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    QLIGHT  SERIES TQ-440SP USER MAN UAL Turbosound L td. Star Road, Part ridge Gr een West Suss ex RH13 8 RY England Tel: + 44 (0)1403 711447 Fax: + 44 (0)1403 710155 web: www.tu rb os ound.com Issu e 1.0 C opyrig ht  2000 Turbosound Ltd.[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 2 08/06/2001 3:35 PMCONTE N T S Safe ty Informa tion ............................................................................................................................ 3 Than ks ...................................................................................................[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 3 An example of t his equipm ent has been tested and f ound to compl y with t he followin g Euro pea n and interna tiona l Stand ards fo r Elec tromag netic C ompa tibility and Electric al Sa fety: Radiated Emi ssions (EU) : EN55013-1 (1996) RF Immunit y (EU) : EN55103-2 (1996) RF I mmu[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 4 Important Safety In fo rmation Plea se rea d ca refully and k eep the follo wing in struc tions a nd sa fety in formation . Hee d all wa rnings and follow all in struc tions. • Do not remove cover s. There ar e no user serviceabl e part s i nside, pl ease refer servi ci ng to qualif[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 5 Unpacking the TQ-440SP loudspeaker After unpacking the uni t please check car efull y for dam age. If dam age is found, please noti fy the carri er concerned at once. You, t he consignee, m ust inst igat e any cl aim. Please ret ain all packaging in case of f utur e r e-shipm ent.[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 6 Introduct ion Congratul at ions, you have j ust purchased a pr ofessi onal loudspeaker syst em fr om the r enowned Turbosound range, desi gned to give you t he best i n audi o qualit y and many years of reli able, troubl e f ree oper at ion. I t off ers super i or audio qual ity, unsu[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 7 Product Summar y The TQ-440SP is a compact three- way self - powered f ul l range encl osure incl uding int egral power amplif iers and cont rol el ectr oni cs. The use of act ive power am plif ier t echnology ensures an exact match betw een am pl if i er and speaker f or opt i mum ac[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 8 Connector Panel F unctions 1. Signal lin k Signa l link Signa l link Si gn al l i nk – lockabl e 3- pin XLR li ne output socket lin ks t o additi onal cabinet s. Full y balanced, pin 2 Hot, pi n 3 Cold and pin 1 not connected. 2. Signal i nput Signal input Signal input Signal input [...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 9 System Requi rements The TQ-440SP is a sel f -power ed l oudspeaker system . It compri ses t wo independent ampli f ier channels: one channel t o power t he l ow fr equency dr iver ( LF) pl us anot her channel t o power t he midrange ( MF) and hi gh frequency ( HF) t oget her; and a f[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 10 Audio Input The signal input to t he TQ- 440SP is ful ly balanced, with an i nput im pedance of 10k Ω . The input XLR connector i s wi red pin 2 hot (+ve), pin 3 cold ( -ve), and pin 1 screen ( shield) . The li nk XLR connector i s wi red pin 2 hot (+ve), pin 3 cold ( -ve), and pin[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 11 Equalisati on Because the TQ-440SP f eatures a sm oot h and even fr equency r esponse, it does not need equalisat i on or cor r ection t o overcome t he defi ci encies oft en found i n l esser designs. Should extended f r equency response be r equi red at m ore than m edi um sound pr[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 12 Mounting and Fixi ng A versati l e range of m ount ing har dwar e is avail able for the TQ-440SP t hat all ows it t o be used in a varie ty of way s, in e ither mob ile app lication s or pe rmane nt insta llations . A top hat st and type f it ti ng A top hat st and type f it ti ng A [...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 13 The universal FB The universal FB The universal FB The universal FB - - - - 12 f lybar assembl y 12 flybar assembl y 12 flybar assembl y 12 fl ybar assembly enable s the use of several di f ferent fi xi ng methods, shown i n the diagr am here. The flybar i s att ached t o to t he cab[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 14 positi oni ng of the l oudspeaker. The poi nt at whi ch the scaff old cl am p i s att ached t o the fl ybar determi nes the ver t ical angl e of th e l oudspeaker as shown in t he table f oll owi ng. The foll owi ng table gi ves the predi cted downward angl e of the encl osure using [...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 15 Modular f lybar assembly Modular f lybar assembly Modular f lybar assembly Modular fl ybar assembl y The key ele men t in flyin g multi ple TQ-440SP encl osures i s a ver satil e Flying Bar Assembly ( FB-58), manufact ured by Turbosound, that will support a vertical column of up to t[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 16 Arraying The TQ-440SP has a side- w al l angle of 16º. Use t his posit ion for smooth hor izont al disper sion t hat is ide al for man y app lication s. With the high d yna mic rang e cap ability and lo w powe r compre ssion of the TQ- 440SP you shoul d find t his wide angl e arrang[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 17 Choosing the best location It was st at ed earl i er th at the TQ- 440SP’ s tight ly contr oll ed di recti vity gi ves it essent iall y point and shoot qualit i es. Every r oom has it s own unique set of charact er ist i cs that af fect any sound intr oduced i nto t h e r oom. Thes[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 18 Maintenance Should a fault develop wit h the ampl ifi er modul e, we recommend t hat you r em ove t he module as described bel ow and r etur n i t to a qual ifi ed Turbosound servi ce centre f or r epai r. The m odul e con tains n o us er-serv icea ble pa rts, an d the w arran ty wil[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 19 Removal of t he midrange dr ive uni t If the mid range drive u nit requ ires ma intena nce , it will first be nec essa ry to re move th e amp lifier module. The m i drange dr i ver is hel d in place by a M 10 x 25mm bolt through t he rear of the cabinet i nt o the back pl at e of t h[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 20 APPENDIX A Technical Specifications Dimensions 558mm x 409mm x 363m m (23.1” x 16. 1” x 14.3”) Net weight 37.5kgs (82. 5l bs) Components 12”/1” LF/HF co-axial dr iver , 6.5” MF dr iver on a Tur boMid  devi ce Frequency response 55Hz – 20kHz ±4dB Nominal di spersion [...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 21 APPENDIX B Spares and access ories LS-1214 12” (305mm) LF loudspeaker RC-1214 Recone kit f o r LS-1214 LS-6505 6.5” (165mm ) MF l oudspeaker RC-6505 Recone kit f o r LS-6505 CD-103 1” (25mm) HF compressi on dr iver RD-103 Replacement di aphragm f or CD-103 PX-440SP Inter nal pa[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 22 APPENDIX C: WARRANTY Limit ed Warr anty This Turbosound l oudspeaker product i s warrant ed to t he or iginal end-user pur chaser and all subsequent owners f o r a period of one (1) year on elect r onics assembl ies, and t wo (2) year s on loudspeakers f r om the or igi nal date of p[...]

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    user manual QLight     series TQ-440SP manual page 23 Incidental and cons equential damages Turbosound's liability is limited to the repa ir or replacement, at our option, of any defective product, and shal l not be l iable f or any inci dental and consequent ial dam ages i ncluding, without limi tati on, inj ury to per sons or pr [...]

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    Turbosound L td. Star Road, Part ridge Gr een West Suss ex RH13 8 RY England Tel: + 44 (0)1403 711447 Fax: + 44 (0)1403 710155 web: www.tu rb os ound.com[...]