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TCS COMPACT SERIES
USER MANUAL
Turbosound Ltd.
Star Road, Partridge Green
West Sussex RH13 8RY England
Tel: +44 (0)1403 711447
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www.turbosound.com
Issue 1.0 January 2006
Copyright © 2006 Turbosound Ltd.
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user manual TCS Compact series Contents TCS COMPACT SERIES......................................................................................................................................1 Contents ..........................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction........................................................................................................................
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user manual TCS Compact series Introduction Congratulations, you have just purchased a professional loudspeaker product from the TCS Compact Series sound contracting loudspeaker range, designed to give you the best in audio quality and many years of reliable, trouble free operation. It offers excellent pattern control, superior audio quality, integral rigging and flying hardware options, full technical documentation including EASE data, and a comprehensive warranty against manufacturin
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user manual TCS Compact series Product Range Summary General Features TCS Compact series loudspeakers are designed for use in a wide variety of fixed installation applications that require professional sound quality, ranging from cafés, pubs, bars and restaurants to retail stores, nightclubs, live music venues and houses of worship. • Cabinets are constructed from high quality birch plywood; rebated, glued and screwed together for maximum strength and rigidity. • The enclosures
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user manual TCS Compact series General Features for Two Way Enclosures • High-grade speaker components are matched with an internal passive crossover to ensure a seamless transition between the HF and LF drivers. • The crossover network incorporates a two-stage thermal overload protection system which prevents damage to the high frequency driver by reacting instantly to large transient peaks while still allowing wide dynamic range to be maintained. The protection system is transparen
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user manual TCS Compact series Model Information TCS-081C The TCS-081C is a compact passive two-way loudspeaker designed for use in a wide range of fixed installations. It consists of an 8” reflex-loaded low frequency driver and a 1” high frequency compression driver on a 100°H x 60°V Converging Elliptical Waveguide™ in an optimally tuned trapezoidal enclosure constructed from 12mm (1/2”) birch plywood. The cabinet is fitted with M8 internal rigging points on the rear panel which
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user manual TCS Compact series TCS-101C The TCS-101C is a compact passive two-way loudspeaker enclosure. It consists of a 10” reflex-loaded low frequency driver and a 1” high frequency compression driver on a rotatable 100°H x 60°V Converging Elliptical Waveguide™ in an optimally tuned trapezoidal cabinet constructed from 15mm (5/8”) birch plywood. M8 rigging points are provided on the back panel to enable fixed installation use with optional Turbosound WB-20 wall and CB-55 ceiling br
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user manual TCS Compact series TCS-121C The TCS-121C is a compact passive two-way loudspeaker enclosure designed for use in a wide variety of live sound and fixed installation applications that require professional sound quality. It consists of a 12” reflex-loaded low frequency driver and, a 1” high frequency compression driver on a 70°H x 40°V dispersion HF horn, in an optimally tuned trapezoidal cabinet constructed from 15mm (5/8”) birch plywood. M8 rigging points are provided on
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user manual TCS Compact series TCS-151C The TCS-151C is a passive two-way loudspeaker enclosure designed for use in a wide variety of fixed installation applications that require professional sound quality. It consists of a 15” reflex-loaded low frequency driver and a 1” high frequency compression driver on a 70°H x 40°V dispersion HF horn in an optimally tuned trapezoidal cabinet constructed from 15mm (5/8”) birch plywood. M8 rigging points are provided on the back panel to enable fi
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user manual TCS Compact series TCS-115C The TCS-115C is a front-loaded, high efficiency low frequency loudspeaker designed to give bass and sub-bass reinforcement to the TCS Compact series two way models. It is envisaged to form part of a two-way active system in conjunction with a Turbosound LMS series loudspeaker management system. It consists of a single 15” reflex-loaded low frequency driver in an optimally tuned enclosure. The cabinet is constructed from 18mm (3/4”) birch plywoo
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user manual TCS Compact series TCS-118C The TCS-118C is a front-loaded, high efficiency low frequency loudspeaker designed to give bass and sub-bass reinforcement to the TCS Compact series two way models. It is envisaged to form part of a two-way active system in conjunction with a Turbosound LMS series loudspeaker management system. It consists of a single 18” reflex-loaded low frequency driver in an optimally tuned enclosure. The cabinet is constructed from 18mm (3/4”) birch plywood.
