Room Placement, Connecting, Bass Management

Room Placement

Your Icon loudspeakers will perform well in a variety of locations, but best results will be achieved using the following guidelines:

Front Left and Right Speakers (See Figures 2A and 2B.)

•Place on a common wall 6 to 15 feet apart.

•If used in a home theater system, position the speakers ﬂ anking your video display.

•Position them equal distance from the back wall (if they are not wall-mounted.)

•Position them at the same height above the ﬂ oor

(for non-ﬂ oor standing models) with the high frequency drivers at seated ear height.

•Angle speakers toward the listener and even with or forward of any adjacent obstructions (if they are not wall-mounted.)

e• Placing them near a corner or wall provides the greatest amount of bass while moving the speakers away from room

boundaries reduces bass energy.

•Asymmetrical placement of a pair of speakers from adjacent side walls can smooth room-induced bass unevenness.

•Bookshelf models may be placed on shelves or optional ﬂoor stands.

•Experiment with the above guidelines to suit your taste and to compensate for your room’s acoustic characteristics.

Center Channel Speakers (See Figures 2A, 2B and 3.)

•Place immediately above or below the center of your video display.

•These models are supplied with a tilt rod to compensate for placements above or below seated ear height.

•Use the supplied rubber pad to protect the front bottom edge of the speaker. (See Figure 3.)

Surround Channel Speakers (See Figures 2A, 2B and 3.)

•Place above seated ear height (approximately 4-5 feet above the ﬂ oor) on side or rear walls or on optional ﬂ oorstands.

•Attach wall bracket with an appropriately sized screw head screwed into a wall stud or wall anchor with a suitable weight bearing capacity. (See Figure 3.)

•See your Klipsch dealer for optional, adjustable wall mounts if required. These mounts utilize the threaded bushings on the rear of the cabinet.

On Wall Placement (See Figure 3.)

•Icon LCR, center and bookshelf models may be wall-mounted using the included wall bracket.

Never use the wall bracket for mounting the speaker to the ceiling.

Connecting

Turn your ampliﬁ er off before making any connections.

•Your loudspeakers are equipped with positive (Red) and negative (Black) connection terminals on the rear of the cabinet. These correspond to the positive and negative terminals on the appropriate channel (left, right, center, rear etc.) of your ampliﬁ er.

Standard Connections (See Figure 4.)(All Models)

•All speakers in your system must be connected in phase with the positive speaker terminal connected to the positive ampliﬁ er terminal. Repeat this for the negative speaker terminal and ampliﬁ er terminals. Most speaker wire has distinguishing markings on the insulation of one of the conductors to assist in correct hookup.

•Use 16 gauge (AWG), two conductor, copper wire at a minimum and larger gauge wire for longer runs. The connection terminals on your loudspeaker will accommodate bare wire, and spade terminals.

With all connection types, take care that there is no contact between the positive and negative terminals

at the speaker and ampliﬁ er. Damage to your equipment may result.

Active Floorstander Connections (See ﬁ gure 5.)(XF-48 only)

•In addition to the standard connections, the speakers have an RCA-jack line-level input that can be used as an input from your A/V receiver or electronics.

Do not connect both the standard SPEAKER IN and the LINE IN inputs at the same time as damage to your equipment could result.

•Your ﬂ oorstanding speakers have a built-in ampliﬁ er that needs to be connected to an AC outlet. Once plugged in, it will be either ON or in STANDBY depending upon the position of the AUTO POWER switch. You must unplug the power cord from the AC outlet to completely turn off your speaker during extended periods. (i.e. vacations.)

Active Floorstander Controls (See ﬁ gure 5.)(XF-48 only)

Power - This switch allows you to select either “AUTO” or “ON” for the speakers built in ampliﬁ er. When “AUTO” is selected, the speaker will automatically turn on when it senses a signal. It will automatically turn off after 20 minutes if no signal is present. In the “ON” setting the speaker will remain on as long as the AC power cord is plugged into a wall socket. The power indicator LED on the front panel will illuminate BLUE when speaker is on and RED when the speaker is in standby. The LED will be off if the AC power cord is not connected to an AC outlet.

Input Sensitivity - This switch adjusts the level of the input signal to optimize the performance of the built-in ampliﬁ er. Select “LOW” when connecting most A/V receivers via the “SPEAKER” or “LINE” inputs. Select “HIGH” when connecting devices such as the audio outputs of a TV to the “LINE” inputs.

Bass Management

When using your speakers in a home theater system, consult the owner’s manual of your surround electronics for proper application of bass management settings.

•As a general rule, compact speakers (Bookshelf, Center Channel and Surrounds) are set to the “Small,” or bass- limited setting.

•Floorstanding speakers are typically set to the “Large,” or full-range setting.

•Also refer to the electronics instructions for adjusting the relative volume levels of the speakers so they are at the same level when in the listening position.