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Big Blue | SAT 12

Introduction

Blue Sky is a philosophy. We design each product to represent the highest

ratio possible of performance to cost, providing the highest value added to

our customers.

We will continually seek out opportunities to utilize the talent of the Blue Sky

team to realize this philosophy. Our customer's value requirements will always

be our prime focus, and only those products that achieve our performance

value ratio will earn the right to carry the Blue Sky logo.

To that end we are proud to introduce the Big Blue | SAT 12. Blue Sky's SAT

12 is a three way, tri-amplified, 500-Watt, mid-field monitor featuring a 12"

high excursion hemispherical woofer, an ultra low distortion 4" hemispherical

midrange driver, and a 1" dual concentric diaphragm tweeter with integral

wave guide, for superior off-axis response. To reduce destructive cabinet

diffraction reflections, Blue Sky has developed and incorporated into the

baffle, the proprietary "Multi-Aperture Acoustic Diffraction Absorber", which

helps to maintain smooth on and off axis frequency response throughout the

critical MF and HF frequency range, without the need for a large wave guide

or horn.

The SAT 12 is powered by a dedicated low distortion 200-Watt amplifier for

the 12" woofer, a low distortion 200-Watt amplifier for the midrange, and a

low distortion 100-Watt amplifier for the tweeter. Big Blue effortlessly delivers

clean and accurate sound with a frequency response of 45Hz to 30kHz +/-

3.0dB (200Hz to 15kHz +/-1.5dB). For full compatibility with Blue Sky's new

SUB 15, SUB 12 and BMC (Bass Management Controller), an 80Hz high-pass

network, with phase correction filter is also included. For the ultimate in

monitoring flexibility, the rear panel of Big Blue incorporates two completely

independent balanced input stages with XLR connectors. The main input is for

standard 80Hz bass-managed operation and the second input is for traditional

monitoring, without the use of a sub. The rear panel also has controls for "full

space" (placement in a room) or "half space" (mounted in a baffle wall)

operation, along with individual HF, MF and LF level trims, as well as controls

for variable gain settings. Big Blue is designed to operate both vertically or

horizontally, thanks to the rotatable MF/HF plate.

The SAT 12 has been designed to integrate perfectly with Blue Sky's new SUB

15, 1000-Watt subwoofer. The SUB 15 is a sealed box subwoofer, designed

around a 15" forward-firing driver with a massive cast aluminum frame, dual

2.5" voice coils - which has almost 2.36" of excursion (peak to peak) and

features an enormous 20+ Lbs. motor structure (total driver weight 36 Lbs.).

One of the SUB 15's unique features is a switchable low frequency response

characteristic, of either 30Hz to 200Hz +/-3dB or, in "extended LF mode",

20Hz to 200Hz +/-3dB (anechoic). The extended mode is ideal for large

rooms that don't exhibit the room gain phenomenon of smaller sealed spaces.

In addition, the SUB 15 also has built-in 2.1 bass management electronics with

both a 4th order 80Hz Linkwitz-Riley low-pass filter and a 2nd order 80Hz

high-pass filter that is compatible with Big Blue's bass-managed input (the SUB

15 is also compatible with the SAT 6.5 and SAT 5).

Thank you for choosing Blue Sky!

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Important notes about

the SAT 12 and this

Owner's Manual

Voltage Selector Switch:

Prior to powering this unit, please confirm that the voltage selector switch,

located on the back of the SAT 12, has been set to the correct voltage setting.

If you are unsure of the type of power that is supplied to your home, consult

your product dealer or local power company.

Voltage

Selector Switch

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Subwoofer Requirements:

For true full-range monitoring, down to 20Hz or better, Blue Sky strongly

recommends using a subwoofer with the SAT 12. Because of the prodigious

output capabilities of SAT 12, as compared to the SAT 6.5 for example, Big

Blue System requires a minimum of two to four SUB 12s for a 2.1 operation

and minimum of four to eight SUB 12s for 5.1 operation. The SUB 15 has the

equivalent output of four SUB 12s and therefore only one SUB 15 is required

for 2.1 operation and two are recommended for 5.1 operation. Please note,

that these recommendations are not set in stone and will be dependent

on room size, room acoustics and will also be influenced by the specific

application / output requirements of the user.

Please note: For 5.1 applications, it is highly recommended that you only use

bass-management (along with a subwoofer) and the 80Hz input on Big blue.

This Owner's Manual:

This manual addresses Big Blue | SAT 12 stereo / 2.1 applications. For

information about 5.1 (or beyond) setup please consult the manual that comes

with the BMC or visit the Blue Sky website (address listed below).

Please read this owner's manual carefully and contact Blue Sky International if

you have any comments or questions. Contact information can be found on

page 19 or you can visit www.abluesky.com.

SAT 12, what is

included?

Each SAT 12 includes the items listed below.

Please carefully unpack each item and inspect the

components for damage. If any part of the system

has been damaged, please contact the dealer that

supplied the product or Blue Sky directly.

SAT 12 Inventory:

SAT 12

Power Cable

Owner's Manual

Warranty Card

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