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

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Flown Arrays with SXCF115
Position the WPMSXGRIDT on top of the SXCF115 cabinet
Remove the pins from the from SXCF115 to release the links.
Rotate the front links and lift the rear links to align with the pin holes in the WPMSXGRIDT.

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Replace the pins to link and lock the SXCF115 securely to the WPMGRIDT
Place cabinets on top of each other.
Remove the rigging pins from the cabinet above, rotate the links and insert the rigging pins to secure.
The T8GRID is also used as a conversion frame for the SXCF115 & T8 combined array.
Horn Right
Remove the sub link pins and rotate the links

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Replace the pins to link and lock the SXCF115 securely to the WPMGRIDT
Place cabinets on top of each other.
Remove the rigging pins from the cabinet above, rotate the links and insert the rigging pins to secure.
The T8GRID is also used as a conversion frame for the SXCF115 & T8 combined array.
Horn Right
Remove the sub link pins and rotate the links

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Place the T8GRID on top of the T8 cabinets, remove the link pins and rotate the T8 links. Replace the
pins to lock the grid into position
Position the T8 cabinets below the SXCF115 and lower the SXCF115 to connect the front links.

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Rotate the front T8GRID sub links and connect to the front of the SXCF115 using the front rigging pins
from the T8GRID
Rotate the rear T8GRID sub links Swing the rear of the T8GRID to align the
rear links

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Connect to the rear of the SXCF115 using the rear rigging pins from the T8GRID
Horn left
Place cabinets on top of each other.
Remove the rigging pins from the cabinet
below, rotate the links and insert the rigging
pins to secure.

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Remove the link pins and rotate the links. Links for T8 are held by a magnet, make sure they are moved
from the stow position before attaching to the T8 array
Rotate the T8GRID through 180°and place on
top of the T8 cabinets. Remove the link pins
from the cabinet.
Replace the pins to lock the grid into
position

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Position the T8 cabinets below the SXCF115 and lower the SXCF115 to connect the front links.
Rotate the front T8GRID sub links and connect to the front of the SXCF115 using the front rigging pins
from the T8GRID

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Rotate the rear T8GRID sub links Swing the rear of the T8GRID to align the
rear links
Connect to the rear of the SXCF115 using the rear rigging pins from the T8GRID

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T8PB
A rigging bar that can be mounted at the top and the bottom of the array allows extreme array deployment
for installations.
When ying TORUS vertically the HF horn can be positioned on the left or the right to create symmetrical
system design
Horn Left
Place cabinets on top of each other. Remove
the rigging pins from the cabinet below, rotate
the links and insert the rigging pins to secure.
Make sure the cabinet is secured on both
sides.
Repeat the process until the desired number
of cabinets have been vertically arrayed. A
maximum of 6 cabinets can be own from the
T8PB in the vertical orientation.
Linking up – HF horn to the right Linking down – HF horn to the left