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Paradigm Cinema Speaker Systems manual

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    O WNERS MANUAL[...]

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    1 P ara digm DOE S NO T su ppl y h ard war e f or mou ntin g speak e rs to the wal l. Har dwa r e sho w n in this manu al is for exa mpl e onl y and wil l vary de p en d in g on th e wa ll typ e. Al w a y s us e sc r e w s a pp r o pr i at e f or w al l ty p e an d w eig h t o f s pe ak er s. If in s ta ll in g i nt o d ryw al l, i ns ta ll i nt o [...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Y our Ne w Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 How to Av oid Speaker Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Speak er Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Y OUR NEW SPEAKERS Paradigm Cinema speaker s are ideally suited to a variety of lifestyle applications. They are designed to allow easy installation throughout your home . T o ensure the best performance possible we strongly recommend that you obser ve the placement guidelines provided in the “Speaker Placement” section. Cleaning Do not use a s[...]

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    4 Center Speak er On the Stand (see illustr ation below) Place the center speaker on its stand below the display so that sound ar r ives as close to ear level as po ssi bl e. The s pe ak er sh ou ld si t ab out t he s ame dis tan ce a wa y f rom t he l ist en ing a re a as th e fr ont spe ak ers. ( Some receivers and processor s electronically adju[...]

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    5 Cinema T rio (Front/Left/Center speak ers in one unit) Pl ace th e spea ke r abo v e or bel ow the dis pla y , wh ich ev er po sit io n brings soun d clos es t to ear lev e l. If als o us ing su rrou nd/ re ar spe ak ers f ol lo w the di re cti ons f or co rrec t p lac em ent pr o vid ed ea r li er . OR OR SPEAKER PLACEMENT (CONTINUED) Surround a[...]

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    6 S T AND MOUNTING (ALL HARDW ARE INCLUDED) CINEMA ™ 100 Push down on terminal clips to al lo w w ir e a cce ss . Co nne ct wi r es be fo re a tta chi ng st and .[...]

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    7 CINEMA ™ 200 & 400 CINEMA ™ TRIO Self-adhesive bumper pads Self-adhesive bumper pads Stand is only used when speaker is in a horizontal configuration Stands are only used when speaker is in a horizontal configuration S T AND MOUNTING (CONTINUED)[...]

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    8 W ALL MOUNTING 3.258" If y ou ar e not comf ortable performi ng the fol lowing pr ocedu res, ha v e a pr ofession al perform the installation (see your Auth orized P aradig m ® Deale r about hiring a p rof essio nal) . T OLERANCE UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED 5 Step 3 Step 2 Step 1 CINEMA ™ 100 Assemb le al l par ts bef ore mo ving to Step 3[...]

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    9 W ALL MOUNTING (CONTINUED) At ta ch l oc ki ng co v e r to b rac ke t an d sc re w in Step 5 Step 6 Step 4 Step 6 Step 7 Step 4 Push down on terminal clips to allow wire access Step 4 Step 5 Sn ak e w ir es f ro m in si de w al l th ro ug h ho le i n bra ck et WIRING INSIDE TH E W ALL[...]

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    10 Push down on terminal clips to allow wire access Sn ak e w ir es th ro ug h ho le in l oc ki ng c o v er At ta ch l oc ki ng co v e r to b rac ke t an d sc re w in Step 6 Step 7 Step 4 Step 4 Step 4 Step 5 WIRING ALO NG THE W ALL[...]

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    11 W ALL MOUNTING (CONTINUED) W ALL MOUNTING (CONTINUED) Bracket is slotted (see illustration) , to allow fur ther adjustment up or down, if necessar y . Re-check to ensure bracket is level. Mar k inner screw holes. Step 2 W ARNI NG! Fo r st abil ity , all four screws MUST be u sed P osition br acket and ensure it is level. Mar k the two center scr[...]

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    12 Remo ve the two flathe ad screws (not sho wn) . Dr ill inner pilot holes, the n pr ess anchor bolts f ir mly into dr ywall and screw in. Now inser t all four flathead screws and tighten. W ARNING! All screws must be inser ted straight and fully tightened to ensure cor rect operation of anchor bolts. Step 3 CINEMA ™ 200 & 400 WIRING CINEMA [...]

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    13 3.258" SPEAKER CONNECTION T urn your amplifier OFF before connecting speak ers. This will a void damage which could result fr om accidental shorting of speaker cables. LENGTH DIAMETER GAUGE Under 4.5 m (15 ft) 1.3 mm (0.05 in) 16 awg Under 9 m (30 ft) 1.6 mm (0.06 in) 14 awg Over 9 m (30 ft) 2.0 mm (0.08 in) 12 awg MINIMUM GAUGE REQUIREMENT[...]

