Mackie ART300A
Mackie ART300A
Mackie ART300A
Ac tive Lo ud sp e a ke r
Se rvic e Ma nua l
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ART300A Se rvic e Ma nua l
C O NTENTS
Sa fe ty Instruc tio ns ........................................................... 2
Intro d uc tio n ..................................................................... 4
Ac tive Sp e a ke r Sa fe ty Te st ............................................ 5
O ve rvie w .......................................................................... 7
Re a r Pa ne l ....................................................................... 8
Sp e c ific a tio ns .................................................................. 9
Pa rts ............................................................................... 10
Fina l Asse mb ly............................................................ 10
Amp life r Asse mb ly ..................................................... 11
Amp lifie r PC B Asse mb ly ............................................ 12
Inp ut Bo a rd Asse mb ly a nd PC B............................... 14
RC F Pa rts Diffe re nc e s................................................ 15
Inp ut Bo a rd ...................................................................... 21
Sc he ma tic .................................................................. 21
PC B La yo ut................................................................. 22
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ART300A Se rvic e Ma nua l
Intro d uc tio n
Ab o ut this Ma nua l
This ma nua l c o nta ins the b a sic re p a ir info rma tio n fo r the ART se rie s lo ud sp e a ke rs. Fo r
e a c h mo d e l, the fo llo wing info rma tio n is sup p lie d :
• O ve rvie w
• Re a r p a ne l vie w a nd fe a ture s
• Pa rts list, c o nta ining a ma ste r p a rts list a nd sub -a sse mb ly p a rts
• Sc he ma tic s
• PC B la yo ut d ra wing
It is e sse ntia l tha t yo u ha ve a c o p y o f the use r’ s ma nua l a s this c o nta ins the c o mp le te
o p e ra ting instruc tio ns.
Disc la ime r
The info rma tio n c o nta ine d in this ma nua l is p ro p rie ta ry to Ma c kie De sig ns, Inc . The e ntire
ma nua l is p ro te c te d und e r c o p yrig ht a nd ma y no t b e re p ro d uc e d b y a ny me a ns witho ut
e xp re ss writte n p e rmissio n fro m Ma c kie De sig ns, Inc .
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ART300A Se rvic e Ma nua l
Ac tive sp e a ke r sa fe ty te st
Yo u must p e rfo rm the fo llo wing le a ka g e te st b e fo re re turning a ny a c tive sp e a ke rs to yo ur
c usto me r. Ta ke e ve ry sa fe ty p re c a utio n to p ro te c t yo urse lf while d o ing this te st.
3. The me te r re a d ing sho uld b e le ss tha n 750mVAC (no te : this is e q uiva le nt to 0.5mA
o f le a ka g e c urre nt).
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ART300A Se rvic e Ma nua l
Sa fe ty First!
Be fo re c o nne c ting a nd using the e q uip me nt, p le a se re a d the Q uic k-Sta rt G uid e
c a re fully a nd ke e p it fo r future re fe re nc e .
Wa rning
This e q uip me nt ha s b e e n d e sig ne d to b e insta lle d b y q ua lifie d p ro fe ssio na ls o nly! The re
a re ma ny fa c to rs to b e c o nsid e re d whe n insta lling p ro fe ssio na l so und re info rc e me nt
syste ms, inc lud ing me c ha nic a l a nd e le c tric a l c o nsid e ra tio ns, a s we ll a s a c o ustic
c o ve ra g e a nd p e rfo rma nc e . Ma c kie Ind ustria l stro ng ly re c o mme nd s tha t this e q uip me nt
b e insta lle d o nly b y a p ro fe ssio na l so und insta lle r o r c o ntra c to r.
