Barefoot Sound MicroMain 27 Gen2 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: 3.5-way active loudspeaker

Summary of MicroMain 27 Gen2

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    Owner’s manual.

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    Contents page description 01 warnings! (please read carefully) 02 inputs and controls 03 connections 04 startup 04 signal flow diagram 05 protection 06 positioning 06 meme™ voicing 08 force cancelation 09 maintenance 10 handle attachment 10 frequency response 11 specifications 12 drawings 13 warrant...

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    2. The mains voltage select switch (vac select) on the rear panel must be in the 230v position for ac power line voltages over 132 vac. Connecting the power cord to ac power line voltages over 132 vac while the vac select switch is in the 115v position will damage the amplifier. Such damage is not c...

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    3 3. Inputs and controls 1. [input] toggle switch selects between the analog (a) and digital (d) inputs. 2. [anlg] xlr connector is designed to receive analog balanced line level audio signal from sources such as preamplifiers, sound cards, monitor controllers and mixing consoles. Pin 1 is tied to c...

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    4 5. Startup 1. Verify that the ac voltage select switch on the rear panel is in the correct position for the ac voltage in your facility (see warnings on pervious page for details) then plug in grounded mains power cable. 2. Set input toggle switch to either analog (a) or digital (d) depending on t...

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    5 tw eet er m id b ass sub wo o fer ampli fiers d acs lim it ers su b level cro ss o ve rs an d me me ™ in p u t lev el ad c 24bi t/192 kh z rec ei ver 24bi t/192 kh z a n l g a es 3 in p u t ch n l l ev el v o ice s u b clip led 6. Sig na l flow d ia gr am m em e™ v o ic e sele ct o r swi tch.

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    6 7. Protection limiters peak limiter the subwoofer, midbass and tweeter channels have individual peak limiters designed to protect each driver from high amplitude, short duration audio input signal spikes that might cause damage due to over excursion of the voice coil. These limiters are implemente...

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    7 example: symmetrical stereo arrangements. Cooling while the hypex amplifier modules that drive the micromain35 gen2 are a very efficient, the speaker still generates a significant amount of heat that must be dissipated. This heat is transmitted to the air via the rear amplifier plate, heat sink an...

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    9. Meme™ (multi emphasis monitor emulation) with the mm35 gen2, you can box up your secondary reference monitors for good. Despite the advantages of high-resolution monitors, many engineers still rely on their ns10s and mix cubes as secondary references. These speakers have long traditions and peopl...

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    9 meme™ voice selector connection: the meme™ voice selector switch box is connected to the voice jack of the speaker via any standard 3.5 mm stereo phone cable. The included 6-way splitter can be used to control the voice emulation of up to 5 speakers. Furthermore, the input impedance of the voice j...

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    10 11. Maintenance exterior surfaces of this product may be cleaned using a non-abrasive lint-free cloth lightly damped with water. Disconnect the mains power cable when cleaning to avoid risk of electric shock. Do not use alcohol-based clean- ers. Driver active surfaces such as diaphragms and surro...

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    13 . Micr oma in 35 g en2 fre que ncy r es po ns e d b sp l at 1 m et er, fr ee fi el d , - 1 5 dbv inp u t (at te n u at o r = 0 d b ) 11.

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    Analog input xlr female, pin 1 ground, pin 2 positive, pin 3 negative input impedance = 100k ohms input sensitivity (1m) = 90 db @ -18 dbv (pass band) analog to digital conversion word length: 24 bit sample rate: 192 khz oversampling = 128x signal/noise ≥ 125 db digital input xlr female aes/ebu (aes...

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    13 13 . Dr awing.

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    14 14. Warranty this product is under limited warranty as described in the following conditions. The warranty period commences on the date of purchase from the authorized dealer. Barefoot sound reserves the right to request your original purchase receipt as proof of the date of purchase. The warrant...

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