OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL Ardent™ 12M PASSIVE MONITOR SPEAKER Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kustom Ardent™ PA speaker. Being both portable and powerful, your new Ardent™ speaker offers excellent sound quality and performance characteristics. Inside this manual, you'll find detailed information regarding this product's features. We wish you many years of enjoyment with your new Kustom Ardent™ 12M.
ENGLISH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Danger Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause a permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably to noise induced hearing loss but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a sufficient time. 2. 3. 4. 5. The U.S.
IMPORTANTES INSTRUCTIONS DE SECURITE FRENCH 1. Lire avec attention toutes les recommandations et précautions d'emploi avant d'utiliser ce produit. 2. Toutes les recommandations et précautions d'emploi doivent être conservées afin de pouvoir s'y reporter si nécessaire. 3. Lire et comprendre tous les avertissements énumérés dans les précautions d'emploi. 4. Suivre toutes les précautions d'emploi pour utiliser ce produit. 5.
BACK PANEL DIAGRAM 1 This switch uses the internal matching transformer to select the impedance of your Ardent™ 12M. It does not affect speakers plugged into jacks (c d ). NOTE: The speaker acoustical output will drop 3dB when switched to 16 ohms. This is because the load on the amplifier driving the Ardent™ 12M is ½ that of the 8 ohm setting. 2 This Multi-position switch uses the internal matching transformer to attenuate (lower) the volume of the Ardent™ 12M.
TYPICAL SET UP Impedance: Impedance switch set to 8 ohms Each monitor receives up to 150 watts. Amplifier load = 4 ohm/Channel Amplifier Rating: 300W RMS into 4 ohm/Channel CH-A 8 Ohms 8 Ohms Impedance switch set to 16 ohms Each monitor receives up to 75 watts. Amplifier load = 4 ohm/Channel Amplifier Rating: 300W into 4 ohm/Channel CH-A CH-B 8 Ohms 8 Ohms Number of Monitors x Impedance selected 16 Ohms 16 Ohms 16 Ohms 16 Ohms 16 Ohms 16 Ohms Amplifier load 16 8 5.33 4 3.2 2.
Ardent 12M Specifications Model Ardent 12M 150 Watt Passive Speaker Power Handling RMS/Peak 150 Watts / 300 Watts Speaker 12" Special Design Horn Type 1" Neodymium Compression Driver 45 - 18K Actual response may vary depending on input. Sensitivity 97dB 1 Watt / 1 Meter Impedance 8 -16 Ohm Selectable Nominal 2.
EC Declaration of Conformity Kustom Musical Amplification Inc. PO. Box 568 Hebron, Ky 41048-0568 Tel: 1-513-451-5000 Fax: 1-513-347-2192 We: Declare that the product Product name: Kustom Product model number: Ardent 12M to which this declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards; EN55013 (A12) : 1995 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance characteristics of broadcast receivers and associated equipment.
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