Please read this manual carefully and proper take care of it
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Dear customer,
®
First of all thanks far purchasing a SOUNDSATION
product. Our mission is to
satisfy all possible needs of musical instrument, professional audio and lighting users offering a wide range of products using the latest technologies.
We hope you will be satised with this item and, if you want to collaborate, we
are looking for a feedback from you about the operation of the product and
possible improvements to introduce in the next future. Go to our website www.
soundsationmusic.com and send an e-mail with your opinion, this will help
us to build equipment ever closer to customer’s real requirements.
One last thing: read this manual before using the product, an incorrect operation can cause damages to you and to the unit. Take care!
The SOUNDSATION Team
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. GETTING STARTED .................................................................................................6
1.1. Important Safety Symbols ...................................................................................6
1.2. Important Safety Instructions ..............................................................................6
1.3. Before You Start ...................................................................................................8
2. SOUNDSATION GO-SOUND SERIES .....................................................................9
The symbol is used to indicate that some hazardous live terminals are involved within this apparatus, even under the normal
operating conditions, which may be sufcient to constitute the
risk of electric shock or death.
The symbol is used in the service documentation to indicate
that specic component shall be replaced only by the component specied in that documentation for safety reasons.
Protective grounding terminal
Alternating current/voltage
Hazardous live terminal
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Denotes the apparatus is turned on
Denotes the apparatus is turned off
WARNING:
CAUTION:
1.2. Important Safety Instructions
f Read these instructions
f Keep these instructions
f Heed all warning
f Follow all instructions
Water / Moisture
This product is intended to indoor use only. To prevent risk of re or shock, do
not expose it to rain or moisture. Make sure there are no ammable, explosive
or corrosive materials surrounded in 10 meters while operating.
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Describes precautions that should be observed to prevent the
danger of injury or death to the operator.
Describes precautions that should be observed to prevent danger of the apparatus.
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Heat
The apparatus should be located away from heat sources such as radiators,
stoves or other appliances that produce heat. It may carry high heat, do not
aim at objective exceeding 2 minutes.
Ventilation
The unit must be installed in a location with adequate ventilation, at least 5m
away from adjacent surfaces. Be sure that no ventilation slots are blocked.
Object and Liquid Entry
Objects do not fall into and liquids are not spilled into the inside of the apparatus for safety.
Power Cord and Plug
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,
convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A
polarized plug has two poles; a grounding-type plug has two poles and a third
grounding terminal. The third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided
plug does not t into your outlet, refer to an electrician for replacement.
Power Supply
Always make sure that you are connecting to the proper voltage and the line
voltage not higher than stated on the decal or rear panel of the unit. Unplug
this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
Fuse
To prevent the risk of re and damaging the unit, please use only of the recommended fuse type as described in the manual. Before replacing the fuse,
make sure the unit turned off and disconnected from the AC outlet.
Electrical Connection
Always disconnect from the power source before servicing or replacing fuse/
lamp and be sure to replace with same fuse/lamp size and type. Cut off power
before moving, repairing and cleaning the unit. Improper electrical wiring may
invalidate the product warranty.
To avoid electric shock, all units must be connected to circuits with a suitable
ground. Do not power on and power off the apparatus in a short time.
and radiation source.
Cleaning
Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use any solvents such as benzol or alcohol.
Servicing
In case of failure or misfunction occurred, stop using the unit immediately.
Never try to repair the unit by yourself. Repairs carried out by unskilled people
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can lead to damage or malfunction. Please contact the nearest authorized
technical assistance center. Buy the same spare parts/components from manufacturer directly.
Any damage that cased by violating this manual is out of insurance, our company will not take the responsibility.
Warning
In case of lighting products, avoid direct eye exposure to the light source while
it is on. In case of audio products, please remember the high sound pressure
do not only temporarily damage your sense of hearing, but can also cause
permanent damage. Be careful to select a suitable volume.
1.3. Before You Start
1.3.1 UNPACKING
Thank you for purchasing GO-SOUND Series active loudspeakers. Each unit
has been well tested and shipped in perfect operating conditions. Carefully
unpack the carton and check the contents to ensure that all parts are present
and in good conditions:
• 1 Loudspeaker
• 1 Power cable
• 1 User manual
If anything damaged during transport, notify the shipper immediately and keep
packing material for inspection. Again, please save its carton and all packing
materials. If the unit must be returned to the manufacturer, it is important that
the unit is returned in the original manufacturer’s packing. Please do not take
any action without rst contacting us.
