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Page 2 - Table of Contents

030519 A7 Owner's Manual ii Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Unpacking ............................................................................................................. 2 Component...

Page 3 - INTRODUCTION

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 1 INTRODUCTION ALTEC loudspeakers have been the standard of the professional recording, broadcast and theatre industries. These ALTEC loudspeakers are handcrafted and tested to meet ALTEC’s standards – the most rigid in the industry. In 1945, ALTEC introduced an amazing seri...

Page 4 - UNPACKING

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 2 UNPACKING IMPORTANT: Protect the Loudspeaker The loudspeaker cone assemblies are fragile and should not be touched. Step 1 Before removing the protective shipping material, look for obvious signs of shipping damage such as severely crushed corners or deep punctures that ma...

Page 5 - COMPONENTS

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 3 COMPONENTS The following components are contained in the A7 loudspeaker’s shipping container. Cabinet – Model 828 This A7 Loudspeaker cabinet enclosure is hand made from 13 layer Baltic Birch and covered with a durable black splatter finish. Low Frequency Woofer – 15” Mode...

Page 6 - ASSEMBLING

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 4 ASSEMBLING IMPORTANT: Finish Assembly Before Connecting to Amplifier For protection, this A7 loudspeaker is shipped with the horn assembly fixed inside the cabinet. For optimum sound quality, follow the assembly steps below for repositioning the horn assembly on top of the...

Page 7 - Step 9

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 5 Step 9 Reattach the rear panel by using a 5/32” hex key to replace the bolts around the perimeter of the rear panel. Step 10 Reconnect the horn assembly wires as before, ensuring that the dark (blue) wire is connected to the negative terminal and that the light (yellow) wi...

Page 8 - PLACING STEREO LOUDSPEAKERS

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 6 PLACING STEREO LOUDSPEAKERS If the speakers are too closely spaced, as in a single enclosure that houses two speakers only a few feet apart, the time and intensity difference is so small that spatial quality is severely limited. Except in a very small room, eight feet is c...

Page 9 - CONNECTING

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 7 CONNECTING IMPORTANT: Check your Amplifier’s Impedance and Power Specifications This A7 loudspeaker has an 8 Ohm ( Ω ) input impedance and is designed to handle continuous input power levels of up to 200 Watts RMS. Do not connect this loudspeaker to an amplifier rated at m...

Page 10 - SPECIFICATIONS

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 8 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency response ±10 dB 35 Hz to 22 kHz Low frequency roll-off -3 dB 54 Hz System power capacity Rating based on test signal of continuous pink noise, per IEC spectrum for two hours duration. 200 W Sensitivity 1 watt at 1 meter 97 dB Nominal impedance 8 oh...

Page 11 - WARRANTY; 0-Day Satisfaction Guarantee

030519 A7 Owner's Manual 9 WARRANTY 30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee If for any reason you decide that this A7 loudspeaker does not meet your expectations, you may return it to ALTEC (at ALTEC’s expense) using the original packaging material within 30 days of receipt. You retain the risk of loss until ...