Paradigm OM-121 manual

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    ® HIGH-DEFINITION SOUND ™ OWNERS MANUAL OM-121 Thank you for choosing award-winning Paradigm ® speakers and congratulations. Y ou are about to hear the difference our sonically accurate Stylus ® outdoor speakers will make in your listening experience. These speakers are the product of countless hours of comprehensive research and development. [...]

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    YOUR NEW SPEAKERS Paradigm ® Stylus ® speakers are designed for use outdoors where they will provide true high-performance sound. Advanced, reinforced PolyGlass ™ mineral-filled enclosures, aluminum grilles, stainless steel and brass hardware, gold-plated binding posts, and stainless-steel/polymer brackets are weather , water , and UV-resistant[...]

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    HOW TO A VOID SPEAKER DAMAGE Use an appropriate amplifier . At high volumes, a very powerful amplifier can overdrive your speakers and damage them. On the other hand, if your amplifier isn’t powerful enough, it can produce clipping distortion that can easily damage high-frequency drivers. (See dealer .) Don’t be fooled by your amplifier’ s vo[...]

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    Placement Options for ‘SM’ Models Y our Stylus ® ‘SM’ speaker offers two options for connection: • Stereo Input: Wide dispersion “Left plus Right” channel sound from a single speaker . • Mono Input: V ery wide dispersion stereo sound from two speakers, one for the left, one for the right. With their Dual-Directional Soundfield ™ [...]

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    4 ABOUT SPEAKER CABLE PRECAUTION: Before proceeding, read and follow the safety precautions below . Before running speaker cable through walls, under walkways, patios, etc., check local building code requirements or contact a qualified installer (see dealer). Before digging, verify location of gas lines and buried cables with local utility companie[...]

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    WALL-MOUNTING THE SPEAKERS PRECAUTION! Mount speakers securely enough that they do not fall and cause personal injury or damage to property . MOUNTING SURFACES: Carefully evaluate the composition, construction and strength of the surface on which you are mounting the speaker . When mounting in masonry , wood, and/or other solid surfaces, consult wi[...]

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    6 Wall-Mounting with Supplied ‘U-Bracket’ Stylus ® speakers can be mounted horizontally or vertically with the ‘U’ bracket. 1. Unscrew the knobs from either end of the speaker . 2. Using appropriate screws/mounting hardware (not included) , mount the bracket and a safety strap (not included, see dealer) on the wall in the desired location.[...]

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    Mono Input (Wide dispersion stereo sound from two speakers) (Fig. 5c) Connect one speaker at a time to the left and right channels of your receiver/amplifier … Slide the switch on the back of the speaker all the way over to the ‘Mono’ position. Connect the Right red (+) amplifier terminal to the Mono red (+) speaker terminal and the Right bla[...]

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    8 Fig. 1 Fig. 2a SPEAKER PLACEMENT AND CONNECTION (pictorial) POSITIONNEMENT ET RACCORDEMENT DES ENCEINTES (figures) T wo Speakers (each wired for Mono), V ery Wide Dispersion Stereo Sound Couverture stéréophonique très large à deux enceintes (raccordées en mode mono) Single Speaker , Wide Dispersion “Left plus Right” Channel Sound (Stereo[...]

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    9 Multiple Speakers (each wired for Mono), Ultra-Wide Stereo Coverage Couverture stéréophonique ultra-large à enceintes multiples (raccordées en mode mono) Multiple Speakers, Distributed “Left plus Right” Channel Sound (Stereo Input) Couverture distribuée à enceintes multiples, canaux Gauche+Droit (sortie stéréophonique) Fig. 2c Fig. 2d[...]

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    10 Fig. 4 Fig. 5b Fig. 5c Wiring for “Left plus Right” sound from a Single Speaker (Stereo Input) Câblage pour couverture à une seule enceinte, canaux Gauche+Droit (sortie stéréophonique) Wiring for all models, Left or Right speaker (except ‘SM’ models) Câblage pour tous les modèles, enceinte gauche ou droite (sauf les modèles « SM [...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY Paradigm ® Stylus ® Outdoor speakers are warranted to be and remain free of manufacturing and/or material defects for a period of two (2) years from the date of original purchase. Within the time period specified, repair , replacement or adjustment of parts for manufacturing and/or material defects will be free of charge to the o[...]

