MartinLogan Vignette On-Wall/Off-Wall Loudspeaker - Manual

Page 2 - Contents & Introduction; ONTENTS; Contents

2 Contents & Introduction C ONTENTS AND I NTRODUCTION Contents and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Contents Introduction Installation in Brief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Signal Conne...

Page 3 - Installation in Brief 3; NSTALLATION; expose this module to moisture.

Installation in Brief 3 I NSTALLATION IN B RIEF We know you are eager to hear your new Vignette loud-speaker, so this section is provided to allow fast and easy set up. Once you have it operational, please take the time to read, in depth, the rest of the information in this manual. It will give you ...

Page 4 - Signal Connection; PERATION; Operation

Use the best speaker cables you can. The length and type of speaker cable used in your system will have an audible effect. Under no circumstance should a wire of gauge higher (thinner) than #16 be used. In general, the lon-ger the length used, the greater the necessity of a lower gauge, and the lowe...

Page 5 - Which Way Should It Rotate?; Mounting the Vignette On A Wall or Ceiling 5; A W

NOTE: MartinLogan recommends using 5 wall anchors to secure each Vignette to a wall. During the installation, if any of the screw/wall anchor positions are over a stud, it is recommended to screw directly into the stud. NOTE: To assure that your Vignette is safely wall mount- ed, these instructions ...

Page 6 - Preparing for Horizontal Installation; NOTE; Preparing For Vertical Installation

6 Mounting the Vignette On A Wall or Ceiling NOTE: Vignette’s bracket assembly consists of two main parts: the wall bracket (attaches to the wall) and the cabinet bracket (attaches to the Vignette). When correctly config-ured, the wall and cabinet brackets should each have one pin installed—the wall...

Page 7 - Changing the Direction of Rotation; Mounting the Vignette On A Wall or Ceiling 7

Required tools (included): 2.5mm Allen tool, 6mm Allen tool NOTE: This procedure can be performed either with the bracket assembly installed on the Vignette cabinet or with the bracket assembly uninstalled. For the purpose of illus-trating this procedure, the bracket assembly is depicted installed o...

Page 8 - Installing the Bracket Assembly

8 Mounting the Vignette On A Wall or Ceiling Required hardware (included): (6) M4 screws Required tools (included): 2.5mm Allen tool 1 Prepare a flat surface with padding and sheets to protect the speaker as you work on it. Remove the Vignette's grill cloth and carefully place the Vignette face down...

Page 9 - Will the Vignette remain flat against the wall?; Installing the Vignette; Mounting the Vignette On A Wall or Ceiling 9

Required hardware (included): (5) wall anchors(5) 1" Phillips head wood screws Required tools (included): 6mm Allen tool Required tools (not included): LevelElectric drill and 1 / 4 " and 1 / 8 " drill bits Phillips screwdriver 1 Hold the Vignette at the desired location. Examine the mou...

Page 11 - Mounting the Vignette On A Wall or Ceiling 11

Mounting the Vignette On A Wall or Ceiling 11 5 Set the wall bracket aside. Using a 1 / 8 " bit, drill a pilot hole at all five points marked in the previous steps. If a pilot hole hits a stud during this step, DO NOT WIDEN that pilot hole or install a wall anchor at that location. If a pilot ho...

Page 13 - OME; Home Theater 13

It had long been the practice of stereo buffs to connect their television to a stereo system. The advantage was the use of the larger speakers and more powerful amplifier of the stereo system. Even though the sound was greatly improved, it was still mono and limited by the broadcast signal. In the l...

Page 14 - ATF Operation

14 ATF (Advanced Thin Film) ATF (A DVANCED T HIN F ILM ) ATF Operation The MartinLogan ATF transducer (based on RADIA planar technology) consists of a micro-thin, low-mass Kaladex diaphragm with an ultra-light, etched conductive alumi-num surface suspended between two high field strength neodymium s...

Page 16 - 6 Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting; REQUENTLY; How do I clean my speakers?; Frequently Asked Questions

16 Frequently Asked Questions and Troubleshooting F REQUENTLY A SKED Q UESTIONS AND T ROUBLESHOOTING How do I clean my speakers? Just use a dust free cloth or a soft brush to remove the dust from your speakers. We recommend a specialty cloth (available at the Xtatic shop at www.martinlogan.com) that...

Page 17 - Service; The appointed MartinLogan distributor for any given; ENERAL; Warranty and Registration

System Frequency Response 78–20,000 Hz ± 3 dB Sensitivity 89 dB/2.83 volts/meter (mounted on wall) Impedance 6 ohms Crossover Frequency 2200 Hz Components Air core coils, metal film and low dissipation electrolytic capacitors Woofer Type Two 4” (10.2cm) magnetically shielded high rigidity aluminum c...

Page 18 - LOSSARY

AC. Abbreviation for alternating current. Active crossover. Uses active devices (transistors, ICs, tubes) and some form of power supply to operate. Amplitude. The extreme range of a signal. Usually mea- sured from the average to the extreme. Arc. The visible sparks generated by an electrical dis - c...

Page 20 - the loudspeaker technology company

2101 Delaware Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66046, USA tel 785.749.0133 fax 785.749.5320 www.martinlogan.com M A R T I N L O G A N the loudspeaker technology company ©2003 MartinLogan. All rights reserved. Rev. #080604 ®

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