Electro-Voice Sx200 User's Manual
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1. FIGURE 6 Two Conductor Cable Configurations for Sx200 CE Speaker System Using Neutrik Speakon NL4FC REY Four Pin Connector HORIZONTAL BANANA PLUG VERTICAL B Ed gt FIGURE 3 5 200 Beamwidth Response anechoic environment T GRO ND INDICATOR 360 es A OF te x 20 BPEAKEA SYSTEM ads 1 2 W4HN PHONE PLUG hw 100 NLAFC 9 PIN DIAGRAM 60 ae T HEHEHHHE MEA 30 FIGURE 7 Suspending the Sx200 Using Mb200 Installation Kit LL BEAMWIDTH IN DEGREES 6dB HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION m FREQUENCY IM HERTZ FIGURE 4 Sx200 Directivity Response anechoic environment s DIRECTIVITY INDEX D di FREQUENCY IN HERTZ URGERE Un pb e EP me nr DR TI ce GRE Ee nals sometimes used have a much less de manding peak value relative to their average level In actual use long term average levels exist from several seconds on up but we apply the long term verage for several hours add ing another extra measure of reliability Specifically the Sx200 is designed to with stand the power test described in the ANSI EIA RS 426 A 1980 The IA test spectrum is applied for eight hours To obtain the spectrum the output of a white noise generator white noise is a particular type of random noise with equal energy per bandwidth in Hz is fed to a shaping filter with 6 dB per octave slopes2. NLAMP or 1 4 in phone jacks The enclosure shall be constructed of polypropylene structural foam and fitted with a steel grille an integral handle astandsocketfor mounting on 13 s inch stands rubber feet and mating sockets to facilitate stacking Dimensions shall be 58 6 cm 23 1 in high x 42 9 cm 16 9 in wide x 31 2 cm 12 3 in deep Net weight shall be 17 7 kg 39 Ib The loudspeaker system shall be the Electro 600 Cecil Street B aL ESS ANZ RE SE Dw ae Voice Sx200 Sx200 E Sx200W or Sx200W E UNIFORM LIMITED WARRANTY Electro Voice products are guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials or work manship for a specified period as noted in the individual product line statement s below or in the individual product data sheet or owner s manual beginning with the date of original purchase If such malfunction occurs during the specified period the product will be re pairedorreplaced atouroption without charge The product will be returned to the customer prepaid Exclusions and Limitations The Limited Warranty does not apply to a exterior finish or appearance b certain specific items described in the individual product line statement s below or in the individual product data sheet or owner s manual c malfunction resulting from use or operation of the product other than as specified in the product data sheet or owner s manual d malfunction re sulting
3. rings on the feet allow the feet to be removed many times without wear Two screws are provided to position the feet permanently if desired In situations requiring additional bass output the Sx200 can be used in combination with the Electro Voice Xp200A system controller The Xp200A includes a low frequency enhance ment circuit that 15 tailored to match the low frequency characteristics of the Sx200 Up to 128 of additional bass output can be obtained from the system when used with the Xp200A system controller The amount of low frequency enhancement can be adjusted to suit the user s personal preference For the most demanding situations two bass module models are available to complement the Sx200 the Electro Voice Sb120 nonpowered bass module and the Electro Voice Sb120a powered bass module Both bass modules were designed to be used with the Sx200 and are constructed in similar struc tural foam enclosures The Sb120a includes a 400 watt power amplifier that is built into the speaker cabinet The Xp200A system control ler provides a sub woofer output that is a crossed over sum of the left and right chan neis The Sx200 s high frequency horn is driven by the DH2010A one inch throat wide bandwidth titanium diaphragm driver The DH2010A uses a unique convex drive Time Path phasing plug structure U S Patent 4 525 604 for smooth and extended high frequency perfor Patent applied for mance The voic
