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Setup Instructions
Placing components with sharp or pointed feet directly on the isolation base may
cause nicks, scratches, or gouges in the surface. Use of a protective barrier
between any metal-like feet or sharp objects will prevent damage to the isolation
base surface. Protection from sharp objects is recommended to prevent scratches
and maintain the original beauty of the isolation base.
R3X Isolation Bases are produced with different HRS footer designs to optimize
the performance of specific components. The type of footer the isolation base was
originally configured with is identified on the packaging label on the outside of
the box of each base. The footer designation is also identified by a color-coded
dot located on the back edge of the frame. HRS isolation bases have a unique
ability to change at any time to optimize performance for a different component
or different environment. If you change the feet of the isolation base, we
recommend you also change the color-coded dot on the back of the isolation base
so it is easy to identify what performance setting the base is currently configured
in your system.
The HRS G7 footer does not have any load range limit. You can place any
component on an R3X Isolation Base configured with G7 feet. An R3X Isolation
Base with G7 feet is not sensitive to component weight or weight distribution.
HRS Broadband Isolation (SF2 and SF3) and HRS Subsonic Broadband Isolation
(LF2 and LF3) footers are made in various load ranges to optimize performance
for different component weights. When using the SF and LF footers please verify
that the component that will be placed on the isolation base is within the rated
load range for SF footer or is the specific component model number for LF
footers.
If the SF or LF footers of the R3X Isolation Base are overloaded, the HRS
isolators will hit a protective stop and significantly reduce the product
performance. If your isolation base has SF or LF feet (pictured below), you can
check to see if the isolation base is overloaded by testing for compliance between
the isolation base frame and the feet at each corner. With the component loaded
on the isolation base, check each corner individually by pressing down firmly on
each corner. An isolation base with SF and LF feet should be compliant at each
corner location and not feel rigid. If there is displacement at each corner then the
isolation base is working as designed. If there is no compliance at one or more
corners then the load range should be changed by HRS to the proper load range.
HRS can modify the R3X Isolation Base load range as many times as needed for a
fraction of the original purchase price. Overloading the isolation base for an
extended period of time may reduce its service life and voids the warranty.
The HRS G7 feet (pictured below) will not have any compliance and so they
should not react when you press down on the corner of the base. Instead, check
that all four feet are in direct intimate contact with the surface the isolation base is
