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Martin Audio CDD 5 User Manual

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CDD User
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Copyright © 2024 Martin Audio Limited
Publication date 2024-12-17

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  • Page 1 CDD User Guide Copyright © 2024 Martin Audio Limited Publication date 2024-12-17...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    How to mount CDDs ..........................17 First and second fix ........................17 Wall mounting CDD ..........................18 Wall mounting CDD 5 ........................18 Wall mounting CDD 6, 8, 10, 12 and 15 .................... 22 Ceiling mounting CDD ..........................27 Ceiling mounting CDD 5 ........................27 Ceiling mounting CDD 6 or 8 ......................
  • Page 3 CDD 5 details ............................46 CDD 5 models ..........................46 CDD 5 specification ........................46 CDD 5 accessories ......................... 46 CDD 5 spare parts .......................... 46 CDD 6 details ............................47 CDD 6 models ..........................47 CDD 6 specification ........................47 CDD 6 accessories .........................

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Note that for daisy chaining weatherised CDD 8, 10, 12 and 15, see Weatherised connections (page 14). Special versions of the CDD 5, 6, 8 and 10 are available for 70/100 V line operation (page 12); we call these TX models.

  • Page 5: Cdd Models

    Weatherised 70/100 V line white Marine 70/100 V line black Marine 70/100 V line white With 70/100 V line CDD 8 and 10, you cannot switch off the transformer. With 70/100 V line CDD 5 and 6, you can switch off the transformer.

  • Page 6: Accessories

    CDD User Guide Accessories CDD 5, 6 and 8 CDD 10, 12 and 15 Wall bracket in black Wall bracket in white Ceiling bracket in black Ceiling bracket in white Yoke assembly in black Yoke assembly in white Eye bolts for flying...

  • Page 7: Model Descriptions

    CDD 10 details (page 49). CDD 12 The CDD 5 is a two-way passive micro speaker designed for discreet positioning in architectural installations such The CDD 12 is a compact, passive two-way system as bars, museums, foyers, concourses, exhibition centres designed for installations that require high output levels.

  • Page 8: Cdd Coverage

    CDD User Guide CDD coverage CDD loudspeakers feature Martin Audio’s unique, patent- all corners of the audience area, while achieving wide pending Coaxial Differential Dispersion™ technology. CDD horizontal coverage close to the loudspeaker. systems augment the ‘point-source’ benefits of coaxial drivers with the consistency of coverage of Differential Dispersion technology.

  • Page 9: Landscape Or Portrait

    2. For CDD 10, 12 or 15, remove the two screws that hold the grille in place. For CDD 5, 6 or 8, there are no screws to undo. 3. Insert an appropriately sized flat-bladed screwdriver into one of the two gaps at the side of the grille.

  • Page 10: To Rotate The Driver

    90°. To install in upside-down portrait, you just rotate the grille; there is no need to rotate the badge. For CDD 5, 6 and 8, you need to remove the badge to ▪ 3. Carefully lift out the driver assembly and rotate it.

  • Page 11: Grille Replacement

    CDD User Guide To rotate the badge CDD 10, 12 and 15 3. Make sure that the grille is engaged in the slot by pushing the edge of the grille back starting at the top 1. Remove the grille. For details, see Grille removal or bottom.

  • Page 12: Connecting Cdds

    Each 70/100 V line speaker contains a transformer and uses 70 V in North America or 100 V in the rest of the world. We produce 70/100 V line versions of the CDD 5, 6, 8 and 10. We call these TX versions: CDD5-TX ▪...
  • Page 13 Phoenix Contact PCB don't have these, you can add them using a system terminal block at the back. This terminal block has five controller such as the Martin Audio DX4.0, DX0.4 or push-in spring connections, and you use these to select DX0.6.

  • Page 14: Weatherised Connections

    “knock-out” that allows you to fit a second gland (not supplied). To connect weatherised CDD 5 and 6 1. Remove the three hex-head screws that hold the cover in place.

  • Page 15: Marine Connections

    CDD User Guide 3. Loosen the cable clamp nut and pass the cable through the gland assembly. 4. Connect to the input terminals. For details, see Connecting CDDs (page 12).  Marine connections The marine versions of CDD have a factory-fitted two-core cable at the back.

  • Page 16: Where To Mount Cdds

    System design To design your system and decide on the best positions for your speakers, we recommend our Martin Audio Display 3 software. This is available as a free download from our website martin-audio.com. Display 3 allows you to model your space and experiment with various system configurations and speaker positions.

