MartinLogan The Quest Speaker System user manual Troubleshooting, No Output

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Troubleshooting

No Output

Check that all your system components are turned on. Check your speaker wires and connections.

Check all interconnecting cables.

Weak Output, Loss of Highs

Check the power cord. Is it properly connected to the speaker?

Exaggerated Highs, Brightness

Check the toe-in of the speakers. Read Room Place- ment for more information.

Muddy Bass

Check placement. Try moving the speakers closer to the front and side walls.

Check the type of feet being used. Try attaching the coupling spikes.

Lack of Bass

Check your speaker wires. Is the polarity correct?

Check the Bass Contour switch. Is it in the -3dB position?

Check the Bi-wire/Bi-amp switch. Is it in the correct position?

Poor Imaging

Check placement. Are both speakers the same distance from the walls? Do they have the same amount of toe- in? Try moving the speakers away from the front and side walls.

Check the polarity of the speaker wires. Are they con- nected properly?

Popping and Ticking Sounds, Funny Noises

These occasional noises are harmless and will not hurt your audio system or your speakers. All electrostatic speakers are guilty of making odd noises at one time or another.

These noises may be caused by dirt and dust particles collecting on the speaker, by high humidity or by AC line fluctuations that may occur in your area.

Dirt and dust may be vacuumed off with a brush attach- ment connected to your vacuum cleaner or you may blow them off with compressed air.

DO NOT SPRAY ANY KIND OF CLEANING AGENT ON OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ELECTROSTATIC ELEMENT.

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Contents Quest Speaker System ImportantContents Introduction Installation in Brief Electrostatic Concept An Electrostatic TransducerHistory Page Martin-Logan Exclusives Full Range OperationTransducer Integrity Vapor Deposited FilmCurvilinear Line Source AC Power Connection OperationBi-Wire Connection Standard ConnectionHorizontal Bi-amping read Warning above Passive Bi-amplificationVertical bi-amping read Warning above Presence Contour Switch Contouring SwitchesBass Contour Switch Active Bi-AmplificationYour Room Room AcousticsTerminology Rules of Thumb Bipolar Speakers and Your RoomControlled Horizontal Dispersion Room Acoustics and Dispersion InteractionsControlled Vertical Dispersion Three Major Types of Dispersion Multiple Large Panel DispersionWall Behind the Listener PlacementListening Position Wall Behind the SpeakersExperimentation Final PlacementFinal Word Solid Footing X-tra TweekEnjoy Yourself Questions What size of an amplifier should I use with the Quests?Troubleshooting No OutputRecommended Music Analog Discs Compact DiscsGlossary Page Quest Specifications Page Delaware street Box Lawrence, kansas