Electro-Voice PIM-222 User's Manual
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1. ElectroVoice SPECIFICATIONS Versions Available See PIM 222 ordering matrix Figure 1 Typical Axial Frequency Response with Presets of Dx34 Digital Speaker System Processor swept sine wave input anechoic environment 4 volts at 1 kHz at 10 feet see Figure 2 50 18 000 Hz Typical Axial Frequency Response of High and Low Frequency Sections Alone swept sine wave input anechoic environment 4 volts at 10 feet normalized for 1 watt at 1 meter see Figure 3 50 18 000 Hz Low Frequency 3 dB Down Point 50 Hz Usable Low Frequency Limit 10 dB down point 32 Hz Recommended Crossover Frequency 1 200 Hz Crossover Slopes Recommended 24 dB per octave Minimum 12 dB per octave Long Term Average Power Handling Capacity see Power Handling Test section Low Frequency per EIA RS 426 A 1980 600 watts High Frequency per AES2 1984 ANSI 4 26 1984 75 watts Sensitivity far field SPL referred to 1 meter 1 watt input anechoic environ ment band limited pink noise Low Frequency 100 800 Hz 98 dB High Frequency 500 5 000 Hz 112 dB SPL at Full Power far field SPL at 1 watt 1 meter referred to full power anechoic environment band limited pink noise Long Term Average Peak Low Frequency 100 1 200 Hz 126 dB 132 dB High Frequency 1 200 5 000 Hz 131 dB 137 dB Impedance Nominal low frequency high frequency 4 ohms 8 ohms Minimum low frequency high frequency 4 5 ohms 5 6 ohms2. Transducer Complement Low Frequency Two DL12X 305 mm 12 in woofers in a vented enclosure High Frequency HP64S 60 x 40 horn mounted to DH1A 51 mm 2 inch exit compression driver Box Tuning Frequency 50 Hz Polarity all drivers A positive voltage applied to the positively marked input terminal produces a positive acoustic pressure at the front of the system input Connections Low Frequency High Frequency 10 screw terminals on barrier strip each driver can be individually accessed Driver Protection High Frequency Solid state self resetting circuit PRO circuit drops input 6 dB blocking capacitor with 800 Hz corner frequency and 6 dB per octave slope Enclosure Materials and Color Textured black painted 7 ply void free birch Grille Black powder coated vibration resistant steel removable Suspension Integral three point flying system accepts Ancra 42546 10 single stud tie down cargo fitting four fittings supplied with system see Suspending PIM 222 Enclosures section Dimensions see Figure 7 Height 1 14 m 44 9 in Width at front 485 mm 19 1 in Width at rear 267 mm 10 5 in Depth 438 mm 17 2 in Side Wall Draft Angle 15 Net Weight 49 4 kg 109 Ib Shipping Weight 55 5 kg 122 Ib DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATIONS The Electro Voice PIM 222 is a compact trap ezoidal two way speaker system for permanent installation The high frequency section is horn loaded and the low frequ
3. Average Efficiency Low Frequency 4 5 High Frequency 25 FIGURE 1 PIM 222 Ordering Matrix PIM 222 standard configuration Dual 12 Inch Two Way System for Permanent Installation Hom Loaded HF Part of PI Matrix Series compact trapezoidal systems for permanent installation e Components and physical characteristics optional to meet many acoustic architectural and mechanical requirements e 50 Hz low end for speech and many music applications e Stacked 12 inch woofers provide high mid band directivi or higher intelligibility in difficult acoustics e Three HF coverages 60 x 40 standard 60 x 60 or 90 x 40 PRO circuit HF protection e For biamplification standard passive network optional e Integral suspension system for safe and easy installation Nominal Coverage Angle Horizontal 60 Vertical 40 Beamwidth angle included by 6 dB down points on polar responses indicated one third octave bands of pink noise 0x34 presets employed see Figure 4 2 500 to 16 000 Hz Horizontal 60 13 0 500 to 16 000 Hz Vertical 40 31 21 Directivity Factor R Q 500 to 16 000 Hz Median see Figure 5 16 6 9 4 11 Directivity Index D 500 to 16 000 Hz Median see Figure 5 12 2 dB 9 7 dB 10 4 dB TE Example is the standard system configuration Options for PIM 222 222 Dual 12 inch two way Woolers A DL12X B DL12X 16 C N A
4. HF Drivers A N DYM 1 B N DYM 1 16 C OHIA D DH1A 16 E DH2As2 F DH2As2 16 222ACA C BAAXXX Dual 12 inch two way wilh two OL12X DHIA on an HP64S 7 ply bitch enclosure painted black barrier sirip for piamp metal grille flying hardware for Angra 42546 10 s no crossover and no misc items Enclosure Finist Materials A unfinished 7 ply birch B unfinished 14 ply birch C textured bik paint 7 ply birch D textured bik paint 14 ply birch E Wolverine ureth 7 ply birch F Wolverine ureth 14 ply birch G white primer 7 ply birch H white primer 14 ply birch Pin eo iNci IE RIAAN ES Misc 1 X none A handles Crossover X none passive standard B passive custom Rigging X none A Ancra Gaile A meata 8 metal wioam Input Panel A Speakon biamp B barrier strip biamp C Speakon passive D barrier strip passive Distortion Response with Dx34 Presets 1 Rated Input Power at 500 Hz on axis at 1 meter from system Second Harmonic 100 Hz 2 0 1 000 Hz lt 1 0 10 000 Hz 1 8 Third Harmonic 100 Hz lt 1 0 1 000 Hz lt 1 0 10 000 Hz lt 1 0 Distortion Response with Dx34 Presets 10 Rated Input Power at 500 Hz on axis at 1 meter from system see Figure 6 Second Harmonic 100 Hz 5 6 1 000 Hz lt 1 0 10 000 Hz 5 0 Third Harmonic 100 Hz lt 1 0 1 000 Hz lt 1 0 10 000 Hz 1 4
5. Ancra International at 606 371 7272 or toll trae within U_S only at 800 233 5138 PIM 222 SPECIFICATION GRAPHICS FIGURE 2 PIM 222 Typical Axlal Frequency Response with Presets of FIGURE 7 PIM 222 Dimensions 0x34 Digital Speaker System Processor swept sine wave Input anecholc environment 4 volts at 1 kHz at 10 feet das gt 110 S PE k 100 foe gt q 95 4 mm v TYP 2 76 in z 90 E i e i ise t d A TET T TTT PE i mm E sam EN ar ar w ms mo TNG pe CH 17 2 In f FREQUENCY IN HERTZ FIGURE 3 PIM 222 Typical Axial Frequency Response of High and Low Frequency Sections Alone swept sine wave input anecholc environment 4 volts at 10 feet normalized for 1 watt at 1 meter COTM are SO TAN COCA Parr S CMe CTT COT CO To ae CITC ey FREQUENCY IN HERTZ fen 485 mm 19 1 In 8 SPL in d8 FIGURE 4 PIM 222 Beamwidth vs Frequency one third octave bands of pink noise i 300 a i 5 a Rares z CEN DD AN aa oT Bot Ts eo gees a T EEEE AE NAO E s OU T NA TE T a exem UUT Till 4 O VERTICAL a n n w w vese J sad ad aad FREQUENCY IN HERTZ FIGURE 5 PIM 222 Directivity Factor and Directivity Index vs Frequency FIGURE 8 PIM 222 Polar Responses Selected to Typify Performance one third octave bands of pink noise one third octave bands of pink n
6. it should be engaged at all times ROTATING THE HIGH FREQUENCY HORN The PIM 222 high frequency horn may be eas ily rotated aboutits major axis providing cover age independent of enclosure orientation First remove the enclosure grille then the horn Both are affixed with Phillips head screws use a 2 Phillips screwdriver Rotate the horn 90 about its axis and reinstall the components CONNECTIONS The option ordered biamped or passive cross over with either barrier strip or Neutrik Speakon connectors will determine the wiring of the system components Biamped Input If the system is biamped with barrier strips each frequency section can be individually ac cessed via 10 screw terminals as marked on the input panel If Neutrik Speakon connectors are used pins 1 1 are wired to the low frequency driver and pins 2 2 to the high frequency section The high frequency section incorporates a low frequency blocking capaci tor with a 3 dB down point of 800 Hz and PRO circuit autoresetting overload protection Passive Crossover Input If the passive crossover option is used both barrier strips are wired in parallel and pins 1 1 on both Neutrik Speakon connectors are wired in parallel In all cases drivers are connected with the same polarity A positive voltage applied to the positively marked terminal produces a positive acoustic pressure at the front of the system 1 For additional information contact
7. ency section is direct radiating in an optimally vented enclosure The PIM 222 is part of the PI Matrix Series a highly flexible group of full range and low frequency systems for applications where com pact systems are appropriate Many perform ing arts centers clubs auditoriums sports facilities and houses of worship are candidates for the PI Matrix Series The flexibility of the PI Matrix Series allows the designer to customize a system to both suit the acoustic environment and meet a wide variety of architectural and mechanical require ments High frequency horns have been opti mally sized to maintain their rated coverage patterns down to the chosen crossover fre quencies and over as wide a frequency range as possible Furthermore the horns are option ally available in three coverage angles 90 x 40 60 x 40 and 60 x 60 to aid in properly matching a speaker location to the audience area In addition all horns may be rotated about their axes for coverage that is independent of enclosure orientation Other PI Matrix Series options include low and high frequency drivers enclosure materi als and finish grilles suspension hardware and input panel connections giving the sound contractor or consultant literally thousands of combinations to satisfy the overall system design criteria The PIM 222 standard configuration is a 60 x 40 two way full range system for biamplifica tion It features t
