Paradigm Soundtrack 2 manual

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  • Page 1

    Owners Manual The Ocial Sound of YO U ™ ™ Paradig m, Soundtrack™ 2 System and all associated pr oprietary and patented designs and technologies are registered tr ademarks of Paradigm Electronics Inc. C opyright © P aradigm Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner(s). Par adigm E[...]

  • Page 2

    RECY CLING AND REUSE GUIDELINES FOR EUROPE In accordance with the European Union WEEE ( Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive eective August 13, 2005, w e would like to notify you that this pr oduct may contain regulated materials which, upon disposal , according to the WEEE dir ective, require special r euse and recycling process[...]

  • Page 3

    T ABLE OF C ONTENT S Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Impor tant Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Serial Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About P aradigm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    SAFETY PREC A UTIONS READ THIS SECTION CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING! W ARNING! RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle , is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “Dangerous voltage ” within the product ’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude t[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUC TIONS 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry a cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any hea[...]

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    SERIAL NUMBER The product’ s serial number is located on the r ear panel of both soundbar and subwoofer . In the event that you need t o contact Par adigm about your system, please have the following inf ormation recorded: Serial Number: Retail Outlet or W ebsite where Pr oduct was Purchased: Retail Outlet Phone Number: Purchase Dat e: ABOUT PARA[...]

  • Page 7

    BREAK-IN Although your system will sound gr eat ‘ out of the carton’ it will sound even better when broken in. Allow it to operate for sev eral hours before you list en critically . CLEANING Do not use strong or abrasive cleaners on your sy stem. Gently wipe the cabinets with a damp soft cloth. PLACEMENT Soundbar: On a credenza or shelf (Fig . [...]

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    PLACEMENT (cont’d) Step-by-Step Instructions for Wall-Mounting the Soundbar What’s Included 2 x W all-Mounting Brackets. 1 x Wall-Mounting T emplate. Recommended Tools (not included) 1 x Stud F inder . 1 x Lev el. 1 x Electric drill and appropriate drill bits. 1 x Phillips Screwdriver . Recommended Hardware (not included) 4 x W all anchors to s[...]

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    Step 4 a) If a wall stud is found , drill a pilot hole into the stud at each mark, then move to S tep 5. OR b) If no stud is found , install wall anchors at each mark following the instructions for the type of wall anchor you are using . CAUTION: We strongly recommend contacting a professional contractor for this type of installation. Step 5 Using [...]

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    IR Learning Codes Y our system is capable of learning certain codes from remote controls you already own, for example, the volume code from y our TV ’ s remote. Each code must be programmed in separat ely . T o program, follow the steps below: 1. Press and hold for 3 seconds the butt on on the soundbar ’ s T op Panel C ontrols f or the desired [...]

  • Page 11

    Status LED. Indicates connection status between the subwoof er and soundbar (e.g . Not Pair ed, Searching for Connection, Paired). F or additional information ref er to the Set-Up Guide included. Line-Level Input (for use in a wired subw oofer connection only) Allows connection from the wired Sub Out of the soundbar or Sub/LFE Out of an external A/[...]

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    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Soundbar Design 2 isolated identical channels for L eft and Right. Left Channel: 3-driver , 2-way plus single passive radiator . Right Channel: 3-driver , 2-way plus single passiv e radiator . Molded ABS enclosure with matte finish Crossover 3rd-order electro-acoustic at 2.4 kHz High-Frequency Driver (per channel) 1 x 25-m[...]

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    Subwoofer Subwoofer Design Single driver , bass-reflex design, dual low-turbulence tuned por ts, built-in amplifier . Molded ABS enclosure with matt e finish Amplifier Design: High-current, Discrete Output Ultra-Class-D™ amplier : 120 watts RMS Sustained / 240 watts P eak Power Amplifier Features Auto-On / Standb y , soft clipping Bass Dr[...]

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    ÍNDICE Precauciones de seguridad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Instrucciones impor tantes para la seguridad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Número de serie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Acer ca de Par adigm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Acer ca del Sistema S[...]

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    Manuel de l’utilisateur MC MD MC V otre son ociel MC Système P A UT AS DE RECICLADO Y REUTILIZA CIÓN P AR A EUROP A De acuerdo con la directiva WEEE (Desechos de Equipos Eléctricos y Electrónicos) de la Unión Europea, vigente desde el 13 de agost o de 2005, deseamos noticarle que este producto puede contener materiales regulados que , [...]

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    DIRECTIVES SUR LE RECYCLA GE ET LA RÉUTILISA TION (Europe) En vertu de la directive WEEE de l’Union européenne (dir ective sur les déchets électriques et électroniques) entrée en vigueur le 13 août 2005, nous vous avisons que ce produit pourrait renfermer des matériaux r églementés dont l’ élimination doit faire l’ objet de procéd[...]

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    T ABLES DES MA TIÈRES Mesures de sécurité . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Consignes de sécurité importantes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Numéro de série . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 À propos de P aradigm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    MESURES DE SÉCURITÉ VEUILLEZ LIRE CETTE SECTION ATTENTIVEMENT AVANT DE CONTINUER! MISE EN GARDE : POUR RÉDUIRE LE RISQUE DE DÉCHARGE ÉLECTRIQUE, NE P AS ENLE VER LE C OUVERCLE (OU LA P ARTIE ARRIÈRE). AUCUNE PIÈCE RÉP ARABLE P AR L ’UTILISA TEUR À L ’INTÉRIEUR. L ’ENTRETIEN DOIT ÊTRE F AIT P AR UN TECHNICIEN COMPÉTENT . RISQUE DE [...]

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    CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ IMPORTANTES 1. Lisez les consignes. 2. Conser vez les consignes. 3. R espectez toutes les mises en garde . 4. Suivez toutes les consignes. 5. N’utilisez pas cet appareil près de l’eau. 6. U tilisez uniquement un linge sec pour netto yer l’appareil. 7. Ne bloquez pas les ouver tures de ventilation. Installez l’appare[...]

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    NUMÉRO DE SÉRIE Le numéro de série de l’appareil est situé sur le panneau arrière de la barre de son et du caisson de sous-graves . Nous vous recommandons de noter les renseignements suivants au cas où v ous auriez besoin de communiquer av ec Par adigm à propos de votre système : Numéro de série : Magasin ou site W eb où le produit a [...]

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    RODAGE Bien que le système offre un son exc ellent « en sortant de la boîte », le son sera encore meilleur après une période de rodage Laissez-le f onctionner pendant plusieurs heures av ant toute écout e critique. NETTOYAGE N’utilisez pas de nettoyants puissants ou abr asifs sur votr e système Système Soundtrack 2 . Essuyez délicatemen[...]

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    POSITIONNEMEN T (suite) Étapes du montage (instructions selon le suppor t) Qu’est-ce qui est inclus? 2 x supports de montage au mur 1 x gabarit de montage au mur Outils recommandés (non compris) 1 x détecteur de montant 1 x niveau 1 x perceuse électrique et trépans appropriés 1 x tournevis Phillips Matériel recommandé (non compris) 4 x an[...]