Genelec 2029A Digital
Monitoring Speaker
Operating
Manual
use one you should make absolutely
sure that the connector is carrying the
IEC958 formatted digital audio signal.
4. Installation
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•
Make sure the LED turns yellow as
you plug in the digital audio cable
tothe2029ADigitalunit.Ifthisisnot
the case, go back to your audio
source and check once more that
the right output is selected. If the
LED stays green you do not have a
valid digital audio carrier on the
cable.
Contents of Genelec 2029A
Digital delivery package
One of the 2029A Digital units (Right)
has a matching RCA connector in the
back of the unit. Locate the RCA con-
nector (see figure 2) and notice the
signal indicator LED in the front. Con-
nect the RCA cable and switch on the
power on both speakers. The LED
should change colour from green to
yellow.
Please make sure that you can identify
these parts.
1. Two loudspeakers
2. Two mains cables.
3. One interconnect cable, with
male XLR connectors on both
ends.
If you see the LED flashing red co-
lour, check your cabling. Red co-
lour indicates a bit error in trans-
mission.
Turn the output level at the left speaker
to maximum value. This calibrates the
balancebetweenthespeakers.Adjust
the desired output level at the right
speaker (the one receiving the digital
audio). Note that the output level ad-
justment scales the maximum sound
pressure level produced by the digital
audio signal. Monitoring at very low
output levels may not be accurate.
4. A user manual
After unpacking, check that the mains
voltage selector (see figure 2) is cor-
rectly set and place the loudspeakers
at their listening position, taking note
of the listening axis (see figure 1). En-
surethatthemainsswitchesareoffand
thevolumecontrolsfullycounter-clock-
wise.
How to set up for analog signals
Remove the digital audio cable at the
2029A Digital. Observe that the LED
should turn green.
Remove the interconnect cable be-
tween the two Genelec 2029A Digital
units.
To help you solve any problems, here
are a few pointers.
How to set up for digital signals
Run normal XLR cables from your an-
alog audio source to the XLR connec-
tors on both 2029A Digital units.
Connect the special interconnect ca-
ble between the XLR connectors of the
two 2029A Digital monitors.
• Make sure that your audio signal
source has been set to transmit the
audio to the S/P-DIF output.
Adjust the output levels at the front of
both 2029A Digital units independent-
ly for left and right channels.
Connect an digital audio interface
cabletoyour digitalaudiosource. You
can identify the right RCA connector
on your audio source by looking for the
words “Digital Output” or “S/P-DIF”. If
you are sure your audio source has a
digitalaudiooutput,butthecabledoes
not fit the connector, you may have an
equipment that is using a BNC con-
nector instead of the standard RCA.
You can find interface plugs that con-
vert the BNC to an RCA. Before you
• Make sure the digital interface ca-
ble is properly connected at both
ends.
Figure 1: 2029A outer dimensions, with the
reference axis between the bass and the
treble drivers.
Figure 2: 2029A Digital Right speaker backpanel
How to set up Genelec 1091A
subwoofer
A standard Genelec 1091A subwoof-
erpackagecontainscablestoconnect
to both 2029A Digital units. The cables
have 1/4" (6mm) plugs that connect to
the 2029A Digital units (see figure 5).
On each 2029A Digital, flip the tone
control switch number 2 to "ON" posi-
tion. This is the right setting when the
subwoofer 1091A is used.
Setting tone controls
The response of the system may have
to be adjusted to match the acoustic
environment. The adjustment is done
by setting the tone control switches on
the rear panel. The tone control has
fourswitchesandcanadjust'trebletilt',
'bass tilt' and 'bass roll-off.' The facto-
ry settings for these are 'ALL OFF' to
give a flat anechoic response. See
Figure 6 for suggested tone control
settings in differing acoustic environ-
ments. Figure 8 shows the effect of the
controls on the anechoic response.
Always start adjustment by setting all
switches to 'OFF' position. Then set a
switch to 'ON' position to select the
necessary response curve.
