EAW K F 8 6 0 User manual

The Laws of Physics /The Art of Listening
USER MANUAL
for
KF860 ARRAYS
Juno Awards
GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Application: Live Sound
Devices Used: KF860, KF850, JF260, KF940, SM200, MX8600
Touring Company: Rocky Mountain Sound

EASTERN ACOUSTIC WORKS
PRODUCT USAGE GUIDE:
AN INTRODUCTION
ThisisthefourthinstallmentintheEasternAcousticWorks
ProductUsageGuideseries.Thegoalofthisseriesistooffer
concise,accurateguidanceontheuseEAW loudspeaker
products.
Eachguidewillofferaconciseoverviewofaparticular
productseriesandillustratethemostcommonmethods
ofuse.Thischapterwillfocusontheapplicationofthe
sixmostcommonKF860SeriesVirtualLineArray
configurations.
KF860 SERIES
TheKF860/VLASeriescomprisestwo
high-outputmodulesoptimizedto
createverticallinearrays. TheSeries
comprisestwomodules–theKF860
whichfeaturesa60°horizontal
coveragepattern,andtheKF861
whichfeaturesa90°patternfor
nearfieldcoverage.Nominalvertical
coverageis30°buttheeacharray'strue
verticalpatternisdeterminedbythesizeand
configurationofthearrayaswellasbydigitalsignal
processorsettings.
Eachmodulecontains2x15-inwoofers,2xhorn-loaded
10-inmidfrequencyconedrivers,and2x2-inexit/75mm
voicecoilcompressiondriversonconstantdirectivityhorns.
KF860 SERIES BACKGROUND
AND DESCRIPTION
TheKF860/VLASerieswasoriginallydevelopedtohelp
solvespecificproblemsforhigh-endentertainmentindustry
eventsthatfeaturedbothliveandbroadcastaudiences.
Thekeydesignparameterswereminimalarraysize,high
outputandbroadbandpatterncontrol.
PartoftheKF860Seriessolutionwastheapplication
ofconfiguration-specificdigitalsignalprocessing(DSP)
tomaintainpatterncontroloveranexceptionallywide
bandwidth.Settingsvarydependingonthenumberof
modulesinthearrayandtheanglebetweenadjacent
modules.ThustwocrucialelementsofanyKF860Series
applicationareaccuratelysplayingtheenclosuresand
applyingthecorrectDSPsettings.
BUILDING AND PROCESSING
KF860 SERIES ARRAYS
Tomaintainaccurateandrepeatablearrayangles,EAW
developedaunique,all-steelriggingsystemfortheKF860
Seriesthateliminatesguesswork.Thesteelriggingplatesthat
linkmodulestogetherfitintosteel-tubingbracketsoneach
endofthemoduleandaresecuredwithquick-releasepins.
Thereaderwillfindacompleteexplanationofthisrigging
systemonpages7and8ofthisguideaswellasinthe
companionpublication,KF860 Hardware Instructions.
EAW has developedappropriatesettingsfortheMX8600
CloseCoupledDigitalProcessortocontroleachofthe
KF860arrayconfigurationsdiscussedinthisguide.These
settingsareavailablefromtheftp(filetransferprotocol)
sectionofEAW's website(www.eaw.com)orcanbefaxedas
textfilesformanualentry. These settings are appropriate to
theMX8600andonlytheMX8600.Donotattempttouse
thesesettingsinanyotherDSPunit.ContactEAW's
ApplicationSupportGroupformoreinformation.
HANGING AND AIMING
KF860 SERIES ARRAYS
HangingKF860arraysrequirestheuseofadedicated
"bumperbar"developedforEAWbyATM, Inc. The bumper
baracceptsthetopportionoftheriggingplatesattwelve
pre-configuredlocations.
Thetopmoduleofanyarraywillbeaimedatanangle
determinedbythebumperbarlocationselectedandthesize
andconfigurationofthearray.Asmostapplicationrequire
thearraytobehungabovetheintendedcoveragearea,the
barhasbeendesignedtoaimthearray'soutputdown.
However, the bar can be reversedtoaimthearray'soutputin
anupwarddirection.Achartindicatingallpossibleangles
thatcanbeobtainedfromtheriggingsystemcanbefound
onpage8ofthisguide.
EAW has developedaspeciallymodifiedhandtruckto
assist inriggingKF860Seriesarrays. Specificinstructionon
itsusecanbefoundatEAW's websiteorbycontactingEAW
andrequestingtheKF860RiggingHardwareInstructions.

