Final Sound F1000i manual

Model F1000i Ster eo and Home T heatre S y stems User manual 01/05/2006 Contents Cop yright © 2006 Final Sound Solutions.[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. W ARNING: Do not exposure to r ain, moisture or high humidity . Do not open - High voltage inside Do not cov er the speaker . (e.g . with curtains) Use only a mains-adaptor appr ov ed for the country of use. Refer servicing to a qualified Final Sound dealer . 2 1. IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS 1. R[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 2. C ONGRA TULA TIONS! W e congratulate y ou on the purchase of a Final Sound flat-panel loudspeaker system. Y ou have in vested in the finest instrument for audio r eproduction available. The F inal Sound product line consists of front- and rear flat-panel speakers , cent er speakers and subwoofer[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 3. T ABLE OF C ONTENT S 1. IMPORT ANT SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS .................................................................. 2 2. C ONGRA TULA TIONS ................................................................................... 3 3. T ABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 4. W ARRANT Y C ONDITIONS Automa tic Cov erage Thank you f or purchasing this Final Sound product. We ha ve made every effort to insure that it represents the highest level of performance, reliability and finish. A Limited Ninet y D ay W arranty covers your F inal Sound product. This ninety-day cov e[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. Remedy In the event the product fails to meet the abov e Warran ty and the above conditions hav e been met, the pur chaser ’ s sole remedy under this Limited W arranty shall be to return the product to F inal Sound or an authorized Final Sound dealer where the defect will be rectified without charg[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 7 5. HOW T O PERFORM A QUICK AND PROPER INST ALLA TION The F inal Sound loudspeaker system consists of separate products, which can function individually or per form as a complete system. Every product has its own description. For your comf or t w e answer hereby the follo wing questions for you: • [...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 6. FINAL SOUND MODEL F400i FLA T-P ANEL SPEAKER 6.1 Wha t is the func tion of a C enter Speak er? The center channel is the most important channel in a Home Theatre syst em. Its audio signals deliver critical localization cues to our ears to keep the voices and special eff ects lock ed on-scr een. T h[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 6.3 How do I start installing the Final Sound C enter Speaker saf ely? Before connecting the center speaker panel, your audio system should be disconnected from the main po wer supply until you ha ve gone through all steps as explained in this manual. This will av oid the risk of damage to your system[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 7. FINAL SOUND F1000i FLA T-P ANEL FRONT AND REAR SPEAKERS 7.1 Wha t is the func tion of the F inal Sound front and rear speak er panels? The F inal Sound flat-panel front speakers are the main channels in a stereo setting and ha ve a dual role in a Home Theater syst em. T he front and rear speakers [...]

7.3 How do I install the F inal Sound speaker panels safely? The speaker panels are labeled with an L: Left and R: Right code . The Model F1000i flat-panel speakers are designed to use as floor-standing loudspeakers. The egg-shaped foot- plates hav e to be fixed under the flat-panels b y means of the screws (included in the packaging). Howev er[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 8. FINAL SOUND SUBW OOFER 8.1 Wha t is the func tion of the F inal Sound subwoof er? The F inal Sound subwoofer is capable to repr oduce music signals up to 250 Hz, which is a unique feature and exclusiv e to the Final Sound conc ept. T his Final Sound Subwoof er is designed to match perfectly with th[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 13 8.5 How do I connect the wires? There are v arious applications and systems where the subwoof er can be used for and therefore ther e are also various wa ys how the subwoofer can be connected . T he different options are described below to make an easy shift to the applicable audio system possible.[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 14 9. C ONNECTING THE FINAL SOUND HOME THEA TRE SY STEM F or the wiring scheme of the complete Final Sound Model F1000i Home Theatr e System please hav e a look at figure 1 at page 16. The wiring scheme of the Final Sound Model F1000i Stereo sy stem is represented in figure 2 a t page 17. There are [...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 15 Step 3 Make the necessar y connections of the Audio/Video receiv er to your F inal Sound subwoofer . The F inal Sound subwoofer is designed with two uses in mind . I t pro vides bass to the front channels and to the center channel. Theref ore both the subwoofer pre-out and the c enter pre-out on yo[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 16 INST ALLING THE FINAL SOUND MODEL F1000i HOME THEA TER SY STEM F igure 1 Audio Pre-out Center Pre-out Subwoofer Pre-out Front Center Rear L R L R Loudspeakers Outputs used to connect to a second subwoofer Line In Out L R L R Optional for Added Dialogue warmth Audio / Video Receiver Flat Panel Front[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 17 INST ALLING THE FINAL SOUND MODEL F1000i HOME THEA TER SY STEM F igure 2 L R Loudspeaker out L R L R Center LFE High Lev el in Amplifier (Stereo) Final Sound Subwoof er C C Flat P anel F ront Speakers[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 18 10. GENERAL INFORMA TION ABOUT FINAL TECHNOL OGY The flat-panel loudspeakers made by F inal Sound are speakers with remarkable and unique features. Thanks to many years of r esearch, the F inal Sound design and engineering team succeeded in effectively suppr essing interfering resonance, thus redu[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 19 11. FREQUENTL Y ASKED QUESTIONS (F A Q) The answers to the f ollowing questions for the F inal Sound Center , Rear and F ront speakers, as well as the subwoof er are described in the previous chapters: What is the function of the par ticular unit? How do I start installing it safely? Where do I pla[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 20 C ould my children, pets, or m yself be shocked b y the high-voltage presen t in the flat-panel speakers? No . Whilst y our Final Sound loudspeaker systems are indeed connected to a po wer supply , they have ex cellent insulation. When you remov e your sweater in the winter , its elec trostatic ch[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 21 What ar e the roles of the six speakers in a Home T heater S ystem? Y our main channels, e.g. the left and right speakers, will handle the lar ger special effects, the musical score, and any left and right effects. The Cent er channel will handle almost all the dialogue as well as 60-70% of the mai[...]

Contents Cop yright 2006 Final Sound Solutions. 12. W ARRANT Y CARD In order to v alidate your warranty registration w e k indly ask y ou to fill in the following data or go t o our W eb site a t www .finalsound.com t o register on-line. F or registration, this form has to be accompanied by a copy of y our pur- chase receipt. The address to send [...]

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