4. These polar responses were mea sured in an anechoic environment at 10 feet using one third octave pink noise inputs The frequencies selected are fully representative of the polar response of the system Beamwidth of the system utilizing the complete one third octave polar data is shown in Figure 3 R and directivity index D are plotted in Figure 4 SUSPENDING Sx200 ENCLOSURES t RUE EVE WARNING Suspending any object is po tentially dangerous and should only be at tempted by individuals who have a thor ough knowledge of the techniques and regu lations of rigging objects overhead Electro Voice strongly recommends that the Sx200 be suspended taking into account all cur rent national federal state and local regula tions It is the responsibility of the installer to ensure the Sx200 is safely installed in accordance with all such regulations If the Sx200 is suspended Electro Voice strongly recommends that the system be inspected atleast once a year If any sign of weakness or damage is detected remedial action should be taken immediately A manual entitied Suspending System 20074 Loudspeakers is included with every Sx200 system It gives a summary of the suspension kits available and an idea of how each kit is used A brief overview which illustrates some approaches for single and multiple suspen Sion is given here for the benefit of the system designer Please referto individual suspension kit engi
5. This unique pattern contributes to high intelligi bility Vocals sound natural yet cut through in reverberant noisy rooms In addition the coverage pattern is unusually uniform over its range of operation Sound quality off axis is very well maintained even at 45 off axis a 90 total coverage angle well beyond the rated coverage angle The horn s unique Varipath throat geometry helps direct driver output to the corners of the room points of coverage not described in the usual specifications of hori zontal and vertical coverage angles and parts of the audience that typically do not receive the strongest coverage One of the many other unique features of the Sx200 is the cabinet Constructed of high impact polypropylene structural foam it pro vides a stiff and extremely durable enclosure Molded into the cabinet are an integral carrying handle and a stand socket for mounting on 12 stands such as the Electro Voice mode 100BK Rubber feet that are attached to the bottom of the cabinet and mating sockets that are molded into the top provide a means of stacking systems The trapezoidal shaped cabi net in combination with the uniform 65 x 65 directivity characteristics make the Sx200 ideal for use alone or in arrays Two feet are supplied with the Sx200 which allow the system to be used horizontally as a stage monitor The feet are used by inserting them into the holes at the rear of the cabinet The
6. Materials and Colors Polypropylene structural foam choice of black or white Supplied Accessories F200 monitor feet Suspending System200 Loudspeakers instruction manual Optional Accessories 100BK mounting stand Mb100 eyeboit attachment kit Mb200 installation kit Mb300 horizontal array kit OmniMount Series 100 mounting hardware VPCSx protective cover PDCSx padded protective cover Other Products Available for Enhancement of Sx200 Performance Xp200A system controller b120 nonpowered bass module Sb120a 400 watt powered bass module Attachment Points Four metric inserts M8 x 1 25 see Figure 5 and Suspending Sx200 Enclosures section Dimensions see Figure 5 Height 58 6 cm 23 1 in Width 42 9 cm 16 9 in Depth 31 2 cm 12 3 in Net Weight 17 7 kg 39 Ib Shipping Weight 19 1 kg 42 Ib Available through OmniMount Systems inc OmniMounr is a registered trademark of OmniMount Systems inc ARE ahh GIST PARROTT IE OA RAM ER TE qnt 20 Viol uos e GRAECE RID E DINE RENE DESCRIPTION The Electro Voice Sx200 is a 300 watt 12 inch two way high efficiency constant directivity portable speaker system Through the exten sive use of computer aided design and model ing Electro Voice engineers have developed a state of the art professional loudspeaker sys tem The high frequency section of the Sx200 ultilizes a molded in 65 x 65 constant directivity horn
7. malfunctions such as cone and or coil damage resulting from improperly designed enclosures Electro Voice active electronics associated with the speaker Systems are guaranteed for three 3 years from the date of original purchase Additional details are included in the Uniform Limited Warranty statement Service and repair address for this product Electro Voice Inc 600 Cecil Street Buchanan Michigan 49107 616 695 6831 or 800 234 6831 Specifications subject to change without notice UIS un eA EES acne hanan Michigan 49107 Part Number 533876 9633
