OWNER’S MANUAL Linear 7 Rev C 1 16/8/05, 11:18 am
Contents Page Section 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Linear 7 Rev C Introduction Handling Installation Positioning Connecting Amplifiers Listening Specification The Linear Range Warranty Contact Acoustic Energy 2 16/8/05, 11:18 am
1. Introduction Welcome to the Linear Centre. Perhaps more than any other hi-fi product, speakers are sensitive to installation so please take a little time to read this manual and to follow, as far as practical, the installation guidelines it contains. Careful installation will help ensure that your Linear Centre performs optimally. Should you have any questions not covered here we are happy to try and answer 2.
. Positioning The position of the speakers in a home theatre installation will have great Don’t worry if, thanks to the architecture or layout influence over its performance. It is worth spending some time experimenting of your room, it is not practical to follow each both with the finer points of speaker positioning, as well as the larger scale requirement or the layout diagram exactly. The issues of room layout.
. Connecting Connecting your Linear Centre to an amplifier is fundamentally a simple process, however, there are some choices to be made and issues to consider concerning connection mode, connectors and cable type. Conventional [single wire] connection Conventional connection requires that the shorting links remain in place between the high and low frequency terminals. Simply connect the speaker cable to either pair of terminals ensuring correct connection polarity as described below.
. Amplifiers The Linear Centre is a relatively high sensitivity speaker that does not require a generously rated power amplifier for adequate volume levels to be achieved in an average listening room. A minimum of 25 and maximum of 175 Watts into 8 Ohms per channel is recommended. Linear Centre also offers a relatively easy load to the amplifier and does not make unusually heavy demands on its power delivery.
9. The Linear Range The Linear Centre is part of a range that includes Linear One stand-mount speaker, the Linear Three 10. Warranty floor-stand speaker and the Linear Sub active sub-woofer. Linear One, Linear Three and Linear Your Acoustic Energy speakers are guaranteed against original defects in Centre incorporate time-aligned drivers to improve materials, manufacture and workmanship for 3 years from the date of image quality, depth and focus. purchase.
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