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ARES 8 user’s manual

ARES 8 user’s manual

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2. Rigging ARES 8 from Flight Case

One of the benefits on an AUDIOFOCUS supplied ARES 8 flightcase is the ability to preconfigure your cabinets before you leave 
the warehouse, further minimizing on-site rigging time.
Let’s use the following specification for this example: 4 x ARES 8 per side, J shape for 15 x 25 m audience area in free field 
(see section 6).

a) Use Ease Focus software to analyze your venue, model your required coverage and to generate configuration parame-

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b) Using the parameters supplied in Ease, rig your ARES 8 array in the flightcase as per the instructions in Steps 2 to 7 

in Section 1.

c) Remove the flying frame from the flightcase and mount it using the front and rear pins on the top ARES 8 cabinet to 
secure. Rig the frame via the hanging point indicated in Ease and lift to at least 50mm off the floor.

d) Release the bottom magnetic pins to free the flightcase, wire your system and perform a preliminary soundcheck. See 
Step 10 in Section 1 for more information.

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Summary of Contents for ARES 8

Page 1: ...FR X user s manual www audiofocus eu ARES 8 Line Array USER MANUAL Insta Tube You ...

Page 2: ...y rigging procedures and is designed in such a way that just one person is able to rig up to eight ARES 8 cabinets at a time For this explanation we re hanging 4 x ARES 8 per side in a J shape to cover an open field of 15 x 25 m see section 6 a Use Ease Focus software to analyze your venue model your required coverage and to generate configuration para meters b Place the bottom ARES 8 cabinet on t...

Page 3: ... other side of the cabinet d Slide the second ARES 8 onto the bottom one The auto lock system will catch the top cabinet and ensure it does not slide back This adds to the stability of the array g Repeat the steps above to secure the third and fourth ARES 8 cabinets using the angles provided in your initial Ease configuration e Lock the front on the second ARES in place using the top bin of the ca...

Page 4: ...e rear amplifiers and running them of a balanced master from your mixing desk By then running a second balanced master for the subwoofers your System Technician or FOH engineer will be able to further balance the system as required Following EaseFocus Filter Settings you can adjust the right preset and make a checksound before lifting the system at the needed height here 3 5m h Once the array has ...

Page 5: ...e to analyze your venue model your required coverage and to generate configuration parame ters b Using the parameters supplied in Ease rig your ARES 8 array in the flightcase as per the instructions in Steps 2 to 7 in Section 1 c Remove the flying frame from the flightcase and mount it using the front and rear pins on the top ARES 8 cabinet to secure Rig the frame via the hanging point indicated i...

Page 6: ...r load capacity ARES 8 can also be mounted on top of MTSub218 s and with its compact format can be setup by just one person Factor in the 110 horizontal dispersionand you have a versatile high performance ground stacked FOH system ARES 8 can also be used directly on MTSub218a It creates a high performances plug n play FOH system ARES 8 flown over MTSub218MKII using flying frame ARES 8 mounted abov...

Page 7: ... Ready ON System ready for use The ARES 8 line array is an easy plug n play system that features 4 presets Each preset manipulates the amplifiers on board processing to best suit the number of coupled ARES 8 Preset1 used for front fills situations 1 ARES 8 Preset2 4 ARES used if 4 or less ARES 8 are coupled Preset3 5 8 ARES used if 5 to 8 ARES 8 are coupled Preset4 8 ARES if more than 8 ARES 8 are...

Page 8: ...ities that can check the impedance of each individual driver internal operating temperatures as well as output voltages and currents 1 RS485 interface description 2 USB to RS485 adapter wiring D Sub 9 pins connector wiring adapter side 6 to 9 are not wired Add the usb rs485 adapter as follow see section 6 Balanced input XLR connector male 2 3 1GND OUT main power supply connector powercon Volume co...

Page 9: ...ns http focus afmg eu index php fc downloads en html http focus afmg eu index php tools html to install for simulations Rigging demonstration https www youtube com watch v _mrcHMjEDXc EaseFocus tutorial https www youtube com watch v Ceblae 6uo RS485 Armonia software download http www powersoft audio com en software armonia pro audio suite Armonia tutorial http www powersoft audio com en software a...

Page 10: ...ion particularly in cars and heaters This speaker system must only be installed at a solid plane anti slip vibration free oscillation free and fire resistant location LEGAL INSTRUCTIONS Operating an amplification system can produce extremely high noise levels that may cause a permanent hearing loss The legal ins tructions for using an amplification system vary from country to country The user must...

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