Genelec 1032A User manual

Genelec 1032A
Bi-amplified Monitoring System
1032 A
DATA SHEET
Gen 1032A Data Sheets 22.6.2000, 17:371

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Twochannelamplifierishousedinthespeakercabinet
1032A Bi-amplified Active Monitoring System
Near Field Monitoring
Broadcast Monitoring
TV Control Rooms
Mobile Vans
Video Post Production
Project Studios
Digital Workstations
APPLICATIONS
Verticalmounting
Theblockdiagram showing active crossover filters, power amplifiers
and driver units.
Horizontalmounting
SYSTEM
The Genelec 1032A is a two-way
activemonitoringsystemincluding
magneticallyshieldedloudspeaker
drivers, speaker enclosure, mul-
tiple power amplifiers and active,
low signal level crossover. Based
on the famous 1031A near field
monitor,the1032Aoffersextended
low frequency response and an
increased maximum SPL. Due to
it's compact size, this system is
idealforhighpowernearfieldmoni-
toring.Furthermore,itiswellsuited
to general purpose broadcasting
applications, TV control rooms,
mobile vans and CD mastering as
well as home studios.
The unique Directivity Control
Waveguide (DCW) Technology
usedprovidesexcellentstereoim-
agingandfrequencybalanceeven
in difficult acoustic environments.
The fast, low distortion amplifiers
are capable of driving the stereo
system to peak output levels in
excess of 124 dB SPL at 1 m with
programsignals.
Versatile crossover controls allow
forprecisematchingofthespeaker
systemtodifferentacousticcondi-
tions. The system can be used in
bothverticalandhorizontalorienta-
tion by simply rotating the DCW
unit.
INTEGRATEDCONSTRUCTION
The system is very easy to use as
onlymainspowerandinput signal
areneeded.Uniformperformance
isobtainedthroughtheintegration
oftheloudspeakersandamplifiers
as a complete matched and cali-
brated package. The rugged am-
plifierismountedintotheenclosure
with vibration isolators which also
actasquickreleasehingesmaking
maintenanceoperationsveryeasy
and straightforward. The speaker
cabinetisconstructedofveneered
MDF, which is heavily braced to
eliminatestructuralresonances.
AMPLIFIERS
Thebassandtrebleamplifierseach
produce180Wand120Wrespec-
tivelyofshortterm powerwithvery
lowTHDandIMdistortion.Special
attentionhasbeenpaidtotheelec-
tronicdesigntoensurethehighest
subjective sound quality currently
possible.Thesystemincorporates
specialcircuitryfordriveroverload
protection. Thermal protection is
included for the amplifiers.
M ain Level
BASS ROLL-O FF BASS TILT
TREBLE TILT
Treble and B ass
driver protection
circuit
Power Supply
circuits
Startstop
Mute
Bass
Treble
T-C AL
B-CAL
Balanced
Audio Input
2
3
1
M ains Input
CR O SSO VER FILTER
PO W ER A M PLIFIERS
IN P U T A M P L IF IE R
EHF-CAL
PA-Drivers
Gen 1032A Data Sheets 22.6.2000, 17:372

The upper curves show the effect of the 'bass tilt' control on the free
field response. The lower curves show the effect of the 'treble tilt' and
'bass roll-off' controls.
Opt-05
Floorstand
OrderCode
1032-405-V
1032-405-H
Theupper curvegroup showsthe horizontaldirectivitycharacteristics
of the 1032A in its vertical configuration measured at 1 m. The lower
curve is a 1/3octave band power response, measured in an IEC
approvedreverberationchamber.
Opt-01
Flightcase
OrderCode
1032-401
Opt-04
WallMount
OrderCode
1032-404-V
1032-404-H
Calibrated'Tilt'
switch.MUTE
disconnects
thechannelfor
testing.
Thereferenceaxislies between
bass and tweeter drivers.
Options
DRIVERS
The bass frequencies are repro-
duced by a 250 mm (10") bass
driver loaded by a 24 litre vented
box. The -3 dB point is 40 Hz and
the low frequency response ex-
tends down to 36 Hz.
The high frequency driver is a 25
mm (1") metal dome, with pistonic
behaviorupto23kHz,isloadedby
a proprietary DCW. Both drivers
aremagneticallyshieldedforappli-
cations where the stray magnetic
field must be minimized.
CROSSOVERFILTERS
The crossover frequency of the
active crossover is 1.8 kHz. In
order to obtain uniform frequency
balanceindifferingacousticcondi-
tions, special calibrated controls
areincludedinthecrossover.Three
such controls are at the users dis-
positionincluding treble and bass
tilt,andbassroll-offswitch.Eachof
thesecontrolsallowforadjustment
in 2 dB increments and also pro-
vide the possibility of muting the
channel for test purposes. A high
pass filter is included in the LF
channeltoprotectthewooferfrom
subsonic signals. The crossover
networkis driven by an active bal-
anced input stage. Variable input
sensitivityallowsforaccuratelevel
matching to the mixing console.
The tweeter driver is mounted in a
DCW to match the dispersion
characteristics to that of the bass
driver. The DCW may be rotated
forhorizontal orverticalmounting.
DCWTECHNOLOGY
The revolutionary Directivity Con-
trol Waveguide Technology is a
means of greatly improving the
performance of a direct radiating
multiway loudspeaker under nor-
mallisteningconditions.Thebasic
idea is to match the different drive
units precisely, in terms of both
frequency response and directiv-
ity. This will result in a smoother
and virtually uncoloured off-axis
system response. Also, due to im-
proveddirectivitycontrol,especially
inthemidrangefrequencies,more
directsoundandlessearlybound-
ary reflections are received at the
listening position. This gives im-
provedstereoimagingandensures
the system is less sensitive to dif-
feringcontrolroomacousticsthan
anyconventionaldirectradiatorde-
sign. The DCW Technology im-
proves the drive unit sensitivity by
Opt-09
Grille
OrderCode
1032-409
+2 to +6 dB thus increasing the
system maximum sound pressure
level.
Gen 1032A Data Sheets 22.6.2000, 17:373