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    14 SOLUTION PR OBLEM No Sound from One or More Speaker s No Sound La ck o f Ba ss o r Di sl oc at ed I ma ge • Make sure receiver , preamp or amplifier is plugged in and tur ned on. Check pow er outlet at the wall is wor king. • Are headphones plugged in, or is the system on Mute? • Re-check all connections. • Check your balance control or [...]

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    15 De si gn Cr o ss ov e r(s ) Hi gh -Fr e qu en cy Dr iv e r(s ) Ba ss / Mi dr an ge Dr iv e r(s ) Ba ss Dr iv e r( s) Lo w- Fr e que nc y Ex ten si on * Fr e que nc y Re spo ns e: On -A xi s 30 ˚ Of f-A xi s Se ns iti vi ty – Ro om / Ane ch oic Su it abl e Am pl if ie r P o w er R an ge Ma xi mu m Inp ut P o w er † Im pe dan ce Di me nsi on [...]

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    16 De si gn Cr o ss ov e r(s ) Hi gh -Fr e qu en cy Dr iv e r(s ) Ba ss / Mi dr an ge Dr iv e r(s ) Ba ss Dr iv e r( s) Lo w- Fr e que nc y Ex ten si on * Fr e que nc y Re spo ns e: On -A xi s 30 ˚ Of f-A xi s Se ns iti vi ty – Ro om / Ane ch oic Su it abl e Am pl if ie r P o w er R an ge Ma xi mu m Inp ut P o w er † Im pe dan ce Di me nsi on [...]

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    17 LIMITED W ARRANTY Para digm ® sp eaker s covered in this manual are wa r ra nted t o be an d rema in fre e of ma nufactu r ing and/or material defects for a period of five (5) years from the date of or iginal purchase . Within the time per iods specif ied, repair , replacement or adjustment of par ts for man ufactur ing and/or material defects [...]

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    MODE D’EMPL OI M C[...]

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    1 P a ra di gm NE FO UR N IT P AS l e m at ér ie l p ou r mo nt er le s e nc ei n te s s ur un mur . Le maté riel de mont ag e illus tré l’est à titr e d’e x emp le un iq ue me nt ; l e m at ér ie l va ri er a en f o nc ti on d u ty pe d e m ur . Ef f ec tu ez l’ in st al la ti on da ns un e clo i so n sèc he de 1/ 2 po (13 mm ) ou de 5[...]

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    2 T ABLE DES MATIERES V os nouvelles enceintes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pour éviter d’endommager les enceintes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Positionnement des enceintes . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    V O S NO U VE LL ES E N CE IN TE S Le s en ce in te s P ara di gm C in em a co n vi en ne nt p ar fa it em en t à un e va riét é d’ ap pl ic at io ns . Le ur t ai ll e co mp ac te pe rme t de le s in st al le r f ac il em en t pa r tou t d an s la ma is on . P o ur ob te ni r le me il le ur r en de me nt po ss ib le, n ou s v ou s rec om ma nd[...]

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    4 Enceinte Centr ale Sur un pied ( V oir c i- de ss ou s) Pl ac ez l’e nc ei nt e ce nt ral e su r so n pi ed sou s l ’é cran pou r q ue le so n arriv e aus si prè s du niv e au des ore il le s qu e po ss ib le. L ’e nc ein te doi t êt re pla cée en vi ron à la même dis ta nc e de l’a ire d’é co ut e prin ci pa le que les en ce in [...]

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    5 Cinema T rio (modèle « tr ois enceintes dans une ») Placez l’e nceinte au-d essus ou au-dess ous de l ’écran, selo n la pos ition qui fait par venir le son le plus près du niv eau d es oreil les. OU OU PO SI T IO NN EM EN T D ES E NC EI NT E S (SUITE) Configurations ambiophonique et arr ière illustrées OR OU OU OU OU Dans une configura[...]

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    6 MO NT A GE S UR U N P IE D (T O UT L E MAT ER IE L NE CES SA IR E ES T C OM PRI S) CINEMA MC 100 P oussez vers le bas pour per mettre un accès aux câbles. Raccordez les câbles a vant de fixer le support.[...]

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    7 CINEMA MC 200 & 400 CINEMA MC TRIO Coussins amor tisseur auto-adhésif Coussins amor tisseur auto-adhésif MO NT A GE S UR U N P IE D (T O UT L E MAT ER IE L NE CES SA IR E ES T C OM PRI S) (SUITE) Le ou les pieds doivent être utilisés lorsque l’enceinte est utilisée dans une configuration hor izontale Les pieds doivent être utilisés l[...]

