Blaze CBL523-PAS User manual

INSTALLATION MANUAL
CBL523-PAS Loudspeakers

1. Introducon and Overview
1.2 CBL523-PAS Pack Contents
Each CBL523-PAS package contains a single loudspeaker and its
document pack.
1.3 CBL523-PAS Mounng, coupling and ying
accessories
The accessories illustrated below are oponally available to
enable CBL523-PAS loudspeakers to be wall or ceiling mounted,
own, or coupled in pairs.
CBL523-PAS
loudspeaker CBL523-PAS
Mounng Bracket
CBL523-PAS
Flying and Coupling Accessories
1.1 Introducon
Thank you for purchasing the Blaze Audio CBL523-PAS loudspeaker. The CBL523-PAS is a compact constant
direcvity, full range loudspeaker designed for installaon in venues that require a versale, short throw, high quality
public address loudspeaker soluon. Mounted in landscape format, the CBL523-PAS provides 15° vercal and 160°
horizontal coverage with maximum connuous sound pressure level of 119dB at 1m.
The CBL523-PAS incorporates mulple aachment points that enable a variety of ceiling mount, wall mount and own
installaons. A ceiling or wall mount bracket, ying hardware, and coupler straps that enable two loudspeakers to be
fastened together in a yable array are oponally available.
The CBL523-PAS comprises a low frequency array of two high performance 5 inch drivers operang from 71Hz to 520Hz, combined
with a vercal line source wide band array of three 2 inch drivers operang from 520Hz to 18kHz. CBL523-PAS loudspeakers are
designed to be driven by Blaze PowerZone Connect power ampliers congured to provide appropriately ltered equalized outputs.
Document Pack

2. Applicaons and Deployment
• Read these instrucons.
• Keep these instrucons.
• Heed all warnings.
• Follow all instrucons.
• Before installing or suspending any CBL523-PAS loudspeaker,
inspect all hardware, the enclosure, and associated equipment
for damage. Missing, corroded, or deformed components, or
components without correct load rangs, could signicantly
reduce the strength of the installaon or placement and should
immediately be repaired or replaced.
• Always make sure that the structure the loudspeaker is to be
suspended from has been approved by the building or structural
engineer and will support the weight of all the components
of the speaker system including speakers, speaker cable, wire
rope, etc.
• Consult a licensed professional structural engineer regarding
physical equipment installaon.
• Do not suspend loudspeakers directly over people.
• Use only hardware that is rated for the load condions of
the installaon and that allows for a possible short-term,
unexpected overload. Never exceed the rang of the hardware
or equipment.
• Blaze Audio strongly recommends that the system be inspected
at least once a year and logged. If any sign of weakness
or damage is detected, remedial acon should be taken
immediately.
• All installaon crew members must be trained for loudspeaker
rigging and mounng.
• Make sure that all relevant health and safety regulaons
are known, are followed by the installaon crew, and follow
applicable local laws. Local government oces can help with
this informaon.
• Suspended installaons must be completed or supervised by a
cered rigger.
• The system should be designed so that it is a stac suspension.
There should be no dynamic or shock loading.
• Personal protecve equipment (hard hats, steel-toed footwear,
safety glasses, etc.) should be always worn by the installaon
crew.
• If called for in the design, make sure all installaon personnel
are trained to work at height and have cercaons for scissor
lis, theatrical hoists, etc.
• Make sure all liing equipment (slings, span-sets, deck chain,
scaolding, etc.) is in good working order. Thoroughly inspect all
components prior to use.
• Inspect all the components associated with the project
for damage before assembly. Any parts with damage or
suspected damage should not be used. Contact the component
manufacturer for replacement parts if necessary.
• Keep a dy workplace. Do not leave tools, rigging items, etc., on
top of loudspeakers during installaon. Loose items can fall and
cause injury.
• Never leave the system unaended during the installaon
process. Make sure that the workspace is isolated from
public access. No one should be allowed to pass beneath the
loudspeakers during installaon.
• Do not suspend any other components or loudspeakers other
than the supported conguraons described in this manual.
• If secondary steel safees are required, they should be installed
once the enre system is at operang height and before public
access is allowed.
2.1 Important Safety Instrucons
WARNING: Failure to observe the following safety precauons may result in severe injury or death.
Installaons such as described in this guide should only be aempted by a trained professional.