1.3.2 Getting started
GO-SOUND Series speakers are part of a wider range of SOUNDSATION
Pro Audio product line. These active speakers are compact, light weight and
very easy to use. They are ideal for any live music or xed installation purpose. Make sure there is enough space around the unit for proper ventilation
and prevent overheating; do not place the unit on top of hot devices such as
radiators or power ampliers. The speaker is connected to mains through the
supplied cable. The product meets the required safety standards. Blown fuses
must be replaced with fuses of the same type and specication.
Make sure that all units must be properly grounded. For your safe-
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ty, you should never remove any ground connector from electrical
devices or power cables, or make them inoperative.
Our products are subject to a process of continual further development. There-
fore modications to the technical features remain subject to change without
further notice.
2. SOUNDSATION GO-SOUND SERIES
GO-SOUND series is the result of years of experience gathered by SOUNDSATION in Portable Sound systems, a segment where quality, versatility and
value for money are absolutely essential.
It consists of 6 two-way polypropylene active speakers with woofers from 8” to
15”. The 12” and 15” models are even availble in MULTIMEDIA version (GOSOUND 12AM and 15AM), which feature a Bluetooth™, USB and SD-card
multi player. All models embed high-quality Class-AB ampliers from 200W to
880W peak powers, and selected transducers to match any kind of portable
PA application.
They have sturdy, lightweight and smart polypropylene enclosures with metal
grille and acoustic foam to protect the woofer and give a pleasant look. Furthermore, they feature a different number of handles (from 2 on sides for the
8” model to 3 for the 15” model) and a standard D36mm pole mount hole, in
order to allow xed installation or portable applications.
3. SETUP
3.1. Connections
3.1.1 Mains Connections
Connect the device to the mains with the power-plug. The wire correspondence is as follow:
CablePinIntermational
Brown Live L
BlueNeutralN
Yellow/GreenEarth
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The earth must to be connected! Pay attention to the safety!
Before taking into operation for the rst time, the installation has to be approved by an expert.
3.1.2 Audio Connections
You will need several cables for the various connections to and from the
speaker. See the pictures below that show the internal wiring of these cables.
Be sure to use only high quality cables.
Use commercial RCA cables to wire stereo unbalanced sources with RCA
output connectors to stereo RCA LIne inputs of GO-SOUND units.
You can, of course, also connect unbalanced equipment to balanced inputs.
Use either mono and stereo jack, making sure ring and collar are connected
together (or pins 1 & 3 in the case of XLR connectors).
Balanced use of XLR connectors
1= Ground/Shield
2= Hot (+)
3= Cold (-)
INPUTOUTPUT
In case of unbalanced use Pins 1 and 3 will be jumped
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Unbalanced use of 1/4” jack TS connector
Strain relief
clamp
Sleeve
Sleeve
Ground shield
Tip
Tip
Signal
Balanced use of 1/4” jack TRS connector
Headphones connection with 1/4” TRS connector
Strain relief
clamp
Sleeve
Ring
Tip
Sleeve
Ground shield
Ring
Cold (- Ve)
Tip
Hot (+ Ve)
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3.2. Rear Panel Description
GO-SOUND Series active loudspeakers have several connectors, controls,
and indicators the use of which you should understand.
3.3. GO-SOUND 8A, 10A
1) IEC Socket with Fuse holder
5 6 7
POWER
CLIP
mix out
EQ
-10
HIGH
-10 +10
LOW
+10
MIC/LINE INLINE IN
4
3
010
010
VOL 1 VOL 2
L/R
LINE
MIC
Plug the linecord into an AC
socket properly congured for your
particular model. In case of fuse
burn, to prevent the risk of re and
damaging the unit, please use only
of the recommended fuse type as
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described in the manual. Before
replacing the fuse, make sure the
unit turned off and disconnected
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from the AC outlet.
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Note: If you happen to lose
the AC linecord, always use a
three-pin plug with a ground pin.
GO-SOUND 8A
2) POWER Switch
Switch up to turn the spekaer
on, and switch down to turn it
off. Make sure the level control is
down before you turn it on.
