Mackie S500 Owner's Manual - Page 2

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operation instructions should be read before this Mackie product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be kept for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on this Mackie product and in these operating instructions should be followed. 4. Follow Instructions - All operating and other instructions should be followed. 5. Water and Moisture - This Mackie product should not be used near water - for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, near a swimming pool, swamp or salivating St. Bernard dog, etc. 6. Damage Requiring Service - This Mackie product should be serviced only by qualified service personnel when: A. Objects have fallen, or liquid has spilled into this Mackie product; or B. This Mackie product has been exposed to rain; or C. This Mackie product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or D. This Mackie product has been dropped, or its chassis damaged. 7. Servicing - The user should not attempt to service this Mackie product beyond those means described in this operating manual. All other servicing should be referred to the Mackie Service Department. Lend Me Your Ears Exposure to extremely high noise levels may cause permanent hearing loss. Individuals vary considerably in susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss, but nearly everyone will lose some hearing if exposed to sufficiently intense noise for a period of time. The U.S. Government's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has specified the permissible noise level exposures shown in this chart. According to OSHA, any exposure in excess of these permissible limits could result in some hearing loss. To ensure against potentially dangerous exposure to high sound-pressure levels, it is recommended that all persons exposed to equipment capable of producing these levels use hearing protectors while this unit is in operation. Ear plugs or protectors in the ear canals or over the ears must be worn when operating this amplification system in order to prevent a permanent hearing loss if exposure is in excess of the limits set forth here. The S500 can produce a maximum SPL of 127 dB @ 1m Duration Per Day In Hours 8 6 4 3 2 1.5 1 0.5 0.25 or less Sound Level dBA, Slow Response 90 92 95 97 100 102 105 110 115 Typical Example Duo in small club Subway Train Very loud classical music Patrice screaming at Ron about deadlines Loudest parts at a rock concert INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Mackie Designs' sound reinforcement speakers. The S500 is a high-efficiency, extremeoutput, 2-way, wide-dispersion sound reinforcement speaker system. The combination of precision-manufactured, highefficiency acoustic components and highquality, low-impedance, phase-precise crossover technology allows the S500 to operate continuously at peak output levels safely while providing high-resolution audio. The components inside the S500 incorporate several state-of-the-art advancements in transducer technology, which have been in development at Mackie for over two years. The compression driver is a new 1.75-inch titanium diaphragm design featuring a 3-slot, low-distortion geometry 2Part No. 33963280 Rev. C 3/03 ©2003 Mackie Designs Inc. All Rights Reserved. 16220 Wood-Red Rd. NE • Woodinville, WA 98072 • 800/898-3211 Outside the US: 425/487-4333 • Fax: 425/487-4337 • www.mackie.com