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Electro-Voice Sx600 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Sx600 User Manual Electro-Voice ® Sx600 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Step 4: Mounting the Speaker and Aligning ..........8 Step 5: System Adjustment and Acoustic Tuning ........10 Appendix A: Troubleshooting ..............10 Appendix B: Warranty Statement ............12 Appendix C: Technical Specifiations ............13 Electro-Voice ® Sx600 User Manual...

  • Page 3: Product Description

    Utilizing a 65° x 65° high frequency horn and a unique 2-element vertical midbass array, Sx600 gives you the clarity of a direct radiator with the high SPL and directivity of a properly designed horn system, especially in the important vertical plane.

  • Page 4: Product Feature Identification

    • Full Face Stainless Steel Grille Stainless Steel Angle Adjustment with Hydrophobic Backing SuperSAM (0°- 60° in 5° (Not Shown) Mounting Increments) • All Stainless Steel Hardware Bracket (Not Shown) Figure 1: Sx600 Product Features Electro-Voice ® Sx600 User Manual...

  • Page 5: System Acoustic Design Considerations

    300Hz. The result is clear, clean vocals, with the SPL capabilities required for large spaces. The SX600 also features EV’s DH2T medium format compression driver coupled to our unique Varipath constant directivity high frequency horn.

  • Page 6: Installation Precautions

    4 per bracket minimum. (all 6 is recommended) When mounting outdoors, remember to allow for wind, snow and ice load. Do not locate the Sx600 where it may be subjected to water or snow run-off from roofs, gutters, etc. Never mount an Sx600 on its side.

  • Page 7: Pole Mounting

    Figure 2: Pole Mounting Block Wall Mounting Do not attempt to mount an Sx600 to a block or brick wall without through-bolts and large, heavy steel backing plates on both sides of the wall. On poured concrete walls use deep ½ inch diameter anchors that cannot be pulled out once set.

  • Page 8: Stud Wall Mounting

    Stud Wall Mounting First determine whether the structural members in the wall can withstand not only the weight of the Sx600, but also the side-to-side stresses of heavy cross-winds. Reinforce both sides of the wall with heavy plates, ¾ inch marine plywood minimum, and use through bolts. Never rely on lag bolts alone.

  • Page 9: Installation Procedure

    Surface must be clean and smooth. It must also be a material that is not easily crushed. While the SuperSam distributes weight evenly over a relatively large area, strong winds against the side of the Sx600 will exert significant crowbar-like leverage between the bolts and the side corner edges of the bracket.

  • Page 10: Step 3: Completing The Electrical Connections

    For this reason, the Sx600PIX transformer has taps for use on lines as high as 200volts, which is easily delivered by an Electro-Voice CPS-4 amplifier in bridge mode. Keeping the current draw the same, changing from 70volts to 200volts means you can now...
  • Page 11 Selecting Wattage Taps The Sx600 is intended to be a high level speaker, so the transformer taps are set up to produce a full 600 watts at each of the 4 voltages listed. If necessary, the wattage may be halved by selecting the next HIGHER voltage tap.

  • Page 12: Step 5: System Adjustment And Acoustic Tuning

    EQ cuts are acceptable when necessary to account for resonances within the venue, but DO NOT BOOST EQ. The Sx600 has a full, natural sound, but has no usable output below 70 Hz. Appendix A: Troubleshooting Every Sx600 is thoroughly tested before it leaves the Electro-Voice factory.
  • Page 13 PIX versions, or reconfigure lines with more amp channels and fewer speakers per line. 3.) Incorrect high-pass filter or no filter at all. All Sx600 models MUST BE HI-PASSED, (See step 5 above) but PIX models may...

  • Page 14: Appendix B: Warranty Statement

    (d) malfunction resulting from misuse or abuse of the product; or (e) malfunction occurring at any time after repairs have been made to the product by anyone other than Electro-Voice® Service or any of its authorized representatives.

  • Page 15: Appendix C: Technical Specifiations

    Electro-Voice® active electronics associated with the speaker systems are guaranteed for three (3) years from the date of original purchase. Additional details are included in the Uniform Limited Warranty statement.
  • Page 16 For technical assistance, contact Technical Support at: 866/78-AUDIO Specifications subject to change without notice. All Other International Locations: 952-884-4051 Fax: 952-736-4212 www.electrovoice.com l Telex Communications, Inc. l www.telex.com Printed in U.S.A © Telex Communications, Inc. 1/2003 Part Number 38110-208 Rev A Electro-Voice ® Sx600 User Manual...

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