S SERIES S2V S3H OPERATION MANUAL S3V S5H S5V
CONGRATULATIONS! ...on the purchase of your new ADAM Audio S Series monitors. The result of several years of research and development, the S Series is designed to provide musical, extremely accurate reference monitoring for audio production to the highest possible standards, building on ADAM Audio‘s established reputation as a manufacturer of precision tools for audio professionals.
CONTENTS Page CONGRATULATIONS! 1 CONTENTS 2 1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 2. WHY CHOOSE ADAM AUDIO? 5 3. INTRODUCING S SERIES 5 4. CONNECTIONS 6 5. GETTING STARTED 7 6. ACHIEVING OPTIMUM LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT 8 7. LOUDSPEAKER VOICING OVERVIEW 10 8. S SERIES DSP FUNCTIONS IN FULL 11 9. TROUBLESHOOTING 19 10. MAINTENANCE 20 11. SHIPPING 20 12. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 21 13. EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 21 14. WARRANTY TERMS 22 15.
1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read the following safety instructions before setting up your system. Keep the instructions for further reference. Please heed the warnings and follow the instructions. Caution Risk of electrical shock Do not open Risque de shock electrique Ne pas ouvrier CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE BACK COVER OR ANY OTHER PART. NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Always use fully checked cables. Defective cables can harm your speakers. They are a common source for any kind of noise, hum, crackling etc. Never use flammable or combustible chemicals for cleaning audio components. Install in accordance with the manufacturer‘s instructions. Never expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures. Never operate this product in an explosive atmosphere. High SPLs may damage your hearing! Please do not get close to the loudspeakers when using them at high volumes.
2. WHY CHOOSE ADAM AUDIO? For over 15 years, since its foundation in Berlin in 1999, ADAM Audio has been an internationally respected manufacturer of extremely accurate reference loudspeakers for the professional audio market. Following rapid recognition, success and growth in the early years of the 21st century, ADAM Audio now makes acclaimed products that can be found in the favorite studios of the world‘s finest producers, audio and mix engineers.
4. CONNECTIONS Despite all the power and flexibility the S Series monitors have to offer, setting them up is very straightforward. The only choice you have to make is whether to drive them digitally or with a traditional analog signal. This selection is made via the rear-panel OLED display and its adjacent dual-function push-button/rotary encoder, which allow access to the S Series DSP settings [see page 11].
In addition to a standard IEC mains connector, the simple S Series rear panel features traditional AES XLR analog inputs and AES3 digital Input and Thru connectors [the latter are for multi-channel arrays where multiple speakers are being driven using the same signal]. There‘s also a USB jack to facilitate internal software upgrades and the use of computer-based remote setting software, and a blank panel covering an Options slot that will hold two RJ45 connectors for future expansion options.
6. ACHIEVING OPTIMUM LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT Assuming your room has been acoustically treated to a reasonable degree to remove the worst effects of unwanted reflections and room modes, much of loudspeaker placement is common sense, but there are a few basic points that should be followed: → Ensure that all your speakers are level with one another in the vertical plane [except subwoofers, for which placement is much less critical], and that the tweeters are roughly level with your ears.
→ For stereo audio production, your ears should be placed as near as possible to one corner of an equilateral triangle, with the two speakers at the other corners [see below]. → Precise idealized placements of speakers for surround audio production depend on the number of channels [and therefore speakers] you are using, and whether your audio is being produced for musical or film use.
7. LOUDSPEAKER VOICING OVERVIEW Once your S Series speakers are correctly positioned, you may wish to slightly adjust their frequency response to suit your personal audio preferences and specific monitoring environment.
8. S SERIES DSP FUNCTIONS IN FULL With the exception of the extra ‘Classic’ voicing preset in the S3H noted on the previous page, the DSP functions on all S Series models are the same. In each case, the functions are accessed from within nested menus on the rear-panel, five-line OLED display by means of the adjacent dual-function rotary encoder/button. 8.
Throughout the DSP user interface, once you’re happy with the value you’ve selected for a given parameter, tapping the rotary encoder one more time will store the new value. A small star will then appear briefly at the top of the display to indicate that your change has been written into memory.
Input Selection In addition to their traditional analog inputs, the S Series models all have AES3 digital inputs. This setting allows users to choose which inputs are currently active, and cycles between ‘Analog’ and ‘AES L’ and ‘AES R’ in the display. The latter two settings allow you to define which of your speakers is the Left and which the Right when driving them with an AES3 digital input in a ‘daisy-chain’ configuration [see diagram below].
