Polk Audio 50 manual

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    A TRIUM 50 Owner’ s Manual Multi-Application W eatherproof Indoor/Outdoor Loudspeakers[...]

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    Get more information and exclusive accessories, visit www.polkaudio.com 2 A TR IU M A TR IU M 45[...]

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    For Customer Service, call 800-377-7655. 3 PLACEMENT OPTIONS The Atrium has a wide dispersion pattern, and is very efficient. Y our Atrium Series speakers will deliver good sound quality throughout a large listening area, but if you really want high sound levels in an outdoor setting, which has acoustic characteristics that differ from those of ind[...]

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    4 PREP ARING TO P AINT : 1. Separate the parts of the speaker . Remove the brackets and bracket knobs. Remove the grille by carefully hooking it with a bent paper clip and pulling it gently away from the cabinet [figure 4]. 2. Mask off the binding posts on the back of the speaker [figure 5], the end panels and bracket knobs, and carefully mask off [...]

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    For Customer Service, call 800-377-7655. 5 P AINTING THE CABINET , BRACKET KNOBS AND BRACKET : 1. Apply two thin coats of primer to the cabinet and knobs. The bracket does not require a primer . 2. When the primer is completely dry , apply the finish color [figure 7]. 3. When the paint is completely dry , remove the masking material. 4. Do not reat[...]

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    6 MOUNTING The Atrium’ s bracket allows it to be mounted either horizontally or vertically and aimed to deliver the best possible sound in a variety of situations. Follow the steps below to safely secure the brackets and speakers. Installation of Atrium Series Loudspeakers requires basic skills in using tools such as a drill and screwdriver . If [...]

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    For Customer Service, call 800-377-7655. 7 8) If speaker wire is being fed from a hole in the wall behind the bracket, pull this speaker wire through the hole in the bracket before mounting the bracket [figure 11]. 9) Line up the bracket, attached to the speaker , so that the screw heads pass through the large center hole of the bracket’ s keyhol[...]

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    8 AL TERNA TE SECURE MOUNTING For more solid mounting, screw the bracket directly into a weight-bearing stud on the mounting surface. Place the screws securely in the smaller end of the keyhole slot. Do not leave screwheads protruding. Attach and remove the speaker from the permanently secured bracket by tightening and loosening the bracket knobs [[...]

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    For Customer Service, call 800-377-7655. 9 Insert speaker wire through hole Inserte el alambre para la bocina en el orificio Insérer le fil du haut-parleur dans le trou Lautsprecher-Draht durch das Loch schieben Loosen hex nut Desenrosque parcialmente la tuerca hexagonal Desserrer l’écrou Sechskantmutter lösen T ighten hex nut Enrosque la tuer[...]

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    10 SPECIFICA TIONS A TRIUM50 Frequency Response 75Hz-20Khz Recommended Power 10-80W Continuous Impedance Compatible with 8 Ohm outputs Efficiency (dB 1w/1m) 89db A vailable Finishes Black & White Environmental Standards ASTM D5894-UV Salt Fog, Mil Standar d 810 Immersion, Mil-Std 883 Method 1009.8 for salt and corr osion Cabinet material Minera[...]

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    For Customer Service, call 800-377-7655. 11 POLK AUDIO LIMITED W ARRANTY “Polk Audio,” “Polk,” “The Speaker Specialists,” “Power Port” and “Dynamic Balance” are trademarks of Britannia Investment Corporation used under license by Polk Audio Incorporated. Dolby , Pro Logic, Dolby Digital and AC-3 are trademarks of Dolby Laborator[...]

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    5601 METRO DRIVE, BAL TIMORE, MAR YLAND 21215, USA, 800-377-7655, F AX: 410-764-5266 www .polkaudio.com HBP893[...]