  • Page 17: How To Mount Cdds

    CDD User Guide How to mount CDDs You can mount CDD 5, 6 or 8 on walls or ceilings. You can mount CDD 10, 12 or 15 on walls, ceilings, trusses or poles, or fly using eye bolts. To mount CDD 5, 6 or 8 on a wall, use a wall ▪...

  • Page 18: Wall Mounting Cdd

    We have two types of wall bracket: the type for using a 4 mm hex key (H4). CDD 5 and the type for the rest of the range (CDD 6, 8, The wall section is larger and has fixing holes on ▪...
  • Page 19 If you only need to adjust the speaker vertically, use the same horizontal orientation. To wall mount CDD 5 – second fix If you only need to adjust the speaker horizontally, fit 1. Decide whether to install the speakers in landscape the bracket vertically with the opening downwards.
  • Page 20 CDD User Guide For landscape, see below: If you only need to adjust horizontally, fit the bracket vertically with the opening downwards. 4. If you need to adjust in both planes, fit the link section to the cabinet section. For portrait, see below: 5.
  • Page 21 7. Leave the bolt with a little play, to allow for final adjustments. You can now position the CDD 5 on the radial teeth and adjust the position in increments of approximately 10°. If the fitting includes the link section, you can loosen the other fitting slightly, so that you can adjust in the other plane.

  • Page 22: Wall Mounting Cdd 6, 8, 10, 12 And 15

    CDD User Guide Wall mounting CDD 6, 8, 10, 12 and All CDD speakers except the CDD 5 use the same style of wall bracket. This has two parts, a wall section and a cabinet section. When you install the speaker, a horizontal bolt in the cabinet section locates into a notch in the wall section.
  • Page 23 CDD User Guide To wall mount CDD 6, 8, 10, 12 or 15 – first Use wall fixings that are appropriate for the composition of the wall and the weight of the speaker (page 45). 1. Separate the two halves of the bracket by removing For CDD 6, 8, 10 or 12, the wall section has four fixing the lower fitting.
  • Page 24 CDD User Guide 3. Offer the speaker up to the bracket and hook the horizontal bolt of the cabinet section onto the notch of the wall section.  For landscape, use the four holes in the middle of the cabinet. For CDD 6, there are only four holes so there is no choice of position.
  • Page 25 CDD User Guide 5. Adjust horizontally (pan) by rotating the assembly on the vertical bolt. Use an M5 hex key. When working at height, you must use appropriate safety measures. A scaffold tower or lifting platform will allow you to use both hands safely.
  • Page 26 CDD User Guide For details of tilt and pan angles, see CDD tilt and pan angles (page 43). 7. Connect the speaker cables using the pluggable Phoenix-style connectors (page 12). 8. Check the coverage using an audio source and make final adjustments to the speaker position.

  • Page 27: Ceiling Mounting Cdd

    CDD User Guide Ceiling mounting CDD You can mount CDD 5, 6 or 8 on the ceiling using a ceiling Nyloc nuts supplied with the ceiling bracket. Attach bracket. We have two types of ceiling bracket, one for the wall bracket horizontally, as shown below: CDD 5 and one for both CDD 6 and 8.
  • Page 28 4. At this stage, we recommend that you terminate the speaker cables with the Phoenix connectors (page 12) supplied with the speakers. To ceiling mount CDD 5 – second fix 1. If you are installing in landscape, you must rotate the driver (page 10).

  • Page 29: Ceiling Mounting Cdd 6 Or 8

    ▪ cabinet. Pan Angles up to 30° These two sections are held together with a bolt. To mount CDD 5 on the ceiling, you need a different bracket. For details, see Ceiling mounting CDD 5 (page 27). To mount CDD 10, 12 or 15 speakers on the ceiling, you...
  • Page 30 CDD User Guide Landscape or portrait into a batten above plasterboard), you could use the centre hole for cable routing. It's best to ceiling mount the CDD 6 or 8 in landscape. In this case, you must rotate the driver (page 10).
  • Page 31 CDD User Guide For CDD 6 or 8 in landscape, fit the bracket so that If you are installing in portrait, remember to install the the bolt holes are horizontal as shown below. speaker upside-down. 4. Adjust the vertical position using the grub screw accessed from the rear of the bracket.

