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Alesis Point Seven Reference Manual

Alesis Point Seven Reference Manual

Shielded reference monitor

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Summary of Contents for Alesis Point Seven

  • Page 1 P O I N T S E V E N S H I E L D E D R E F E R E N C E M O N I T O R REFEREilCE IUNilUAt lQt ==19...
  • Page 2 P O I N T S E V E N - S H I E L D E D R E F E R E N C E M O N I T O R RereneilcE Mnnuru. At-g.sits 1996...
  • Page 3 Intloduction Thank you for purchasing the Alesis Point Seven Shielded Reference Monitors. To take full advantage of the Point seven's operation, and to enjoy long and trouble.ftee use, please read this user's manual carefully. How To Use This Manual This manual is divided into the following the Point Sevens.
  • Page 4 EMC: European Contact: October, 1996 C € Alesis Corporation 3530 Holdrege Ave. Los Angeles, CA90016 Point Seven EN55013:1990 Class B EN55020:1988 sections 4.3, 5.4, 5.2, 7.0 & 8.0 are under consideration Sound Technology 17 Letchworth Point, Lechworth, Hertfordshire, SG6 1ND, England.
  • Page 5 About the Point Seven Unpacking and lnspection Spcaker Installatlon ... Speaker Placement... About Wire Troubleshooting Point Seven Reference Manual Contents ..., ... tl ...-...
  • Page 6 Seven's 5 | / 4" woofer piston area as being seven tenths the piston area of the Monitor One's 6 1. / 2" woofer. The Point Seven's newly developed silk doqne tweeter offers a frequency response to 27kHz, which has been tailored specifically for non-fatiguing lf you're in a hurry to get starteil with thc Point Seoens, skip ahead to Chapter 2, "spealcer...
  • Page 7 Chapter 1 - About the Point Seven The frequency response of Alesis' ProPrietary tweeter is designed to be flat (t 2 dB] from itJ2kHz crossover frequency to 10kHz. At 10kHz the response drops smoothly to Z7kJl.lz, at which point it drops by -6d8. This is an optimal response for non- fatiguing, long term, high levef nearfield mixdowns.
  • Page 8 In fact, some recording engineers carry their own speakers around About the Point Seven- Chapter 1 the volume. Fortunately, recording was needed: near-field for the always...
  • Page 9 Monitors placed on the console's meter bridge can directly radiate back onto the console control panel causing a strong delayed reflection at the listening position Point Seven Reference Manual...
  • Page 10 Careful consideration shoutd also be glnen to Se physiicel spacing. betweert the speakers. Alesis recommends that tlre distanc.e b.*tueen the speakers equal the distance between the listener and either speaker. In other words, the lisierer and the two speakers are at the three comers of a triangle havirg equal- length sides.
  • Page 11 When used with a subwoofer, the Point Seven's plugs should always be used. If the ports are left open and a subwoofer is used, the resulting sound will have a bloated, unnatural midbass.
  • Page 12 While this expensive wire will not hurt the speaker's perfor- mance at all, Alesis does not subscribe to most of this hype and chooses to take an approach based on science when recommmding is sirnple;...
  • Page 13 200 watts should ever be used because of the danger of damaging the Point Seven. To do so is asking for trouble and will void your waranty.
  • Page 14 Maintenance Cleaning The cabinet surfaces of the Point Seven are covered with a textured rubber laminate. Clean these surfaces when necessary with a lint-free cloth dampened in warm soapy water. To Preserve the textured finistu don't rub hard on the surface. Do not attempt to clean the cabinet with a brush (which may damage the surface) or a sponge (which mav leave small crumbs in the texture).
  • Page 15 Before contacting Alesis, check over all your connections, and make sure you've read the manual. Customers in the USA and Canada: If the problem persists, caII Alesis USA at 1-80G S-ALESIS and request the Technical Support deparknent. Talk the problem over with one of our technicians;...
  • Page 16 Crossovet: Frequency Response: Power Handling: Nominal Impedance: Sensitivity: Cabinet: Dimensions: Weight Point Seven Reference Manual Troubleshooting - Chapter 3 5.25" non-woven carbon fiber coned woofer, magnetically shielded 1" ferrofluid cooled silk dome tweeter, magnetically shielded 2.0kHz modified third order Butterworth...
  • Page 17 ALESIS reserves the right to update any unit retumed for repair. ALESIS reserves the right to change or improve design of the product at anv time without orior notice.