Apogee Sound AFI-3 User Manual

AFI-3

Contractor Series

Loudspeaker System

Description:

The AFI-3 offers exceptional output power
with excellent high frequency pattern control.
With the addition of a subwoofer, the AFI-3 can
handle high-level music in clubs and discos.
The AFI-3 high frequency horn is available in a
60° x 45° or 90° x 45° pattern. These horns and
the logo plate are rotatable to allow
alternative hanging positions.

Engineering Data:

Driver Complement:

Low Frequency: One Apogee 10"(254mm) permanent magnet cone-
type driver is treated with a waterproofing compound, providing
resistance to moisture, and enabling long-term stability of cone
resonance and cone mass parameters

High F

requency

exit horn-loaded compression driver treated with Ferrofluid

: One Apogee 1.75" (45mm) voice coil, 1" (25mm)

Input Connectors:

Barrier strip, screw type #8

Compatible Processors:

AFI Main Frame Controller Chassis (using AFI-3 Module) or DLC24

Handles:

Two handles – one top, one bottom – designed as an integral part of
the enclosure (no moving parts)

Grille:

Highly durable, quality finish on perforated steel (aluminum on
SX version)

Rigging Hardware:

Fourteen rigging points, four each on top and bottom, two each on
both sides and rear, all backed with 16-gauge steel; points can be
type 3/8"-16 or M10 thread

Finish:

Textured high-strength black or white epoxy paint; other colors
optional

Format:

Passive/Two-way

Dispersion:

AFII-3 H: 60° x V: 45° (rotatable)
AFII-3W H: 90° x V: 45° (rotatable)

Frequency Response (1m on axis):

61 Hz to 20 kHz ± 3 dB

Max. SPL (@1m):

120 dB cont./126 dB peak

PTML (peak transient mechanical limit):

137 dB

Sensitivity (1W @ 1m):

98 dB SPL/100 Hz to 4 kHZ

Nominal Impedance:

8 ohms

Max. Power Handling:

200W cont./800W peak

Dimensions:

front: 13.5"(343mm) W x 25.5"(648mm) H
rear: 8.2"(207mm) W x 25.5"(648mm) H
depth: 12.1"(307mm)

Weight:

45 lb. (21 kg)

Enclosure Type:

30° trapezoidal, optimally-vented bass

Cabinet Construction:

Multi-ply hardwood with stainless steel fasteners

Options/Accessories:

• AFI Controller Processor or DLC24 Digital Processor

• SX weather treatment for harsh environments

• Assorted rigging components

©2006 Bogen Communications, Inc 06/12

Specifications subject to change without notice. 55-0053-01B

Measured in a free-field anechoic environment using a swept one-third octave input.

All polar measurements

obtained in a free-field

environment at 10° increments.

Polar Measurements AFI-3 (6 dB/division, normalized)

Polar Measurements AFI-3W (measurements for 63 Hz to 500 Hz are identical to the AFI-3)

Dimensional Drawings AFI-3 (dimensions in inches and millimeters)

Frequency Response AFI-3

Processor Notes:

50 Spring Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446, USA
Tel: [phone]• Fax: [phone] • www.apogee-sound.com

The AFI Controller consists of an analog Main Frame which accepts four voicing modules.
Modules are available for each of the different AFI loudspeaker types, with two module
bays required for bi-amplified speakers.
The DLC24 Digital Loudspeaker Controller is a digital engine with an analog surface. It
combines the most advanced technology available with intuitive interfaces to provide the
key elements that ensure optimal loudspeaker system performance and management in a
variety of live sound and fixed installation applications.
The controllers provide factory-set equalization curves to smooth the response, protective
limiting, and active crossovers (for bi-amplified models and subwoofers). Barrier strip
inputs and outputs are standard on the AFI Controller. XLR inputs and outputs are
standard on the DLC24.

12 dB/division

Hz (Frequency)