Wharfedale SVP-215, SVP-15 User Manual

Unpacking

All Wharfedale Pro products are fully
checked before leaving the factory. After
unpacking please inspect cabinets for any

physical damage. Please retain the shipping
carton if possible and internal packing material in case the unit
needs to be returned. Please check as soon as possible the unit is
functioning. In the event of any damage please contact your dealer
immediately so that a written claim for damages can be made.

Wharfedale Pro Limited Warranty*

Wharfedale Pro SVP Series loudspeaker systems are warranted to be
clear of manufacturing or materials defects for a period of one year from
the original date of purchase. In the event of malfunction, contact your
authorised Wharfedale Professional dealer or distributor for information.

A distributor list can be found at www.wharfedalepro.com

*Be aware that warranty details may differ from country to country. Contact your dealer or
distributor for information. These terms do not infringe your statutory rights.

SVP 10, SVP-12,SVP-15,SVP215
Operating:
The Wharfedale Pro SVP-10, SVP-12, SVP15 and SVP-215 fea­ture two 1/4”phone jack socket connectors and are paralleled.
This means that these cabinets can be linked together with
other cabinets of the same impedance and design or with a
sub-bass unit.
CAUTION: If you are unsure of any of thes procedures, check
with your dealer or an experienced sound engineer.
(1) Ensure you do not overload the amplifier you are using by
linking too many units together and lowering the resistance
(impedance) below the safe operating level of the amplifier.

Note: Each speaker connected in parallel increases the load on

the amplifier and can add up to a total load that may exceed the
amplifier’s capabilities, leading to possible damage.Two 8Ω loud­speakers in parallel make a 4Ω total load. Four 8Ω parallel con­nected loudspeakers make a total load of 2Ω, which is too low for
many amplifiers.

(2) Make sure that the speaker cable used is securely
attached to the amplifier and the cabinet.
(3) Check all cables from the source unit (mixer or other
source) to the amplifier. Check all power cables to all the
electronic systems powering the loudspeakers and ensure
that they meet with required safety standards.

● Reliable, Durable construction

● Proprietary designed, high efficiency, high power

Wharfedale Professional drive units.

● Protective grills

● Integral High Frequency Driver Overload protection

“PRO-TECH”™

● Sophisticated crossover design enables smooth
power and frequency response control through
crossover region

● Trapezoid shape for arraying cabinets

● Integral tripod stand adaptor

● Low resonance enclosure design

● Full range and complimentary Sub Bass systems

● Exceptional sound quality, with broad bandwidth

and dynamic range

● High Power Handling

● Metal corner protectors

 WARNING & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Wharfedale Pro SVP Series of Professional Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers

1. READ INSTRUCTIONS carefully before operating this product.

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RETAIN these instructions.

3. COMPLY WITH WARNINGS - All warnings and instructions for this

product should be adhered to.

4. USE WITH AMPLIFIERS - In order to avoid damage, it is advis­able to establish and follow a pattern for turning on and off any sound
system. With all system parts connected, turn on source equipment,
tape decks, instruments, mixers, signal processors etc., BEFORE
turning on your power amplifier. Many products output turn on and
turn off transients that can damage speakers. By turning on your
power amplifier LAST and making sure the amplifier’s input controls
are at minimum any transients “upstream” of the amplifier are not
amplified and passed to the speaker. Wait until all system parts have
stabilised, then bring up amplifier controls to operating level. This
should take no more than a few seconds. Similarly when shutting
systems down, always turn down amplifier input controls and then
turn off your amplifier BEFORE shutting down other components.
Professional amplifiers often feature delayed turn on/off circuits to
perform these functions for you automatically.

5. CABLES - Never use shielded or microphone cable for any speak­er connection as this will not be heavy enough to handle the amplifier
load and could cause damage to the complete system.

6.   RIGGING • SUSPENDING • MOUNTING

The rigging, suspension or mounting of this speaker system can
expose members of the public to serious health risks and even death.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO RIG, SUSPEND OR
OTHERWISE MOUNT THIS SYSTEM UNLESS YOU ARE FULLY
QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED TO DO SO BY RELEVANT LOCAL,
STATE AND NATIONAL AUTHORITIES. ALL RELEVANT SAFETY
REGULATIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED. IF YOU ARE NOT PROP­ERLY QUALIFIED OR DO NOT KNOW OF PERTINENT REGULA­TIONS, CONSULT QUALIFIED PERSONNEL FOR ADVICE AND
ASSISTANCE.

7.  CAUTION: These professional loudspeaker systems are capa­ble of generating very high sound pressure levels. Use care

with
placement and operation to avoid exposure to excessive levels
that can cause permanent hearing damage.

