Summary of Contents for Fresco Speaker
- Page 1 R E S C O ™ u s e r ’ s m a n u a l ® A R T I N O G A N the loudspeaker technology company...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Installing the Bracket Assembly ....8 Installing the Fresco i ......9 Home Theater . -
Page 3: Installation In Brief
Attach your speaker cables to the signal input section on the rear panel. Be consistent when connecting speaker leads to the terminals on the back of the Fresco i. Take great care to assign the same color to the (+) terminal on both the speaker and the amplifier. -
Page 4: Operation
This is critical for effective multichannel playback. Set this switch to On-Wall if the Fresco i is mounted to a wall or ceiling. Set the switch to Off Wall if the Fresco i is more than four inches from a wall (see figure 1). -
Page 5: Mounting The Fresco I On A Wall Or Ceiling
Which Way Should It Rotate? The bracket assembly supplied with the Fresco i allows the speaker to mount flat against a wall and pivot up to 90°. Depending on the installation locations, the Fresco i on-wall bracket will need to be modified to allow either counter-clockwise/up or clockwise/down rotation (see figure 3 and 4). -
Page 6: Preparing For Vertical Installation
(installed on the wall). Each Fresco i should be installed so that it can rotate to point towards your listening position (see figure 3). Hold each Fresco i near its desired location and try pivoting it to assure that each speaker is correctly configured. -
Page 7: Changing The Direction Of Rotation
1 Ignore this step if the bracket assembly is not installed on the Fresco i. Prepare a flat surface with padding and sheets to protect the speaker as you work on it. Remove the Fresco i's grill cover and carefully place... -
Page 8: Installing The Bracket Assembly
Mounting the Fresco i On A Wall or Ceiling Figure 12. Loose the 2 cap nuts. Figure 13. Rotate/open the wall bracket away from the cabinet bracket. Figure 14. Align the 6 holes on the mounting bracket with those of the Fresco Figure 15. Install 6 screws. -
Page 9: Installing The Fresco I
” (17.2cm) of clearance will allow the Fresco i to pivot within its full range of motion. Less space is needed if the Fresco i does not need to fully rotate. As recommended above, before drilling any holes, hold the Fresco i at its desired location and rotate it into place to assure you have adequate clearance. - Page 10 Figure 19. Mark the center points. NOTE: Figures 19–24 illustrate the Fresco i mounted in 4 different configurations. 3 Mark your wall with the center point for the wall bracket (see figure 19). Mounting the Fresco i On A Wall or Ceiling Figure 20.
- Page 11 1" Phillips head screws into the wall anchors (or pilot holes). Do not fully tighten the screws (see figure 22). 8 Using a level, make sure the bracket is level and tighten all five screws (see figure 22). Mounting the Fresco i On A Wall or Ceiling...
- Page 12 Operation’, pages 4). Mounting the Fresco i On A Wall or Ceiling Figure 24. Rotate the Fresco i into position and tighten the cap nuts. Figure 25. Rotate the Fresco i’s logo medallion so it is correctly orientated. 12 Rotate the Fresco i to point at the listening position and tighten the cap nuts (see figure 24).
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Page 13: Home Theater
It is important that the center speaker be extremely accurate and mate well the front speakers, and that it is recommended for use as a center speaker. This is not the place to cut corners. Surround Speakers We recommend (along with the film industry) that the surround speakers play down to at least 80 Hz. -
Page 14: Atf (Advanced Thin Film)
ATF (A DVANCED ATF Operation The MartinLogan ATF transducer (based on RADIA planar technology) consists of a micro-thin, low-mass Kaladex diaphragm with an ultra-light, etched conductive aluminum surface suspended between two high field strength neodymium super magnet arrays (see figure 27). When an electrical current (music signal) passes through the etched aluminum on the diaphragm's surface it is simultaneously pulled towards one of the neodymium... -
Page 15: Frequently Asked Questions And Troubleshooting
Audio/Video system? Fresco i is not shielded. It is intended for use with a flat screen, non-CRT television. W i l l ex p o s u r e t o s u n l i g h t a f f e c t t h e l i f e o r... -
Page 16: Dimensional Drawings
IMENSIONAL RAWINGS Dimensional Drawings... -
Page 17: General Information
ENERAL NFORMATION Warranty and Registration Your Fresco i speaker is provided with an automatic Limited 90 Day Warranty coverage. You have the option, at no additional charge, to receive a Limited 5 Year Warranty coverage. To obtain the Limited 5 Year Warranty... -
Page 18: Glossary Of Audio Terms
Impedance. The total opposition offered by an electric circuit to the flow of an alternating current of a single frequency. It is a combination of resistance and reactance and is measured in ohms. Remember that a speaker’s impedance changes with frequency, it is not a constant value. - Page 19 Sensitivity. The volume of sound delivered for a given electrical input. Stator. The fixed part forming the reference for the moving diaphragm in a planar speaker. THD. The abbreviation for total harmonic distortion. (See Distortion) TIM. The abbreviation for transient intermodulation distortion.
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