PROEL AVE10A User manual

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WAVEseries
WAVE10AWAVE12AWAVE15A
ActiveLoudspeakers
USER’SMANUAL
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ENGLISH
ITALIANO
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96MAN00100‐REV.35/14

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DISPOSALOFOLDELECTRICAL&ELECTRONICEQUIPMENT..............................................................3
GENERALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................................3
INCASEOFFAULT............................................................................................................................3
PACKAGING,SHIPPINGANDCOMPLAINT.........................................................................................3
WARRANTYANDPRODUCTSRETURN..............................................................................................3
MAINTENANCEANDDISCLAIMER....................................................................................................4
POWERSUPPLY................................................................................................................................4
CECONFORMITY..............................................................................................................................4
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................5
DESCRIPTION...................................................................................................................................5
MAINPANELOPERATIONS...............................................................................................................5
REMOTECONTROLOPERATIONS....................................................................................................11
TECHNICALSPECIFICATION............................................................................................................12

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DISPOSALOFOLDELECTRICAL&ELECTRONICEQUIPMENT
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposedwith
otherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtotheenviroment
orhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromothertypesof
wastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentoffice,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentallysafe
recycling.Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthepurchase
contract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.
GENERALSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
 CAUTION‐Beforeusingthisproductreadcarefullythefollowingsafetyinstructions.Takealookofthis
manualentirelyandpreserveitforfuturereference.Whenusinganyelectricproduct,basicprecautions
shouldalwaysbetaken,includingthefollowing:
 Toreducetherisk,closesupervisionisnecessarywhentheproductisusednearchildren.
 Protecttheapparatusfromatmosphericagentsandkeepitawayfromwater,rainandhighhumidityplaces.
 Thisproductshouldbesiteawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,lampsandanyotherdevicethatgenerateheat.
 Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsandliquidsdonotgoinsidetheproduct.
 Theproductshouldbeconnectedtoapowersupplyonlyofthetypedescribedontheoperating
instructionsorasmarkedontheproduct.
INCASEOFFAULT
 Incaseoffaultormaintenancethisproductshouldbeinspectedonlybyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:
 Liquidshavespilledinsidetheproduct.
 Theproducthasfallenandbeendamaged.
 Theproductdoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance.
 Donotoperateontheproduct,ithasnouser‐serviceablepartsinside.
 Referservicingtoanauthorizedmaintenancecentre.
PACKAGING,SHIPPINGANDCOMPLAINT
 ThisunitpackagehasbeensubmittedtoISTA1Aintegritytests.Wesuggestyoucontroltheunit
conditionsimmediatelyafterunpackingit.
 Ifanydamageisfound,immediatelyadvisethedealer.Keepallunitpackagingpartstoallowinspection.
 Proelisnotresponsibleforanydamagethatoccursduringshipment..
 Productsaresold“deliveredexwarehouse”andshipmentisatchargeandriskofthebuyer.
 Possibledamagestounitshouldbeimmediatelynotifiedtoforwarder.Eachcomplaintformanumitted
packageshouldbedonewithineightdaysfromproductreceipt.
WARRANTYANDPRODUCTSRETURN
 Proelproductshaveoperatingwarrantyandcomplytheirspecifications,asstatedbymanufacturer..
 Proelwarrantsallmaterials,workmanshipandproperoperationofthisproductforaperiodoftwoyears
fromtheoriginaldateofpurchase.Ifanydefectsarefoundinthematerialsorworkmanshiporifthe
productfailstofunctionproperlyduringtheapplicablewarrantyperiod,theownershouldinformabout
thesedefectsthedealerorthedistributor,providingreceiptorinvoiceofdateofpurchaseanddefect
detaileddescription.Thiswarrantydoesnotextendtodamageresultingfromimproperinstallation,

