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Alto ELVIS SPEAKER Owner's Manual

Elvis speaker enclosures passive and active models
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OWNER'S MANUAL
ELVIS SPEAKER ENCLOSURES
PASSIVE AND ACTIVE MODELS
www.altoproaudio.com
Version 2.0 SEPTEMBER 2007
English

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  • Page 1 OWNER'S MANUAL ELVIS SPEAKER ENCLOSURES PASSIVE AND ACTIVE MODELS www.altoproaudio.com Version 2.0 SEPTEMBER 2007 English...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTION CAUTION WARNING To reduce the risk of electric shock RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK and fire, do not expose this equipment DO NOT OPEN to moisture or rain. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER OR Dispose of this product should THE BACK PANEL OF THIS EQUIPMENT.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    7. WARRANTY..................20 1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for your purchasing one of our ELVIS speaker enclosures. It is just one of the many Alto products that a talented, multinational Team of Audio Engineers and Musicians have developed with their great passion for music.
  • Page 4 1). Connect one side of the speaker cable to the SPEAKER OUT of your powered mixer and the other side to the Input socket of your Elvis speaker cabinet. 2). Use PFL function to get the proper input level for the mixer, and adjust the Main Mix Level control to manipulate the output level.

  • Page 5: Quick Start - Passive Speaker Cabinets

    HOOK 3. QUICK START - PASSIVE SPEAKER CABINETS Passive, Full-range, four speakers. It is similar to the first set-up but four speakers are connected instead of two. 1).Follow the same steps as described above. 2).Connect the THROUGH socket of the first Elvis cabinet to the INPUT socket of the second Elvis cabinet.
  • Page 6 HOOK 3. QUICK START - PASSIVE SPEAKER CABINETS Passive two subwoofers and two satellite speakers. With this example, the stereo amplifier drives both the subwoofers and the satellites. In this case we do not call them full-range anymore because they receive a signal from the subwoofer that is already xovered at 125 Hz.
  • Page 7 HOOK 3. QUICK START - ACTIVE SPEAKER CABINETS Active, Full-range, two speakers. It is similar to the passive example but you do not need a power amplifier in between the mixer and the 2 ELVIS speakers Make all initial connections with all the equipment powered off, and ensure that all the main volume controls are turned down completely.

  • Page 8: Quick Start - Active Speaker Cabinets

    HOOK 3. QUICK START - ACTIVE SPEAKER CABINETS Active, Full-range, multiple speakers. This solution is particularly flexible when you have a large stage and for fixed installations where you want to send the same signal to different zones like in a Bar, Pub, Restaurant, Church, etc. Each ELVIS cabinet has its own volume control so you can adjust different volumes in different zones.
  • Page 9 HOOK 3. QUICK START - ACTIVE SPEAKER CABINETS Active, two subwoofers & two satellite speakers. In this example, the mixer is connected to the ELVIS subwoofers and then a 125 Hz xovered line signal is sent to the respective satellites. In this way, the high energetic content of the low frequencies is limited to the subwoofer and the satellite' s woofer act like a mid -woofer.
  • Page 10 HOOK 3. QUICK START - ACTIVE SPEAKER CABINETS Active, one subwoofer and two satellite speakers. This is a very popular combination, especially in small size clubs where there is no need for two subwoofers. 1). Connect one side of signal cable at your mixer into Main Output Left (with 1/4"Jack or XLR) and the other side of the cable into the Left Input of the ELVIS active subwoofer.
  • Page 11 HOOK 3. QUICK START - ACTIVE SPEAKER CABINETS Active, with Microphone and Line Level instruments. Your Elvis cabinets come with both Line-level and with Microphone Inputs. You can directly connect a microphone into your Elvis cabinet using the MIC input and a keyboard or an electric guitar (you must interconnect a D/I Box if you want to use the guitar) and use the relative level controls as a simple mixer.