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    8 MONT AGE AU MUR 3.258" C o n s u l t e r l e s i n s t r u c t i o n s d e m o n t a g e p o u r v o t r e m o d è l e p a r t i c u l i er . S i v o u s n ’ ê t e s p a s à l ’ a i s e d ’ e x é c u t e r l e s p r o c é d u r e s s u i va nt e s, d e m a n de z à u n p r o f e ss io n ne l d ’e f f e c t u e r l’ i ns t al [...]

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    9 MONT AGE AU MUR (SUITE) Fi x e z le cou v e rc l e de ve rr o ui l la g e au su pp or t et v is se z Etape 6 Etape 7 Etape 4 P ous se z v ers le b as po ur p erm et tr e un ac cè s au x câ b le s Etape 5 P as se z le s câ b le s de l' in té rie ur d u m ur p ar le t ro u da ns l e su pp or t CA BL AGE A L ’INT ER IE UR DU MU R[...]

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    10 P ous se z v ers le b as po ur p erm et tr e un ac cè s au x câ b le s P as se z le c âb l e da ns l e tr ou d u co uv e rc le d e v err ou il la ge Fi x e z le c ou v er c le de ve rr ou il l ag e a u su pp or t et v is se z Etape 6 Etape 7 Etape 4 Etape 5 CAB LAG E L E L ONG D U M UR[...]

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    11 MONT AGE AU MUR (SUITE) Placez le suppor t et assurez-vous qu’il est au niveau. Marquez les deux trous de vis intérieur s. P ercez les trous de guidage , puis enfoncez fermement les boulons d’ancr age dans la cloison sèche et vissez. Vissez ensuite les vis à tête plate : NE VISSEZ P AS COMPLÈTEMENT À CE POINT —laissez les têtes de v[...]

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    12 Enl eve z les deu x vis à têt e plate (voir l’illustration) . P e rcez les trou s de gu id ag e int érieurs, p ui s e nf o nc ez f erm em en t les bo ul on s d’a nc rag e dan s la cl oiso n sèch e et vi ssez . I nsér ez mai nten ant l es qua tre vi s à têt e plat e et serrez. MISE EN GARDE! T outes les vis doivent être insérées en [...]

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    13 3.258" RACCORDEMENT DES ENCEINTES ÉT EI GN EZ l ’a mp li fi ca te ur a van t de r ac co r de r le s en ce in te s. V ous é vi te r ez a in si l es d om m a ge s qu i po u r r ai e n t s u rv e ni r lo r s d u co u rt - ci r c u i t a c ci d e nt e l d e s c â b le s d’ e n ce i n te . LONGUEUR DIAMÈTRE C ALIBRE Moins de 4,5 m (15 pi[...]

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    14 CINEMA MC TRIO CINEMA MC 100, 200 & 400 SOLUTION PR OBLÈME Aucun son d'une ou plusieur s enceintes Pas de son Dé f ic ie nc e de s gra v e s ou i ma ge di sl oq ué e • S'assurer que le préamplificateur ou l'amplificateur est br anché et allumé. Vér ifier que la prise de cour ant fonctionne correctement. • D e s é c[...]

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    F- 15 15 SPECIFICATIONS TECHNIQUES De si gn Ra cc or d( s) Ha ut -pa rl eu r de ha ut e fré qu en ce Ha ut -pa rl eu r de ba ss e / m o y en ne fr éq uen ce Ha ut -pa rl eu r de gr a v es Ex te nsi on d e bas se f ré que nc e* Ré po nse d e fr équ en ce : s ur l’ ax e 30 ˚ ho rs ax e Se ns ibi li té – sa ll e / ané ch oï qu e In te rva[...]

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    16 De si gn Ra cc or d( s) Ha ut -pa rl eu r de ha ut e fré qu en ce Ha ut -pa rl eu r de ba ss e / m o y en ne fr éq uen ce Ha ut -pa rl eu r de gr a v es Ex te nsi on d e bas se f ré que nc e* Ré po nse d e fr équ en ce : s ur l’ ax e 30 ˚ ho rs ax e Se ns ibi li té – sa ll e / ané ch oï qu e In te rval le de p ui ss anc e ap pr o pr[...]

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    17 GARANTIE LIMITE Les enceintes Paradigm MD couver tes dans ce manuel sont garanties contre les défauts de matér iaux et de fabrication pendant une pér iode de cinq (5) ans à compter de la date d’achat du matér iel neuf. Durant cette pér iode , la répar ation, le remplacement ou le réglage de pièces pour des défauts de matériaux ou de[...]