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Legacy Skyline Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2 1. Warranty 2. Unpacking/Connections 3. Speaker Placement and Installation 5. Designer’s Note 6. Cabinetry/Our Commitment 7. Specifications 8. Hook Up Cables 9. The Amplifier 10. Troubleshooting...
  • Page 3 Limited Warranty Legacy Audio, Inc. extends to the original owner coverage of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. To extend this warranty to 10 years, please fill out the enclosed warranty card and return to Legacy Audio.
  • Page 4 Legacy Audio. Connections At the top end of your Skyline you will find a terminal plate housing one pair of five-way binding posts. Connect the output of the rear channel amplifier to the loudspeaker via the gold five-way binding posts provided.
  • Page 5 In addition to the keyhole shaped holes you will notice a fifth hole.This fifth hole corresponds to the plunger hole on the back of the Skyline. If mounting the Skyline in a three-wall corner, (whether mounting vertically or horizontally), the plunger hole should be on the half closest to where all three walls meet.The plunger hole...
  • Page 6 7. Carefully line up the 4 screws on back of the Skyline with the larger round portion of the 4 key shaped holes. Make sure the plunger hole on the back of the speaker corresponds with the plunger hole on the mounting bracket.You should be able to feel the speaker...
  • Page 7 Utilizing the Manhattan system’s extraordinary 5.25” Kevlite-Ti midrange and the silky smooth NEOdome tweeter, Skyline will integrate perfectly with the Empire front channel speakers to satisfy the most critical listeners.

  • Page 8: Our Commitment

    The Cabinetry Beneath the surface of Skyline’s elegant exterior lies rigid MDF construction. Interlocking joinery maximizes the strength of the cabinet parts. Polyester fiberfill is selected for internal damping. A sharp rap on the enclosure will leave you with little more than bruised knuckles.

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Specifications System Type: Acoustic polar hybrid. Tweeter: 1” NEOdome. Midwoofer: 5.25” Kevlite-Ti. Woofer: 7” Carbon polymer. Recommended Amplification: 15 - 200 watts. Dimensions: 8 1/4” W x 20” H x 4 1/2” D Crossover Frequencies (Hz): 200, 3k Frequency Response: 100 Hz - 22 kHz +/-2 dB Binding Posts: 1 pair/5-way.

  • Page 10: Hook-Up Cables

    Hook-up Cables The ideal conductor would have negligible resistance, inductance and capacitance. The table below shows how a few actual speaker cables measure up. Ωs/ft Cable pF/ft µH/ft 12 ga. 0.0033 0.21 14 ga. 0.0048 0.13 16 ga. 0.0079 0.18 18 ga.
  • Page 11 The Amplifier Ideally the loudspeaker would be among the first components selected when assembling a playback system. This would allow the user to choose an amplifier capable of delivering adequate amounts of current into the frequency dependent load presented by the loudspeaker.

  • Page 12: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If no output is heard: 1. Check speaker connections. 2. Verify signal is actually being sent to the speaker. A. Check player status B. Check processor mode C. Check processor’s rear channel level setting D.Verify program material is encoded with rear channel information...