General Description; Positioning The Loudspeaker - Genelec 8020B Operating Manual

General description

The bi-amplified GENELEC 8020B is an extremely
compact two way active monitoring loudspeaker
designed for near field monitoring, mobile vans,
broadcast and TV control rooms, surround sound
systems, home studios, multimedia applications and
also for use with computer soundcards. As an active
loudspeaker, it contains drivers, power amplifiers,
active crossover filters and protection circuitry.
The MDE™ (Minimum Diffraction Enclosure™)
loudspeaker enclosure is made of die-cast alumin-
ium and shaped to reduce edge diffraction. Com-
bined with the advanced Directivity Control Wavegui-
de (DCW ), this design provides excellent fre-
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quency balance in difficult acoustic environments. If
necessary, the bass response of the 8020B's can be
extended with a Genelec 7050B subwoofer.
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Active Monitoring System

Positioning the loudspeaker

Each 8020B monitor is supplied with an integrated
amplifier unit, mains cable and an operating manual.
After unpacking, place the loudspeaker in its required
listening position, taking note of the line of the acous-
tic axis. The axes of all loudspeakers should converge
at ear height at the listening position (see Figure 1).
Connections
Before connecting up, ensure that the loudspeakers
and the signal source have been switched off. The
power switch of the 8020B is located on the back
panel (see Figure 3). Connect the loudspeaker to an
earthed mains connection with the supplied mains
cable. Never connect the loudspeaker to an un-
earthed mains supply or using an unearthed mains
cable. Audio input is via a 10 kOhm balanced fe-
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