Wharfedale Pro EVP-X12, EVP-X12M, EVP-X15M, EVP-X15, EVP-X215 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 EVP-XSeries 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.

*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.

WHARFEDALE PRO EVP-X SERIES

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90 x 60 Elliptical Wave Guide Horn

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High power handling, high efficiency

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Protective grilles

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Integral High Frequency Driver Overload protection
“PRO-TECH”

TM

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

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Trapezoid shape for arraying cabinets

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Integral tripod stand adaptor

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High frequency EQ switch to boost (+3dB) or FLAT
output

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High pass output for mid/high frequency satellite
speakers (subwoofers only)

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Signal present and HF protect LED indicators on full
range cabinets

 WARNING & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

Wharfedale Pro EVP-X Series of Professional Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers

1. READ INSTRUCTIONS carefully before operating this product.

2

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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.

EVP-X SERIES PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER USER MANUAL

EVP-X12 • EVP-X12M • EVP-X15 • EVP-X15M • EVP-X215
EVP-X15B • EVP-X18B Subwoofers

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EVP-X FULL RANGE

EVP-X12 • EVP-X12M • EVP-X15 • EVP-X15M • EVP-X215

EVP-X FULL RANGE AND SUB BASS

EVP-X15B • EVP-X18B
SUB WOOFER OPERATION: PASSIVE MODE

WHARFEDALE PRO EVP-X SERIES

EVP-X Series full range system

AMP

Full range output from amp

to EVP-X full range input

Full range
signal from
audio mixer

HF

AMP

LF

AMP

LF

HF

Speakon™ Plug

Connection

Pin 1+ = + on
amp terminal

Pin 1- = - on
amp terminal

or standard

1

⁄4” jack

AMP

Full range output from amp to

EVP-SB SUB input

Full range
signal from
audio mixer

Speakon™ Plug

Connection

Pin 1+ = + on
amp terminal

Pin 1- = - on
amp terminal

or standard

1

⁄4” jack

Full range

signal from

audio mixer

Linked from EVP-SUB

mid/high output to

EVP-X full range input.

EVP-X full range & EVP-SUB extended full range system

EVP-X full range & EVP-SUB Series extended full range
system with external active crossover

pre-filtered output from active

crossover to

(high)EVP-X full range input

pre-filtered output from

active crossover to

(low) EVP-SUB input

Model Name EVP-X12 EVP-X12M EVP-X15 EVP-X15M EVP-X215 EVP-X15B EVP-X18B

SYSTEM TYPE 12” 2-way 12” 2way monitor 15” 2-way 15” 2way monitor Quasi 3 way 15” compact sub 18” compact sub

FREQ RESP +/- 3 DB 55 - 20kHz 60 - 20kHz 45 - 20kHz 50 - 20kHz 40 - 20kHz 45 - 250Hz 38 - 250Hz

SENSITIVITY 1W@1M 98dB 98dB 98dB 98dB 100dB 99dB 100dB

NOMINAL DISPERSION HxV 90º x 60º 90º x 60º 90º x 60º 90º x 60º 90º x 60º -- --

PEAK SPL 128dB 128dB 129dB 129dB 133dB 131dB 134dB

SYSTEM IMPEDANCE 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 4Ω 4Ω 4Ω

POWER HANDLING (Watts)

Continuous 250 250 300 300 500 400 600
Music 500 500 600 600 1000 800 1200
peak 1000 1000 1200 1200 2000 1600 2400

LF DRIVER

LF DRIVER SIZE (mm/ins) 305/12 305/12 380/15 380/15 380/15 380/15 470/18
COIL SIZE (mm/ins) _51.6 / 2” _51.6 / 2” _64.26 / 2.5” _64.26 / 2.5” _64.26 / 2.5” _77.06 / 3.0” _102.62 / 4.0”
IMPEDANCE (ohms) 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 4Ω 4Ω

HF SECTION

COIL SIZE (mm/ins) 44/1.75 44/1.75 44/1.75 44/1.75 44/1.75 -- --

EXIT SIZE

(mm/ins) 25/1 25/1 25/1 25/1 25/1 -- -­DIAPHRAGM MATERIAL titanium titanium titanium titanium titanium -- -­IMPEDANCE (ohms) 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω 8Ω -- --

HF HORN

SHAPE Elliptical Elliptical Elliptical Elliptical Elliptical -- -­THROAT SIZE (ins) 1 1 1 1 1 -- --

CROSSOVER SECTION

TYPE 2-way full range 2 way full range 2 way full range 2 way monitor 2 way full range subwoofer subwoofer
LOW PASS (Hz) 2.2kHz 2.4kHz 2.2kHz 2.4kHz 2.2kHz 150Hz 150Hz
HIGH PASS FILTER (Hz) -- -- -- -- -- 100Hz 100Hz
HF DRIVER PROTECT TYPE Bulb Bulb Bulb Bulb Bulb -­HF EQ (BOOST/FLAT) 3dB 3dB 3dB 3dB 3dB -- --

ENCLOSURE

ENCLOSURE TYPE Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented Vented
ENCLOSURE SHAPE Trap. Monitor Trap. Monitor Trap. Rect. Rect.

FINISH MATERIAL Black carpet Black carpet Black carpet Black carpet Black carpet Black carpet Black carpet

TRIPOLE STAND

STAND BOTTOM Yes No Yes No -- -- -­STAND TOP -- -- -- -- -- Yes Yes

IN / OUT PANEL

CONNECTORS INPUT 2 x

1

⁄4” jacks and 2 x 1⁄4” jacks and 2 x 1⁄4” jacks and 2 x 1⁄4” jacks and 2 x 1⁄4” jacks and 2 x 1⁄4” jacks and 2 x 1⁄4” jacks and
2 x Speakon™ 2 x Speakon™ 2 x Speakon™ 2 x Speakon™ 2 x Speakon™ 2 x Speakon™ 2 x Speakon™
type connector type connector type connector type connector type connector type connector type connector

1 x

1

⁄4” jacks and 1 x 1⁄4” jacks and

HIGH PASS FILTER

No No No No No

1 x Speakon™ 1 x Speakon™

CONNECTOR OUT

type connector type connector

WEIGHT NET (kg) 19.3kg 18.5kg 25.95kg 23.4kg 43.2kg 33.5kg 47.4kg
WEIGHT GROSS (kg) 22kg 21.1kg 28kg 29.5kg 48kg 36.5kg 50.7kg

DIMENSIONS (mm)

HEIGHT 590 560 675 645 1058 591 610
FRONT WIDTH 430 424 460 445 502 460 522
BACK WIDTH 297.5 -- 294.5 -- 330 -- -­DEPTH 370 441 450 473.5 467 510 610

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

WHARFEDALE website : www.wharfedalepro.com

IAG reserves the right to alter or improve
specifications without notice.
All rights reserved © 2005 Wharfedale Pro
IAG is a member of the International Audio Group

SUB WOOFER OPERATION: ACTIVE MODE

CONNECTION

1. Connect the speaker cable securely to your EVP-X cabinet and

power amplifier (the amplifier should be off, power down mode).
Where possible use Speakon™ connectors as they are
professional high current connections specifically designed for this
application. Try to use the correct type of speaker cable according
to the handling ability of your EVP-X Series Cabinet. Use 2
conductor equal stranded insulated cable for speaker runs. It is
always advisable to use heavier conductor cables on longer runs.

2. If using Speakon™, insert the speakon and rotate 1/8 of a turn
until locked in. If using a jack plug insert until secure.

3. Power up amplifier with levels on zero. Confirm units are
operating.

Active

Crossover

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