Your NEW Speakers

Paradigm Cinema speakers are ideally suited to a variety of lifestyle applications.They are designed to allow easy installation throughout your home. To ensure the best performance possible we strongly recommend that you observe the placement guidelines provided in the “Speaker Placement” section.

Cleaning

Do not use a strong or abrasive cleaner on your speakers. Clean them with a soft damp cloth but do not get them wet.

On Stands or Wall Mounting

We include tabletop/shelf stands (supports) and wall-mounting brackets for Cinema speakers (varies by model). See the illustrations later in the manual for how to mount them to stands and wall brackets. Paradigm floorstanding stands are also available for your new Cinema 100s at an additional charge (see

your dealer for more information).

IMPORTANT! If wall mounting take extra care during the installation process—always use the safety straps (if included) as secondary restraints.

HOW TO AVOID SPEAKER DAMAGE

Use an appropriate amplifier. At high volumes, a very powerful amplifier can overdrive your speakers and damage them. On the other hand, if your amplifier isn’t powerful enough, it can produce clipping distortion that can easily damage high-frequency drivers (see dealer).

Don’t be fooled by your amplifier’s volume control. It adjusts listening level—it does not indicate power output. If your speakers begin to sound harsh or grating, or if you hear the bass breaking up turn the volume down immediately or you will damage your speakers! This type of damage constitutes abuse and is not covered by warranty!

Tone controls and equalizers can demand even more power from an amplifier, lowering the point at which it produces clipping distortion. Use them sparingly, if at all, and do not use them when listening at loud levels.

SPEAKER PLACEMENT

The following placement guidelines will help you get the best performance from your Cinema speakers. Ilustrations showing you how to attach speakers to stands and wall-mounting brackets are provided in the section following this one. For the Cinema™ Trio, follow placement instructions provided in the illustration on page 5.

Front Speakers (Left/Right)

On the Stands (See illustration opposite)

For the most accurate timbral balance, place your front speakers so that their high-frequency drivers (tweeters) point toward the listening area and sound arrives at approximately ear level.

On the Wall (See illustration opposite)

Follow the placement directions provided in the paragraph above.