MartinLogan E2 - Manuals

Assembly 5 WARNING! Assembling the Statement e2 requires two people , except for step 12 of the subwoofer tower assembly, which requires three people . Do not attempt any part of the assembly process with one person. 1 Place the primary subwoofer module in position on the floor, (the primary module ...

6 Assembly 4 After the second module is in position atop the primary module, place a level on it as shown. Level the module front to back by inserting a small allen wrench (or other suitable instrument) through the hole in the cones on the base of the module (detail), and rotating the cone up or dow...

Assembly 7 7 Stack the next secondary module atop the second uti- lizing the same assembly procedure used in step 3. 8 Align the cones to the indentations on the cabinet below, and level the module front-to-back and left-to- right, following the same procedure used in steps 4 and 5. 9 Repeat the pro...

8 Assembly 10 Place the fourth and final module in position (repeat- ing steps 3 thru 6). The top module is distinguished from the other modules by the lack of mounting holes on the top bracket (as shown). 11 Align the slots on the top and bottom of the grill cloth frames with the curved extrusion o...

Assembly 9 12 Install woofer wiring harness as shown. You can move the tower to the preferred listening position by shifting the unit from side to side and “walking” it. 13 When you are confident the sub tower is correctly positioned, mark the floor with masking tape at each corner. Install the spik...

10 Assembly Note: The following instructions describe the assembly of the right channel high-and mid-frequency tower. Duplicate all assembly instructions for the left tower assembly. 1 Attach the outside (semi-circle shaped) trim rail to the transition tower by aligning the five pins on the trim rai...

Assembly 11 4 Install the inside wing (wedge shaped with pins on the side) trim rail by aligning the 5 pins with the corre- sponding cams as in the previous assembly, only this time the cams turn clockwise to lock in the trim wing. 5 Finished transition tower assembly. Figure 18 Figure 19

Assembly 13 9 Use a level to bring the tower 90 degrees vertical left to right. 10 When the tower is perfectly plumb, go ahead and tighten the bolts securely. 11 Use your level to plumb the tower front to back. Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25

Assembly 15 15 Install the ESL wing trim (wedge shaped with pins on the narrow end) by aligning the 5 pins with the corre- sponding cams. The cams turn clockwise to lock the trim with in place. 16 Insert the electrostatic panel as shown. 17 Line up holes and insert the 2 1 / 4 ” x 9 / 16 ” button he...

Assembly 17 21 Use a level to plumb the electrostatic panel front-to- back. 22 Tighten wing bolts. 23 Tighten base bolts. Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37

Assembly 19 27 Find the loops at the top of the transition tower grill sock. 28 Hook the loops as indicated at the top of the tower. 29 Hook the loops on the bottom of the sock on the bottom of the tower as indicated. Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43

Connections—Exos Crossover Inputs 21 Connect the outputs of the Preamplifier/Processor to the inputs of the EXOS using either balanced or single ended connections. There are right channel, left channel and optional 0.1 effects channel inputs. WARNING! Use either all balanced or all single ended conn...

22 Connections—Exos Crossover Outputs Connect the EXOS subwoofer outputs to the amplifier(s) for the woofer towers using either balanced or single ended connections. Both the balanced and single ended outputs are always on—you can use either option to con- nect the woofer tower amplifier(s) regardle...

This method of connection uses individual runs of speaker wire from your amplifier. This doubles the signal carrying conductors from the amplifier to the speaker, thus direct- coupling each portion of the crossover to the amplifier. Connect one set of wires to the upper set of binding posts which co...

The very nature of vertical bi-amping dictates that both amplifiers be identical. With vertical bi-amping, each of the stereo amplifiers is dedicated to one speaker. For instance, the left channel of each amplifier drives the low pass (Transition) section while the right channel drives the high pass...

Connections—Subwoofer Towers 25 This connection method is safe for all amplifiers (see figure 51). 2-Ohm Connection This connection is the loudest, but draws the most power from the amplifier (see figure 52). If using this connection method, make sure your amp can handle 2-Ohms. Use this connection ...

The passive high-pass settings can be adjusted by changing the red and black jumpers found in the high-pass section of the ESL/Transition tower passive crossover. WARNING! Before changing the passive-high pass options be sure to turn the amps off and unplug the Statement e2 ESL/Transition tower. The...

Figure 60. Jumper settings for all-open mode. Figure 61. Jumper settings for 15-foot mode. Figure 58. Jumper settings for 10-foot mode. Figure 56. Open (not connected) jumpers. Figure 57. Closed (connected) jumpers. Figure 59. Jumper settings for all-closed mode. Passive High-Pass Settings 27

28 AC Power Connections Because your MartinLogan Statement e2 ESL/Transition towers use an internal power supply to energize their elec- trostatic cells with high-voltage DC, they must be connected to an AC power source. The EXOS crossover must also be connected to an AC power source. For this reaso...

Now that you know all the connection options and how to set them, it’s time to make the speakers work in their target environment. For this part, it is recommended that an audio analyzer be used (RTA or a computer based instrument). Start with default settings. Look at the 200Hz to 500Hz area of the...

You will need to set the dip switches for both right and left channel. Note: Only one dip switch per dip switch cluster should be on at a time. 5 If available, use test equipment to optimize the sub- woofer response. 6 The 50Hz control works the same as the 25Hz control. 7 The phase settings allow t...

Toe in the ESL/Transition towers so the listener is looking at the inner 1 / 3 of the ESL panels. Sitting at the listening posi- tion, hold a flashlight under your chin and point it at each speaker. The reflection of the flashlight should be 1 / 3 of the way out from the inner edge of the panel (see...

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