Infinity Oreus HCS - Manual (Page 2)

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About This Manual
To start enjoying your new Oreus HCS, read and then follow all
instructions listed in this guide, as well as those found in the
owner’s manuals of associated components in your audio system.
Save all instructions for future reference.
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ECHNOLOGY
Oreus loudspeakers incorporate several innovative technologies
that, when implemented by our exceptionally talented engineers
after hours upon hours of subjective listening evaluations, result
in a loudspeaker that realistically and accurately reproduces the
signal source with minimal distortion and coloration.
Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragms™ (C.M.M.D.)
For decades, loudspeaker engineers have known that the ideal
transducer should be stiff, yet light, and have high internal damping
(damping is a material’s ability to absorb energy).
Infinity’s C.M.M.D. transducer is a significant advance in transducer
technology. Ceramic, a class of material new to loudspeakers,
offers better performance than other materials.
Ceramic is stiffer than metals and lighter than plastics and typical
composite materials; it also offers improved damping.
These ceramic-based transducers take us a giant step closer to the
ever-elusive “ideal transducer.”
In woofer and midrange applications, it offers accurate pistonic
operation over the entire frequency range of the driver, completely
eliminating coloration due to cone breakup and dramatically
reducing distortion. And when ceramic-metal-matrix transducers
are exposed to moisture, sunlight or extreme temperatures, their
performance does not deteriorate.
In addition to ceramic diaphragms, the transducers in Oreus
satellite and center channel speakers incorporate full magnetic
shielding to allow use in close proximity to tv receivers and video
monitors.
Declaration of Conformity
We, Harman Consumer Internatonal
2, route de Tours
72500 Château-du-Loir
FRANCE
declare in own responsibility, that the product described
in this owner’s manual is in compliance with technical
standards:
EN 50081-1:1992
EN 50082-1:1992
EN 60065
EN 55013
EN 55020
EN 61000-3-2
EN 61000-3-3
R. Marshall
Harman Consumer International
FRANCE 08/02 Before deciding where to best place your speakers, survey your
room and study Figure 1.
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Table of Contents
2 Table of Contents
2 This box contains
2 Introduction
2 Oreus Technology
2 Planning Your System
3 Placement
3 If you want to stand your speaker on a table
4 If you want to mount your speaker on the wall
5 Assembling the floor stand
6 Installing the Oreus Subwoofer
7 Subwoofer Placement
7 Speaker-Level Subwoofer Connection
8 Line-Level Subwoofer Connection
9 Operation
9 Acoustic Feedback + Troubleshooting
9 Specifications
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