Volume The overall monitor output level is adjustable from -60 to +12 dB in 0.1 dB increments. Settings Menu (2) long click long click rotate Confirm rotate AES R AES L rotate rotate click Confirm long click long click rotate Analog click Settings Menu (2) rotate Volume/dB rotate click Confirm rotate click Confirm The Input Selection Menu [7, left] and Volume Menu [8, right]. Delay Monitor output can be delayed by up to 5 milliseconds in 0.
Settings Menu (2) Settings Menu (2) long click long click rotate Delay/ms rotate Yes / No rotate click Confirm rotate click Confirm The Delay Menu [9, left] and Reset Menu [10, right]. 8.3 Voicing Presets As discussed earlier, if you rotate the encoder while ‘Settings’ is shown on the display after power-up, you leave the Settings menu behind and step instead through your monitor’s five voicing presets.
Top Menu (1) long click long click rotate Preset 1 Pure rotate Preset 2 UNR rotate click activate long click rotate Preset3 Classic/User1 rotate click activate long click long click rotate Preset 4 User1/User2 rotate rotate Preset 5 User2/User3 rotate rotate click click click activate activate activate click long click EQ Menu (4) click long click EQ Menu (4) click long click EQ Menu (4) Preset Menu [3]: The EQ Preset selection menu.
Preset Menu (3) long click long click rotate rotate long click F/G Menu (5) long click F/Q/G Menu (6) F/Q/G Menu (6) long click F/Q/G Menu (6) long click High Shelf rotate click F/Q/G Menu (6) rotate EQ 6 rotate click long click rotate EQ 5 rotate click long click rotate EQ 4 rotate click long click rotate EQ 3 rotate click long click rotate EQ 2 rotate long click long click rotate EQ 1 Low Shelf click long click long click rotate long click click F/Q/G Men
Finally, it‘s worth noting that you don‘t have to physically adjust all of these DSP settings from the back panel of your monitors. The USB connection next to the monitor inputs allows you to connect your S Series monitors to a Mac or PC and make changes to your speaker settings via editing software available for download from the ADAM Audio website [www.adam-audio.com].
9. TROUBLESHOOTING Should you experience problems with your monitors, for example loss of signal, unwanted interference or noise, it‘s worth running through the following basic checks before contacting the team here at ADAM Audio or our local representatives. → In the event that your speakers are producing no signal, or only a distorted signal: a] Consider where the problem is.
10. MAINTENANCE → Please switch off your monitors before cleaning them. → Please be aware that the speaker drivers generate a significant electromagnetic field. Magnetically sensitive items should be kept at a distance of at least half a meter [20 inches]. → Please ensure that no liquids enter the cabinet. Wet cloths should not be used for cleaning, and cleaning fluids should not be sprayed near the loudspeakers. → Flammable or acidic chemicals should not be used for cleaning either.
12. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION All ADAM Audio products comply with international directives on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances [RoHS] in electrical/electronic equipment and the disposal of Waste Electrical/Electronic Equipment [WEEE]. We hope you won‘t be throwing your S Series speakers away for many years – but when the time eventually comes, please consult your local authorities for further information on how to safely dispose of them. 13.
14. WARRANTY TERMS → This warranty complements any national/regional law obligations of dealers or national distributors and does not affect your statutory rights as a customer. → Neither other transportation, nor any other costs, nor any risk for removal, transportation and installation of products is covered by this warranty. → Products whose serial number have been altered, deleted, removed or made illegible are excluded from this warranty.
15. TECHNICAL DATA S2V S3V S3H S5V S5H Quantity 1 1 2 1 2 Diameter 182 mm [7″] 223 mm [9″] 182 mm [7″] 320 mm [12″] 223 mm [10″] 39 mm [1.5″] 50 mm [2″] 39 mm [1.5″] 76 mm [3″] 76 mm [3″] Hexacone Hexacone Hexacone Hexacone Hexacone Quantity 1 1 1 1 Diameter 100 mm [4″] 100 mm [4″] 100 mm [4″] 100 mm [4″] Voice coil OD 60 mm [2.4″] 60 mm [2.4″] 60 mm [2.4″] 60 mm [2.
S2V S3V S3H S5V S5H Input sensitivity Adjustable Adjustable Adjustable Adjustable Adjustable EQ parametric 6x 6x 6x 6x 6x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 1x 5x 5x 5x 5x 5x 0 – 5 ms 0 – 5 ms 0 – 5 ms 0 – 5 ms 0 – 5 ms XLR XLR XLR XLR XLR 48 kΩ 48 kΩ 48 kΩ 48 kΩ 48 kΩ +24 dBu +24 dBu +24 dBu +24 dBu +24 dBu AES3 AES3 AES3 AES3 AES3 Frequency response 35 Hz – 50 kHz 32 Hz – 50 kHz 30 Hz – 50 kHz 25 Hz – 50 kHz 22 Hz – 50 kHz THD > 100 Hz < 0,4% < 0,4%
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
