User Manual - Mastering Mansion
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1. but the links must remain in place With both twin cables the hot or positive wire should go to the terminals and the cold or negative wire to the terminals Passive operation but with bi wired connection A pair of twin cables is run from the amplifier One wire should be connected to the terminal Hi marked Lo and the links between Lo amp Mid should be removed The other wire can be connected to either the terminal marked Mid or Hi but links must remain in place With both the twin cables the hot or positive wire should go to the red terminal and the cold or negative wire to the black terminal AMPLIFIER Mid Lo z i Links between Lo amp Mid removed If the speakers are to be tri wired there will be 3 twin cables from the amplifier The hot or posi tive cables should be connected to the 3 terminals and the cold or negative cables to the 3 terminals and all the connecting links removed Passive operation but with tri wired connection 3 twin cables are run from the amplifier One wire should be connected to the terminal marked Lo the second to the terminal marked mid and the final wire connected to the terminal Hi marked Hi All links should be removed The hot or positve wire should go to the red terminal and the cold or negative wire to the black terminal AMPLIFIER Mid Lo All links removed Page 9 5 3 Bi Amped Operation If the speakers are to be run bi amp2. 75mm 3 soft dome High Frequency 1 x 28mm 11 3 soft dome Maximum SPL 112dB C Sensitivity 91 5dB at 1 watt at 1 meter Frequency Response 40Hz 18kHz 2dB Nominal Impedance 8 Connectors Triple pair gold plated binding posts for 4mm banana or bare wire allowing connection through the passive crossover to the individual sets of drivers Crossover Multipole network utilising polypropylene capacitors and air cored inductors throughout Power requirements Amplifier rating at 80hm between 300 900 watts RMS This product is built to conform to the requirements for CE marking Page 13 7 Line Drawing 355 00 mm EN 590 00 E o 13 98 23 23 Acoustic Centre Page 14 8 Guarantee The HQ210 is guaranteed for 24 months from its date of purchase If any part of the product is found defective due to faulty manufacture within 24 months from the date of purchase Quested through its authorised distribution network will effect repair or replacement at its discretion free of charge providing a b C a e f The fault is reported to the authorised distributor Proof of purchase is provided The fault is not caused by misuse neglect or faulty operation by the user The fault is not a result of fair wear amp tear The equipment has not been modified in any way The equipment has not been taken apart or tampered with in any way other than described in the service manual for the adjustment and replac
3. When the active monitors are shipped from the factory the following upgraded drivers are fitted to the HQ210 Active Bass Drivers LS2500 Quested part number Q01 0030 Mid Drivers MD3SD Quested part number Q02 0030 HF Units TW34 Quested part number Q03 0030 It is strongly recommended that if you are converting passive or bi amped monitors you also upgrade the bass drivers to the LS2500 and fit a new mid hi baffle containing the MD3SD and TW34 It will then be necessary to change the connection on the passive crossover 5 6 1 Converting from passive or bi amped if the speakers are free standing Repeat the procedure as in 5 5 1above except reconnect the programming plug CN2 into socket CN5 marked as 3 way active 5 6 2 Converting from passive or bi amped if the speakers are soffit mounted There will be no need to remove the monitors as long as they have been tri wired as detailed above Repeat the procedure as in 5 5 2 above except reconnect the programming plug CN2 into socket CN5 marked as 3 way active 5 7 Cable When running speaker cables it is important that good quality oxygen free cable OFC is used If the connection is with a single pair of cables 4mm speaker cable should be used with bi tri wired connections 2 0mm cable should be run Page 12 6 Technical Specification Size wxhxd 590 x 850 x 355mm 23 x 33 x 14 Weight 60kgs 1321bs Drivers Bass 2 x 254mm 10 cone Mid Range 1 x
4. it really will help you and covers important safety considerations The HQ210 is a 3 way passive monitor that can be used soffit mounted or free standing and the ability to rotate the mid hi baffle enables the speaker to be installed in a horizontal or vertical orientation They are suitable for use as main monitors in mid sized control rooms or as mid field reference monitors in large rooms Typical applications include post production suites broadcast project studios surround sound mastering suites and main monitors in medium sized control rooms The HQ210 monitors can be run passively with the ability to bi or tri wire and can also be run bi or tri amped They also have the ability to be run 2 way or 3 way active but will need the addi tion of an external electronic crossover and to take advantage of the additional power that will be available some of the drivers should be upgraded A pair of HQ210 are ideally driven by a Quested AP800 amplifier but other amplifiers with a power output of between 200 700 watts RMS per channel can be used The low frequency performance is more than adequate for most situations but can be further extended by combining it with the VS1115 15 sub bass to extend the frequency response down to 20Hz The VS1115 is also ideal when a discrete sub channel is required when using formats such as Dolby 5 1 Page 3 2 Safety Considerations 2 1 General THE HQ210 HAS BEEN DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH INTERNATI
