Unpacking - Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus Owner's Manual

Unpacking

A pair of Nautilus is supplied in 3 crates. Each large crate
contains 1 Nautilus loudspeaker, 1 active crossover unit and one of
the crates is marked as and contains the accessory pack. The small
crate contains two stone bases. The bases should be unpacked first
as these are needed to support the Nautilus.
Unscrew all the screws holding the small
crate lid in place. Remove the lid and
the card separator. Insert one hand into
the slot on the plinth and raise one end.
Two people should lift each plinth as
each one weighs approximately 50 Kg.
Lift the plinth from the crate and place
it in or as near as possible to its final
working position. Repeat the operation
for the second plinth.
You should position the Nautilus crate
as near as possible to the plinth.
Unscrew all the screws holding the large
crate's lid in place. Remove the lid to
reveal the protective foam packaging.
Using the hand holds provided, remove
one side of the foam, followed by the
other side.
You should remove all items of clothing
that may scratch the cabinet's surface
for example watches, rings.
Remove the loudspeaker's harness from
its recess in the packaging. Cut the
cable ties off, taking care not to cut
into the harness.
Feed the amplifier end of the harness
through the slot in the plinth, and guide
it into the cutout on the rear of the plinth.
You will need two people to lift the
Nautilus from the crate.
The hand holds for the first person are
the main body of the tweeter enclosure
and underside of the bass enclosure.
For the second person they are the
threaded spigot where the harness
protrudes from the loudspeaker enclosure
and the top side of the bass enclosure
just below the lower mid assembly.
You should never lift the Nautilus by any
of its tubes.
Lift Nautilus from the crate and position
over the plinth. One person should support
the weight of the speaker holding the
threaded spigot whilst pulling the harness
through the cutout in the plinth.
Gradually, the speaker can be lowered into
the dished plinth, with the spigot fitting in
the slot.
Thread the rubber washer followed by the
metal washer and finally the securing nut
over the harness end and up to the base
of the plinth. Lean the loudspeaker forward.
Screw the nut over the threaded spigot and
tighten by hand only.
The loudspeaker should now be moved
carefully to the final listening location.
Press the release catch on the buckle of the
strap holding the Nautilus's front cover in
place. Remove the strap and the front cover.
The front cover performs two important
functions. First, it holds the drive unit
assemblies in the cabinet during transit.
Second, it protects the delicate domes,
diaphragms and cones.
Note: Great care must be taken to ensure
that the detachable tweeter cap is not
removed during this process.
WARNING: Nautilus produces a static
magnetic field that extends outside the
cabinet boundary. As such it should not
be placed within 1m (40in) of equipment
that may be affected by such a field, e.g.
Cathode Ray Tubes in TVs and Personal
Computers.
We suggest you retain the packaging for
future use, in particular the front protective
cover and retaining strap.