S E T - U P M A N U A L F O R T H E STATEMENT SYSTEM
Contents System Set-up Checklist The Statement system consists of the following items: Introduction 2 System Set-up 2 Room Acoustics 6 Troubleshooting 8 2 - electrostatic panels mounted in frames 2 - electrostatic panel pedestals with uprights 2 - interface modules 4 - interface riser blocks 2 - woofer columns 2 - crossover modules* 2 - crossover power supplies* 1 - toolkit 4 - power cords* * Add two more if system is balanced.
You are now ready to connect the electrostatic panel to the interface module via the three color coded pin-plugs. Naturally, black to black, green to green and red to red. The blue stat panel wire goes to the green pin-plug on the interface module. Observing from the back of the interface module you will see five-way binding posts, screw terminals, soft-contour switches, and the AC input. Proceed by plugging in the AC power cord, first at the interface module, then to the wall outlet.
System Set-up Crossover Modules Contour "A" You will notice that one of the crossover modules has red-banded Tiffany RCA connectors while the other unit has white. The red denotes the right channel module while white denotes the left. Stack the two crossover modules, with the control knobs, on top of each other and the two power supplies on top of each other. Then connect each power supply with each crossover via the supplied Neutriks power connectors.
Placement Placement is a very important part of the set up procedure. We recommend that you start with the system roughly two meters from the wall behind the speakers, woofers on the outside of the stat panels, woofer fronts flush with and beside the stat panel frame fronts. Recommended toe-in is 10 degrees or less. Narrow rooms may require the woofers to be on the inside of the stat panels. Soundstage and imaging are affected by the relative placement of the woofers with respect to the stat panels.
Room Acoustics Your Room This is one of those areas that requires a little background to understand and some time and experimentation to obtain the best performance from your system. Your room is actually a component and an important part of your system. This component is a very large variable and can dramatically add to, or subtract from, a great musical experience, depending on how well you attend to it. All sound is composed of waves.
Rules of Thumb Bipolar Speakers and Your Room Hard vs. Soft Surfaces. If one surface of your room (wall, floor, ceiling) is hard, a good rule of thumb suggests to try to have the opposing surface soft. So, if you have a hard wall of glass or paneling on one side of the room, it is best to have drapery or wall hangings on the opposing wall. If you have a hard ceiling, it generally is a good idea to have a soft floor of carpeting or area rugs.
Troubleshooting Poor Imaging No Output. ❐ Check that all your system components are turned on. ❐ Check placement. Are both speakers the same distance from the walls? Do they have the same amount of toe-in? Try moving the speakers away from the back and side walls. ❐ Check your speaker wires and connections. ❐ Check all interconnecting cables. ❐ Check the polarity of the speaker wires. Are they connected properly? Weak Output, Loss of Highs. ❐ Check the power cord.