1. Ne ve r insta ll, c o nne c t, o r d isc o nne c t the unit with the p o we r sup p ly o n.
Wa rning
Ne ve r a tte mp t to susp e nd the ART Se rie s lo ud sp e a ke rs b y the ir ha nd le s. C o nsult a
p ro fe ssio na l rig g e r o r struc tura l e ng ine e r p rio r to susp e nd ing lo ud sp e a ke rs fro m a
struc ture no t inte nd e d fo r tha t use . Alwa ys kno w the wo rking lo a d limit o f the struc ture
sup p o rting the lo ud sp e a ke r a rra y. Alwa ys ma ke sure tha t the rig g ing ha rd wa re minimum
ra ting is a t le a st five time s the a c tua l lo a d .
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O ve rvie w
The ART300A is a full-ra ng e two -wa y
p ro fe ssio na l a c tive sp e a ke r syste m
tha t c o mb ine s hig h p o we r a nd wid e
b a nd wid th in a lig ht-we ig ht e nc lo sure
fo r fixe d -insta lla tio n syste ms. The
12" lo w-fre q ue nc y tra nsd uc e r, in
c o mb ina tio n with a 1" c o mp re ssio n
d rive r c o up le d to a n inte g ra l 90º x 70º
c o nsta nt d ire c tivity p o lyno mia l ho rn,
fo rm a n e xtre me ly p o we rful p a c ka g e
fo r a ny sma ll to me d ium-size d so und
re info rc e me nt a p p lic a tio n.
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Re a r Pa ne l
1. INPUT is a b a la nc e d XLR inp ut ja c k tha t
a c c e p ts mic -le ve l o r line -le ve l sig na ls.
2. O UTPUT is a b a la nc e d XLR o utp ut ja c k in
p a ra lle l with the INPUT ja c k, a llo wing the
sig na l to “ lo o p thro ug h” fo r d a isy-c ha ining
sp e a ke rs to g e the r.
3. LINE/ MIC switc h fo r mic -le ve l o r line -le ve l
sig na ls a t the INPUT.
4. VO IC E e q ua liza tio n switc h O N p ro vid e s a
g e ntle b o o st a t 3kHz a nd 6kHz.
5. MUSIC e q ua liza tio n switc h O N p ro vid e s a
lo w-fre q ue nc y a nd hig h-fre q ue nc y b o o st.
6. LIMITER ind ic a to r illumina te s whe n the limit-
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ing p ro te c tio n c irc uits a re a c tiva te d .
7. O PERATE ind ic a to r illumina te s whe n the
PO WER switc h is turne d o n. 7
8. VO LUME c o ntro l a d justs the inp ut-sta g e
g a in. 6
9. PO WER switc h turns the AC p o we r o n a nd
o ff. 5
10. AC O UTLET fo r c o nne c ting AC p o we r to
a n a d d itio na l Ma c kie Ind ustria l a c tive 4
sp e a ke r syste m.
11. G ro und ing Te rmina l p ro vid e s a n a d d itio na l
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sa fe ty g ro und ing p o int.
12. IEC AC So c ke t. C o nne c t the d e ta c ha b le 2
p o we r c o rd to the so c ke t. The p ro te c tio n
fuse is a lso c o nta ine d in the AC so c ke t.
C AUTIO N: Re p la c e fuse o nly with the sa me
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typ e a s ind ic a te d o n the re a r p a ne l.