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS AMPLIFIER SECTION CROSSOVER SECTION
Bass amplifier output power with an
4 Ohm load: 180 W
Treble amplifier output power with an
8 Ohm load: 120 W
Long term output power is limited by driver
unit protection circuitry.
Slew rate: 80 V/µs
Amplifier system distortion at
nominal output: THD < 0.05%
SMPTE-IM < 0.05%
CCIF-IM < 0.05%
DIM 100 < 0.05%
Signal to Noise ratio, referred to full output:
Bass > 100 dB
Treble > 100 dB
Mains voltage: 100/200 V or 115/230 V
Voltage operating range nominal ±10%
Power consumption:
Idle 50 W
Full output 200 W
Input connector: XLR female
pin 1 gnd
pin 2 +
pin 3 -
Input impedance:10 kOhm balanced
Input level for 100 dB SPL output @ 1m:
variable from +6 to -6 dBu
Input level for maximum short term output of
113 dB SPL @ 1m:
variable from +19 to +7 dBu
Subsonic filter below 40 Hz :
18 dB/octave
Ultrasonic filter above 25 kHz:
12 dB/octave
Crossover frequency, Bass/Treble:
1.8 kHz
Crossover acoustical slopes:
24 - 32 dB/octave
Treble tilt control operating range in 2 dB
steps: +2 to -4 dB & MUTE
Bass roll-off control operating range in 2 dB
steps: 0 to -8 dB @ 40 Hz
Bass tilt control operating range in 2 dB
steps: 0 to -6 dB & MUTE
The 'CAL' position is with all tone controls
set to 'off' and input sensitivity control to
maximum.
Lower cut-off frequency, -3 dB: < 40 Hz
Upper cut-off frequency, -3 dB: > 22 kHz
Free field frequency response of system:
42 Hz - 21 kHz (±2.5 dB)
Maximum short term sine wave acoustic
output on axis in half space, averaged from
100 Hz to 3 kHz:@ 1m > 113 dB SPL
@ 0.5m > 119 dB SPL
Maximum long term RMS acoustic output in
same conditions with IEC weighted noise
(limited by driver unit protection circuit):
@ 1m > 103 dB SPL
@ 0.5m > 109 dB SPL
Maximum peak acoustic output per pair on
top of console, @ 1 m from the engineer
with music material: > 124 dB
Self generated noise level in free field @ 1m
on axis: < 10 dB (A)
Harmonic distortion at 90 dB SPL @ 1m on
axis: Freq: 50...100 Hz < 1%
> 100 Hz < 0.5%
Drivers: Bass 250 mm (10") cone
Treble 25 mm (1") metal dome
Both drivers are magneti-
cally shielded
Weight: 21,7 kg (48 lb)
Dimensions: Height 495 mm (19 1/2")
Width 320 mm ( 12 5/8")
Depth 290 mm (11 7/16")
1032A
Genelec Oy, Olvitie 5
FIN - 74100 IISALMI, FINLAND
Phone: +358 - 17 - 83 881
Fax: +358 - 17 - 812 267
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.genelec.com
Genelec Inc, 7 Tech Circle
Natick, MA 01760, USA
Phone: +1 - 508 - 652 - 0900
Fax: +1 - 508 - 652 - 0909
E-mail: [email protected]
Genelec Document BBA32001a COPYRIGHT GENELEC OY 6.2000
All data subject to change without prior notice
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