8. 1 4 10 000 Hz 10 Third Harmonic 100 Hz 0 1 1 000 Hz 1 4 10 000 Hz 2 5 Distortion 0 01 Full Power Input Second Harmonic 100 Hz 0 2 1 000 Hz 1 1 10 000 Hz 1 0 Third Harmonic 100 Hz 0 1 1 000 Hz 0 4 10 000 Hz 0 2 Transducer Complement High Frequency DH2010A driver Low Frequency 12 inch woofer Box Tuning Frequency 65 Hz Crossover Frequency 1 500 Hz Crossover Slope Low Pass 18 dB per octave High Pass 6 dB per octave impedance Nominal 8 ohms Minimum 6 ohms 53 200 300 Watt Two Way Portahle Speaker System Lightweighl 39 Ib and compact Very durable structural foam enclosure with integral handle Stand mountable and arrayahle High efficiency 101 5 dB 1 W 1 m High power handling 300 watts continuous 1 200 watts short term Concert proven components 12 inch high performance woofer and DH2010A compres sion driver with a titanium diaphragm Molded in HF horn with 65 x 65 constant directivity coverage increases intelligibility in noisy reverberant rooms Four molded in attachment points metric M8 x 1 25 for secure suspension Neutrik Speakon high current connectors Sx200 E or 1 4 phone jacks Sx200 F200 monitor feet provided Also available in white Sx200W or Sx200W E Input Connections Paralleled Neutrik Speakon NL4MP connectors Sx200 E or 1 4 phone jacks Sx200 allows paralleling of multiple speakers Enclosure
9. Eleciro Voice SPECIFICATIONS Versions Available Sx200 two way full range speaker system with inch jack Sx200 E two way full range speaker system with Speakon connector Sx200W two way full range speaker system with 14 inch jack white Sx200W E two way full range speaker system with Speakon connector white Axial Frequency Response swept sine wave input 4 volts at 10 feet on axis anechoic environment normalized for 1 watt 1 meter see Figure 1 80 25 000 Hz Low Frequency 3 dB Down Point 80 Hz Usable Low Frequency Limit with Xp200A Controller 10 dB down point 55 Hz Half Space Reference Efficiency 5 9 Long Term Average Power Handling Capacity per ANSI EIA RS 426 A 1980 see Power Handling Capacity section 300 watts Maximum Woofer Acoustic Output 17 7 watts Sensitivity SPL at 1 meter 1 watt input anechoic environment band limited pink noise signal 300 2 000 Hz 101 5 dB Dispersion Angle included by 6 dB Down Points on Polar Responses Indicated One Third Octave Bards of Pink Noise see Figure 3 2 000 20 000 Hz Horizontal 65 15 2 000 20 000 Hz Vertical 65 15 Speakon is a registered trademark of Neutrik Inc Directivity Factor R Q 800 to 16 000 Hz Median see Figure 4 14 3 47 8 9 3 Directivity Index D 800 to 16 000 Hz Median see Figure 4 11 1 dB 2 4 dB 4 1 dB Distortion 0 1 Full Power Input Second Harmonic 100 Hz 1 2 1 000 Hz
10. be low 40 Hz and above 318 Hz When measured with the usual constant percentage bandwidth analyzer one third octave this shaping filter produces a spectrum whose 3 dB down points are at 100 Hz and 1 200 Hz with a 3 dB per octave slope above 1 200 Hz This shaped signal is sent to the power amplifier with the continuous power set at 300 watts into the 7 1 ohm EIA equivalent impedance 46 2 volts true rms Amplifier clipping sets instantaneous peaks at 6 dB above the continuous power or 1 200 watts peak 92 5 volts peak This proce dure provides a rigorous test of both thermal and mechanical failure modes AMPLIFIER POWER RECOMMENDA TIONS As noted in the Power Handling Capacity sec tion above the Sx200 has a random noise power capacity of 300 watts long term 1 200 watts peak per ANSI EIA RS 426 A 1980 The following guidelines will help relate this number to an appropriate power amplifier output rating 1 To use the Sx200 to full capacity skilled experts in sound system installation and operation will obtain the best results if the power amplifier is 2 0 to 4 0 times the long term average noise power rating of the speaker system For the Sx200 this is 600 to 1 200 watts The caution cannot be made strongly enough however that this arrangement is only for experts or for those who can discipline themselves against pushing the system for ever higher sound levels and who can avoid accidents such as cata strophic f