C o nne c tio ns
The XLR c o nne c to rs use the fo llo wing AES
sta nd a rd :
Pin 1 = G ro und (Shie ld )
Pin 2 = Ho t (+)
Pin 3 = C o ld (–)
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Sp e c ific a tio ns
Syste m: Amp lifie rs:
Fre q . Ra ng e (–10 d B): LF Amp lifie r Po we r:
55Hz-19kHz 300 wa tts RMS
Fre q . Re sp o nse (±3 d B): HF Amp lifie r Po we r:
75Hz-16kHz 60 wa tts RMS
Ho rz. C o ve ra g e Ang le (–6 d B): Disto rtio n:
90°, a ve ra g e d 1kHz-10kHz < 0.1% THD a t ra te d p o we r
Ve rt. C o ve ra g e Ang le (–6 d B): Amp Pro te c tio n:
70°, a ve ra g e d 1kHz-10kHz The rma l, limite r, sho rt c irc uit
Dire c tivity Fa c to r Q (DI): Po we r Sup p ly:
10.0 (10.0), a ve ra g e d 1kHz-10kHz 115/ 230 VAC , 2A, 50/ 60 Hz
Syste m Se nsitivity1:
101 d B, 1W@ 1m
Ra te d Ma ximum SPL2:
Physic a l:
126 d B @ 1 m (3.3ft) p e a k Enc lo sure :
HF Pro te c tio n: Asymme tric a l tra p e zo id a l, re info rc e d
Dyna mic p o lyp ro p yle ne
Mo unting :
Lo c ka b le 1-3/ 8" (35mm) sta nd mo unt
Tra nsd uc e rs: Rig g ing Inse rts:
Lo w Fre q ue nc y: 4 p o ints, a c c e p ts M10 thre a d e d ha rd wa re
12" (300 mm) d ia me te r wo o fe r Inp ut/ O utp ut C o nne c to rs:
Hig h Fre q ue nc y: 2 XLR b a la nc e d
1" (25 mm) c o mp re ssio n d rive r, ho rn lo a d e d Dime nsio ns HxWxD:
24.4" x 15.4" x 12.3"
Pre a mp a nd Pro c e sso r: (620 mm x 390 mm x 312 mm)
Ne t We ig ht:
Inp ut Se nsitivity: 44.0 lb (20.0 kg )
Mic In: 8mV
Line In: 125mV
Inp ut Imp e d a nc e : Te sting :
Mic In: 650Ω unb a la nc e d DC vo lta g e s:
1.3kΩ b a la nc e d + 83 VDC
Line In: 10kΩ unb a la nc e d - 83 VDC
19kΩ b a la nc e d + 41 VDC
C ro sso ve r Fre q ue nc y a nd Slo p e : - 41 VDC
1.8kHz; 24 d B/ o c ta ve + 15 VDC
Time Alig nme nt: - 15 VDC
Ana lo g , 0.3 ms HF d e la y DC o ffse t:
Sp e a ke r Pro te c tio n: le ss tha n +/ - 0.1 VDC
The rma l, o ve r-e xc ursio n Bia s:
Music Eq ua liza tio n: At id le , into 8 o hm lo a d s
+4.3 d B @ 65Hz a fte r wa rm-up
+4.0 d B @ 12kHz a d just R36
Vo ic e Eq ua liza tio n: 5.5 mV R39-R40 (lo w fre q a mp lifie r)
+4.0 d B @ 3kHz a d just R73
+4.0 d B @ 6kHz 13 mV R81-R82 (hig h fre q a mp lifie r)
Ind ic a to rs: AC c urre nt d ra w:
Po we r O N, Limite r Le ss tha n 0.3 A a t id le
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ART300A Pa rts
13112024 ART300A Fina l Asse mb ly
PART # DESC RIPTIO N Q UANTITY NO TES
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ART300A Se rvic e Ma nua l
33032120 BARE C IRC UIT BO ARD MR 31850-3 ............................................................. 1 SEE PAG ES 21-22
52201005 WASHER 8 DIN6798 176 ............................................................................... 1
81121025 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J101 1/ 4W5% 100 ...................................................... 2
81121030 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J271 1/ 4W5% 270 ...................................................... 1
81121033 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J471 1/ 4W5% 470 ...................................................... 1
81121034 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J561 1/ 4W5% 560 ...................................................... 2
