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Mackie SWA 1801 manual

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  • Page 1

    SW A1 8 0 1 ACTIVE SUBWOOFER SYSTEM USER’S MANUAL ACT I VE ON SWA1801 ACTIVE SUBWOOFER DESIGNED BY MACKOIDS IN WOODINVILLE, WA, USA AND MACKIE EUROPE COPYRIGHT ©2000 • THE FOLLOWING ARE TRADEMARKS OR REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC.: "MACKIE", AND THE "RUNNING MAN" FIGURE • PATENT PENDING POWER 115V-AC FUSE[...]

  • Page 2

    2 CAUTION AVIS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ATTENTION: POUR EVITER LES RISQUES DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUN ENTRETIEN DE PIECES IN[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Lend Me Y our Ears Exposure to e xtremely high noise lev els may cause permanent hear- ing loss. In di vid u als vary considerably in sus cep ti - bil i ty to noise-in duced hearing loss, but nearly ev eryone will lose some hearing if ex posed to suffi ciently in tense noise for a pe ri od of time . The U.S. Gov ern ment’s Oc cu pa tion al Saf[...]

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    4 REAR P ANEL DESCRIPTION POWER Switch Use this switch to turn the SWA1801 on and off. Make sure the sig nal source ’ s lev el con trol is turned down before you turn it on. AC Receptacle This is where y ou connect the A C line- cord to provide AC power to the SWA1801 ’ s built-in pow er am pli fi ers. Plug the line cord into an A C sock et pr[...]

  • Page 5

    5 HOOKUP DIAGRAMS Po w e r Cord Po l e Mount Line-Level Mid/High Out Lef t Line-Level Mid/High Out Right Ful l Range Right Ful l Range Lef t Po w e r Cords SWA1801 Plays the Low Fr equencies SA1521 Plays the Mid and High Fr equencies 1202-VLZ PRO Po w e r Cord Po l e Mount Po w e r Cords SWA1801 Plays the Low Fr equencies SA1521 Plays the Mid and H[...]

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    6 CONNECTIONS The SW A180 1 has two female XLR in- puts that accept a balanced li n e-level sig nal. When con nect ing a bal anc ed sig nal, be sure it ’ s wired per AES (A u dio En gi neer ing So ci ety) standards: XLR Hot (+) Pin 2 Cold ( – ) Pin 3 Shield (Ground) Pin 1 Balanced XLR Connectors If connecting an unbalanced signal to the SW A180[...]

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    7 AC POWER Be sure the SW A180 1 is plugged into an out let that is able to sup ply the cor re c t vo lt - age spec i fi ed for your mod el. If the volt age should drop belo w 97% of the spec i fi ed line vol t age , the built-in am pli fi ers will no long er be able to sup ply rat ed pow er . (They will con tin ue to op er ate down to 80% of th[...]

  • Page 8

    8 No sound • Is the input LEVEL control for the input source or the sub woofer turned all the wa y down? V erify that all the vol ume controls in the system ar e properly ad- just ed. • Is the signal source working (and making union scale)? Make sure the con nect ing cables are in good repair and se cure ly connected at both ends. Make sure the[...]

  • Page 9

    9 Repair Service for Mackie products is a vailable at a factory-authorized service center . Ser- vice for Mackie products living outside the United States can be obtained through local dealers or distributors. If your SW A180 1 needs ser vice , please fol low these in struc tions: 1. R eview the pr eceding trou ble shoot ing sug ges tions. Please .[...]

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    10 SW A1801 SPECIFICA TIONS System Specifi cations Frequency R ange (–10 dB) 35 Hz – 120 Hz Frequency R esponse (–3 dB) 45 Hz – 120 Hz Maximum SPL @ 1m 129 dB P eak Output @ 1m 135 dB Crosso ver Frequency 120 Hz (12 dB/octav e) Input Type Balanced differential Input Impedance 50 k Ω In put Protection Lev el protected Thermal Protection I[...]

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    11 A. LOUD T echnologies Inc. warrants all materials, work man ship and proper operation of this Mackie SW A1801 for a period of fi ve years from the original date of purchase, with the following exception: war - ranty on all its loud speak er com po nents including woofers and compression drivers are only war - rant ed for two years. If any defec[...]

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    16220 W ood-Red Road NE • Woodinville, W A 98072 • USA United States and Canada: 800.898.3211 Europe, Asia, Central and South America: 425.487 .4333 Middle East and Africa: 31.20.654.4000 F ax: 425.487 .4337 • www .mackie.com E -mail: sales@mackie.com[...]