2. Applicaons and Deployment
2.2 Installaon Opons
CBL523-PAS loudspeakers can be wall or ceiling mounted, or own in either singles or pairs. These installaon opons
are illustrated and described in the following secons.
2.2.1 Wall Mount Installaon
CBL523-PAS loudspeakers can be wall mounted using the
Blaze CBL523 Mounng Bracket. To use the bracket proceed
as illustrated and described in the following paragraphs and
diagrams.
Note: It is important to ensure that any structure to which a
CBL523 loudspeaker is mounted is able to support its weight with
an appropriate factor of safety. The ngs and screws used must
also be appropriate for the type of building construcon. If there is
any doubt in either respect, a specialist structural engineer must be
consulted.
Step 1. Select the required wall mount locaon and secure the
Mounng Bracket using three appropriate screws and
wall xings. Use at or pan head screws with a minimum
shank diameter of 8mm (5/16 inch) and a minimum head
diameter of 12mm (1/2 inch).
2. Remove the side panel
aachment screws.
3. Adhere a rubber washer to
each side of the loudspeaker.
4. Use the accessory
kit screws to secure
the loudspeaker to the
Mounng Bracket.
Rubber washer.
One each side
Step 2. Remove the aachment point screws located in the
loudspeaker side panels.
Step 3. Idenfy the rubber washers in the Mounng Bracket
accessory pack. The washers are self adhesive on one side
and should be adhered to the sides of the loudspeaker at
the screw posions. One washer is required for each side
of the loudspeaker.
Step 4. Aach the loudspeaker to the Mounng Bracket using
the M6x35 screws included in the Mounng Bracket
accessory pack inserted through the slot holes in the
bracket. Adjust the mounng locaon in the slot length
and the mounng angle as required then ghten the
screws so that the rubber washers are compressed to
secure the loudspeaker.
1. Use three screws to
secure the Mounng
Bracket at the required
locaon.

2.2.2 Ceiling Mount Installaon
CBL523-PAS loudspeakers can be ceiling mounted using the
Blaze CBL523 Mounng Bracket. To use the bracket proceed
as illustrated and described in the following paragraphs and
diagrams.
Note: It is important to ensure that any structure to which a
CBL523 loudspeaker is mounted is able to support its weight with
an appropriate factor of safety. The ngs and screws used must
also be appropriate for the type of building construcon. If there is
any doubt in either respect, a specialist structural engineer must be
consulted.
Step 1. Select the required ceiling mount locaon and secure the
Mounng Bracket using three appropriate screws and
xings. Use at or pan head screws with a minimum shank
diameter of 8mm (5/16 inch) and a minimum head diameter
of 12mm (1/2 inch).
2. Applicaons and Deployment
3. Adhere a rubber washer to
each side of the loudspeaker.
Rubber washer.
One each side
1. Use three screws to secure the
Mounng Bracket at the required
locaon.
2. Remove the side panel
aachment screws.
Step 2. Remove the aachment point screws located in the
loudspeaker side panels.
Step 3. Idenfy the rubber washers in the Mounng Bracket
accessory pack. The washers are self adhesive on one side
and should be adhered to the sides of the loudspeaker at
the screw posions. One washer is required for each side
of the loudspeaker.
Step 4. Aach the loudspeaker to the Mounng Bracket using
the M6x35 screws included in the Mounng Bracket
accessory pack inserted through the holes in the bracket.
Adjust the mounng angle as required then ghten the
screws so that the rubber washers are compressed to
secure the loudspeaker.
Note: The Mounng Bracket slot holes are not intended for ceiling
mount applicaons.
4. Use the accessory kit screws
to secure the loudspeaker to
the Mounng Bracket.

2. Applicaons and Deployment
WARNING: Consult a professional mechanical or structural engineer, licensed in the jurisdicon of the
sound system installaon, to review, verify, and approve all aachments to the building or structure.
Employ the services of a cered, professional rigger for hoisng, posioning and rigging the equipment
to the supporng structure. Improper suspension can lead to serious damage, injury, or death.
NEVER SUSPEND LOUDSPEAKERS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE AUDIENCE
2.2.3 Flown Installaon
CBL523-PAS loudspeakers can be own using the Flying Beam
component from the CBL523-PAS Flying and Coupling accessory
kit. To aach and use the Flying Beam proceed as illustrated and
described in the following paragraphs and diagrams.
Step 1. Invert the loudspeaker and remove the four Flying Beam
aachment screws. Retain the screws.
Step 2. Place the Flying Beam in posion on the loudspeaker and
1. Invert the loudspeaker
and remove the four
Flying Beam aachment
screws.
2. Place the Flying Beam
on the loudspeaker
secure it with the screws
removed in Step 1.
secure it with the screws removed in Step 1. Use all four screws.
With the Flying Beam secured, the loudspeaker can be aached
to ying hardware. Use at least two aachment holes in the
Flying Beam

