Adam MP1 Bedienungsanleitung

MP1 Operation Manual

English

Please read the following safety instructions before setting up your system.

Keep the instructions for further reference. Please take notice of the warnings

and follow the instructions.

Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not open the loudspeaker.

There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualiﬁed service

personnel.

This product, as well as all attached extension cords, must be terminated with

an earth ground three-conductor AC mains power cord like the one supplied

with the product. To prevent shock hazard, all three components must always

be used.

Check if the speciﬁed voltage matches the voltage of the power supply you

use. If this is not the case do not connect the loudspeakers to a power source!

Please contact your local dealer or national distributor.

Do not place this unit on an unstable cart, stand or tripod, bracket or table.

The unit may fall, causing serious injury and/or serious damage. When a cart is

used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination.

Do not expose this product to rain or moisture, never wet the inside with any

liquid and never pour or spill liquids directly onto this unit. Please do not put

any objects ﬁlled with liquids (e.g. vases, etc.) onto the speaker.

Never replace any fuse with a value or type other than those speciﬁed. Never

bypass any fuse.

Always switch off your entire system before connecting or disconnecting any

cables, or when cleaning any components.

Caution

Risk of electrical shock

Do not open

Risque de shock electrique

Ne pas ouvrier

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE BACK COVER OR ANY OTHER PART.

NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

Safety Instructions

MP1 Manual / English

Protect the cord from being walked on or pinched.

To completely disconnect from AC mains, disconnect the power supply from the

AC receptacle.

Always use fully checked cables. Defective cables can harm your speakers. They

are a common source for any kind of noise, hum, crackling etc.

The monitor should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the

device should be easily accessible.

Assure free airﬂow behind the speakers to maintain sufﬁcient cooling.

Never use ﬂammable or combustible chemicals for cleaning audio components.

Never expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures. Never

operate this product in an explosive atmosphere.

Avoid touching the speaker membranes and do not block the woofer’s

ventilation ports.

Please note that the drivers build up a magnetic ﬁeld. Do not ply with magnetic

items at close range to the diaphragms.

High SPLs may damage your hearing! Please do not get close to loudspeakers

when used at high volumes.

Always unplug sensitive electronic equipment during lightning storms.

Always keep electrical equipment out of the reach of children.

Safety Instructions

Table of contents

Safety Instructions .............................................2-3

1. Introduction .......................................................5

2. Quick Start ........................................................6

2.1 Important Information .......................................6

2.2 Connecting the speakers ...................................6

3. Speaker Placement ............................................7-8

3.1 Room acoustics .................................................7

3.2 General recommendations ................................7

3.3 The Stereo Triangle ............................................8

3.4 Surround placement ..........................................8

4. Speaker Adjustment ..........................................9-10

4.1 The Front Control Panel .....................................9

4.2 Input Gain ..........................................................9

4.3 High Gain ...........................................................9

4.4 Mid Gain ............................................................9

4.5 Bass Gain ...........................................................10

4.6 High / Low Shelving EQs ...................................10

4.7 LEDs ..................................................................10

5. Troubleshooting .................................................11

5.1 No or distorted signal ........................................11

5.2 Parasitic noises .................................................11

6. Maintenance ......................................................12

7. Shipping / Packaging ........................................12

8. Environmental Information ................................12

9. EU Declaration of Conformity ............................13

10. Limited Warranty ...............................................14

10.1 Terms and Conditions ........................................14

10.2 How to claim ......................................................14

11 . Technical Data ...................................................15

MP1 Manual / English

1. Introduction

Dear customer,

Thank you for choosing the ADAM Audio MP1.

The ADAM MP1 “Mastering Piece” provides the ultimate monitoring tool for the ﬁnal

stage of the recording process. Since this is the last chance to sculpt, change and ﬁne

tune a recording before it becomes available to the public, it is crucial for a mastering

engineer to know for sure that the monitors provide him with the most honest and

revealing sonic “picture” possible. It was to answer this need that the MP1 was created.