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misuse,neglectorabuse.ProelS.p.A.willverifydamageonreturnedunits,andwhentheunithasbeen
properlyusedandwarrantyisstillvalid,thentheunitwillbereplacedorrepaired.ProelS.p.A.isnot
responsibleforany"directdamage"or"indirectdamage"causedbyproductdefectiveness.
MAINTENANCEANDDISCLAIMER
 Cleanonlywithdrycloth.
 Proelproductshavebeenexpresslydesignedforaudioapplication,withsignalsinaudiorange(20Hzto
20kHz).Proelhasnoliabilityfordamagescausedincaseoflackofmaintenance,modifications,improper
useorimproperinstallationnon‐applyingsafetyinstructions.
 ProelS.p.A.reservestherighttochangethesespecificationsatanytimewithoutnotice.
 ProelS.p.A.declinesanyliabilityfordamagestoobjectsorpersonscausedbylacksofmaintenance,
improperuse,installationnotperformedwithsafetyprecautionsandatthestateoftheart.
POWERSUPPLY
 Thisapparatusshouldonlybeconnectedtopowersourcetypespecifiedinthisowner’smanualorontheunit.
 IfthesuppliedACpowercableplugisdifferentfromthewallsocket,pleasecontactanelectricianto
changetheACpowerplug.
 HoldtheplugandthewalloutletwhiledisconnectingtheunitfromACpower.
 Iftheunitwillnotbeusedforalongperiodoftime,pleaseunplugthepowercordfromACpoweroutlet.
 Toavoidunitpowercorddamage,pleasedonotstraintheACpowercableanddonotbundleit.
 Inordertoavoiddamages,pleaseensurethatthepowercordisnotsteppedonorpinchedbyheavyobjects.
CECONFORMITY
 TheproductisincompliancewithDirectiveLVD2006/95/ECasstatedinEN60065standard.
 PROELS.p.Ahereby,declaresthatthisproductcomplieswiththeessentialrequirementsandother
relevantprovisionsofDirective2004/108/EC(EMC),asstatedinEN55103‐1andEN55103‐2standards.

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INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforchoosingthisPROELproductandforyourtrustinourbrand,synonymousofprofessionalism,
accuracy,highqualityandreliability.AllourproductsareCEapprovedanddesignedforcontinuoususein
professionalapplications.
DESCRIPTION
Inresponsetotheincreasingrequestforcompact,lightweightandeasy‐touseportablePAsystems,PROEL
introducestheWAVEseries,anewrangeofactivespeakersfeaturingmultipleinputsandaversatileMP3
playerwithBLUETOOTHconnectivity.Hostedinlightweightyetultra‐durablepolypropylenecabinets,WAVE
systemscombineselectedHFandLFtransducerswithstateoftheartelectronics,includingasophisticated
pre‐ampsectionwithactivefilteringanddualCLIPLIMITERSandefficientClassDpoweramplifiersfortheLF
section.
TheMEDIAPLAYERyoucanfindon‐boardisabletoplayfromanSDcardoraUSBMEMORYSTICK,butalso
thruaBLUETOOTHconnection.YouonlyneedtopairyoursmartphoneoryourtabletwithaWAVEspeaker
forplayingmusicwithouttheneedofanycable.
Thankstothebuilt‐in2‐channelmixeryoucanconnectamicrophoneoranadditionalexternalsourceto
yourPAandmixyoursoundwithindependentlevelcontrolsanda2‐bandEQ.
ThethreemodelsoftheWAVEseriescanbeusedinavarietyofapplications,rangingfromspeechdiffusion
andmusicplaybacktolivemusicandDJsets.Theextremelyversatilecabinetscanbemountedonstandard
speakerpoles,laidonthesidefortheuseasstagemonitorsandevensuspendedusingthebuilt‐inflying
points.
MAINPANELOPERATIONS
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1. MIC/LINEIN(XLR)
ThisisafemaleXLRconnectorthatacceptsaXLRplugfromanybalancedorunbalanceddynamic
microphoneorlineleveldevice.TheXLRinputiswiredasfollows:
Pin1=shieldorground
Pin2=+positiveor"hot"
Pin3=‐negativeor"cold"