Figure 3. Cabling scheme for digital setup
5. Monitor placement.
Console top mounting.
Avoid mounting Genelec 2029A Digit-
al monitors directly on the console top.
Instead, position the speakers slightly
behind the console by using floor
stands, wall mounts or microphone
stands. This minimizes sound colour-
ing reflections from the console sur-
face.
Figure 4. Cabling scheme for analog setup
Room placement.
To produce a true and accurate stereo
image the monitors must have exactly
similar frequency responses. When
placed in a room monitor responses
change due to reflections of the sound
waves from the room’s boundaries. It
is necessary to place the monitors at
the same height and also at the same
distance from the front and side walls
so that reflections, and therefore
changes to the frequency response,
are similar.
To avoid differences in frequency re-
sponses due to reflections from the
Figure 5. Cabling and 2029A tone control settings when using subwoofer 1091A.
be used in conjunction with the wall
hanging key holes. The 2029A Digital
can be placed horizontally or vertical-
ly. Enclosed is also a bag containing
four large and four small friction pads.
The larger pads are for the base of the
2029A Digital, and if placed horizon-
tally, the smaller pads may be used on
the side. There are recesses on the
speaker cabinet where the pads fit.
Treble Tilt
(Switch 1)
Bass Tilt
(Switches 3 & 4)
Bass Roll-Off
(Switch 2)
Speaker Mounting Position
Flat Anechoic Response
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
Free standing in a damped room
Free standing in a reverberant
room
-2dB (Switch 3 ON,
switch 4 OFF)
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
-4dB (Switch 4 ON,
switch 3 OFF)
Near field on a console bridge
Near to a wall
6. Maintenance
-6 dB (Switches 3
and 4 ON)
Therearenouserserviceablepartsare
intheunit. Maintenanceorrepairofthe
2029A Digital units should be done by
qualified service personnel only.
See above
settings
See above
settings
With the 1091A subwoofer
Figure 6. Suggested tone control settings for various acoustic environments
7. Safety Considerations
The 2029A Digital has been designed
in accordance with international safe-
ty standards. To ensure safe operation
and to maintain the instrument in safe
operating condition, the following
warnings and cautions must be ob-
served:
Servicing and adjustment should only
be performed by qualified service per-
sonnel.
Figure 7. Tone control switches on the back panel of 2029A Left. Note that the digital audio
receiving speaker (Right) has different labelling.
Do not use this product with an un-
earthed mains cable as this may com-
promise electrical safety.
front wall, the monitors should be
placed either nearer than 1m or further
than 3m from the front wall. Placement
close to the front wall (<1m) will boost
low frequencies, and the tone controls
should be adjusted appropriately (see
figure 6).
This equipment is capable of produc-
ing sound pressure levels in excess of
85 dB, which may cause permanent
hearing damage.
Free flow of air behind the loudspeak-
er is necessary to maintain sufficient
cooling.Donotobstructairflowaround
the loudspeakers.
The monitors should be aimed toward
the listening position. This maximizes
the ratio of direct sound to reflected
sound and the listener is able to hear
more of the material and less of the
room effects. Subjectively this is per-
ceived as cleaner sound and superior
stereo imaging.
Do not insert any objects through the
bassreflexportsonthefaceoftheunit,
as this may damage the electronics in-
side the loudspeaker.
Do not run an analog audio signal to
the digital input RCA connector. Do-
ing so may overload your audio equip-
ment output and cause them perma-
nent damage.
Mounting Options
Figure 8 shows the three possibilities
for mounting the 2029A Digital. On the
baseofthemonitorisa3/8"UNCthread-
edholewhichaccommodatesastand-
ard microphone stand. On the rear
there are two methods to suspend the
loudspeaker. An Omnimount® size 50
bracket can be used, two M6x10 mm
screws are required. 4 mm diameter
8. Guarantee
This product is guaranteed for a peri-
od of ONE year against faults in mate-
rials or workmanship. Refer to supplier
for full sales and guarantee terms.