The MP1 is a four-way ported active system that uses our proprietary ART tweeter

and midrange driver, two 7“ Ceramic cone midrange drivers and one side-ﬁring 12“

HexaCone© woofer which is driven by a no-compromise 500W PWM ampliﬁer. A

very stable bass reﬂex cabinet, enabling the woofer‘s frequency response reaching

down to 23 Hz, is also responsible for an extremely pure sound that is free from

overemphasizing artifacts, resulting in exceedingly tight and solid bass response.

This manual is intended to provide you with information about your new ADAMs. It

contains important information regarding safety, setting up, handling, and

warranty. We request that you read these sections carefully to ensure easy set up and

prevent potential problems.

If you have any questions about this or any of our products, please don’t hesitate to

For detailed information concerning ADAM’s technologies and products, complete

reviews, and a list of worldwide ADAM users and studios, please visit our website:

www.adam-audio.com

You are invited to share your experience with our products by joining us on Facebook

and also, if you don’t want to miss out on the latest info on ADAM Professional Audio,

come and follow us on Twitter!

We hope very much that you really enjoy your new loudspeakers, and wish you many

delightful hours with them.

The ADAM Audio Team

2.1 Important Information for set up

After having unpacked your loudspeakers, please allow the system to acclimate

to the temperature of the room for approximately an hour.

We recommend using high quality cables to guarantee optimal performance.

It is important to ensure the speakers stand ﬁrmly on a solid surface!

We recommend retaining the original packaging, as it is the best way to

guarantee safe transportation should the need to do so arise.

Please note that the loudspeakers will take some break-in time to achieve

optimum sonic performance.

2.2 Connecting the speakers

a) Before connecting the loudspeakers to your audio components and the power

source make sure that both the loudspeakers and your audio source are switched

off and set the level controls fully counterclockwise.

b) Connect the loudspeakers with your audio source by using XLR cables. The male

plug goes into the loudspeaker, the female plug into your audio component.

c) Check if the speciﬁed voltage matches the voltage of the power supply you use.

If this is not the case do not connect the loudspeakers to a power source! Please

contact your local dealer or national distributor.

If the voltages match, use the included power cables to connect the loudspeaker

to the AC sockets.

d) Switch on the main on/off switches on the back panel of the loudspeakers.

e) Make sure that the line out level (volume) of your stereo is either at a low level or

all the way off. Then, switch on your audio system.

f) Switch on the Standby switch on the front panel of your MP1.

g) Turn on your source of music and adjust the volume carefully.

2. Quick Start

MP1 Manual / English

The proper positioning of your loudspeakers is of extreme importance to the sound

quality. We would therefore like to give you some advice concerning room acoustics

and the setting up of your loudspeakers. Since every room is unique, we can only offer

general recommendations.

3.1 Room acoustics

Room acoustics come down to essentially three aspects:

a) Reverberation: The ‘sound’ of a room is to some extend a result of its reverbera-

tion, i.e. to how the sound waves are reﬂected. Soft furniture (like carpets, cur-

tains, or sofas) tends to absorb sound waves, especially higher frequencies. Hard

materials like stone or glass reﬂect sound waves almost entirely. In general, rever-

berant rooms are rather unforgiving in terms of authentic music reproduction due

to the great number of reﬂections.

b) The room dimensions: The volume of a room is the second important aspect of its

acoustics. The same loudspeaker will sound different in different sized rooms with

similar sonic characteristics. Therefore, the size of your room partly determines

the positioning of your loudspeakers.

c) The listening distance: The distance between the listener and the sound source

is the third crucial aspect in loudspeaker positioning. If this distance is either too

great or too small, the sound will be compromised.

3.2 General recommendations

• Please make sure that there are no obstacles in the way from the monitor to your

ears. You should be able to see the speakers completely.

