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Summary of Contents for Statement E2

Page 1: ...S T A T E M E N TTM E 2 s e t u p m a n u a l M A R T I N L O G A N t h e l o u d s p e a k e r t e c h n o l o g y c o m p a n y...

Page 2: ...22 Subwoofer Outputs Full Range Outputs Connections ESL Transition Towers 23 Bi Wire Connection Horizontal Passive Bi Amplification Vertical Passive Bi Amplification 24 Connections Subwoofer Towers 25...

Page 3: ...tchet with extension 1 4 Open end wrench Cotton gloves Unpacking the Statement E2 WARNING Unpacking the Statement Evolution 2 electrostatic speaker system requires a minimum of two people Do not attem...

Page 4: ...hard back wall and your listening position is close to it experiment with devices that will soften and absorb information i e wall hangings and possibly even sound absorbing panels The Wall Behind the...

Page 5: ...y you must leave enough space to have access to all sides of the sub tower Place a level in position as shown to level the module left to right Adjust the glider pads on the bottom of the cabinet to a...

Page 6: ...t for height 6 Once the secondary module is level install the stainless steel Martin Logan logo plates You have a choice of using either a blue or red backing behind the logo the vinyl insert is two s...

Page 7: ...ng the same assembly procedure used in step 3 8 Align the cones to the indentations on the cabinet below and level the module front to back and left to right following the same procedure used in steps...

Page 8: ...is distinguished from the other modules by the lack of mounting holes on the top bracket as shown 11 Align the slots on the top and bottom of the grill cloth frames with the curved extrusion on the mo...

Page 9: ...k the floor with masking tape at each corner Install the spikes by using a safe dolly to tip the sub tower back remove the glides and then screw the spikes into place Make sure you thread the large bl...

Page 10: ...to the transition tower by aligning the five pins on the trim rail with the 5 cam holes in the tower 2 Use a phillips head screwdriver to rotate the cams a little over 180 counter clockwise once the...

Page 11: ...e shaped with pins on the side trim rail by aligning the 5 pins with the corre sponding cams as in the previous assembly only this time the cams turn clockwise to lock in the trim wing 5 Finished tran...

Page 12: ...the mounting bracket line up with the holes in the tower 7 Push the tower towards the center for proper align ment 8 Once the holes are properly aligned insert the 31 2 x 9 16 hex head lag screws thr...

Page 13: ...a level to bring the tower 90 degrees vertical left to right 10 When the tower is perfectly plumb go ahead and tighten the bolts securely 11 Use your level to plumb the tower front to back Figure 23 F...

Page 14: ...14 Assembly 12 Tighten tower wing bolt 13 Tighten base bolts 14 Connect the tower as shown red to red black to black Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28...

Page 15: ...e 5 pins with the corre sponding cams The cams turn clockwise to lock the trim with in place 16 Insert the electrostatic panel as shown 17 Line up holes and insert the 21 4 x 9 16 button head cap scre...

Page 16: ...Use a level to plumb the electrostatic panel left to right 19 Measure the space between towers top and bottom The space should measure exactly 2 inches 20 Tighten frame bolts as shown Figure 32 Figur...

Page 17: ...Assembly 17 21 Use a level to plumb the electrostatic panel front to back 22 Tighten wing bolts 23 Tighten base bolts Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37...

Page 18: ...18 Assembly 24 Connect light bar 25 Connect electrostatic panel wires to the color coded screw terminal connector 26 ESL panel properly connected Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40...

Page 19: ...e loops at the top of the transition tower grill sock 28 Hook the loops as indicated at the top of the tower 29 Hook the loops on the bottom of the sock on the bottom of the tower as indicated Figure...

Page 20: ...o the slot provided to stretch the cloth taut from top to bottom 31 Place the top of the base into position Note You may want to wait before installing the top of the base as settings inside the base...

Page 21: ...using either balanced or single ended connections There are right channel left channel and optional 0 1 effects channel inputs WARNING Use either all balanced or all single ended connections for signa...

Page 22: ...or signal input Note Use either all balanced or all single ended connec tions for subwoofer outputs Do not use both Connect the full range outputs of the EXOS to the amplifier s for the ESL Transition...

Page 23: ...plifiers i e tubes on top transistor on the bottom However we recommend that you use two identical amplifiers i e same brand and model If you must use two different amplifiers it is essential that the...

Page 24: ...ESL section Starting with one speaker connect the right channel to the lower binding posts and the left channel to the upper binding posts Repeat the same procedure for the other speaker Connect the l...

Page 25: ...52 If using this connection method make sure your amp can handle 2 Ohms Use this connection method if you wish to use two ampli fiers to drive the subwoofer towers see figure 53 Figure 51 8 Ohm config...

Page 26: ...ING Never connect the red wires to the black wires The 4 options are from least output to most output 10 Foot Mode figure 58 Red not connected and black connected 0dB All Closed Mode figure 59 Red con...

Page 27: ...mode Figure 61 Jumper settings for 15 foot mode Figure 58 Jumper settings for 10 foot mode Figure 56 Open not connected jumpers Figure 57 Closed connected jumpers Figure 59 Jumper settings for all clo...

Page 28: ...amplifiers off when plugging in or unplugging the EXOS Your Statement e2 speakers and EXOS crossover are wired for the power service supplied in the country of original con sumer sale The AC power rat...

Page 29: ...er Subwoofer Level Knob Setting the level too high will cause the bass to seem bloated and is the single most common cause of bad sounding subwoofers A rule of thumb is that the subwoofer should not d...

Page 30: ...n its out puts when the power is turned off or on This can cause loud noises if the amplifiers are turned on Turn on both the woofer and ESL transition tower Try turning the woofer level up and down o...

Page 31: ...bot tom 1 3 of the panel when listening When you are finished setting up the Statement e2 you should turn the unit up very loud and check the room for rattles If any are found they should be eliminat...

Page 32: ...reet Lawrence Kansas 66046 USA tel 785 749 0133 fax 785 749 5320 www martinlogan com 2003 MartinLogan All rights reserved Rev 100203 M A R T I N L O G A N t h e l o u d s p e a k e r t e c h n o l o g...

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