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S E T - U P M A N U A L F O R T H E
STATEMENT SYSTEM
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Contents System Set-up Checklist Checklist Checklist Checklist Checklist The Statement system consists of the following items: 2 - electrostatic panels mounted in frames Introduction 2 2 - electrostatic panel pedestals with uprights 2 - interface modules 4 - interface riser blocks 2 - woofer columns System Set-up 2 2 - crossover modules* 2 - crossover power supplies* 1 - toolkit Room Acoustics 6 4 - power cords* * Add two more if system is balanced. Troubleshooting 8 Before setting-up the system
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You are now ready to connect the electrostatic panel to properly engage a switch, you need to have all other the interface module via the three color coded pin-plugs. switches opposed away from the rear jacks (off - one Naturally, black to black, green to green and red to red. switch on at a time). Begin by setting both the low-pass The blue stat panel wire goes to the green pin-plug on and the high- pass in the number one position. If the the interface module. high-pass and low- pass amplifie
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System Set-up Contour "A" Crossover Modules Crossover Modules Crossover Modules Crossover Modules Crossover Modules You engage contour A by switching the Activation switch You will notice that one of the crossover modules has from bypassed to engaged and switching the Contour red-banded Tiffany RCA connectors while the other unit switch to A. Contour A allows approximately a one dB has white. The red denotes the right channel module attenuation from 500 Hz to 10,000 Hz. This allows the while wh
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Placement Placement Placement Placement Placement W W W W Woofer/R oofer/R oofer/R oofer/R oofer/Room Interaction oom Interaction oom Interaction oom Interaction oom Interaction vs.Time Alignment vs.Time Alignment Placement is a very important part of the set up proce- dure. The crossover is provided at 125 Hz so you have some latitude for movement without much trade-off regarding We recommend that you start with the system roughly imaging. However, you will find dramatic changes two meters fro
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Room Acoustics Lets talk about a few important terms before we begin. Your Room Your Room Your Room Your Room Your Room Terminology Terminology This is one of those areas that requires a little background to understand and some Standing Waves. The parallel walls in your room will reinforce certain time and experimentation to obtain the best notes to the point that they will sound louder than the rest of the performance from your system. audio spectrum and cause one note bass, boomy bass, or
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Rules of Thumb Rules of Thumb Rules of Thumb Rules of Thumb Rules of Thumb Bipolar Speakers and Your Room Bipolar Speakers and Your Room Bipolar Speakers and Your Room Bipolar Speakers and Your Room Bipolar Speakers and Your Room Hard vs. Soft Surfaces. If one surface of your room Martin-Logan electrostatic loudspeakers are known as (wall, floor, ceiling) is hard, a good rule of thumb bipolar radiators. This means that they produce sound suggests to try to have the opposing surface soft. So, f
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Troubleshooting No Output. Poor Imaging ❐ ❐ Check that all your system components are turned on. Check placement. Are both speakers the same dis- tance from the walls? Do they have the same amount ❐ Check your speaker wires and connections. of toe-in? Try moving the speakers away from the back and side walls. ❐ Check all interconnecting cables. ❐ Check the polarity of the speaker wires. Are they connected properly? Weak Output, Loss of Highs. ❐ Check the power cord. Is it properly connected
