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  • Page 1 Grande utopia user manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Summary pages Warning ! Grande Utopia Installation Connection Adjustable focus time Fine tuning SPecificationS Memo International guarantee...

  • Page 4: Warning

    Warning Focal-JMlab,incorporated company with a capital of 527 000 euros, which registered office is situated in 108, rue de l’Avenir, BP 374 42353 La Talaudière, registered at the RCS of St Etienne under the number 309 645 521 000 76.

  • Page 5: Grande Utopia

    GRAnde utopia Thank you for choosing Focal loudspeakers. We are pleased to share with you our philosophy: “the Spirit of Sound”. These high performance speakers feature the latest technical developments from Focal in terms of speaker design, whether it is for high fidelity or home theater systems. In order to (make the most of these speakers) enjoy the maximum of their performance, we advise you to read this user’s manual and to keep it...

  • Page 6: Installation

    INSTALLATION Positioning The loudspeakers have been engineered to deliver the most faithful sound reproduction, whether they are used for music or home cinema. In order to enhance their performance, to guarantee a high quality of listening, sound image and tone balance, it is important to note the following basic rules.
  • Page 7 INSTALLATION Note: For rooms over 30m , take the 11" as a reference and not the 16" driver.

  • Page 8: Connection

    Connection Power supply connection Connect the power supply on the Grande Utopia EM. Switch ON (Autopower mode). The power supply automatically switches on or off when an audio signal is present or not. Warning: Do not use without continuous current power supply. DC terminal Power cord Alimentation...
  • Page 9 Connection Mono-amplification Use the supplied straps and connect the inputs as indicated. To Main Amplifier To Bass Amplifier Bi-wiring and bi-amplification Do not use the straps. Connect each cable or each amplifier on the BASS and MAIN inputs.

  • Page 10: Adjustable Focus Time

    Adjustable FocUS Time 0 6. 0 Remove the handle from the inferior midrange compartment. Insert the handle in its location. Warning: Never use force on the handle when it’s beyond the adjustment limits (from 0 to 12 turns).
  • Page 11 Adjustable focus time Counter 12.0 Counter 00.0 The Adjustable Focus Time permits to very precisely adjust the “Sweet Spot” (optimal listening point) according to the distance. Always similarly adjust the Adjustable Focus Time on the 2 loudspeakers thanks to the counters (fig F).

  • Page 12: Fine Tuning

    Fine Tuning OPC + setings Rotary switch of the EM power supply in nominal positon. Sub-bass section: power supply setting 20k 40kHz Sub-bass section: quality factor setting 40kHz Bass section: level settings 40kHz...
  • Page 13 Fine Tuning Midrange section: slope settings 40kHz Tweeter section: slope settings 40kHz Tweeter section: level settings 40kHz...
  • Page 14 Fine Tuning The global speaker: linear nominal response Rotary switch of the EM power supply in nominal positon. 40kHz Response with all the settings in nominal position. Linear setting for ideal conditions: - Slightly absorbing room with light curtains, few windows, wooden floor with a thick carpet between loudspeakers and listener, some plants, a fabric sofa (or maybe leather with extra fabric seats).
  • Page 15 Fine Tuning Sub-bass section: power supply setting Rotary switch of the EM power supply. position 4 position 3 20 k 10 k 40 kHz Obtained response in positions 3 and 4. Setting for: - A room with excellent acoustics (as in previous page) but with large or very large dimensions.
  • Page 16 Fine Tuning Sub-bass section: power supply setting Rotary switch of the EM power supply. position 2 position 1 10 k 20 k 40 kHz Obtained response in positions 1 and 2. Setting for: - A room with excellent acoustics (as in previous page) but with small or average dimensions.
  • Page 17 Fine Tuning Sub-bass section: quality factor setting (damping factor) position 3 40kHz Obtained response in position 3. Setting for: - Normal room, but with the sub-bass band recessed due to cancelling standing waves. - Plaster plate walls, absorbing the sub-bass band. - Electronics sounding recessed in the LF band.
  • Page 18 Fine Tuning Sub-bass section: quality factor setting (damping factor) position 1 40kHz Obtained response in position 1. Setting for: - Normal room, hard walls (concrete, stone, ...). - Electronics which excessively pushes up the sub-bass band. - Cable sounding plain in the LF band.
  • Page 19 Fine Tuning Bass section: level settings position 3 40kHz Obtained response in position 3. Setting for: - Normal room, floating parquet floor absorbing high-bass/low-midrange band. - Electronics or cables which deepen the low-midrange band.
  • Page 20 Fine Tuning Bass section: level settings position 1 40kHz Obtained response in position 1. Setting for: - Normal room, hard walls, resonance that increases the low-midrange band. - Electronics forward in the low-midrange band. - Cables which push up the low-midrange band.
  • Page 21 Fine Tuning Midrange & tweeter section: slope settings position 1 40kHz Obtained response in position 1: midrange/tweeter slope. Setting for: - Normal room but with little damping, hard walls, big glass surface, tiled floor. - Forward sounding electronics in the MF-HF band.
  • Page 22 Fine Tuning Midrange & tweeter section: slope settings position 3 40kHz Obtained response in position 3: midrange treble. Setting for: - Normal room but with little reflection, walls covered with paper or fabric, thick curtains, carpet or thick mat on the floor. - Electronics with recessed MF-HF band.
  • Page 23 Fine Tuning Tweeter section: level settings position 1 40kHz Obtained response in position 1: treble. Setting for: - Room with very little damping, glass surfaces and light curtains. - Bright sounding electronics. - Bright sounding cables.
  • Page 24 Fine Tuning Treble section: level settings position 3 40kHz Obtained response in position 3: treble. Setting for: - Highly absorbing room, thick curtains, fabric seats. - Smooth electronics (tubes…). - Wires with high electric capacity that reduces the HF band.

  • Page 25: Specifications

    573.2 lb (260kg) Conditions of guarantee All Focal loudspeakers are covered by guarantee drawn up by the official Focal distributor in your country. Your distributor can provide all details concerning the conditions of guarantee. Guarantee cover extends at least to that granted by the legal guarantee in force in the country where the original purchase invoice was issued.

  • Page 26: Memo

    MEMo Standart Setting Check the locations of the settings made by your retailer as follow (here all in nominal position). Setting day: Notes:...
  • Page 27 MEMo Setting day: Notes: Setting day: Notes:...
  • Page 28 Tel. (+33) 04 77 43 57 00 - Fax (+33) 04 77 43 57 04 Printed on recycled paper by a French printing-house certified "Imprim’Vert". Due to constant technological advances, Focal reserves its right to modify specifications without notice. Images may not conform exactly to specific product.

  • Page 29: International Guarantee

    International Guarantee The Focal guarantee only applies if this page is returned to us within 10 days of purchase, to the following address: Focal-JMlab - BP 374 - 108, rue de l’Avenir - 42353 La Talaudière cedex - FRANCE Model:...

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