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- Page 1 I SERIES IV6 System Design and Installation Manual Modular Vertical Array 600 Models IV6-1122/05 IV6-1122/15 IV6-118S Indoor & WR models communitypro.com...
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Page 2: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS UNPACKING / INSPECTION Always follow these basic safety precautions when using or installing I SERIES loudspeakers and Community I SERIES loudspeakers are accessories: engineered and manufactured to be rugged and they are carefully packed in sturdy cartons. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
INDOOR IV6 cabinets/models only. The IV6-WR loudspeakers differ in width and mounting points and will NOT fit the indoor array frames. Contact Community for information regarding mounting options for WR (outdoor) IV6 loudspeakers. The array illustrations shown on the front cover are INDOOR models. -
Page 4: Introduction - Iv6 Modular Vertical Array
INTRODUCTION - IV6 MODULAR VERTICAL ARRAY Community’s IV6 is a “Modular Vertical Array” that enables a broad spectrum of modular and scalable systems from “true line arrays” to “constant curvature arrays” all with uniform front-to-back coverage, smooth frequency response, high maximum output and excellent sound quality. Its 5° and 15° cabinet models (array elements) and its versatile “Modular Splay Brackets”... - Page 5 DSP settings. Community’s IV6 offers a better way we call “Passive Acoustic Optimization” (PAO). To implement PAO, each IV6 cabinet has rear-panel “Individual Element Controls” that adjust overall cabinet attenuation and high frequency tapering for a total of 55 response profiles.
- Page 6 This manual provides detailed instructions for designing and configuring an IV6 system. We also invite you to contact Community’s TAG Team for advice on product selection, EASE® and EASE® Focus 3 modeling and system design reviews.
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Page 7: Product Naming Convention
PRODUCT NAMING CONVENTION I SERIES presents a logical way of easily 1 12 2 – deciphering each model's characteristics (family, type, level, number and size of Product Family LF Qty Form/Mode woofer, crossover bands, and horn pattern). I = I SERIES... -
Page 8: Product Representation
PRODUCT REPRESENTATION IMPORTANT: IV6-WR loudspeakers differ in width and I SERIES MODULAR VERTICAL ARRAY LOUDSPEAKER (IV6-1122/05) mounting points and will NOT fit The IV6 loudspeaker with a 5° vertical cabinet angle and horn beamwidth, 120° the indoor array frames. Contact nominal horizontal coverage. - Page 9 PRODUCT REPRESENTATION (CONTINUED) I SERIES VERTICAL ARRAY LOUDSPEAKER (IV6-1122/15) The IV6 loudspeaker with a 15° vertical cabinet angle and horn beamwidth, 120° nominal horizontal coverage. A pair of splay brackets must be used to make each cabinet-to-cabinet connection. There are three different splay bracket types (S1, S2, S3) used to configure the angle between adjacent cabinets (10°,...
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Page 10: Rigging Safety
• Leave splay bracket connections slightly loose until all cabinet connections are made, then tighten evenly Polar Focus manufactures the rigging frames and splay brackets that Community WARNING: I SERIES IV6 rigging sells for use with IV6 Modular Vertical Array systems. Polar Focus also fittings are rated at Working manufactures additional mounting accessories that can be used with IV6 systems. -
Page 11: Array Assembly
Working Load (SWL) Limits. Use of any • Follow the splay bracket configuration (EASE® Focus 3 report) and loosely other bolts will void Community's attach the appropriate splay bracket pair to the cabinet being moved into Factory Warranty. Replacement Grade... - Page 12 (on the lowest cabinet in the array) before the side panels can be installed. Figure 4. Attach side panels after all bracket connections / hardware has been installed I SERIES Page 12 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual...