5. Love acd c bd ci eed eed Wed duce PR e EIER do aoa o o dor Rio 15 9 3 Driver replacement procedure er 24000 Raser RR RE REEA 16 9 3 1 Tweeter amp tweeter diaphragm 3a a on vee ers ae 16 9 3 2 Mid Tange ANVEN near COR SOR RQP Pe Je qi SUP p Ced crat EN 17 9 3 3 Bass Driver 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing your Quested product and whether it is a pair of passive monitors or a 4 way active system you can be assured the same care has gone into its design and manufacture You can be sure you have purchased one of the finest monitors in the world and if you take time and care in positioning and aligning the system you will appreciate why Quested monitors have a reputation for faithful reproduction covering the entire audible spectrum They are professional monitors and are not designed to flatter but faithfully reproduce Please take care to maintain the system and you will obtain many years of service Please take the trouble to complete the registration form that came with your monitors This will help us in the future should you raise any queries If you have any questions please address them to your Quested representative who will then refer back to the designer and manufacturer if necessary In this way you will be assured in obtaining the best possible performance and long term reliability of your system This manual covers the HQ210 3 way passive monitor Please read this manual which we have kept as concise as possible
6. ONAL SAFETY STANDARDS THE FOLLOWING WARNINGS MUST BE FOLLOWED TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION OF THIS EQUIP MENT CAUTION THIS UNIT CONTAINS MAGNETIC COMPONENTS WHICH MAY EFFECT ADJACENT SUSCEPTIBLE EQUIPMENT 2 2 Hearing Damage This equipment can deliver sound pressure levels in excess of 112dB At this level permanent hear ing damage can occur and exposure to this level of sound even for relatively short periods see table below can be harmful Of equal importance to the maximum level of sound is the exposure to high levels of sound for extended periods There are no international agreed limits and different countries have different limits measured in differing ways IT Is THEREFORE IMPORTANT THAT THE USER ESTABLISHES THE RECOMMENDED AND IN SOME TERRITORIES LEGAL LIMITS THAT ARE IN PLACE As a guide the table below shows the levels that are acceptable in the majority of Western Europe and the US amp Canada SPL dB A Listening time per day 90 8 hours 95 2 4 hours 100 40 minutes 105 15 minutes 110 5 minutes 115 and over Not at all It is also important to note that the effect of exposure to sound is cumulative Having lis tened to sound for example for 15 minutes at 105 dB then further exposure to noise levels above 80dB should be avoided until the next day 3 Unpacking This Quested product has been carefully manufactured tested and packed to ensure it arrives in a flawless condition The component parts of the packing
7. Oan Oa User Manual Quested Monitoring Systems 1 Introduction Table of Contents paa a en ET Ener een nn 3 2 Safety considerations 21 Genetal rr 4 22 Hearing damage a ea ESUE ue ied ee ER d ee doct 4 2 UNPACKING 2 24 00 sua Das ER STA SAEC UC CERE ER Ener 4 4 InstallalloD oco oee dye rad ade ouios 4d it WEE EA Ede a Ru 5 41 POSHONING Lut qid RR HORROR SR DEA OS OE NUES EER ERR EUR Ad CR ER OES 5 5 Audio connections 64 since nenierdncer cer edceeey ia Ghd erar 7 51 Definitions a pe ee NR T ERA ao ERS eee does Deme ed PERG REE OER BED 7 5 2 Passive Operation su 2 ren 8 5 3 Bi Amped Operation u weg chs ERE eae ew t das are 10 54 Tri Amped Operation xau us DER Rl r4 Ra ERROR CAROLE OS 10 50 2 WAY Active uses 11 5 5 1 Converting from passive if speakers are free standing 11 5 5 2 Converting from passive if speakers are soffit mounted H 5 6 3 Way ACHOE us qu EROR Sem e SERICO DE a b e dna Ra REOR Rd aps 12 5 6 1 Converting from passive or bi amped if speakers are free standing 12 5 6 2 Converting from passive or bi amped if speakers are soffit mounted 12 D CADIE AT OES 12 6 Technical specification lilii iis ee 13 Zi LING DIQWING c 3 2 eder due Eon XH EORR RR bad Ruedas dia A pd 14 oce T 15 9 Appendix 2 0000 e es 15 9 1 Accessories 443 8S Ie EC ERR TES RUE LACE EERE CREE A RUP RE OUR RE 15 2 Spares
8. ality by minimising distortions produced by voltage losses associ ated with the interaction of signal currents flowing through the loudspeaker cables If the speak ers are to be soffit mounted and there is any intention to convert to bi or tri amped operation then the speakers should be bi or tri wired to avoid the need to remove the speakers from their soffit mounting position when converting If installing with a single twin cable the hot or positive wire should be connected to the appropri ate terminal marked and having the red marking round the screw down knob The cold or neg ative wire should be connected to the corresponding terminal marked and having the black marking round the screw down knob The brass connecting links between the 3 terminals and those linking the 3 terminals should remain in place Passive operation The connection from the amplifier can be to any of the terminals but the connecting links must be kept in place The hot or positive wire to the terminal marked red and the cold or negative wire should be connected to the terminal marked black AMPLIFIER All links remain in place Page 8 If the speakers are to be bi wired there will be a pair of twin cables from the amplifier One twin cable should be connected to the terminal marked lo and the links between it and the terminals marked mid should be removed The other cable can be connected to either the terminals marked Mid or Hi
