Operating instructions

CHAPTER 5: QUICKFLY RIGGING
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more information, see “MG-M’elodie Grid Load Rat-
ings” on page 26 and “500-HP Load Ratings” on
page 30.
500-HP with Flown 500-HPs
When flying 500-HPs, the front and rear GuideALinks are
attached to the front and rear slots of the flown 500-HP (the
middle GuideALinks are not used). The most common angle
for flown 500-HPs is 0 degrees. In addition, downtilts of –3
and –5 degrees can be used to curve 500-HP arrays flown
near M’elodie arrays, for both aesthetic reasons and so the
subwoofers do not interfere with the high-frequency cover-
age of the nearby M’elodies.
CAUTION: When flying 500-HPs below a
500-HP, make sure to use both the front and
rear GuideALinks (not the middle ones). The middle
GuideALinks are only used for flying M’elodies.
Table 7 lists the GuideALink configurations, and resulting
angles, for flown 500-HPs (also shown in Figure 5). Uptilt
angles are also possible but not as useful since they result in
concave angles between the subwoofers.
NOTE: Not all mechanically possible configu-
rations for flown 500-HPs are useful (for exam-
ple, concave angles of +3 and +5 degrees). These
configurations are possible because the GuideALinks
were designed to allow a wide range of flown and
groundstacked configurations for 500-HPs and
M’elodies.
500-HP with Flown 500-HP
STOW
STOW
A
B
A
B
GROUND STACK
FRONT LINK
GROUND STACK
REAR LINK
MAXIMUM DOWN-TILT
MAXIMUM UP-TILT
BA
0º
BB
-5º
AB
-10º
FRONT
LINK
REAR
LINK
RESULT
ANGLE
-5º
0º
MG-M’ELODIE
B
A
STOW
Berkeley, CA
SEE MG-M’ELODIE ASSEMBLY GUIDE FOR ADDITIONAL LOAD
RATINGS AND RIGGING SAFETY INFORMATION.
DO NOT EXCEED
GRID TILT
CAUTION: DO NOT EXCEED LOAD RATING
PRECAUTION: NO EXCEDER LIMITE DE CARGA
ATTENTION: N'EXCEDEZ PAS L'ESTIMATION DE CHARGE
VORSICHT: UBERSTEIGEN SIE NICHT LAST BEWERTUNG
5:1 7:1
LOAD RATINGS
1550 lbs
702 kg
(25 M’elodie)
1116 lbs
506 kg
(18 M’elodie)
+/-60 DEG.
!
Table 7: 500-HP GuideALink Positions for Flown 500-HPs
GuideALink Positions
Angle for
Flown
500-HP
Rear
(Attached to
Rear Slot)
Middle Front
(Attached to
Front Slot)
AStowedA 0°
A Stowed B –3° (downtilt)
A Stowed C –5° (downtilt)
Figure 5: Angles for Flown 500-HPs
STOW
STOW
A
B
A
B
GROUND STACK
FRONT LINK
GROUND STACK
REAR LINK
MAXIMUM DOWN-TILT
MAXIMUM UP-TILT
BA
0º
BB
-5º
AB
-10º
FRONT
LINK
REAR
LINK
RESULT
ANGLE
-5º
0º
MG-M’ELODIE
B
A
STOW
Berkeley, CA
SEE MG-M’ELODIE ASSEMBLY GUIDE FOR ADDITIONAL LOAD
RATINGS AND RIGGING SAFETY INFORMATION.
DO NOT EXCEED
GRID TILT
CAUTION: DO NOT EXCEED LOAD RATING
PRECAUTION: NO EXCEDER LIMITE DE CARGA
ATTENTION: N'EXCEDEZ PAS L'ESTIMATION DE CHARGE
VORSICHT: UBERSTEIGEN SIE NICHT LAST BEWERTUNG
5:1 7:1
LOAD RATINGS
1550 lbs
702 kg
(25 M’elodie)
1116 lbs
506 kg
(18 M’elodie)
+/-60 DEG.
STOW
STOW
A
B
A
B
GROUND STACK
FRONT LINK
GROUND STACK
REAR LINK
MAXIMUM DOWN-TILT
MAXIMUM UP-TILT
BA
0º
BB
-5º
AB
-10º
FRONT
LINK
REAR
LINK
RESULT
ANGLE
-5º
0º
MG-M’ELODIE
B
A
STOW
Berkeley, CA
SEE MG-M’ELODIE ASSEMBLY GUIDE FOR ADDITIONAL LOAD
RATINGS AND RIGGING SAFETY INFORMATION.
DO NOT EXCEED
GRID TILT
CAUTION: DO NOT EXCEED LOAD RATING
PRECAUTION: NO EXCEDER LIMITE DE CARGA
ATTENTION: N'EXCEDEZ PAS L'ESTIMATION DE CHARGE
VORSICHT: UBERSTEIGEN SIE NICHT LAST BEWERTUNG
5:1 7:1
LOAD RATINGS
1550 lbs
702 kg
(25 M’elodie)
1116 lbs
506 kg
(18 M’elodie)
+/-60 DEG.
STOW
STOW
A
B
A
B
GROUND STACK
FRONT LINK
GROUND STACK
REAR LINK
MAXIMUM DOWN-TILT
MAXIMUM UP-TILT
BA
0º
BB
-5º
AB
-10º
FRONT
LINK
REAR
LINK
RESULT
ANGLE
-5º
0º
MG-M’ELODIE
B
A
STOW
Berkeley, CA
SEE MG-M’ELODIE ASSEMBLY GUIDE FOR ADDITIONAL LOAD
RATINGS AND RIGGING SAFETY INFORMATION.
DO NOT EXCEED
GRID TILT
CAUTION: DO NOT EXCEED LOAD RATING
PRECAUTION: NO EXCEDER LIMITE DE CARGA
ATTENTION: N'EXCEDEZ PAS L'ESTIMATION DE CHARGE
VORSICHT: UBERSTEIGEN SIE NICHT LAST BEWERTUNG
5:1 7:1
LOAD RATINGS
1550 lbs
702 kg
(25 M’elodie)
1116 lbs
506 kg
(18 M’elodie)
+/-60 DEG.
–3°
0°
–5°