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Tannoy arena Highline 300LCR Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS WARRANTY INTRODUCTION ROTATABLE BADGE ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for satellite position) What’s in the box? How to wall mount STAND MOUNT What’s in the box? How to stand mount ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for centre channel position) What’s in the box? How to wall mount ROOM SET UP CONNECT TO RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS...

  • Page 3: Warranty

    WARRANTY This equipment has been produced and tested with care and precision. All T annoy spea er systems are built to give first class service and carry a 5-year warranty. Active subwoofers carry a 1-year warranty. If the equipment proves to be defective within this period for any reason other than accident misuse unauthorised modification or fair wear and tear Tannoy will repair any such defect or at our option replace it without charge for parts labour or return carriage. This warranty is given in addition to the customer’s statutory rights. If you suspect a problem with your loudspea ers please contact your local Tannoy dealer who will be able to advise on appropriate action. IMPORTANT NOTES Please ensure no bare wire touches the metal cabinet. Please do not attempt to remove the grilles from the products as they are designed not to be removed. The product has been voiced with the grilles on. No maintenance of this product is required. Use a dry lint free cloth to clean the cabinet if required. No loudspea er cables are supplied with the Arena Highline 300 LCR. We would recommend figure of eight spea er cables with 2 x 1.5mm cross sectional area.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    The Tannoy A rena Highline 300 LCR spea ers are designed to blend perfectly into your room and provide a sound stage which is at least as good as you would hear in a commercial movie theatre but in the comfort of your own home. A wall mounting brac et and platform for centre channel use is included with the spea er. An optional oor stand and shelf table stand is also available.Tannoy Professional Studio Monitor spea ers are used by mixing engineers producers and directors in the creation and production of many movie soundtrac s. Tannoy A rena Highline 300 LCR home cinema spea ers are engineered with the same technology design and manufacturing principles as Tannoy Studio Monitors to create realistic special effects with clear crisp dialogue capability. The carefully designed appearance of Tannoy A rena Highline 300 LCR system components allows discreet placement of the spea ers giving the movie screen pride of place as the centre of the visual movie action. TANNOY WIDEBAND™...

  • Page 5: Rotatable Badge

    ROTATABLE BADGE The Arena HighLine 300LCR is designed to be used either hori ontally (e.g. centre channel) or vertically (e.g. wall or stand mounted satellite position). The Tannoy badge on the spea er has been designed to swivel to the required position for hori ontal or vertical use. In hori ontal position the badge can appear either to the right or left hand side of the spea er and in vertical position the badge can appear either to the top or bottom of the spea er. The badge has a spring mechanism which holds it loc ed in its finally chosen position at 0 degree intervals. To swivel the badge through 0 degrees it needs to be carefully lifted away from the grille by approx 2 - 3 millimetres (approx 0.1 ) only and then turn to the desired position. To pull the badge upwards it should be gripped with finger nails to either side and slightly underneath. Grip with finger nails to either side of badge and gently pull (approx 2 3mm 0.1 only) Swivel to desired position Allow spring mechanism to hold in final position...

  • Page 6: Arena Highline 300 Lcr (For Satellite Position)

    ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for satellite position) What’s in the box? 1 x LCR spea er 1 x Long wall brac et 1 x Short brac et with pre-fitted cap 1 x Short brac et without pre-fitted cap 1 x Brac et cap 4 x 8mm Silver hex soc et fixing screw loc washers 1 x 5mm blac cap head fixing screw spring washer 1 x Ball nosed Allen ey 1 x Platform (for centre channel use only) Required but not included: Sufficient cable for your requirements Countersun fixing screws suitable for your wall type Screwdriver for above fixing screws Spirit level...

  • Page 7: How To Wall Mount

    ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for satellite position) How to wall mount WARNING: It is your responsibility to ensure that the brac et to wall fixing screws or bolts and the walls themselves are strong enough to support the weight of the spea er refer to the spea er weight specifications supplied in this manual. Particular care is needed when fixing to hollow or cavity walls - stud’’ walls. Use only professionally recommended fixing devices which will spread the load of the brac ets and fixing screws over an area of the wall surface when mounting to cavity walls. Pay particular attention to the possibility of electrical cables and gas or water pipes which may be present in the wall cavity or buried in the wall surface. Use a special cable or metal proximity locator to locate these obstacles if in any doubt. Before wall mounting the brac et ensure sufficient clearance to hoo the spea er onto brac et (approx half spea er length above brac et). Use a spirit level to ensure the brac et is fitted level. Mount the wall brac et on the wall with a suitable fixing (not supplied see warning note above) Ensuring cap is uppermost using 8mm screws and washers provided attach brac et with pre-fitted cap to top two fixing points on spea er. Attach brac et without pre-fitted cap to bottom two fixing points using 8mm screws and washers provided.
  • Page 8 ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for satellite position) How to wall mount - continued Cut the spea er wire so that the ( ) side is slightly longer than the (-) side and feed the spea er wire through spare brac et cap. Important Note: It is essential that the spea ers are wired correctly at this stage. The (-) wire should have a solid blac line or similar mar ed along it. Screw ( ) wire into red terminal and screw (-) wire into blac terminal. Offer spea er up to wall brac et half way above it engage spea er and slide down . Ensure cap is fully engaged with wall brac et...
  • Page 9 ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for satellite position) How to wall mount - continued Fix spare cap to bottom of brac et using cap screw and spring washer provided.

