Paradigm OM-560 manual

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Table of contents for the manual

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    OWNERS MANUAL OM-560 Thank you for choosing Paradigm ® Reference ADP ™ Surround/ Rear speakers and congratulations! Y ou are about to hear the difference these state-of-the-art high-end speakers will make in your music and home theater system. These speakers are the product of countless hours of comprehensive research and development and will re[...]

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    RECYCLING AND REUSE GUIDELINES (Europe) In accordance with the European Union WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive effective August 13, 2005, we would like to notify you that our speakers may contain regulated materials which, upon disposal, require special reuse and recycling processing. For this reason Paradigm Electronics I[...]

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    1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Fig. 1a Fig. 1d Fig. 1c Fig. 1b SPEAKER PLACEMENT AND CONNECTION (pictorial) POSITIONNEMENT ET RACCORDEMENT DES ENCEINTES (figures) NOTE: For optimal placement of Front (Left and Right) speakers, the Center Channel, and the Subwoofer , please refer to the Owners Manual included with those speakers. REMARQUE : Pour un positionne[...]

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    2 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 2 Fig. 3[...]

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    Paradigm ® Reference speakers are efficient and can be driven to loud listening levels with moderate amplifier power . They are also able to handle the output of very powerful amplifiers. T o prevent damage to your speakers, please read the following guidelines before hooking them up. Amplifier Distortion—The #1 Culprit! Amplifier distortion is [...]

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    Front Speakers ( ) reproduce dialog, sound effects and much of the music. Center Speaker ( ) reproduces dialog, sound effects and music. It c an be placed on top of a TV (or behind a perforated screen in a front-projecti on system). If used with a direct-view TV , this speaker must be magne t ically shielded to prevent picture interference. Surroun[...]

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    All Paradigm ® Reference speakers are designed to provide superior high-end sound in a wide variety of domestic settings. However , it is important to note that listening room construction, dimensions and furnishings all play a part in the quality of sound you ultimately achieve. Y our listening room will impose its own character on the performanc[...]

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    6 Other Connection Options DO NOT attempt to bi-wire or bi-amplify unless you have removed the jumper bars. Standard Connection for Speakers with T wo Input T erminals (Fig. 3) Leave the jumper bars attached and connect using either set of input termina ls following the instructions given under “Standard Connection” on page 5. Bi-wiring and Bi-[...]

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    7 LIMITED WARRANTY Paradigm ® Reference speakers covered in this manual are warranted to be and remain free of manufacturing and/or material defects for a period of five (5) years from the date of original purchase. Within the time period specified, repair , replacement or adjustment of parts for manufac- turing and/or material defects will be fre[...]

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    MODE D’EMPLOI OM-560 Félicitations! Nous vous remercions d'avoir choisi les enceintes ADP MC ambiophoniques/arrière de Paradigm MD Reference! V ous allez entendre la différence que confèrent ces enceintes de pointe haut de gamme à votre système audio ou de cinéma maison. Les enceintes Paradigm MD Reference sont le produit d'innom[...]

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    Les enceintes Paradigm MC Reference sont efficaces et peuvent produire de s v olum es élevés à des puissances de sortie modérées de l’amplifica- teur . Elles peuv ent également être jumelées à des amplificateurs haute puissance. Pour éviter d’endommager les enceintes, lire les directives suivantes avant de procéder à leur raccordeme[...]

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    Enceinte avant ( ) Elle reproduit les dialogues, les effets sonores et une bonne partie du signal musical. Enceinte centrale ( ) Elle reproduit les dialogues, les effets sonores et la musique. Elle peut être placée sur une télé (or derrière l’écran perforé d’un système à téléprojecteur avant). Si elle est utilisée avec une télé or[...]

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    11 « C’est comme être au cinéma, sauf que le son est de bien meilleure qualit é » – Nicholas Bedworth, The Perfect Vision, au sujet des enceintes Paradigm MD Reference Fig. (b) Enceintes ambiophoniques à rayonnement avant Fig. (c) Enceintes ambiophoniques à réverbération ADP MC Configuration 5.1 Fig. (d) Enceintes ambiophoniques et arr[...]

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    Pour une reproduction sonore optimale, il importe d’utiliser des câbles de haute qualité. Le tableau ci-dessous indique le calibre minimum pour di fférentes longueurs de câble. (Consulter le revendeur pour de plus amples renseignements.) T outes les enceintes Paradigm MD Reference sont dotées de bornes de rac cordement qui peuvent être util[...]

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    13 GARANTIE LIMITÉE Une fois que les enceintes sont positionnées dans la pièce et que les dis tances et la calibration des niveaux des haut-parleurs ont été réglées à l’aide du processeur ou du syntoniseur audiovisuel, un réglage fin peut s’imposer . Puisque les enceintes Paradigm MD Reference sont conçues pour fournir une performance[...]

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