81121037 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J102 1/ 4W5% 1K........................................................ 2
81121041 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J222 1/ 4W5% 2.2K..................................................... 1
81121049 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J103 1/ 4W5% 10K...................................................... 3
81121051 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J153 1/ 4W5% 15K...................................................... 1
81121061 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J104 1/ 4W5% 100K.................................................... 1
81121073 RESISITO R C 1R21-251J105 1/ 4W5% 1M ...................................................... 4
81132089 RESISITO R, METAL, C 1R32-501G 473 1/ 2W2% 47K...................................... 4
81311074 PO T, C 1P11-063A503-PO TENZIO METRO 50K.............................................. 1
81413001 C APAC ITO R, FILM C 1C 13-101K102 100V10% 1N ...................................... 2
81413005 C APAC ITO R, FILM C 1C 13-101K472 100V10% 4.7N ................................... 2
81413007 C APAC ITO R, FILM C 1C 13-101K103 100V10% 10N .................................... 1
81413013 C APAC ITO R, FILM C 1C 13-101K104 100V10% 100N .................................. 1
81421013 C APAC ITO R, C ERAMIC C 1C 21-500K330 50V10% 33P ............................. 2
81421015 C APAC ITO R, C ERAMIC C 1C 21-500K470 50V10% 47 P ............................ 2
81521075 C APAC ITO R, ELEC TRO LYTIC C 1E21-630*100 63V10U............................... 2
81572003 C APAC ITO R, BIPO LAR C 1E72-350*222 BPM 35VDC 20% 2.2U.................. 1
82112001 DIO DE C 2D12-750*151 1N4148................................................................... 4
82312005 INTEG RATED C IRC UIT C 2A12-25532 NE5532.............................................. 2
82511006 LED, RED C 2F11-006 ..................................................................................... 1
82512008 LED, G REEN C 2F12-008 ................................................................................ 1
83231021 DO UBLE SWITC HES C 3S31-0210202 ............................................................ 3
83414019 MALE XLR C O NNEC TO R C 3C 14-017M003 3P............................................ 1
83414020 FEMALE XLR C O NNEC TO R C 3C 14-017F003 3P ......................................... 1
83432033 6-PIN C O NNEC TO R C 3C 32-012M006......................................................... 1
83822029 TIE DO WN C 3A22-029 .................................................................................. 1
97123005 YELLO W WIRE 1.5 MMQ ............................................................................... 8
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ART300A Se rvic e Ma nua l
RC F ART300A p a rts
Summa ry o f Diffe re nc e s
The ma in d iffe re nc e s b e twe e n the RC F b ra nd a nd the Ma c kie b ra nd ART300A a re :
the re a r p a ne l silksc re e ns, the fro nt b a d g e s, the ship p ing b o xe s a nd lite ra ture .
The fo llo wing p a rts a re use d in the RC F b ra nd ART300A US mo d e l. The o the r p a rts, no t
sho wn, a re the sa me a s the Ma c kie mo d e l.