2. Applicaons and Deployment
2.2.4 Loudspeaker Arrays
Two CBL523-PAS loudspeakers can be coupled together to
create a yable array that oers 30° vercal coverage. To couple
two loudspeakers, use the Flying and Coupling accessories and
proceed as illustrated and described in the following paragraphs
and diagrams.
Note: It is not possible to use the wall or ceiling Mounng Bracket
with a coupled loudspeaker array.
Step 1. Aach a Flying Beam, as described in Secon 2.2.3, to
the (inverted) loudspeaker that is to be the upper element in the
array.
Step 2. Place the upper loudspeaker with the Flying Beam ed
on top of a second non-inverted loudspeaker and remove the
aachment point screws located in the loudspeaker side panels.
Retain the screws.
Step 3. Use the screws removed in Step 2 to secure a Coupling
2. Remove the
loudspeaker side panel
aachment screws.
3. Secure a Coupling
Strap to each side of the
loudspeaker.
Strap to each side of loudspeaker array. With the loudspeaker
array constructed it an be aached to ying hardware. Use at
least two aachment holes in the Flying Beam
WARNING: Consult a professional mechanical or structural engineer, licensed in the jurisdicon of the
sound system installaon, to review, verify, and approve all aachments to the building or structure.
Employ the services of a cered, professional rigger for hoisng, posioning and rigging the equipment
to the supporng structure. Improper suspension can lead to serious damage, injury, or death.
NEVER SUSPEND LOUDSPEAKERS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE AUDIENCE

3. Connecon and Amplicaon
3.1 CBL523-PAS Connecons
The CBL523-PAS is ed with a two Neutrik NL4 Speakon sockets on its rear panel for connecon to an appropriate
Blaze PowerZone Connect Amplier and oponal parallel output connecon to a second CBL523-PAS loudspeaker.
Input and output connecons are described and illustrated below.
CBL523-PAS Socket Connecons
Signal Roung Connecon Pin
System (-) 1 (-)
System (+) 1 (+)
3.1.1 CBL523-PAS Connecons
The CBL523-PAS connecon sockets are congured as indicated
in the following table and diagrams. The two sockets are wired
in parallel to enable the connecon of a second CBL523-PAS
loudspeaker when, for example, two are coupled in an array as
described in Secon 2.2.4.
Connect to Blaze
PowerZone Connect
amplier output
Oponally connect to
second CBL523-PAS
1-
2+
1+
2-
Neutrik Speakon NL4 Pins
System
posive (+)
System
negave (-)
UnusedUnused

1-
2+
1+
2-
1-
2+
1+
2-
1-
2+
1+
2-
1-
2+
1+
2-
3. Connecon and Amplicaon
3.1.2 CBL523-PAS Amplier Connecons
CBL523-PAS loudspeakers are intended to be paired with
Blaze PowerZone Connect 252 or 504 power ampliers. These
amplier models incorporate the DSP equalisaon facilies
required to opmise the CBL523-PAS acousc performance,
while also providing appropriate output power capabilies. The
PowerZone Connect 252 and 504 ampliers are two and four
output units respecvely.
Note: It is possible for each PowerZone Connect amplier output to
drive two CBL523-PAS loudspeakers, however this conguraon is
not recommend for anything beyond medium duty applicaons at
modest sound pressure levels.
CBL523-PAS loudspeaker and PowerZone amplier connecons
are illustrated in the diagram alongside.
Note: No more than two CBL523-PAS loudspeakers must be
connected to each amplier channel.
Note: The Blaze PowerZone Connect Installaon Manual, available
for download from the Blaze website (blaze-audio.com), contains
comprehensive amplier installaon and operaonal informaon.
1-
2+
1+
2-
1-
2+
1+
2-
1-
2+
1+
2-
1-
2+
1+
2-
Oponally connect
further CBL523-PAS
Oponally connect
second CBL523-PAS

