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Owners Manual For The 

FOCUS HD

  

Loudspeaker System 

Summary of Contents for Focus HD

Page 1: ...Owners Manual For The FOCUS HD Loudspeaker System...

Page 2: ...binetry Our Commitment 4 Setup Unpacking Your Speakers 5 Speaker Installation 6 Hooking Up Cables 7 8 Amplification 9 11 Foot Installation 12 15 Speaker Connections 16 20 Fine Tuning 21 Technology Spe...

Page 3: ...efer to this when calling your dealer regarding this product Model FOCUS HD Serial No _________________________ Date of purchase ___________________ Thank you for selecting a Legacy Loudspeaker System...

Page 4: ...s Each cabinet is impeccably finished on all exposed surfaces with select veneers The exquisite finish is hand rubbed several times to assure a patina at home with the most elegant decor Our Commitmen...

Page 5: ...ouble wall outer carton with heavy V board corner protectors Molded foam end caps are used to protect the elegant cabinetry and a plastic liner is provided as waterproofing Please save this packing fo...

Page 6: ...g angle increases from 40 degrees the amount of toe in should increase Your Legacy speaker is optimized for a flat response in the far field Best results are obtained vertically with the lis tener s e...

Page 7: ...ignificant in each cable because its ef fect is well out of the audio bandwidth inductance can be de creased at the expense of increased capacitance by keeping the conductor pair closely spaced How lo...

Page 8: ...t resistance Finally we are getting somewhere Resistance is the control ling factor of the amplifier loudspeaker interface Excessive resistance can cause ma jor shifts of speaker crossover frequencies...

Page 9: ...extensive measures have been taken to ensure that each Legacy speaker system represents a smooth non reactive load to virtually any amplifier Often there is much confusion regarding amplification and...

Page 10: ...g music at live playback levels Your Legacy speakers are designed to take advan tage of high powered amplifiers so don t be afraid to put them through their paces How much is too much power Rarely is...

Page 11: ...ifier will potentially sound only twice as loud as a 15 Watt amplifier If all of this discussion of power and loudness seems a bit abstract consider the example below The average acoustical power deve...

Page 12: ...12 Step 1 Carefully place your speakers on their sides Step 2 Locate the cone feet set It will be inside the foam pieces that held the speaker in the box Foot Installation...

Page 13: ...13 Step 3 Place the insert adapter into the rubber cone Step 4 Thread the cone insert into the cabinet Foot Installation...

Page 14: ...14 Step 5 Tighten the cone insert If you do not want the spikes you may stop here Step 6 Place the leveling washer onto the cone Foot Installation...

Page 15: ...15 Step 7 Install the washer and cone onto the speaker Adjust the cone until your speaker is level Foot Installation...

Page 16: ...single channel of amplification If biamping or biwiring be sure to remove the jumper bars Connect each channel of your amplifier to a loudspeaker via the five way gold binding posts provided Dual ban...

Page 17: ...ional wiring are greater power transfer improved efficiency and tighter control over the drivers better damping Passive Biamping This option can yield even better results than biwiring due to broader...

Page 18: ...n Many audio philes prefer the sweetness of tubes on the satellite portion of the loudspeaker while favoring the control and weight of solid state amplifiers on the subwoofer section The biggest drawb...

Page 19: ...ing a subwoofer satellite system due to the control possibilities offered but can also be the most costly An ac tive crossover is inserted between the preamplifier outputs and the inputs of two ste re...

Page 20: ...corner frequency of 600 Hz and a high pass corner frequency of 450 Hz to prevent a suck out in the response at 500 Hz The controlled distribution of power af forded by the active crossover results in...

Page 21: ...on the back of the loudspeaker All switches in the up position represent the anechoic flat position TREBLE Trim Nominally flat in the up position Negative 2dB at 10 kHz in the down position shelving...

Page 22: ...te cast frame Woofer 2 x 12 spun aluminum diaphragm rubber surround total enclosed neo motor long throw suspension with cast frame Low Frequency Alignment Assisted 6th order Butterworth vented Frequen...

Page 23: ...23 Notes...

Page 24: ...24 2009 Legacy Audio 3023 E Sangamon Ave Springfield IL 62702 Phone 800 283 4644 Fax 217 544 1483...

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