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16
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
- +15V
R89 4K7 R87 4K7 R88 4K7
+5V -5V -15V
+15V
8 +15V HIGH
C52 10n 8 +15V
5 C36 10n C37 10n 8
+ C39 22n IC2B
7 3 C38 22n NE5532
+15V +
6 - 1 5
C53 IC3B +
CON1 8 2 -
10n NE5532 IC2A 6 - 7
4
1 3 4 NE5532
A + A
2 1 -15V R90 4
D40 D41 2 - 3K3
3 R91 R92 -15V
4 IC3A 10K -15V
NE5532 10K
5 4
6
7 -15V
8
9 R93 10K C43 68n C45 68n
+
10
C35 1u R94 10K
+15V +15V
C34 220p 8
R95 R101 1K8 8 +15V
C40 2u2 3K3
5 R102 1K8 R103 1K8
+ R100 1K8 8
7 1 3
+
+
6 - C44 1 5
+
IC6B 33n 2 - C46 7
C41 6 -
4 NE5532 IC7A 33n
1u
+ 4 MC34001P IC7B
R96 4 NE5532 LOW
ISO1 -15V
10K R999 -15V
1K R99 10K -15V
B R97 100 B
R106
C42 R112 R113 10K 1% R109 R110 10K 1% R108 R107 10K 1% R111 10K 1%
680n +15V
R104
8 10K 10K 1% +15V 10K 1% 10K 1% 10K 1%
+15V +15V +15V +15V
3 7 1 8 8 8
+ R105
R98 1 100 IC8 8
2 - 3 + 2 6 2 6
C48 IC4A
M68 IC6A 680n 6 IC5A 1 7 1 IC4B 7
IC5B
4 NE5532 2 - 3 5 NE5532 3 NE5532 5
NE5532 NE5532
-15V 4 5 4 4 4 4
C47 -15V
470n -15V -15V -15V -15V
MC34001P R135 1K R114 1K R115 1K R116 1K +
+15V
C54
C55 C56 1u
R137 22n 22n C57
220K 22n C58
22n
R129
100K R138 150K
C 1 D34 R123 1M C
D35
3 R127 2K2 R134 10K
2 R118 47K
BC560 2 +15V +15V
Q29 BC550 BC550 IC10A
3 Q32 8
Q30 R124 1M NE5532 8
1 R121 10K 2 6
1
C50 D36
2 + 10u R136 1 7
10K 3 IC10B 5
R133 10K
3 NE5532
R131 4 4
R130 D37
1M R122 1M
3K3 R119 10K
+15V +15V -15V -15V
1 R126 2K2
R128 2 8 8
R117 2K7
100 BC550 2 6
3 R125 1M R120 10K 1 7
Q31 D33 D38
+ R132 3 5
C51 IC9A IC9B C49 100n
-15V 4u7 10K NE5532 NE5532
D39 4 4
-15V -15V
D D
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ART300A Final Filter 31/01/1997
Sheet 4 of 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
+40V
R61 F3 2.5AT
R60 390
2K2 C28
100n
Q24
2N5401
C31 10p
D28 3
A D29 A
Q19
2 2N5551
R62 100 1 2
3 Q27
D22
BD179
1N4007 1
2
+15V R77 Q23
D30 D25 R68 TIP35C
1N4007 470 2R7
1/2W 3
R67
2K2 D31 R72
22
1N4007
BC550
R74 Q21
1
1K8 R80
2
Q20
2 3 2K2 1/2W
R56 BC550
B R82 B
2K2 3 R69 R76
Q17 5W
R53 10K R78 15K R65 1K 47
2 2N5551 C26 0.33
560
100n
DL3
C25 68p LED R73
R54 1K
L2 4uH
SIGN A2 2K2 OUT
D24
HIGH
8
6 R52 560
HIGH 7 R85 560 R57 6K8
CF3
R51 2K2
5
IC1B R86 10
4 MC34002P 5W
R81 R84 CF4
C23 100n R50 C30 33p R70
C21 D23 5W
47K 1K 10
1n R59 0.33
DL4 3 3W
LED 2K2 R79
BC560 2
Q26
C24 2K2 1/2W
C Q16 1 C33 C
100n 2 2N5401 47n
R71
R55 3
22
1 2K2
+
1/2W 3
C27 100u R83 47K R75
1 Q22
R58 2R7 TIP36C
1
2K2 D32 2
3 Q28
D26 1 BD180
R66 100 2
2 Q18
2N5401
3
D27 C32 10p
- ALL DIODES NOT SPECIFIED ARE 1N4148 3
-15V Q25
2
2N5551
1 C29
100n
D D
R63 R64