  • Page 32: Yoke Mounting Cdd

    CDD User Guide Yoke mounting CDD Yoke mountings allow you to mount the three largest CDD speakers (CDD 10, 12 and 15) in landscape on ceilings, For details of tilt and pan angles, see walls, trusses and poles (page 34). Note that: CDD tilt and pan angles (page 43).

  • Page 33: To Mount A Yoke On A Ceiling Or Wall - Second Fix

    CDD User Guide If you fix using the smaller holes, you could use the central hole for cable access. Make sure that the attachment to the ceiling is safe and secure, particularly as the speakers may be over people's heads. The fixings to use will depend on the ceiling construction and the weight of the...

  • Page 34: To Attach A Yoke To A Scaffold Pole Or Truss

    CDD User Guide Secondary safety retaining device This should be a chain or steel rope attached directly to the cabinet, and not to the yoke. You can attach this to the cabinet by fitting an M8 eyebolt into one of the inserts provided for flying purposes (page 35).

  • Page 35: Eye Bolt Mounting Cdd

    This allows you to suspend these speakers from suitable fixings in the ceiling or from trusses and poles. Note that the CDD 5, 6 and 8 don't have eye bolt fittings, so you can't fly these speakers.
  • Page 36 CDD User Guide Remove one of the screws and fit the eye bolt. The rigging method and components must be suitable for both the weight of the speaker (page 45) and the suspension points.

  • Page 37: Recommended Amplifiers

    CDD User Guide Recommended amplifiers To power your CDD loudspeakers and Amplifier Power output subwoofers (page 40), we recommend Martin Audio VIA iK41 4 x 1,500 W into 2 ohms and iKON amplifiers. 4 x 1,500 W into 4 ohms Model...

  • Page 38: Other Amplifiers

    CDD User Guide Other amplifiers If you use power amplifiers from other manufacturers, the amplifiers must be capable of delivering the necessary power into the combined impedance of the cabinets. Note that many amplifiers suffer sonic degradation when driving low load impedances or, worse still, shut down. You must check the specification of the power amplifiers and conduct listening tests before committing to a very low impedance system design.

  • Page 39: System Controllers

    We see our loudspeaker parameter spreadsheet, which is recommend the Martin Audio DX4.0, DX0.4 or DX0.6. freely downloadable from the support section of our For further details of these system controllers, see our website martin-audio.com.

  • Page 40: Subwoofers

    Subwoofers You can pair any CDD with any of our SX subwoofers, so you can pair a CDD 5 with an SX218 if you really want to. But some combinations make more sense than others, so we've shown those in the table below:...

  • Page 41: Weatherised Cdds

    CDD User Guide Weatherised CDDs The weatherised versions of CDDs have factory-fitted weather proofing components and are available in black or white. These versions have two additional layers of protection behind the front grille: 1. A Declon® (synthetic fibre) layer. 2. A zinc-plated steel grille assembly with a hydrophobic (water-repellent) coating and a rubber edge extrusion. ...

  • Page 42: Marine Cdds

    CDD User Guide Marine CDDs We've engineered the marine versions of CDD for factory-fitted cable is five-core rather than two-core. saltwater environments such as cruise ships and beach- For details, see 70/100 V line versions (page 12). side locations. These versions meet the requirements of IEC 529 to an IP54 level, and we have UV tested to BS EN ISO 4892–2:2013 method A –...

  • Page 43: Cdd Tilt And Pan Angles

    CDD tilt and pan angles Portrait Landscape, flat side (top) on Landscape, flat side (top) on right, curved side (bottom) left, curved side (bottom) on on left right CDD 5 Wall bracket Down tilt 70° 60° 60° Up tilt 25°...
  • Page 44 CDD User Guide Portrait Landscape, flat side (top) on Landscape, flat side (top) on right, curved side (bottom) left, curved side (bottom) on on left right Left pan Set at install Set at install Right pan Set at install Set at install CDD 15 Wall bracket Down tilt...

  • Page 45: Cdd Weights

    CDD User Guide CDD weights CDD speaker weights CDD5 3.0 kg (6.6 lbs) CDD5TX-WR 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs) CDD6 5.7 kg (12.5 lbs) CDD6TX-WR 6.8 kg (14.9 lbs) CDD8 9.5 kg (21.0 lbs) CDD8-WR 9.8 kg (21.6 lbs) CDD8TX 11.1 kg (24.5 lbs) CDD8TX-WR 11.4 kg (25.1 lbs) CDD10...

