Tannoy VLS 15 - 2 Introduction; 3 Unpacking

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VLS Series Operation Manual rev 1.1.0
2. Introduction
2. Introduction
ThelatestadditiontoTannoy’sextensivelineofcolumnloudspeakers,VLSSeriesintroducesanother
proprietaryTannoyinnovation:FAST™(FocussedAsymmetricalShapingTechnology).Bycombining
transducertechnologyfromtheacclaimedQFlexSerieswithaninnovativenewpassivecrossoverdesign,
FASTprovidesexceptionalacousticalbenets,includinganasymmetricalverticaldispersionpatternwhich
gentlyshapesacousticalcoveragetowardthelowerquadrantoftheverticalaxis.
TheVLSSeriescomprisesthreemodels.TheVLS7(7×3.5”LF)isdesignedforspeech-onlyapplications
whileVLS15(7×3.5”LFwith8×1”HF)andVLS30(14×3.5”LFand16×1”HF)aredesignedformore
demandingfull-rangemusicapplicationsaswellasspeech.AllareIP65ratedfordustandwateringress,are
resistanttosaltsprayandUV,andhavebeensubjectedtorigouroushigh/lowoperationaltemperatureand
humiditytesting.TheVLS7and15areEN54certiedforuseinredetectionandrealarmsystems.The
loudspeakersaresuitableforbothindoorapplications(houseofworship,retailmalls,auditoria)aswellas
coveredoutdooruse(transporthubs,concourses).Easymountingisfacilitatedviasuppliedwallandying
brackets,withanoptionalpan-tiltbracketavailable.
AidedbyanadditionofanexclusiveTannoyeditionofEASEFocusv2.0software,consultantscan
designsystemswithpredictableresultsandalsospecifyVLSSeriesinconjunctionwithTannoy’sexisting
columnloudspeakers–includingISeriesandQFlex–withinthefamiliarenvironsofanindustrystandard
softwarewizard.
VLSSeriesloudspeakerscaneasilybeswitchedfromlow-impedancemode(6ohmsforVLS30,12ohmsfor
VLS7andVLS15)to70/100Vdistributedlineoperation.Forquickandsimplecommissioning,thisselectionis
made(alongwiththetransformertappingoptions)viaasinglerotaryswitchlocatedonthereartermination.
Forapplicationsrequiringextendedlowfrequencyenhancement,arangeofTannoysub-basssystemsare
availableforuseinconjunctionwiththeVLSSeries.
3. Unpacking
EachTannoyVLSSeriesloudspeakeriscarefullytestedandinspectedpriortoshipment.Afterunpacking,
pleaseinspectforanyexteriorphysicaldamage,andsavethecartonandanyrelevantpackagingmaterials
incasetheloudspeakeragainrequirespackingandshipping.Intheeventthatdamagehasbeensustained
intransit,pleasenotifyyourdealerandtheshippingcarrierimmediately.