Contents Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing DALI OBERON C speakers. DALI is renowned for continually striving to enhance the experience OBERON C Overview of music, while simultaneously designing audio products that better suit our lives and homes. The OBERON C series of...
OBERON ON-WALL C. and front channel roles. However, the DALI SOUND HUB and SOUND HUB The OBERON 1 C is a compact speaker COMPACT are currently only able to intended for wall or stand-mounting. The broadcast conventional stereo.
7 C ON-WALL C The contents of each DALI OBERON C pack is illustrated in Diagram 1. Take care when unpacking your DALI OBERON C speakers. Be especially careful not to touch the bass driver cones or tweeter domes. NOTE: We suggest that you retain the OBERON C packaging for future...
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Unpacking DALI OBERON C speakers are supplied with grilles fitted. However, tweeter protection masks beneath the grilles must be removed DIAGRAM 2 before the speakers are used. To remove a mask, detach the speaker grille by pulling it gently away from the cabinet, lift the mask away, and replace the grille.
3. Positioning and Installation The location of speakers within a listening space will influence their performance, so it is worth spending some time considering where your OBERON C speakers are best positioned. Diagram 3 illustrate the positioning guidelines. DIAGRAM 3 OBERON 1 C OBERON 7 C ON-WALL C 0 –...
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Positioning and Installation Although OBERON C DIAGRAM 4 speakers need no wired signal connection, they require connection to a mains power supply. Use the cables supplied to connect the speaker rear panel mains sockets to mains power. The location of the mains sockets is illustrated in the rear panel Diagram 4.
3.1 OBERON 1 C & OBERON 7 C – Positioning OBERON 1 C speakers can be mounted that the acoustic environment around each on either speaker stands, shelves, wall speaker is similar. Solid walls and heavy brackets or furniture units. The speakers curtains, for example, would constitute also incorporate keyhole slots on their different acoustic environments.
3.2 OBERON 7 C – Floor spikes or feet The plinths fitted to the underside of OBERON 7 C speakers incorporate screw holes for the installation of the supplied floor spikes. We recommend that floor spikes are employed if the speakers are to be used on carpeted floors.
Aim for each speaker to be no more upside down. than 0.5 m distant from the side of the TV. The front grille DALI logo For more general applications OBERON ON-WALL C speakers should can be rotated to suit upside ideally be located at, or slightly below, listening head height.
3.4 Using OBERON 1 C and ON-WALL C wall hanging features The OBERON 1 C and ON-WALL C DIAGRAM 5 incorporate keyhole slots on their rear panels that enable them to be directly wall-mounted. Before you begin you must be confident that the wall and wall fittings you intend to use are easily able to support the weight of the speaker.
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30 mm position, 30 mm (1.25 inches) The front grille DALI logo (1.25 inches) below the speaker top below the speaker top panel. can be rotated 90° for panel.
NOTE: rear panels. reset button is illustrated below. If you are installing either a DALI SOUND HUB or SOUND HUB COMPACT at the same time as you are installing OBERON C speakers, we recommend that you have its user manual to hand.
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Speaker Connecting and Configuring Press the LINK & CONNECT button on the SOUND HUB or • With the first speaker connected to the SOUND SOUND HUB COMPACT . It will indicate speaker connection HUB or SOUND HUB COMPACT and its channel mode as described in its user manual.
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Speaker Connecting and Configuring DIAGRAM 6 Press the LINK & CONNECT button on the Press the LINK & CONNECT button on the Press the LINK & CONNECT button on the Press the LINK & CONNECT button on SOUND HUB COMPACT/SOUND HUB. the SOUND HUB COMPACT/SOUND LEFT speaker.
5. Listening and Using Once your OBERON C speakers are installed and connected to your OBERON C speakers can be used without their grilles fitted. SOUND HUB or SOUND HUB COMPACT, you can begin listening. However, we strongly recommend that grilles are used if your home Select an active input source on the SOUND HUB or SOUND includes inquisitive children or pets.
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Firmware updates will loud. On those occasions, please take your neighbours into account, be made available for download from the DALI website and will be and listen for any distortion that might indicate that your speakers accompanied by full instructions on the update process.
In the unlikely event of your OBERON C speakers failing to operate correctly, the fault indications and fixes described here may provide a solution. Further help is always available from DALI, your local retailer, or via the support pages of the DALI website.
7. Technical Specifications OBERON 1 C OBERON 7 C OBERON ON-WALL C Frequency range (±3 dB) (Hz) 39 – 26,000 31 – 26,000 51 – 26,000 Maximum SPL (dB) Crossover frequency (Hz) 2350 2450 2700 Crossover principle Full active 24 Bit DSP Full active 24 Bit DSP Full active 24 Bit DSP High Frequency driver 1 ×...
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