Connections, Operation, Connections 2.3. operation – d&b Vi8 User Manual

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Vi rigging components and arrays
Vi arrays may consist of a combination of Vi8 and Vi12

loudspeakers and/or Vi-SUB cardioid subwoofers.

Cabinets are mechanically connected using the rigging strands on

both sides of the cabinet front and a central strand at the rear of

the cabinet. All necessary rigging components are mounted to the

cabinet and fold out or slide out when needed.

Note: The Splay link of the Vi-TOP cabinet is designed as a

straight link with drilled holes, as shown in the graphic

opposite. For visual reasons the Splay link of the last cabinet

of an array can easily be removed.

A detailed description of the Vi rigging components is given in the

Vi Rigging manual which is provided with the Z5387.xxx

Mounting frames.

A detailed description of planning and designing V-Series arrays is

given in the technical information "TI 385 d&b Line array design,

d&b ArrayCalc" which is provided with the V Flying frame.

The d&b ArrayCalc array calculator can be downloaded from the

d&b website at

www.dbaudio.com

2.2. Connections
The cabinets are fitted with a pair of 4-pin connectors. All four pins

of both connectors are wired in parallel. The Vi8 and Vi12

loudspeakers use the pin assignments 1+/1–. Pins 2+/2– are

designated to active subwoofers. Using one connector as the input,

the second connector allows for direct connection to a second

cabinet.

Cabinets with the weather resistant option (WR) are equipped with
a fixed input cable (PG type, H07-RN-F, 2 x 2.5 mm

(AWG 13),

standard length 5.5 m (18 ft).

Pin equivalents of the applicable connector options are listed in the

table below.

NL4

1–

2–

Brown (+)

Blue (–)

n.a.

2.3. Operation

NOTICE!

Only operate d&b loudspeakers with a correctly configured d&b

amplifier, otherwise there is a risk of damaging the loudspeaker

components.

The applicable amplifiers provides two setups ("Arc" or "Line") for

the Vi8 and Vi12 loudspeakers. These are available in Dual

Channel or Mix TOP/SUB mode.

Fig. 2: Connector wiring

d&b Vi8/Vi12 Manual (1.2 EN)

This manual is related to the following products:

Vi12