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Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® TABLE OF CONTENTS Reference To EC Statement Of Conformity....2 User’s Notice and Disclaimer ......2 1.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® 1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This symbol is intended to alert you to the 13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages unused for long periods of time. within the product’s enclosure that may be 14) Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
This manual applies to the following JBL Intellivox models*: Power) series of loudspeakers. Intellivox HP-DS170 The JBL Intellivox is a type of loudspeaker known as an Intellivox HP-DS370 active DSP-controlled loudspeaker array, which utilises The HP-DS170 loudspeaker unit is fitted with ten 6.5” low/ the principle of mounting multiple, individually-driven mid-range drivers and two 1”...
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® WHAT’S IN THE PACKAGING In addition to the loudspeaker itself, each unit is shipped with the following items: • Two mounting brackets, pre-attached* to the loudspeaker • Installation manual (this document) • Datasheet specific to the model •...
(see “Signal and Control Cables” for full prior to the actual install. (DDA = Digital Directivity Analysis, details). the JBL proprietary simulation and optimisation software SIGNAL AND CONTROL CABLES for these products*). This procedure will have identified the optimum physical location for the Intellivox loudspeaker, •...
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Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® • Network connection: all Intellivox products are • Ambient Noise Sensing: the DSP section of the configured, and may also be monitored, from a PC running Intellivox incorporates an autogain algorithm which can WinControl software.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® CONNECTOR AND WIRING DETAILS All permanent connections to the Intellivox are made at the rear of the unit. Status Display PB120A DURAN AUDIO BV AVC MIC Fuse F8A HBC 100V ln Mains ln Line In Ch1 Line In Ch2 Failure relay...
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® AC MAINS US wiring shown in example. Warning – ensure that the mains supply is switched off at the source before starting work. Warning – risk of electric shock. Do not Fig.6 Mains wiring (without cover fitted). remove the cover plate unless the mains supply has been disconnected.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® AUDIO INPUTS If the Intellivox is being fed from equipment whose outputs are on 3-pin XLR connectors, follow the wiring procedure The Intellivox is normally fitted with two transformer- below: balanced line inputs and one input for connection to a 100 V-line system.
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Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® Due to the complex architecture of some large audio systems, unexpected hum or noise may occur due to ground loops, or injected noise from other equipment elsewhere in the system. If this occurs, please refer to the appendix of this manual (“Common Analogue Grounding Issues”...
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® NETWORK CONNECTION Note that two-pair, individually-screened cable should be used for RS-485 communications. The transmit (Tx) The RS-485 network connection should be wired if the and receive (Rx) balanced data lines must be wired via Intellivox is to be constantly monitored in operation.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® FAULT MONITORING The relay connections may be configured either as volt-free, or with additional internal resistors to allow The Intellivox includes a single-pole changeover relay them to be connected directly to impedance-sensing line whose contacts are accessible on a 3-pole 3.81 mm-pitch monitoring equipment such as the AXYS Cerberus.
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Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® • Impedance sensing mode: When configured for Fault Monitoring when using the 70 V/100 V input. impedance-sensing use, the impedance between CO If the Intellivox’s 100 V input is in use, a simple failure and NC is 10 kohms and open-circuit between CO and monitoring scheme requiring no additional connections NO in normal operation.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® STATUS LED The Intellivox is equipped with a front LED that can be configured to indicate the status of the failure relay. The LED is green in normal operation, and goes red when a fault condition arises.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® MECHANICAL INSTALLATION OF THE LOUDSPEAKER Because of the extreme tight vertical radiation pattern of the Intellivox, a small deviation ACOUSTIC CENTRE from the calculated mounting height may Mounting an Intellivox loudspeaker is a straightforward cause severe degradation of the expected performance.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® MOUNTING OPTIONS The standard brackets allow mounting of the Intellivox on a straight wall with a gap of 91 mm (3.6”) between The Intellivox has two attachment points at the rear of the rear of the enclosure and the wall.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® 2. A second method is to mount the Intellivox column material into the cavity in the vicinity of the loudspeaker using a pair of (optional) hinge brackets, which allow when mounting an Intellivox on a wall of this type. the plane of the column’s vertical radiating axis to be at An Intellivox Accessories brochure, which includes details an angle other than 90 degrees to the wall.
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Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® Proceed as follows: 1. Remove the upper of the two mounting brackets from the rear of the loudspeaker by undoing the M8 x 16 hex-head screws securing it (see Fig.20). The four “keyhole”-shaped holes in the rear plate of the bracket are used to fix the brackets to the wall.
WinControl on a PC are included with the Program Set. unit’s current network address to the right. If a complete Instructions on the use of the JBL RS-485 interface are network comprising multiple Intellivoxes is being included with the interface itself.
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Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® • Select the Intellivox to have its settings file uploaded by used has been set up. To navigate to the location clicking on it once, highlighting its model number and containing the settings file to be uploaded, click on the address, if it is not already highlighted.
Intellivox HP series Installation Manual Rev 1.2 ® 5. APPENDIX OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Listed below are a number of additional components which may be required for an individual installation. Other installation-reated accessories: DESCRIPTION ORDER CODE Intellivox hinge bracket 90° 802010 (2 required) Network Accessories DESCRIPTION ORDER CODE...
COMMON ANALOGUE GROUNDING ISSUES SOFTWARE AND FIRMWARE UPDATES Correctly connecting the Intellivox to ground has several The JBL WinControl application is freely available and can benefits: be downloaded from the download area of our website; www.jblpro.com. We advise installers, users and engineers Safety –...
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