Limited Warranty - Bowers & Wilkins VM1 Owner's Manual

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Limited Warranty

Dear customer,
Welcome to B&W.
This product has been designed and
manufactured to the highest quality
standards. However, if something does go
wrong with this product, B&W
Loudspeakers and its national distributors
warrant free of charge labour (exclusion
may apply) and replacement parts in any
country served by an official B&W
distributor.
This limited warranty is valid for a period of
five years from the date of purchase or two
years for electronics including amplified
loudspeakers.
Terms and Conditions
1 The warranty is limited to the repair of
the equipment. Neither transportation,
nor any other costs, nor any risk for
removal, transportation and installation
of products is covered by this warranty.
2 This warranty is only valid for the
original owner. It is not transferable.
3 This warranty will not be applicable in
cases other than defects in materials
and/or workmanship at the time of
purchase and will not be applicable:
a. for damages caused by incorrect
installation, connection or packing,
b. for damages caused by any use other
than correct use described in the user
manual, negligence, modifications, or
use of parts that are not made or
authorised by B&W,
c. for damages caused by faulty or
unsuitable ancillary equipment,
d. for damages caused by accidents,
lightning, water, fire heat, war, public
disturbances or any other cause
beyond the reasonable control of B&W
and its appointed distributors,
e. for products whose serial number has
been altered, deleted, removed or
made illegible,
f. if repairs or modifications have been
executed by an unauthorised person.
4 This guarantee complements any
national/regional law obligations of
dealers or national distributors and
does not affect your statutory rights as
a customer.
How to claim repairs under
warranty
Should service be required, please follow
the following procedure:
1 If the equipment is being used in the
country of purchase, you should
contact the B&W authorised dealer
from whom the equipment was
purchased.
2 If the equipment is being used outside
the country of purchase, you should
contact B&W national distributor in the
country of residence who will advise
where the equipment can be serviced.
You can call B&W in the UK or visit our
web site to get the contact details of
your local distributor.
To validate your warranty, you will need to
produce this warranty booklet completed
and stamped by your dealer on the date of
purchase. Alternatively, you will need the
original sales invoice or other proof of
ownership and date of purchase.
Owner's manual
Introduction
Thank you for choosing Bowers and
Wilkins. Please read this manual fully before
unpacking and installing the product. It will
help you to optimise its performance.
B&W maintains a network of dedicated
distributors in over 60 countries who will be
able to help you should you have any
problems your dealer cannot resolve.
Unpacking
(figure 1)
• Fold the carton flaps right back and
invert the carton and contents. Lift the
carton clear of the contents. Remove
the inner packing from the product.
• Check in the carton for:
1 Bookshelf stand
1 Wall bracket
We suggest you retain the packaging for
future use.
Positioning
The speaker may be used in either vertical
or horizontal orientation. It can be mounted
on the stand, bracket or placed on its side.
NOTE: The badge on the grille can be
rotated through 90 degrees to suit the
orientation of the speaker and is held in
with a spring. To rotate gently pull the
badge away from grille set the orientation
and reposition in the grille.
Home Theatre
As a front centre speaker position it directly
above or below the screen, whichever is
closest to ear level. Align the front of the
speaker approximately level with the
screen.
As a front left and right speaker:
Make the height of the centre of the
speaker approximately the same as the TV
or the centre speaker.
Space the speaker between 0.5m and 1m
from the side of the screen.
As a surround speaker:
There are two ways of presenting surround
information. You can either attempt to get
good imaging in all directions or go for a
more diffuse ambient effect.
In both cases position the speakers to the
sides and behind the listeners. For a more
diffuse effect, mount the speakers higher
and point them along either the rear or side
wall.
2-Channel Audio (figure 2)
Mount the speakers so that the centre of
each speaker is approximately at ear level.
As an initial guide:
• Position the speakers and the centre of
the listening area approximately at the
corners of an equilateral triangle.
• Keep the speakers at least 1.5m apart
to maintain left right separation.
Keep the speaker baffles at least 0.5m
clear of walls.
If the central image is poor, try moving the
speakers closer together and adjusting the
degree of toe-in.
Stray magnetic fields
The speaker drive units are magnetically
shielded such that the stray magnetic field
outside the boundaries of the cabinet,
except the front, is too low to cause
distortion of the television picture in the
vast majority of cases.
There are, however, some extremely
sensitive televisions – some that even have
to be adjusted according to their alignment
with the earth's magnetic field. If you have
a problem, first degauss the television set
with the speaker in place. Some have a
button especially for this purpose. If not,
switch off the set at the mains for
15 minutes and switch on again. Merely
putting the set into standby mode is not
sufficient. If you still have a problem, try
moving the speaker either forwards or
backwards a little to get a more favourable
juxtaposition, or space the speaker further
from the television until the distortion
disappears.
Because of the higher stray magnetic field
in front of the speaker, we recommend you
keep magnetically sensitive articles
(computer discs, audio and video tapes,
swipe cards and the like) at least 0.2m from
the speaker.
Mounting
Assembling and Fixing the Bracket and
bookshelf Stand.
Stand (figures 3 & 4)
The stand can be fitted so the speaker can
be positioned either horizontally or
vertically, using either of the mounting slots
on the rear of the speaker. Determine your
choice of orientation and then slide the
speaker onto the stand. An Allen key is
located in the bottom of the stand, remove
the Allen Key to tighten the bolt at the rear
of the stand once in position to secure the
speaker. Return the Allen key to its position
in the base of the stand for future use.
Bracket (figure 5)
Using the bracket, mark the four screw
positions on the mounting surface carefully.
Offer the bracket to the wall, screw in the
two screws used for the top two holes,
leaving approximately 5mm (0.2in) of the
screw protruding from the wall, screw in
the two remaining screws at the bottom of
the mounting base, finally tighten the
screws. Again the speaker can be fitted so
the orientation is either horizontal or
vertical, using either of the mounting slots
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