Focal SOLO6 BE Manuel D'utilisation page 12

SOLO6 BE - TWIN6 BE - SUB6
U s e r m a n u a l
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Running in
As in all brand new loudspeaker the drivers need some run in period: they are mechanical elements demanding
a little time to settle and adapt to the climatic environment. This period will vary depending of the working
conditions and may take up to a few weeks. Avoid pushing the speakers very hard during their first hours of
use, but to accelerate the run-in process it is good practice to operate the speakers at moderate levels for 20
hours or so, with programmes having significant low frequency content. Only once the transducers have come
to stabilize will you get the optimum performance.
Solo6 Be/Twin6 Be/Sub6 Controls
Speaker switch (Left/Right) : only for Twin6 Be
This switch allows the user to select which one of the two 6.5" drivers will reproduce the midrange. By
convention, the "Right" position of the switch will select the left hand side driver (when facing the cabinet
laying horizontally). Conversely in the "Left" position the right hand side driver (facing the cabinet) will be the
one operating in the mid frequencies. It is easy to figure how useful this control is when it comes to get the
best possible imaging in any cabinet layout (fig. E,F).
Input switch
The input sensitivity can be adjusted using this two position switch. The +4dBu position is suitable for standard
professional audio equipment, while -10dBV position may be used for other types of sources providing a lesser
output level.
HF contour
This control allows for a continuous adjustement of the high frequency level; it operates above 5kHz within a
±3dB range (fig. H).
LF contour
This control allows for a continuous adjustement of the low frequency level; it operates below 150Hz within
a ±6dB range (fig. I). This adjustement is typically useful to deal with possible excessive level of LF energy
resulting from acoustic coupling associated with close reflecting surfaces: mixing console, nearby walls...
Power on indicator
A power on LED is located on the cabinet front panel, near the Focal logo.
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