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SECTION 7: WARRANTY AND SERVICING

● Ex Machina Soundworks, LLC warrants new products against defects in materials and

manufacturing for a period of 6 years from the date the unit was registered.

● The warranty is tied to the product not to the customer and is transferable.
● During the warranty period, Ex Machina Soundworks will repair or replace a faulty unit

(per our discretion).

● Warranty repairs must be carried out by either Ex Machina Soundworks or an authorized

repair center, with the exception of driver units, which are field replaceable.

● You must contact your authorized dealer or Ex Machina Soundworks to initiate a

warranty claim.

● Ex Machina Soundworks’ liability is with its authorized dealers. Contact with the end user

may occur, but the warranty claim must be referred to an authorized dealer. Until the
product has been inspected, or determined to be in defect by Ex Machina Soundworks’
service department, we will admit no liability.

● No warranty will be honored without a valid serial number.
● In the case of a warranty claim, the product or components must be returned to the

factory at the customer’s expense.

● If the warranty claim is accepted, shipping costs incurred will be reimbursed by Ex

Machina Soundworks.

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Summary of Contents for GANYMEDE

Page 1: ...rofessional tools for your own listening pleasure or maybe even for a bit of both we are confident they will reward you with a level of accuracy and realism that will redefine what you come to expect from a loudspeaker To activate your extended warranty and to receive product updates please register your serial number at www exmachinasound com register ...

Page 2: ...E OF CONTENTS Important Safety Information 2 5 Key Features 6 7 Initial Unboxing Setup 7 10 Connections Controls 11 12 Technical Specifications Measurements 13 14 Troubleshooting 15 Warranty Servicing 16 1 ...

Page 3: ...fined in the manuals for these speakers Please read the following safety instructions before setting up your system Keep the instructions for further reference Please heed the warnings and follow the instructions DANGEROUS VOLTAGE The lightning flash symbol here is intended to alert the user to the presence of dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure or in normal operation that may be of s...

Page 4: ...se supplied with the product To prevent shock hazard all three component contacts must always be used Always switch off your loudspeakers before connecting or disconnecting any cables Never turn your system on after you ve turned your speakers on Doing so can result in damage to the loudspeaker To completely disconnect from AC mains unplug the power supply from the power socket The loudspeaker sho...

Page 5: ...les can harm your loudspeakers as well as result in the introduction of noise hum crackling etc Avoid using flammable or combustible chemicals for cleaning ANY audio components Install in accordance with the instructions explained in this manual Never expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures Never operate this product in an explosive atmosphere BE AWARE High SPL can damage your he...

Page 6: ...rposes which is included for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your socket consult an electrician to have the socket replaced Only use attachments accessories specified herein Allow 25 30 seconds after power on for the DSP to boot up before sending audio signals to the loudspeaker Additionally always allow 45 seconds for complete DSP shutdown after turning the loudspeaker off befo...

Page 7: ...r counterpart Below are four key attributes that make this driver so special 1 The same 25mm Composite Sound Metamodal TX diaphragms found in Pulsar and Quasar are deployed in Ganymede s dome tweeters as well Woven from the same Textreme spread tow carbon fabric as our midranges but leveraging the unique audio specific expertise of Composite Sound the fiber architecture and geometry of this diaphr...

Page 8: ...sleeve to lower high frequency inductance SUBWOOFER Ganymede also features a brand new SEAS designed and built 18cm subwoofer drive unit High performance long throw suspension systems and fully FEA optimized magnetic gaps and motor architectures give these compact subwoofers 14 mm of linear peak to peak excursion and 26mm before damage Combined with a low resonant frequency of 32hz and pistonic li...

Page 9: ...oudspeakers can accurately reproduce square wave and single cycle impulses even at the crossovers SECTION 3 INITIAL SETUP UNBOXING Inside each box you should find One Loudspeaker One 6 foot IEC cable Please observe the following steps to safely unpack your loudspeaker 1 Begin by placing the box sideways with the widest side down 2 Cut the tape from the bottom of the box 3 Fold the bottom box flaps...

Page 10: ...ary based on the acoustics of your room and your own listening preferences we recommend starting with the standard equilateral triangle approach However when adjusting toe in we actually suggest aligning your primary listening position 15 off axis from the direct tweeter angle on either side This listening position very closely tracks our 0 45 power average and will allow for the widest sweet spot...

Page 11: ...tems LiFT Where stand mounting is not possible we recommend a decoupling solution such as IsoAcoustics ISO pucks 3 Because of our conically coherent waveguides and concentric drivers Ganymede can be oriented either horizontally or vertically with no adjustments necessary However for proper imaging and stereo separation please ensure the speakers are at least 4 feet apart tweeter to tweeter 4 Where...

Page 12: ...WG Never use a 2 conductor power cable or leave the ground disconnected 2 POWER INDICATOR A white LED indicator will illuminate when the loudspeaker is switched on and operational Please allow 25 30 seconds after power on for the DSP to boot up before sending audio signals to the loudspeaker Additionally ALWAYS allow 45 seconds for complete DSP shutdown after turning the loudspeaker off before tur...

Page 13: ...where minimal latency is necessary the Low Latency setting removes the phase calibration and applies only a magnitude calibration which reduces the total system latency to approximately 3ms Always make sure both loudspeakers are set to the same processing setting during operation to avoid phase distortion between the two speakers 5 BOUNDARY CONTROLS Ganymede is factory calibrated for optimal perfo...

Page 14: ...hina Composite Sound Metamodal TX mid high coaxial 176mm 7 Custom Aluminum SEAS Titan Series Architecture Subwoofer CROSSOVERS 200hz Sub Mid digital 8th order phase corrected 2khz Mid Tweet digital 8th order phase corrected AMPLIFIER COMPLEMENT Subwoofer Hypex NC252MP 125W RMS Midrange Hypex NC252MP 75W RMS voltage limited Tweeter Hypex NC100HF 50W RMS voltage limited DSP CONVERSION A D Chipsets A...

Page 15: ...e loudspeaker is still not reproducing sound power cycle the unit In rare instances the DSP firmware can fail to load on initial boot up This is usually solved by simply turning off the unit waiting approximately 60 seconds and powering it back on again If none of these solutions solve the problem please visit https exmachinasound com support Fill out the form and submit a support request or conta...

Page 16: ...ts which are field replaceable You must contact your authorized dealer or Ex Machina Soundworks to initiate a warranty claim Ex Machina Soundworks liability is with its authorized dealers Contact with the end user may occur but the warranty claim must be referred to an authorized dealer Until the product has been inspected or determined to be in defect by Ex Machina Soundworks service department w...

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