TWO-HIGH KF860 CONFIGURATION
TypicalUses:Distributedground-stackedclusters,delay
clustersonliftsorscaffolds.
Coverage:20degrees(specificanglesdeterminedbyaiming)
BumperBarTrimHeight(nominal):N/A
Splay:Theboxesarenominallysplayed10degrees,whichis
thetight-packedconfiguration.Thecoverageanglecanbe
openeduportightenedbysplayingmoreorlessthanthe
nominal10degrees.Ground-stackingnote???
Aiming:Theclustershouldbeaimedsothattheseam
betweenthetwoboxespointsatthefarthestseat.This
configurationistunedfora200ftthrow.
Processors:OnlyoneEAW MX8600 processor is required.
• For manual entry–usefile 2xKF860.TXT whichmaybe
foundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/PPSTfiles/KF860.
•ForECORE–usefile2xKF860.EAC whichmaybefound
atftp://ftp.eaw.com/Process/MX8600
THREE-HIGH KF860 CONFIGURATION
TypicalUses:Theatres
Coverage:+10degreesto-60degrees
BumperBarTrimHeight(nominal):22ft
Splay:Thethreeboxesareaimed+5,-10,&-35degrees,sothe
boxesshouldberiggedwith15degree(uppertomiddlebox),
and25degree(middletodownfillbox)splays.
Aiming:Theclustershouldbeaimedsothatthetopbox
pointsatthehighestseatingarea.Thisconfigurationistuned
fora100ftthrowtothefarthestseat.
Processors:Oneprocessorshoulddrivetheuppertwoboxes.
Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“main”inthesettings.
Asecondprocessorshoulddrivethelowestbox.This
processorisreferredtoas“downfill”inthesettings.
• For manual entry–usefile 3xKF860.TXT whichmaybe
foundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/PPSTfiles/KF860.
•ForECORE–usefile3xKF860.EAC whichmaybefound
atftp://ftp.eaw.com/Process/MX8600
5°
15°
5°
-10°
-35°
Ground-Stacked Application Shown

FOUR-HIGH KF860 CONFIGURATION
TypicalUses:Theatresandsmallarenas
Coverage:+15degreesto-60degrees
BumperBarTrimHeight(nominal):40ft
Splay:Theboxesareaimed+10,0,-15,&-35degrees,sothe
boxesshouldberiggedwith10degree(toptosecondbox),
15degree(secondtothirdbox),and20degree(thirdboxto
downfillbox)splays.
Aiming:Theclustershouldbeaimedsothatthetopbox
pointsatthehighestseatingarea.Thisconfigurationistuned
fora150ftthrowtothefarthestseatandmaximizedvertical
coverage.
Processors:Oneprocessorshoulddrivetheupperthree
boxes.Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“main”inthesettings.
Asecondprocessorshoulddrivethelowestbox.
Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“downfill”inthesettings.
• For manual entry–usefile 4xKF860.TXT whichmaybe
foundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/PPSTfiles/KF860.
•ForECORE–usefile4xKF860.EAC whichmaybefound
atftp://ftp.eaw.com/Process/MX8600
FOUR-HIGH “SHED”
KF860 CONFIGURATION
TypicalUses:Shedsandsmallfestivals.
Coverage:+2degreesto-60degrees
BumperBarTrimHeight(nominal):27ft
Splay:Theboxesareaimed0,0,-15,&-35degrees,sothe
boxesshouldberiggedwith0degree(toptosecondbox),
15degree(secondtothirdbox),and20degree(thirdbox
todownfillbox)splays.
Aiming:Theclustershouldbeaimedsothatthetopbox
pointsatthefarthestseat,orstraightoutforfestivals.
Thisconfigurationistunedfora200ftthrowtothefarthest
seatandcutsoffveryquicklyabovehorizontal.
Processors:Oneprocessorshoulddrivetheupperthree
boxes.Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“main”inthesettings.
Asecondprocessorshoulddrivethelowestbox.
Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“downfill”inthesettings.
• For manual entry–usefile 4xKF860shed.TXT whichmay
befoundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/PPSTfiles/KF860.
•ForECORE–usefile4xKF860shed.EAC whichmaybe
foundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/Process/MX8600
-35°
-15°
0°
10°
-35°
0°
-15°
0°