9. bladed screwdriver in one of the screw holes to gently lever out the unit Connect the new mid range and re assemble into the cabinet Do not overtighten the 4 screws 9 3 3 Bass driver and bass driver recone The bass drivers are held in by four M5 machine screws Remove the screws in the order shown below using a 4mm hex driver The drivers are heavy so hold the driver by the frame when removing the last screw Remove the bass driver using a screwdriver in one of the screw holes to gently lever out the driver 3 if there is any difficulty in removing the unit Do not force a blade between the cabinet and driver Disconnect the two wires noting which colour goes to which terminal Replace with the new driver and re assemble in the reverse order A recone unit is available for the HQ210 bass driver Instruction for reconing is included with the recone kit However unless you are familiar with the practice of reconing it is better to have the speaker 4 reconed by someone who is experienced Page 17
10. ed 2 amplifier channels will be used to drive each monitor One amp channel should be connected to the either the terminal marked Mid or Hi and the link between these terminals kept in place Another channel should be connected to the terminal marked Lo and the links between the mid and lo terminals should be removed Bi amped operation will allow the use of two lower powered amps rather than a single high pow ered amp when the HQ210 is driven passively so might be useful when upgrading from smaller monitors or for example a specialist esoteric valve amp is required to drive the mid amp hi drivers 5 4 Tri Amped Operation Amplifier 1 should drive the mid amp hi The connection from this amplifier should be to either the terminal marked Mid or Hi and the link between the terminals should be kept in place Amplifier 2 will drive the lo The connection from this amplifier should be to the terminal marked Lo and the link between terminals marked Mid amp Lo should be removed With both twin cables the hot or positive wire should go to the red terminal and the cold or negative wire to the black terminal Hi AMPLIFIER 1 AMPLIFIER 2 Mid Lo Links between Lo amp Mid removed If the speakers are to be run tri amped 3 amplifier channels will be used to drive each monitor One amp channel should be connected to the terminal marked Hi another channel should be connected to the terminal marked Mid and the third channel shou
11. ement of user accessible items The guarantee does not cover a Damage during transit b Damage to diaphragms cones and other speaker parts as a result of the over driving of the monitors or by faulty installation or connection c Damage caused by incorrect installation or during installation caused by incorrect han dling d The cost of carriage to or from the authorised repairer 9 Appendix 9 1 Accessories Accessory Part Number TW30DMS Shielded Tweeter Q03 001 1 9 2 Spares Spare part Description Part Number LS 2505mm 10 Loudspeaker Q01 0035 MD75D 3 midrange soft dome Q02 0040 TW30 28mm 11 8 soft dome Q03 0010 RD30 28mm 11 3 soft dome diaphragm Q53 0010 RC2505 10 Loudspeaker recone Q50 0035 Page 15 9 3 Driver replacement procedures 9 3 1 Tweeter and tweeter diaphragm The tweeter is held in by 3 self tapping wood screws Remove these with a posidrive no 2 screw driver Take out the tweeter and disconnect the two wires noting which colour goes to which ter minal If on removing the 3 screws that hold the tweeter there is any difficulty in removing the unit do not try to force a blade between the cabinet and tweeter but use a small narrow bladed screw driver in one of the screw holes to gently lever out the tweeter a b C d e f Remove the 3 machine screws on the front plate of the tweeter using a 2mm hex dri ver De solder and unwind wires from the terminal tags Remove diaphragm assembl
12. erms tri wired bi amped etc can be confusing as they are not always used consistently so the following definitions indicate the meaning as used in this manual Passive One amplifier channel is used for all the monitor drive units An internal passive crossover separates the programme frequencies and directs them to the appropriate drive units On the HQ210 the input to each section of the internal crossover is available on separate terminal connec tions to facilitate a number of different wiring options Bi wired This is a wiring option when running the monitors in the passive mode Here the single channel amplifier has a pair of twin cables running between its output terminals and the input ter minal tray of the monitor Generally the bass driver would be driven from one cable and the mid and high drivers together from the other cable Tri Wired This is a wiring option when running the monitors in the passive mode Here the single channel amplifier has 3 twin cables running between its output terminals and the input terminal tray of the monitor Each set of drive units bass mid amp high in the monitor will be run from its own cable Bi Amped 2 amplifier channels are used for each monitor One amplifier channel will drive the bass the other the mids amp highs together Both channels will use the internal passive crossover therefore this is not the same as running the speakers 2 way active where the bass would be driven directly from the am
