Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 270 Paradigm
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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.
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, alumin.
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.
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.
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).
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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) Wiri.
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.
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 .
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 re.
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 .
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’.
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.
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) .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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