Martin Audio MLA User Manual page 187

MLA System
USER GUIDE
There are options for the flying of systems, when flying MLA there are two positions on the flying grid from which they can be
fitted; front and rear. This gives different angle options depending on whether the array has a steep upward or downward tilt.
Front and rear can be selected using the Frame Pos. drop-down;-
The 'Lift Type' refers to the number of hoists used to fly the array which can either be one using one of the holes along the spine
of the flying frame, or two attaching one to the front-most point and the second to the rear-most point. This is selected with the
drop-down;-
The Aiming and Loading sections will change depending on the various options selected. Here we have the results for a single
point hang of three MSX and twelve MLA Mini;-
This shows the total mass of the array including the flying frame to be 974Kg (Note that the Rig tool does not yet show imperial
measurements even if Metric is un-checked in preferences). It shows that the optimisation specified an upwards tilt (a down tilt
will be signified with a minus number) of 6.7⁰, by using the Nearest Hole as displayed, in this example hole 4, the actual tilt
created is 7.1⁰. If we click on the 'Use Nearest' button the array tilt will be changed to match what the actual flying grid will
achieve. This means that when you proceed to the next stage of optimising the equalisation, Display 2.1 will optimise for the
array positioned exactly as it will be in the real world giving the most accurate optimisation possible. When you click 'Use
Nearest', the Design Aim will change to match the actual Aim angle and will turn green;-
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