MS MAX MS1200a User manual

EK-MA-080707-001
MS1200a
USER MANUAL

ACOUSTIC FEATURES
SPECIFICATION
CONTENTS
PRODUCT FEATURES
AMPLIFICATION MODULE
CONTROL SOFTWARE
INSTALLATION
SAFETY INFORMATION
WARRANTY
DIMENSIONS
APPLICATION EXAMPLES

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MS1200a
Two transducers 2.1 way full range plastic speaker, coaxial components, computer simulation design.
Compact, high sensitivity, big power active full range plastic speaker.
All transducers with horn loading.
Built in DSP amplifier, all parameters of speaker can be precisely adjusted according to user's own
style through RS-232,RS-485,USB connector with computer.
60 x 60 dispersion .
Used for applications of full sound field reinforcement, bar and some public venues.
Suitable for any sound reinforcement, monitor and sound compensation of big installation project
or living performance event.
PRODUCT FEATURES
SPECIFICATION
LF:12" 1 MF:12" 1 HF:1 44mm
45Hz-20kHz
132dB
60 60
12dB
AC 115V/230V, 50Hz/60Hz
300W +300W
input:XLR J3P output:XLR K3P
28kg
32kg
416 423 721mm
485 485 792mm
126dB
Balanced 20K , Unbalanced 10K
Line 1.25V
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LF: 200Hz MF/HF:3 kHz
Components:
Input Sensitivity
Frequency Response (-3dB)
Crossover Point
Dispersion (H x V)
Amplifier Power
Input Impedance
Max. SPL(1m)
Power supply
Input/Output Connectrors
Net Weight
Gross Weight
Dimensions(W x H x D)
Packing Dimensions(W x H x D)
THD
Range For Volume
SPL(1m)

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FREQUENCY RESPONSE
PHASE RESPONSE
2 50 1 00 2 00 5 00 1k 2k 5k 1 0k 2 0k20 Hz
1 3 0
d B S
3 6 0.0
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1 2 0 2 5 2.0
1 1 0 1 4 4.0
1 0 0 3 6.0
9 0 - 7 2.0
8 0 - 1 8.0
C LIO
2 50 1 00 2 00 5 00 1k 2k 5k 1 0k 2 0k20 Hz
1 3 0
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WATERFALL
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Frequency Response 2nd Distortion 3rd Distortion
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1 20
d B
1 8 0.0
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100 3 6.0
9 0 - 3 6.0
8 0 - 1 08.0
70 - 1 80.0
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100Hz 160Hz 200Hz
400Hz 630Hz 1.0kHz
1.6kHz 3.15kHz
6.3kHz 10kHz 16kHz
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HORIZONTAL DIRECTIVITY
The data of MS1200a horizontal directivity were collected by testing the speaker system in a big
anechoic chamber.
The scale is stepped by 6dB increment.

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400Hz 630Hz 1.0kHz
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The data of MS1200a vertical directivity were collected by testing the speaker system in a big
anechoic chamber.
VERTICAL DIRECTIVITY
The scale is stepped by 6dB increment.

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AMPLIFICATION MODULE
MS1200a
0dB
VOLUME
RS-485 OUTPUT
ACTIVE 3 WAY FULL RANGE ELECTRONIC
COMPENSATION SPEAKER
MS 1200a
POWER:300W+300W
No:
230V T6.3AL,50Hz/60Hz
ON OFF
RS-485 INPUT USB
PEAK
RS-232
LINE INPUT LINE OUTPUT
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1 Line output
2 Line input
3 RS-485 output
4 RS-485 input
5 Signal indicator
6 Voltage switch
7 USB Port
8 RS-232 Port
9 Power supply switch
10 Fuse
11 Power supply input
MS-MAX International Inc.
Beverly Hills, USA
Made in China

