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    QLIGHT ™ DP DIGITAL POWER SERIES USER MAN UAL TQ-308DP TQ-310DP TQ-315DP TQ-445DP TQ-425DP TQ-115DP Turbosound Ltd. Star Road, Partr idge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY Unit ed Kingdom Tel: +44 ( 0)1403 711447 Fax: +44 ( 0)1403 710155 web: www.tur bosound.com Issue 1.3 Jul y 2006 Copyright © 2006 Turbosound Ltd.[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 2[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 3 CONTENTS Importan t Safety In formation ................................................................................................................. 5 Importan t Safety In formation ..................................................................................................[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 4 Removal of t he low fr equency driver – TQ-308DP, TQ- 310DP, TQ-315DP .....................................26 Removal of t he HF unit – TQ- 308DP, TQ-310DP ..............................................................................26 Removal of t he 12”/1” dr iver – TQ- 4[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 5 An example of t his equipment has been test ed and found to compl y with t he followin g Europ ean and internatio nal Stan dards fo r Electroma gnetic C ompatibility and Electrica l Safety: EN60065 Product safety EN55103-1 Elect romagnet ic emission EN55103-2 Elect romagneti c immuni [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 6 Important Safety In formation Plea se read carefully and ke ep the fo llowing ins tructions and sa fety informa tion. Heed all warnin gs and follow all ins tructions . Do not remove cover s. Ther e are no user ser viceable par ts insi de, please r efer ser vicing t o qualif ied servi [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 7 INTRODUCT ION Thanks Thank you for choosi ng a QLight™ ser ies loudspeaker product for your applicat ion. Pl ease spare a lit tle t ime to r ead the cont ents of t his manual, so that you can obt ain the best possible perfor mance from this uni t. All TURBOSOUND products are careful[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 8 FEATURE S • Superb audio quali ty: car efull y designed and matched l oudspeaker dri ve units ar e used to give you excepti onal perf ormance and many year s of rel iable, troubl e free oper ation. • Class D amplif iers wi th 96kHz DSP: operati ng effi ciency in excess of 90% give[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 9 PRODUCT RANGE SUMMARY TQ-308DP self- powered tw o-way loudspeaker The TQ-308DP is a compact trapez oidal sel f-power ed two- way loudspeaker encl osure wit h an integr al Class D ampl ifi er and DSP module, designed for use in mobi le speech and music sound reinfo rcement a pplicatio [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 10 TQ-308DP and TQ - 310DP connector panel functions 1. Signal input – lo ckable 3-pin XLR l ine input socket connects t o audio mi xer. Ful ly balanced, pin 2 Hot, pin 3 Cold and pin 1 not connected. 2. Signal link – lockabl e 3-pin XLR l ine output socket li nks to addit ional cab[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 11 TQ-315DP self- powered tw o way loudspeaker The TQ-315DP off ers ful l range r esponse and the highest perfor mance fr om a two- way loudspeaker. The integr ated Class D ampl ifi ers and DSP ensure an opt imum mat ch between amplif iers and dr ive unit s, provi ding a convenient and [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 12 TQ-315DP and TQ - 445DP connector panel functions 1. AUX connecti on – RS232 port used f or updati ng setti ngs or fi rmware. 2. Signal link – lo ckable 3-pin XLR l ine input socket connect s to audio mi xer. Ful ly balanced, pin 2 Hot, pin 3 Cold and pin 1 not connected. 3. Sign[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 13 TQ-425DP self-po wered subwoofe r The TQ-425DP is a self -power ed dual 15” subwoofer designed for use with QLi ght™ seri es self- powered enclosur es and when combined wit h the TQ-445DP i t for ms a for midable f ull- range sound reinf orcement syst em wit h high SPL and negli [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 14 TQ-425DP connector panel f unctions 1. Aux – RS232 port used for updat ing sett ings or f irm ware. 2. Gain cont rol – gai n tri m contro l ranges fr om +6dB to - 6dB 3. Signal input – lo ckable 3-pin XLR l ine input socket connects t o audio mi xer. Ful ly balanced, pin 2 Hot,[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 15 TQ-115DP connector panel functions 1. Signal input – lo ckable 3-pin XLR l ine input socket connects t o audio mi xer. Ful ly balanced, pin 2 Hot, pin 3 Cold and pin 1 not connected. 2. Signal link – lockabl e 3-pin XLR l ine output socket li nks to addit ional cabi nets. Ful ly [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 16 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS System requirements – TQ-308D P, TQ-310DP and TQ- 315DP These products ar e two-way sel f-power ed loudspeaker systems. They com prise t wo independent amplif ier channel s: one channel t o power the l ow frequency dr iver ( LF) plus anot her channel t o power t[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 17 AMPLIFIER MODULE S Power Amplifiers The digit al power ampl ifi ers used in QLi ght™ DP ser ies loudspeaker s are conservat ively r ated and designed wit h suffi cient headr oom to handle l arge signal transi ents wit hout break- up or dist orti on. Each cha nnel of the module will[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 18 Limit ing Functi ons