XXL TOP450, TOP420, TOP250 User manual

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PRODUCT FEATURES

PRODUCT CARE AND MAINTENANCE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

INTRODUCTION

XXL Lo ud sp ea ke r Sy st em s T OP LI NE ar e pr of es si on al eq ui pm en ts desi gn ed to an sw er
to to da y mos t de ma nd in g mus ic ia ns a nd au di o en gi ne er s. Th ey are ma de only wit h
Recyc le d Wo od f ol lo wi ng t he “ XX L for N at ur e ph il os op hy ”. T he se l ou ds pe ak er s ar e
designed in Ital y an d ma de with best qual it y ma te ri al s, cont ro ll ed and se le ct ed by X XL
engineers. O ur Re se ar ch an d D ev el op me nt De pa rt me nt wo rk s ha rd ly to im pr ov e q ua li ty
and pe rf or ma nc es of e ac h p ro du ct a nd ou r Qu al it y D ep ar tm en t as su re s v er y s tr ic t
contr ol p ro ce du re s ov er a ll t he P ro du ct io n cy cl es , st ar ti ng f ro m pr od uc t co nc ep ti on .

PRODU CT FEATURE S

All the m od el s ar e tw o- wa y lo ud sp ea ke rs w it h ve ry s mo ot h an d ex te nd ed f re qu en cy
response, l ow di st or ti on at any o ut pu t p ow er, go od sensitivity a nd wi de po la r pa tt er n. A ll
Pow er ed models are provided with a p ow er fu l ampl if ie r, with sho rt -c ir cu it , over ­tempe ra tu re an d ove r cur re nt pr ot ec ti on s. Fu rt he rm or e these mod el s hav e DX1 6, 15 ­preset + F LAT, m od el in g device al lo wi ng yo u to op ti mi ze TO P s pe ak er s p er fo rm an ce s i n
any e nv ir on me nt . 1/ 4” TRS J ac k an d/ or XLR in pu t/ pa ra ll el co nn ec to rs are el ec tr on ic al ly
balanced, an d an o pt ic al l imit er d ra st ic al ly r ed uc es c lipping pr ob le ms w hi le a kn ob a ll ow s
adjustmen t of th e sys te m gai n. A po we re d out pu t jac k on rear pa ne l all ow s dri vi ng a
passive loudspeaker, bette r if i t' s th e sa me m od el o f th e po we re d lo ud sp ea ke r.
In o rd er t o al lo w yo u to e as il y c on ne ct a nd d ai sy c ha in s pe ak er s, a ll pa ss iv e mo de ls h av e
one 1/4 ” jack an d two S PE AK ON co nn ec to rs . Pa ss iv e mod el s fe at ur e a pro fe ss io na l
cro ss ov er u ni t mo un te d on r ea r pa ne l.

For e ac h mo de l te ch s pe cs , pl ea se r ef er t o ou r we bs it e ww w. xx li ns id e. co m

ACTIVE VERSION

DX16 15-Preset(+flat) modeling
device selector

Mains power switch

Mains power socket

Gain adjust potentiometer

Jack bal/unbal input/parallel out

XLR balanced input/parallel out

PASSIVE VERSION

SPEAKON connectors

1/4” IN/OUT jack (parallel)

INSTRUC TION FOR P ROPER

PRODUCT O PERATIONS

- N eve r ex po se an d/ or p lac e th e lo uds pe akers c lo se t o hea t so ur ces , su ch
as rad ia tor s or s to ves .

- Neve r ex pos e th e lo uds pe ake rs t o di rec t su nli gh t fo r lon g pe riods .

- Avoi d mec ha nical s ho cks o r pr olong ed v ibr at ions to l ou dsp ea kers.

- Neve r le ave t he l ou dsp ea ker s in w et o r dus ty p lac es .

- Ne v e r i nst a l l t he lou d s p eak e r s c lose to st r ong el e c trom a g n eti c
inte rf ere nc e su ch us h ig h pow er e le ctr ic al ca bl in g and v id eo mo ni to rs.

- C ar e shou ld b e take n avoidin g loud speak er s falls and liqui d spil le d into
the en cl osu re .

- Neve r re mov e th e pr ote ct ive g ri ll .

- To cle an the enc lo sure, do n ot use alc oh ol, s ol ven ts or d eterg en ts, b ut a
soft d ry c lot h or a s of t bru sh .

- Take car e of th e co nne ct or ca bl es, m ak ing s ur e tha t th ey ar e not k no tte d or
twis te d.

- Neve r he avi ly p ush the c on nec to rs .

TO CON NECT T HE LOU DSPE AKER S

ACTI VE V ERS IO N

CONN EC TIO N TO POWER S UP PLY

- Al way s check tha t the mai ns voltag e corre sp onds to l ou dspea ke r lab el /

manu fa ctu re r in dic at ion s.