AC INPUT
AC 230V 50HZ
Power
ONOFF
2
T1.0A/250V
3) MIC/LINE In INPUT Section
1
There is a female XLR-type connector and a 1/4” Jack plug that
accept a balanced or unbalanced
mic- or line-level signal. The switch Line/Mic has to be pressed in case of microphone level signals. There is no phantom power for a microphone, so you
should use a dynamic mic, or use a condenser type if it has its own battery
power.
WARNING: Pressing MIC/LINE switch on line level signals may
cause damages to the speaker. Be careful!
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4) MIC/Line LEVEL
This controls the overall signal level at the Mic-Line inputs.
5) Line LEVEL
This controls the overall signal level at the stereo mini jack plug and RCA
inputs.
6) POWER on indicator
When the POWER switch is turned on, and the linecord is connected to an
active AC Mains supply, this indicator is lit.
7) CLIP indicator
This LED lights up only when the input signal is too high and limiter operates
in order to prevent unwanted damage to amplier or transducers.
NOTE: To better adjust levels and avoid limiter to intervene and cut
signals, once connected the desired sound source slowly turn up
the MIC/LINE or LINE LEVEL controls until the desired volume is
reached (and the CLIP light comes on occasionally).
8) EQ
This 2-band EQ optimizes the frequency responce in order to better adapt the
speaker to the environment in which it is used.
9) MIX Out
This is a male XLR-type connector that produces a EQed mix of both Mic/Line
Inputs. Use it to daisy-chain several active monitors together.
10) Line In Input section
There is a pair of RCA plugs and a 1/8” mini jack plug that accept a unbalanced line-level signals.
3.4. GO-SOUND 12A, 12AM, 15A, 15AM
1) IEC Socket with Fuse holder
Plug the linecord into an AC socket properly congured for your particular
model. In case of fuse burn, to prevent the risk of re and damaging the unit,
please use only of the recommended fuse type as described in the manual.
Before replacing the fuse, make sure the unit turned off and disconnected
from the AC outlet.
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digita l media player
010
level
010
level
-10
+10
-10 +10
low
LINE
MIC
aux in
R
L
CLIP
POWER
MIC/LINE
INput
LINE
INput
010
level
-10 +10
HIGH
level
MIX
out
master
Power
ON
OFF
GO-SOUND 12AM
AC INPUT
AC 230V 50HZ
T1.0A/250V
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Note: If you happen to lose the AC linecord, always use a three-pin
plug with a ground pin.
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5
4
7
8
9
3
10
11
12
13
2
1
2) POWER Switch
Switch up to turn the spekaer on, and switch down to turn it off. Make sure the
level control is down before you turn it on.
3) MIC/LINE In INPUT Section
There is a female XLR-type connector and a 1/4” Jack plug that accept a balanced or unbalanced mic- or line-level signal. The switch Line/Mic has to be
pressed in case of microphone level signals. There is no phantom power for
a microphone, so you should use a dynamic mic, or use a condenser type if it
has its own battery power.
WARNING: Pressing MIC/LINE switch on line level signals may cause
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damages to the speaker. Be careful!
4) MIC/LINE LEVEL
This controls the overall signal level at Mic-Line inputs.
5) Line Level
This controls the Line overall signal level at the XLR, stereo mini jack plug and
RCA inputs.
6) Digital Multiplayer (only on 12AM - 15AM models)
This panel controls all functions related to the multiplayer and hosts the Bluetooth™ recever as well as USB and SD-Card slots. For further information
about how to use it, see “4.1. Digital Media Player Control Panel”.
7) Multiplayer LEVEL
This controls the overall signal level at Mulriplayer stage.
8) LEVEL (Master)
This controls the overall signal level of all inputs, including the AUX Input.
9) LINE In INPUT Section
There is a female XLR-type connector, a 1/8” mini jack and stereo RCA that
accept balanced (only XLR) or unbalanced line-level signal.
WARNING: Turn the LEVEL (control n. 5) down (counterclockwise)
before connecting any source, especially if you’re using the LINE
OUT connection. If not, you could be in for a startling surprise and
this may cause a damage to the unit and to your hearing.
10) POWER
When the POWER switch is turned on, and the linecord is connected to an
active AC Mains supply, this indicator is lit.
