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MODEL Ardent™ 12M PASSIVE MONITOR SPEAKER Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom Ardent™ PA speaker. Being both portable and powerful, your new Ardent™ speaker offers excellent sound quality and performance characteristics. Inside this manual, you'll find detailed information regarding this product's features.
ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read all safety and operating instructions before using this Danger product. Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a 2. All safety and operating instructions should be kept for permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to future reference.
IMPORTANTES INSTRUCTIONS DE SECURITE FRENCH 1. Lire avec attention toutes les recommandations et précautions Danger d'emploi avant d'utiliser ce produit. L‘exposition a des niveaux eleves de bruit peut provoquer 2. Toutes les recommandations et précautions d'emploi doivent être conservées afin de pouvoir s'y reporter si nécessaire. une perte permanente de l’audition, Chaque organisme 3.
BACK PANEL DIAGRAM This switch uses the internal matching transformer to select the impedance of your Ardent™ 12M. It does not affect speakers plugged into jacks ( ). NOTE: The speaker acoustical output will drop 3dB when switched to 16 ohms. This is because the load on the amplifier driving the Ardent™...
TYPICAL SET UP Impedance: Impedance switch set to 8 ohms Impedance switch set to 16 ohms Each monitor receives up to 150 watts. Each monitor receives up to 75 watts. Amplifier load = 4 ohm/Channel Amplifier load = 4 ohm/Channel Amplifier Rating: Amplifier Rating: 300W RMS into...
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EC Declaration of Conformity Kustom Musical Amplification Inc. PO. Box 568 Hebron, Ky 41048-0568 Tel: 1-513-451-5000 Fax: 1-513-347-2192 Declare that the product Product name: Kustom Product model number: Ardent 12M to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards;...
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