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Summary of Contents for Sage ICS7a

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Sage ICS7a Planar Magnetic Hybrid Loudspeaker V 1 updated 201706 21 ...

Page 2: ...ing the ICS7a 4 Installation Instructions 4 Verticle Sound Dispersion 7 Horizontal Sound Dispersion 8 Room Placement Multi Channel Audio 9 Room Placement Distributed Audio 10 Care Maintenance 11 North American Warranty 12 Obtaining Service 13 Specifications 14 ICS7a Dimensions 15 Notes 16 ...

Page 3: ... system capabilities You do not have to do anything to register the warranty for your Wisdom Audio products Please keep your sales receipt with the serial numbers of each component in a safe place Should you move or lose touch with your original dealer it will serve as the proof of warranty In the unlikely event that your loudspeakers ever require service please contact the dealer from whom you pu...

Page 4: ...to the ceiling and push any insulation out of the space where the speaker module will be mounted Make sure insulation is not blocking the area in the ceiling where the dog toggles will rest If there is not any insulation in the ceiling loosely fill the space with insulation to reduce cavity resonances and improve the overall performance 6 Hold the speaker module near the cutout in the ceiling and ...

Page 5: ... the IC LAT laser is pointing to the desired listening position Tighten the four screws that control the dog ears until the speaker module is fixed tightly to the ceiling Installation Instructions Cont Installing the ICS7a Cont Fig 1 IC LAT attached to the ICS7a Planar Magnetic Hybrid Loudspeaker The dog ears on the ICS7a have a maximum opening of 2 or 5 8 cm Maximum Ceiling Thickness ...

Page 6: ...ol the dog ears until the speaker module is fixed tightly to the ceiling Installation Instructions Cont Maximum Ceiling Thickness The dog ears on the ICS7a have a maximum opening of 2 or 5 8 cm Fig 2 Directivity indicators 10 Place the grille onto the speaker module so the scrim is facing the speaker module and the edge of the grille slightly wraps the edge of the speaker module The grille is secu...

Page 7: ...essure is spread from a loudspeaker out into the room surrounding the loudspeaker In the diagrams below the ICS7a has a normalized vertical radiation pattern that disperses sound uniformly across the field of sound radiation The ICS7a was designed to maximize sound levels throughout the listening area ...

Page 8: ...s understand sound that comes from above us The ICS7a horizontal sound radiation pattern is produced by optimizing the HRTF for maximum sound levels throughout the listening area The Extended Coverage Waveguide ECW not only creates a wider horizontal spread of sound dispersion but also affects the distance of the sound dispersion This is why the use of the ECW is highly recommended for all surroun...

Page 9: ...e amplified beyond factory recommendations Similarly placing the loudspeaker too far from the adjacent walls will cause the dynamic range to be diminished below factory recommendation The diagrams below show where to place the ICS7a loudspeakers relative to the listening area for both five and seven channel systems Two important rules to note when placing the ICS7a for proper boundary consideratio...

Page 10: ...mplified beyond factory recommendation Similary placing the loudspeaker too far from the adjacent wall will cause the dynamic range to be diminished below facory recommendation The diagrams below show where to place the ICS7a loudspeakers in rooms of different shapes for distributed audio The two most important rules to note when following the boundary rules are 1 The ICS7a must be between 12 18 f...

Page 11: ...th Lightly dampen the cloth with the isopropyl alcohol then clean the grille of the ICS7a with the cloth Do NOT use excessive amounts of isopropyl alcohol damp is better Never attempt to remove the grille to clean the surface of the speaker as this may cause non warranty damage Do not touch the surface of the planar magnetic drivers under any circumstances The thin film has been carefully pre tens...

Page 12: ...y anyone other than an authorized Wisdom Audio dealer Any wisdom Audio loudspeaker not performing satisfactorily may be returned to the factory for evaluation A return authorization must be obtained by calling or writing the factory prior to shipping the component back The factory will pay for return shipping charges only in the event the loudspeaker is found to be defective as mentioned above The...

Page 13: ...as possible A copy of the original bill of sale will serve to verify warranty status Please include it with the unit when it is brought in for warranty service All returned units must be packaged in their original packaging and the proper return authorization numbers must be marked on the outer carton for identification Shipping the unit in improper packaging may void the warranty as Wisdom Audio ...

Page 14: ...y NV 89706 www wisdomaudio com information wisdomaudio com Ph 775 887 8850 Fax 775 887 8820 Frequency Response 57 Hz 20 kHz Crossover Frequency 650 Hz 4th Order Linkowitz Reily Nominal Impedence 4 5 Ohms Minimum Impedence 3 0 Ohms Sensitivity 87dB 2 83V 1m Power Handling Continuous 300 Watts Maximum SPL 105dB 2 5m Dimentions See dimensions drawings on page 11 Maximum Ceiling Thickness 2in 5 8cm Sh...

Page 15: ...15 ICS7a Dimensions ...

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