NAIM ALLAE Manual page 7

SL2
Assembling and Installing SL2 (continued)
It is vitally important for correct operation of SL2 that the
Upper Cabinets
Cabinets, that the
cabinets only touch via the spacers.
The alignment of the
be adjusted via either the two bolts connecting the
Suspension Assembly
attach the Tweeter Adjustment Panel
of the Tweeter. If the four adjustment panel bolts are
loosened they should be re-tightened as securely as
possible. As well as being adjusted to sit centrally when
viewed from the front, and flush with the front panel, the
Tweeter must oscillate freely without touching any part of
either cabinet.
Finally fit a Grille
the Lower Cabinet
fixing tape on the
Grille should not touch the
spacing jig packed with this manual can be used to support
the bottom edge of the
side, the Grille
front of the Lower
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are located properly on the Lower
Pins are in place and that the two
Tweeter within the Upper Cabinets
to the Plinth or the four screws that
around the front face
to each SL2 by aligning it with the top of
before pushing it gently against the
Upper Cabinet. The lower edge of the
Lower Cabinet. The card
Grille as it is fitted. Seen from the
should continue the curved form of the
Cabinet.
6.6 Connection
If the loudspeakers are to be used with Naim amplification,
use only Naim loudspeaker cable. Cable lengths to both
loudspeakers should be equal and be between 3.5 metres
and 20 metres (11.5ft and 66ft). Your local retailer will be
able to make up cables of the appropriate length.
can
Tweeter If the SL2 is to be used in an active system, speaker
cables with their custom Naim plugs should be connected
to the appropriate input sockets on the back of the
Tweeter Suspension Arm
Ensure that each positive plug - identified by a rib on the
side of the cable and a tag marked "pos" on the side of
the connector body - is inserted to the red input sockets.
If the SL2 is to be used in a passive system, the
Crossover Units
Lower Cabinet. Screws and decoupling grommets are
supplied in the pack that contains the passive crossovers.
Tighten the screws so that the screw heads just touch the
decoupling grommets without compressing them.
The output cables from the
be connected to the input sockets on the back of the
speaker, the longer cable to the sockets on the back of
each Tweeter Suspension Assembly
to the sockets on each
be dressed such that they do not touch any other
component and such that the output plugs align naturally
with input sockets. Stress in the cables will interfere with
the decoupling between
Finally the amplifier output speaker cables, with their
custom Naim plugs, should be connected to the input
sockets on the back of the
Ensure that each positive plug - identified by a rib on the
side of the cable and a tag marked "pos" on the side of
the connector body - is inserted to the red input sockets.
(HF) and Upper Cabinet
must be mounted to the back of each
Passive Crossover Units
and the shorter cable
Upper Cabinet. The cables should
SL2 components.
Passive Crossover
(LF).
Passive
must
SL2
Units.