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user manual TCS Compact series TCS-215C The TCS-215C is a front-loaded, high efficiency low frequency loudspeaker designed to give bass and sub-bass reinforcement to the TCS Compact series two way models. It is envisaged to form part of a two-way active system in conjunction with a Turbosound LMS series loudspeaker management system. It consists of two 15” reflex-loaded low frequency drivers in an optimally tuned rectangular cabinet constructed from 18mm (3/4”) birch plywood. Recomme
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user manual TCS Compact series TCS-218C The TCS-218C is a front-loaded, high efficiency low frequency loudspeaker designed to give bass and sub-bass reinforcement to the TCS Compact series two way models. It is envisaged to form part of a two-way active system in conjunction with a Turbosound LMS series loudspeaker management system. It consists of two 18” reflex-loaded low frequency drivers in an optimally tuned enclosure constructed from 18mm (3/4”) birch plywood. Recommended ampli
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user manual TCS Compact series System Considerations Choosing the best location When using any loudspeaker system certain room parameters will affect the resultant sound quality and coverage. For example, any boundary like a wall or floor will lift certain frequencies. If you are placing speakers in a corner, then a lift at the bass end is to be expected and it may sound rather ‘boomy’. This can be compensated for by moving the speaker or cutting low frequencies with an equaliser.
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user manual TCS Compact series Calculating the sound pressure level at a known distance from the PA Sound intensity reduces rapidly as the distance from the source increases according to the inverse square law which, predicts that a doubling of distance will result in a reduction of ¼ the original, equal to a drop of 6dB, providing there are no reflections or reverberation. For every 3dB increase of speaker output you need a doubling of input power. For example, in an open space where
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user manual TCS Compact series Amplifier Requirements Turbosound loudspeaker enclosures should be driven by high quality power amplifiers designed for true professional use. Such amplifiers will have balanced inputs, DC and RF fault protection, and well designed cooling systems for reliability. The ‘program’ power, listed in the loudspeaker’s technical specification, is the best guide to the size of amplifier required for general purpose applications. The amplifier should be capable
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user manual TCS Compact series System Configurations TCS Compact Series 2-way enclosures are passive loudspeaker systems. This means that they require only one amplifier channel for correct operation, the frequency splitting between the low frequency driver and the high frequency driver being accomplished by the internal passive crossover network in each enclosure. If subwoofers are used in a bi- amplified system in conjunction with TCS Compact Series 2-way enclosures, additional amplif
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user manual TCS Compact series System 2 – Stereo with bass units and Active Crossover MID/HI FROM MIXER L R LEFT EQ BASS POWER AMPLIFIERS LMS-D24 MID/HI RIGHT BASS In this case a crossover is needed to separate the bass and mid / high frequencies. The Turbosound LMS series is recommended as the units are preconfigured with presets to match the TCS Compact series requirements. This system can be scaled up with the addition of further amplifiers and processors. If using the LMS-D26 p
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user manual TCS Compact series Crossovers and Processors In order to correctly set up your sound system a selection of audio processing devices are necessary to divide the frequencies between the speakers, apply equalisation and limit the dynamic headroom. These duties can be performed by proprietary units such as standalone crossovers, graphic equalisers and limiters, and a TCS Compact series installation can be built in this way by paying careful attention to details such as appropri
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user manual TCS Compact series Turbosound LMS series loudspeaker management systems The Turbosound LMS-D24 and LMS-D26 series are powerful DSP-based audio processing units designed for use with Turbosound loudspeaker systems and associated bass enclosures. The functions of multiple conventional products are combined in a compact 1U high 19” rack unit. They offer EQ, both for the room and the drivers, delay to align the wave front, and limiters that can be set for each individual comp