8. lizer delay networks can be used High frequency horn EQ is provided by plug in modules the specific model of which is deter mined by the horn model The XEQ engineering data sheets provide this specific information LOW FREQUENCY ENHANCEMENT If itis desirable to enhance low frequency per formance Electro Voice recommends depend ing oninstallation requirements the PIM 151 or PIM 251 PI Matrix Series systems as well as any of the TL series or MTL series of Manifold Technology systems Contact Electro Voice for information on these systems FREQUENCY RESPONSE PIM 222 axial frequency responses were mea sured in Electro Voice s large anechoic cham ber at a distance of 3 0 meters 10 feet with swept sine wave input Figure 2 shows the typical overall system response with presets of the Dx34 digital speaker system processor Speaker drive voltage is 4 volts at 1 KHz Figure 3 shows the responses of the individual low and high frequency sections with a 4 volt drive normalized for a 1 watt input and a 1 meter distance DIRECTIVITY The directional characteristics of the PIM 222 were measured in Electro Voice s large anechoic chamber with a test signal of one third octave filtered pink noise at the frequen cies indicated Presets for the Dx34 digital speaker system processor were employed A full spherical measurement system which is fully compatible with Mark IV Audio s Acousta CADD computer aided design program
9. m 3 in diaphragm and a 51 mm 2 in exit capable of handling 75 watts long term per AES2 1984 ANSI S4 26 1984 coupled to a constant directivity horn with a 60 x 40 cover age pattern and with a sensitivity of 112 dB The high frequency horn shall be rotatable 90 about its axis within the enclosure The system shall reproduce frequencies from 50 to 18 000 Hz and have a nominal coverage pattern of 60 x 40 with directivity control maintained down to 600 Hz The recommended crossover frequency shall be 1 200 Hz Maximum average sound pressure levels at 1 meter shall be 126 dB low frequency section and 131 dB high frequency section with short term peaks 6 dB higher The enclosure shall be constructed of 7 ply vaid free birch and finished in black textured paint The enclosure shall have a trapezoidal footprint Dimensions shall be 1 14 m 44 9 in high 485 mm 19 1 in wide at the front 267 mm 10 5 in wide at the rear and 438 mm 17 2 in deep Enclosure sides shall have a 15 draft angle The enclosure shall have a suspension system approved by an incepen dent structural engineer and consisting of three independent suspension points on the top and three independent suspension on the bottom all of which shall mate with Ancra 42546 10 reet Buchanan Michigan 49107 fittings Net weight shall be 49 4 kg 109 Ib The loudspeaker system shall be the Electro Voice PIM 222 Note The PiM 222 described ab
10. ns It is the responsibility of the in staller to ensure that the PIM 222 is safely installed in accordance with all such regula tions if the PIM 222 is suspended Electro Voice strongly recommends that the system be inspected at least once a year If any sign of weakness or damage is detected remedial action should be taken immediately The PI Matrix Series enclosures are sus pended using the following approach which has been approved by an independent struc tural engineer Every enclosure incorporates six independent suspension points three on the top and three on the bottom A minimum of three points must be used at all times to sus pend the enclosure The suspension points which tie the top and sides of the enclosure together are made of structural aluminum Each suspension point mates to an Ancra 42546 10 locking fitting four are supplied with each enclosure ordered with this option EV 20562 and each point has a break strength of 907 kg 2 000 Ib in any direction A maximum of two enclosures can be daisy chained to gether allowing the construction of vertical arrays This also applies to other PIM models with the same footprint as long as the lower system is no heavier than the upper system If the lower system is heavier or if longer arrays are required provision must be made to inde pendently suspend each enclosure The Ancra 42546 10 fitting incorporates a safety pin to prevent accidental release and
11. nst malfunction due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of original purchase Additional details are included in the Uniform Limited Warranty statement Electro Voice Accessories are guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials or workmanship fora period of one 1 year from the date of original purchase Additional details are included in the Uniform Limited Warranty statement Service and repair address for this product Electro Voice Inc 600 Cecil Street Buchanan eae 49107 616 695 6831 or 800 234 Specifications subject to change without notice Part Number 532702 9534