11. e coil is coupled to the dia phragm with EV s exclusive Resonant Drive technology This increases and smooths the high frequency response and reduces the amount of internal equalization required for flat frequency response Driver output extends to 25 000 Hz A self resetting high frequency protection cir cuit EV s PRO circuit is Included with the Sx200 to prevent against accidental overdrive and improve system reliability If the input power to the high frequency driver exceeds the nominal rating the protection circuit is acti vated and reduces the power delivered to the driver by 6 dB The system will remain in this mode of operation until the input power is reduced to a safe level i The bass section of the Sx200 is designed using Thiele Small parameters for efficient performance to below 80 Hz The woofer is a 12 inch Pro Line unit featuring beryllium cop per lead wires a low mass edge wound voice coil and high temperature materials The part of the magnetic structure adjacent the coil is insulated using the exclusive EV PROTEF process U S Patent 4 547 632 The coil is driven by a 16 Ib magnetic structure The sys temcombines professional quality components arranged in a time coherent vertical array with an unusually durable Thiele Small aligned vented enclosure The result is clear and ar ticulate high quality sound FREQUENCY RESPONSE The combination of a 12 inch woofer wide bandwidth high frequenc
12. eedback or dropped microphones 2 A more conservative normal amplifier size which will produce audible results nearly equal to those of the expert recom mendation is 1 0 to 1 4 times the long term average noise power rating of the speaker For the Sx200 this is 300 to 420 watts 3 To be very conservative one can use an amplifier rated at 0 5 to 0 7 times the long term average noise power rating of the loudspeaker For the Sx200 this is 150 to 210 watts Request Bible Addition No Two Power Handling Capacity for more background on these recommendations Sx200 CONNECTIONS The Sx200 is equipped with two Neutrik Spea kon NL4MP or two 4 in phone jacks con Ey ELECTRO VOICE MANUFACTURING PLANTS BUCHANAN MI NEWPORT TN SEVIERVILLE TN OKLAHOMA CITY GANANOQUE ONT Electro Voice Inc 1996 Litho in U S A nected in parallel a configuration which allows for daisy chaining of speaker systems In continued high power applications Electro Voice recommends the use of the Speakon connector The Speakon NL4MP will mate to a NL4FC Speakon connector which is a 4 pin connector Figure 6 shows typical wiring con figurations using banana plugs or 4 in phone jacks the banana plug provides the reli able connection Cable connections should be made to the 1 and 1 terminals only Cables utilizing the Speakon NL4FC are available from your local dealer or from the com
13. from misuse or abuse of the product or e malfunction occurring at any time after repairs have been made to the product by anyone other than Electro Voice or any of its authorized service representatives Obtaining Warranty Service To obtain warranty service a customer must deliver the product prepaid to Electro Voice or any of its authorized service representatives together with proof of purchase of the product in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice A list of authorized service representatives is available from Electro Voice at 600 Cecil Street Buchanan MI 49107 616 695 6831 or 800 234 6831 Incidental and Consequential Damages Excluded Product repair or replacement and return to the cus tomer are the only remedies provided to the customer Electro Voice shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages in cluding without limitation injury to persons or property or loss of use Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you Other Rights This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Electro Voice Speakers and Speaker Sys tems are guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of five 5 years from the date of original purchase The Limited Warranty does not ap ply to burned voice coils or
14. neering data sheets for full details and safety information The first approach is to suspend an individual Sx200 enclosure The four metric MB x 1 25 lin amp erts see Figure 5 which are built into the enclosure allow the system to be suspended using eyebolts Mb100 Accessory Kit Typi callv it will be necessary to attach two cables to the top eyebolt and pull up on the rear The Mb200 bracket see Figure 7 encompasses the top and bottom of the enclosure and has additional features to make suspending the Sx200 easier and more flexible Electro Voice recommends the use of the Mb200 in all but the simplest situations The Mb200 has supple mentary holes to allow the Sx200 to be at tached to a wall or ceiling and aimed at an audience The Mb200 Installation Kit also allows the use of OmniMount Series 100 mounting hardware by providing three hole pattern groups com patible with these support systems When OmniMount Series 100 mounting hardware is specified the Mb200 Installation Kit must first be attached to the speaker enclosure The second approach is to suspend multiple Sx200 enclosures The Sx200 enclosure is not designed to suspend multiple enclosures from itself If an array is required then multiple Mb200 s must be used Arrays may be con structed vertically by daisy chaining two Mb200 s from each other The Mb300 array bracket allows the easy and secure construc tion of horizontal arrays using Mb200 s to
