L-Acoustics dV-DOSC Operator's Manual page 5

SIMULATING dV-DOSC DOWNFILL ..........................................................................................................58
SIMULATING dV-DOSC UPFILL ..................................................................................................................58
dV-DOSC PICK POINT UTILITY..................................................................................................................59
H-ISOCONTOUR SHEET......................................................................................................................................59
a) Input Data...................................................................................................................................................59
b) Optimization Procedure ............................................................................................................................60
c) Output Data ...............................................................................................................................................60
ARRAY 2000 SPREADSHEET CALCULATION EXAMPLES........................................................................................61
3. ELEMENTS OF SOUND DESIGN..................................................................................................................63
3.1 MULTIPLE ARRAY CONCEPTS .........................................................................................................................63
Reducing Array Interaction ............................................................................................................................63
Achieving Optimum Coverage.......................................................................................................................63
3.2 STACKED OR FLOWN?...................................................................................................................................64
Stacking Guidelines.........................................................................................................................................64
Flying Guidelines.............................................................................................................................................65
3.3 SUBWOOFERS...............................................................................................................................................66
General Guidelines for the Use of Subwoofers.............................................................................................66
Split Left/Right Ground Stacked Subwoofers .................................................................................................66
Flown Subwoofers .........................................................................................................................................67
Central Location, Ground Stacked.................................................................................................................68
3-WAY PRESETS FOR dV-DOSC AND SB218 SUBWOOFERS................................................................................68
3-WAY PRESETS FOR dV-DOSC AND dV-SUB SUBWOOFERS ..............................................................................68
4-WAY PRESETS FOR dV-DOSC AND dV-SUB OR SB218 SUBWOOFERS .............................................................70
4. INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ...................................................................................................................71
4.1 STACKED SYSTEMS........................................................................................................................................71
Stacking dV-DOSC Standalone ......................................................................................................................71
Safety Rules.....................................................................................................................................................72
Stacking on top of V-DOSC ...........................................................................................................................77
Stacking on top of SB218 Subwoofers ...........................................................................................................80
Stacking dV-SUB Subwoofers ........................................................................................................................84
Stacking dV-DOSC on top of dV-SUBS .........................................................................................................87
Procedure 1: Stacking without dV-BUMP .....................................................................................................87
Procedure 2: Stacking with dV-BUMP...........................................................................................................90
4.2 FLOWN SYSTEMS..........................................................................................................................................92
Standalone Flying with dV-BUMP ..................................................................................................................92
Trim and Angle Adjustments ..........................................................................................................................99
Flying under V-DOSC with dV-DOWN ......................................................................................................101
Flying dV-SUB Standalone ............................................................................................................................105
Flying dV-DOSC Under dV-SUB (3+1 configuration) ................................................................................108
Flying dV-DOSC Under dV-SUB (larger configurations).............................................................................112
Procedure 1 (2 dV-SUB + 6 dV-DOSC).....................................................................................................112
Procedure 2 (larger configurations).............................................................................................................113
SAFETY RULES ...................................................................................................................................................119
5. MAINTENANCE AND INSTALLATION TOOLS .....................................................................................121
5.1 RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES.........................................................................................121
5.2 RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE TOOLS....................................................................................................121
5.3 SPARE PARTS ................................................................................................................................................122
5.4 RECOMMENDED INSTALLATION TOOLS .....................................................................................................123
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