  • Page 10: Stand Mount What's In The Box

    STAND MOUNT What’s in the box? 1 x Stand mount 2 x Loc washers 2 x Fixing screws 6 x Spi es 6 x Rubber feet 6 x M6 nuts...

  • Page 11: How To Stand Mount

    STAND MOUNT How to stand mount Attach the spi e its or rubber feet to the bottom of the stand then thread the cable through the stand base and shaft. Cut the spea er wire so that the ( ) wire is slightly longer than the (-) wire. Screw the ( ) wire into the red terminal and screw (-) wire into blac terminal. Important Note: It is essential that the spea ers are wired correctly at this stage. The (-) wire should have a solid blac line or similar mar ed along it. Offer the spea er up to the stand and use the 2 loc washers and fixing screws to fit the spea er to the stand. Choose two fixing points on rear of spea er which give the best height for your requirement...

  • Page 12: Arena Highline 300 Lcr (For Centre Channel Position)

    ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for centre channel position) What’s in the box? 1 x LCR spea er 1 x Long wall brac et 1 x Short brac et with pre-fitted cap 1 x Short brac et without pre-fitted cap 1 x Brac et cap 4 x 8mm Silver hex soc et fixing screw loc washers 1 x 5mm Blac cap head fixing screw spring washer 1 x Ball nosed allen ey 1 x Platform (for centre channel use only) Required but not included: Sufficient cable for your requirements Countersun fixing screws suitable for your wall type Screwdriver for above fixing screws Spirit level...

  • Page 13: How To Wall Mount

    ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for centre channel position) How to wall mount WARNING: It is your responsibility to ensure that the brac et to wall fixing screws or bolts and the walls themselves are strong enough to support the weight of the spea er - refer to the spea er weight specifications supplied in this manual. Particular care is needed when fixing to hollow or cavity walls - stud’’ walls. Use only professionally recommended fixing devices which will spread the load of the brac ets and fixing screws over an area of the wall surface when mounting to cavity walls. Pay particular attention to the possibility of electrical cables and gas or water pipes which may be present in the wall cavity or buried in the wall surface. Use a special cable or metal proximity locator to locate these obstacles if in any doubt. Before wall mounting the centre wall brac et ensure sufficient clearance to hoo the spea er onto the brac et (approx half the spea er length to the left or right of the brac et). Use a spirit level to ensure the brac et is fitted level. Mount the brac et on the wall with a suitable fixing (not supplied - see warning note ) . Using the 8mm screws and washers provided attach the two small brac ets to the fixing points. Ensure that the brac et with pre fitted cap has the cap facing outwards on the side you have left clearance for hoo ing onto the wall. Thread the spea er wire through the spare cap.
  • Page 14 ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR (for centre channel position) How to wall mount - continued Offer the spea er up to the wall brac et half way along. Engage spea er with brac et and slide across. Ensure cap is fully engaged with the wall brac et. Fix spare cap to bottom of brac et using the cap screw and spring washer provided.

  • Page 15: Room Setup

    ROOM SETUP A 5.1 surround sound system consists of 5 separate spea ers and one subwoofer. The LCR used in the centre channel position is designed to reproduce most of the dialogue or solo performances. The front left and right spea ers reproduce the left right stereo information and special effects. T he rear left and right spea ers reproduce special effects. Try to get all 3 front spea ers equidistant from the listening position and in the same plane for example along a bac wall which may be present ust behind the viewing screen or TV cabinet. The front centre spea er should be mounted either above or below the screen. It may be mounted behind a pro ector screen only if the screen is acoustically transparent .

  • Page 16: Connect To Receiver

    CONNECTING THE SYSTEM TO YOUR AV RECEIVER Wire up the system connecting each spea er to the appropriate terminals on the receiver or amplifier ma ing sure that cables connect red to red terminals ( to ) and blac to blac terminals (- to - ). Please note : ( ) is shown as grey (-) is shown as white. Ta e care to distinguish between left and right channels and the front and rear channels as seen from the viewing position. This is a very important stage in setting up. Getting things wrong at this stage is the most li ely reason for disappointing results. t f e Centre INCLUDING Rear Right Rear Left Subwoofer (RCA cable)

  • Page 17: Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR Recommended amplifier power 25 - 75W RMS Maximum sensitivity (2.83V @ 1m) 87dB Nominal impedance 8 Ohms Frequency response (-6dB) 5H - 62 H Drivers 4 x 75mm (3 ) LF MF with 1 mm (0.75 ) HF Crossover frequency 300H 6.0 H Magnetic shielding Weight 5 g (11.1lbs) Dimensions H x W x D 5 0 x 10 x 101mm (23.23 x 4.2 x 3. 8 ) Finish Blac gloss Supplied accessories Aluminium wall brac et Platform for centre channel use Optional accessories...
  • Page 18 ARENA HIGHLINE 300 LCR ACCESSORY STAND (FOR SATELLITE POSITION) Weight g (13lbs) Dimensions H x W x D 760 x 20 x 1 7mm (2 . 0 x 8.23 x 7.76 ) Finish Blac gloss 1096.5 - 1196.5mm (43.17” - 47.11”) 173.0mm (6.81”)
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