12. oise o 30 1000 g Z o 4 p g x 3 20 100 g e onan ee te i a 10 w 5 g 5 Seg at a FREQUENCY IN HERTZ FIGURE 6 PIM 222 Harmonic Distortion with Dx34 Presets 10 Rated Input Power at 500 Hz on axis at 1 meter from system LEVEL in dB 60 40 2nd HARMONIC 3rd HARMONIC Ws t00 ww 10 om eo eo oe FREQUENCY IN HEATZ 5 dB PER DIVISION HORIZONTAL LONG ENCLOSURE AXIS VERTICAL VERTICAL Long enclosure axis vertical CROSSOVER EQ AND SIGNAL DELAY The PIM 222 is a two way system which must be biamped with a separate active crossover A 1 200 Hz crossover frequency is recommended Optimum performance and reliability are pro vided by 24 dB per octave slopes 12 dB per octave slopes are the minimum recommended The low frequency section should have sub passband protection using a high pass filter set at about 30 Hz No signal delay or further EQ is mandatory but their use can smooth response and directivity particularly in the region of cross over The high frequency section requires the appropriate constant directivity horn high frequency boost EQ for flat response The Dx34 digital speaker system processor can be set to provide subpassband protection crossover EQ and signa delay for optimum performance of the PIM 222 Contact Electro Voice for the specific parameter settings Alter natively the XEQ 2 or XEQ 3 analog cross over equa
13. orm of a bill of sale or receipted invoice A list of authorized service representa tives is available from Electro Voice at 600 Cecil Street Buchanan MI 49107 616 695 6831 or 800 234 6831 Incidentaland Conse quential Damages Excluded Product repair or replacement and return to the customer are the only remedies provided to the customer Electro Voice shall not be liable for any inciden talor consequential damages including without limitation injury to persons or property or loss of use Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential dam ages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you Other Rights This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state Electro Voice Speakers and Speaker Sys tems are guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of five 5 years from the date of original purchase The Limited Warranty does not apply to burned voice coils or malfunctions such as cone and or coil damage resulting from improp erly designed enclosures Electro Voice active electronics associated with the speaker sys tems are guaranteed for three 3 years from the date of original purchase Additional details are included in the Uniform Limited Warranty state ment Electro Voice Flying Hardware including en closure mounted hardware and rigging acces sories is guaranteed agai
14. ove Is the standard confiquration Acoustic and me chanical details will vary when different options are supplied UNIFORM LIMITED WARRANTY Electro Voice products are guaranteed against malfunction due to defects in materials or work manship for a specified period as noted in the individual product line statement s below orin the individual product data sheet or owner s manual beginning with the date of original pur chase lf such malfunction occurs during the specified period the product will be repaired or replaced at our option without charge The product will be returned to the customer pre paid Exclusions and Limitations The Lim ited Warranty does not apply to a exterior finish or appearance b certain specific items described in the individual product line statement s below or in the individual product data sheet or owner s manual c malfunction resulting from use or operation of the product other than as specified in the product data sheet or owner s manual d malfunction resulting fram misuse or abuse of the product or e malfunction occurring at any time after repairs have been made to the product by anyone other than Electro Voice or any of its authorized ser vice representatives Obtaining Warranty Ser vice To obtain warranty service a customer must deliver the product prepaid to Electro Voice or any of its authorized service represen tatives together with proof of purchase of the roduct in the f
15. udspeaker Components Used in Professional Audio and Sound Reinforcement AES2 1984 ANSI S4 26 1984 and the EIA Loudspeaker Power Rating Full Range EIA RS 426 A 1980 Both of these specifications use random noise spectrum which mimics typical music and tests the thermal and mechanical capabilities of the components Electro Voice will support relevant additional standards as and when they become available Extreme in house power tests which push the performance boundaries of the com ponents are also performed and passed to ensure years of trouble free service Specifically the PIM 222 high frequency sec tion passes AES2 1984 ANSI S4 26 1984 with the following values Z n 5 6 Ohms at 6 000 Hz Permax 75 Watts Test voltage 20 5 volts rms 41 0 volts peak 6 dB Selected decade 1 500 15 000 Hz The PIM 222 low frequency passes EIA RS 426 A 1980 with the following values Ra 3 45 ohms 1 15 x R Peimax 600 watts Test voltage 45 5 volts rms 91 0 volts peak 6 dB ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS SPECIFICATIONS The loudspeaker shall be a two way dual woofer system for biamplification Low frequencies shall be reproduced by two 8 chm 305 mm 12 In woofers with an edge wound flat wire 63 5 mm 2 5 in voice coils capable of han dling a total of 600 watts long term per EIA RS 426 A and with a sensitivity of 98 dB 1 watt 1 meter High frequencies shall be reproduced by an 8 ohm compression driver with a 76 2 m
