8331A Smart Active Monitor Operating Manual
Introduction Acoustically Concealed Woofers (ACW™) Thank you for choosing a Genelec product! Fulfilling dreams by offering people the most truthful sound reproduction possible has been the source of our enthusiasm since 1978. There´s already over one million Genelec monitors around the world welcome to our story! All Genelec monitors are designed, hand assembled and tested at our factory in Iisalmi, Finland.
MICROPHONE PLACED IN THE LISTENING POSITION COMPUTER RUNNING GLM SOFTWARE 292-0063 GLM ADAPTER GLM TERMINATOR USB CABLE SUBWOOFER GLM NETWORK CABLE MONITORS Figure 1.
h2 h1 ACOUSTIC AXIS ACOUSTIC AXIS h1 = 163 mm (6 3/8 in) h2 = 116 mm (4 9/16 in) Figure 4. The location of the acoustic axis. genelec.com). Install the GLM software and follow the instructions in the software to measure and set up your monitors. 6. If you plan to not use a computer for controlling the monitors, use the GLM software to write the settings into the monitors (use menu item “Store | Store the Current Group Settings…”).
Colour Indication Solid greed Normal state, normal operation Blinking green GLM is adjusting the monitor Green blink every 10 sec. Monitor is in an ISS power saving sleep state Red blink Power amplifier overload protection is active (audio is modified because of protection) Solid red Monitor is muted Yellow Monitor is not in the active (playing) group Yellow blinking Overheat protection is active (audio is modified because of protection) Table 2.
• Note that the amplifier is not completely disconnected from the AC mains service unless the mains power cord is removed from the monitor loudspeaker or the mains outlet. • Free flow of air behind and around the monitor is necessary to maintain sufficient cooling. Do not obstruct airflow around the monitor. WARNING! The 8331A is capable of producing sound pressure levels in excess of 85 dB, which may cause hearing damage.
Genelec Oy 8331 16 May 2017 ms 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k Frequency Hz Figure 10. The curve above shows the delay variation of the 8331A as a function of frequency. SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Lower cut-off frequency, –6 dB < 45 Hz Upper cut-off frequency, –6 dB > 37 kHz Accuracy of frequency response, ± 1.
SIGNAL PROCESSING 8331A Analog signal input connector XLR female, balanced 10 kOhm pin 1 gnd pin 2 non-inverting pin 3 inverting Maximum analog input signal Analog input sensitivity (100 dB SPL at 1 m) Analog input sensitivity control +24.