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next-pro audio LA122v2 2 Way Compact Line Array Element

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Imiyalo yokusetshenziswa komkhiqizo

  • Ukumisa isitaki se-LA122v2/LA122Wv2, qinisekisa ukuthi amayunithi abekwe ngokuvikelekile endaweni ezinzile ukuvimbela noma yikuphi ukunyakaza ngesikhathi sokusebenza.
  • Stakanisa amayunithi aqonde phezulu, uwaqondanise kahle ukuze uthole ukusabalalisa komsindo okuphelele.
  • Ukuze uthole ukugetshengwa nokumiswa kwe-LA122v2/LA122Wv2, bheka imihlahlandlela yomkhiqizi yokufaka okuphephile nokufanelekile.
  • Sebenzisa ama-rigging hardware afanelekile futhi uqinisekise ukuthi amayunithi amisiwe ngokuphephile ukuze ugweme izingozi.
  • Ubukhulu be-LA122v2/LA122Wv2 bunikezwe kumanuwali yomsebenzisi ukuze kusetshenziswe ireferensi lapho uhlela ukusethwa nokuthuthwa kwamayunithi.

ISINGENISO

Siyabonga ngokuthenga into ethi NEXT LA122v2/LA122Wv2 Line-Array element. Le manuwali izokunikeza ulwazi oluwusizo nolubalulekile mayelana ne-NEXT LA122v2/LA122Wv2 element. Sicela unike isikhathi sokufunda leli bhukwana, futhi uligcine liseduze ukuze ulisebenzise esikhathini esizayo. I-NEXT-proudio iphathelene nokuphepha nokuphila kahle kwakho, ngakho-ke sicela ulandele yonke imiyalelo futhi ulalele zonke izixwayiso. Futhi, ukuqonda okungcono kwezinye izici ezithile ze-LA122v2/LA122Wv2 yomugqa wesici somugqa kuzokusiza ukuthi usebenzise isistimu yakho ngokugcwele. Ngokuthuthuka okuqhubekayo kwamasu namazinga, i-NEXT-proudio igodla ilungelo lokushintsha imininingwane yemikhiqizo yayo ngaphandle kwesaziso sangaphambili. Ukuze uthole idatha yamanje kakhulu, sicela uvakashele yethu webindawo: www.next-proaudio.com.

UKUKHIPHA
Isici ngasinye somugqa we-NEXT LA122v2/LA122Wv2 sakhiwe e-Europe (Portugal) nge-NEXT-proaudio ngezinga eliphezulu kakhulu futhi ihlolwe kahle ngaphambi kokuthi iphume efekthri. Lapho uqaqa i-NEXT LA122 2/LA122W2, yihlole ngokucophelela ukuze uthole noma yiziphi izimpawu zomonakalo ongaba khona wezinto zokuhamba futhi wazise umdayisi wakho ngokushesha uma kutholakala noma yimuphi umonakalo onjalo.
Kuphakanyiswa ukuthi ugcine okufakiwe kwangempela ukuze isistimu iphinde ipakishwe ngokuzayo uma kudingeka. Sicela uqaphele ukuthi i-NEXT-proudio nabasabalalisi bayo abagunyaziwe abakwazi ukwamukela noma yikuphi ukubophezeleka komonakalo kunoma yimuphi umkhiqizo obuyisiwe ngokusebenzisa amaphakheji angagunyaziwe.

I-LA122v2/LA122Wv2 OVERVIEW

  • I-LA122vz/LA122Wv2 iyingxenye yochungechunge lwe-NEXT-proaudio LA. Isici somugqa ohlangene ohlanganisa ibhethri elimangalisayo lezici zobuchwepheshe obuphezulu eziyenza ikwazi ukufeza izinga elingakaze libonwe lokusebenza kumasistimu omugqa ohlangene.
  • I-LA122v2/LA122W2 ihlanganisa i-transducer ekhethekile engu-12″ ene-low-frequency transducer esebenzisa ikhoyili yezwi engu-75mm kanye ne-neodymium magnet motor assembly. Ukukhiqizwa kabusha kwefrikhwensi ephezulu kuncike ezicini ezihlukile zamadrayivu amabili wokuminyanisa we-1.4″ neodymium aklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa ezinhlelweni lapho kudingeka khona i-SPL ephezulu kanye nokuhlanekezela okuphansi. I-titanium diaphragm ene-copper-clad engu-65mm, ikhoyili yezwi ye-aluminium flat ikhiqiza ukuzwela okuphezulu, ukuhlanekezela okuphansi, kanye nokuphendula okuvama okunwetshiwe.
  • Abashayeli ababili be-HF balayishwa isiguquli segagasi esinokulingana kobude bendlela, i-ICWG, eguqula amagagasi ayindilinga abe amagagasi ayi-cylindrical isophasic, ahlangana ngaphandle komthungo namanye ama-transducer anemvamisa ephezulu yohlelo. Ukuze uthole ukuguquguquka okukhulu, le elementi yomugqa afanayo iyatholakala ekucushweni okuthathu okuhlukene kwe-engeli yokumboza: 90° ovundlile ngo-8° mpo (LA122v2), 120° ovundlile ngo-8° mpo (LA122v2 + insiza ye-adaptha yokuhlakazeka, NC55126,) kanye no-120° nge-15° horizontal (LA122°W2). Inhlanganisela yalezi zakhi ezimbili inikeza ukumbozwa okuqondile okuphelele kunoma yiluphi uhlelo lokusebenza.