3. Connecon and Amplicaon
3.2 PowerZone Connect Amplier Equalizaon Proles
The Blaze PowerZone Connect amplier incorporates DSP based loudspeaker equalizaon, accessed via a web page
interface, that enables precongured lter and equalizaon presets to be applied to speaker outputs. A preset for
CBL523-PAS loudspeakers is available for download from the Blaze website and must be used for correct loudspeaker
performance. The procedure for downloading and applying loudspeaker presets is described in the following
paragraphs.
3.2.1 PowerZone Control Network Connecon
In order to install the CBL523-PAS speaker preset les, the
PowerZone Connect amplier requires either a wired or wireless
connecon via a TCP/IP network, or to connect via its own
wireless access point, to a computer or mobile device from which
speaker preset les can be uploaded. Internet access for speaker
preset le download is also required.
Note: The PowerZone Connect amplier Quick Start Guide and
Installaon Manual documents cover network connecon and can
be downloaded from the Blaze website: hps://blaze-audio.com/
support/#Manuals
3.2.2 Speaker Preset Download and Applicaon
Follow the steps below to download and apply the CBL523-PAS
speaker preset to required amplier output or outputs.
Step 1. Using a computer or mobile device, visit the Blaze website
(blaze-audio.com/products/speakers/cca10/) and select
the speaker preset les for download.
NOTE: The speaker preset
les will download in a
compressed .zip archive
format. Expand the .zip
archive and store the les in
an appropriate locaon on
the download device.
Step 2. On the computer
or mobile device,
navigate to the
PowerZone
Connect 3004
amplier web
interface and select
the Output tab.
Step 3. From the Output page select the required Output tab at
the top of the display and then select the Speaker Preset
menu opon.
NOTE: The exact appearance and layout
of the amplier web interface may vary
slightly depending on the device and
browser in use.

3. Connecon and Amplicaon
Step 4. Selecng IMPORT PRESET FROM FILE will open the
Speaker Preset Import pop-up box that provides the
opon to choose a preset le.
Step 5. Browse the download device for the les downloaded in
Step 1 and select the le named:
CBL523-PAS_PreSet_Locked_V1.2.zcp
Select IMPORT.
Step 6. The speaker preset le will now be applied to amplier
Output 1.
Step 7. With the appropriate speaker preset le (CBL523-PAS_
PreSet_Locked_V1.2.zcp) applied to amplier Output 1,
repeat Step 2 to Step 6 for any other amplier outputs
with CBL523-PAS speakers connected.
NOTE: Amplier outputs are selected from the numbered tabs at the
top of the amplier interface Output page.
IMPORTANT: It is vital for the
correct operaon of the CBL523-PAS
loudspeaker that the correct speaker
preset le is applied to the amplier
output.

4. Technical Informaon
4.1 CBL523-PAS Specicaons
4.1.1 System Performance
Frequency Response (-3dB) 71Hz - 18kHz
Frequency Response (-10dB) 55Hz - 18kHz
Recommended High-Pass Filter 48Hz
Horizontal Nominal Dispersion (-6dB) 160°
Vercal Nominal Dispersion (-6dB) 15°
Crossover Frequency 520Hz
Long Term Power Handling (Full Range) 160W
Impedance 4 Ω
Pressure Sensivity @ 1W/1m (2.83v) 91dB
Max SPL @ 1m 119dB
4.1.2 Physical Characteriscs
Enclosure Material 12mm birch plywood, engineered plascs.
Finish Two-part spray catalyzed Polyurea coang on
plywood.
Grille Material 16-gauge (1.6mm) perforated steel, powder-
coated nish, black.
Environmental Indoor use only.
Connectors/Bi-Amp Two (2) parallel-wired NL4 Neutrik® Speakon®
connectors.
Suspension/Mounng Wall/Ceiling Mount and Suspension Opons.
Hardware sold separately.
Dimensions (HxWxD) 8.08” x 13.78” x 8.9” (205.3 x 350 x 226.2 mm)
Net Weight 15lbs / 6.8kg
Shipping Weight 18lbs / 8.16kg

Rev D 22/08/2023
Designed in USA/Denmark - Made in USA.
Blaze, 1904 Fairfax Road, Suite B, Greensboro, NC 27407, US. [email protected]. www.blaze-audio.com
4.2 CBL523-PAS Mechanical Drawings
4. Technical Informaon
4.2.1 CBL523-PAS Loudspeaker Dimensions
8.08”
205.3 mm
8.9”
226.2 mm
13.78”
350 mm