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2. MIC/LINEIN(JACK)
ThisisafemaleJACKconnectorthatacceptsaJACKplugfromanydynamicbalancedorunbalanced
microphoneorlineleveldevice.ThebalancedJACKinputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positiveor"hot"
Ring=‐negativeor"cold"
Sleeve=shieldorground
TheunbalancedJACKinputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positiveor"hot"
Sleeve=shieldorground
3. LINE/MICSWITCH
Thisswitchsetsthesensitivityofthechannelinputbetweenmicrophonelevelorlinelevel.
4. LINEIN(XLR)
ThisisafemaleXLRconnectorthatacceptsaXLRplugfromanybalancedorunbalancedlinelevel
device.
5. LINEIN(RCA)
ThesearetwoRCAfemaleconnectorsthataccepttwoRCAplugfromLEFTandRIGHTchannelsofaline
levelauxiliarysource,eachRCAinputiswiredasfollows:
Tip=+positiveor"hot"
Sleeve=shieldorground
6. LINEOUT(XLR)
ThismaleXLRconnectorthatprovidesabalancedline‐levelsignalwiththemixoftheinputspickedup
beforetheMASTERLEVELcontrol.Connectittotheinputofanotheraudiosystemorpoweredspeaker.
7. MEDIAPLAYERLEVEL
Thispotentiometersetstheleveloftheinternalplayer.
8. MIC/LINELEVEL
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheMIC/LINE(1)(2)channelinputs.
9. LINELEVEL
ThispotentiometersetstheleveloftheLINE(4)(5)channelinputs.
10. HIGH
ThispotentiometersetstheHIGHTONElevel:ifrotatedclockwiseitenhancesthehighs,ifrotated
counter‐clockwiseitreducesthehighs(inthecentrepositiontheresponseisflat).
11. LOW
ThispotentiometersetstheLOWTONElevel:ifrotatedclockwiseitenhancesthelows,ifrotated
counter‐clockwiseitreducesthelows(inthecentrepositiontheresponseisflat).
12. MASTER
Thispotentiometersetsthegenerallevelofallsignalssendtotheinternalspeakeramplifier.
13. LIMIT
REDLEDilluminateswhentheinternalamplifier'soutputislimited.WhenthisLEDflashesreducethe
inputsignallevel.
14. ON
BLUELEDthatshowsthe“ON”statusoftheloudspeaker.
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15. SDSLOT
ThisslotiswhereyoucaninsertaSDMEMORYCARDcontainingaudiofiles.
16. USBSLOT
ThisslotiswhereyoucaninsertanUSBFLASHDRIVEcontainingaudiofiles.
17. MODESWITCH
PressingthisswitchyoucanselectthesourcecontainingaudiofilesbetweenSD,USBorexternal
Bluetoothplayerdevice.Asmalliconappearsonthedisplaythatidentifythememorycurrentlyused:
USBFLASHDRIVE
SDMEMORYCARD
BLUETOOTHDEVICE
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Preferablyuseonlyreliablememories(suggestedbrandsare:Sandisk,Kingston,Lexar,Verbatim).
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ToconnectaBluetoothdevicefollowtheinstructionsforthedevicetobeconnected.Select
BLUETOOTHDEVICEbypressingMODEbuttonand,ifthedeviceiscloseenough,itisrecognized
afterfewseconds.Ifthisdoesn’thappen,tryagainpressingthePLAYbuttonand,atthesametime,
restartingthesearchprocedureintheexternalBluetoothdevice.
PressMODE…PressPLAYtoconnect… BTdeviceconnected.
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NOTE:theaudiofiletypesandqualityplayablewithBluetoothconnectiondependsontheBluetooth
deviceused.

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PressandholdMODEbuttonandthefollowingutilitymenuwillappear:
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Use and buttonstobrowsetheoptions,press buttontoselectanoption.
Recentlyreconnection:selectingthisoptionthemediaplayertriestoreconnectthelatest
Bluetoothdeviceconnected.
EQ:selectingthisoptionthefollowingmenuwillappear.
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Inthismenuyoucanchooseanequalizationfortheaudiofilestobereproduced:Normal,Pop,
Rock,Jazz,Classic,Country,Bassenhance.
AfteranEQsettinghasbeenchosen,asmalliconinthemainscreenwillshowthechoice.
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Deletedpairedinfo:selectingthisoptiontheinformationaboutanyBluetoothdevicepreviously
pairedwiththemediaplayerwillbecancelled.TrythisoptionifyouhaveproblemstosetanewBT
connection.
DeviceInformation:selectingthisoptionthefollowinginfoscreenwillappear,showingthename
andaddressoftheincludedBluetoothreceiver.
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Exit:returnstothemainscreen.
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18. PLAY/PAUSE
Thisbuttonplaysorpausesthecurrentaudiofile.
19. STOP
Thisbuttonstopsthecurrentaudiofile.Ifyoupressagaintheplaybutton,thesongwillrestartfromthe
beginning.
20. PLAYMODE
Thisbuttonchangestheplaymodeoftheaudiofiles.Asmallicononthedisplayshowsthecurrent
mode.
NORMAL:normalforwardplayofallsongscontainedinallmemoriesandallfolders,whenitreaches
thelatestsongitwillstopplaying.
RANDOM:itplaysallsongscontainedinallmemoriesandallfoldersrandomly.