SIX-HIGH KF860 CONFIGURATION
TypicalUses:Arenas
Coverage:+15degreesto-60degrees
BumperBarTrimHeight(nominal):40ft
Splay:Theboxesareaimed+5,0,-5,-10, -20,&-35degrees,
sotheboxesshouldberiggedwith5degree(toptosecond
box),5degree(secondtothirdbox),5degree(thirdtofourth
box),10degree(fourthtofifthbox),and15degree(fifthto
sixthbox)splays.
Aiming:Theclustershouldbeaimedsothatthetopbox
pointsatthefarthestseat.Thisconfigurationistunedfora
300ftthrowtothefarthestseatwithmaximizedvertical
coverage.
Processors:Oneprocessorshoulddrivetheupperfour
boxes.Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“main”inthesettings.
Asecondprocessorshoulddrivethetwolowestboxes.
Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“downfill”inthesettings.
NOTE:Thisisdifferentfromallofthesmallerrigs,which
treatonlytheonebottomboxas“downfill”.
• For manual entry–usefile 6xKF860.TXT whichmaybe
foundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/PPSTfiles/KF860.
•ForECORE–usefile6xKF860.EAC whichmaybefound
atftp://ftp.eaw.com/Process/MX8600
-35°
-20°
0°
-5°
5°
-10°

SIX-HIGH “FESTIVAL”
KF860 CONFIGURATION
TypicalUses:Festivals,largesheds
Coverage:+2degreesto-60degrees
BumperBarTrimHeight(nominal):27ft
Splay:Theboxesareaimed0,0,0,-5, -20,&-35degrees,so
theboxesshouldberiggedwith0degree(toptosecondbox),
0degree(secondtothirdbox),5degree(thirdtofourthbox),
15degree(fourthtofifthbox),and15degree(fifthtosixth
box)splays.
Aiming:Theclustershouldbeaimedsothatthetopbox
pointsatthehighest/farthestseatorstraightoutforfestivals.
Thisconfigurationistunedfora400ftthrowtothefarthest
seat.Theresponsefallsoffquicklyabovehorizontal.
Processors:Oneprocessorshoulddrivetheupperfourboxes.
Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“main”inthesettings.
Asecondprocessorshoulddrivethetwolowestboxes.
Thisprocessorisreferredtoas“downfill”inthesettings.
NOTE:Thisisdifferentfromallofthesmallerrigs,which
treatonlytheonebottomboxas“downfill”.
•Formanualentry–usefile6xKF860fest.TXT whichmay
befoundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/PPSTfiles/KF860.
•ForECORE–usefile6xKF860fest.EAC whichmaybe
foundatftp://ftp.eaw.com/Process/MX8600
-35°
-20°
0°
-5°
0°
0°