2K2 390 F4 2.5AT
-40V
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ART300A FINAL HIGH
Sheet 3 of 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
17
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
+80V
R11
R10 390 R25
2K2 47
Q15
C16
BF872 C8 100n
IRFP140 680p
R18 2R2 3W R26 100
A C10 10p Q12 A
D9 D14
D10
Q4 R29 C12
2N5551 4K7 1n
R12 100 DZ3 3W
BAV21 Q7
MJE15030 F1 6.3AT 12V
+40V
D1
1N4007
R20 Q9 D21 MR854 D16
+15V R45 C19 +
D11 D6 470 2SC3281 12V
22u BAV21
1N4007 2R7 1/2W 16V DZ1
R17 R35
R31
2K2 D12 22
150K
1N4007
BC550 D19
R42 180K
R37 Q13
C5 100n
1K8
D3
R7 Q6 R23 2K2 1N4007
2K2 BC550 R39 L1 4uH
R4 10K R41 33K R44 0.15 OUT
R15 R21
B Q2 560 1K 47 5W LOW B
2N5551 C11
100n
DL1 CF1
C6 68p LED R36 R46 4R7 5W
R5 1K
2K2 CF2
SIGN A1
D5
8 R33
2 4R7 5W C14
R49 560 R47 560 R48 6K8 100n
R3 2K2 1
LOW 3
IC1A D18
C3 100n R40 R38 180K
C1 MC34002P
4 D4 C7 100p R22 0.15
R1
1n 47K 1K 5W
DL2 R9
LED 2K2 R24 2K2
BC560 R32
C4 Q5 150K
100n
Q1
2N5401 C15 + 12V
22u DZ2 D15
R6 R34 16V
BAV21
2K2 22
C D20 MR854 C
+
C17 100u
R2 R43 -40V
Q10
47K 2SA1302
C2 R8
2R7 1/2W
2K2 D13 12V
100n Q8
D7 DZ4 3W
MJE15031 R30 C13
BAV21 F2 6.3AT 1n
R16 100 Q3 4K7
2N5401 D17
R27 100
C20 100n
D8 C9 IRFP9140
10p Q11 C18
-15V R19 2R2 3W 680p
Q14
BF871 R28
R13 R14 47
2K2 390 D2
1N4007
-80V
D D
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ART300A FINAL LOW
Sheet 2 of 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
TR C59 LM2
+ R139
CF15 6800u LM7805
C 1 5 CF5 60Vac 50V
4.7M 1 2
VIN VOUT +5V
CF14 +40V CF18
7 CF6 30Vac
A A
GND
C60
- +
SW F T2.5A SW CF16 3 +
CF13 2 6800u D47
1 3 50V 3 1N4007
3
3 9 CF7 0V 2 4 1
C22 220n
CF12
2 4 DB1 DB2 C61 D48
+ 6800u 1
GBU4D GBU4D 1N4007
1 4
CF17 CF11 50V
GND
230V 30Vac
8 CF8
-40V
CF10 3 2 -5V
60Vac VIN VOUT
2 6 CF9 C62
C + 6800u LM1 LM7905
50V
-80V
D49 1N4007
+40V
B CF15 TR B
C CF5 60Vac
R152
CF14 1,6W
CF6 30Vac 100
SW
F
SW CF16 R146 1
T6.3A CF13 2 3
+15V
1 Q33
R148 1 TIP121
3 CF7 0V
C22 220n 2K2
CF12
2
R149
100
115V CF11
CF17 CF8 30Vac
R147
SIGN A1
4K7
CF10 DZ5
CF9 60Vac C68 + C65
15V C69
C D45 1N4148 + 220u 100n
J108 R140 100K 10u
16V
Q37
D44
1N4148
C64 R151
R153 R150 2K2 R154 R144 C66
100n 56K
100K 10K 4K7 470n
1
R143 100 R145 1
3 -15V
-40V 2
1,6W TIP126
Q35
D D
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ART300A Power Supply
Sheet 5 of 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
19
LED
OPERATE
XLR INPUT
XLR OUTPUT
SWITCH
LINE/MICRO
SWITCH
VOICE
SWITCH
MUSIC
POT
VOLUME
Tra c e s a nd p a d s lo o king
fro m the to p , thro ug h the b o a rd .
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