DALI Loudspeakers speakers manual

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DALI is renowned amo ng music lovers througho ut the world for i ts unique spe ak ers and cab les, all cons truc ted a nd d esigned ba sed on uncomp romising de sign and sound requiremen ts. Our ultra- modern fac tor y in De nmark is fully e quipped with facilities for produ ction and develop ment of qualit y speakers . In the same building you wil[...]

Pleas e clean th e hou sing using a sof t , dr y cloth for optimum re sults. If th ey are ver y dir ty, use a sof t cloth soaked in a mi ld univer sal cleaning solu - tion and rmly w rung out . T ak e great care whe n w iping of f the spea k e r diaphragms , as these are highly sensitive. The fabric framework c an b e cleane d u sing a vacuum cl[...]

Running -in Lik e any othe r mechanical s ys tem, a sp eak er ne eds to be "run in " , so you can look fo rward to a gradual improvement in sound qualit y over the ini- tial pe riod. Unlike other mechanical s ystem s, a DALI spea k e r doe s not wear out - in fac t , regular use will ex tend it s lifetime. Connec ti on The conne ction to [...]

The sam e guid el ine s ap ply irrespe ctive of the number of speakers in y our sound s ys tem : s peak er s positione d to the right mu st be conne cted to the amplier outp ut terminal mark ed "R " or "R ight" , and any to the lef t mus t be conne cte d to " L " or "Lef t " . Y ou mu st en sure that th e [...]

Connec ti ng Piano Forte If supple menting your s tereo or surroun d sou nd sy stem with Piano F orte , the ac tive subwoofe r from the Piano rang e with ac tive cros sover net work an d amplier , you have various conn ec t ion o ptions . Y ou can cho ose from four o ptions : Ampli er with separate subwoofer ou tput terminal ( Fig. 4 ) If you[...]

Ampli er with separate p reamplie r output t erminal and det achable p o wer ampli er ( Fig. 6 ) Piano For te is operated by a signal from your preamplie r/ surround d ecoder . Piano For te ope rates the front sp eak er s via the built -in ac t ive crossover net work and a se parate power amplier . Ampli er without sep arate pream[...]

In ma n y ca ses o ne Piano For te in one of th e liste d setup s will provid e a goo d solu tion, but th e ab solute pe rfec t so lution i s t wo Piano For tes in ste reo setup. This solution should b e conne cted in exa ctly the s ame way , but you onl y connec t th e lef t channel to o ne input terminal o n the lef t Piano For te an d the right [...]

Set ting level Adjus t the volume on y our Piano Fo rte so the bass sound matche s th e level from the front speaker s. Adju st it so that you can h ear the sound contri- bution from Piano For te - but witho ut the ba ss being too dominant . The bas s s hould be sta ble an d p recise. If you set the volume too high, there is a risk of the subwoofer[...]

Overloading Whe n playing at a loud volume, listen ou t for pos sible disso nance and dis- tor tion. Piano For te i s p rotec ted agains t tempo rary overloading , b ut if you of ten play at a loud volum e, you sho uld use a p ermanent lower s etting for the volum e level on Piano For te. If you pos ition Pian o Fo rte in a corne r , this will inc [...]

The cen tr al Piano V oc al sp eak er has b een spe cial ly de signed to be p os- itioned clo se to the large sur face of the T V sc reen - and c an be place d either above o r below the s creen, as re quired. W hether you pos ition the central s peak er above or b elow your T V , we re commend having the front of the sp eak e r in l ine with th e [...]

The lis tening room Ever y room ha s its own dis tinctive acous tics, which inuen ce the way we exp erience the sound from a s peaker . In actual fac t, it 's a matte r of how the room accom modates the s ound and then damp ens it. Y ou c an inu- ence the a coustic s of your listening roo m in v ariou s wa y s. Som e of the sound you hea[...]

Po wer and acoustic pressure How loud a sp eak e r i s a ble to p la y an d s til l s ound good is compl etely dep endent on th e s ignal i t ha s to reproduce. S o, in p r ac tice, you can not dene an u nequivocal level fo r use in comparing dif ferent s peak er s. Obviou sly , lots of pure, undi stor ted outpu t from a large amplier is b et[...]

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELRCTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE BACK P ANEL. NO USER- SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained [...]

8 Engli sh Specications Model : Piano For te subwoofer De sign Prin ciple Act iv e ( bu il t-i n am pli e r and c ro sso ve r) Se al ed en cl osu re Basenhed 10", Air-dried pulp cone, ventilated magnet system Forstærker 120 watt RMS Inputs Fully balanced stereo speaker level, Input impedance: 1.0 kohm Stereo line level RCA phono, Input [...]

The D ALI Pi ano range The righ t accessories Any ch a in i s only as s trong as its weak es t link. This i s par ticularly relevant when it com es to Hi- Fi s ystem s. T ransfe rring the n e signal from a p erfe ct amplier to pe rfe ct speaker s natu- rally requires pe rfe ct c ables . Original D ALI signal and s peak er cable s are availabl[...]