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    Félicitations! Nous vous remercions d'avoir choisi ces enceintes P aradigm ® primées. V ous allez entendre la différence que confère la précision sonore des enceintes extérieures Stylus ® à votre expérience d'écoute en plein air . Ces enceintes acoustiques sont le produit d'innombrables heures de recherche et de développe[...]

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    VOS NOUVELLES ENCEINTES Les enceintes Stylus ® de Paradigm ® sont conçues pour fournir un son de haute qualité à l'extérieur . Leurs boîtiers à la fine pointe injectés de PolyGlass MC renforcé, leurs grilles en aluminium, leurs ferrures en acier inoxydable et laiton, leurs bornes de raccordement plaquées or et leurs supports de fixa[...]

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    14 POUR ÉVITER D'ENDOMMAGER LES ENCEINTES Utiliser un amplificateur adéquat. À volume élevé, un amplificateur trop puissant peut solliciter excessivement les enceintes et les endommager . Par contre, si l'amplificateur n'est pas assez puissant, il peut provoquer des distorsions d’écrêtage qui risquent d’endommager les haut[...]

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    Positionnement (tous les modèles à l’exception des modèles dont « SM » figure dans le nom) Pour la meilleure qualité sonore, positionner les enceintes Stylus ® à une distance suffisante l’une de l’autre pour une séparation stéréophonique adéquate, mais assez proches pour qu’il soit possibl e d ’ entendre les deux enceintes dan[...]

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    16 Impédance des enceintes dans les configurations à plusieurs enceintes Pour une configuration à plusieurs enceintes, il faut d'abord déterminer le nombre d'enceintes que l'amplificateur peut supporter de façon sûre. Vérifier les caractéristiques de l'amplificateur pour déterminer la charge d'impédance minimum (e[...]

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    dans un tube en PVC pour en prévenir la détérioration au fil du temps. Dans ce cas, consulter un installateur qualifié avant de procéder à l'installation (consulter le revendeur) . 5. Couper la bonne longueur de câble. 6. À l'aide d'un dénude-fil, retirer la gaine extérieure du câble sur une longueur d'environ 5 cm (2[...]

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    18 En cas d'incertitude concernant les procédures d’installation ci-dessous, communiquer avec un installateur qualifié (consulter le revendeur) . Installation murale avec le « support de suspension » inclus (Pour Stylus ® 170 seulement) Les enceintes Stylus ® peuvent être installées en position horizontale ou verticale. 1. À l’aid[...]

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    RACCORDEMENT DES ENCEINTES Éteindre l’amplificateur avant de raccorder les enceintes. Ceci évitera les dommages pouvant résulter d’un court-circuit accidentel des câbles des enceintes. V os enceintes Stylus ® sont dotées de bornes de raccordement de haute qualité qui peuvent être utilisées avec des prises bananes ou à broches ou des c[...]

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    20 Utilisation d'une commande de volume L'utilisation de la commande de volume VC-150 de Paradigm ® (vendue séparément) élimine la nécessité d'amplificateurs supplémentaires et compense toute chute d'impédance qui découle du raccordement de plusieurs enceintes. La commande VC-150 peut aussi être utilisée pour une seul[...]

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    GARANTIE LIMITÉE Les enceintes extérieures Stylus ® de Paradigm ® sont garanties contre les défauts de matériaux et de fabrication pendant une période de deux (2) ans à compter de la date d’achat du matériel neuf. Durant cette période, la réparation, le remplacement ou le réglage de pièces pour des défauts de matériaux ou de fabric[...]

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    22 NOTES RECYCLING AND REUSE GUIDELINES (Europe) In accordance with the European Union WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive effective August 13, 2005, we would like to notify you that our speakers may contain regulated materials which, upon disposal, require spe cial reuse and recycling processing. For this reason Paradigm Ele[...]

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