QLIGHT™ SERIES USER MANUAL TQ-230 TQ-308 TQ-310 TQ-315 TQ-445 TQ-425 TQ-115 Turbosound Ltd. Star Road, Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)1403 711447 Fax: +44 (0)1403 710155 Web: www.turbosound.com Issue 1.2 July 2006 Copyright © 2006 Turbosound Ltd.
user manual QLight™ series CONTENTS Thanks ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Unpacking the QLight™ series loudspeaker ..................................................................................... 4 Features ....................................................................................................................................................5 Product Range Summary...........
user manual QLight™ series Limited Warranty .............................................................................................................................. 26 Warranty Coverage........................................................................................................................... 26 Shipping ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Incidental and consequential damages ...
user manual QLight™ series Introduction Thanks Thank you for choosing a QLight™ series loudspeaker product for your application. Please spare a little time to read the contents of this manual, so that you can obtain the best possible performance from this unit. All TURBOSOUND products are carefully engineered for world class performance and reliability. If you would like further information about this or any other TURBOSOUND product, please contact us.
user manual QLight™ series FEATURES • Superb audio quality: carefully designed and matched loudspeaker drive units are used to give you exceptional performance and many years of reliable, trouble free operation. • Ease of use: QLight™ series products are exceptionally easy to set up and use with the minimum of technical knowledge required.
user manual QLight™ series PRODUCT RANGE SUMMARY TQ-230 The TQ-230 is a compact passive 2-way loudspeaker with two 5” woofers designed for foreground, background and in-fill music applications as well as a theatre under-balcony loudspeaker. Its wide horizontal dispersion and a rotatable high frequency horn enable horizontal or vertical orientation.
user manual QLight™ series TQ-425 The TQ-425 is a front loaded, double neodymium 15” vented subwoofer designed to combine with QLight™ series enclosures to give a high quality, full range sound reinforcement system ideally suited to all corporate, industrial, theatre and audio visual applications. When used with the LMSD6 digital crossover it will reproduce high sound pressure levels at bass and sub-bass frequencies.
user manual QLight™ series SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS QLight™ series passive loudspeaker enclosures 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 built into each enclosure.
user manual QLight™ series In general, the more powerful the amplifier, the better it will sound, provided that it is not driven into sustained clipping. It should be understood that overdriving an insufficiently powered amplifier is more likely to cause loudspeaker damage – the total energy in a heavily clipped signal is far higher than in an unclipped signal – than operating a more powerful amplifier within its ratings.
user manual QLight™ series 6dB down with respect to centre, (averaged over the whole frequency range of the loudspeaker). Converging Elliptical Waveguide™ A design feature of the TQ-308, TQ-310 and TQ-315 is the Converging Elliptical Waveguide™ (CEW™), available in two directivity patterns: 100° x 60° and 80° x 50°. This gives many user advantages.
user manual QLight™ series MOUNTING AND FIXING Rigging Hardware A versatile range of mounting hardware is available that allows enclosures to be used in a variety of ways, in either mobile applications or permanent installations. A top hat stand type fitting is fitted to the base of QLight™ series full range and mid-high cabinets for use with 35mm diameter loudspeaker stands. A pole mount socket is also fitted to the top of the QLight™ sub-bass cabinets.
user manual QLight™ series RT-767 ring type flying points. Rigging points are provided on the top and rear of the TQ-310 and TQ-315 for use with optional RT-767 rings, enabling cabinets to be rigged in permanent installations and for mobile applications.
user manual QLight™ series Wall brackets are available for most Qlight™ series enclosures in different load ranges according to the weight of the cabinet. Two examples are shown below: the WB-10 wall bracket with a TQ230 and the WB-20A with a TQ-310. Wall brackets can be dis-assembled to simplify installation and are supplied with the necessary fixings (except wall fixings).
user manual QLight™ series Side-mounted flying strips can be fitted to the sides of TQ-445 enclosures by removing the countersunk bolts on the top and sides of the cabinet and replacing them with the M10 bolts supplied with the hardware. Two flying strips are required for each enclosure; one attached to each side. This method offers a simple and cost effective way of flying single enclosures in permanent installations.
user manual QLight™ series Single point mount options include a universal FB-12 flybar assembly for use with the TQ-445 and this enables the use of several different fixing methods. The illustration at right shows the FB-12 with three different methods of suspending the TQ-445 cabinet: a unilock fitting; a scaffold clamp; and a pick-up point adapter. To attach the flybar first remove the threaded plastic plugs filling the rigging points on the top of the cabinet.
user manual QLight™ series The following table gives the predicted downward angle of TQ-445 enclosures when using the FB12 flybar.
