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SA1232
3-WAY ACTIVE
SPEAKER SYSTEM
USER’S MANUAL
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10. Power Cord Protection — Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked upon or pinched by items CAUTION AVIS placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit this RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE Mackie product. NE PAS OUVRIR 11. Object and Liquid Entry — Care should be taken so that CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (
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Lend Me Your Ears According to OSHA, any exposure in ex- cess of these permissible limits could result Exposure to extremely in some hearing loss. To ensure against po- high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss. In- tentially dangerous exposure to high dividuals vary considerably sound-pressure levels, it is recommended in susceptibility to noise- that all persons exposed to equipment ca- pable of producing these levels use hearing induced hearing loss, but nearly everyone will lose som
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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Mackie Designs’ The motor structure uses a high-grade active sound reinforcement speaker systems. neodymium magnet providing extraordi- The SA1232 is a high-efficiency, extreme narily high BL (gauss) and performance. output, active 3-way, wide dispersion, The magnetic structure for both the high- sound reinforcement speaker system. The frequency and mid-frequency drivers SA1232 benefits from incorporate pure, high the integration of 1300 grade, neodymium provi
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LIMIT Indicator REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION The SA1232 has a built-in limiter that MAIN INPUT prevents the amplifier outputs from clip- ping or overdriving the transducers. The This is a female XLR-type connector that LIMIT indicator lights when the limiter is accepts a balanced line-level signal from a activated. It’s okay for the LIMIT indicator mixing console or other signal source. to blink occasionally, but if it blinks fre- LOOP OUT quently or lights continuously, turn down the level control
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PLACEMENT CONNECTIONS The SA1232 has one female XLR input The SA1232 speaker is designed to sit on that accepts a balanced line-level signal. the floor or stage. When connecting a balanced signal, be sure WARNING: The it’s wired per AES (Audio Engineering So- cabinet has no rigging ciety) standards: points and is not suit- able for rigging. XLR NEVER attempt to Hot (+) Pin 2 suspend the SA1232 by Cold (–) Pin 3 its handles. Shield (Ground) Pin 1 The SA 1232 should never be pole-mounted. You can
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AC POWER Be sure the SA1232 is plugged into an Minimum Recommended outlet that is able to supply the correct volt- Amperage Service age specified for your model. If the voltage 115V 15 Amps 20 Amps should drop below 97% of the specified line 230V 10 Amps 16 Amps voltage, the built-in amplifiers will no longer be able to supply rated power. (They AC sags, or lack of current can be au- will continue to operate down to 80% of dible. When running into this type of the rated line voltage, but won’t r
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5000 watts of power. This provides the THERMAL headroom necessary to deal with the peak transient signals that must be reproduced. CONSIDERATIONS The AC current supplied to the active The SA1232 has three powerful built-in speaker is especially critical to the overall amplifiers capable of producing a combined performance of the audio system. In light of 1300 watts of power. As amplifiers produce the limitations created by standard 115V heat, it is important to dissipate the heat as service, we
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SERVICE INFORMATION • Is the THERMAL indicator lit red on Warranty Service the rear panel? Make sure there is at If you think your loudspeaker has a least six inches of free space behind the problem, please do everything you can to SA1232. confirm it before calling for service, includ- ing reading through the following Poor bass performance Troubleshooting section. Doing so might • Check the polarity of the connections save you from being deprived of your between the mixer and the loudspeak- Mac
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Repair Service for the SA1232 is available only 8. We’ll try to fix the loudspeaker in three from one of our authorized domestic ser- to five business days. Ask Tech Support for current turnaround times when you vice stations or at the factory service center call for your RA number. The product located in Whitinsville, Massachusetts. Ser- vice outside the United States can be MUST be packaged in its original obtained through local dealers or distributors. packing box and have the RMA number appe
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SA1232 SPECIFICATIONS Acoustic Performance Low Frequency Section –3 dB points 45 Hz-18 kHz Number of Drivers 2 –10 dB points 38 Hz-20 kHz Woofer Size 12" Directivity Factor; Q (DI) 13.2 (11.2), averaged Voice Coil Diameter 3" with Inside/Outside 2 kHz to 10 kHz winding 1 System Sensitivity 103 dB, 1W@1m Diaphragm Material Epoxy-reinforced Max SPL long-term 130 dB Cellulose Max SPL Peak 136 dB Magnet Type Ferrite Crossover 24 dB/octave @ 700 Hz Construction Features and 3000 Hz Basic Design Trape
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Architects and Engineers’ Specifications The rear mounted amplifier assembly The active three-way, full-range loud- speaker system shall incorporate two shall comprise separate signal and AC power 12-inch low-frequency (LF) transducers, a panels separated by a large aluminum heat 6-inch horn loaded mid-frequency (MF) sink. The signal input panel shall contain transducer, and a 1-inch exit, 1.75-inch an input and loop-through XLR, a volume titanium dome compression driver high- level control, and
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Graphs SA1232 Frequency Response On-Axis 110 100 90 80 70 20 100 1000 10000 20000 Frequency (Hz) SA1232 Beamwidth vs. Frequency 360 300 240 180 Vert BW 120 Horz BW 60 20 100 1000 10000 20000 Frequency (Hz) SA1232 Directivity Index 20 100 10 10 0 1 20 100 1000 10000 20000 Frequency (Hz) 13 SPL, 100 dB @ 1kHz (ref.) –6 dB Beamwidth (degrees) Directivity Index (DI), dB Directivity Factor (Q)
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SA1232 Horizontal Off-Axis Frequency Response 10 0 deg 0 10 deg –10 20 deg 30 deg –20 40 deg –30 20 100 1000 10000 20000 Frequency (Hz) SA1232 Vertical Off-Axis Frequency Response (Up) 10 0 deg 0 10 deg –10 20 deg 30 deg –20 40 deg –30 20 100 1000 10000 20000 Frequency (Hz) SA1232 Vertical Off-Axis Frequency Response (Down) 10 0 deg 0 –10 deg –10 –20 deg –30 deg –20 –40 deg –30 20 100 1000 10000 20000 Frequency (Hz) 14 Attenuation (dB) Attenuation (dB) Attenuation (dB)
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SA1232 LIMITED WARRANTY Please keep your sales receipt in a safe place. A. Mackie warrants all materials, workmanship and thorized Service Center and they can’t find any proper operation of this SA1232 for a period of one thing wrong with it, you may be charged a ser- year from the original date of purchase. If you com- vice fee. plete the optional questionnaire portion of the 4. If the Mackie Authorized Service Center is lo- Product Registration Card, the warranty will be ex- cated in another c
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Some of the Some of the ® people at our people at our ffactory who helped actory who helped design, build, sell, design, build, sell, and support your and support your product. product. ® ™ ® Mackie Designs Inc. Mackie Designs Inc. 16220 Wood-Red Rd. NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • USA US & Canada: 800/898-3211 Europe, Asia, Central & South America: 425/487-4333 Middle East & Africa: 31-20-654-4000 Fax: 425/487-4337 • www.mackie.com E-mail: sales@mackie.com
