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CONTENTS AND INTRODUCTION Contents Introduction Contents and Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Congratulations! You have invested in a new world Contents of high performance audio! Introduction Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The MartinLogan Passage represents the culmination of Placement an intensive, dedicated group research program directed Horizontal Installation toward establishing a world class reference monitor utilizi
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INSTALLATION Placement To achieve maximum performance, it is recommended that the Passage not be installed near a room corner or directly behind furniture. When used as a front left/right channel, it is recommended that the listening position be no closer to the wall then the distance between the speakers. Horizontal Installation Although most users will mount the Passage in a vertical orientation, it can also be mounted in a horizontal ori- entation (for use as a center channel). If you pl
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Required tools (included): 4mm Allen bit (2) Push pins Required tools (not included): Stud finder Sharp pencil or pen Level Dry wall knife/saw Wire strippers Electric drill (with clutch) Tape measure Depth required behind wall surface: 3 3 /16" (8.1cm) Required wall opening (includes tolerance): 1 15 7 /2" x 22 /16" (19.1cm x 58.3cm) Figure 3. Side view. Figure 4. Top view. Figure 2. The Passage is designed to mount anywhere between studs. 4 Installation
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Figure 5. Installation steps 1–3. Figure 6. Installation step 4. 1 Using a stud finder, locate the final speaker position 4 Use a dry wall knife/saw to cut out the opening. between studs. WARNING! Absolutely no part of the template should overlap a stud. 2 Insert top push pin (provided). Level template. Insert bottom pushpin (provided). Recheck level. 3 Mark cutout through slots in template. Remove Template. Installation 5
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Figure 7. Installation step 5. Figure 8. Installation step 6. 5 If the tweeter is above or below ear level, position the - 6 Connect speaker cable. Be consistent when connect marked woofer closest to ear level (see sticker on the ing speaker leads to the terminals on the back of the back of speaker). Passage. Take great care to assign the same color to the (+) terminal on both the speaker and the amplifier. WARNING! Turn your amplifier off before making or breaking any signal connections! 6
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Figure 9. Installation step 7. Figure 10. Installation step 8. 7 Place speaker in hole. 8 Use a 4mm Allen bit (provided) and an electric drill to lock all 8 mounting locks in place. Use a low clutch setting on the drill. Installation 7
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Figure 11. Installation step 9. Figure 12. Installation step 10. 9 Aim the tweeter toward the primary listening position by 10 Gently bend the grill cover into place. gently pushing the edge of the tweeter globe (which is capable of 20° tilt in all directions). The Passage tweeter should always be orientated so that the long dimension of the tweeter is vertical (see tweeter position in figure 1). To accommodate both horizontal and vertical orientations, the tweeter globe can rotate 90°. WA
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INSTALLING AN IR REPEATER WARNING! These instructions are written based on commonly available IR repeaters that 1 mount in a /2" diameter hole. Before beginning this installation, please refer to the instructions that came with your IR repeater to verify this hole size. If your IR repeater requires a hole size 1 other than /2" diameter, adjust these instruc- tions accordingly. Before drilling the mounting 1 hole, a /8" pilot hole should always be drilled from the back regardless of the f
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REMOVING THE END CAPS FOR PAINTING Figure 14. Removing the end caps step 2. Figure 15. Removing the end caps step 3. Required tools (not inc luded): Philips head scrwedriver 1 Prepare a flat surface with a cushion and/or blanket to protect the Passage. Place the Passage driver side down. WARNING! Be careful to put no weight on the tweeter globe. 2 Using a Phillips head screwdriver remove 2 screws from the back/bottom of the Passage (see figure 14). 3 Using a Phillips head screwdriver remove t
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ATF (ADVANCED THIN FILM) ATF Operation Push-Pull Operation = Ideal Linearity The MartinLogan ATF transducer (based on RADIA planar Linearity is another factor contributing to a loudspeaker's technology) consists of a micro-thin, low-mass Kaladex ability to achieve ultimate clarity, detail and resolution. By diaphragm with an ultra-light, etched conductive alumi- positioning neodymium magnet arrays in a push-pull con- num surface suspended between two high field strength figuration, MartinLogan
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting How do I clean my speakers? Output Just use a dust free cloth or a soft brush to remove the • Check that all your system components are turned on. dust from your speakers. We recommend a specialty • Check your speaker wires and connections. cloth (available at the Xtatic shop at www.martinlogan. • Check all interconnecting cables. com) that cleans your speakers better than anything else we have tried. Do n
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GENERAL INFORMATION Specifications Warranty and Registration System Frequency Response Your Passage speaker is provided with an automatic Limited 45–20,000 Hz ± 3 dB 90 Day Warranty coverage. Sensitivity You have the option, at no additional charge, to receive a 90 dB/2.83 volts/meter (mounted on wall) Limited 5 Year Warranty coverage. To obtain the Limited 5 Year Warranty coverage you need to complete and return Impedance the Certificate of Registration, included with your speakers, 6 ohms
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GLOSSARY OF AUDIO TERMS AC. Abbreviation for alternating current. DC. Abbreviation for direct current. Active crossover. Uses active devices (transistors, ICs, Diffraction. The breaking up of a sound wave caused by tubes) and some form of power supply to operate. some type of mechanical interference such as a cabinet edge, grill frame or other similar object. Amplitude. The extreme range of a signal. Usually mea- sured from the average to the extreme. Diaphragm. A thin flexible membrane or
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Inductance. The property of an electrical circuit by which Resistor. A device used in a circuit to provide resistance. a varying current in it produces a varying magnetic field that introduces voltages in the same circuit or in a nearby Resonance. The effect produced when the natural vibra- circuit. It is measured in henrys. tion frequency of a body is greatly amplified by reinforcing vibrations at the same or nearly the same frequency from Inductor. A device designed primarily to introduce i
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