- Use on ly p owe r ca bl e sup pl ied w it h th e lou ds pea ke rs .

- Alway s co nne ct t he p owe r ca ble t o a GR OU NDE D ma ins o ut le t.

MIXE R CO NNE CT IO N

- Alway s us e hig h qu ality S HI ELD ED c ab les o nl y!

- Befo re c onn ec tin g th e lou ds peake r, ma ke su re t hat t he p owe r sw itc he s are

in OFF p os iti on a nd al l le vel s at m ini mu m. After e ach set , fi rst o f al l tur n OF F

the lo ud spe ak er s wit ch .

WARNING

In order to a void use rs to inva lidate t his

product w arrant y, please carefully read

and heed th e follow ing safe ty

instruc tions.

The u se o f th is p ro du ct i n ap pl ic at io ns o th er t ha n so un d re in fo rc em en t sy st em o r st ud io

recording sys te m is t o be u nd er ta ke n at t he u se r' s an d/ or i ns ta ll er 's s ol e ri sk a nd

When instal li ng the p ro duct, al wa ys m ak e su re t ha t lo ud sp ea ke r su pp or t is a de qu at e.

Never hang th e loudspeaker by fly in g sy st em n ot e xp re ss ly a pp ro ve d by t he

To avoid knocks and sho ck s to l ou ds pe ak er, a lw ay s ma ke s ur e to p la ce i t in a p ro te ct ed

Always av oi d lo ud sou nd p re ss ur e le ve ls o pe ra ti on w he n an yo ne i s cl os er t ha n 6”

Never exp ose people, es pe ci al ly c hi ld re n, t o hi gh s ou nd p re ss ur e le ve ls .

area with no acce ss t o no t- qu al if ie d pe rs on ne l.

INSTR UCTI ONS TO AVOID FI RE

- N ev er us e t he pr od uc t i n p ro xi mi ty of wa te r o r o n/ cl os e t o a we t surface. Ne ve r l et an y
liquid or a ny obj ec t, ente r into prod uc t ca bi ne t; in th is cas e, disc on ne ct it im me di at el y
and refer to qu al if ie d pe rs on ne l be fo re o pe ra ti ng i t ag ai n.

- B ef or e op er at in g t he prod uc t, make su re that the m ai ns outl et volt ag e c or re sp on ds to
tha t st at ed b y th e ma nu fa ct ur er.

- In ca se o f i ns id e o r ou ts id e f us e replacement, pl ea se re sp ec t th e f us e v al ue s st at ed on
the l oudspeaker.

- Th is loudspeaker mu st be connected on ly to ma in s ou tl et s c om pl yi ng to e xi st in g s af et y
regulations and only via th e su pp lied power cable.

- Never pre ss t he p ow er c ab le a nd n ev er l ay i t on a w al kw ay w he re i t sh ou ld b e tr ea d on .

- Ins ta ll in g po we re d lo ud sp ea ke r, pr ov id e ad equate a irfl ow t o co ol i t.

- Al wa ys ma ke su re th at th e ON/OFF sw it ch is in it s O FF position be fo re co nn ec ti ng th e
loudspeakers.

- Befor e re mo vi ng t he l ou ds pe ak er a ft er y ou r se t, d is co nn ec t al l th e ca bl es .

- To dis co nn ec t t he l ou ds pe ak er ne ve r pu ll th e ca bl e d ir ec tl y, bu t ho ld th e pl ug an d pu ll it
fro m th e ma in s su pp ly o ut le t.

responsibility.

manufac tu re r.

(1.80 mt ) to l ou ds pe ak er f ro nt .

AND/OR

ELECT RIC SH OCK.

(Fo r PO WE RE D ve rs io n)

250
420
450

PASS IVE V ER SION

TO C ON NECT PAS SIVE ENC LO SURES TO P OW ERED MIXER S A ND

POWE R AMPL IF IERS.

- Alw ay s u se on ly he av y d ut y, hig h qua li ty un shiel de d - Jack o r S PE AK- ON -

cabl es .

- To a vo id a nn oyi ng “ bu mp s” a nd s ig nal pea ks , wh ic h sh ou ld b e da ng ero us

for the louds pe ak ers , w e r ec omm en d you to s wi tch OFF a mp lif ie rs befor e

conn ec tin g/ di sco nn ect in g th e lo udspe ak ers , an d to tur n OF F fi rs t th e

ampl if ier s wi tc h aft er e ach s et .

CAUTION

To prevent fire and/or electric shock,

never remove the co ver

of the prod uct.

For maint enance a nd servi cing ref er

always an d only to qu alifie d

personn el speci ficall y author ized by

Carisch SPA or by Caris ch SPA

Officia l Distri butor.