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- Page 2 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 1 CONTENTS User Warnings Quick Start Guide About Your Loudspeaker Servicing Your Loudspeaker Quality Assurance WITHIN THIS PACK Certificate of Quality Assurance Systems and Driver Unit Test Reports Wharfedale History Book Gilbert Briggs Loudspeaker Book...
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Page 3: User Warnings
AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 2 USER WARNINGS Please read the following notes carefully. They will help you to install your loudspeakers correctly and safely. Switch off the amplifier and all sources before making connections to your sound system. When you switch on the system or change sources, set the volume control to minimum and turn up the level gradually. - Page 4 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 1 QUICK SETUP GUIDE (Airedale Heritage)
- Page 5 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 2 Setting Up the Airedale Heritage Safely unpacking Check you have Positioning the speakers Connection options Looking after your loudspeaker...
- Page 6 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 3 Your Airedale Heritage speakers are heavy. Take care when removing them from their packaging. Always take care when lifting heavyobjects. Lift the speakers out by their sides. Lay the contents on a smooth surface to avoid accidental damage before installation.
- Page 7 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 4 2 Speakers User pack Accessories...
- Page 8 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 5 Positioning the speakers. Place the speakers so that you are the same distance from each. The distance between the speakers should be the same as between you and the speakers. For best results the speakers should be 4 –...
- Page 9 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 6 Single wired - a single cable from one amplifier drives each speaker. Note: These speakers are supplied in single wire configuration Bi- wired - a single amplifier, with separate wires to drive the bass/ mid unit and the treble unit.
- Page 10 AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 7 Do not open the speakers; there are no user serviceable parts inside. Remove marks from the cabinet and polish it with a soft, slightly damp cloth. Avoid getting any liquid behind the grille.
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Page 11: Technical Support And Information
AIREDALE HERITAGE MANUAL 21/01/03 11:02 am Page 8 TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND INFORMATION For technical support, product queries and information please contact either your local retailer or the offices below. ASIA Wharfedale International Ltd. IAG America, Inc. Room 2310 - 2311 Press Building,... - Page 12 About Your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:06 am Page 1 ABOUT YOUR LOUDSPEAKER...
- Page 13 Page 2 ‘THE AIREDALE HERITAGE’ The Airedale Heritage is the largest of the new series of speakers, it is a large format loudspeaker, utilising 5 drive units per speaker in a 4 way configuration. The loudspeaker meets the demands of the highest level of hi-fi audiophiler.
- Page 14 About Your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:06 am Page 3 COINCIDENT DRIVER ALIGNMENT 970mm 3000mm THE DRIVE UNITS THE 380mm 15” BASS DRIVER The bass driver incorporates a new design of cone, it is a sandwich cone combination of glass fibre/carbon fibre/glass fibre, it is very stiff and rigid. Energy losses in the cone transfer mechanism will be low. The cone edge is rim stiffened also.
- Page 15 Thiele – Small recommend 5-10% of the speed of sound and length approx to the diameter. The mach number for the Airedale Heritage port is M.N. 0.025. Very low. This is confirmed by the results, the Airedale Heritage port seeming virtually airless.
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Page 16: Specifications
Specifications 21/01/03 11:21 am Page 1 SPECIFICATIONS... -
Page 17: System Specifications
Specifications 21/01/03 11:21 am Page 2 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Transducer Complement 4 way 5 drivers Bass driver 15” 380mm alnico Bass/Mid 8” 200mm alnico Mid-range 3” 75mm soft dome Tweeter 1” 25mm soft dome alnico Super tweeter 1” 25mm soft dome Nominal impedance 6 ohm Impedance variation... - Page 18 Specifications 21/01/03 11:22 am Page 3 380MM 15” SPECIFICATIONS Frame material Die cast aluminium Cone & dome material Glass/carbon/glass sandwich Surround Half roll sb rubber Spiders Dual spaced at 10mm Coil size & type 51mm resin bond glass Winding spec 2 layer round cu x 15mm Magnet 120 dia x 90 dia x 60 alnico...
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Page 19: Tweeter Specifications
Specifications 21/01/03 11:22 am Page 4 MIDRANGE SPECIFICATIONS Part number D.389 Dome material & size 75mm textile Coil size & type 75mm aluminium Magnet d1 x d2 x h 70 x 32 x 15 Magnet weight 248 gm SPL 1w @ 1m 93dB 500Hz Frequency range -3dB... - Page 20 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 1 SERVICING YOUR LOUDSPEAKER...
- Page 21 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 2 SERVICING In the unlikely event that you may require to replace any part of your loudspeaker, you may contact your dealer and order all major parts as in the following drawing. TOP GRILLE ASSEMBLY 237-2737000001 CABINET LOGO 313-2737000001...
- Page 22 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 3 RED TERMINAL 046-0000000011 BLACK TERMINAL 046-0000000012...
- Page 23 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 4 TOP TWEETER 2D-14700-02 FRONT TWEETER 2D-39000-01 3” DOME MIDRANGE 2D-38900-01...
- Page 24 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 5 15” BASS UNIT 2D-38600-01 8” BASS/MID UNIT 2D-40100-01...
- Page 25 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 6 BASS CROSSOVER 600-2737000001 MAIN CROSSOVER 600-2737000002...
- Page 26 Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 7 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM R=5Ω/10W C=1. 5uF/250V TOP-TWEETER L=0. 3mH/ o0.8mm R=1Ω/10W C=6uF/250V TWEETER L=0. 3mH/ o0.8mm C=18uF/250V L2=0. 5mH/ o 1.2mm L=0. 7mH/ o 0.74mm R=15Ω 3” MID-HIGH C=8. 2uF/250V /15W C=75uF/160V L=3mH/ o 1.2mm L=4.
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Page 27: Quality Management
Servicing your Loudspeaker 21/01/03 11:09 am Page 8 QUALITY MANAGEMENT Your Airedale Loudspeakers have been constructed to the highest standards of quality furniture finishes. The acoustic components and the whole system have been manufactured to within very tight tolerances of +/- 1 decibel of sound pressure level. All drive unit components are serially numbered and the original test record set for your loudspeakers is retained on file in our factory quality control department.