8. SERVICING - The user should not attempt to service this prod­uct.

SVP SERIES PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER USER MANUAL

SVP-10 • SVP-12 • SVP-12M • SVP-15 • SVP-215 •
SVP-15B • SVP-18B

SVP-15B AND SVP- 18B SUB-WOOFER:

Application

For extended bass response in a multi way (2 or more) equalized
system designed for high quality reproduction of voice, music and
musical instruments, for mobile or fixed installations.

Description

These cabinets are all covered in tough impact resist carpet. They
are designed for portability and are fitted with heavy duty handles
and a ‘kick -proof’ steel protective grille. The SVP-18B and the SVP­15B have two 1/4” phone type jack sockets and are paralleled at the
rear of each cabinet. (See diagram ).

A very special feature of these products is that they have built-in
crossovers with high-pass outputs. This means that you may use
one channel of your power amplifier to power both a subwoofer and
a full-range speaker, while maintaining a reason-able load on your
amplifier. The amplifier only sees the subwoofer/crossover load
which is 8 ohms for SVP series subwoofers. Without the built-in
crossover, the combined impedance of full-range and subwoofer
speakers in parallel would be much lower. Also, the high-pass
crossover output removes the very low bass frequencies from the
signal going to the full-range speaker. This prevents distortion (and
possible damage) from excessive low-frequency energy getting into
the full-range speaker.

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Wharfedale International Limited, IAG House, Sovereign Court, Ermine Business Park, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE29 6XU England

WHARFEDALE website : www.wharfedalepro.com

IAG Professional reserve the right to alter or improve specifications without notice.All rights reserved © 2004 Wharfedale Pro. A member of the International Audio Group

Model name SVP-10 SVP-12 SVP-12M SVP-15 SVP-215 SVP-15B SVP-18B

FREQ RESP +/- 3 DB 65-20kHz 50-20kHz 50 - 20kHz 45-20kHz 40-20kHz 45-250Hz 40-250Hz

COVERAGE (H X V) 90 X 60 90 X 60 90 X 60 90 X 60 90 X 60

POWER HANDLING (Watts)

Continuous 100 150 150 200 250 250 300
Music 200 300 300 400 500 500 600
peak 400 600 600 800 1000 1000 1200

SENSITIVITY 1W@1M 96dB 97dB 97dB 98dB 101dB 98dB 99dB

PEAK SPL 121.5dB 124.5dB 124.5dB 126dB 129.5dB 126.5dB 129.5dB

SYSTEM IMPEDANCE 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 4Ω 8Ω 8Ω

LF DRIVER SIZE

Driver size 10” 12” 12” 15” 15” 15” 18”

Coil Size (mm/ins) 39/1.5” 51/2” 51/2” 51/2” 38/1.5” 65/2.5” 75/3”

HF SECTION

Coil Size (mm/ins) 25 / 1” 25 / 1” 25 / 1” 25 / 1” 25 / 1” - -

Exit Size (mm/ins) 30/1.2” 30/1.2” 30/1.2” 30/1.2” 30/1.2” - -

HF Protection Bulb Bulb Bulb Bulb Bulb - -

HF HORN Elliptical Elliptical Elliptical Elliptical Elliptical - -

CROSSOVER SECTION:

Crossover frequency 3.2k 3.2k 3.2k 3.2k 3.2k 150Hz/6dB 150Hz/6dB

High Pass Out No No No No No 150Hz/6dB 150Hz/6dB

ENCLOSURE TYPE

Shape Trapezoid Trapezoid Floor monitor Trapezoid Trapezoid Rectangular Rectangular

Finish Colour Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black Carpet/Black

Stand Adaptor Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes

Protect Corner Black metal Black metal Black metal Black metal Black metal Black metal Black metal

Handle 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

INPUT CONNECTOR 2 x

1

⁄4”phone 2 x 1⁄4” phone 2 x 1⁄4” phone 2 x 1⁄4” phone 2 x 1⁄4” phone 2 x 1⁄4” phone 2 x 1⁄4” phone

HIGH PASS OUT No No No No No

1

⁄4” phone

1

⁄4” phone

DIMENSIONS (H x W x D) 494 x 317 x 288 554 x 428 x 355 415 x 248 x 554 638 x 463 x 390 1014 x 463 x 390 587 x 548 x 429 748 x 548 x 450

WEIGHT 10.28kg 15.58kg 14.9kg 19.26kg 31.0kg 31.52kg 38.56kg

SVP DIMENSIONS

SVP-10 SVP-12

SVP-12M

SVP-15 SVP-215

SVP-15B

SVP-18B