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care and maintenance

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running in and warming up

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running in

warming up

The performance of your Proteus will improve during the first 70
hours of operation. You may wish to play some programme
material at a moderate level continuously for this period of time
before seriously listening to your Proteus. Your loudspeaker will
continue to improve over the next 100 hours of use.

Every time you use your Proteus, the performance will improve
until the components have reached their operating temperature
which is typically achieved within 5 - 10 minutes of operation,
depending upon the music material and volume level selected.

cleaning

service

In order to maintain the appearance of your Proteus, you can
clean it as follows:

Any grease or dirt on the enclosure may be removed with a soft,
lint-free cloth moistened slightly with a mild solution of warm
water and detergent or washing-up liquid. Do not use any other
solutions. Do not use any solvents or abrasives.

Take great care not to get any liquid inside the loudspeaker
enclosure or on the drive unit diaphragms. If this happens, you
should have your Proteus serviced.

Under no circumstances should you attempt to service your
Proteus. All servicing should be carried out by one of our
authorised service agents.

If service is required, please contact your authorised TAG
McLaren Audio retailer. If your Proteus is still under guarantee,
please refer to the guarantee card which gives you details on
how to claim against the guarantee.

Please package your Proteus carefully when transporting or
shipping. If you do not have the correct packaging at this time,
please contact TAG McLaren Audio for assistance.

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Summary of Contents for Proteus F1-CA AvantGarde

Page 1: ...0 2 welcome 0 4 features 0 8 installation 1 1 running in and warming up contents GRP00547 01 CT F1 CA User Man 15 02 01 16 12 Page 01 ...

Page 2: ...ngineers technical capability which provides outstanding sound quality and our stylists ability to look into the future which makes the Proteus F1 CA AvantGarde loudspeaker so desirable TAG McLaren Audio exists with one aim in mind to produce the very best high end audio equipment in the world Like many people I often have my best ideas when relaxing to a piece of music For years knowing the techn...

Page 3: ... to allow the lamination of shapes with complex curvature The enclosure walls are manufactured from a carefully chosen blend of glass fibres and slate loaded epoxy resin to provide high stiffness with intrinsic damping The enclosure is subdivided into two chambers The midrange chamber is formed by a sub enclosure being bonded directly onto the front baffle to provide further structural re enforcem...

Page 4: ...he gold finish as it adds distortion and colouration to the sound Whilst this will lead in the long term to some discolouration of the binding post due to copper atoms partially diffusing into the anti corrosion gold layer the customary nickel plate interlayer is well known as a ferro magnetic and hard oxidised metal to affect sound quality adversely and was therefore eliminated single input conne...

Page 5: ...Proteus close to a TV set as it is magnetically shielded The front of the Proteus should be aligned with or placed slightly behind the left and right speakers Proteus has two crossover inputs reflecting the different acoustical requirements of a Free Space or Floor configuration These two configurations are described in detail on the following pages installation before you start loudspeaker connec...

Page 6: ...ally optimal if the Proteus midrange drive unit is located at approximately the same height as the midrange drive units of your main left and right loudspeakers Proteus includes a Plinth Tilt Adjustment see page 9 for details that allows you to tilt the loudspeaker towards your listening position stereo installation A pair of Proteus loudspeakers can be used in a stereo installation We would recom...

Page 7: ...closure may be removed with a soft lint free cloth moistened slightly with a mild solution of warm water and detergent or washing up liquid Do not use any other solutions Do not use any solvents or abrasives Take great care not to get any liquid inside the loudspeaker enclosure or on the drive unit diaphragms If this happens you should have your Proteus serviced Under no circumstances should you a...

Page 8: ...rder harmonic distortion Carbon fibre loaded pulp cones create a stiff yet well damped diaphragm that remains pistonic through the passband The 150 mm midrange unit uses a die cast aluminium chassis The geometry of this Grasshopper chassis has been optimised to allow undisturbed airflow from the rear of the diaphragm The distances between the diaphragm and the chassis coincides with wavelengths wi...

Page 9: ... and clarity The inductors use OFHC copper wound on bobbin cores to improve saturation current limits reduce d c resistance and minimise stray magnetic field leakage The capacitors are manufactured with polypropylene dielectric and have a 630 V DC rating due to the thicker purer sounding dielectric used to achieve this rating The resistors are of flat thick metal film construction as opposed to th...

Page 10: ... data power amplifier requirements operating temperature range dimensions maximum S P L 15W minimum recommended 114 dB in room 18 35 C 670 mm wide 400 mm high GRP00547 01 CT F1 CA User Man 15 02 01 16 12 Page 18 ...

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