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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual...
- Page 2 PROTECT YOUR BAREFOOT MONITORS We will keep the model number and date of purchase of your new Barefoot Sound product on file to help you refer to this information in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Owner’s Manual CONTENTS Description Warnings! (please read carefully) Inputs and Controls Startup Protection / Limiters Signal Flow Diagram Positioning Widening the Stereo Field Cooling MEME™ MEME™ Voices MEME™ Voicing Frequency Responses MEME™ Voice Selector Connection Technology SpOC™ (Spectrally Optimized Conversion) Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Amplifiers Cabinet Design... -
Page 4: Description
04 DESCRIPTION Footprint03 Description The Footprint03 is part of Barefoot Sound’s highly Delving into the heart of the Footprint03’s innovation, the acclaimed Footprint series. This 3-way active studio speaker boasts a 1” ring radiator tweeter, a 3.5” midrange monitor, featuring MEME Technology, maintains the driver with an aluminum cone, and a forward-facing 6”... -
Page 5: Warnings! (Please Read Carefully)
05 WARNINGS Warnings The Mains power voltage must never exceed 250 VAC. Connecting the power cord to AC power line voltages REAR PANEL MAINS POWER INPUT LAYOUT. over 250 VAC will damage the amplifier and may cause the risk of fire. Such damage is NOT covered under warranty. -
Page 6: Inputs And Controls
28-bit/96kHz digital audio via a MEME IN of another Barefoot monitor. See Section 9 for precision, ultra-high-fidelity analog to digital converter MEME settings and connection details. section inside the Footprint03. 5. [FACTORY CALIBRATION] 2. [LEVEL] The universal serial bus connector is for factory Eight position rotary switch adjusts the loudness in pre- adjustments and calibrations. -
Page 7: Protection / Limiters
07 PROTECTION / LIMITERS Protection / Limiters Peak Limiter The Low and High frequency channels have individual Caution: Signals large enough to trigger any of the Peak Limiters designed to protect each driver from high limiters can generate very high sound pressure levels amplitude, short duration audio input signal spikes that that may result in permanent hearing damage. -
Page 8: Signal Flow Diagram
08 SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM Signal Flow Diagram Amplifiers Tweeter Midrange Crossover Input DACs Limiters 100W Level 28-bit/96kHz 28-bit/96kHz MEME 100W Woofer... -
Page 9: Positioning
The Footprint03 is well equipped to work at a variety of room, a good starting point is to create an equilater- listening distances. -
Page 10: Widening The Stereo Field
Since the Footprint03 has such wide off-axis disper- sion, the horizontal angle relative to the listener can be changed by up to 10 degrees with less than 1 dB variance... -
Page 11: Meme
MEME OUT of one speaker to the MEME IN of the next speaker. The Footprint03 MEME IN and MEME OUT jacks are opto-isolated to prevent ground loops between devices. -
Page 12: Technology
Amplifiers The Footprint03 features three Class D amplifier modules, each dedicated to powering a specific driver. The tweeter channel is driven by a 60-watt amplifier, while the midrange and woofer drivers are supported by separate 100-watt amplifiers. The amplifiers have a total harmonic distortion (THD) rating of less than 0.005% when delivering the maximum power to each driver. -
Page 13: Cabinet Design
Ported Speaker Design Barefoot Sound, known for its sealed cabinets, proves its versatility with the introduction of a side-firing ported speaker design. Embracing this fast transient bass reflex system, they achieve remarkable low-end extension while maintaining Barefoot’s renowned standards in... -
Page 14: Drivers
Powered by 60W Amplifier. 3.5” Midrange Driver The Footprint03 3.5” midrange driver utilizes an aluminum cone, further contributing to the driver’s rigidity and resonance control, thus enhancing the overall audio fidelity. The inclusion of a larger power high-sensitivity motor and additional copper shorting rings around the voice coil effectively minimizes harmonic distortion, resulting in pristine and accurate sound re- production. -
Page 15: Woofer
15 SPECIFICATIONS Specifications XLR female, Pin 1 ground, Pin 2 positive, Pin 3 negative Analog Input TRS Male, Tip: Positive, Ring: Negative, Sleeve: Ground Input Impedance = 20k Ohms Input Sensitivity (1m) = 90 dB @ -15 dBV (pass band) Word Length: 28-bit (56-bit High Precision) Analog to Digital Sample Rate: 96 kHz... -
Page 16: Drawings And Dimensions
16 DRAWINGS & DIMENSIONS Drawings & Dimensions [mm]... -
Page 17: Limited Warranty
This warranty covers only normal use of the product. No warranty extension will be granted for any BAREFOOT SOUND shall not be liable under this war- replacement part(s) furnished to the purchaser in fulfill- ranty if any damage or defect results from (i) misuse, ment of this warranty. -
Page 18: Obtaining Warranty Service
BAREFOOT SOUND will not 5. BAREFOOT SOUND will pay for shipping to and from accept any shipments without a RMA number. the customer only within the first thirty days following 2. -
Page 19: Warranty Exclusions
19 LIMITED WARRANTY manufactured by BAREFOOT SOUND. Under no circum- BAREFOOT SOUND makes every effort to make sure all stances will BAREFOOT SOUND be responsible for any information on our website is correct. refund or remuneration exceeding the original purchase price of the product less any shipping fees. - Page 20 Barefoot Sound LLC barefootsound.com...
- Page 21 PROTECT YOUR BAREFOOT MONITORS We will keep the model number and date of purchase of your new Barefoot Sound product on file to help you refer to this information in the event of an insurance claim such as loss or theft.
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