  • Page 46: Cdd 5 Details

    (W) 160 mm x (H) 230 mm x (D) 149 mm CDD5RAL RAL colour CDD 5 (W) 6.3 in x (H) 9.1 in x (D) 5.9 in CDD5RALTX RAL colour 70/100 V line CDD 5 Weight CDD5 3.0 kg (6.6 lbs) CDD5BTX-WR Black weatherised 70/100 V line CDD 5 Weight CDD5TX- 3.4 kg (7.5 lbs)

  • Page 47: Cdd 6 Details

    CDD User Guide CDD 6 details CDD 6 models Pin connections Standard models, left to right: Input +, Input –, Link –, Link + Fittings 4 x M6 inserts for wall and ceiling brackets CDD6B Black CDD 6 Environmental Weatherised and marine models: IP54 CDD6W White CDD 6 Dimensions...

  • Page 48: Cdd 8 Details

    CDD User Guide CDD 8 details CDD 8 models Connectors Standard models: Phoenix-style 13 A plug with screw connections (part PCX00006) CDD8B Black CDD 8 TX models: terminal block with spring connections CDD8W White CDD 8 Weatherised models: connections as CDD8RAL RAL colour CDD 8 above with weatherproof cover, gasket seal and cable gland...

  • Page 49: Cdd 10 Details

    CDD User Guide CDD 10 details CDD 10 models Connectors Standard models: Phoenix-style 20 A plug with screw connections (replacement part PCX00008) CDD10B Black CDD 10 TX models: terminal block with spring connections CDD10W White CDD 10 Weatherised models: connections as above CDD10RAL RAL colour CDD 10 with weatherproof cover, gasket seal and...

  • Page 50: Cdd 12 Details

    CDD User Guide CDD 12 details CDD 12 models Connectors Standard models: Phoenix-style 20 A plug with screw connections (replacement part PCX00008) CDD12B Black CDD 12 Weatherised models: connections as above with weatherproof cover, gasket seal and CDD12W White CDD 12 cable gland CDD12RAL RAL colour CDD 12...

  • Page 51: Cdd 15 Details

    CDD User Guide CDD 15 details CDD 15 models Connectors Standard models: Phoenix-style 20 A plug with screw connections (replacement part PCX00008) CDD15B Black CDD 15 Weatherised models: connections as above with weatherproof cover, gasket seal and CDD15W White CDD 15 cable gland CDD15RAL RAL colour CDD 15...

  • Page 52: Technical Drawings

    CDD User Guide Technical drawings The following drawings show standard CDD loudspeakers. For weatherised and marine CDDs, the rear panel is slightly different due to the weatherproof cover over the connector panel, but the dimensions are the same. CDD 5...
  • Page 53 CDD User Guide CDD 6...
  • Page 54 CDD User Guide CDD 8...
  • Page 55 CDD User Guide CDD 10...
  • Page 56 CDD User Guide CDD 12...
  • Page 57 CDD User Guide CDD 15...
  • Page 58 CDD User Guide Wall bracket for CDD 5 (ASM10001)
  • Page 59 CDD User Guide Wall bracket for CDD 6 and 8 (WB6/8)
  • Page 60 CDD User Guide Wall bracket for CDD 10 and 12 (WB10/12)
  • Page 61 CDD User Guide Wall bracket for CDD 15 (WB15)
  • Page 62 CDD User Guide Ceiling bracket for CDD 5 (CDDCB5)
  • Page 63 CDD User Guide Ceiling bracket for CDD 6 and 8 (CDDCB6/8)
  • Page 64 CDD User Guide Yoke for CDD 10 (CDDY10)
  • Page 65 CDD User Guide Yoke for CDD 12 (CDDY12)
  • Page 66 CDD User Guide Yoke for CDD 15 (CDDY15)

  • Page 67: Troubleshooting

    Check the sound quality with headphones at the amplifier or preamp. Technical support For technical support, contact either your supplier or ▪ Martin Audio technical support. For Martin Audio technical support, go to our website ▪ martin-audio.com and select Support > Support Contacts. Service For service details, go to our website martin-audio.com...
  • Page 68 +1 323 381 5310 www.martin-audio.com Martin Audio, the Martin Audio logo and Hybrid are registered trademarks of Martin Audio Ltd. in the United Kingdom, United States and other countries; all other Martin Audio trademarks are the property of Martin Audio Ltd.

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