13. have been thoughtfully designed to offer suf ficient protection during transportation yet remain fully recyclable and should be retained for future use Page 4 4 Installation 4 1 Positioning The HQ210 is designed to be mounted either horizontally or vertically but it is important that the baffle containing the mid range and the tweeter are correctly aligned as indicated in the dia gram below HQ210 mounted HQ210 mounted horizontally Vertically Note the baffle is taken out and turnd through 90 degrees when the cabinet is changed from vertical to horizontal mounting so that the the tweeter and mid range are still aligned vertically The HQ210 can either be soffit mounted or positioned on speaker stands but which ever way is chosen the support should be rigid and must not vibrate when the monitor is driven Vibrations will result in lack of low frequency definition Its positioning close to or away from the rear wall and proximity to any room corners is best determined by experimenting and placing the speaker in differing positions The shape of the room normal listening position and room treatment will all have an effect on determining the speakers positioning Placing the cabinet against a wall will reinforce the bass performance of the speaker and up to an additional 3dB may be obtained Placing the monitors in a corner will further reinforce the bass performance and gains of up to 6dB may be achieved but be very careful abou
14. ld be connected to the terminal marked Lo All the links should be removed The same comments regarding the use of lower pow ered specialist amps as noted under bi amped operation in the above paragraph applies Amplifier 1 should drive the hi and the connection from this amplifier should be to the terminal marked Hi Amplifier 2 should drive the mid and the connection from this amplifier should be to terminal marked Mid Amplifier 3 should drive the lo and the connection from this amplifier should be to terminal marked Lo All terminal links should be removed With the three twin cables the hot or positive wire should go to the red terminal and the cold or negative wire to the black terminal Hi AMPLIFIER 1 AMPLIFIER 2 Mid AMPLIFIER 3 Lo All links removed Page10 5 5 2 Way Active If the monitors are shipped set up for bi amped operation then the following connections should be made The link connecting the terminals marked Lo amp Mid for both the hot and cold should have been removed The cable that runs from the amplifier amplifier channel chosen to drive the bass dri vers should be connected to terminals marked lo and the cable that runs from the amplifier amplifier channel chosen to drive the mid amp high drivers should be connected to either of the terminals marked mid or high Remember to leave the link connecting the mid and hi terminals in place unless the mid high speakers are to be run bi wi
15. plifier without the signal passing through the internal crossover Page 7 The mid and high would use a separate amplifier channel with the mid being driven directly from the amplifier and the high through the internal passive crossover This method of running the moni tors would require the use of an external electronic crossover Tri Amped 3 amplifier channels are used for each monitor One amplifier channel will drive the bass another the mids and the 3rd the highs All channels will use the internal passive crossover therefore this is not the same as running the speakers 3 way active where each set of drive units bass mid amp high are driven directly from the amplifier without the signal passing through the internal crossover This method of running the monitors would require the use of an external elec tronic crossover 5 2 Passive operation When run passively the the programming plug on the passive crossover circuit board must be plugged into the socket CN3 marked as passive This is how the speaker is set up at the time of shipment from the factory when supplied as passive See page 11 amp 12 on changing the position of the programming plug if converting the speaker to passive from 2 or 3 way active These monitors can either be installed with a single twin cable 2 twin cables bi wired or 3 twin cables tri wired It is recommended that the monitors are installed bi or tri wired This will make a small improvement in sound qu
