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FORTE III
The Forte III has excellent bass extension and therefore offers a
good degree of toe-in and placement options. However, the Forte
features a rear-firing 15” passive radiator that requires the
loudspeaker to be placed at least 1” away from the back wall. For
optimal low-bass performance, it is recommended the loudspeaker
be placed within 2 to 10 inches of the back wall. This will provide
the best low bass loading and enhance the low frequency extension
of the loudspeaker.
CONNECTING YOUR LOUDSPEAKER
Caution: Turn your amplifier off before making any connections!
(See Figure 4.)
• Your loudspeakers are equipped with positive (Red) and negative
(Black) connection terminals, on the rear or side of the cabinet.
These correspond to the positive and negative terminals on the
appropriate channel (left, right, etc.) of your amplifier and will
accomodate bare wire, spade lugs or banana plugs
(See Figure 4 ).
• All speakers in your system must be connected in phase with
the positive speaker terminal connected to the positive amplifier
terminal. Repeat this for the negative speaker and amplifier
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 accommo date bare wire, spade terminals or
banana type plugs.
•
Caution: With all connection types take care that there is no
contact between the positive and negative terminals at the speaker
and amplifier. Damage to your equipment may result!
(See Figure
4.)
Klipschorn: Connections are found on the input panel on the
side of the low frequency cabinet. Two of the four pairs of binding
posts are used to connect the speaker cables coming from your
amplifier. They are labeled “HF IN” + and – / “LF IN” + and –.
Both red (+) and both black (-) posts are connected with wire
jumpers. Leave these jumpers in place for conventional single
wire connection and use either pair of posts. Remove these
jumpers for optional bi-wire connection. (See Figure 5.) Replace
the side grille, removed earlier after completing all connections.
Take care to route the speaker cable through the notch in the
lower, rear corner of the grille as the speaker is slid into the corner.
If the speaker cable comes from the side opposite the input
panel, route it through the notch in that grille then in front of the
tail board and onto the input panel.
Do not connect your amplifier directly to the midrange or tweeter
driver leads or to the posts labeled “Mid Out” or “HF Out” as you
may damage the speaker.
La Scala II : The two pairs of binding posts located on the rear of
the loudspeaker are used to connect the speaker cables coming
from your amplifier. These binding posts are labeled “HF IN” +
and – / “LF IN” + and –.” Both red (+) and black (-) posts connected
with wire jumpers. Leave these jumpers in place for conventional
single wire connection and use either pair of posts.
Remove these jumpers for bi-wire connection.
(See Figure 5.)
Cornwall III and Heresy III : The two pairs of binding posts located
on the rear of the loudspeaker and are used to connect the
speaker cables coming from your amplifier. These binding posts
are labeled “HF+”, “HF-”, “LF+” and “LF-” and have both red (+)
and black (-) posts connected with metal straps. Leave these
straps in place for conventional single wire connection and use
either pair of posts. Remove these straps for bi-wire connection
(See Figure 4 ).
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. If your dealer is not
equipped to perform the repair of your KLIPSCH product, it can be
returned, freight paid, to KLIPSCH for repair. Please call KLIPSCH at
1-800-KLIPSCH for instructions. You will need to ship this product
in either its original packaging or packaging affording an equal
degree of protection.
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 EX-
CLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRAN-
TIES 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 distribu-
tor that supplied this product.