Bluesky Exo User manual

Welcome to Blue Sky
World-renowned for their accurate, full-range sound, Blue Sky speaker
monitoring systems are used in critical listening applications by audio
professionals in a wide variety of industry sectors. Emmy Award-winning
sound editor Eric Lalicata, Grammy Award-winning engineer/remixer
Roger Sanchez and legendary Talking Heads keyboard/guitarist Jerry
Harrison all rely on Blue Sky speakers to check the accuracy of their work
before it goes public. And it’s the same story at film sound facility
Skywalker Sound and broadcaster ESPN, where Blue Sky speakers once
again provide an important link in the production chain.
Blue Sky’s fresh approach to loudspeaker monitor design delivers the
highest possible ratio of performance to cost, in turn providing the
highest value to our customers.
Making the subwoofer an integral part of the monitor system design
enables the satellite speakers to be placed for the best imaging, and
the sub to be positioned for the best bass response. Relieving the
satellite speakers of the requirement to reproduce the low frequencies
means that uncompromised, sealed-box designs can combine with
sophisticated bass management to provide a seamless transition
between sats and sub.
It all adds up to accurate, full range sound.
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Welcome to EXO
Your new EXO system is more than a set of external speakers for your
computer. It’s a complete desktop audio reference monitoring system
from Blue Sky – the people that make the monitors used in professional
recording and production studios worldwide.
Your EXO system consists of a subwoofer (which also contains the
amplifiers and bass management circuitry), Left and Right satellite
speakers, and a remote control.
In this box, you will find:
1 x EXO subwoofer
2 x EXO satellite speakers
1 x EXO remote control
2 x Sets speaker wire
4 x Subwoofer feet
1 x Warranty card
1 x Owner’s manual
1 x Setup sheet
We recommend that you read the owner’s manual completely before
attempting to use your EXO system. But if you just can’t wait to get
started, please see the quick setup guide overleaf.
Stereo Monitoring System
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Stereo Monitoring System
1: Plug In
• Place the subwoofer face down on something soft to
protect the front surface and screw the 4 feet into the
threaded inserts on the bottom of the subwoofer cabinet.
• Connect the left and right satellite speakers to the
subwoofer, ensuring that the red cable goes to the red
binding post, and the black cable goes to the black binding
post.
• Plug the cable from the remote control into the subwoofer.
• Plug the subwoofer into the AC line.
2: Connect your sources
• A professional audio workstation or mixer (XLR/TRS), a CD
player or computer (RCA) and a MP3 player (3.5mm) can
all be connected simultaneously.
3: Set the controls
• Turn on the subwoofer (the blue LED on the front of the
remote should light).
• Set the sub gain control to the middle circle on the dial.
• Start your source and slowly bring up the gain control.
Plug in Connect your sources
NORMAL VOLUME WHEN
PLAYING BACK A CD
REF=85dB SETTING IF SUB IN CORNER
STARTING POINT
FOR SUB VOLUME
SETTING IF SUB IN
MORE OPEN SPACE
NORMAL VOLUME WHEN
USING HEADPHONES
Set the controls
EXO Quick Setup Guide
A more comprehensive guide to using EXO is available in the Owner’s Manual included in the box
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