Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product W8VDQ Martin Audio
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The Martin Experience All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. W8VDQ PRELIMINARY INFORMA TION User ’s Guide.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. W8VDQ Preliminary User Guide Contents 1 Unpack ing 2 Introduction 3 Safety first 3.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. 1 Unpack ing Thank you for purchasing a Martin Audio W8VDQ system. Each Martin Audio W8VDQ loudspeaker is built to the highe st standard and thoroughly inspected before it leaves the factory.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. 3.2 Free standing Ensure that the floor, stage, platform or subw oofer is level and solid Ensure that the front of the W8VDQ does not overlap the fro nt edge of the stage, platform or subwoofer.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. a) Fit the clamping plate assemblies to th e left and right yoke arms as illustrated. Clamping plates fitted to left & right yoke arms. Please note orientation. b) Fit the yoke a rms to the yoke bef ore bolting them to the W8VDQ.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. Dome nut & thumb wheel fitted c) Remove the yoke mounting bolts (see earlier) from the W8VDQ cabinet and fit the yoke assembly.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. The yoke may be turned upside down for an alternative tilt angle ra nge… Alternative orientation 4 Aiming for best c overage The W8VDQ is designed for medium coverage – up to 25m distance x 100deg (120deg in the nearfield).
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. Aiming The W8VDQ can cover approximately 30deg vertically. The easie st way to set the tilt angle for maximum rear audience level is to aim the top section of the grille straight towards the furthest seat.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. This polic y av oids cli pping tra nsie nt peaks . Cli ppin g not onl y soun ds un acce pta ble but can seri ousl y st res s your system by dumping large amounts of distortion into the high frequency drivers - especially in passive mode.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. Contact your Martin Aud io distributor or visit www.ma rtin-audio.com for the latest W8VDQ presets – available in spreadsheet, binary and XTA AudioCore formats.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. 6 Conne ctions Active/Passive operation W8VDQs may be operated in Active (3way bi-amplified) or Passive (3way passive) mode.
All material © 2008. Martin Audio Ltd. Subject to change without notice. 7 Cable lengths When connecting W8 VDQ systems to a n amp lifier, it is recomme nded th at the return resista nce of the cable used is less than one tenth of the nominal impedance of the system or sy stems in parallel.
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