Monitor Audio Silver 2 manual

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    owners manual Silver 1 Silver 2 Silver 6 Silver 8 Silver 10 Silver Silver centr e W-12 FX Silver Silver series[...]

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    monitoraudio.com 1 Contents Contents 1 Introduction 2 Silver 1 3 Silver 2 3 Silver 6 3 Silver 8 3 Silver 10 3 Silver Centre 3 Silver FX 3 Setting Up 4 A V Positioning 4 Optimum A V Speaker Positioning 4 Silver FX Switch Configuration 5 2 Channel Positioning 7 Setting up the Silver FX 7 Fixing the Silver FX to a wall 8 Plinth Fixing 8 Grilles 8 Spi[...]

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    Introduction With the extraordinary success of RX as its blueprint, the latest Silver Series advances the art of mid-market speaker development with new models and technologies. Features intr oduced by the prestigious Platinum and Gold series speakers have been r efined, and recent innovations in driver engineering incorporated across an extended [...]

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    monitoraudio.com 3 Silver 1 The compact new Silver 1 features a single 6” C-CAM ® bass/mid-range driver featuring dimpled RST cone technology in a classic two-way monitor configuration. High output and dynamic delivery make the Silver 1 an ideal choice for small to medium rooms in two-channel ster eo or multi-channel cinema systems. Silver 2 Th[...]

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    Setting Up A V Positioning The illustrations on the following pages show optimal positioning and some suggested room layouts for A V applications. For advice on configuring a 2 channel system, refer to page 7. The front, and in some cases r ear , floor standing and stand mount speakers should be positioned approx 6 - 9 feet apart (1.8m - 2.5m) an[...]

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    Di-Pole Bi-Pole LEFT Di-Pole Bi-Pole RIGHT Di-Pole Bi-Pole LEFT Di-Pole Bi-Pole RIGHT monitoraudio.com 5 Silver FX Switch Configuration[...]

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    Di-Pole Bi-Pole RIGHT Di-Pole Bi-Pole LEFT Di-Pole Bi-Pole RIGHT Di-Pole Bi-Pole RIGHT Di-Pole Bi-Pole LEFT Di-Pole Bi-Pole LEFT Silver Series 6[...]

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    2 Channel Positioning For use in a 2 channel system, the listening position and the loudspeakers should form an equilateral triangle. The speakers should be positioned approximately 6 - 10 feet (1.8 - 3m) apart. They ideally need to be between 8 - 18 inches (20 - 45cm) away from the r ear and 3 feet (1m) from the side walls. Experimentation is stro[...]

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    Fixing the Silver FX to a wall CAUTION: Y ou will need to determine where the Silver FX’ s will be fixed and the structure of the wall. For safety r easons, if you are unsure of your ability to provide a secur e and safe fixing, do not attempt to fix these speakers to your wall, please obtain the services of a competent and qualified trades p[...]

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    Spiked Foot For Carpeted Floors Floor standing models only The Silver Series spiked foot incorporates a spike for use on carpeted floors and also, a soft polymer pad for use on wooden or tiled floors. Please ensure ther e are no hidden wires under the carpet that could be damaged by the spikes. The foot comes fully assembled for use on carpeted ?[...]

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    Silver Series 10 Connecting Speaker Cables Bare Wire Connection Unscrew the binding posts and pass the bare wir e through the through-hole and tighten the binding post to clamp the wire in place. Banana Plugs Remove the red and black plastic plugs from the terminals and insert the banana plugs into the holes that are r evealed. A knife blade of fl[...]

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    monitoraudio.com 11 Port bungs WARNING: Car e must be taken not to insert the port bungs too far into the port, as this may result in the foam bung being lost inside the cabinet. If the loudspeaker is to be installed in a small room, typically 9 sqM ( 80 sqFT), or a room known to r eproduce accentuated bass response, it may be desirable to fit por[...]

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    Silver Series 12 Specifications MODEL Silver 1 Silver 2 Silver 6 Silver 8 Silver 10 Silver Centre Silver FX System Format 2 - way 2 - way 2 ½ way 3 - way 3 - way 2 way (M - T - M) 2 - way Frequency Response 45Hz - 35KHz 40Hz - 35KHz 35Hz - 35KHz 32Hz - 35KHz 30Hz - 35KHz 45Hz – 35KHz 60Hz – 35KHz Sensitivity (1W@1M) 87dB 88dB 90dB 90dB 90dB 9[...]

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    Monitor Audio Ltd. 24 Brook Road Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7XJ England T el: +44 (0)1268 740580 Fax: +44 (0)1268 740589 Email: info@monitoraudio.co.uk monitoraudio.com Designed and Engineered in the United Kingdom, made in China © 2013. V ersion 1 monitoraudio.co.uk[...]