user manual QLight™ series Summary of rigging options Eyebolts TQ-230 TQ-308 M10 M10 Rings TQ-310 TQ-315 RT-767 RT-767 TQ-445 TQ-425 TQ-115 M10 M10 M10 Wall WB-10 WB-20A WB-20A WB-55A Ceiling CB-10 CB-20A CB-20A CB-55A Swivel SB-308 SB-310 Frame FH-308 FH-310 FH-315 FH-445 PB-55 PB-55 PB-55 PB-55 Pole PB-55 Strips FS-445 Single FB-12 FS-425 point Permanent installations Any installation, whether temporary or permanent, must be securely attached to the structur
user manual QLight™ series the system, are suitably qualified to do so and have a full understanding of all the factors involved with safety as a number one priority. Turbosound accepts no responsibility for any accident, damage or failure of any rigged system. This rigging information is specifically related to the requirements of Qlight™ series enclosures only. For more detailed information on the whole topic of rigging various handbooks are available.
user manual QLight™ series MAINTENANCE If any of the drive units should cease functioning and needs a replacement recone you are advised to remove the faulty unit from the cabinet and send it to a professional recone service authorised to recone Turbosound loudspeakers. This will ensure the continued high performance of your QLight™ series product. TQ-230 - Removal of the drivers The grille is secured in place with four flange head screws underneath the grille foam, at the top and bottom of the cabinet.
user manual QLight™ series unit should be returned to an authorised Turbosound service centre. To reinstate the drivers, simply reverse the above procedure making sure you observe the correct polarity when reconnecting the cables back into the terminals of the drive units. TQ-115 - Removal of the 15” driver Remove the countersunk Allen head screws retaining the grille from the cabinet sides and lift the grille away.
user manual QLight™ series APPENDIX A Spares and accessories CD-114 1” (25mm) HF compression driver TQ-445 CD-110 1” (25mm) HF compression driver TQ-308, TQ-310 CD-211 1.4” (35mm) HF compression driver TQ-315 LS-1018 10” (254mm) LF loudspeaker TQ-310 LS-1214 12” (305mm) LF loudspeaker TQ-445 LS-1526 15” (381mm) LF loudspeaker TQ-425, TQ-115 LS-1520 15” (381mm) LF loudspeaker TQ-315 LS-50 5” (127mm) LF loudspeaker TQ-230 LS-6505 6.
user manual QLight™ series Flying accessories TQ series manual page 22 BS-445 Biscuit TQ-445 EB-10 M10 shoulder eyebolt TQ-230/308/445/425/115 FB-12 Universal fly bar assembly TQ-445 FF-445 Flying strips (2 required per enclosure) TQ-445 FF-425L Flying strips (2 required per enclosure) vertical TQ-425 FF-425S Flying strips (2 required per enclosure) horizontal TQ-425 FH-308 Flying frame TQ-230 FH-310 Flying frame TQ-310 FH-315 Flying frame TQ-315 FH-445 Flying frame TQ-445 P
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user manual QLight™ series APPENDIX B: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions Net weight Power handling Sensitivity TQ-230 TQ-308 TQ-310 TQ-315 528 x 210 x 200mm 464 x 270 x 301mm 525 x 319 x 277mm 691 x 443 x 381mm 20.8” x 8.3” x 7.9” 18.3” x 10.6” x 9.5” 20.7” x 12.5” x 10.9” 27.2” x 17.4” x 15” 9.5 kgs 11.5 kgs 21 kgs 32.5 kgs 20.9 lbs 25.3 lbs 46.2 lbs 71.
user manual QLight™ series TQ-445 TQ-425 TQ-115 588 x 409 x 363mm 836 x 511 x 632mm 559 x 450 x 578mm 23.1” x 16.1” x 14.3” 32.9” x 20.1” x 24.9” 22” x 17.7” x 22.8” 30 kgs 54 kgs 30.1 kgs 66 lbs 118.8 lbs 66.
user manual QLight™ series APPENDIX C: WARRANTY Limited Warranty This Turbosound loudspeaker product is warranted to the original end-user purchaser and all subsequent owners for a period of two (2) years for loudspeakers from the original date of purchase. Warranty Coverage Warranty coverage includes defects in materials and workmanship.
user manual QLight™ series Incidental and consequential damages Turbosound's liability is limited to the repair or replacement, at our option, of any defective product, and shall not be liable for any incidental and consequential damages including, without limitation, injury to persons or property or loss of use. Limitation of implied warranties All implied warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the length of this warranty.
Turbosound Ltd. Star Road, Partridge Green West Sussex RH13 8RY England Tel: +44 (0)1403 711447 Fax: +44 (0)1403 710155 web: www.turbosound.
