Owner's Manual
Preparing
the
EV04
Loudspeakers
Stands
and
Brackets
The
bookshelf
loudspeakers are
intended
primarily for stand mounting,
though
they
can
be
mounted
on
wall
brackets
or
even on sturdy
shelves.
The
quality
of
loudspeaker stands greatly influences
the
performance
of
your
loudspeakers, please
do
not
use flimsy products.
Centre
Channel
Loudspeakers
Each centre channel loudspeaker
is
s
upplied
with
one
set
of
mounting
feet. By using combination
of
large and
small
feet
the
loudspeaker
may
be
angled
to
point
directly
at
the
listening position. This
will
be
found
useful
when
the
centre
speaker
is
positioned
under
the
TV
screen.
Cables
and
Connectors
Choosing
Loudspeaker
Cable
Specialist audio
cable
usually offers
better
performance
than
general
purpose 'bell'
or
'zip' wire.
Choose a
cable
of
suitable
diameter
-
cable
that
is
too
thin
will
limit
the
dynamics
of
the
sound and may impair
the
bass response. Audio
cable
is
polarised,
with
two
cores
of
different colours,
or
often a raised rib
or
coloured
tracer
in
the
case
of
twin
cable
. Before you purchase
your
cable
, give careful
thought
to
the
positioning
of
your
loudspeakers.
This
is
especially
the
case
if
you are bi-wiring
your
loudspeakers.
Cable lengths
to
loudspeaker pairs should
be
the
same for
left
and
right channels
in
order
to
equalise
the
signal
transmission.
Allow
some
slack in
your
speaker cables so
you
can
alter
their position
to
best advantage.
Preparing
Loudspeaker
Cable
Split
the
twin cores
to
a
depth
of
about
40mm. Carefully strip
the
insulation from each end, leaving
about
10mm
of
bare wire.
If
the
cable
is
stranded,
lightly
twist
to
gather
any loose strands.
Connecting
Screw
Terminals
All
loudspeakers use screw terminals.
Unscrew
the
terminal. Insert
the
bare
end
of
the
cable
into
the
hole
in
the
base
of
the
terminal. Tighten securely.
When
connecting
terminals
make
sure
you
leave
no
strands
of
bare wire
that
can short across
to
adjacent
terminals.
As an alternative
to
bare wire you can use specialist spade connectors. Your
Wharfedale
dealer
will
be
pleased
to
advise you on this issue.
Crossover
Networks
Bi-Wireable
Networks
If
your
speakers use a special
bi-wireable
crossover
panel
with
four
terminal
binding posts. Please
follow
the
drawing
carefully
to
see
the
correct
orientation
of
the
loudspeaker
terminals.
The
upper
terminals
connect
to
the
treble
unit.
the
lower
pair
to
the
bass unit. As supplied,
the
treble
terminal
pair
is
connected
to
the
bass
terminal
pair via
removable
metal
straps. These
should
be
left
in
place
for
standard installations.
Single
Wire
Networks
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