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Linn 242 manual

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    Important Saf et y Inf ormation English Impor t ant Saf et y Inf ormation Explanation of s ymbols used in this manual and on the product: T his s ymbol is intended to alert the user t o the pres ence of uninsulat ed dangerous v oltages within the enclosur e of sufficient magnit ude to cause electric shock. T his s ymbol is intended to alert the use[...]

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    UK USERS PLEA SE READ THIS IMPOR T ANT S AFETY INF ORMA TION Fu se r eplacement T his applianc e is fitted with a non-r ewire able 13 Amp mains plug. The plug contains a 5 Amp fuse . If the fuse has blown it can be r eplaced as f ollows: a) Pull out the red fus e cov er / carrier . b) R emove and dispos e of the blown fuse . c) Fit a new 5 Amp BS13[...]

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    Co p yright and A cknowledgement s Cop yright © 2003 Linn Pr oducts Lt d. First edition July 2 003. Linn Product s Limited, Glasgow R oad, W aterf oot, Eaglesham, Glasgo w , G7 6 OE Q, Sc otland, United Kingdom All rights r eserved. No part of this public ation may be r eproduced, st ored in a r etriev al sy st em, or tr ansmitted, in an y form or[...]

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    Co n te n t s Introduction 1 T he AK URA TE sy st em 1 Fe a t u r e s 2 AK URA TE 2 42, 2 25 and 212 3 Unpacking 3 F abric grilles 3 Cleaning 3 Po sitioning and lev elling 4 C onnecting 6 Gener al 6 Single-wiring 7 Bi -wiring or bi-amping 7 T ri-wiring or tri-amping 7 Important note s on using the link strips 7 Quad-amping and be yond 7 Bass Bo ost[...]

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    Intr oduction At Linn, we rec ognise that the w ay people acc ess sound is changing. Entertainment s ys tems are bec oming ev er more int egrat ed and the line betw een music and movie s yst ems is no longer clear . As the popularity of ne w and impro ved hi-r esolution music f ormats increas es, multi-channel s yst ems are no longer for the mo vie[...]

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    AK URA TE 221 N N e e w w 5 5 0 0 0 0 S S A A m m p p l l i i f f i i e e r r M M o o d d u u l l e e T he AK URA TE 221 b ass ext ension loudspeaker utilises 500 w att s of servo- assist ed Linn silent power . The bass driv e unit is c ons tantly monitor ed and regulat ed to maintain ac curat e, e xtended bas s in any list ening envir onment. Enti[...]

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    T T h h e e A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 1 1 2 2 b b o o o o k k s s h h e e l l f f s s p p e e a a k k e e r r s s a a r r e e s s u u p p p p l l i i e e d d w w i i t t h h t t h h e e f f o o l l l l o o w w i i n n g g a a c c c c e e s s s s o o r r i i e e s s : : ● 12 terminal link s trips (f our of which are f actory fitt ed to the t[...]

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    Po sitioning and lev elling To get the best fr om your Linn AK URA TE speak ers, it is important that the y are positioned and le velled corr ectly . The ac oustics of a r oom are dependent on many f act ors including size , shape and ev en furniture . The inf ormation below will assist in helping y ou find the best position in y our room f or your[...]

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    Level l ing All components in the AK URA TE speak er sys tem benefit fr om levelling, which produc es distinct impr ovement s in soundstage and ac curac y . A properly lev elled loudspeaker will alw ay s perform mor e eff ectively than an unstable one . T he actual loudspe aker cabine t can remain fix ed whilst the drive unit s are allow ed to mov [...]

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    C onnecting Gener al IMPORT ANT : Be fo re making an y connections, s witch of f your pow er amplifier( s). Ensure the po sitive (+) or r ed coloured c onnector s from y our amplifier(s ), c onnect t o the positive (+) c onnectors on y our loudspeak er(s ). And that the negative (-) or black c oloured c onnectors fr om your amplifier( s ), connect [...]

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    7 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 42, 2 25 and 212 English T ri-wiring or tri-amping S ugges ted position of link s trips if tri-wiring (i.e . using three pair s of c ables from one po wer amplifier ) or tri-amping (i. e. using one pair o f cables fr om each of three pow er amplifier channels). Important note s on usin[...]

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    AK TIV oper ation T he AK URA TE 2 42, 22 5 and 212 speaker s can be either pas sively or actively driven. In a p assive s yst em, the output from a pow er amplifier is passed through the cr ossov e rs hous ed in the loudspeak ers . This results in a c ertain loss o f audio signal as some of the ener gy in the signal is absorbed b y the cr osso ver[...]

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    AK URA TE 2 21 Unpacking T he AK URA TE 221 bas s reinf orc ement speaker is hea vy: tak e care when r emo ving it from it s packaging. T T h h e e A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 2 2 1 1 s s p p e e a a k k e e r r i i s s s s u u p p p p l l i i e e d d w w i i t t h h t t h h e e f f o o l l l l o o w w i i n n g g a a c c c c e e s s s s o o r [...]

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    10 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 21 English FROM LINN SYSTEM CONTROLLER OR OTHER A V PROCESSOR HP OUT AL OUT A IN FROM STEREO PRE-AMP HP OUT AL OUT A IN FROM STEREO PRE-AMP TO POWER AMPLIFIER HP OUT AL OUT A IN FROM LINN SYSTEM CONTROLLER OR OTHER AV PROCESSOR AKURA TE 221 - ONE AKURA TE 221 - TWO HP OUT AL OUT A IN [...]

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    11 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 21 English Pa r amet ers T he AK URA TE 221 speak er is equipped with se ven adjustable p aramet ers ( see ne xt page ) that enable you to alt er its performanc e to suit y our tast e. Note: T he par ameters c an only be adjusted when the AK URA TE 221 speak er is not in st andby mode[...]

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    12 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual AK URA TE 2 21 English PA R AMETER S YMBOL 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 50 7 5 100 115 13 5 160 190 23 5 18 22 2 5 30 34 40 55 85 1 30 Des cription and av ailable set tings for par amet ers Def ault settings ar e shown in gr ey . * Only for use when the AKURA TE 221 speaker is c onnected to a po wer am[...]

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    13 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual T echnical Specific ations English A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 4 4 2 2 A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 2 2 5 5 A A K K U U R R A A T T E E 2 2 1 1 2 2 T ype 5-w ay floorst ander 5-w ay centr e 4-w ay bookshelf Drive units 13 mm / 25 mm / 13 mm / 25 mm / 13 mm / 25 mm / 75 mm domes, 7 5 mm dom[...]

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    14 AK URA TE Loudspeak er S ys tem Owner’ s Manual Guar ant ee and Service English Guar ant ee and Service T his pr oduct is guar anteed under the conditions which apply in the c ountry of purchase and y our statut ory rights are not limit ed. In addition to an y st atut ory rights you ma y have , Linn undertake t o replac e any parts which hav e[...]