UKUPHEPHA KUQALA

  • Amasistimu wezikhulisa-zwi kumele asetshenziswe ngokuphepha.
  • Sicela uzinike isikhathi sokuphindaview amaphuzu alandelayo aphathelene nokusetshenziswa okuphephile kwesici somugqa ESILANDELAYO LA122R/LA122W/2.

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UKUGQIBELA UMHLABA

  • Njalo qinisekisa ukuthi iphansi noma isakhiwo lapho isitaki sizobekwa khona silingana futhi singamelana nesisindo sesitaki esiphelele.
  • Ungapaki izipikha phezulu kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ngaphandle, lapho imimoya ingawisa khona isitaki.
  • Beka izintambo ngendlela yokuthi zingavezi ingozi yohambo.
  • Ungabeki noma yiziphi izinto phezu kwesitaki; zingawa ngephutha futhi zidale ukulimala.
  • Ungazami ukuhambisa izindawo ezivalekile ngenkathi uxhumekile.

Zama ukungasebenzisi i-LA122v2/LA122Wv2 ngaphansi kwemvula enkulu noma umswakama; imelana nesimo sezulu kodwa akubona ngokuphelele "ubufakazi besimo sezulu".
Ungabeki amasistimu ekushiseni okukhulu noma ezimeni ezibandayo ukuze uvimbele ukulimala kwengxenye.

UKUBAMBA NOKUMISA

  • Ngaphambi kokuqopha noma ukumisa amasistimu angu-NEXT LA122v2/LA122W/2, hlola zonke izingxenye kanye nayo yonke ihadiwe ukuze uthole noma yiziphi izimpawu zomonakalo noma izingxenye ezingekho.
  • Uma uthola izingxenye ezilimele, ezigqwalile, noma ezikhubazekile, ungazisebenzisi; zishintshe ngokushesha.
  • Ungasebenzisi izingxenyekazi zekhompuyutha ezingalayishiwe noma isilinganiso sazo asanele ukuphatha isisindo sohlelo ngento yokuphepha enhle (4 ubuncane). Ungakhohlwa ukuthi i-hardware ngeke nje ibambe isisindo sohlelo. Kufanele iqine ngokwanele ukuze ikwazi ukusingatha amandla aguquguqukayo njengemimoya nokunye, ngaphandle kokushintsha kwengxenye. I-NEXT-proudio yeluleka amakhasimende ukuthi axhumane nonjiniyela onelayisensi, ochwepheshile mayelana nokufakwa kwemishini.
  • Ukufakwa kwesistimu elandelayo ye-LA122v2/LA122Wv2 kufanele kwenziwe kuphela ngabasebenzi abaqeqeshiwe.
  • Ngaso sonke isikhathi sebenzisa izingubo zokuzivikela ezanele kanye nezinto zokusebenza ukuze uvimbele ukulimala okungenzeka.
  • Faka kuphela amasistimu endaweni eqinile, eqondile futhi uhlukanise indawo ezungezile ngesikhathi sokufakwa nokusebenza, ukuze uvimbele ukuba khona komphakathi eduze kwamasistimu.
  • Qiniseka ukuthi uyaqonda yonke imithetho yendawo neyezwe mayelana nokufakwa kwemishini.
  • Ukwehluleka ukuthobela le miyalelo kungase kubangele ukulimala noma ukufa.

IZIXHUMANO KANYE NE-ELECTRIC DIAGRAM

  • I-LA122v2 / LA122Wv2 ixhunywe ngamapulaki e-Neutrik® SpeakON® NL4 (awanikeziwe). Incazelo yezintambo iphrintiwe kumaphaneli okuxhumana atholakala ngemuva kwekhabhinethi.

