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Contents
F1201 User Guide............................................................................................................................... 1
1Thank you.................................................................................................................................. 2
2Receiving and unpacking ............................................................................................................ 3
3Handling .................................................................................................................................... 4
4Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 4
4.1 Features .......................................................................................................................................................4
4.2 Specifications ...............................................................................................................................................5
5Safety first ................................................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Mechanical safety ........................................................................................................................................6
5.2 Electrical and fire safety...............................................................................................................................7
5.3 Hearing safety ..............................................................................................................................................7
6Coverage ................................................................................................................................... 8
6.1 Vertical and horizontal responses................................................................................................................8
6.2 Placement ....................................................................................................................................................9
6.3 Wall mounting and yoke accessories .........................................................................................................15
7Connectors and pin-outs .......................................................................................................... 20
7.1 Speakon connector ....................................................................................................................................20
7.2 Loudspeaker polarity .................................................................................................................................21
8Loudspeaker cables.................................................................................................................. 23
8.1 Recommended cable types and lengths ....................................................................................................23
8.2 F1201 impedance.......................................................................................................................................23
9Amplifier considerations .......................................................................................................... 24
9.1 Recommended Funktion One power amplifiers ........................................................................................24
9.2 Suitable power ranges ...............................................................................................................................24
9.3 Simple system patches with external control ............................................................................................25
9.4 XO series loudspeaker management patches............................................................................................26
10 Combining with bass systems ................................................................................................... 28
10.1 Bass to mid-high alignment........................................................................................................................30
11 Limiters ................................................................................................................................... 34
11.1 XO series limiters with 32dB amplifiers .....................................................................................................35
11.2 Limiter settings vs amplifier gain ...............................................................................................................36
11.3 Limiter settings vs amplifier sensitivity ......................................................................................................37
Appendix A - Clipping ....................................................................................................................... 39
Appendix B –Gain structure ............................................................................................................. 42
Appendix C –Maximum spl .............................................................................................................. 51
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