Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 212 Linn
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Important Saf et y Inf ormation English Impor t ant Saf et y Inf ormation Explanation of s ymbols used in this manual and on the product: T his s ymbol is intended to alert the user t o the pres ence of uninsulat ed dangerous v oltages within the enclosur e of sufficient magnit ude to cause electric shock.
UK USERS PLEA SE READ THIS IMPOR T ANT S AFETY INF ORMA TION Fu se r eplacement T his applianc e is fitted with a non-r ewire able 13 Amp mains plug. The plug contains a 5 Amp fuse . If the fuse has blown it can be r eplaced as f ollows: a) Pull out the red fus e cov er / carrier .
Co p yright and A cknowledgement s Cop yright © 2003 Linn Pr oducts Lt d. First edition July 2 003. Linn Product s Limited, Glasgow R oad, W aterf oot, Eaglesham, Glasgo w , G7 6 OE Q, Sc otland, United Kingdom All rights r eserved.
Co n te n t s Introduction 1 T he AK URA TE sy st em 1 Fe a t u r e s 2 AK URA TE 2 42, 2 25 and 212 3 Unpacking 3 F abric grilles 3 Cleaning 3 Po sitioning and lev elling 4 C onnecting 6 Gener al 6 S.
Intr oduction At Linn, we rec ognise that the w ay people acc ess sound is changing. Entertainment s ys tems are bec oming ev er more int egrat ed and the line betw een music and movie s yst ems is no longer clear .
AK URA TE 221 N N e e w w 5 5 0 0 0 0 S S A A m m p p l l i i f f i i e e r r M M o o d d u u l l e e T he AK URA TE 221 b ass ext ension loudspeaker utilises 500 w att s of servo- assist ed Linn silent power . The bass driv e unit is c ons tantly monitor ed and regulat ed to maintain ac curat e, e xtended bas s in any list ening envir onment.
T T h h e e A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 1 1 2 2 b b o o o o k k s s h h e e l l f f s s p p e e a a k k e e r r s s a a r r e e s s u u p p p p l l i i e e d d w w i i t t h h t t h h e e f f o o .
Po sitioning and lev elling To get the best fr om your Linn AK URA TE speak ers, it is important that the y are positioned and le velled corr ectly . The ac oustics of a r oom are dependent on many f act ors including size , shape and ev en furniture .
Level l ing All components in the AK URA TE speak er sys tem benefit fr om levelling, which produc es distinct impr ovement s in soundstage and ac curac y . A properly lev elled loudspeaker will alw ay s perform mor e eff ectively than an unstable one .
C onnecting Gener al IMPORT ANT : Be fo re making an y connections, s witch of f your pow er amplifier( s). Ensure the po sitive (+) or r ed coloured c onnector s from y our amplifier(s ), c onnect t o the positive (+) c onnectors on y our loudspeak er(s ).
7 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 42, 2 25 and 212 English T ri-wiring or tri-amping S ugges ted position of link s trips if tri-wiring (i.e . using three pair s of c ables from one po wer amplifier ) or tri-amping (i. e.
AK TIV oper ation T he AK URA TE 2 42, 22 5 and 212 speaker s can be either pas sively or actively driven. In a p assive s yst em, the output from a pow er amplifier is passed through the cr ossov e rs hous ed in the loudspeak ers .
AK URA TE 2 21 Unpacking T he AK URA TE 221 bas s reinf orc ement speaker is hea vy: tak e care when r emo ving it from it s packaging. T T h h e e A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 2 2 1 1 s s p p e e .
10 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 21 English FROM LINN SYSTEM CONTROLLER OR OTHER A V PROCESSOR HP OUT AL OUT A IN FROM STEREO PRE-AMP HP OUT AL OUT A IN FROM STEREO PRE.
11 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 21 English Pa r amet ers T he AK URA TE 221 speak er is equipped with se ven adjustable p aramet ers ( see ne xt page ) that enable you to alt er its performanc e to suit y our tast e.
12 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 21 English PA R AMETER S YMBOL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 50 7 5 100 115 13 5 160 190 23 5 18 22 2 5 30 34 40 55 85 1 30 Des cription and av ailable set tings for par amet ers Def ault settings ar e shown in gr ey .
13 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual T echnical Specific ations English A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 4 4 2 2 A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 2 2 5 5 A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 .
14 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual Guar ant ee and Service English Guar ant ee and Service T his pr oduct is guar anteed under the conditions which apply in the c ountry of purchase and y our statut ory rights are not limit ed.
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If you already are a holder of Linn 212, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Linn 212.
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