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INTRO:itplaysthefirst10secondsofeachsongcontainedinthecurrentfolder.
ALL:sameasnormalplayingbutwhenitreachesthelatestsongitrestartsfromthefirst.
SINGLEONE:itplaysonlythecurrentsongthenstops.
FOLDER:itplaysallsongcontainedinthecurrentfolder.
Briefexplanationofhowtheplayerworks.WhenyouinsertanSDmemorycardorUSBflashdrive
intherespectiveslot,theplayerscrollstheentirecontentofthememorylocatingallaudiofilethat
canbeplayed(fileswith.WAV.MP3.WMAextensions).Allfileswillbeplayedinnumericaland
alphabeticalorder,consideringfirstthe“nameofthefolder”andthenthe“nameofthefile”.
Exampleofuse:insertamemoryintoaslot,theplayerstartsplayingthefirstsonginnumericaland
alphabeticalorder.PressPLAYMODEbuttontochooseINTRO,thenwaituntilyouhearthesongyou
wanttolisten.ThenpressagainthePLAYMODEbuttontochooseFOLDERtoplayallsongscontained
inthatfolderorSINGLEONEtoplayonlytheselectedsong.
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21. PREVIOUSSONG
Skiptoprevioussong.
22. NEXTSONG
Skiptothenextsong.
Pressingandhold or yousetthedigitalvolumeoftheinternalmediaplayer.We
suggesttoletthisvolumealwaysatthemaximumandtoadjusttheleveloftheplayerusingthe
ownlevelpotentiometer.
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23. IRRECEIVER
ThisistheremotecontrolIRreceiver.
24. LCDDISPLAY
TheLCDDISPLAYshowsseveraldata:
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25. POWER
UsethisswitchtopowerONorOFFtheloudspeaker.Itis"ON"whentheswitchisinthe"I"position.
26. AC~SOCKET
Here’swhereyoupluginyourmainssupplycord.Youshouldalwaysusethemainscordsuppliedwith
thedevice.Besurethatyourdeviceisturnedoffbeforeyouplugthemainssupplycordintoanelectrical
outlet.
27. FUSEholder
Hereiswherethemainsprotectionfuseisplaced.
REPLACETHEPROTECTIONFUSEONLYWITHTHESAMETYPE.
IF,AFTERTHEREPLACEMENT,THEFUSEINTERRUPTSAGAIN,DONOTTRYAGAINTHENCONTACT
THEPROELSERVICECENTER.
28. LINEVOLTAGE
ThisswitchsetstheACvoltagelineofyourcountry(usuallyitissetbyfactoryandisn'tnecessaryto
changeit).The115Vsettingisformainslineintherangeof105‐120V~and230Vsettingisformainsline
intherangeof210‐240V~.
WARNING:anincorrectsettingofACLINEVOLTAGEcoulddamageseriouslytheinternal
electronics!
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REMOTECONTROLBATTERYREPLACEMENT
Tousetheremotecontrolforthefirsttimeyouneedtoremovetheprotective
stickerasshowninthefigure.Whenthebatteryoftheremotecontrolisdischarged,
youneedtoreplaceitwithanewoneofthesametype.Instructionsabouthowto
openthebatterycompartmentareprintedontheremotecontrolbody.
BECAREFUL:DANGEROFEXPLOSIONIFBATTERYISINCORRECTLYREPLACED.
REPLACEONLYWITHSAMETYPE:CR2025LITHIUMMANGANESEDIOXIDEBATTERY.
ThebatterycontainsPerchlorateMaterial–specialhandlingmayapply,itshouldnotbedisposed
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleit.