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TOUR SERIES
LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEMS
From Fender Pro Audio
Owner's Manual for
ELECTRONICS
215s, 215sc
P/N 050554
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Fender Musical Instruments 7975 North Hayden Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85258 U.S.A. Fender knows the importance of sound reinforcement. From the simple box-top mixer to today's professional touring concert systems, the need to communicate, to make the connection between the performer and the audience is foremost in Fender's mind. Perhaps no other single piece of gear can make or break your band's sound. You see, your sound system is more than just a combination of di
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TOUR SERIES 215s / 215sc PROFESSIONAL SUBWOOFER LOUDSPEAKERS INTRODUCTION 13-Ply Baltic Birch Cabinet Thank you for purchasing a Tour Series 215s or 215sc Professional Subwoofer from Fender Pro Audio. We are sure you will find it both a unique and 1600W Program Power Handling effective sound reinforcement product, providing years of trouble-free service. 35 Hz to 170 Hz Frequency Response Designed for the most demanding concert sound 101 dB Sensitivity @ 1W / 1m and sound contracting requirem
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CONNECTIONS SETUP SUGGESTIONS The two 4-Pole Speakon™ connectors and the two The placement of any speaker can dramatically 1/4" phone jacks are wired in full parallel so that any affect its sound. Thus, there are three primary con- one of the connectors may be used as an input and siderations to review when placing subwoofers. the other connectors as an output to another sub- woofer. This allows the multiple, cabinets to be The first is time alignment. The mid/high racks "daisy chained", elim
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CROSSOVER SUGGESTIONS After the speaker system has been placed, the crossover point needs to be set for maximum bene- fit. While the 15" drivers in the 215s/215sc are fully capable of accurately reproducing frequencies above 350 Hz, the bandpass enclosure has been designed to acoustically roll off frequencies above 170 Hz. This decreases distortion levels and boosts frequencies below 170 Hz. Thus, the crossover point should be set lower than 130 Hz to ensure that all frequencies are reproduce
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FIGURE 2 UNPOWERED MIXER PCN-2 MONITOR MAIN ELECTRONIC OUT OUT CROSSOVER HIGH LOW INPUT OUT OUT A IN B IN SPA-13000 A OUT B OUT FULL FULL RANGE RANGE INPUT INPUT 2912c 2912c IN M-500 MONITOR AMPLIFIER OUT OUT ST-75 SPL 1285 MK-II SPL 1285 MK-II MONITOR MONITOR SPEAKER SPEAKER 215sc 6
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FIGURE 3 2915c 2915c 2915c 2915c ST-75 SUBWOOFERS 215sc 215sc A Out B Out SPA-13000 UNPOWERED MIXER (Dual mono MONITOR MAIN IN operation) OUT OUT A Out B Out SPA-13000 IN M-500 (Dual mono MONITOR IN operation) AMPLIFIER OUT OUT SPL 1285 MK-II MONITOR SPEAKER LOW HIGH INPUT OUT OUT SPL 1285 MK-II PCN-2 MONITOR SPEAKER ELECTRONIC CROSSOVER 7
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SPECIFICATIONS PART NUMBER 071-1320-000 215s 071-1320-100 215sc POWER BANDWIDTH 20 Hz to 50 kHz, 500W +0, -3 dB into 2Ω MAXIMUM dB SPL OUTPUT LONG TERM 130 dB DRIVERS Two 15" (38.1cm) cast frame woofers 4" (10.2 cm) voice coils 110 ounce (3.1 kg) magnets CABINET 3/4" 13-ply Baltic birch Black paint (215s) Black carpet (215sc) FREQUENCY RESPONSE Axial +/- 3 dB: 45 Hz to 170 Hz LF Limit +/- 3 dB: 45 Hz LF Limit +/- 3 dB: 37 Hz AXIAL SENSITIVITY SPL @ 1W/1m: 101 dB 1/2 Space Efficiency: 4.50%