Figure 8. Mounting options of the 2029A
Digital
screws with suitable size heads can
Figure 9: The effect of 'treble tilt', 'bass tilt' and 'bass roll-off' controls in free field.
Figure 10: Horizontal directivity characteristics and power response of 2029A Digital
in its vertical configuration measured at 1m in free field.
SYSTEM
SPECIFICATIONS
CROSSOVER
SECTION
DIGITAL
SECTION
Inputs:
Word length:
24 bits
Lower cut-off frequency, -3 dB:
< 68 Hz
Input 1: XLR female, balanced 10 kOhm
1
Input 2:
/
" Jack socket, balanced 10 kOhm
Input format:
IEC958, S/P-DIF, EIJAC CP-340
Upper cut-off frequency, -3 dB:
> 20 kHz
4
Volume control:
Input termination impedance:
75 ohms
Free field frequency response of system:
Variable from Mute to -6 dBu for 100 dB SPL
output @ 1m
70 Hz - 18 kHz( 2.5 dB)
Input sampling rate:
25-55 kHz (no de-emphasis)
44.1 and 48 kHz (using
de-emphasis)
Maximum short term sine wave acoustic output on axis
in half space, averaged from100 Hz to 3 kHz:
Subsonic filter below 68 Hz :
18 dB/octave
@ 1m
@ 0.5m
> 100 dB SPL
> 106 dB SPL
Jitter resiliance:
Dynamic range:
0.15 unit intervals
1091A Subwoofer output (input 2) at 100db SPL:
-23 dBu into 33kOhm load
>101 dB (A weight, triangular
PDF dither, 20 bit data)
Maximum long term RMS acousticoutput in same
conditions with IECweighted noise (limited by driver unit
protection circuit):
Ultrasonic filter above 25 kHz:
12 dB/octave
De-emphasis:
50/15us, automatic
@ 1m
>
98 dB SPL
@ 0.5m
> 104 dB SPL
Crossover frequency, Bass/Treble:
3.3 kHz
Recovered clock jitter:
200 picoseconds RMS typical
Maximum peak acoustic output per pair on top of
console,
@ 1 m from the engineer with music material:
Crossover acoustical slopes:
24 - 32 dB/octave
AMPLIFIER
SECTION
> 110 dB
Treble tilt control operating range:
0 to -2 dB @ 15 kHz
Self generated noise level in free field @ 1m on axis:
< 10 dB
(A-weighted)
Bass amplifier output power with an 8 Ohm load:
40 W
Bass roll-off control operating in a -6 dB step @ 85 Hz
(to be used in conjunction with the 1091A subwoofer)
Harmonic distortion at 85 dB SPL @ 1m on axis:
Freq:
75...150 Hz
> 150 Hz
< 3%
< 1%
Treble amplifier output power with an 8 Ohm load:
40 W
Bass tilt control operating range in -2 dB steps:
0 to -6 dB @ 150 Hz
Drivers:
Bass
Treble
130 mm (5") cone
Long term output power is limited by driver unit
protection circuitry.
19 mm (3/4") metal dome
The 'CAL' position is with all tone controls set to 'off'
and the input sensitivity control to maximum (fully
clockwise).
Both drivers are magnetically shielded.
Amplifier system distortion at
nominal output:
Weight:
5.7 Kg
(12.5 lb)
THD
< 0.08%
Dimensions:
SMPTE-IM
CCIF-IM
DIM 100
< 0.08%
< 0.08%
< 0.08%
Height
Width
Depth
247 mm
151 mm
191 mm
(9 3/4")
( 515
(7 1/2")
/16")
Signal to Noise ratio, referred to full output:
Bass
Treble
> 90 dB
> 90 dB
Mains voltage:
100/200 or 115/230 V
Voltage operating range:
Power consumption:
10%
Idle
9 VA
Full output
90 VA
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FIN - 74100 IISALMI, FINLAND
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