networked speakers are displayed as Left / Right pair. The two speakers in a L/R pair may be linked together and both controlled at the same time, as will be described in the following paragraphs.
  • Page 33 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual This is the command window from which it is possible to work on all modifiable parameters. At the left a bar-graph indicates the input levels. The red indicator light will go on when an A/D converter overload is detected.
  • Page 34 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual On the upper-right side of the windows are displayed both the ambient (external) temperature (Ta1) and the power amplifier’s temperature (Tf1). When two speakers are linked to form an L/R pair the window will display four temperatures values: Ta1 and Tf1 for the first speaker, Ta2 and Tf2 for the second.

  • Page 35: Management Of Presets

    So, if the speaker's selected preset is the number 0 (User Preset), it will be the default preset at switch-on. Any future updated preset which may be made available from Montarbo will be loaded the same way: first saved on the PC as preset files, then recalled and stored as described above.

  • Page 36: Product's Care And Maintenance

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 6 - PRODUCT'S CARE AND MAINTENANCE • This product has been designed for use in tropical climates and particularly warm weather conditions. • Never place burning candles or other sources of open flame on top of the device.

  • Page 37: Spot2500T Block Diagram

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM user's manual 7 - SPOT2500T BLOCK DIAGRAM ENGLISH...

  • Page 38: Technical Data

    LF output power 2 x 1000 W HF output power 500 W Total Output Power 2500 W EIAJ Montarbo - built-in the full-range cabinet Processing 56 bit/180 MHz Conversion 24 bit Management functions Filtering, EQ, delay, limiting, diagnostic (energy control, external and amp.
  • Page 39 In the European Union If the product is used for business purposes and you want to discard it: please contact your Montarbo dealer who will inform you about the take-back of the product. You might be charged for the costs arising from take-back and recycling. Small products (and small amounts) might be taken back by your local collection facilities.
  • Page 40 Should further information be desired, please contact us or our local distributor. Elettronica Montarbo srl can not be considered responsible for damages which may be caused to people and things when using this product Specifications, features and pictorial material are subject to change without prior notice.

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