5 DEG
0 DEG
10 TO 25 DEG
10 TO 25 DEG
0 DEG
5 DEG
ACHIEVING VARIOUS SPLAY ANGLES
BETWEEN KF860 SERIES ARRAY MODULES
AchievingthepropersplayanglesbetweenKF860Seriesarray
modulesisarelativelystraight-forwardprocedure.Asshown
intheillustrationsbelow,eachmodule'sbottomendbracket
holesaremarkedtoindicatetheangle(s)theywillproduce
whentheriggingplateisconnectedthroughthem.Eachrig-
gingplate'sholesaremarkedsimilarly.
Toproduceagivensplayangle,simplyaligntheproper
holesontheriggingplatewiththeproperholesonthemod-
ule'sbottomendbracketandinsertquickreleasepins.
Eachmodulestopendbracketisequippedwithaspring-
loadedcamdevicethatacceptsthebottomoftherigging
plate.Thespring-loadedcamsholdtheriggingplateinplace
whilequickreleasepinsareinsertedtolocktheplateinplace.
PleaseconsultEAW's KF860 HardwareInstructionsforfurther
information.
Stage Right
Stage Left
KF860 SERIES ARRAY MODULE BOTTOM END BRACKET HOLES
CABINET'S BOTTOM
END BRACKET
ADJUSTABLE RIGGING
PLATE

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
HANGING AND AIMING KF860 SERIES ARRAYS
ThedrawingaboveillustratestheKF860SeriesbumperbarcreatedforEAWbyATM
Flyware.Byproperlyselectingtheholestowhichthetopmoduleisconnected,users
canaimanarray’scoverageover awiderangeofangles.
Mostapplicationsrequireaimingthearrayinadownwarddirection.Thusthe
bumperbar’sforwarddirection(totheleftintheillustrationabove)allowsavarietyof
downangles.Shouldtheuserrequireaimingthearrayinanupwarddirection(suchas
insportsarenaswhereupperdecksareabovethearrayheight,simplysetthebumper
barinthereversdirection(totherightintheillustrationabove).
Always use holes “A” and “G” on the rigging plate (as shownintheriggingplate
illustration)toconnectthetopmoduletothebumperbar.Hole“A”shouldalways be
frontmost,nomatterwhichdirectionthebumperbarisfacing.
Pleaseconsultthechartbelowtodeterminetheappropriatebumperbarpositionto
achieveyourdesiredarrayangle.Note:theanglesinthechartindicatethetopmost
module’scenterlinerelativetothehorizontalaxis.
KF860 Rigging Plate
Pos. #1 Pos. #2 Pos. #3 Pos.#4 Pos.#5 Pos.#6 Pos.#7 Pos.#8 Pos.#9 Pos.#10 Pos.#11 Pos.#12
2x Standard 1.0 -1.0 -3.0 -5.5 -7.5 -9.5 -11.5 -13.5 -15.5 -18.0 -20.0 -22.0
2x Reverse -5.0 -3.0 -1.0 1.0 3.5 5.5 8.0 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0
3x Standard 7.5 6.0 4.0 2.5 0.5 -1.0 -3.0 -4.5 -6.0 -8.0 -9.5 -11.0
3x Reverse 2.0 4.0 5.5 7.0 9.0 11.0 13.0 15.0 16.5 18.5 21.0 23.0
4x Standard 9.5 8.0 6.5 5.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 -1.0 -2.5 -4.0 -5.5 -7.0
4x Reverse 4.0 6.0 7.5 9.0 10.5 12.0 13.5 15.5 17.0 19.0 20.5 22.5
4x Shed Stand. 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 -1.0 -2.5 -4.0 -5.0 -6.5 -7.5 -9.0 -10.5
4x Shed Rev. 0.0 1.0 2.5 4.0 5.5 7.0 8.0 9.5 11.0 12.5 14.0 15.5
6x Standard 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 -0.5 -1.5 -2.5 -3.5
6x Reverse 4.0 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.5 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.5 17.0
6x Fest. Stand. 3.5 2.5 1.5 0.5 -0.5 -1.5 -2.5 -3.5 -4.5 -5.5 -6.5 -7.5
6x Fest. Rev. 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0
All angles are rounded to the nearest 1/2 degree
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