Speakers to Amplifier Keeping IT Straight

SYNERGY SERIES

SPEAKERS TO AMPLIFIER: KEEPING IT STRAIGHT

One of the most important things about hooking up your speakers is keeping them in the same polarity, or phase. If they are connected out of phase, bass and sound localization will be degraded.

The easiest way to ensure that your speakers are wired in phase is to always connect the positive and negative output terminals on your amplifier or receiver to the matching input terminals on your speakers: positive ("+", color-coded red) to positive and negative ("–", color- coded black) to negative. (See Figure 5).

Figure 5

Most pre-terminated speaker cables have color-coded connectors that make it easy to match output and inputs correctly. If yours do not, or if you are making your own out of paired, two- conductor wire, look for identifying marks on the insulation of the two conductors. Normally there will be printing, a stripe or a molded ridge along one of the conductors.

BASS MANAGEMENT SETTINGS AND SUBWOOFER ADJUSTMENT

Your Synergy SLX’s are designed to flawlessly reproduce music and movie soundtracks whether used in conjuction with a dedicated subwoofer or in a simple two channel configuration. However, in high-output situations or if extended low frequencies are a formidable goal of your audio system, the employment of a dedicated subwoofer may be desired.

Digital surround receivers, amplifiers, and processors use what is known as bass management to ensure that low frequencies in the various channels are not sent to speakers that are better suited for mid-range and high-frequency reproduction.

If you use a dedicated subwoofer in your system, you will need to access your receiver or pro- cessor’s setup menu, employ the high-pass crossover feature for the channels connected to your Synergy SLX speakers and enable the subwoofer output (or LFE channel) for your dedicated subwoofer.

Most bass management systems employ an 80Hz or 100Hz crossover frequency, which is an excellent match to the Synergy SLX’s lower limit. If your system offers a choice, we recommend starting with 90Hz. If your subwoofer is connected to a dedicated subwoofer output, begin with its internal crossover adjusted to the lowest possible setting and raise the frequency until the subwoofer output blends well with the low-frequency output of your Synergy SLX speakers

(a subwoofer crossover setting between 80Hz and 100Hz should work well).

CARE AND CLEANING

The only thing you should ever need to do to your speakers is dust them occasionally.

Never apply any abrasive or solvent-based cleaner or any harsh detergent. You can clean the grilles with the brush attachment of a vacuum cleaner.

WARRANTY — U.S. AND CANADA ONLY

The Warranty below is valid only for sales to consumers in the United States or Canada. KLIPSCH, L.L.C. ("KLIPSCH") warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship (subject to the terms set forth below) for a period of five (5) years from the date of purchase. During the Warranty period, KLIPSCH will repair or replace (at KLIPSCH’s option) this product or any defective parts (excluding electronics and amplifiers). For products that have electronics or amplifiers, the Warranty on those parts is for a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase.

To obtain Warranty service, please contact the KLIPSCH authorized dealer from which you purchased this product.

Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted invoice, which is evidence that this product is within the Warranty period, must be presented or included to obtain Warranty service.

This Warranty is invalid if (a) the factory-applied serial number has been altered or removed from this product or (b) this product was not purchased from a KLIPSCH authorized dealer. You may call 1-800-KLIPSCH to confirm that you have an unaltered serial number and/or you purchased from a KLIPSCH authorized dealer.

This Warranty is only valid for the original purchaser and will automatically terminate prior to expiration if this product is sold or otherwise transferred to another party.

This Warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to misuse, abuse, negligence, acts of God, accident, commercial use or modification of, or to any part of, the product. This Warranty does not cover damage due to improper operation, maintenance or installation, or attempted repair by anyone other than KLIPSCH or a KLIPSCH dealer which is authorized to do KLIPSCH warranty work. Any unauthorized repairs will void this Warranty. This Warranty does not cover product sold AS IS or WITH ALL FAULTS.

REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE CONSUMER. KLIPSCH SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LAW, THIS WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PRACTICAL PURPOSE.

Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages or implied warranties so the above exclusions may not apply to you. This Warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights, which vary from state to state.

WARRANTY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

The Warranty on this product if it is sold to a consumer outside of the United States or Canada shall comply with applicable law and shall be the sole responsibility of the distributor that supplied this product. To obtain any applicable warranty service, please contact the dealer from which you purchased this product, or the distributor that supplied this product.

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