Maestro Utopia - Focal MAESTRO UTOPIA User Manual

MAESTRO 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 carefully so that you can consult it later.
The Focal-JMlab guarantee only applies if the enclosed guarantee card is returned to us within 10 days of pur-
chase.
Running-in period
The drivers used in the loudspeaker are complex mechanical devices and require run-in period before they deliver their best performance.
They must get adapted to the tem-perature and humidity conditions of their environment. This breaking-in period depends on the
encountered conditions and can last several weeks. In order to shorten this period, we advise you to let your loudspeakers operate for
about twenty hours at medium level, playing standard musical programmes, but with a large amount of bass.
Once the components of the loud-speakers are completely stabilized, it is possible to enjoy the real performance of your
loudspeakers.
User precautions
All the products are lacquered in order to offer a resistant cabinet surface and to make the upkeep easy.We recommend the use of a dry
cloth to dust your pair of loudspeakers. If the loudspeaker is stained, then use a damp cloth.
Never use any solvents, detergents, alcohol or corrosive products, scrappers or scouring powder to clean the surface of the loudspeaker.
Avoid placing the loudspeakers near a heat source.
Accessories
Floorstanding loud-speaker systems include four decoupling spikes and four butyl cone and could be screwed, if necessary, into the four
metal inserts situated on the base of the loudspeaker. These spikes ensure a better stability for floorstanding speakers, particularly if the
floor is not perfectly flat and smooth. This stability improves clarity in bass and midrange by decoupling the system from the floor and
thus reducing floor-born resonances.This required stability allows the energy delivered by the woofer cone to be integrally converted into
sound. The enclosed spikes are adjustable in height.When the use of the spikes proves to be necessary, we advise you to place a piece
of metal (such as a coin) between the floor and the spike in order to avoid scratching a tiled floor.
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