Martin Audio TORUS 8 Quick start guide

Rigging Manual
TORUS 8
Constant Curvature Array
V1.0

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Contents
Rigging .................................................................................................................................... 3
Cabinet Rigging Hardware............................................................................................... 3
Flown Vertical Array........................................................................................................ 3
HF Left ......................................................................................................................... 3
HF Right ....................................................................................................................... 5
HRIG100 ...................................................................................................................... 7
Flown Arrays with SXCF115 .......................................................................................... 11
T8PB .......................................................................................................................... 20
POLERIG20................................................................................................................. 25
SBAR40...................................................................................................................... 27
GSRIG20 .................................................................................................................... 29
Maintenance ........................................................................................................................... 35

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Link Link
Link Pin
Rigging
Cabinet Rigging Hardware
TORUS consists of a single point rigging system located on either side of the cabinet, all hardware is
captive and can be stored conveniently for transportation.
Flown Vertical Array
When ying TORUS vertically the HF horn can be positioned on the left or the right to create symmetrical
system design.
HF Left
Release links from the stow position and rotate the T8 grid 180 degrees
Linking down – HF horn to the left Linking up – HF horn to the right

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Position the T8GRID on top of the rst TORUS 8 cabinet, locate the links and insert the rigging pins.
Make sure the cabinet is secured on both sides before lifting.
Lift the array to a height where the next cabinet can be positioned underneath. Either lift the cabinet
into position or lower the array onto the cabinet below.
Remove the rigging pins from the cabinet above, rotate the links and insert the rigging pins to secure.
Repeat the process until the desired number of cabinets have been vertically arrayed. A maximum of 6
cabinets can be own from the T8GRID in the vertical orientation.

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HF Right
Rotate the T8GRID through 180° and release links from the stow position
Position the T8GRID on top of the rst TORUS 8 cabinet, rotate the links and insert the rigging pins.
Make sure the cabinet is secured on both sides before lifting.
Lift the array to a height where the next cabinet can be positioned underneath. Either lift the cabinet
into position or lower the array onto the cabinet below.
Remove the rigging pins from the cabinet below, rotate the links and insert the rigging pins to secure.

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Repeat the process until the desired number of cabinets have been vertically arrayed. A maximum of 6
cabinets can be own from the T8GRID in the vertical orientation.

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HRIG100
The HRIG100 is a rigging accessory used to suspend TORUS in a horizontal conguration. The
HRIG100 can be mounted to a cabinet or between two cabinets, given the best options to suspend
multiple cabinets.
HRIG100 can be mounted on the top or bottom of the cabinet in portrait mode, this allows the HF
horn to be positioned at the top or the bottom of the array.
Link cabinets together by aligning the skids to the adjacent cabinet.
Remove pins and rotate the links on the top of the cabinets

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Replace the pins to lock the cabinets together
Replace the pins to link the bottom of the cabinets together.
Attach the HRIG100 making sure all four pins (two back and two front) locate and lock into position
Tip the array and remove the rigging pins on
the bottom of the array. Rotate the links into
position.

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WARNING !
The HRIG100 is only secure when the two locking pins have been inserted and locked into place.
Two mounting options are available depending on the conguration. The T12HRIG can be mounted
directly to a TORUS or between cabinets.
When connecting multiple TORUS together, the top link needs to be rotated before mounting the
HRIG100 between two cabinets.

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A maximum of 6 cabinets can be suspended using 2 HRIG100’s. Below shows the number of
HRIG100’s that must be used for a given combination