ARCS
®
WIDE SYSTEM / ARCS
®
FOCUS SYSTEM
rigging manual
VERSION 3.0
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1 RIGGING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
The system approach developed by L-ACOUSTICS
®
consists in providing packaged solutions for loudspeaker system in
order to guarantee the highest and most predictable level of performance at any step: modeling, installation, and
operation. An L-ACOUSTICS
®
loudspeaker system is the set of components available to form any loudspeaker system
based on one of the full-range loudspeaker enclosure afforded by L-ACOUSTICS
®.
It includes enclosures, rigging
accessories, loudspeaker cables, amplified controllers, and software applications.
The main components involved in the rigging process of an ARCS
®
WIDE SYSTEM or ARCS
®
FOCUS SYSTEM are
the following:
1.1 Loudspeaker enclosures
Full range enclosure, arrayable in a constant curvature line,
provided with 2 WIFORIG coupling bars.
Full range enclosure, arrayable in a constant curvature line,
provided with 2 WIFORIG coupling bars.
Subwoofer enclosure
provided with 2 SB18MRIG coupling bars.
1.2 Rigging elements
Frame for flying ARCS
®
WIDE/FOCUS or SB18m enclosures as a vertical array.
Provided with two bow shackles WLL 1 t.
Coupling bars dedicated to ARCS
®
WIDE and ARCS
®
FOCUS.
Equipped with the LOCKTAB locking tab.
Delivered with the enclosures.
Coupling bars dedicated to SB18m.
Equipped with the LOCKTAB locking tab.
Delivered with the enclosure.
Bar for flying two, four, six or eight ARCS
®
WIDE/FOCUS enclosures as a horizontal array.
Provided with one bow shackle WLL 1 t and one connecting rod.
Bar for flying three, five or six ARCS
®
WIDE/FOCUS enclosures as a horizontal array.
Provided with one bow shackle WLL 1 t.
Pole mount socket for an ARCS
®
WIDE/FOCUS enclosure.
Rigging accessory for stacking and tilting up to 4 ARCS WIFO on SB18m.
1.3 Software application
Proprietary 3D acoustical and mechanical modeling software.
Mechanical safety
Before any installation, model the system in SOUNDVISION and check the Mechanical Data section for any
stress warnings.
Other ARCS
®
WIDE/FOCUS SYSTEM components
All the other components of the system are presented in the ARCS
®
WIDE/FOCUS SYSTEM user
manual, document in which the loudspeaker configurations and connection are described.