operating manual pws-15 / pws-12 powered speakers
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1. XLR Male Output WIDTH 19 5 WEIGHT 49 Ibs per Cabinet WARRANTY One Year Warranty SPECIAL FEATURES Power Switch Fuse Protection Master Volume Control SPECIAL FEATURES 3 Band Equalizer Bass Mid Treble SPECIAL FEATURES Preamp Gain Volume SPECIAL FEATURES Can be Daisy Chained Speakon Output to Power another Passive Speaker SPECIAL FEATURES Angled Side for Monitor Use SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 3 PWS 12 Specs MODEL PWS 12 CONTENTS 12 Molded Full Range PA DJ Active Speaker CONDITION New APPLICATION Mains PA Loudspeaker Monitors ACTIVE PASSIVE Active Powered WOOFER 12 Loudspeaker WOOFER SPECS 50 oz Magnet and 3 Voice Coil TWEETER HORN Titanium Compression Driver with Wide Dispersion Horn POWER 500 Watts RMS FREQUENCY RESPONSE 45 Hz 20 kHz SENSITIVITY 98 dB CONNECTORS 1 8 Input for iPod iPhone or MP3 1 4 Balanced End Input XLR Female Input XLR Male Output WIDTH 16 25 DEPTH 13 25 WEIGHT 42 lbs per Cabinet SPECIAL FEATURES Power Switch Fuse Protection Master Volume Control SPECIAL FEATURES 3 Band Equalizer Bass Mid Treble SPECIAL FEATURES Preamp Gain Volume SPECIAL FEATURES Built In High Efficient Amplifier SPECIAL FEATURES Can be Daisy Chained Speakon Output to Power another Passive Speaker SPECIAL FEATURES Angled Side for Monitor Use SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com Seismi2. 7 347 6423 Page 8 Connection Example 1 Standard 3 Pin XLR Microphone Cables Male to Female Aag A Ps DAN sala RA Pe as a O Ce OS E ja i 4 o ae A 4 rl e T s T p r FS j t i x KA i ae _ ji et s s n p 2 n a 2 3 4 This example shows how to connect two PWS 15 or PWS 12 speakers to a standard Mixer This application requires 2 XLR 3 pin male to female cables Seismic Audio offers these cables The model number is SAXLX 25 To start take the female end of the first cable and insert it into the output jack labeled MAIN OUT LEFT on your mixing board Then insert the male end of the cable into the XLR input of the first or left PWS speaker Repeat these steps using the other cable and insert the female end into the MAIN OUT RIGHT on the mixing board followed by inserting the male end of the cable to the second or right PWS speaker SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 9 Connection Example 2 Standard 3 Pin XLR Microphone Cables Male to Female Daisy Chaining Signal from one PWS Amp to another PWS Amp tc fe Fo O S on bint bb be ee lt j 4 A E o E ee a wages gt P F D ta see a3 i al ek De F This e
3. PWS 15 PWS 12 POWERED SPEAKERS WWW SEISMICAUDIOSPEAKERS COM OPERATING MANUAL SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 1 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AT caurow RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK Caution To reduce the risk of DO NOT OPEN electrical shock do not remove the cover or back No user serviceable OE aae This symbol wherever it appears alerts you parts inside refer to servicing to d to the presence of uninsulated dangerous qualified personnel voltage inside the enclosure voltage that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of shock Warning To reduce the risk of fire or This symbol wherever it appears alerts you to important operating and maintenance equipment to rain or moisture instructions in the accompanying literature Read the manual electrical shock do not expose this SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 2 PWS 15 Specs MODEL PWS 15 CONTENTS 15 Molded Full Range PA DJ Active Speaker APPLICATION Main PA Loudspeaker Monitor ACTIVE PASSIVE Active Powered WOOFER 15 Loudspeaker WOOFER SPECS 50 oz Magnet and 3 Voice Coil TWEETER HORN Titanium Compression Driver with Wide Dispersion Horn POWER 600 Watts RMS FREQUENCY RESPONSE 45 Hz 20 kHz SENSITIVITY 99 dB CONNECTORS 1 8 Input for iPod iPhone or MP3 1 4 Balanced End Input XLR Female Input
4. cAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 4 PWS 15 and PWS 12 Amplifier Controls XLR 3 Pin Female Input XLR 3 Pin Male Output 1 4 Female Line Input 1 8 Female Line Input for MP3 Gain Control Knob Treble Control Knob Mids Control Knob gt D gt ie cee ON P PO 2 Saa E tess Bass Control Knob i Volume Control Knob All Carry Handle On Off Switch AC Adapter Plug Fuse Compartment Voltage Selector Switch 2 Internal Fans Speakon Power Output Use this Output jack to power a Non Powered Passive speaker similar to specs of PWS If you connect an 8 ohm speaker to this jack the built in amp on the PWS will change to 4 ohm and double the power output SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 5 Replacement Parts and Accessories Cc gt Titatium Horn Model T Driver The T Driver will give you the crisp clean highs you desire with a frequency response of 1 5K 20K and 100 watts RMS These will fit all horns with a 1 3 8 thread Crossover Model SACN 153 Replacement Crossover for PWS 15 and PWS 12 PWS 15 Amplifier Model PWS15Amp Replacement Amplifier for PWS 15 PWS 12 Amplifier Model PWS12Amp Replacement Amplifier for PWS 12 Non Powered Speaker Model NPS 15 amp NPS 12 Non Powered Version of Molded Speaker for use with PWS 15 and PWS 12 SeismicAudioSp
5. e signal from the microphone will not be hot enough If you need to run a microphone it is recommended add a small sound board or mixer to your PWS speakers e Will the XLR jacks pass through a signal if the speaker is turned off o Answer Yes The XLR jacks do act as a pass through e Can you use these speakers with an external power amplifier o Answer No hooking an external power amplifier to these speaker will damage both the built in amplifier and speakers e How do you open up the cabinet to work on it o Answer There are multiple phillip head screws around both sides on the back side of the speaker There are also two screws at the top rear and two screws on the bottom rear that must come out This will require an extension bit or long handle screw driver e How do you hang these from a ceiling O Answer There are 4 pre installed fly points on the speaker cabinet One on each side and one on top and the bottom You can purchase an eye bolt from any hardware store The size needed is 8x1 25mm SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 14
6. eakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 6 CBulb Model CBulb Replacement Fuse for PWS 15 and PWS 12 Crossover AmpBulb Model AmpBulb Replacement Fuse for PWS 15 and PWS 12 Amplifier Replacement Speaker Model Richter15 Replacement Speaker for PWS 15 Replacement Speaker Model Richter12 Replacement Speaker for PWS 12 Speaker Covers Model P15Cover or P12Cover Speaker Cover for PWS 15 and PWS 12 Speaker Stands Model SpeakerStands Speaker Stands for PWS 15 and PWS 12 SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 7 Speaker Cable Model SATRXL M25 XLR 3 pin Male to TRS Male Balanced cable 25 ft long Speaker Cable Model SAXLX 25 XLR 3 pin Male to XLR 3 pin Female Balanced cable 25 ft long Speaker Cable Model SATRX 25 TRS Male to TRS Male Balanced cable 25 ft long Splitter Cable Model SAiXLRY10 er 10 ft long XLR Splitter to single 1 8 headphone cable for use with ipods laptops and mp3 players MP3 Ipod Cable Model SA iE10 10 ft 1 8 to 1 8 cable for use with ipods laptops and mp3 players NOTE Speaker Cabinet Molds Speaker Control Knobs and other internal component or parts are available by phone order only SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 87
7. er 15 PA speaker that has equal power watt ratings This statement is true for the PWS 12 It is not recommended to run another speaker that is rated more power or is larger than the PWS ratings e How much Power does the Speakon Active Output jack send to a passive speaker o Answer The PWS amplifier runs an 8 ohm load When an 8 ohm passive speaker is connected the amplifier switches to 4 ohm and doubles the power e How dol daisy chain other powered or active speakers o Answer You can daisy chain other powered speakers by using the XLR inputs and XLR outputs on the PWS speakers e Why is my second PWS speaker not working have one PWS speaker connected to my mixer with a cable and have an XLR cable connected from the PWS speaker 1 XLR output to the XLR Input of PWS speaker 2 o Answer Daisy chaining the signal to a second PWS speaker only works when you are using the XLR jacks only for input and output e What is the difference between the gain knob and volume knob They seem to both do the same thing o Answer The gain knob controls the level or strength of signal before the signal is amplified The gain setting determines how clean or dirty your sound is The Volume knob controls the power amp and the strength of the sound e When I plug a microphone into the input jack can barely hear it why is that o Answer The input jacks on the PWS 15 and PWS 12 are not meant for line level microphones to be connected Th
8. nto the XLR inputs of the PWS speakers Adding Powered Sub Woofers to a PWS speaker can be done easily by inserting a standard XLR 3 pin male to female cable between the PWS speaker output into the Subwoofers XLR input See Diagram SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 12 Connection Example 5 PWS 15 Powered Speaker Connecting a PWS 12 or PWS 15 to a Passive Speaker NPS 15 PROFESSIONAL LOUDSPEAKER 600 WATTS 15 MOLDED FULL RANGE FREG RESPONSE 45 Hz 20K Hz BENSITIVITY 99 dB IMPEDANCE 8 OHM DESIGNED IN U S A The PWS 15 and PWS 12 have the option to power a passive speaker The passive speaker needs to be rated at 8 ohm and close to the same spec ratings as the powered speaker To connect a passive speaker to the PWS Connect a Speakon cable into the Active Output Jack on the PWS and insert other end to either the speakon or input on a passive speaker After doing this the passive speaker sound should be similar to PWS speaker The PWS amp changes from an 8 ohm load to a 4 ohm load and doubles the power output to ensure each speaker cabinet is getting the same power SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 4 1 877 347 6423 Page 13 Frequently Asked Questions e Can you run a subwoofer off of the Speakon Active Output jack o Answer The PWS 15 was designed to power anoth
9. xample shows how to connect two PWS 15 or PWS 12 speakers to a standard Mixer using one MAIN OUT jack on your mixer By choosing this method it will free up one main out jack on the mixing board and allow the PWS speakers to be Daisy Chained This application requires 2 XLR 3 pin male to female cables Seismic Audio offers these cables The model number is SAXLX 25 To start take the female end of the first cable and insert it into the output jack labeled MAIN OUT LEFT on your mixing board Then insert the male end of the cable into the XLR input of the first or left PWS speaker Second insert the female end of the second XLR cable into the XLR output jack of the first PWS Lastly insert male end of the XLR cable into the XLR input jack on the second PWS speaker SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 10 Connection Example 3 Connecting a PWS speaker to any headphone jack device using a 1 8 to 1 8 cable Insert a 1 8 cable into the MP3 line input on the PWS speaker and plug the other end into any device that accepts the 1 8 headphone connection See Seismic Audio Part SA iE25 for 1 8 cable Example cable SeismicAudioSpeakers com Facebook com SeismicAudio Twitter com SeismicAudio 1 877 347 6423 Page 11 Connection Example 4 Use the Seismic Audio cable SAXFRM 2x5 to plug your DJ Controller or any other RCA output device i
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