16. red separate cables for the mids amp highs but still though the passive crossover then the link should be removed and the cable run to both the mid and hi terminals In all cases the hot or positive cable should go to the terminal marked and the cold or negative cable to the terminal marked If the monitors are being converted from passive operation the following instructions should be noted When the HQ210 is shipped direct from the factory the LS2500 Quested part number Q01 0030 bass drivers are fitted These drivers are capable of handling greater power and it is recommended that if you are converting passive monitors you also upgrade the bass drivers Whether new drivers are fitted or not it will be necessary to change the connection on the passive crossover as follows 5 5 1 Converting from passive if the speakers are free standing a Remove the six M5 countersunk socket screws that hold the terminal tray mounting board b Remove the complete assembly which contains the passive crossover the wooden mounting board and the terminal tray Be careful not to put strain on the cables that run to the speakers c On the crossover circuit board locate the programming plug CN2 which will be plugged into socket CN3 marked as passive Disconnect the programming plug by gripping the sides and pulling Finally reconnect the plug into socket CN4 marked as 2 W Active d Replace the complete assembly and screw back in place wi
17. t siting the monitors in a room corner because it can excite standing waves and create an unpleasant boominess The speakers should be positioned so that the axis an imaginary line drawn from the acoustic centre of the left and right monitor see line drawing on page 14 of this manual should cross between 0 5 and 1 meter behind the engineers position for the following reasons a To obtain the most accurate imaging both front to rear and side to side and to obtain as large as possible listening area so that the engineer can move and operate the console with out perceiving a change in character of the monitors b To enable listening for long periods of time without suffering strain or fatigue Page 5 Sketch showing positioning of speakers The speakers should be between 2 5 3 4 meters apart and the axis of the speakers should cross between 0 5 and 1 meter behind the listening position 2 5 3 4 mtrs pa MM N Y The height of mounting the speaker is equally as important The correct height should result in the axis being at ear level when the engineer is sitting in his normal position at the console Page 6 5 Audio Connections The connection to the HQ210 is through a triple pair terminal tray which accepts either bare end cables or 4mm banana plugs Each pair of terminals corresponds to individual sets of drivers and are marked accordingly with Hi Mid amp Lo 5 1 Definitions The t
18. th M5 socket screws 5 5 2 Converting from passive if the speakers are soffit mounted There will no need to remove the monitors as long as they have been bi or tri wired as detailed in 5 2 above a Remove the left hand bass driver by undoing the four M5 socket cap screws b Disconnect the crimp connectors noting colour coding of wiring to the loudspeaker terminals c Pull away the felt at the rear of the cabinet this has been tack stapled so will be easy to pull away This will reveal the passive crossover d Repeat procedure as in 5 5 1 c above e Thefelt should then be tacked back into place and the bass driver reconnected Page 11 5 6 3 Way Active If the monitors are set up for 3 way active operation then the following connections should be made All the links connecting the terminals should have been removed The cable which runs from the amplifier chosen to drive the bass drivers should be connected to the terminals marked lo The cable running from the amplifier chosen to drive the mids should be connected to the terminal marked as mid and the cable running from the amplifier chosen to drive the high frequency units should be connected to the terminal marked hi In all cases the hot or positive cable should go to the terminals marked and the cold or negative cable to the terminals marked as If the monitors are being converted from passive or bi amped operation the following instructions should be noted
19. y and replace with the new diaphragm The Ferrofluid has the appearance of oil and is dark brown in colour and should cover about 1 3 of the coil If there is less than this then additional Ferrofluid should be added This can be obtained from your dealer distributor or directly from Quested The ferrofluid reference is It should be noted that ferrofluid is best added as shown in the diagram below The fluid should never cover more than 1 2 the coil Wrap the wires from the diaphragm around the corresponding tags Keep the wire slightly taught but do not strain Re solder the wires and re assemble Wire with curved loop formed at one end Ferrofluid Tweeter Dip wire in ferrofluid a small amount will be retained on the wire hold wire over the tweeter gap and the magnet will attract the fluid from the wire into the gap Do this 3 or 4 times in different position on the tweeter then check by inserting the new diaphragm to see the amount of fluid in the tweeter Page 16 9 3 2 Mid range driver No recone kit that is available for the mid range so if a fault develops the unit will need to be replaced Remove the 4 self tapping wood screws using a posidrive no 2 screwdriver Take out the unit and disconnect the two wires noting which colour goes to which terminal If on removing the 4 screws that hold the mid range there is any difficulty in removing the unit do not try to force a blade between the cabinet and mid range but use a small narrow
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