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Page 13: Subwoofer Assembly (Ground-Based)
A. Attach an S1 splay bracket to each cabinet-cabinet juncture B. Thread bolts into any remaining open cabinet connection holes C. Attach sides after moving the stack to its final location I SERIES IV6 System Design and Installation Manual Page 13... -
Page 14: Building Arrays
Slight splay between cabinets (maximum splay minus 2.5°) Aiming Angle = 10° Aiming Angle = 5° Aiming Angle = 15° 10° 5° 15° Standard - for tight pack or constant curve arrays I SERIES Page 14 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual... - Page 15 Figure 8. Example pages from an EF3 project report A. Position / weight / rigging information B. Array - models and splay brackets C. Attenuation panel settings D. Desired safety factor and loads 1/18/2018 - AMalcolm - EF3-NewBuild1-16-18.fc3 I SERIES IV6 System Design and Installation Manual Page 15...
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Page 16: System Design
EF3 loudspeaker library and will be immediately ready to use upon launching the software. The next few pages explain how to use the Community-exclusive PAO and RiSC modules within EF3, with a few general tips for designing IV6 Modular Vertical Array systems. A complete EASE® Focus 3 User Guide is included in the software that explains all of the standard capabilities and tools available in EF3. - Page 17 I SERIES point source and compact cover the room. Add an additional cabinet to the array and start the process loudspeakers complement the IV6 from the beginning.
- Page 18 The system designer must account for the venue materials and geometry when making a decision about whether extending the coverage is appropriate for the application. I SERIES Page 18 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual...
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Page 19: System Design - Rigging Safety Calculator
To help you and your qualified structural engineering team make decisions about the safety of the array, we have worked with AFMG to develop a Community- exclusive custom module for EASE® Focus 3 (EF3) that we call the Rigging Safety Calculator (RiSC). - Page 20 Figure 18. EF3 Project report 1/18/2018 - AMalcolm - EF3-NewBuild1-16-18.fc3 1/18/2018 - AMalcolm - EF3-NewBuild1-16-18.fc3 A. Create the report 1/18/2018 - AMalcolm - EF3-NewBuild1-16-18.fc3 B. Pages from a sample report I SERIES Page 20 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual...
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Page 21: System Design - Passive Acoustic Optimization
SYSTEM DESIGN - PASSIVE ACOUSTIC OPTIMIZATION INTRODUCTION TO PASSIVE ACOUSTIC OPTIMIZATION Passive Acoustic Optimization (PAO) is a process developed exclusively by Community, in cooperation with Ahnert- Feistel Media Group (AFMG), PAO helps system designers quickly and easily tailor the output of individual loudspeaker "elements"... - Page 22 . Full descriptions of these designations and how to properly set jumpers in the correct positions on each loudspeaker will be discussed in detail in the next section of this manual (Attenuation Panel). Figure 22. Attenuation options I SERIES Page 22 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual...
- Page 23 PAO to each configuration and decide which starting point that you are comfortable with, to the design the best system for the application. I SERIES IV6 System Design and Installation Manual Page 23...
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Page 24: Attenuation Panel
-dB value (0 to -6.0). CABINET ATTENUATION VALUES Columns Attenuation Values Rows -1.5 -1.5 -4.5 -3.0 -7.5 -4.5 -10.5 -6.0 Figure 24. Attenuation panel with jumpers set to match -13.5 EF3 cabinet filter setting I SERIES Page 24 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual... - Page 25 The selection of appropriate electrical hardware to interface with the I SERIES loudspeaker lies solely with the installation professional. Community recommends that an appropriately licensed engineer, electrician, or other qualified professional identify and select the appropriate conduit, fittings, wire, etc.
- Page 26 The input panel cover also comply with the warranty. attaches with the same 4mm Flat Washers 4mm screws and washers Note: Subwoofers do not have an Attenuation Panel. Figure 28. Panel covers installation I SERIES Page 26 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual...