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  • Izikhonkwane ezingu-4 zamasokhethi amabili e-Neutrik® NL4 SpeakON® afakwe ngokufana ngaphakathi kwendawo ebiyelwe.
  • Noma yisiphi isixhumi singasetshenziswa ukuxhuma ku- ampi-lifier noma enye into ye-LA122v2/LA122Wv2.
  • Sicela uqaphele ukuthi ingxenye ye-LA122v2/LA122Wv2 Line Array iyisistimu yezindlela ezimbili. Bheka ithebula nomdwebo ongezansi:

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AMPUKUPHILA

  • Imvamisa, amasistimu e-LA122vz aphinde ahlinzekwe ngezigaxa zamandla ze-NEXT-proudio esezivele zilungiselelwe ukusebenza kahle, ngokuya ngokucushwa okukhethwe yikhasimende.
  • I-NEX-proudio incoma ukuthi usebenzise kuphela i-NEX-proaudio-approved ampama-lifiers namayunithi okucubungula isignali, futhi inikeza kuphela ukucushwa kokucubungula isignali fileamayunithi okucubungula amasignali agunyaziwe.

ISEXWAYISO - Yaziswa ukuthi ngenxa yezici ezithile ezithile nobuchwepheshe obusetshenziswa entweni ye-LA122v2, uzolimaza izipikha uma kusetshenziswa ukumiswa okungalungile kwe-crossover.

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  • I-elementi ye-LA122v2/ LA122Wv2 iyisistimu yezindlela ezimbili engenzi lutho.
  • Ibhendi yefrikhwensi ephezulu ikhiqizwa kabusha abashayeli ababili abangu-1.4* abaxhunywe ochungechungeni, abanokuphazamiseka okuhlanganisiwe okungu-160.
  • Ibhendi yefrikhwensi ephansi ikhiqizwa kabusha umshayeli oyedwa ongu-12″ one-impedance engama-80. Bheka ithebula elingezansi ukuze uthole amandla anconyiwe ampamandla e-lifier:

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UKUKHETHA IKHABULA

  • Ukukhetha ikhebula kuhlanganisa ukubala isigaba sekhebula esilungile (usayizi) ngokuhlobene nokuvinjwa komthwalo kanye nobude bekhebula obudingekayo.
  • Ingxenye yekhebula elincane izokhuphula ukumelana kwayo kwe-serial, okuzodala ukulahleka kwamandla nokuhlukahluka kwezimpendulo (dampisici).
  • Ithebula elilandelayo libonisa, kumasayizi ajwayelekile angu-3, ​​ubude bekhebula elinokumelana okuphezulu kwe-serial okulingana no-4% we-impedance yomthwalo (dampisici = 25):

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I-RIGING SYSTEM

  • I-LA122v2/ LA122Wv2 inohlelo olulula nolunembile lokuqoshwa kwamaphuzu amane. Inamajoyinti angu-2 acacile ngaphambili namalunga angu-2 angakwazi ukulungiseka ngemuva. Amalunga angemuva akuvumela ukuthi uchaze i-engeli phakathi kwama-elementi amabili.
  • I-LA122vz iyimodeli eyinhloko. Kuzoba umnyombo wanoma yiluphi uhlelo lwe-LA122v2/LA122Wv2. Inokusakazwa okuqondile okungu-8° okulawulwayo, futhi i-engeli yayo iyalungiseka ukusuka ku-0° ukuya ku-8° uma kuqhathaniswa nento engenhla. I-LA122Wv2 isakhi esihlakazekile esibanzi (15°), esivame ukusetshenziswa njengengxenye yokugcina kumalungu afanayo, ekhomba umphakathi oseduze.
  • Ukuze umise okwesikhashana i-LA122v2/LA122Wv2, uzodinga ukusebenzisa uhlaka lwe-NEXT NC18124. Lolu hlaka lokumiswa lwakhiwe ngokukhethekile ukuze lumise i-LA122v2/LA122Wv2 kanye/noma ama-elementi e-LAs118v2. Kwenza kube nokwenzeka ukumiswa kwezinto ezingafika ku-16 x LA122v2/LA122Wv2.

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  • Uzodinga futhi izikhonkwane zokukhiya ezi-NEXT VP60052.

