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  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    The Opal is a free-standing speaker and is designed for operation on open surfaces such as speaker stands or a work surface. Do not operate the Opal within cabinets or any enclosed space with limited ventilation.
  • Page 4 Thank you for purchasing the EVENT Opal. Before you set up your speakers for the fi rst time, please read through this user manual to ensure you are able to get the most out of your investment. The ‘no compromise’ design brief for these speakers was essentially the impossible.
  • Page 5 Opal fast, deep and accurate bass response. The Opal’s drive electronic system is purely high fi delity analogue, providing 750 watts of peak power in two-way confi guration and giving the Opal a transient response and low distortion that surpasses the capabilities of any other monitoring system.
  • Page 6 - front rotatable waveguide tweeter status LEDs rotatable badge front ports driver front control panel cover AES/EBU expansion module status LED...
  • Page 7 - rear handle heatsink speaker mounting points (M8) accessory mounting points (M4) rear panel AES/EBU expansion module port serial number...

  • Page 8: Front Control Panel

    0, +.75 and +1.5dB. The default setting is 0 - fi lter not engaged. DIM: Allows for the adjustment of the brightness of the EVENT rotatable badge on the front of the cabinet. Settings range from 0 (completely off) to 5. The default setting is 5.
  • Page 9 fi lter response graphs Space Filter Q Filter Position 1 Position 2 Position 3 Position 4 1/1 Space Position 5 1/2 Space Position 6 1/4 Space SPACE (Freq @ 200Hz, Depth @ 6) Frequency (Hz) Frequency (Hz) Freq Filter Depth Filter Position 1 Position 2 Position 3...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    The Opal allows for the input of a balanced or unbalanced line input. The port accepts an XLR style cannon jack or a ¼” mono jack. Please note that the Opal is fi xed to operate in the voltage range in the region that it is sold in.

  • Page 11: Status Leds

    EVENT EX8 driver. The Opal features four status LEDs to indicate the speaker and amplifi er status. It is important to familiarise yourself with the function of these LEDs as they will communicate the status of your speaker and the inputs.

  • Page 12: Positioning Your Speakers

    The EVENT Opal monitors are physically identical. When used in a stereo confi guration, there is no physical or acoustic distinction between the left and right speakers. While we recommend mounting the Opal in vertical orientation, it has been designed to allow horizontal alignment (see horizontal mounting).

  • Page 13: Horizontal Mounting

    Note that when mounting the Opal horizontally, the tweeter should always be on the inside, as shown below. The EVENT badge is also rotatable. To lift the badge from its magnetic mounting gently pry from the bottom with a fl...
  • Page 14 Before calling, however, we ask that you please consult the Technical Support section of our web site, www.eventelectronics.com. Please note that there are no user serviceable parts within the EVENT Opal. For any servicing please refer to an authorised service technician.
  • Page 15 The EVENT StudioEQ system allows for precise calibration and measurement of your speakers, with respect to your listening space and position. EVENT offers a StudioEQ system free of charge to every customer who purchases a pair of Opals. To register for your free StudioEQ please visit www.eventelectronics.com...

  • Page 16: Specifications

    specifi cations system Frequency Response 35Hz – 22kHz (see graph) 1600Hz Crossover Frequency Crossover Type Acoustic 8th Order (48dB/Oct) 3rd Harmonic Distortion @ 90dB SPL, 1m 500 - 7kHz - 0.08% 200 - 20kHz - 0.2% <200Hz - 1.5% Acoustic Output - SPL @ 1m Long Term (80Hz - 20kHz) 111dB Peak (80Hz - 20kHz)
  • Page 17 specifi cations low frequency transducer - EX8 Piston Diameter 180mm (7.1”) X-Coil double voice coil Voice Coil Confi guration Low distortion design Voice Coil Diameter 66mm (2.6”) X-Coil Diameter 65.2mm (2.56”) Former Material High Strength Polyamide - Glass Fiber Voice Coil Wire Copper Clad Al Magnet Type Neodymium...
  • Page 18 specifi cations low frequency amplifi er Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz (±0.1dB) Operating Band Pass 20Hz - 1,600Hz Total Harmonic Distortion 0.009% @ 300 watts into 5 ohm load 24dB Voltage Gain Long Term Power @ 5 Ohms* 270 watts Continuous Power @ 5 Ohms** 387 watts Burst Power @ 5 Ohms***...
  • Page 19 specifi cations physical Cabinet Volume 28 Litres Cabinet Construction High Pressure Injection-Moulded Aluminium Cabinet Finish Black Powdercoat Low Frequency Vents Two Variable Impedance Ports (patent pending) Waveguide Construction High Pressure Injection-Moulded Aluminium Waveguide Elliptical waveguide - Rotatable Four each Mounting Points M8 Omni-mount Pattern Cabinet Dimensions 295mmW x 450mmH x 273mmD...
  • Page 20 International 107 Carnarvon Street P.O. Box 4189 Silverwater NSW 2128 Australia Santa Barbara, CA 93140-4189 www.eventelectronics.com info@eventelectronics.com...

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