D&B E8 Manual

Manual is about: loudspeaker

Summary of E8

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    E8 manual (1.3 en).

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    Symbols on the equipment please refer to the information in the operating manual. Warning! Dangerous voltage! Contents safety precautions...............................................................3 information regarding use of loudspeakers...............................................3 e8 ........

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    Safety precautions information regarding use of loudspeakers warning! Never stand in the immediate vicinity of loudspeakers driven at a high level. Professional loudspeaker systems are capable of causing a sound pressure level detrimental to human health. Seemingly non- critical sound levels (from a...

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    E8 fig. 1: e8 loudspeaker fig. 2: e8 stage monitor setup the e8 is a high performance multipurpose loudspeaker employing an integrated 8”/1” exit coaxial driver design with neodymium magnet and constant directivity horn loading. The horn with its 90° x 50° (hor. X vert.) dispersion pattern can easil...

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    Connections fig. 4: connector wiring the e8 cabinet is fitted with a pair of ep5 connectors. All five pins of both connectors are wired in parallel. The e8 uses the pin assignments 1/2. Pins 3/4 and 5 are designated to active subwoofers, where pin 5 is used for sensedrive (only available when using ...

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    Cpl circuit fig. 6: frequency response correction of cpl circuit the cpl (coupling) circuit compensates for coupling effects when building closely coupled arrays or when the cabinet is used as a stage monitor. Cpl begins gradually at 1 khz, with maximum attenuation below 250 hz, providing a balanced...

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    Dispersion characteristics the graphs below show dispersion angle over frequency of a single e8 cabinet plotted using lines of equal sound pressure (isobars) at –6 db and –12 db. Fig. 7: isobar diagram e8 horizontal, standard setup fig. 8: isobar diagram e8 vertical, standard setup fig. 9: isobar di...

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    Technical specifications fig. 11: e8 frequency response, standard and cut settings e8 system data frequency response (–5 db standard).................................................62 hz ... 18 khz frequency response (–5 db cut mode)...........................................120 hz ... 18 khz max. ...

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    Manufacturer's declarations eu conformity of loudspeakers (ce symbol) this declaration applies to e8 loudspeaker, z0620 manufactured by d&b audiotechnik gmbh. All production versions of this type are included, provided they correspond to the original technical version and have not been subject to an...

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    D 2 0 3 0 .E n .0 1 , 7 /2 0 0 9 © d & b a ud io te ch ni k g m b h d&b audiotechnik gmbh, eugen-adolff-str. 134, d-71522 backnang, germany, phone +49-7191-9669-0, fax +49-7191-95 00 00