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Montarbo wide 123 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 Thank you for the preference you have shown by purchasing the Montarbo ® WIDE153 / WIDE123 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

    Very high levels of performance, despite their remarkably small size and low weight, thanks to power amplifiers with digital technology controlled by a dedicated Montarbo DSP processor. The processor (56 bit, 180 MHz, 24 bit converters) takes care of the filtering, equalization, delay, limiter and diagnostic functions, while optimizing the system’s power and linearity.

  • Page 5: Wide153 / Wide123 System's Description

    - WIDE 153: 1 x 15” woofer, featuring a 3” voce coil and a powerful, external neodymium magnet. WIDE 123: 1 x 12” woofer, featuring a 3” voce coil and a powerful, external neodymium magnet. c - Cabinet made from birch plywood, with high-impact, chip-resistant paint.
  • Page 6 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM WIDE 153 / WIDE 123 - CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS PANEL VOL. LINK SUB OUT prot clip Preset User Both = Enter DOWN 6 50 W CAU T I ON ! T O PRE V E N T E LE C T RIC S H OC K,...
  • Page 7 7 - RJ45 sockets of the two DATA ports: they are intended for connection to the Montarbo USBNet control network: a Montarbo LD 2.4 USBNet interface and/or another active speaker of the FULL, SPOT and WIDE series.
  • Page 8 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM WIDE153 / WIDE123 - DSP CONTROLS B C D prot clip Preset User down Both = Enter 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: Installation And Wiring

    The WIDE153 / WIDE 123 speaker system may be placed over standard speaker supports stand by means of built-in adapter (i: page 5).
  • Page 10 • 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 11: Mains Cable

    user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 12: Wiring Of Powercon ® Connector

    user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM ® 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 13: System Wiring

    user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 14 • 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 15: Parallel Connection Of Multiple Systems

    user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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. 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 terminated with a POWERCON ®...

  • Page 16: 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 17 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM The following table has a description of the four factory presets. In the first 4 presets (number 1 to 4) the SUB OUT output is disabled. DESCRIPTION NUMBER CONFIG. (LED) FULL RANGE = for most applications FLAT = this allows for the maximum dynamics WALL = equalized for a system placed closed to a wall MONITOR = equalized for a system placed to ground...

  • Page 18: 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 LD2.4 interface with an ETHERNET CAT5 cable (with RJ45 plugs) and the USB port of the LD2.4...

  • Page 19: 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 20 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 21 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 22 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 23 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 24 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 25 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 26 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 27: 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 28 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 29: Build The Speaker's List

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 30: Main Controller's Windows

    user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 31 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 32 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 33: 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 34: Products Care And Maintenance

    user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 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 35: Wide153 And Wide123 Block Diagram

    PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 7 - WIDE 153 / WIDE 123 BLOCK DIAGRAM ENGLISH...

  • Page 36: Technical Data

    · RJ45 DATA connectors for the two RS485FD serial · RJ45 DATA connectors for the two RS485FD serial interfaces for the connection to a PC (Montarbo net) interfaces for the connection to a PC (Montarbo net) · PowerCon ® for mains power supply (input + link) ·...
  • Page 37 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 38 user's manual PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM ENGLISH...
  • Page 39 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM IMPORTANT! In order to send you upgrades of the software as they become available you must e-mail* us at master@montarbo.com or send a fax to this number +39 051 765 226, including: - the system serial number...
  • 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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