V O Y A G E™ ™ u s e r ’ s m a n u a l M A R T I N L O G A N® the loudspeaker technology company
CONTENTS AND INTRODUCTION Contents Contents and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Contents Introduction Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Placement Horizontal Installation Installing the Voyage Installing an IR Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Removing the End Caps for Painting . . . . . . . . . .10 ATF (Advanced Thin Film) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting 12 General Information .
INSTALLATION Placement To achieve maximum performance, it is recommended that the Voyage not be installed near a room corner or directly behind furniture. When used as a front left/right channel, it is recommended that the listening position be no closer to the wall then the distance between the speakers. Horizontal Installation Although most users will mount the Voyage in a vertical orientation, it can also be mounted in a horizontal orientation (for use as a center channel).
Required tools (included): 4mm Allen bit (2) Push pins Required tools (not included): Stud finder Sharp pencil or pen Level Dry wall knife/saw Wire strippers Electric drill (with clutch) Tape measure Depth required behind wall surface: 3 3/4" (9.5cm) Required wall opening (includes tolerance): 9 1/8" x 34 5/16" (23.2cm x 87.2cm) Figure 3. Side view. Figure 2. The Voyage is designed to mount anywhere between studs. 4 Installation Figure 4. Top view.
Figure 5. Installation steps 1–3. Figure 6. Installation step 4. 1 4 Using a stud finder, locate the final speaker position between studs. Use a dry wall knife/saw to cut out the opening. WARNING! Absolutely no part of the template should overlap a stud. 2 Insert top push pin (provided). Level template. Insert bottom pushpin (provided). Recheck level. 3 Mark cutout through slots in template. Remove Template.
Figure 7. Installation step 5. Figure 8. Installation step 6. 5 6 If the tweeter is above or below ear level, position the marked woofer closest to ear level (see sticker on the back of speaker). Connect speaker cable. Be consistent when connecting speaker leads to the terminals on the back of the Voyage. Take great care to assign the same color to the (+) terminal on both the speaker and the amplifier.
Figure 9. Installation step 7. Figure 10. Installation step 8. 7 8 Place speaker in hole. Use a 4mm Allen bit (provided) and an electric drill to lock all 10 mounting locks in place. Use a low clutch setting on the drill.
Figure 11. Installation step 9. Figure 12. Installation step 10. 9 10 Gently bend the grill cover into place. Aim the tweeter toward the primary listening position by gently pushing the edge of the tweeter globe (which is capable of 20° tilt in all directions). The Voyage tweeter should always be orientated so that the long dimension of the tweeter is vertical (see tweeter position in figure 1). To accommodate both horizontal and vertical orientations, the tweeter globe can rotate 90°.
INSTALLING AN IR REPEATER WARNING! These instructions are written based on commonly available IR repeaters that mount in a 1/2" diameter hole. Before beginning this installation, please refer to the instructions that came with your IR repeater to verify this hole size. If your IR repeater requires a hole size other than 1/2" diameter, adjust these instructions accordingly.
REMOVING THE END CAPS FOR Figure 14. Removing the end caps step 2. PAINTING Figure 15. Removing the end caps step 3. Required tools (not included): Philips head scrwedriver 1 Prepare a flat surface with a cushion and/or blanket to protect the Voyage. Place the Passage driver side down. WARNING! Be careful to put no weight on the tweeter globe. 2 Using a Phillips head screwdriver remove 2 screws from the back/bottom of the Voyage (see figure 14).
ATF (ADVANCED THIN FILM) ATF Operation The MartinLogan ATF transducer (based on RADIA planar technology) consists of a micro-thin, low-mass Kaladex diaphragm with an ultra-light, etched conductive aluminum surface suspended between two high field strength neodymium super magnet arrays (see figure 17). When an electrical current (music signal) passes through the etched aluminum on the diaphragm's surface it is simultaneously pulled towards one of the neodymium arrays and pushed away from the opposing array.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Frequently Asked Questions How do I clean my speakers? Just use a dust free cloth or a soft brush to remove the dust from your speakers. We recommend a specialty cloth (available at the Xtatic shop at www.martinlogan. com) that cleans your speakers better than anything else we have tried. Do not spray any kind of cleaning agent on or in close proximity to the ATF element. What size amplifier should I use? We recommend an amplifier with 100 watts per channel for most applications.
GENERAL INFORMATION Specifications Warranty and Registration System Frequency Response 40–20,000 Hz ± 3 dB Your Voyage speaker is provided with an automatic Limited 90 Day Warranty coverage. Sensitivity 91 dB/2.83 volts/meter (mounted on wall) You have the option, at no additional charge, to receive a Limited 5 Year Warranty coverage.
GLOSSARY OF AUDIO TERMS AC. Abbreviation for alternating current. DC. Abbreviation for direct current. Active crossover. Uses active devices (transistors, ICs, tubes) and some form of power supply to operate. Diffraction. The breaking up of a sound wave caused by some type of mechanical interference such as a cabinet edge, grill frame or other similar object. Amplitude. The extreme range of a signal. Usually measured from the average to the extreme. Arc.
Inductance. The property of an electrical circuit by which a varying current in it produces a varying magnetic field that introduces voltages in the same circuit or in a nearby circuit. It is measured in henrys. Inductor. A device designed primarily to introduce inductance into an electrical circuit. Sometimes called a choke or coil. Linearity. The extent to which any signal handling process is accomplished without amplitude distortion. Midrange. The middle frequencies where the ear is the most sensitive.
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