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SOFTWARE APPLICATION GUIDE
How to get the software
The software is stored in the CD with equipment packaging. The latest version also may be downloaded
from the company website.
Software installation
System requirement: Microsoft Windows 98/XP or above version. Display resolution should be 1024*768
or above. The computer must have a RS-232 port or USB port. Run the setup.exe file, according
computer's setup guide to install the control software.
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Equipment connection
Connect the equipment to computer by RS-232, if the computer has not the RS-232 interface, you may
use USB port (after connection, the computer will indicate that new device is found, then you may install
the USB driver located in driver directory of the CD.""
Software operation guide
1. Run the software(Active Speaker Controller) from program menu in the windows start button, the
following interface will be shown, See Figure 1:
This interface includes all function modules about the equipment, menu description as following:
1.1> File: Open the configuration files, or Save current configuration as a file into computer;
1.2> Communications: Connect ("Enable Communications") or Disconnect ("Disable
Communications") the equipment, Operation details refer to following description.
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SOFTWARE APPLICATION GUIDE
1.3> Program: Obtain the information of currently used configuration file (Disconnection status),or the
information of current program in the equipment(Connection status).
On disconnection status, only "Display Current Program No", "Display Current Program Name" ,
"Edit Current Program Name" and "Load Factory Default Configuration" may be valid. All
changes do not affect the equipment internal program settings.
On connection status, all items are valid under the "Program" menu. If selecting the" Edit Current
Program Name" command, the current program name auto saved in the equipment;
If selecting the "Load Factory Default Configuration " command, the current program is overwrite
by the default setting automatically (! Attention Please: this operation will overwrite the current
program configuration, before executing this operation, please make sure you really ready to load
factory default settings). Details of other function items (such as"List Program & Recall" and "Save
as current program in device")under the "Program" menu, please refer to following description.
1.4> Device: Modify the device information, and saved in the equipment automatically, only valid on
connection status;
1.5> Help: the control software version information.
2.Connecting the device.
2.1> Three hardware connection solution(USB,RS-232,RS-485) are available for your connecting;
2.2> After connected the device with computer port by connector, Click the "Communications", select
"E nable Communications" command to start the connecting. See Figure 2:
The software will search the connected (hardware connection) device automatically, Search
Device... will be shown at the bottom of interface's status bar, see Figure 3:
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If found device, shown as Figure 4:
SOFTWARE APPLICATION GUIDE
Devices online are listed at left, the right part shows the information of the device chosen by user.
If user want to use the config file that opens from computer, Download Program Data to Device
must be chosen(the operation execute transmitting the parameters into Device's RAM, if no further
save into device operation, the parameters will be lost after the device power off). If user chose
Upload Program Data From Device , it will load the current program that stored in device to PC.
Select the left device that you will want to connect, click the Connect button to start connecting.
(! Attention please: If connect with several devices, each device must a ID number which is exclusive
in the system)
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SOFTWARE APPLICATION GUIDE
After connecting successfully, the software will update the display automatically, and show the
information of currently connected device, and current program used by device, see Figure 5:
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On above interface, click corresponding function button, and executing those operation that you want.
3. Recall or Save the configuration file.
When the device used in different places, the different configuration file are necessary. Two ways are
available for user to recall or save the configuration file.
3.1> Save as a file, When user finish the adjustment, the parameters may be saved as a file into PC through
Save As in the file menu, see Figure 6:""
When you ready to load the config file for later using on other device, you may open the file under the
File menu.""
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3.2>User also may save the parameters in the device, total max six programs may be saved through
Save as current program in device under program menu. See Figure 7:""""
According to the different file source, the two ways are available for recall the existing configuration file.
For the file saved in the computer, it may be recalled from Open under File menu. Then connect
the equipment, choose Download program data to device in pop-out dialog box, see Figure 4.
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3.3> For the files(or programs) in the device, it may be recalled through List Program&Recall in Program menu.
See Figure 8
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Select the program you want to use in the pop-out dialog box, then click Recall button, the software
will update the display automatically, and the device using the program that has been recalled.
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SOFTWARE APPLICATION GUIDE
4. Change the information of the device that is online.
Device information means the identifier of device, such as the description of device position etc, Include ID
and device name. After connecting, it may be changed through clicking Edit current device information
in device menu, See Figure 9:
! Attention: ID number is only available for number 1~10, that's to say only max 10 device may be
connected one RS-485 Net. The max length of name is 14ASCII characters.
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5. Change the current program name.
Click Program menu, choose Edit current program name to change the program name, See Figure 10:"" " "
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APPLICATION EXAMPLES
1.Save current program as another program with new name.
If user want to save as another program with new name, user should select "program save as" command first,
then select "edit current program name" command.
Please see details as below example.
1 After uploading the Program No.1 from the device to the PC, then modify those parameters that you want,
then select the "Save As Current Program In Device" command in "Program" Menu:
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6. Disconnection.
After finishing the adjustment of parameters, the current parameters may be saved into the device for the
next power on operation. If user does not save the program into device, all the changes based on previous
parameters will not be saved. Choose "Disable communications" under "communications" menu to
disconnection. Please see the figure 11:
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APPLICATION EXAMPLES
2) Then select the Program Number that will be saved into device:
Then click "OK" button, the Program No.1 has been saved as Program No.2,and the current program
auto changed to No.2(and the Program No.1 just be uploaded to PC has not been changed)
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4) Then on the "Set Current Program Name " interface, edit the program name as you want:
3) Then select "Edit Current Program Name" command in "Program" menu:

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES
Changed to "my concert hall" as the bellow figure
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5) Click "OK" button, thus the "Current Program Name:" on the main interface has been changed to
"my concert hall".
6) Select " List Program & Recall" command in "Program" menu, the result in the program list of the
device now as bellow figure:

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES
2.Save the program which is uploading from device as a file in computer.
Operation for file is only effected on disconnection status. If on connection status, "Edit current program
name" is immeditaly valid(auto save into the device). If want to use the config file for later use with another
device, You may modify the "program name" on disconnection status.and save as another file. Then
download the new config file into device, then "save as" another program or current program into device.
Operation Example Steps:
1) After upload the Program No.3 from the device to the PC, then modify some parameters that user want
to do, if adjust OK, then select "Disable Communications" command in "Communications" menu.(on
disconnection, those modification does not effect to program in device)
2) If want to change the name, select "Edit Current Program Name" in "Program" menu:
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Edit Program Name to "my modified program 3", then click "OK" button.
3) Then select "Save As" command in "File" menu.
4) In the "File Name(N) " frame, input "next hall.asc " ,then click "Save(S) " button.
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3.Downloading a file into device, and save as program in device.
1) After downloading the config file into DEVICE(only to RAM, before select "Save As Current Program In
Device" command, the parameters have not saved into FLASH ROM!)
2) Select "Save As Current Program In Device" command in "Program" menu:
3) Then select the No(for example No.4) that you want to save in,
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