Genelec 8030A manual

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    Genelec 8030A Activ e Monitoring System Operating Man ual 8030A[...]

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    8 0 3 0 A Ac t iv e Monitoring System General description The bi-amplified GENELEC 8030A is a two wa y activ e monitoring loudspeaker designed to be small b ut still hav e high output, low col- oration, and broad bandwidth. The 8030A is ideal for near field monitor- ing, mobile vans, broadcast and TV control rooms, surround sound systems, home st[...]

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    Figure 1: Location of the acoustic axis and front panel controls Mounting options The 8030A offers sever al mounting options: The Iso-Pod™ (Isolation P ositioner/Decou- pler™) vibration insulating tab le stand allows tilting the loudspea ker f or correct alignment of the acoustic axis. The stand can be attached to three mounting points allowing[...]

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    8030A Operating Man ual Figure 4: The curves above sho w the effect of the ‘treble tilt’, ‘bass tilt’ and ‘bass roll-off ’ controls on the free field response. Figure 5: The curve group shows the horizontal directivity characteristics of the 8030A in its vertical configuration measured at 1m. The lower curve shows the system’ s power [...]