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PARADIGM DÉCOR WARRANTY AND RETURN POLICY

Return Policy:

•  Custom orders begin production immediately after payment is received or credit is granted, and are built 

to your submitted specifications. 

•  Measurements must be verified and submitted using the Paradigm Design Studio website – 

Paradigm is 

not responsible for inaccurate measurements submitted .

•  Custom orders cannot be cancelled, changed, returned or refunded at any time, unless the order contains 

a manufacturing and/or material defect as described by the warranty terms below.

•  Once payment is processed – Paradigm’s 3-day guarantee to ship custom Décor products begins.

Warranty:

Décor Custom Collection speakers from Paradigm are warranted to be and remain free of manufacturing and/

or material defects for a period of 

five (5) years

 from the date of original purchase. Within the time period 

specified, repair, replacement or adjustment of parts for manufacturing and/or material defects will be free of 

charge to the original owner. Thermal or mechanical abuse/misuse is not covered under warranty.
This warranty applies only to purchases made from authorized Paradigm dealers in Canada and the 

United States. For warranty terms, conditions and support elsewhere, please contact the authorized 

Paradigm distributor in the country where you made your purchase. Warranty outside Canada and the 

US is established and provided by our authorized distributors around the world.

Limitations:

•  Warranty begins on date of original retail purchase from an Authorized Paradigm

®

 Dealer only. It 

is not transferable;

•  Warranty applies to product in normal home use only. If product is subjected to any of the 

conditions outlined in the next section, warranty is void;

•  Warranty does not apply if the product is used in professional or commercial applications.

Warranty is Void if:

•  The product has been abused (intentionally or accidentally);
•  The product has been used in conjunction with unsuitable or faulty equipment;
•  The product has been subjected to damaging signals, damaged in transport, mechanical damage or 

any abnormal conditions;

•  The product (including cabinet) has been tampered with or damaged by an unauthorized service facility;
•  The serial number has been removed or defaced.

Owner Responsibilities:

•  Provide normal/reasonable operating care and maintenance;
•  Provide or pay for transportation charges for product to service facility;
•  Provide proof of purchase (your sales receipt given at time of purchase from your Authorized 

Paradigm

®

 Reference Dealer must be retained for proof-of-purchase date).

Should servicing be required, contact your nearest Authorized Paradigm

®

 Dealer, Paradigm 

Electronics Inc. or Import Distributor (outside the U.S. and Canada) to arrange, bring in or ship 

prepaid, any defective unit. Paradigm Electronics Inc. reserves the right to improve the design of 

any product without assuming any obligation to modify any product previously manufactured. This 

warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied, of merchantability, fitness for any 

particular purpose and may not be extended or enlarged by anyone. In no event shall Paradigm 

Electronics Inc., their agents or representatives be responsible for any incidental or consequential 

damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so this 

exclusion may not apply to you.

Retain this manual and your sales receipt for proof of warranty term and proof of purchase.

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Summary of Contents for Decor

Page 1: ...OWNERS MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ctive August 13 2005 we would like to notify you that our speakers may contain regulated materials which upon disposal require special reuse and recycling processing For this reason Paradigm Electronics Inc the manufacturer of Paradigm speakers and Anthem electronics products has arranged with its distributors in European Union member nations to collect and recycle this product at no cost to you T...

Page 3: ...concentrates on two other significant performance areas Better Bass Response Tight extended and well defined Higher Power Handling to improve dynamic contrasts and sonic realism power compression must be minimized Unyielding attention to all of these areas results in state of the art speakers that are measurably and audibly superior Comprehensive R D leading edge design use of the finest materials...

Page 4: ...m Voice Coil and Powerful Neodymium Magnet Steel Heatfin Basket High Frequency Drive Units S PAL Satin Anodized Pure Aluminum Dome Rigid Mineral Filled ABS Chassis Perforated Phase Aligning PPA Tweeter Lens protects the delicate pure aluminum tweeter dome and acts as a Phase Plug this boosts output and blocks out of phase frequencies for smoother extended high frequency response with incredible de...

Page 5: ...lifiers are Safer When choosing an amplifier always select an amplifier with a power rating greater than that of the speaker Using a 100 watt per channel amplifier on a 50 watt speaker allows the amplifier adequate headroom in order to provide a distortion free signal Conversely using a 40 watt per channel amplifier on a 50 watt speaker limits the amplifier s headroom This causes the amplifier to ...

