Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Akurate 212 Linn
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English Fr ançais Deutsch Italiano Español Nederlands AK URA TE Loudspe aker S y st em Owner’ s Manual.
Important Saf ety Inf ormation English Important Saf ety In formation Explanation of s ymbols used in this manual and on the product: T his s ymbol is intended t o alert the user to the pr esence of uninsulated dangerous v oltages within the enclosur e of sufficient magnitude to c ause electric shock.
UK USERS PLEASE READ THIS IMPORT ANT SAFETY INF ORMA TION Fu se r eplacement T his appliance is fit ted with a non-rewir eable 13 Amp mains plug. The plug contains a 5 Amp fuse. If the fus e has blown it can be replac ed as follo ws: a) Pull out the red fuse c over / carrier .
Co p yright and A cknowledgements Cop yright © 2003 Linn Product s Lt d. First edition July 2003 . Linn Products Limit ed, Glasgow Road, W aterfoot , Eaglesham, Glasgow , G7 6 OEQ , Sc otland, United Kingdom All rights re served.
Co nte n t s Introduction 1 T he AK URA TE sy stem 1 Fe a t u r e s 2 AK URA TE 2 42, 22 5 and 212 3 Unpacking 3 F abric grilles 3 Cleaning 3 Po sitioning and lev elling 4 C onnecting 6 Gener al 6 Sin.
Introduction At Linn, we rec ognise that the way people ac cess sound is changing. Entertainment s ystems ar e becoming ever mor e integr ated and the line betw een music and movie sys tems 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 bas s extension loudspeak er utilises 500 w atts of serv o-assisted Linn silent po wer . The bass driv e unit is c onst antly monitored and r egulated t o maintain ac curat e, ext ended bass in any listening en vironment.
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 ge t the best from y our Linn AK URA TE speaker s, it is important that the y are positioned and lev elled correctly . The acoustics o f a room ar e dependent on many f actors including siz e, shape and e ven furniture .
Levell ing All components in the AK URA TE speaker sy stem benefit from le velling, which produc es distinct improv ements in soundstage and accur acy .
C onnecting General IMPORT ANT : Be fo re making any connections, s witch off y our power amplifier( s). Ensure the po sitive (+) or r ed coloured connect ors from y our amplifier(s ), c onnect t o the positive (+) c onnectors on y our loudspeaker( s).
7 AK URA TE Loudspeak er Sy stem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 42, 22 5 and 212 English T ri-wiring or tri-amping S uggest ed position of link strips if tri-wiring (i. e. using thr ee pairs of c ables from one po wer amplifier) or tri- amping (i.e . using one pair of cables fr om each of three pow er amplifier channels).
AK TIV operation T he AK URA TE 2 42, 2 25 and 212 speak ers can be either pas sively or actively driven. In a pas sive s ystem, the output fr om a power amplifier is passed through the cr ossovers hous ed in the loudspeaker s.
AK URA TE 221 Unpacking T he AK URA TE 221 bas s reinfor cement speaker is he avy: tak e care when r emo ving it from its 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 a a.
10 AK URA TE Loudspeak er Sy stem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 221 English FROM LINN SYSTEM CONTROLLER OR OTHER AV PROCESSOR HP OUT AL OUT A IN FROM STEREO PRE-AMP HP OUT AL OUT A IN FROM STEREO PRE-AM.
11 AK URA TE Loudspeak er Sy stem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 221 English Pa r ameter s T he AK URA TE 221 speak er is equipped with seven adjus table parame ter s (see next p age ) that enable you to alter it s performanc e to suit your tas te . Note: T he par ameters c an only be adjusted when the AK URA TE 221 speak er is not in st andby mode .
12 AK URA TE Loudspeak er Sy stem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 221 English PA R AMETER S YMBOL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 50 7 5 100 115 135 160 190 23 5 18 22 25 3 0 34 40 55 85 130 Description and a vailable set tings for par ameters Def ault settings ar e shown in gre y .
13 AK URA TE Loudspeak er Sy stem 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 1.
14 AK URA TE Loudspeak er Sy stem Owner’ s Manual Guar antee and Servic e English Guar antee and Service T his pr oduct is guaranteed under the c onditions which apply in the country of purchase and y our statutory rights ar e not limited.
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