User's Manual K&F SONA 5 Table of contents Introduction Icons Used About this Manual Product Description Items Included Components Safety Instructions Mounting the Speakers / Wall and Ceiling Installation Notes for Mounting the Speakers Preventing Hearing Damage Protecting the Speakers / Operating Safety...
Thank you for purchasing a KLING & FREITAG product. To guarantee a trouble-free operating of the equipment and to allow your KLING & FREITAG SONA 5 system to achieve its full potential read the user's manual carefully before use. This item is a quality accessory for the SONA 5 speaker system.
User's Manual K&F SONA 5 Product Description Items Included • Loudspeaker with integrated ball joint Mounting Arm M (56 mm) for wall, ceiling or stand mountings • User's Manual • Loudspeakers with option 'Phoenix connector' or '100 Volt' are supplied including the corresponding 4-pole Phoenix plug.
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User's Manual K&F SONA 5 The technicians installing the speaker on site are responsible for and guarantee safe setup and use. Never use signal cables or power cords for suspending, aligning, or securing the systems. Before installing, check the stability, strength, and materials of walls, ceilings, and boarding.
24 dB/oct. at 60 Hz has to be inserted into the signal chain. Operations with CD 44 Controller: • For optimal performance and operating safety of the SONA 5 speakers we recommend using the system controller K&F CD 44. •...
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User's Manual K&F SONA 5 The following signals may damage the speakers: • clipping power amplifiers • permanent high-level signals with high frequency and continuous noise from feedback, • permanently distorted high-level signals, • noises, which occur when the amplifier is on while equipment is being connected, disconnected or switched on.
User's Manual K&F SONA 5 Wall and Ceiling Installation The following is required for mounting the loudspeaker: • T20 Torx key • 19 mm jaw spanner • Mounting accessories for installation on walls or ceilings To do: Screw the mounting plate (A) through all 4 mounting holes onto the wall or ceiling.
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User's Manual K&F SONA 5 Screw the retainer nut (A) onto thread reducer (B) using a 19 mm jaw spanner. While doing this, align the Mounting Arm. Align the loudspeaker arm as desired, and then retighten the Torx screws that you previously loosened.
Operation with or without a controller Operation without a Controller The SONA 5 system is designed so that it can be operated passively without a controller directly on a power amplifier. Follow the instructions in chapter "Protecting the Speakers / Operating Safety"...
User's Manual K&F SONA 5 Operation with a Controller When operating the loudspeaker with amplifers without clipping limiter and nominal amplifier power less than 100W@16Ohm requires to set a Limit Reduction of 3 dB for the K&F CD 44 controller. You can find more detailed information about this option in the K&F CD 44 hardware user's manual.
CD 44! This applies for use with and without the K&F Subwoofer. Wiring Instructions • Before connecting your SONA 5 loudspeaker switch off all equipment and turn down all level controls. • Only use high-quality speaker cables with a sufficient wire gauge. The wire gauge depends on the length of the speaker cable.
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User's Manual K&F SONA 5 • Successively turn up the individual power amplifier channels and send a signal with low volume to the system. Check whether the audio is properly routed to the appropriate speakers. Make sure no noise is heard through those speakers.
User's Manual K&F SONA 5 11. Dimensions 11.1 with Mounting Arm M (56 mm) – (included in delivery) 140,3 mm / 5,524" 56 mm / 2,218" 170 mm / 6,693" 9,9 mm / 0,390" 2,5 mm / 0,098" 150,2 mm / 5,915"...
User's Manual K&F SONA 5 13. Technical Specifications SONA 5 Concept Passive 2-Way-bass reflex system Operated with K&F PLM+ Serie, K&F D-Serie, Lab.Gruppen IPD 2400, K&F SystemRack, K&F TOPAS, passiv at linear Amps Frequency range @-10 dB 80 Hz – 23 kHz Frequency range @±3 dB...
User's Manual K&F SONA 5 14. EC Declaration of Conformity applicable to all products designated hereafter and distributed by KLING & FREITAG GmbH including model variants unless these products have been altered afterwards. Loudspeaker systems: ACCESS B5 E 90 MK II...
User's Manual K&F SONA 5 16. Disposal Please recycle the packaging material of the device. 16.1 Germany Don’t dispose of waste electrical equipment through household waste. Don’t deliver it to official recycling points either. All KLING & FREITAG products are plain business-to-business (B2B) products. Therefore, KLING &...
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