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Page 27: Array Horn Cover
OUTDOOR (WR) MODELS (ONLY) and mounting points and will NOT fit the indoor array To prevent animals or insects from frames. Contact Community for more information regarding nesting in the in the horns a cover is mounting options for WR (outdoor) IV6 loudspeakers. -
Page 28: Array Impedance Calculation Tool
EASE® Focus 3 and the resultant "Cabinet Attenuation" dB settings entered into the IV6 Impedance Calculation Tool. PAO Attenuation Settings - The first "dB" number is the "Cabinet Attenuation" setting (-1.5dB for the first element in this array) I SERIES Page 28 IV6 System Design and Installation Manual... - Page 29 PAO, then it may be necessary to use more than one amplifier channel. In the example below, the boxes are wired using two amp channels and grouped in such a way as to provide an equal load to each amp channel: I SERIES IV6 System Design and Installation Manual Page 29...
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Page 30: Accessories - Glidepoint™ Array Frame
• Loosen the nuts on the side of the carriage in the direction it should be moved. Guide (Community website - IV6 • The carriage can be moved by hand if there isn't too much weight on the frame, or Downloads). - Page 31 3. Using the flanged 10.9 bolts and nuts, loosely attach the S1 brackets to HN-F the array frame with the Community name facing out. IMPORTANT: Leave bracket hardware slightly loose until HHB-F the cabinet is attached to the brackets.
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Page 32: Accessories - Light Array Frame / Pullback Bar
1. If the frame will be at the top of an array, position the S1 splay brackets Suspend small array against the array frame with the Community name facing out. Loosely attach the brackets with the flanged 10.9 bolts and nuts. -
Page 33: Accessories - Light Array Frame Adapter U-Bracket
• Suspend an array of up to six IV6-1122 elements using the BalancePoint™ do so can lead to severe injury or even Flyware IAF55 death! • Attach an I SERIES Compact (IC6) loudspeaker to the bottom of an IV6 array for downfill applications. I SERIES IV6 System Design and Installation Manual... -
Page 34: Accessories - Sub Behind Array Frame
Rigging Manual (Community website - IV6 Downloads). ASSEMBLY Parts: Additional rigging accessories are 1. Move the sub mounting frame to the available from Polar Focus - See... - Page 35 3. Using the 10.9 flanged bolts and nuts, loosely attach the S1 brackets to the array frame with the Community name facing out. Step SB-2. Loosen nuts in the direction the carriage has to go, move carriage to designated position, and tighten hardware...
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Page 36: Sub Behind Hang Point Calculator
SUB BEHIND HANG POINT CALCULATOR Community provides an easy calculation tool to determine where the hang point should be located based upon the full weight of the main array when attached to the Sub Behind Array frame so that the SB-AF stays level. This tool calculates the distance for 1-4 subwoofers. -
Page 37: Accessories - Lift Point For Array Frames
Available from Polar Focus Many of these can be used in conjunction with the INDOOR GlidePoint or Light Array Frames sold by Community. PolarFocus offers additional brackets for other mounting applications. Below is a quick reference table to choose from. The model numbers are also hyperlinks to the associated pages on Polar Focus's website noted below. -
Page 38: Appendix
Serial Number Serial and suspending Barcode Community Light & Sound, Inc. the array Made in the USA 333 East Fifth St., Chester, PA 19013 USA ID / Warning Labels on Input panel CAUTION: Loudspeaker installation should only be performed I SERIES by trained and qualified personnel in compliance with all... - Page 39 APPENDIX (CONTINUED) LOUDSPEAKER CABINET PAINTING PROCEDURE Both indoor and weather-resistant I SERIES cabinets are available in standard OUTDOOR (WR) MODELS colors of Black, White or Grey; custom colors may be ordered as Configured-to- The weather-resistant models are Order (CTO) items for both types of models, alleviating the need to paint your...
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Page 40: Performance And Specifications
For best performance, loudspeaker protection and system longevity, an FIR- information contained enabled digital signal processor (DSP ) must be used with the I SERIES IV6 this manual was complete loudspeakers. Community's dSPEC226 processor(s) and Resyn® software and accurate at the time of contain all of the information (high pass filters, limiters, factory tunings) and printing.
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