Page 6: ...R LISTENING ROOM Your speakers are designed to provide state of the art sound in a wide variety of domestic settings Note however that room construction dimensions even furnishings all play a part in the quality of sound you ultimately achieve Your listening room will impose its own character on the performance capabilities of any speaker system The extra care taken in installation will result in ...

Page 7: ...ing care to connect the wires to the proper terminal cups 1 For the front and left speakers run the wires from the amplifier to the top set of binding posts labeled Left or right channels as per the method above 2 For the center channel follow the diagram on the next page to complete the connections taking care to follow the correct polarity NOTE the use of 4 conductor wire not shown is preferable...

Page 8: ...ning One or more speakers may be connected out of phase their polarity is reversed Re check to ensure that each speaker s cable is connected with correct polarity red to red and black to black Amplifier Turn your amplifier on and listen to your speakers If you notice a complete lack of mid base and a dislocated image one or more of your speakers may be connected out of phase their polarity is reve...

Page 9: ...uct is subjected to any of the conditions outlined in the next section warranty is void Warranty does not apply if the product is used in professional or commercial applications Warranty is Void if The product has been abused intentionally or accidentally The product has been used in conjunction with unsuitable or faulty equipment The product has been subjected to damaging signals damaged in trans...

Page 10: ...MODE D EMPLOI ...

Page 11: ...opéennes à compter du 13 Août 2005 nous souhaitons vous informer que nos enceintes peut contenir des matières devant faire l objet d une procédure de recyclage ou de traitement approprié des déchets Dans cette optique Paradigm Electronics Inc fabricant des enceintes Paradigm et des électroniques Anthem avec ses Distributeurs agréés dans l Union Européenne ont mis en place une procédure de collecte...

Page 12: ...s larges et bien définies Meilleur traitement de la puissance pour améliorer les contrastes dynamiques et par extension le réalisme sonore la compression de la puissance doit être minimisée Puissance admissible plus élevée pour améliorer les contrastes dynamiques et le réalisme sonore la compression de la puissance doit être minimisée L attention soutenue accordée à ces domaines nous permet de cré...

Page 13: ...ute performance comprenant une bobine acoustique en aluminium haute tempér ature de 1 1 2 po et un aimant au néodyme puissant Panier en acier avec ailette de dissipation thermique Haut parleurs de haute fréquence Dômes S PALMC en pur aluminium anodisés au satin Châssis ABS rigide rempli de matière minérale Écran protecteur perforé en mailles d aluminium avec architecture à dispersion large et réso...

Page 14: ...iver que la puissance de l amplificateur soit tout simplement insuffisante L amplificateur produira alors un signal distordu dont la puissance est de plusieurs fois supérieure à la puissance nominale Cette puissance excessive endommagera très rapidement toute enceinte peu importe la marque Consulter le revendeur pour des recommandations en matière d amplificateurs Les amplificateurs plus puissants...

Page 15: ...serve de l amplificateur se traduira par une meilleure qualité sonore Toutefois il faut faire attention Les enceintes doivent être utilisées dans leur plage de puissance pour ne pas les endommager le volume d écoute doit toujours être inférieur à la limite d excursion excessive des cônes des haut parleurs des graves ACOUSTIQUE DE LA PÌECE Vos enceintes sont conçues pour offrir un son à la fine poi...

Page 16: ...agramme ci dessous pour le raccordement À l aide de câbles d enceinte de haute qualité raccordez une enceinte à la fois sur votre récepteur amplificateur Raccordez la borne de raccordement de l amplificateur rouge à la borne de raccordement de l enceinte rouge et la noire à la noire voir ci dessous Poussez les bornes de raccordement pour les fixer Décor 2SC Pour le modèle Décor 2SC canal stéréo et...

Page 17: ...s d alimentation One or more speakers may be connected out of phase their polarity is reversed Re check to ensure that each speaker s cable is connected with correct polarity red to red and black to black Amplifier Allumez l amplificateur et écoutez vos enceintes Si vous remarquez un manque complet de graves moyennes et une image disloquée une ou plusieurs enceintes pourraient être raccordées hors...

Page 18: ...ndeur ParadigmMD autorisé seulement La garantie n est pas transférable La garantie s applique au produit pour une utilisation résidentielle normale uniquement Si le produit est assujetti à l une des conditions définies dans le paragraphe suivant la garantie est annulée La garantie ne s applique pas à un usage commercial ou professionnel La garantie est annulée si Le produit est assujetti à un usag...

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