The amplif ier modul es are equipped wi th accurat e limi ters f or bot h high fr equency and low frequency sect ions. Because t he HF and LF limi ters wor k independent ly of each ot her, t here is no poss ibility of eith er sectio n compromis ing the p erforman[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 19 Mode A / Mode B s witch This rear panel swit ch modifi es the over all r esponse of the syst em in order to gi ve you optimi sed profi les for diff ering appl ications. When the Mode A posi tion i s selected, t he low f requency secti on is extended down t o a nominal cut-of f fr equ[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 20 CONVERGIN G ELLIPTICAL WAVEGUIDES ™ A design feat ure of t he TQ-308DP, TQ- 310DP and TQ-315DP loudspeaker s is the Conver ging Elliptica l W aveguide ™ (CEW ™ ). Thi s gives many user advant ages. The compar ativel y short f lare length al lows the HF and LF component s to be [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 21 MOUNTIN G AND FIXING Rigging Hardw are A versati le range of mounting har dware is avai lable t hat all ows enclosures t o be used in a vari ety of way s, in eithe r mobile app lications or permane nt installa tions. A top hat st and type fi tting i s mounted i n the base of QLight?[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 22 quickli nks or shackles. When used in thi s way the lo ad is taken t hrough the f lying st rips r ather t han through t he woodwork of t he enclosure. Side-mount ed flyi ng stri ps can be fit ted to t he sides of QLi ght™ subwoof ers to enabl e them t o be flown as par t of a per m[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 23 The FB-12 fl ybar assembly com es supplied wi th a U-6 Unil ock fit ting, which provi des a single attac hment poin t. The po int at which the Uniloc k is attac hed to th e flybar d etermines the vertic al angle of t he loudspeaker as shown i n the tabl e follo wing. A pick-up poi nt[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 24 Flying f rames are avai l able f or use wit h the TQ-308DP, TQ-310DP and TQ-445DP. These enable the ca binets to be installe d in semi-p ermanent a pplication s with the ma ximum of sec urity. The y provide consi derable var iati on of hori zontal and verti cal incl inati on, includi[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 25 It was st ated earl ier t hat the TQ- 445DP’s ti ghtly cont roll ed direct ivit y gives it essential ly point and shoot quali ties. Every room has i ts own unique set of char acteri stics t hat aff ect any sound intr oduced into t he room. These include r everberat ion ref lecti on[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 26 MAINTENANCE If any of the dri ve units shoul d cease functi oning you are advi sed to remove t he fault y unit f rom the cabinet and send it t o a professi onal servi ce centre aut horised t o recone Turbosound loudspeake rs. This will ensure th e continued high performance of your Q[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 27 from t he low fr equency driver . Depending on whi ch section needs ser vicing, the appropr iate dr ive unit shoul d be retur ned to an author ised Turbosound ser vice centr e. To reinst ate the dr ivers, simpl y reverse t he above procedur e making sure you obser ve the cor rect pol[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 28 from t he cabinet. WARNING - this uni t is heavy! Disconnect t he cables fr om the l oudspeaker termi nals and compl etely r emove the dr iver f rom t he cabinet. Make a note of t he dri ver polar ity for l ater r econnection. To reinst ate the dr iver, simpl y reverse t he procedur [...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 29 APPENDIX A: SPARES A ND ACCESSORIES CD-114 1” ( 25mm) HF com pression dr iver TQ-445DP CD-110 1” ( 25mm) HF com pression dr iver TQ-308DP, TQ- 310DP CD-208 1. 4” (35mm) HF compressi on driver TQ-315DP LS-1018 10” (254mm) LF loudspeaker TQ-310DP LS-1214 12” (305mm) LF loudsp[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 30 APPENDIX B: TECHNICA L SPECIFICATIONS TQ-308DP TQ-310DP TQ-315DP Dimensions 464mm x 270mm x 301m m (18.3” x 10. 6” x 11.8”) 525mm x 315mm x 300m m (20.7” x 12. 4” x 11.8”) 691mm x 443mm x 420m m (27.2” x 17. 4” x 16.5”) Net weight 15.5kg (34. 1lbs) 20.5kg (45. 1lbs)[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 31 TQ-445DP TQ-425DP TQ- 115DP Dimensions 588mm x 409mm x 363m m (23.1” x 16. 1” x 14.3”) 836mm x 511mm x 632m m (32.9” x 20. 1” x 24.9”) 559mm x 450mm x 600m m (22” x 17.7” x 23. 6”) Net weight 34.5kgs (75. 9lbs) 57kg (125.4l bs) 32.2kg (70. 8lbs) Components 1 x 12/1?[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 32 APPENDIX C: WARRANTY Limit ed Warr anty This Turbosound l oudspeaker product is warr anted to t he origi nal end-user purchaser and al l subsequent owners f or a peri od of one (1) year for elect ronics assembl ies and tw o (2) year s for loudspeakers f rom t he origi nal date of pur[...]

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    user manual QLight™ DP series QLight D P seri es manual page 33 Incident al and consequenti al damages Turbosound's lia bility is limited to the re pair or r eplaceme nt, at our opt ion, of any defectiv e product, and shall not be liable f or any inci dental and consequent ial dam ages including, without limi tati on, inj ury to per sons or [...]

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    Turbosound Ltd. Star Road, Partr idge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY Unit ed Kingdom Tel: +44 ( 0)1403 711447 Fax: +44 ( 0)1403 710155 web: www.tur bosound.com[...]