Operation; Kiva System Configuration; Low Extension" Mode; Connecting The Kiva And Kilo To The La4 - L-Acoustics KILO Manuel D'utilisation

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OPERATION

7.1

KIVA system configuration

The choice of a final KIVA system configuration should be the result of an electro-acoustic study conducted by an
expert (System Engineer or Audio Consultant), which will not be discussed here as sound-design aspects are beyond
the scope of this manual. This study can rely on the simulations modeled in SOUNDVISION, yielding electro-acoustic
predictions taking into account the manufacturer's KIVA data, its particular situational usage, and its projected
environment.
Various configurations in accordance with system recommendations are made possible. Each configuration is associated
with a specific operation mode and its related factory preset. Other non conforming configurations do not correspond
to standard modes and therefore are not supported by a factory preset.
The KIVA/KILO system operates in the "LOW EXTENSION'' mode in which the KILO enclosures are intended to be
used as a line source array in combination with KIVA enclosures.
Note: The latest version of the preset library can be supplied by L-ACOUSTICS
downloadable on the L-ACOUSTICS
7.2

"LOW EXTENSION" mode

In the "LOW EXTENSION" mode the KIVA enclosures are coupled to the low frequency extension KILO cabinets to
make up the line source. This mode is for FOH applications with low-end and/or sub reinforcement.
7.2.1

Connecting the KIVA and KILO to the LA4

The KIVA and KILO enclosures are connected to an LA4 outputs as follows: channel 1 is dedicated to the first KILO
enclosure and channels 2, 3, 4 are dedicated to the first three KIVA enclosures. The additional cabinets are grouped in
pairs of similar models with the first ones. Therefore a single LA4 amplified controller can drive up to 2 KILO and 6
KIVA enclosures, paired in parallel on each output channel (Figure 4).
Note: The system resources are optimized when the line source array contains a multiple of 1 KILO / 3 KIVA
enclosures.
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