D&B D12 Technical Information

The Q-Series

10 d&b Q-Series The Q1 rigging systemSafety approvald&b loudspeakers and accessories are designed for set up and use within situations requir

d&b Q-Series 11The Q1 rigging examplesWith a 15° vertical HF dispersion per cabinet, the Q1 can be used to construct vertical columns that prod

12 d&b Q-Series The Q7/Q10 mounting accessoriesSafety approvald&b loudspeakers and accessories are designed for set up and use within situati

d&b Q-Series 13The Q7/Q10 mounting examplesQ7/Q10 with Z5020 Flying adapter 02Z5015 TV spigot 02Q7/Q10 with Z5156 Q Flying adapterZ5147 Rota cl

14 d&b Q-Series The Qi rigging systemSafety approvald&b loudspeakers and accessories are designed for set up and use within situations requir

d&b Q-Series 15The Qi1 rigging examplesWith a 15° vertical HF dispersion per cabinet, the Qi1 can be used to construct vertical columns tha

16 d&b Q-Series The Qi rigging systemThe Qi7/Qi10 rigging examplesSafety approvald&b loudspeakers and accessories are designed for set up and

d&b Q-Series 17The Qi7/Qi10 mounting and rigging accessories and examplesSafety approvald&b loudspeakers and accessories are designed for s

18 d&b Q-Series The d&b ArrayCalc calculatorSub ArrayRoom SettingsArrays For both acoustic and safety reasons d&b line arrays must be des

d&b Q-Series 19The d&b ArrayCalc calculator3D PlotAlignmentRigging Plot1 Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark or trademark of Micro

2 d&b Q-Series ContentsThe d&b System reality ... 3The Q-Series ...

20 d&b Q-Series The D6 and D12 amplifiersThe D6 and D12 are dual channel amplifiers developed and manufactured by d&b utilizing Digital Signa

d&b Q-Series 21The D6 and D12 amplifier data1 XLR pin assignment analog, inputs and links: 1 = GND, 2 = pos. signal, 3 = neg. signal XLR p

22 d&b Q-Series The operation with D6 and D12 amplifiersOperation with D6 and D12 Q1 Qi1 Q7 Qi7 Q10 Qi10 Q-SUB QiCSA -SUB Qi-SUB Max. LS per ch

d&b Q-Series 23The Q-Series frequency responses-50510-10-15-20-25-30201001k10k20k-50510-10-15-20-25-3020100 1k 10k20k-50510-10-15-20-25-3020100

24 d&b Q-Series The Q-Series configuration examplesA small Q-Series line array configuration as shown on the opposite page could consist of two D

d&b Q-Series 25The Q-Series configuration examplesCAN-BusinterfaceCAN-BusLaptop or PCrunning R1R60Q-SUBQi-SUBQ-SUBQi-SUBQ-SUBQi-SUBQ-SUBQi-SUBQ

26 d&b Q-Series The Q-Series configuration examplesMedium flown and ground stacked exampleQ-SUBQiCSA-SUBCAN-BusinterfaceCAN-BusLaptop or PCrunnin

d&b Q-Series 27The Q-Series configuration examplesCAN-BusinterfaceCAN-BusLaptop or PCrunning R1R60Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1

28 d&b Q-Series The Q-Series configuration examplesLaptop or PCrunning R1CAN-BusinterfaceCAN-BusR60D12D12D12D6D6Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q1Qi1Q7Qi7Q10Qi10Q

d&b Q-Series 29The Qi loudspeakers Weather Resistant and Special Colour optionsThe Weather Resistant and Special Colour options are only availa

d&b Q-Series 3The d&b System realityAs the name implies a d&b system is not just a loudspeaker. Nor is it merely a sum of the component

30 d&b Q-Series The D6 and D12 amplifiers installationD12338 [13.31"]483 [19.00"]443 [17.44"]324 [12.56"]348 [13.70"]132

d&b Q-Series 31The D6 and D12 amplifierspower consumption and power lossSignal waveform CF Duty Pout [W] Pin [W] Ploss [W] Iin [A] Uin [V]

32 d&b Q-Series The d&b Remote networkExamples of bus cable lengthCable cross section180 m (600 ft) 140 m (460 ft)500 m (1650 ft) 330 m (1100

d&b Q-Series 33The d&b Remote softwareR1 device page, individual devices, details view and group controlsR1 main page, groups and master co

34 d&b Q-Series The Q-Series product overview Code DescriptionQ loudspeakers Z0501.xxx Q1 Loudspeaker*1 Z0507.xxx Q7 Loudspeaker* Z0508.xxx Q10

d&b Q-Series 35The Q-Series product overview Code DescriptionLids E7921.000 Q-SUB Wooden lidQ accessories Z5154.000 Q Rigging set (supplied w

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4 d&b Q-Series The Q-SeriesThe Q-Series embodies the d&b holistic approach to sound reinforcement solutions: integrating loudspeakers, electr

d&b Q-Series 5D12 amplifierD6 amplifier The Q-SeriesQ subwoofer Q7, Q10 loudspeakerQ1 loudspeakerQi, QiCSA subwoofer Qi7, Qi10 loudspeakerQi1

6 d&b Q-Series The Q1 and Qi1 loudspeakers1 Broadband measurement, pink noise, crest factor 4, peak measurement, linear weighting2 Dispersion a

d&b Q-Series 7The Q7 and Qi7 loudspeakers1 Broadband measurement, pink noise, crest factor 4, peak measurement, linear weighting2 Dispersion

8 d&b Q-Series The Q10 and Qi10 loudspeakers1 Broadband measurement, pink noise, crest factor 4, peak measurement, linear weighting2 Dispersion

d&b Q-Series 9The Q, Qi and QiCSA subwoofers1 Broadband measurement, pink noise, crest factor 4, peak measurement, linear weightingQ, Qi and Q