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Definitive Technology AW5500 Owner's Manual

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AW5500 & AW6500
Thank you for choosing Definitive Technology AW Series
all-weather outdoor loudspeakers. Your AW loudspeaker is
a unique high performance product developed to allow you
to experience the joy of superb music reproduced anywhere,
whether indoors or outdoors, in both domestic and
commercial applications. It utilizes specially developed
materials and components, brought together to achieve a
level of sound quality previously unavailable in all-weather
loudspeakers.
Our engineers have spent many years in developing this
product. In order to ensure that you experience the finest
performance and durability possible, we encourage you
to take a moment to fully read this owner's manual and
familiarize yourself with the proper installation and set-up
procedures for your AW Series speakers.
All-Weather Loudspeakers
Owner's Manual
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  • Page 1 AW5500 & AW6500 All-Weather Loudspeakers Owner’s Manual Thank You Thank you for choosing Definitive Technology AW Series all-weather outdoor loudspeakers. Your AW loudspeaker is a unique high performance product developed to allow you to experience the joy of superb music reproduced anywhere, whether indoors or outdoors, in both domestic and commercial applications.

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION! To reduce the risk of electric shock and fire, do not remove the cover or back plate of this device. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to licensed service technicians. Avis: Risque de choc electricque, ne pas ouvrir.
  • Page 3 Unpacking Your AW Speakers Please Inspect For Shipping Damage Each loudspeaker leaves our plant in perfect condition. Any visible or concealed damage most likely occurred in handling after it left our plant and should be reported at once to your Definitive dealer or the shipping company which delivered your loudspeaker.
  • Page 4 AW speakers may be oriented either horizontally or vertically. Always position the speakers so that the side with the mid/bass driver and tweeter (the Definitive Technology logo badge is on this side) faces the listening area. The side with the Low Bass Radiator may point toward an adjacent surface such as a wall, the underside of an eave or the ground, as long as there are a couple of inches between the Low Bass Radiator and the surface.

  • Page 5: Preparing To Paint

    WALL LISTENING AREA Painting AW Series Loudspeakers You may paint white versions of the AW5500 and AW6500 speakers to match your color scheme or to blend in with their surroundings. You will need: • A spray can of primer paint (Krylon Spray Primer #1318, or equivalent).

  • Page 6: Painting The Grille

    screw inserts on the end panels and the metal screws on the bracket knobs. Carefully mask both baffles to protect the drivers, tweeters, low-bass radiators, and baffles [figure C]. Make sure the tape forms a tight seal around the edges so that no paint can get on the baffle or speaker parts. If paint gets on the speaker parts (driver, tweeter, Low Bass Radiator), it will affect the sound and is not covered by the warranty.
  • Page 7 Mounting AW Series Speakers The AW speakers can be mounted vertically or horizontally but remember to always point the speaker in such a way as to allow water to roll off the driver cone and/or Low Bass Radiator. Installation of AW Series Loudspeakers requires basic skills in using tools such as a drill and screwdriver.

  • Page 8: Adjusting The Bracket

    8. Drive screws into stud or wall anchors, leaving screw heads protruding " (3 mm). 9. If speaker wire is being fed from a hole in the wall behind the bracket, pull this speaker wire through the center hole in the bracket before mounting the bracket.

  • Page 9: Important Safety Notice

    Important Safety Notice It is essential that you use appropriate hardware that is designed for proper, safe and secure mounting to the surface to which you are attaching the AW loudspeaker. If you are unsure in any way about how to do this, consult a building contractor or professional installer.

  • Page 10: Commercial Applications

    Power and Loud Listening Levels It takes more speakers and more amplifier power to achieve a given amount of sound outdoors than it takes indoors. Keep this in mind when designing and listening to your outdoor system. Be careful how loud you turn up your outdoor system.

  • Page 11: Technical Assistance

    AW Series speakers or their set-up. Please contact your nearest Definitive Technology dealer or call us directly at (800) 228-7148 (US & Canada), 01 (410) 363-7148 (all other countries), or e-mail info@definitivetech.com. Specifications AW5500 Dimensions: " L x 7 " W x 8 "...

  • Page 12: Limited Warranty

    Limited Warranty: 5-Years for Drivers and Cabinets, 3-Years for Electronic Components Definitive Technology warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Definitive Technology Loudspeaker Product (the “Product”) will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years covering the drivers and cabinets, and three (3) years for the electronic components from the date of the original purchase from a Definitive Technology Authorized Dealer.

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