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  • Ungalokothi usebenzise noma yimaphi amaphini wokukhiya kodwa lawo ahlinzekwe yi-NEXT-proudio. Lezi zikhonkwane zakhelwe ukumelana nesisindo sohlelo ngesici esihle sokuphepha. Akhiwe futhi ngezilinganiso eziqondile kakhulu. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ngaphambi kokumisa isistimu, sicela ufunde imiyalelo esesigabeni esithi “Ukuphepha kuqala”.
  • Ake sihlanganise uhlelo olujwayelekile lwe-LA122 oluhlanganisa i-LA122 ezine ezine-engeli yokuma okungu-0°, 2°, 4 °, 8° ukusuka phezulu kuye phansi. Ngemva kokufunda nokuqonda isahluko esithi “Ukuphepha kuqala”, landela imiyalelo engezansi:

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  • Isinyathelo 1 – Donsa izingalo eziphendukayo zohlaka endaweni yokupaka bese ufaka iphinikhodi yokukhiya endaweni ngayinye yokukhiya ingalo ejikayo njengoba kukhonjisiwe esithombeni esingenhla. Qinisekisa ukuthi izikhonkwane zokukhiya zivikelekile.

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  • Isinyathelo 2 - Njengoba izingalo eziphendukayo zikhiyelwe endaweni, qondanisa futhi uzifake ku-LA122v2 njengoba kukhonjisiwe ngenhla.

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  • Isinyathelo 3 – Faka iphinikhodi kuzo zombili izingalo ezijikayo ezingaphambili kuqala, bese uphakamisa ifremu ngemuva kuze kube yilapho ingalo ephendukayo iqondana nembobo engu-0°. Faka manje izikhonkwane zokukhiya kulezi zimbobo ezinhlangothini zombili zesici futhi uqinisekise ukuthi zivikelekile.

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Ukunaka
Phakathi kweFlying Frame kanye ne-LA122vz yokuqala, i-splay ingalungiselelwa kuphela endaweni engu-0°. Uma kudingeka noma yikuphi ukuthambekela kokuqala, hambisa i-shackle emgodini ofanele kubha ephakathi.

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Isinyathelo 4 - Donsa izingalo ezijikayo ze-LA122vz ngaphandle. Ezingalweni ezijikayo ngaphambili, faka iphinikhodi yokukhiya. Lokhu kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi isikhungo sokuzungezisa sesici esilandelayo silungisiwe. Hlola ukuthi iphinikhodi yokukhiya ivikelekile yini.

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  • Isinyathelo 5 – Faka i-LA122 elandelayo ohlwini oluqala ngehlangothi langaphambili bese ufaka izikhonkwane zokukhiya ngaphambili. Hlola ukuthi izikhonkwane zokukhiya zivikelekile yini.

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  • Isinyathelo 6 – Njengoba izingalo ezijikayo zangaphambili zikhiyiwe endaweni, manje usungakwazi ukuzungezisa isici futhi, ngosizo lwezibambo zika-e ezingalweni ezijikayo ezingemuva, ukhiye i-elementi nge-engeli esplay engu-2°. Faka izikhonkwane zokukhiya futhi uhlole ukuthi zivikelekile yini.
  • Isinyathelo 7 – Phinda izinyathelo 4 kuya ku-6 kumaelementi amabili alandelayo usebenzisa izindawo zokulungisa i-engeli ye-splay engu-4° no-8°, ngokulandelana.

Nasi isithombe sokuhlanganisa isistimu egcwele:

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  • Futhi, okunye ukulungiselelwa kungenziwa kusetshenziswa i-LA122vz ne-LAs118v2. Isistimu endizayo isilungele ukunamathisela ama-subwoofers nezipikha zobubanzi obugcwele kuhlelo olufanayo.
  • Uhlu oluxubile, olunama-subwoofers kanye nezipikha zobubanzi obugcwele, zingandiza noma zipakishwe.
  • Isithombe esikwesobunxele kakhulu siyi-array endizayo. Isithombe esingakwesokudla kakhulu singamalungu astakiwe.

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I-LA122W2 ihluke kancane ku-LA122v2. Isimiso siyefana, kodwa esikhundleni sama-engeli angama-splay angaba yisishiyagalombili, sinezindawo ezimbili kuphela ezihlukene, ezihluka ngokuya ngento ebekwe ngaphezulu kwayo. Uma ihlanganiswa ngaphansi kwe-LA1222, ngokwesiboneloample njengesipika esiseduze, indawo izoba ngu-11.5°. Uma ihlanganiswa nenye i-LA122Wz, indawo izoba ngu-15°. Singabona lolu lwazi kumaphaneli we-elementi njengoba kukhonjisiwe ngezansi.