• The distance to the surrounding walls should be at least 70 cm to avoid early

reﬂections, which will degrade the sound.

• The loudspeakers should be aligned with the listener’s position.

• The Tweeter should be positioned approximately at the height of your ears. If the

speaker does not point right in your direction, you might lose sound information.

• Please note that vibrating parts of nearby objects can mask the sound.

3. Speaker Placement

3.3 The Stereo Triangle

If the loudspeaker is going to be used for stereo applica-

tions, the optimum listening position should be at the top of

an imaginary equilateral triangle with the two loudspeakers

placed at the other two points of this triangle. The loud-

speakers should be aligned with the listener’s position.

3.4 Surround Placement

Speaker positioning for multi-channel stereo purposes

is ideally based on a circle with speakers placed at 0°

(Center), 30° (Front Right), 110° (Rear Right), 250°

(Rear Left), 330° (Front Left), with the listener being

the circle’s center (Radius between 0.7-2.0 m). This

ITU recommended conﬁguration may vary depending

on the purpose of the control room (music or ﬁlm).

However, it is recommended to create a symmetrical

listening position with the front side and surround

speaker pointing to the listener’s ear.

3. Speaker Placement

MP1 Manual / English

4. Speaker Adjustment

4.1 The front control panel

On the front you will ﬁnd a highly sophisticated control panel that allows detailed

ﬁne-tuning of your loudspeakers to your particular room acoustics and personal

listening preferences. The following tips are intended to assist you at using the

controls in the best manner.

Please note that using the controls may have a great impact on the overall sound

characteristics of your loudspeakers. We recommend using the controls with

utmost care and only after several audio tests with familiar recordings.

4.2 Input Gain

‘Input Gain’ regulates the overall input sensitivity of your

loudspeaker within a range of -10 to +10 dB, and controls the

volume of your loudspeaker equally in all frequency ranges.

4.3 High Gain

Whereas the ‘Input Gain’ raises or lowers the overall input

sensitivity up to +/-10 dB, the ‘High Gain’ works only within the

frequency range of the tweeter, raising or lowering up to +/-4 dB.

4.4 Mid Gain

The ‘Mid Gain’ raises or lowers the gain of the midrange driver up

to +/-2 dB.

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB+4 dB

-6 dB-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB+4 dB

-6 dB-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB

+4 dB

-6 dB

-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB+4 dB

-6 dB-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

4. Speaker Adjustment

4.5 Bass Gain

The ‘Bass Gain’ raises or lowers the gain of the woofer up

to +/-6 dB.

4.6 High / Low Shelving EQs

Whereas the gains raise or lower the volume of a single

driver as a whole, the two room equalizers work differently.

The ‘EQ >6kHz’ is a shelving ﬁlter that progressively raises

or lowers the range above 6 kHz up to 6 dB. The ‘EQ

<150Hz’ does the same for the frequency band below 150

Hz (please see ﬁgures below).

4.7 LEDs

There are two diodes on the front panel. When the

loudspeaker is being switched on, the Overload-LED will

ﬂash red a few times. This does not indicate an overload!

It signalizes the control function of the protective circuit.

Afterwards, the On-LED will start to glow green, indicat-

ing power on. Only if the Overload-LED ﬂashes red during

operation, it does indicate an overload. Then, the protec-

tive circuit will be activated to prevent the speaker from

damage.

Room EQ <150 Hz for low

frequencies below 150 Hz

Room EQ >6 kHz for high

frequencies above 6 kHz

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB+4 dB

-6 dB-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB+4 dB

-6 dB-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB+4 dB

-6 dB-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

Standby

EQ >6 kHz

High Gain

+6 dB

+4 dB

-6 dB

-4 dB

MP1

EQ <150 Hz

+6 dB

-6 dB

Mid Gain

+2 dB

-2 dB

Bass Gain

+6 dB

-6 dB

Input Gain

+10 dB

-10 dB

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