Kustom Ardent 12M manual

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  • Page 1

    OWNER’S MANUAL Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom Ardent™ P A speaker . Being both portable and powerful, your new Ardent™ speaker offers excellent sound quality and performance characteristics. Inside this manual, you'll find detailed information regarding this product's features. We wish you many years of enjoyment[...]

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    2 ENGLISH D a n g e r E x p o s u r e t o e x t r e m e l y h i g h n o i s e l e v e l s m a y c a u s e a p e r m a n e n t h e a r i n g l o s s . I n d i v i d u a l s v a r y c o n s i d e r a b l y t o n o i s e i n d u c e d h e a r i n g l o s s b u t n e a r l y e v e r y o n e w i l l l o s e s o m e h e a r i n g i f e x p o s e d t o s [...]

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    3 DURE EN HEURES P AR JOUR INIVEAU SONORE CONTINU EN dB D a n g e r L ‘ e x p o s i t i o n a d e s n i v e a u x e l e v e s d e b r u i t p e u t p r o v o q u e r u n e p e r t e p e r m a n e n t e d e l ’ a u d i t i o n , C h a q u e o r g a n i s m e h u m a i n r e a g i t d i f f e r e m m e n t q u a n t a l a p e r t e d e l ’ a u [...]

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    BACK P ANEL DIAGRAM 4 1 This switch uses the internal matching transformer to select the impedance of your Ardent™ 12M. It does not affect speakers plugged into jacks ( c d ). NOTE: The speaker acoustical output will drop 3dB when switched to 16 ohms. This is because the load on the amplifier driving the Ardent™ 12M is ½ that of the 8 ohm sett[...]

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    TYPICAL SET UP 1 x 16 16 1 x 8 or 2 x 16 8 5.33 4 3.2 2.67 2 1 x 8 and 1 x 16 2 x 8 or 4 x 16 2 x 8 and 1 x 16 3 x 8 or 6 x 16 4 x 8 or 8 x 16 Number of Monitors x Impedance selected Amplifier load 5 Impedance: 16 Ohms Impedance switch set to 16 ohms Each monitor receives up to 75 watts. Amplifier load = 4 ohm/Channel 16 Ohms 16 Ohms 8 Ohms Impedan[...]

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    20 Hz 50 100 200 500 1K 2K 5K 10K 20K dBSPL 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 1 10 1 15 120 SPL vs Freq 6 Ardent 12M Specifications Model A rd ent 12M 150 W at t P as s iv e S pea k er mm ??? (He ight ) x ??? (W idt h) x ??? (De pt h) I nc hes ??? (He ight ) x ??? (W idt h) x ??? ? (D epth) k g ?? k g lbs ?? lbs Cr os s ov er Frequ enc y S pea k er Freq ue[...]

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    7 W e: PO. Box 568 Hebron, Ky 41048-0568 T el: 1-513-451-5000 Fax: 1-513-347-2192 Declare that the product Product name: Kustom Product model number: Ardent 12M to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards; EN55013 (A12) : 1995 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast rec[...]

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    Kustom Amplification Inc., PO BOX 568, Hebron, KY • USA 888-4-KUSTOM (888-458-7866) W eb: www .kustom.com ®[...]