16. w distortion and closely matching the output levels of the high frequency section The PIM 222 is equipped with a number of additional features to make operation and in stallation easy and secure A proprietary struc tural extrusion is incorporated into the enclo sure providing safe and flexible suspension see Suspending PIM 222 Enclosures section Up to two enclosures of the same footprint can be suspended without additional support as long as the lower system is not heavier than the upper system so arrays can be created quickly and easily The grille is composed of vibration resistant steel for excellent driver protection and an optional foam cover can be added for better protection when used outdoors Besides the standard black painted finish the encio sure can also be ordered primed in white for painting with ordinary paints unfinished for staining or with our special Wolverine weather resistant finish for outdoor applications All driv ers on the PIM 222 can be serviced from the front of the enclosure A complete listing of all system options is shown in Figure 1 SUSPENDING PIM 222 ENCLOSURES Suspending any object is potentially danger ous and should be atiempted only by individu als who have a thorough knowledge of the techniques and regulations of hanging over head Electro Voice strongly recommends that the PiM 222 be suspended taking into account all current national federal state and focal regulatio
17. was used All directional information was measured at 6 1 meters 20 feet Figure 8 illustrates the nominal horizontal and vertical polar responses with the long system axis vertical If the high frequency horn is ro tated then the horizontal and vertical polars should be interchanged Figure 4 illustrates the horizontal and vertical beamwidths Beamwidth is the angle at which the horizontal and vertical polar responses have decreased in level by 6 dB when com pared to the on axis frequency response Figure 5 represents the total directivity of the PIM 222 The directivity factor R Q is the relative value at a point when compared to an ideal spherical response The directivity index D is calculated by D 10log R SERVICE In the unlikely event the PIM 222 requires ser vice each driver can be replaced or serviced Ey ELECTRO VOICE amarkivcompony 600 Cecil MANUFACTURING PLANTS AT 8 BUCHANAN Mi NEWPORT TN SEVIERVILLE TN E OKLAHOMA CITY OK amp GANANOQUE ONT Elactro Voice Inc 1995 W Litho inU S_A from the front A service data sheet is available from Electro Voice POWER HANDLING TEST Electro Voice components and systems are manufactured to exacting standards ensuring they will hold up not only through the most rigorous of power tests but also through contin ued use in arduous real life conditions Two main test specifications are used the AES Recommended Practice for Specification of Lo
18. wo stacked 12 inch woofers in an optimally vented enclosure for increased intelligibility The PIM 222 maintains good di rectivity control down to 600 Hz see Figure 4 The low frequency section incorporates two DL12X 305 mm 12 in woofers The angled enclosure sides 15 allow ceiling or under balcony mounting with a reduced vertical pro file and an aiming angle that is inherently in the general direction of the audience The enclo sure is made of black painted 7 ply void free birch and includes certified flying hardware as standard Delivering smooth and extended performance the high frequency section operates from 1 200 to 18 000 Hz and consists of aDH1A compres sion driver coupled to an HP64S 60 x 40 constant directivity horn The HP64S horn fea tures integral fiberglass and zine construction for exceptional strength and performance Beamwidth control vanes in the horn throat correct all coverage anomalies in the 10 to 20 kHz octave The driver is protected from over drive by the solid state self resetting PRO circuit which drops the input signal by 6 dB Additional protection at the low end of the driver s range is provided by a series blocking capacitor with a corner frequency of 800 Hz The low frequency section operates between 50 and 1 200 Hz and has been designed for superior performance The dual DL12X woof ers can handle very large levels of input power producing high acoustic output with relatively lo
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