15. panies listed below Pro Co Sound Inc 135 E Kalamazoo Ave Kalamazoo MI 49007 616 388 9675 Whirlwind Music Distributors Inc P O Box 1075 Rochester NY 14603 716 663 8820 Neutrik USA Inc 195 S3 Lehigh Ave Lakewood NJ 08701 908 901 9488 ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS SPECIFICATIONS The loudspeaker shall consist of a 30 5 cm 12 inch low frequency transducerin a vented trapezoidal shaped enclosure a high frequency compression driver with a pure titanium dia phragm coupled to a 65 x 65 constant directivity horn molded into the front baffle of the enclosure and a passive crossover equalizer network with protection for the high frequency driver Up to 12 dB additional bass output can be obtained with the Electro Voice Xp200A speaker system controller The loud speaker shall meet the following performance criteria frequency response of 80 to 25 000 Hz 3 dB power handling of 300 watts long term and 1 200 watts short term with a shaped random noise input per ANSI EIA RS 426 A 1980 sensitivity of 101 5 dB SPL at 1 meter with a 1 watt 300 to 2 000 Hz pink noise input 6 dB down horizontal coverage angle of 65 15 in the 2 000 to 20 000 Hz range 6 dB down vertical coverage angle of 65 15 in the 2 000 to 20 000 Hz range crossover fre quency of 1 500 Hz nominal impedance of 8 ohms and minimum impedance of 6 ohms Paralleled input and output connectors shall be present consisting of Neutrik
16. support the enclosure POWER HANDLING CAPACITY To our knowledge Electro Voice was the first U S manufacturer to develop and publish a power test closely related to real life condi tions First we use a random noise input signal because it contains many frequencies simulta neously just like real voice or instrument pro gram Second our signal contains more en ergy at extremely high and low frequencies than typical actual program adding an extra measure of reliability Third the test signal includes not only the overall long term aver age or continuous level which our ears interpret as loudness but also short duration peaks which are many limes higher than the average just like actual program The long term average level stresses the speaker ther mally heat The instantaneous peaks test mechanical reliability cone and diaphragm excursion Note that the sine wave test sig tus es uai Oe RRR RERUN BS AGREES DOSE SESE ata EDA p E RC Vas SEE SE iuto Sx200 SPECIFICATION GRAPHICS FIGURE 1 Sx200 Frequency Response FIGURE 5 Sx200 Dimensions 1 watt 1 meter anechoic environment BITE LITT LA HH a ia CL 110 70 20 30 K FREQUENCY IN HERTZ FIGURE 2 5 200 Polar Response anechoic environment b cm 23 1 in METRIC M x 1 25 METAL INSERTS FOUR PLACES 31 2 cm 12 3 in Wi
17. y driver and an equal ized crossover results in the wide and smooth overall response shown in Figure 1 This re sponse was measured at 10 feet using a 4 volt input in an anechoic chamber and was mea sured using a swept sine wave input No exter nal equalization was used Figure 1 has been averaged and corrected for 1 watt at 1 meter CONSTANT DIRECTIVITY SPEAKER SYSTEM The crossover frequency and speaker compo nent geometries have been selected so that the directional characteristics of the woofer and constant directivity horn match at the cross over frequency to create a special system type the constant directivity system Re sponse within the 65 rated coverage angle is uniform which means dependable audience coverage without hot spots or dead zones at certain frequencies The 65 dispersion char acteristic also helps avoid early reflections from nearby floor or side wall surfaces which could degrade performance The controlled directivity of the high and low frequency trans ducers also eliminates response irregularities caused by diffraction off nearby enclosure edges and in combination with an essentially flat on axis frequency response produces a total acoustic power output that is uniform with frequency DIRECTIVITY A unique feature of the Sx200 is the constant directivity dispersion provided by the 65 x 65 hom The polar response of the system at selected one third octave bandwidths is shown in Figure 2
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