Electro-Voice B-410 User's Manual
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1. Electro Voice shall not be liable for any inciden tal or 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 purned 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 Service and repair address for this product Electro Voice Inc 600 Cecil Street Buchanan Michigan 49107 Specifications subject to change without notice PARALLEL INPUTS ZOAPmMVUMH A i a 1 2 Full Range aa 1 2 LF Full Range ELECTRO VOICE cMarkivcompany 600 Cecil Street Buchanan Michigan 49107 MANUFACTURING PLANTS AT m BUCHANAN MI m NEWPORT TN SEVIERVILLE TN OKLAHOMA CITY OK m GANANOQUE ONT Electro2. more than this system should ever encounter The connector s continuous currentrating is 30 amps many times that of 4 inch connectors Speakon connectors also have a much lower contact resistance than even the highest quality s inch connectors B 410 and Speakon wiring dia grams are shown on the back of this data sheet see Figure 1 Notice thatin normal operation pins 2 and 2 would not be used but they are linked to facilitate customized wiring schemes POWER HANDLING TEST To our knowledge Electro Voice was the first U S manufacturer to develop and publish a power test closely related to real life conditions First we use a random noise input signal be cause it contains many frequencies simulta neously just like real voice or instrument pro gram Second our signal contains more energy at extremely high and low frequencies than typical actual program adding an extra mea sure of reliability Third the test signal includes not only the overall long term average or con tinuous level which our ears interpret as loud ness but also short duration peaks which are many times higher than the average just like actual program The long term average level stresses the speaker thermally heat The instantaneous peaks test mechanical reliability cone and diaphragm excursion Note that the sine wave test signals sometimes used have a much less demanding peak value relative to their average level I
3. Voice Inc 1992 m Litho in U S A Part Number 531994 9248
4. atte ee SPECIFICATIONS Usable Frequency Response 36 8 000 Hz Sensitivity 1 Watt at 1 Meter 104 5 dB Long Term rms Power Handling Capacity 600 watts Transducer Complement Four specially designed 10 inch cone loudspeakers Nominal Impedance 8 ohms Input Connectors Two Neutrik Speakon NL4MPR V connectors in parallel Enclosure Material Black carpet covered Roadwood Dimensions Height 64 8 cm 25 5 in Width 61 6 cm 24 25 in Depth 48 3 cm 19 in Net Weight 43 6 kg 96 Ib Shipping Weight 47 4 kg 105 Ib DESCRIPTION The Electro Voice B 410 is a premium speaker system for bass guitar This system is ideal for the bass guitarist who needs to hear all of the tones and nuances that his four string bass is capable of producing at high stage levels The B 410 is suitable for full range reproduction of conventional 4 string basses and basses with a dropped D tuning or low D extension This system is capable of thunderous output levels The B 410 is perfect for the modern bassist who a may be incorporating pop and slap tech niques into his her playing The extended high frequency response and the tight low frequency response combine to pro vide exceptional clarity and punch The sound and feel of this system also make it ideal for use as the high frequency section in a concert scale biamped system The B 410 would complement any high output low frequency enclosur
5. e to form a state of the art biamped bass guitar system The unusually wide frequency response of this system is achieved without the use of a tweeter and the crossover it would require This design principle provides an inherently more reliable system If you are used to conventional speakers some adjustment to your amplifier s tone controls will probably be desired Experimentation is the key to finding the sound that you are looking for The speakers in this system have been com pletely redesigned and voiced specifically for modern bass players The magnet structure has been newly designed to provide both high en ergy and relatively light weight The voice coil is constructed of a single layer of flat aluminum wire for light weight low inductance and high efficiency Remember lightweight in a speaker s moving system and high efficiency in the mag net structure generally translate to good high frequency and transient response The most visually obvious change to these speakers is in the cone and dust dome It is a new composite material made of paper fibers with mica and epoxy added for remarkable stiffness The end result is a speaker with a very light weight moving system and a bright and open sound Like most professional Electro Voice speakers ee a ge eee gg ee ke geal ee ee ne Oe ae eee B 410 Bass Guitar System e Newly designed 10 inch speakers provide solid low end punch and extended high frequ
6. ency response for great clarity e Use either full range or biamped as a mid high enclosure e 600 watt long term and 2 400 watt short term power capacity e Roadworthy enclosure with metal corners and grille and heavy duty handles Pi these speakers utilize extremely rugged cast aluminum frames to ensure long term mechani cal integrity The B 410 enclosure is made from Roadwood a structural material made of layered and selectively oriented hardwood strands Roadwood is dimensionally stable water resis tant and free from voids All panel joints are dado cut to ensure that your speaker system sounds just as good after the tour as before The covering is densely woven abuse resistant black carpeting Hardware appoint ments include large heavy duty metal corner protectors recessed handles and large rubber feet In addition sockets have been installed on the enclosure bottom for the use of removable casters Casters are not included with your system and must be purchased separately consult your Electro Voice dealer The B 410 input panel incorporates two Neutrik Speakon NL4MPR V connectors The mating connector is the Neutrik Speakon NL4FC One NL4FC connector is supplied with the B 410 These connectors were chosen because they are rugged locking easily wired sealed and relatively inexpensive when compared to other professional connectors Speakon connectors are rated for very high current much
7. h the date of original pur chase If 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 prepaid Exclusions and Limitations The Limited Warranty does not apply to a exterior finish or appearance b certain specificitems described in the individual product line statement s be low 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 from 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 service representatives Obtaining Warranty Service To obtain warranty service a customer must deliver the product prepaid to Electro Voice or any of its authorized service representatives together with proof of purchase of the productin the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice A list of authorized service representatives is avail able from Electro Voice at 600 Cecil Street Buchanan MI 49107 616 695 6831 and or Electro Voice West at8234 Doe Avenue Visalia CA93291 209 651 7777 Incidental and Con sequential Damages Excluded Product re pair or replacement and return to the customer are the only remedies provided to the customer
8. n actual use long term average levels exist from several seconds on up but we apply the long term average for eight hours adding another extra measure of reliability Specifically the B 410 is designed to withstand the power test described in EIA Standard RS 426A The EIA test spectrum is applied for eight hours To obtain the spectrum the output of a white noise generator white noise is a particular type of random noise with equal en ergy per bandwidth in Hz is fed to a shaping filter with 6 dB per octave slopes below 40 Hz and above 318 Hz When measured with the usual constant percentage analyzer one third octave this shaping filter produces a spectrum whose 3 dB down points are at 100 Hz and FIGURE 1 Wiring Diagrams AmM2 O gt rQ 1 200 Hz with a 3 dB per octave slope above 1 200 Hz This shaped signal is sent to the power amplifier with the continuous power setat 600 watts into the EIA equivalent impedance 59 3 volts true rms Amplifier clipping sets instantaneous peaks at 6 dB above the continu ous power or 2 400 watts peak 118 6 volts peak This procedure provides a rigorous test of both thermal and mechanical failure modes WARRANTY Limited 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 or in the individual product data sheet or owner s manual beginning wit
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