NNNN TRADA 30 User manual

V1.0Concert subwoofer
TRADA 30
TRADA 30 V1.1 EN
Professional audio EN

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TRADA 30 owner’s manual
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Contents
Safety 4
Personal injury 4
Material damage 4
Product Description 5
Smaller is better 5
More than the sum of its parts 6
Deployment 6
Materials 6
Electroacoustics 7
Operation 8
Specifications 9
System data 9
Loudspeaker data 9
Physical data 10
Measurements 10
EU conformity 11
WEEE statement 12
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Material damage
Loudspeakers contain magnets which may
damage electronic equipment such as hard
drives, bank cards, and video monitors.
Please store and transport such equipment
separately or within appropriate distance to
the loudspeakers.
Do not use this equipment near water.
Do not block any ventilation openings.
Do not install near any heat sources such
as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other
apparatus that produce heat.
Refer all servicing to qualified NNNN service
personnel.
Personal injury
Never stand in the immediate vicinity of loud-
speakers driven at a high level. Professional
loudspeaker systems are capable of causing
sound pressure levels detrimental to human
health. Even seemingly non-critical sound
levels (from approx. 95 dB SPL) can cause
hearing damage if people are exposed to it
over longer periods of time.
In order to prevent accidents when deploying
loudspeakers on the ground or when flown,
please take note of the following:
When setting up the loudspeakers or loud-
speaker stands, make sure they are standing
on a firm surface. If you place several
systems on top of one another, use appropri-
ate securing gear to prevent movement.
Only use accessories which have been
tested and approved by NNNN for assembly
and mobile deployment. Pay attention to
the correct application and maximum load
capacity of the accessories as detailed in our
rigging manuals.
Ensure that all third party hardware, fixings
and fasteners used for installation or mobile
deployment are of an appropriate size and
load safety factor. Pay attention to the man-
ufacturers’ instructions and to the relevant
safety guidelines.
Be careful of pinching and other physical
hazards when deploying or transporting
equipment.
Regularly check the loudspeaker cabinets
and accessories for visible signs of wear and
tear, and replace them when necessary.
Regularly check all load bearing bolts in the
mounting devices.
Safety
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The Trada 30 is a touring grade subwoofer that can
be used in any touring applications and even most
installations due to its flyware. A fairly complex
horn design enables loading down to 30Hz even
standalone. It incorporates a single 21” driver in a
horn loaded cabinet which provides directivity and
controlled dispersion. Implemented in the design
are features tailored for long distance projection of
sound which can be utilized when combining Trada
30 boxes in a system of subwoofers.
Smaller is better
The TRADA 30 matches other reference class sub-
woofers in terms of SPL, but does so with a smaller
and more practical form factor and with less distor-
tion. This provides a lot more flexibility in application,
as the TRADA 30 can just as well be set up with a
GAGE 125 for small, GRAFT 130 for moderately large,
and as a top of the line rig with GRAFT 40 for stadium
sized venues.
Product
Description
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More than the sum of its parts
Unlike typical subwoofers, where adding multi-
ple modules will decrease the overall efficiency,
multiple TRADA 30s achieve an audio summa-
tion that is exponential, as well as achieving a
higher degree of directivity. Stacking multiple
TRADA 30 is done in pairs to also achieve force
cancellation.
Patented technology
The patents employed in the TRADA 30 enable
a high degree of directivity. The horn loading
mechanism that enables sensitivity, impulse
response and distortion level that is without
competition.
Deployment
TRADA 30 is designed to be flown with GRAFT
130, and the combination of the two provide the
most flexibility and disruptive cost efficiencies
for rental and touring operations. As an added
benefit to this product combination, the trans-
portation carriage for the GRAFT 130 works as a
horn extension for a TRADA 30 pair. This extends
the low frequency response down to 30Hz
(-3dB)
Materials
The TRADA 30 is made of spruce plywood
coated with a weather, scratch, and impact
resistant polyurethane coating. The grilles and
rear panel are coated aluminium.
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Incorporated into the rear panel are two Neutrik
SpeakON 4 pole connectors. All four pins of both
connectors are wired in parallel with pins 1+/1- con-
nected to the front driver and pins 2+/2- connected
to the rear driver. While using one of the connectors
as input, the second can be used to interconnect
several cabinets.
Electroacoustics SpeakON©4 pole
1+
1-
2+
2-
1+
1-
2+
2-
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Operation
The TRADA 30 is a subwoofer that can be
driven by any Powersoft amplifier with a
NNNN preset or amplifiers with at least two
output channels of an appropriate capacity
and the NNNN preset loaded into its DSP/
external DSP, any of these solutions must
be wired into a SpeakON 4 pole connection.
Updated Powersoft amplifiers include presets
for the TRADA 30 in several different setups,
which can be accessed through the native
menu Speaker preset > NNNN > Trada > Trada
30. A detailed description of the operation
of Powersoft amplifiers can be found in the
Powersoft Quick Guides.
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Specifications
TRADA 30
System data
30 - 200 Hz
137 dB
Loudspeaker data
Frequency response ± 3dB
Max cont. SPL (1m, 2Pi)
Nominal impedance front/rear
Power handling capacity (cont./peak)
Connections
Components
8 ohms
1800 W
2 × SpeakON®4 pole
1 x 21”
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Height
Width
Depth
Weight
Measurements
Physical data
590 mm / 23.3”
870 mm / 34.3”
787 mm / 31.0”
76 kg / 167.6 lbs
787 mm
590 mm
870 mm
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This declaration applies to loudspeakers
manufactured by NNNN AS. A more detailed
document may be found at nnnn.no.
NNNN AS declares that all versions of the
following product(s):
Trada 30
We declare that these product(s) are in
conformity with the provisions of the
respective EC directives including all
applicable amendments.
2014/35/EU, Low Voltage Directive
2011/65/EU, RoHS
NNNN AS accept responsibility for this
declaration
EU conformity
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Electrical and electronic equipment must be disposed of
separately from normal waste at the end of its opera-
tional lifetime. Please dispose of this product according
to the respective national regulations or contractual
agreements. If there are any further questions concern-
ing the disposal of this product, please contact NNNN.
WEEE statement
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