Nexo RS18

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING.................................................................................... 4
Table of contents............................................................................................................................................... 7
1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 9
2 RS18 General Instructions ..................................................................................................................... 11
2.1 Mounting Rigging Plate..................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.1 RS18 Painted........................................................................................................................... 11
2.1.2 RS18 Carpeted ........................................................................................................................ 13
2.1.3 RS18 Dolly ............................................................................................................................... 15
2.1.4 RS18 Wheel Board .................................................................................................................. 16
2.2 Speaker connection.......................................................................................................................... 17
2.2.1 Configuring Connector and Owner plates................................................................................. 17
2.2.2 RS18 connectors...................................................................................................................... 17
2.2.3 Cabling..................................................................................................................................... 18
2.2.4 Example ................................................................................................................................... 18
3 Amplifier selection for use with RS18 ................................................................................................... 19
3.1 RS18 recommended amplification.................................................................................................... 19
3.2 Current rating.................................................................................................................................... 19
3.3 Amplifier settings .............................................................................................................................. 19
4 NEXO TD Controllers and RS18 Setups ................................................................................................ 21
4.1 RS18 and NXAMP TDControllers..................................................................................................... 21
4.1.1 NXAMP connectors.................................................................................................................. 21
4.1.2 RS18 and NXAMP recommended configurations..................................................................... 21
4.2 RS18 setups on NXAMP TDControllers............................................................................................ 21
5 Connection diagrams.............................................................................................................................. 22
5.1 RS18 with NX242-ES4 TD Controller (Stereo Omni or Directional Mode) ........................................ 22
5.2 RS18 with NXAMP4x4 (Stereo Omni or Directional Mode)............................................................... 23
6 RS18 Rigging Instructions ..................................................................................................................... 24
6.1
SAFETY FIRST ................................................................................................................................ 24
6.1.1 Flown Systems Safety.............................................................................................................. 24
6.1.2 Ground Stacking Safety ........................................................................................................... 25
6.1.3 Contacts................................................................................................................................... 26
6.2 Flying RS18 arrays........................................................................................................................... 27
6.2.1 Hoist Rating ............................................................................................................................. 27
6.2.2 Connecting first RS18 to bumper ............................................................................................. 27
6.2.3 Adjusting rigging point for horizontality..................................................................................... 28
6.2.4 Flying subsequent RS18s ........................................................................................................ 28
6.3 Testing and Maintenance of the RS18 flying system ........................................................................ 31
7 General guidelines for subwoofer design............................................................................................. 32
7.1 Low Frequency Issues...................................................................................................................... 32
7.2 Gradient Subwoofers benefits........................................................................................................... 33
7.3 Monophonic Design.......................................................................................................................... 33
7.4
Stereo Design ...........................................................................................................................34