Operation Manual

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Running In
Care taken over running in will be rewarded by many years of pleasurable use. Both the electronics and the
drive unit will benet from an inial period of carefully controlled use. Possible damage may be sustained
by running in the unit at too high a volume seng over an extended period. On the other hand, by taking a
lile care over this inial period, about 24 hours of actual use, a longer life with an eventual higher potenal
performance is assured.
Care and Polishing
The cabinets are best maintained by using a light automove spray-on wax and a micro ber cloth. (We use
a spray-on made by a company called Griot’s Garage™. While this may not be available in all markets, you
can use a similar product.) Take care not to spray the aluminum badge. Do not place objects, such as drinks
on top of your REL Habitat1. Never use a dry cloth on this nish.
REL Theater Reference 3D Bass™
While slightly more complicated than the basic REL Theater Reference scheme, use of three RELs produces
a number of noteworthy benets and proves the most cost eecve method of achieving professional
Dolby 5.1 standard bass performance. REL Theater Reference 3D Bass™ produces true full range performance
from the three primary zones of reproducon in theater sound resulng in a far more natural and immersive
experience than ANY single sub can produce. For REL Theater Reference 3D Bass™ each Habitat1 will
require an independent Longbow™ transmier box.
1 The main L/R speakers should be connected to the primary REL using REL Theater Reference connecon.
This unit forms the foundaon of your theater system’s performance and so should be perfectly matched
to one’s main speakers.
2 In the rear corner (ideally that which is opposite the primary sub), connect a second REL to the rear
speakers using REL Theater Reference connecvity. The purpose of the rear channel REL is to ensure
proper front-to-rear balance and weight; too oen virtually ALL the power and weight in a theater comes
from the front and it produces unnatural weighng as well as hot spots. By placing a rear REL diagonally
opposite, bass transects the room on a tangent and has the eect of greatly smoothing overall in-room
response of your RELs. This unit need not be a duplicate of your primary REL; instead it should match
well with your surround speakers.