Wharfedale Pro PANTONE 539 manual

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U ser W arnings Quick Start Guide A bout Y our Loudspeak er Ser vicing Y our Loudspeak er Quality Assurance Certificate of Quality Assurance Systems and Driver U nit T est R eports Wharfedale Hist or y Book Gilbert Brig gs Loudspeaker Book Single W iring Links, 2 T y pes 4 x White Cotton Gloves CONTENTS WITHIN THIS P ACK AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21[...]

Please read the following notes carefull y . They will help you to instal l your loudspeakers correctly and safely . Switch off the amplifier and all sources before making connections to your sound system. When you switch on the system or change sources, set the volume control to minimum and turn up the level graduall y . The position of your V olu[...]

QUICK SETUP GUIDE (Air edale H eritage) AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 1[...]

Setting U p the Air edale H eritage Safely unpacking Check you have P ositioning the speakers Connection options Looking aft er your loudspeaker AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 2[...]

Always take care when lifting heavyobjects. Lift the speakers out by their sides. SAFEL Y UNP A CKING I f possible, keep the packa ging in case you need to mo ve your speakers. Lay the contents on a smooth surface to avoid accidental dama ge before instal lation. Y our Airedale H erita ge speakers are heavy . T ak e care when removing them f rom th[...]

CHECK Y OU HA VE 2 Speakers U ser pack A ccessories AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 4[...]

POSITIONING THE SPEAKERS Angle speakers inward by 5º to 10º for a clearer , more tuneful mid range. P ositioning the speakers. Place the speakers so that you are the same distance from each. The distance between the speakers should be the same as between you and the speakers. F or best results the speakers should be 4 – 12 inches (10 – 30cm) [...]

CONNECTION OPTIONS Single wired - a single cable from one amplifier drives each speaker . N ote: These speakers are supplied in single wire configuration Bi- wired - a single amplifier , with separate wires to drive the bass/ mid unit and the treble unit. Bi- amplified - two amplifiers. One drives the bass/ mid unit. The other drives the treble uni[...]

LOOKING AFTER Y OUR LOUDSPEAKER Do not open the speakers; there are no user ser viceable parts inside. R emove marks f rom the cabinet and polish it with a soft, slightly damp cloth. A void getting any liquid behind the gril le. T o enable you to maintain the superb finish of your loudspeak ers, the original matching walnut wax is available from yo[...]

F or technical support, product queries and information please contact either your local retailer or the offices below . TECHNICAL SUPP ORT AND INFORMA TION UK Wharfedale International Ltd. IAG H ouse, So vereign Cour t, Ermine Business Park, H untingdon. PE29 6XU England T el : +44 (0) 1480 447700 F ax : +44 (0) 1480 431767 www .wharfedale.co.uk U[...]

ABOUT Y OUR LOUDSPEAKER About Your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:06 am Page 1[...]

The Airedale Heritage is the largest of the new series of speakers, it is a large format loudspeaker , utilising 5 drive units per speaker in a 4 way configuration. The loudspeaker meets the demands of the highest level of hi-fi audiophiler . The audio range is covered by four ways so that no compromise is made in each section in the following area[...]

COINCIDENT DRIVER ALIGNMENT THE DRIVE UNITS 3000 m m 97 0 m m A - A THE 380mm 15” BASS DRIVER The bass driver incorporates a ne w design of cone, it is a sandwich cone combination of gla ss fibre/carbon fibre/glass fibre, it is ver y stiff and rigid. Energy losses in the cone transfer mechanism will be low . The cone edge is rim stiffened also. S[...]

THE 75mm 3” SOFT DOME MIDRANGE A studio monitor quality large dome midrange is used over the crucial midband frequencies, 800Hz to 3.7kHz. A feature of this driver is ver y low distortion o ver its entire working range, it is ty picall y less than 1% at 100dB at 1 metre. I t is mounted in a custom matched fascia plate to provide partial horn load[...]

SPECIFICA TIONS Specifications 21/01/03 11:21 am Page 1[...]

T ransducer Complement Bass driver Bass/Mid Mid-range T weet er Super tweeter N ominal impedance I mpedance variation F requency response +/- 3dB U seable low frequency limit -3dB Low f requency limit -10dB U pper f requency limit -10dB SPL 1W@1m Distortion 20 – 600Hz 600 – 50kHz P ower Handling Continuous weighted white noise P eak M ax peak s[...]

F rame material Cone & dome material Surround Spiders Coil size & type W inding spec M a gnet M a gnet weight Gap flux density T op plate thickness Pistonic range V enting Thiele/small parameters Effective cone diameter Re Fs Qms Qes Qts Mms Cms Va s BL Die cast aluminium Glass/carbon/glass sandwich Half roll sb r ubber Dual spaced at 10mm [...]

Part number Dome material & size Coil size & type M a gnet d1 x d2 x h M a gnet weight SPL 1w @ 1m Fs F requency range -3dB Distortion at 100dB @ 1m D .389 75mm textile 75mm aluminium 70 x 32 x 15 248 gm 93dB 500Hz 400Hz – 5kHz typicall y <1% MIDRANGE SPECIFICA TIONS FRONT TWEETER Part number Dome material & size Coil size & ty[...]

SER VICING Y OUR LOUDSPEAKER Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 1[...]

I n the unlikely e vent that you may require to replace any par t of your loudspeaker , you may contact your dealer and order all major parts as in the following drawing. SER VICING FRONT GRILLE ASSEMBL Y WITH LOGO 237-2737000000 TOP GRILLE ASSEMBL Y 237-2737000001 CABINET LOGO 313-2737000001 TWEETER S WITCH 041-2043000001 Servicing your Loudspeake[...]

RED TERMIN AL 046 - 0000000011 BLACK TERMINAL 046 - 0000000012 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 3[...]

TOP TWEETER 2D-14700 -02 FRONT TWEETER 2D- 39000 - 01 3” DOME MIDRANGE 2D- 38900 - 01 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 4[...]

8” BASS/MID UNIT 2D-40100 - 01 15” BASS UNIT 2D- 38600 - 01 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 5[...]

MAIN CROSSOVER 600 -2737000002 BASS CROSSOVER 600 -2737000001 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 6[...]

CIRCUIT DIA GRAM TOP - TWEETER TWEETER 3” MID-HIGH 8” MID-BASS 15” BASS R=5Ω/10W C=1. 5uF/250V R=1Ω/10W C=6uF/250V C=18uF/250V L2=0. 5mH/ o 1.2mm C=75uF/160V L=3mH/ o 1.2mm L=4. 5mH/ o 1.5mm C=8. 2uF/250V C=68uF/50V C=220uF/160V L=0. 7mH/ o 0. 74mm L=4. 5 mH/ o 1.2mm R=15Ω /15W L=0. 3mH/ o0.8mm L=0. 3mH/ o0.8mm Servicing your Loudspeake[...]

Y our Airedale Loudspeakers ha ve been constructed to the highest standards of quality furniture finishes. The acoustic components and the whole system ha ve been manufactured to within ver y tight tolerances of +/- 1 decibel of sound pressure le vel. All drive unit components are seriall y numbered and the original test record set for your loudspe[...]