EAW JFL SERIES Owner's Manual

Summary of JFL SERIES

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    Jfl series loudspeaker owner’s manual eaw part: rd0465(a).

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    Page 2 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual.

  • Page 3: Table of Contents

    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 3 of 18 table of contents 1. Read this first................................................................................................................................5 1.1 s afety p recautions ..............................................................

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    Page 4 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual 7. Service and maintenance........................................................................................................ 17 7.1 g eneral s ervice ..................................................................................................

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    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 5 of 18 1. Read this first congratulations on the purchase of your new eaw loudspeaker. You now own one of the finest professional audio products available - the result of exceptional engineering and meticulous craftsmanship. This manual is intended for use ...

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    Page 6 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual 2. Introduction the jfl series is a compact format, constant curvature line array system for venues with listener distances up to about 45 m / 148 ft. It is designed to be incredibly simple to deploy, yet provide the highest output possible from a com...

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    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 7 of 18 4. Jfl210 array design 4.1 jflwizard software use the jflwizard software for designing jfl210 arrays. It may be found in the downloads/software section of the eaw website: http://www.Eaw.Com/downloads/. The jflwizard’s primary function is to determin...

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    Page 8 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual note: bass performance is often highly program- or venue-dependent, as well as subjective as to quantity and quality. For this reason the type, quantity, and disposition of subwoofers may vary considerably with the application. The quantity recommenda...

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    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 9 of 18 a dsp with two outputs is required to operate the jfl210 in bi-amp mode or to operate a jfl210 in single-amp mode with a jfl118 subwoofer. A dsp with three outputs is required to operate the jfl210 in bi-amp mode with a jfl118 subwoofer. The block di...

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    Page 10 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual 5.5 user adjustments 5.5.1 jfl210 hf shading – single-amp mode the jfl210 has a switchable hf character while in single-amp mode, controlled by the three position toggle labeled “hf shading.” each of the three positions is suitable for different scen...

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    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 11 of 18 figure 5.7.1.1 jfl210 qty nominal z single-amp full range bi-amp lf hf 1 8 800 w 800 w 150 w 2 4 1600 w 1600 w 300 w 3 2.7 2400 w 2400 w 450 w 4 2 3200 w 3200 w 600 w rms voltage limit: 80 v 80 v 75 v jfl118 qty nominal z sub 1 8 800 w 2 4 1600 w ta...

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    Page 12 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual figure 5.7.1.2 figure 5.7.2 5.7.1.2 bi-amp mode jfl210 input nl4 x2; see figure 5.7.1.2. Nl4 #1: use as the input to the jfl210. Nl4 #2: use the second connector to loop the lf and hf signals to the next jfl210. 5.7.2 jfl118 connections there are thr...

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    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 13 of 18 figure 6.1a 6.1 rigging overview the jfl210 full range loudspeaker has one rigging tube on each enclosure side – two in total. The jfl118 subwoofer has one rigging tube on each enclosure side and one rigging tube on enclosure rear – three in total. ...

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    Page 14 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual figure 6.3.4 6.3.2 a note on eyebolts load-rated eyebolts are commonly used with threaded suspension points. Eyebolts used with jfl210 and jfl118 loudspeakers must posses the following attributes: • type: shoulder pattern • thread size: m10 x 1.5 • s...

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    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 15 of 18 figure 6.3.7 figure 6.3.5b figure 6.3.5a 6.3.5 jfl118 arrays a. Using a 6 mm allen wrench, remove two (2) flat head screws from the top panel of the uppermost array enclosure. These screws are immediately adjacent to the side rigging tubes – see fig...

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    Page 16 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual figure 6.4.1 figure 6.4.2 6.4 tripod and pole mounting 6.4.1 tripod mounting the jfl210 may be mounted on a tripod loudspeaker stand with a 35 mm / 1.38 in diameter pole. The tripod loudspeaker stand must be rated to support minimum 47.3 kg / 104 lb....

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    Rd0465 (a) jfl series owner’s manual page 17 of 18 7. Service and maintenance 7.1 general service please refer to section 11 “inspection and maintenance” and section 12 “troubleshooting” in the accompanying eaw loudspeaker owner’s manual for general service, maintenance, and troubleshooting instruct...

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    Page 18 of 18 rd0465(a) jfl series owner’s manual © 2008 eastern acoustic works one main street whitinsville, ma 01588 2008 aug.