LIST OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS PACKAGE CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Intended use B-LINE PRODUCTS B15 / B 18 / B 21 Passive Subwoofers B 15A Self-powered Subwoofer B-Line Accessories Wiring LCD PLATE AMPLIFIER Overview Screen Menu DSP Settings System Settings Factory Presets...
LEVELS (SPL) THAT CAN LEAD TO IRREVERSIBLE HEARING DAMAGE. and information for a better information related with the SE AUDIOTECHNIK® RECOMMENDS TO RESPECT THE TIMES OF EXPOSURE TO HIGH SPL. understanding of the functioning risk of electric shock. of the product.
Notify the shipping company Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience immediately and contact your SE AUDIOTECHNIK dealer or support centre for help and assistance.
Applications section for further information about setups, deployment and possibilities of the B-Line products. In addition, please refer to the M-Line and L-Line user manual for The B-Line includes the following products: more details about the right combination of the products of these lines. These manuals can be readily downloaded from our website www.se-audiotechnik.de.
They are connected in parallel between them and with the two front connectors. The B 15, B 18 and B 21 subwoofers are the powerful passive models of the B-Line. These comprise single With the NL4 topology of these two Input / Link connections, it is possible to handle two 15", 18"...
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REAR PANEL Indicator LEDs: - Protect: Lights red if the amplifier has short-circuited or overheated, which will be muted automatically. Upon reaching normal operating conditions, the device reverts to normal operating mode after a few seconds. - Limit: Lights red when the limiter starts working. If the limiter LED lights up permanently or for longer periods, the gain level should be reduced.
B-LINE ACCESSORIES WIRING Different accessories are available to enhance the possibilities of the B-Line products. Some of them have B 15 / B 18 / B 21 PASSIVE SUBWOOFERS been designed exclusively to use these subwoofers with SE AUDIOTECHNIK's line array units, like M-F3A ®...
> > > > > > > > > > > presets is available to easily setup subwoofer arrays and full-range systems with different products, both 6 5 4 3 2 1dB from SE AUDIOTECHNIK's or other brands. ® Figure 9. Overview screen.
DSP SETTINGS > PRESET LIBRARY Preset Library menu allows to load and save DSP processing presets. These are divided in two basic types: MENU > DSP Settings Factory presets: these are the default configuration for each SE AUDIOTECHNIK's speaker intended to ® System Settings be used with your subwoofer, and contain the information about factory pre-defined filter and limiter settings.
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As mentioned, the current loaded preset is marked with the "*" symbol. By clicking on "Save Preset", a dialogue to define the preset name is displayed. By default, the first characters of the name are the same of the current loaded preset and can these not be changed. Thus, before setting and saving any user preset, a factory preset needs to be active.
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DSP SETTINGS > LOWPASS FILTER DSP SETTINGS > PHASE INVERSION The DSP of the subwoofer also includes an adjustable Lowpass Filter and this submenu allows to change its type, slope and cut-off frequency, and to bypass it. PHASE INVERSION Back >...
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DSP SETTINGS > BYPASS USER EQ DELAY In order compare the response of the subwoofer with and without the applied EQ, this section allows to Back bypass all user EQs with a single click. User added delay: > Bypass: OFF Samples: 0 BYPASS USER EQ Time: 0.00 ms...
DSP SETTINGS > INPUT SENSITIVITY SYSTEM SETTINGS > LCD BACKLIGHT Since the B 15A is an all-purpose subwoofer, its sensitivity can be adjusted by the user in order to match it The LCD Backlight submenu configures the LCD screen's backlight settings. There are two general properly with the system chosen to use with.
On, jumping out: After five minutes of inactivity, the display returns to the Overview screen. FW: Firmware version. Model: model of your SE AUDIOTECHNIK product. Off, stay in menu: the display stays in the current menu indefinitely. This option is selected by default.
APPLICATIONS The B-Line was developed as a family of general purpose subwoofers to provide freedom and versatility when deploying full-range systems. Thanks to their flexibility, many different configurations can be implemented, both with other SE AUDIOTECHNIK and with third-party products.
Reduced energy spill outside of the venue area, reducing noise towards the households and living areas around. From their design, the B-Line subwoofers include different features to optimise this phenomenon, getting the best possible performance out of it. This is also reflected in the physical deployment of the setups, reducing time and resources during their placement and wiring.
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For the passive subwoofers, the needed delay must be applied before in the signal chain, from the mixer, REAR SUB # 2 FRONT SUB # 2 an external processor or if possible, the amplifier itself. An advantage in this case, is the connection flexibility offered by the subwoofers with the front connectors they include.
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(stage) directivity control. Conversely, in cardioid setups comprising passive models of the B-Line, the required delay must be applied before in the signal path. Also, their internal circuitry simplifies the connections, as shown in FRONT figures 39 and 40: notice that only one speakON®...
SPECIFICATIONS B 15 / B 18 / B 21 SUBWOOFERS When using B 15, B 18 and/or B 21 passive subwoofers, both mechanical and thermal protection techniques should be implemented. SE AUDIOTECHNIK's drivers are designed to reach lower stress ®...
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MECHANICAL DRAWINGS 654.00 495.00 793.00 542.00 465.00 512.00 Figure 41. B 15 views and dimensions. Annotations given in millimetres. Figure 42. B 18 views and dimensions. Annotations given in millimetres. 中文...
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15 - 18 mm plywood Cabinet finishing Black or white polyurea coating Grille Powder coated perforated steel Hardware 2 SE AUDIOTECHNIK® ergonomic handles 4 rubber feet and top recesses for stacking M20 pole thread Stacking Two-point SE AUDIOTECHNIK® stacking system ACCESSORIES...
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CORRECT DISPOSAL OF THIS PRODUCT (ELECTRICAL WASTE) (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with In the unlikely event that the SE AUDIOTECHNIK® product has a recur- separate collection systems) ring failure, SE AUDIOTECHNIK®, at its discretion, may elect to provide a replacement unit of SE AUDIOTECHNIK®...
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