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LIMITED WARRANTY

Paradigm

®

 Founder speakers covered in this manual 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.

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, derangement 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

®

 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. Visit our website, paradigm.com for more information. 
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.

Содержание Founder Series

Страница 1: ...Owners Manual...

Страница 2: ...from whom you purchased this product or go to our website at paradigm com Please note that only the product falls under the WEEE directive When disposing of packaging and other shipping material we e...

Страница 3: ...OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Unpacking Instructions Floorstanding Speakers Securing Rubber Feet Floor or Spikes Carpet 2 General Tips 3 Break in 3 Cleaning 3 Preventing Speaker Damage 3 Amplifier Disto...

Страница 4: ...ACKING INSTRUCTIONS FLOORSTANDING SPEAKERS 180 180 IMPORTANT FOLLOW THESE STEPS BEFORE PROCEEDING 2 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 OPTIONAL Install carpet spikes if placing speaker on carpet Step 1 B 6 Step 2 Step 2 S...

Страница 5: ...then begin to produce distorted power several times greater than its rated output power This will damage any brand of speaker very quickly Ask your Dealer for amplifier recommendations More Powerful A...

Страница 6: ...reserves provide better sound However exercise caution Use the speakers within their power range rating to prevent damage keep listening levels below the point of excessive woofer cone excursion YOUR...

Страница 7: ...NTING optional The Paradigm Founder 90C center channel speakers can be mounted to Paradigm s J 18C stand if desired Ask your Paradigm dealer for details Stand Mounting a Center Channel Speaker Founder...

Страница 8: ...l isolate your speakers from the solid surface improving overall sound quality NOTE As an alternative you may choose to stand mount your Paradigm Founder 40B bookshelf speakers using Paradigm stands A...

Страница 9: ...ned to allow flexible placement while providing a very large window of sound throughout your listening room To ensure the best performance possible we strongly recommend that you observe the placement...

Страница 10: ...front speakers so that their high frequency drivers are approximately at ear level as shown below Placing bookshelf models on Paradigm speaker stands sold separately or bookshelves raises their high f...

Страница 11: ...clarity Avoid corner placement Position front speakers 8 in 20 cm or more from the wall behind the speaker and as much as possible from either side wall as shown below This will ensure better bass per...

Страница 12: ...he front speakers X For best imaging place speakers from three quarters of that distance up to that same distance from each other 3 4 of X to X as shown To further optimize imaging toe speakers slight...

Страница 13: ...ility Placing your center channel speaker below or above the TV will ensure the best possible clarity and intelligibility Position the speaker flush with the front of the TV or speaker shelf to minimi...

Страница 14: ...mpletely inaudible ARC is just that effective ARC requires multiple microphone measurements Most room equalization methods work from only a single point source taking one measurement at the primary li...

Страница 15: ...procedures will not be interrupted The ARC acoustic measurement process rejects typical background noise but if loud noise is present it may interfere with the ARC process ARC may indicate that re me...

Страница 16: ...otherwise reflections from your body may cause bad measurements PAIRING Founder 120H speakers have the ability to be set up as a pair Once you pair two Founder 120H speakers you will be able to connec...

Страница 17: ...top to the speaker you placed in the Right position using the provided USB cable 3 Open ARC Genesis 4 Click on Pairing Tool under OTHER TOOLS on the left side of the screen 5 Click on the 120H speaker...

Страница 18: ...by 1 foot or more from each other so they are not all the same distance from the wall see Diagram B QUICK MEASURE SPEAKER POSITION HELPER If speaker positioning is flexible you can try using Quick Mea...

Страница 19: ...ile saved to your computer Up to 16 characters may be used to name a measurement Additional characters will be removed Valid naming characters are a z A Z 0 9 and Other characters will not be allowed...

Страница 20: ...lengths See your Dealer for recommendations IMPORTANT Turn your amplifier s OFF before connecting your speakers This will avoid damage which could result from accidental shorting of speaker cables MIN...

Страница 21: ...th jumper bars These speakers can be bi wired or bi amplified to achieve even better performance For standard connection of speakers with two input terminals leave the jumper bars attached and connect...

Страница 22: ...continued Bi Wire Connection Bi wiring can improve clarity and openness with less grain and more solidity to the bass Two speaker cables are required for each speaker that is bi wired REMOVE JUMPER B...

Страница 23: ...ed the speaker to speaker balance will be incorrect when vertically bi amped or the speaker system s frequency balance will be incorrect when horizontally bi amped To prevent problems use identical am...

Страница 24: ...s to one amplifier at a time FINE TUNING Once you have your speakers positioned in the room and have set speaker distances and calibrated speaker levels through your A V Processor or A V Receiver it s...

Страница 25: ...or Dislocated Image Make sure receiver preamp or amplifier is plugged in and turned on Check power outlet at the wall is working Are headphones plugged in or is the system on Mute Re check all connec...

Страница 26: ...analog 300 Hz bass 15 400 watts 300 watts Compatible with 8 ohms 92 lbs 41 7 kg each 45 4 x 13 9 x 17 4 115 3cm x 35 4cm x 44 1cm Piano Black Black Walnut Midnight Cherry Walnut 5 driver 3 way floorst...

Страница 27: ...A Two 7 177mm Ultra High Excursion CARBON X Unibody Cone Gen3 Active Ridge Technology ART with Vertical Mounting System Advanced SHOCK MOUNT Isolation and a 1 5 high temp multi layered voice coil wit...

Страница 28: ...order electro acoustic at 1 6kHz tweeter midbass 15 150 watts 120 watts Compatible with 8 ohms 25lbs 11 3kg each 14 5 x 7 8 x 12 8 36 8cm x 19 7cm x 32cm Piano Black Black Walnut Midnight Cherry Waln...

Страница 29: ...r 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 transport...

Страница 30: ...NOTES...

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