MACKIE S500 - Manual (Page 2)

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INTRODUCTION
Lend Me Your Ears
Exposure to extremely
high noise levels may
cause permanent hear-
ing loss. Individuals vary
considerably in susceptibility to noise-in-
duced 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 speci-
fied 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 recommend-
ed 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.
Duration Per Day Sound Level dBA, Typical
In Hours Slow Response Example
8 90 Duo in small club
6 92
4 95 Subway Train
3 97
2 100 Very loud classical music
1.5 102
1 105 Patrice screaming at Ron about deadlines
0.5 110
0.25 or less 115 Loudest parts at a rock concert
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
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.
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.
The S500 can
produce a maxi-
mum SPL of
127 dB @ 1m
Thank you for choosing Mackie Designs’
sound reinforcement speakers.
The S500 is a high-efficiency, extreme-
output, 2-way, wide-dispersion sound
reinforcement speaker system. The combi-
nation of precision-manufactured, high-
efficiency acoustic components and high-
quality, 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 incor-
porate 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 fea-
turing a 3-slot, low-distortion geometry
Part No. 33963280 Rev. C 3/03
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