11) High/LOW
This 2-band EQ optimizes the frequency responce in order to better adapt the
speaker to the environment in which it is used.
12) LimiT
This LED lights up only when the input signal is too high and limiter operates
in order to prevent unwanted damage to amplier or transducers.
NOTE: To better adjust levels and avoid limiter to intervene and cut
signals, once connected the desired sound source slowly turn up
LEVEL 4, 5 or 7 and MASTER LEVEL control (8) until the desired
volume is reached (and the LIMIT light comes on occasionally).
Always protect your hears if you are close when it is playing at high
levels.
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13) MIX Out
This is a male XLR-type connector that produces a EQed mix of Mic/Line Inputs as well as multimedia player sources. Please notice that this output is not
affected by Master Level control. Use it to daisy-chain several active monitors
together.
4. DIGITAL MEDA PLAYER (only 12AM & 15AM)
GO-SOUND 12AM and 15AM feature a multimedia player that allows to use
these speakers even without audio sources or cables: just connect your smart-
phone or tablet via Bluetooth™ and that’s it. There is also a slot for SD-Cards
and an A-Type USB plug to connect USD drives or SD-Cards.
The reader accepts audio streaming in any format via Bluetooth™. In the case
of SD-Cards and USB devices, it plays audio les in MP3 (up to 320kbps) and
WAV (44.1kHz - 16bit).
4.1. Digital Media Player Control Panel
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1. USB Type-A plug: lets you to read USB drives in MS-DOS® format
2. SD-Card slot: allows you to read SD-Cards in MS-DOS
®
format
3. 2x16 character alphanumeric LCD display
4.
sensor: allows the speaker to be paired with devices such as
smartphones or tablets
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1
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5. MODE button: by pressing repeatedly, it switches among Bluetooth™
mode, USB/SD mode and OFF (player and display off).
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
4.2. Using the player with USB drives and SD-
Cards
Button (Play / Pause): plays audio of the selected device
(Stop): puts in stop playback
Button (Repeat): by pressing repeatedly, it allows you to browse
through different play modes (valid only when using USB drives and SDCards):
• NOR: Normal playback. It plays tracks in ascending order (numeric or
alphabetic)
• RONE: Loop playback of the current song
• FOLD: Repeated playback of all songs in the current folder in ascend-
ing order;
• RAN: Random playback of any song in any folder
• RALL: Loop playback of all songs in all folders in ascending order
Button (Rewind): Press to go back one track; holding down for one
second allows you to rewind to the beginning of current track
Button (Fast Forward): Press to move to next track; holding down for
one second lets you skip to the end of current track
When you insert a USB drive into the outlet, the player reads the content
automatically and plays the rst track in ascending order in “NOR” mode. The
display shows on the upper-left corner the letter “U”, indicating that you are
playing an audio le from the connected USB device. In the case of SD-Card,
the player displays the letter S.
U NOR V15 00:01
0001:Song_Title_
Next to the U or S, the display shows the status of the player, that is play
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, stop or pause . Continuing to right, it shows the current playback mode
(in this case NOR - Normal). Then there is the software version (in this case
V15) and the time code of current playing track. At the second line there are from left to right - the song number in current folder and its title.
NOTE: In the case of use of a USB drive and an SD-Card simulta-
neously, the reader will play the tracks on both devices, organizing
them according to the executing mode chosen (normal, cyclical,
random, etc.).
4.3. Using Bluetooth™
To play music from your Bluetooth™ device you must rst pair it.
4.3.1. Pairing
Press MODE key until the “BLUE” does not appear in the top-left side of the
display:
BLUE:BT NOT LINK
VOL:15/15
At this point turn on the Bluetooth™ mode on your smartphone or tablet. A
device called “Bluetooth” will be shown among the various available devic-
es. Select it and start the pairing process. Once nished, your playlist will be
directly played on your Go-Sound 12AM or 15AM.
BLUE:CONNECTING
VOL:15/15
NOTE: GO-SOUND player control panel also acts on your Blue-
tooth™ device; so that, for example, by pressing the button
play / pause the song; pressing , you skip to the next track, and
so on. The buttons
ately disabled and can be managed only by the Bluetooth™ device.