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UKUXOXA IZINKINGA

Ukuxazulula inkinga okulula akudingi okokusebenza kokulinganisa okuyinkimbinkimbi futhi kungenziwa kalula ngabasebenzisi. Isu kufanele kube ukuhlukanisa isistimu ukuhlonza ingxenye yesistimu enephutha: umthombo wesignali, isilawuli, ampi-lifier, isipikha esikhuluma, noma ikhebuli? Ukufakwa okuningi kuneziteshi eziningi. Kuvamise ukuthi isiteshi esisodwa sisebenze kanti ezinye azisebenzi. Ukuzama inhlanganisela ehlukene yezinto zesistimu ngokuvamile kungasiza ukuhlukanisa nokuthola iphutha.
Amanye amaphutha ekhabhinethi angabonakala kalula futhi alungiswe ngumsebenzisi. Ukushanela okulula nge-sine wave generator kungaba usizo kakhulu, nakuba KUMELE kwenziwe ezingeni eliphansi ukuze kuvinjwe ukulimala kwezipikha. I-sine wave sweep ingasiza ekutholeni:

  • Ukudlidliza ngenxa yezikulufu ezixegayo.
  • Imisindo yokuvuza komoya: hlola ukuthi azikho yini izikulufo ezishodayo, ikakhulukazi lapho izesekeli zinamathisele kwikhabhinethi.
  • Ukudlidliza kubangelwa igrille ngaphambili emiswe kabi ezintweni eziphuma ngokushesha.
  • Into yangaphandle ewele kwikhabhinethi ngemuva kokulungiswa noma ngamachweba.
  • Izintambo zokuxhuma zangaphakathi noma izinto ezimuncayo ezithinta i-diaphragm yesipikha: hlola ngokukhipha isipikha se-bass.
  • Isipikha asixhunyiwe noma isigaba sihlehlisiwe kulandela ukuhlolwa kwangaphambilini, ukuhlolwa, noma ukulungiswa.

IMICIMBI YOBUCHWEPHESHE

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DIMENSIONS

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IWARANTI

  • Imikhiqizo ye-NEXT-proudio iqinisekiswa yi-NEXT-proudio ngokumelene nokukhubazeka kokukhiqiza kokubalulekile noma ubuciko ngaphezu kweminyaka engu-5 yesipikha esikhulu, neminyaka engu-2 yayo yonke eminye imikhiqizo, kubalwa kusukela ngedethi yokuthenga kwasekuqaleni. Irisidi yangempela yokuthenga iyisibopho ngezinjongo zokuqinisekisa iwaranti, futhi umkhiqizo kufanele ukuthi uthengwe kumthengisi ogunyaziwe we-NEXT-proudio.
  • Iwaranti ingadluliselwa kumnikazi olandelayo ngesikhathi sewaranti; nokho, lokhu akukwazi ukunweba isikhathi sewaranti ngaphezu kwesikhathi sewaranti sokuqala seminyaka emihlanu kusukela osukwini lwangempela lokuthenga olushiwo ku-invoyisi ye-NEXT-proudio.
  • Ngesikhathi sewaranti, i-NEXT-proudio, ngokubona kwayo, izolungisa noma ishintshe umkhiqizo obonakala ungasebenzi kahle, inqobo nje uma umkhiqizo ubuyiselwa ekupakishweni kwawo kwasekuqaleni, ukuthunyelwa okukhokhelwa ngaphambili, kumenzeli wesevisi we-NEXT-proudio ogunyaziwe noma umsabalalisi.
  • I-NEXT-proudio ayikwazi ukuthweswa icala ngeziphambeko ezidalwe ukulungisa okungagunyaziwe, ukusetshenziswa okungafanele, ubudedengu, ukuchayeka ezimeni zesimo sezulu esingesihle, izenzo zikaNkulunkulu noma ingozi, nanoma yikuphi ukusetshenziswa kwalo mkhiqizo okungqubuzana neziyalezo ezinikezwe yile manuwali kanye/noma i-NEXT-proudio. I-NEXT-proaudio ayinasibopho somonakalo olandelanayo.
  • Lesi siqinisekiso sikhethekile, futhi asikho esinye isiqinisekiso esishiwo noma esishiwoyo. Lesi siqinisekiso asiwathinti amalungelo akho asemthethweni.

OXHUMANA NABO

  • Uma kukhona ukungabaza noma olunye ulwazi, vele:

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FAQ

  • Q: Ngingalutholaphi ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana ne-LAs118v2 ELANDELAYO?
    • A: Ukuze uthole imininingwane mayelana ne-LAs118v2 ELANDELAYO, sicela ubheke imanuwali ye-LAs118v2 noma vakashela www.next-proaudio.com ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe.

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