Energy Speaker Systems APS 5+2 manual

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    MUSICAL TRUTH ® LOUDSPEAKERS owner s manual Audissey APS-5+2 PRINTED IN CANADA 7AIEAP552[...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 1 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Read Instructions - All safety and oper ating instr uctions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instr uctions should be retained for future reference. • Heed W arnings - All war nings on the product and in the oper[...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 2 • P ow er Cord Pr otection - P ow er -supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walk ed on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying par ticular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product. • Overloading - Do not o verl[...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 3 T ABLE OF CONTENTS FEA TURES AND BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 R OOM ACOUSTICS AND SPEAKER PLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 SELECTION OF PR OPER WIRE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 4 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS Built in P o w ered Subw oofer In addition to the advantages of full range ASSYMETRIC AL sound reproduction, the twin 150-watt subwoof er sections produce the deep, powerful bass extension only a high quality pow ered subwoofer can create in a compact speaker of this siz e . This integrated d[...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 5 ROOM A COUSTICS AND SPEAKER PLA CEMENT ENERGY loudspeaker s ha ve been designed to pro vide high performance in a wide variety of domestic settings. It is impor tant to note ho wever , that building structure , dimensions and furnishings all play a par t in the quality of sound you will ultimatel y achieve. Where [...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 6 SPEAKER PLA CEMENT (FIGURE 1) Selection of Pr oper Wire W e recommend the use of high quality speaker cable. The speaker cable y ou select will ideally be f itted with high quality connector s with either 5/16 ” spade lugs or dual banana plugs. In most installations, ordinar y lamp cord (16-18 gauge) has enough r[...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 7 SETTING UP Y OUR ENERGY SPEAKERS The Recommended Connection Method is Speak er Le vel External Amplifier to Speaker Connection NO TE: In Home Theater Applications, the LED , which is located behind the grill cloth of the APS 5+2 ma y occasionally s witch from Red to off during extended periods of dialogue, when lo[...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 8 LEFT CHANNEL RIGHT CHANNEL AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER – + – + OUTPUT – LEFT CHANNEL RIGHT CHANNEL AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER +– + CONNECT TO RIGHT SPEAKER(AS SHOWN ABOVE FOR LEFT SPEAKER) CONNECT TO RIGHT SPEAKER (AS SHOWN ABOVE FOR LEFT SPEAKER) IMPORTANT: REMOVE GOLD SHORTING BARS, WHICH HAVE BEEN FACTORY INSTALLED[...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 9 CONNECT T O THE LEFT CHANNEL OUTPUT OF Y OUR PRE-AMPLIFIER CONNECT T O THE RIGHT CHANNEL OUTPUT OF Y OUR PRE-AMPLIFIER TWO CHANNEL AMPLIFIER (1) TWO CHANNEL AMPLIFIER (2) OUTPUT CHANNEL A CHANNEL B INPUT OUTPUT CHANNEL A CHANNEL B INPUT RIGHT SPEAKER IMPOR T ANT REMOVE GOLD SHOR TING BARS WHICH HA VE BEEN F ACT OR[...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 10 Connection Method Using the “ Subwoofer ” output of an A/V Receiver or Pr ocessor (See f igure 5) This connection can be made with an RC A interconnect cable in combination with a “ Y ” connector availab le at most audio stores. The Y Connector splits the mono subwoofer output signal into two outputs. One [...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 11 CONNECTION METHOD USING THE “ SUBW OOFER ” OUTPUT (FIGURE 5) AUDIO/VIDEO RECEIVER SUBW OOFER AMPLIFIER NO TE: ENSURE THA T ONE GOLDE SHOR TING B AR IS CONNECTED AS SHO WN BETWEEN THE TW O RED INPUT TERMINALS AND ONE BETWEEN BLACK INPUT TERMINALS. SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECT OR SWITCH MUST BE IN UPPER (180 ° ) OR [...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 12 CONNECTION METHOD USING “ PRE-AMP OR A/V PROCESSOR ” (FIGURE 6) RCA INTERCONNECT FROM OUTPUT OF A V PR OCESSOR OR PRE AMP T O RCA INPUT NO TE: REPEA T CONNECTIONS FOR EA CH ADDITIONAL CHANNEL SUBW OOFER AMPLIFIER SUBWOOFER INPUT SELECT OR SWITCH MUST BE IN UPPER (180 ° ) OR LOWER (0 ° ) POSITION SPEAKER TERM[...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 13 Care of Finish Y our ENERGY speaker s are attr activel y finished and should be gently wiped clean, from time to time , with a damp cloth to remov e any dust or stains. CAUTION ! Distortion Causes Speak er Damag e ! When an amplifier is “ overdriven ” it produces distor ted output po wer several times greater[...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 14 SPECIFICA TIONS System T ype Assymetrical Radiator , with Integrated P ow ered Bipolar Subwoofer . T weeters: 2 - 1 ” (25mm) Aluminum Dome Mid Range Driv ers: 2 - 5 1/2 ” (14cm) with Injection Molded P olyprop ylene Cones ter minated via Butyl Surrounds W oofers: 2 - 8 ” (20cm) Long Throw P olyprop ylene Sys[...]

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    Audissey APS 5+2 o wner s manual 15 LIMITED W ARRANTY POLICY W arranty in the United States and Canada ENERGY warr ants this product to the retail purchaser against any failure resulting from original manufactur ing defects in w or kmanship or mater ials. The war r anty is in eff ect for a period of: Speak er Section - f ive (5) years , Amplif ier [...]

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    owner s manual Audissey APS 5+2 16 W ARNING IMPOR T ANT TECHNICAL NO TE PLEASE READ BEFORE OPERA TING SPEAKERS THE W ARRANTY ON SPEAKERS IS V OID IF THE V OICE COILS ARE BURNED OR D AMA GED AS A RESUL T OF O VERPO WERING OR CLIPPING. O VERPO WERING : The v olume control of most amplifiers and r eceivers is a logarithmic type, which means that full [...]