L-Acoustics KARA User Manual
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- Page 1 KARA KARA /KARA KARA SYSTEM SYSTEM KARA KARA KARA KARA SYSTEM SYSTEM ® USER USER MANUAL MANUAL USER USER MANUAL MANUAL VERSION 2 VERSION 2 VERSION 2 VERSION 2..0 0 0 0 w w w . l - a c o u s t i c s . c o m...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Heed all SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS as well as DANGER and OBLIGATION warnings ® Never incorporate equipment or accessories not approved by L-ACOUSTICS Read all the related PRODUCT INFORMATION documents before exploiting the system The product information document is included in the shipping carton of the related system component. -
Page 3: Kara System
With a fixed horizontal directivity of 110° and a vertical inter-element variation from 0˚ to 10°, the KARA line source is fully configurable to match any audience geometry. The KARA system can be deployed either as a main system (FOH or distributed) with the SB18 subwoofer, as a compact complementary system (delays or fills), and even as a dedicated K1 downfill extension for stadium and arena concert applications. -
Page 4: System Components
® operation. A complete L-ACOUSTICS system includes enclosures, amplified controllers, cables, rigging system, and software applications. The main components of a KARA SYSTEM are the following: 2.1 Loudspeaker enclosures ® KARA Full-range enclosure (50 Hz –... - Page 5 KARA SYSTEM components (excluding rigging elements and modulation cables) ® (in a KARAi SYSTEM, KARAi and SB18i enclosures replace KARA and SB18 enclosures) KARA_UM_EN_2-0 w w w . l - a c o u s t i c s . c o m...
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Page 6: Operating Modes
In LOW-EXTENSION mode, the bandwidth of the KARA system is extended in the low end. It corresponds to the use of a KARA line source in combination with the SB18 subwoofer, the SB28 subwoofer or both the SB18 and the SB28. - Page 7 SB28 subwoofer _60] Frequency range (-10dB) 25Hz – 20kHz with SB28 32Hz – 20kHz with SB18 KARA line source + coupled SB18 + separated SB28 Recommended ratio 3 KARA : 1 SB18 : 1 SB28 Enclosure [PRESET] KARA [KARA]...
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Page 8: High-Pass Mode
It corresponds to the use of KARA enclosure as a single element, typically as a fill system. The KARA enclosure is driven by the LA8 amplified with a dedicated preset. In addition to a high-pass filter at 100 Hz, the preset provides the enclosure with a neutral frequency response. -
Page 9: Loudspeaker Connection
Connect a DO cable (DO.7, DO10 or DO25) to the PA-COM connector of the LA8 and use the DO3WFILL to split the audio signals into one channel pair, feeding one KARA enclosure, and two single channels, each one feeding one SB subwoofer. -
Page 10: Sb18 And Sb28 Connection
SB18 parallel connection is only possible with the LA8 amplified controller. Refer to the SB18 user manual for connection to the LA4. IN LINK ® The SB28 subwoofer is equipped with one 4-point SpeakON connector. ® Internal pinout for L-ACOUSTICS subwoofers ® SpeakON points Transducer connectors LF +... -
Page 11: Appendix A: Preset Description
The latest version of each PRESET LIBRARY and the corresponding user manuals are downloadable from ® the L-ACOUSTICS web site. [KARA]: full-range To use the KARA line source in FULL-RANGE mode, in standalone configuration, or in LOW-EXTENSION mode, in combination with SB subwoofers. Accessible (O) and blocked (X) parameters Elements to connect Routing *... -
Page 12: Appendix B: Specifications For Loudspeaker Cables
KARA KARA ® KARA KARA SYSTEM SYSTEM KARA KARA KARA KARA SYSTEM SYSTEM USER MANUAL USER MANUAL USER USER MANUAL MANUAL VERSION 2.0 APPENDIX APPENDIX B B B B : : : : SPECIFICATIONS FOR LOUDSPEAKER CABLES APPENDIX APPENDIX Cable quality and resistance Only use high-quality fully insulated speaker cables made of stranded copper wire. - Page 13 KARA_UM_EN_2-0 w w w . l - a c o u s t i c s . c o m...
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- Page 16 Document reference: KARA_UM_EN_2-0 Distribution date: June 13, 2012 ® © 2012 L-ACOUSTICS . All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written consent of the publisher.
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