DePnitiveTech11f)kJgj® The Leader in High-Performance Loudspeakers® AVV5500~AVV6500 All-Weather Loudspeakers Owner's Manual Thank You Thank you for choosing Definitive Technology AW Series all-weather outdoor loudspeakers. Your AW loudspeaker is a unique high perfonnance product developed to allow you to experience the joy of superb music reproduced anywhere, whether indoors or outdoors, in both domestic and commercial applications.
Safety Precautions CAUTION! To reduce the risk of electric shock and fire, do not remove the cover or back plate of this device. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to licensed service technicians. Avis: Risque de choc electricque, ne pas ouvrir. CAUTION! The international symbol of a lightning bolt inside a triangle is intended to alert the user to uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the device's enclosure.
Unpacking Your AW Speakers I Please Inspect For Shipping Damage Each loudspeaker leaves our plant in perfect condition. Any visible or concealed damage most likely occurred in handling after it left our plant and should be reported at once to your Definitive dealer or the shipping company which delivered your loudspeaker. Positioning Your AW Series Loudspeakers Position your AW loudspeakers as close as possible to the area where you will be listening to them.
AW speakers may be oriented either horizontally or vertically. Always position the speakers so that the side with the mid/bass driver and tweeter (the Definitive Technology logo badge is on this side) faces the listening area. The side with the Low Bass Radiator may point toward an adjacent surface such as a wall, the underside of an eave or the ground, as long as there are a couple of inches between the Low Bass Radiator and the surface.
DriverfTweeter (logo) side "- Low Bass Radiator side WALL I LISTENING AREA Painting AW Series Loudspeakers You may paint white versions of the AW5500 and AW6500 speakers to match your color scheme or to blend in with their surroundings. You will need: . • A spray can of primer paint (Krylon Spray Primer #1318, or equivalent). • A spray can of the paint of your choice. Choose exterior grade paint if you plan to use A the speakers outdoors.
screw inserts on the end panels and the metal screws on the bracket knobs. Carefully mask both baffles to protect the drivers, tweeters, low-bass radiators, and baffles [figure C]. Make sure the tape forms a tight seal around the edges so that no paint can get on the baffle or speaker parts. If paint gets on the speaker parts (driver, tweeter, Low Bass Radiator), it will affect the sound and is not covered by the warranty. The grille features an engraved logo badge.
Mounting AW Series Speakers The AW speakers can be mounted vertically or horizontally but remember to always point the speaker in such a way as to allow water to roll off the driver cone and/or Low Bass Radiator. Installation of AW Series Loudspeakers requires basic skills in using tools such as a drill and screwdriver. If you are in doubt that you possess the necessary skills or tools, consult your Definitive Technology dealer, general contractor or a professional installer.
. Drive screws into stud or wall anchors, leaving screw heads protruding '/8" (3 mm). 9. If speaker wire is being fed from a hole in the wall behind the bracket, pull this speaker wire through the center hole in the bracket before mounting the bracket. 10. Line up the bracket attached to the speaker, so that the screw heads pass through the large center hole of the bracket's screw slot. 11. Let the speaker and bracket slide straight down, allowing the screw head to slip behind the smaller end of the slot.
Important Safety Notice It is essential that you use appropriate hardware that is designed for proper, safe and secure mounting to the surface to which you are attaching the AW loudspeaker. If you are unsure in any way about how to do this, consult a building contractor or professional installer. Connecting the Speakers It is critical for proper perfonnance that. both speakers (left and right) be connected in proper polarity.
Power and Loud Listening Levels It takes more speakers and more amplifier power to achieve a given amount of sound outdoors than it takes indoors. Keep this in mind when designing and listening to your outdoor system. Be careful how loud you turn up your outdoor system. We recommend leaving the bass and treble controls on your amplifier or receiver at their ''Oat'' (0 dB) positions.
Service Your local Definitive Technology dealer will usually be able to service your Definitive loudspeakers. If, however, you wish to return the speaker to Definitive, please contact us first, describing the problem and requesting authorization as well as the location of the nearest factory service center. Please note that the address given in this booklet is the address of our office only.
Limited USA Warranty: 5-Years for Drivers and Cabinets Definitive Technology warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Definitive Technology Loudspeaker Product (the "Product") will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years from the date of the original purchase from a Definitive Technology Franchised Dealer.
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