  • Page 12: Connections

    4. CONNECTIONS -. PASSIVE FULL-RANGE: ELVIS10/ELVIS12/ELVIS15/ELVIS12M/ELVIS15M INPUT: Receive the signal coming from an external power amplifier. (SPK +1/-1 connected; +2/-2 not connected). THRU: Direct LINK to connect in parallel a second speaker cabinet (SPK +1/-1 connected; +2/-2 not connected). ELVIS 12 ELVIS 12S SOUND REINFORCEMENT SPEAKER SYSTEM Power Handling:...
  • Page 13 4. CONNECTIONS ACTIVE FULL- RANGE : ELVIS10A/ELVIS12A/ELVIS15A/ELVIS12MA/ELVIS15MA ON-OFF power switch. 2). Input AC power socket with main fuse. (11) MIC IN Ground lift Switch. POWER, blue LED, indicate (10) MIC GAIN ON status. -10dB -45dB SIGN/COMP, signal/ HIGH compressor, Green/red LED -6dB +6dB MIDDLE...
  • Page 14 4. CONNECTIONS ACTIVE SUBWOOFERS: ELVIS12 SA/ELVIS15 SA ON-OFF main power switch. Input AC power socket with main fuse. Ground lift Switch. POWER , blue LED, indicate ON status. SIGN/COMP , signal/compressor, green/red LED LEFT signal output on XLR or Jack connector for active satellite, under electronic crossover at 125 Hz.

  • Page 15: Wire Connections

    HOOK 5. WIRE CONNECTIONS -. For Passive Speaker Cabinets Please only use the power connectors to make connections with other signal source equipment for the passive speaker cabinets. The power connector has four terminals: 1+, 1-, 2+, 2-. In our cabinets, only 1+/1- are used to connect the Speaker+/Speaker-, and 2+/2- are not used.

  • Page 16: Technical Specification

    6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ELVIS10 Model No. ELVIS10 System type 2-way Vented Box Continuous Power 120W AES Standard Peak Power Rating 240W Peak Sensitivity (1W, 1m) 96 dB/116.5 dB Max Frequency Response 65 Hz/20 kHz +/-6 dB Impedance 8 Ohms Nominal Crossover Frequency 2700 Hz 12 dB/oct.
  • Page 17 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ELVIS15 Model No. System type 2-way Vented Box Continuous power 250 W AES Standard Peak Power Rating 500 W Peak Sensitivity (1W, 1m) 98 dB/122 dB Max Frequency Response 55 Hz/20 kHz +/-6 dB Impedance 8 Ohms Nominal Crossover Frequency 2200 Hz 12 dB/oct.
  • Page 18 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ELVIS15M Model No. System type 2-way Vented Box Continuous power 250 W AES Standard Peak Power Rating 500 W Peak Sensitivity (1W, 1m) 98 dB/122 dB Max Frequency Response 55 Hz/20 kHz +/-6 dB Impedance 8 Ohms Nominal Crossover Frequency 2200 Hz 12 dB/oct.
  • Page 19 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION Model No. ELVIS15S System type Vented Box Continuous power 300 W AES Standard Peak Power Rating 600 W Peak Sensitivity (1W, 1m) 98 dB/122 dB Max Frequency Response 45 Hz/20 kHz +/-6 dB Impedance 4 Ohms Nominal Crossover Frequency 125 Hz 6 dB/oct.
  • Page 20 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ELVIS15A Model No. Output Power IHF 350 Watt IHF Output Power RMS 169 W@8 Ohms 300 W@4 Ohms 123 dB (IHF Power) Max SPL at 1mt Input Sensitivity Line 0 dB/0.775 V/Mic-10 at -45 dB 30 kOhms Balanced - 15 kOhms Unbalanced Input Impedance Mic on XLR/Line Input on Combo/Line-Mix Output on XLR Connectors...
  • Page 21 6. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ELVIS12SA Model No. Output Power IHF 250 Watt IHF Output Power RMS 113 W@8 Ohms , 212 W@4 Ohms Max SPL at 1mt 121 dB(IHF Power) Input Sensitivity Line 0 dB/0.775 V Input Impedance 30 kOhms-Input/600 Ohms-Output L/Mono-R IN on XLR/L-R OUT on XLR Connectors Electronic Crossover 125 Hz at 24 dB/oct.

  • Page 22: Warranty

    7. WARRANTY 1. WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD To obtain Warranty Service, the buyer should first fill out and return the enclosed Warranty Registration Card within 10 days of the Purchase Date. All the information presented in this Warranty Registration Card gives the manufacturer a better understanding of the sales status, so as to provide a more effective and efficient after-sales warranty service.
  • Page 23 NO. 1, Lane 17, Sec. 2, Han Shi West Road, Taichung 40151, Taiwan http://www.altoproaudio.com Tel: 886-4-22313737 email: alto@altoproaudio.com Fax: 886-4-22346757 All rights reserved to ALTO. All features and content might be changed without prior notice. Any photocopy, translation, or reproduction of part of this manual without written permission is forbidden. Copyright 2007 Seikaku Group NF01105-2.0...

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