Installation; Flying Or Stacking The 8Xt; Connecting Speakers - L-Acoustics 8XT Manuel D'utilisation

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INSTALLATION

6.1

Flying or stacking the 8XT

The integrated rigging components and the wedge-shaped cabinet design of the 8XT enclosure (Figure 3) allow for
various setups such as:
• Wall or ceiling-mounting using the L-ACOUSTICS
• Wall or ceiling-mounting using the OMNIMOUNT
•
Mounting to a 35 mm/ 1.38 in. pole stand using the integrated pole socket.
•
Stacking with two fixed angle settings of 30° and 40° with regard to the vertical.
* A safety eyebolt accessory can be added using the M8 insert located on the rear face of the 8XT enclosure.
Note: The "M6" and "M8" notations refer to the European standard (see applicable external documentation).
!
Refer to the "XT and P – Rigging Procedures'' manual to get acquainted
with the XT Range specific rigging procedures.
WARNING
6.2

Connecting speakers

The 8XT enclosure is driven and powered by the dedicated L-ACOUSTICS
channel can drive one or two (in parallel) 8XT enclosures. For more details please refer to the "LA4 - User Manual''
also available on the L-ACOUSTICS
The 8XT enclosure is equipped with two Speakon
second 8XT enclosure in parallel using one of the L-ACOUSTICS
The same cables are recommended to connect the 8XT enclosure to the LA4 amplified controller (Figure 4).
!
A maximum of two 8XT enclosures can be connected per LA4 output channel.
CAUTION
The L-ACOUSTICS ® wiring convention is as follows:
Speakon ® connector labels
8XT_UM_ML_1.2
® web site @ www.l-acoustics.com.
® NL4 connectors wired in parallel, allowing connection with a
1+
1-
2+
2-
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® ETR8-2 mounting accessory.*
® 30.0 SERIES mounting accessories (four M6 inserts).*
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LA4 amplified controller. Each LA4 amp
® SP.7, SP10, or SP25 cables.
Connection to transducers
IN +
IN -
Not used
Not used
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