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Totem TRIBE I User Manual

Tribe series on-wall speakers
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CONGRATULATIONS
We sincerely thank you for having granted Totem the special place in your living environment. These
speakers are designed to redefine your musical understanding and open up corridors of new experiences.
We hope you not only enjoy but experience Totem as your guide to a new and rewarding listening
environment! You will without a doubt experience a Totem moment.
OUR VISION
Totem Acoustics' mission is to develop loudspeakers capable of reproducing a truly musical and involving
performance. Our goal is to provide designs that are both affordable and real 'soul movers' for the music
lover and surround lover. Music of any period, country or style is accurately and emotionally rendered with
a powerful focus that is yet soul stirring.
Each speaker is a 'piece de resistance' that attests to the profound sound staging that can be reproduced
by flexible and innovative engineering.
Listen and believe...

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  • Page 1 We hope you not only enjoy but experience Totem as your guide to a new and rewarding listening environment! You will without a doubt experience a Totem moment.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ________________________________________________________________________ Totem Limited Warranty ________________________________________________________________________ User Manual ________________________________________________________________________ Unpacking ________________________________________________________________________ Product Features / Specifications TRIBE I and II ________________________________________________________________________ Product Features / Specifications TRIBE III and V ________________________________________________________________________ Magnetic Tribe Grills ________________________________________________________________________ Mounting the Magnetic Grill ________________________________________________________________________...

  • Page 3: Totem Limited Warranty

    All Totem products are created with the utmost care and quality in mind. If ever a problem should arise, Totem’s speakers are covered by a five (5) year limited warranty, (excluding subwoofers) starting from the date of purchase.

  • Page 4: User Manual

    Thank you for choosing Totem Acoustic. Please take the time to fully read this manual prior to beginning set-up. The manual will clearly guide you to achieve the best possible sound that these newly acquired Totem speakers are capable of providing.

  • Page 5: Product Features / Specifications Tribe I And Ii

    PRODUCT FEATURES / SPECIFICATIONS TRIBE I - TRIBE II • Neodymium-activated woofers • Magnetic grills included • Flush wall-mounting system included • Bi-wire gold plated terminals • High-quality hard-wired Totem crossover • Slim sleek chassis that can be used vertically or horizontally •...

  • Page 6: Product Features / Specifications Tribe Iii And V

    TRIBE III - TRIBE V • Totem designed TORRENT woofers • No crossover filter used on Totem TORRENT woofers • Magnetic grills included • Flush wall-mounting system included • Bi-wire gold plated terminals • High-quality hard-wired Totem crossover • Slim sleek chassis that can be used vertically or horizontally •...

  • Page 7: Magnetic Tribe Grills

    SPEAKER POSITIONING Totem produces speakers with great dispersion, both on the vertical and horizontal axis. These speakers are of a superior design and will perform remarkably well in a variety of spaces. With special care and the time, you take to position your Totem speakers the greater the result.

  • Page 8: Mounting Surface Preparation

    MOUNTING SURFACE PREPARATIONS finished walls Prior to the actual installation of the Totem Tribe On-wall speakers, it will be necessary to run cables to the speaker locations. See your authorized Totem dealer for more information on cable installation. After the cable has been properly installed, you are ready to mount the speakers.
  • Page 9 alignment Use the mounting template to place the locations for screw holes on the wall. The template is in 1:1 scale. 1 - Make sure the vertical line A on the template is level. 2 - Also make sure the horizontal line B is at least 4” (11 cm) from the ceiling. 3 - Mark screw holes onto the wall as indicated on the template.

  • Page 10: Tribe Wall Mounting Instructions

    TRIBE WALL MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS DRILL HOLES 1:1 scale The vertical line (A) must be 3” (7.7 cm) from the TV. Horozontal line (B) has to be centered with respect to the midpoint of the TV edge. DRILL HOLES *** Verify scale after Printing. Line below should be 8” or 20.32 cm.***...

  • Page 11: Connections

    (-) output terminal on the amplifier. The speakers will sound out of phase (bass loss and image distortion) if there is an error in your connection. Totem speakers can be bi-amped and bi-wired, please consult your amplifier manual for detailed instructions or contact your Totem Authorized Dealer.

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE No sound: Verify that your pre-amp and/or amplifier, and receiver are plugged into the AC PLUG and are turned on. Verify that the wall AC outlet is functional and that your system is not on mute. Sound from one speaker only: Verify the balance control on your system. Swap speaker sides to verify if speaker is functional.

This manual is also suitable for:

Tribe iiTribe iiiTribe v

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