(Stop) and (Repeat), however, are deliber-
, you
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(remeber to press LINE/MIC switch)
CD player, usign a stereo RCA unbalanced
GO-SOUND series User manual
5. HOOKUP DIAGRAMS
5.1. Examples of Input connections
MP3 player, usign a stereo mini-jack
unbalanced LINE input
digital media player
Keyboard usign a 1/4” jack unbalanced LINE input
(remember to leave LINE/MIC switch o)
MIC/LINE
INput
level
level
0 10
LINE
L
MIC
INput
level
level
0 10
LINE
+10
0 10
-10
HIGH
aux in
R
-10 +10
POWER
low
CLIP
-10 +10
MIX
master
out
Dinamic microphone, usign an XLR balanced MIC input
Volume (Line In + Aux In) Volume (Line In + Aux In) Volume (Line In + Aux In)Line In Control
VolumeVolumeVolumeAux In Control
/VolumeVolumeMultimedia Player
Power (Green), Clip
(Red)
2.5KHz, 150Hz (+/- 12
dB)
/
PolypropylenePolypropylenePolypropyleneHousing material
Steel with Acoustic Foam Steel with Acoustic Foam Steel with Acoustic FoamGrille
2 on sides; 1 on top2 on sides; 1 on top2 on sides; 1 on topHandles
Standard D36 mmStandard D36 mmStandard D36 mmPole Mount
45°45°45°Stage Monitor
440 x 703 x 370 mm375 x 588 x 320 mm440 x 703 x 370 mmSpeaker Dim. (WxHxD)
500 x 770 x 405 mm435 x 660 x 360 mm500 x 770 x 405 mmPacking Dim. (WxHxD)
15.0 kg12.2 kg15.0 kgNet Weight
18.0 kg14.2 kg18.0 kgGross Weight
XLR + 1/4” Jack (Mic
Line In), Stereo RCA +
XLR (Line In), Stereo
Mini jack (Aux In)
Power (Green), Clip
(Red)
2.5KHz, 150Hz (+/- 12
dB)
USB, SD-Card, Blue-
tooth™
XLR + 1/4” Jack (Mic
Line In), Stereo RCA +
XLR (Line In), Stereo
Mini jack (Aux In)
Power (Green), Clip
(Red)
2.5KHz, 150Hz (+/- 12
dB)
USB, SD-Card, Blue-
tooth™
Inputs
EQ High / Low
Digital Multi Player
LED
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7. WARRANTY AND SERVICE
All SOUNDSATION products feature a limited two-year warranty. This two-
year warranty is specic to the date of purchase as shown on your purchase
receipt.
The following cases/components are not covered from the above warranty:
• Any accessories supplied with the product
• Improper use
• Fault due to wear and tear
• Any modication of the product effected by the user or a third party
SOUNDSATION shall satisfy the warranty obligations by remedying any
material or manufacturing faults free of charge at SOUNDSATION’s discretion
either by repair or by exchanging individual parts or the entire appliance. Any
defective parts removed from a product during the course of a warranty claim
shall become the property of SOUNDSATION.
While under warranty period, defective products may be returned to your local
SOUNDSATION dealer together with original proof of purchase. To avoid any
damages in transit, please use the original packaging if available. Alternatively
you can send the product to SOUNDSATION SERVICE CENTER – Via Enzo
Ferrari , 10 – 62017 Porto Recanati - Italy . In order to send a product to service center you need an RMA number. Shipping charges have to be covered
by the owner of the product.
For further information please visit www.soundsationmusic.com
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8. WARNING
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY – EU and EEA (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) only
This symbol indicates that this product is not to be disposed of with your
household waste, according to the WEEE Directive (2202/96/EC) and your
national law.
This product should be handed over to a designated collection point, e.g., on
an authorized one-for-one basis when you buy a new similar product or to an
authorized collection site for recycling waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Improper handling of this type of waste could have a possible negative impact
on the environment and human health due to potentially hazardous substances that are generally associated with EEE. At the same time, your cooperation
in the correct disposal of this product will contribute to the effective usage of
natural resources.
For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment
for recycling, please contact your local city ofce, waste authority, approved
WEEE scheme or your household waste disposal service.
This product is imported in EU by
FRENEXPORT SPA – Via Enzo Ferrari, 10 - 62017 Porto Recanati - Italy
www.soundsationmusic.com
Soundsation® is a registered trademark of FRENEXPORT SPA - Italy
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