Acoustat 2-MH, 2-M, 3-M, 3-MH Owners manual

Model Two/M

Model

Three/M

Model Two/MH

Model

Three/MH

ACOUSTAT

Modular

Speaker

Hybrid

Systems

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OWNER'S

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MANUAL

TABLE

OF

CONTENTS

Introduction
Registration
Packaging

Fuses

For

For

Assembly

For Models Two/M H Three/M
For

Recommended Set-Up

Placement Within the

Acoustical Properties

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Cards..

Models

Models

Instructions

Models Two/MH & Three/MH..

Two/M & Three/M
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Specifications

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Interface

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For Models Two/MH & Three/MH. .

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INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your purchase of the worlds finest loudspeaker, the Acoustat Modular Hybrid
electrostatic with Magne-Kinetic
assemble your new speakers to assure you
assembled, placed correctly in the room, and used with the proper electronics,
loudspeakers

will

provide you with years of listening enjoyment.

Interface'.

Please

of

review the entlre owner's manual before you begin to

reaching the

speaker's

full sonic potential. When

the Acoustat electrostatic

PLEASE NOTE: The speakers require several hours of playing time before their full efficiency can be realized

REGISTRATION CARDS

Please complete and return the enclosed purchase registration card within ten days
new speakers.
you of updates and other product news that would
information you provide will
the finest audio components available today.

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equipment, and must
packaging materials will insure
may

be

This card does not determine your eligibilityfor waranty but will allow Acoustat to inform

be

of interest to speaker owners. Any additional

aid the Acoustat Corporation in continuing to bring music lovers everywhere

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PACKAGING MATERIALS !

be

properly cartoned whenever shipment

obtained from the Acoustat Corporation at a nominal charge.

Your

Acoustat electrostatic loudspeakers are finely crafted pieces

is

necessary. ONLY the original

safe

transport If lost or damaged, replacement packaging materials

of

purchase of your

of

FUSES

Acoustat speakers Models Two/M and Three/M and Models Two/MH and Three/MH utilize slo-blo type

fuse(s)

Models Tw/MH and Three/MH with MagneKinetic
replacing fuse(s)

in the audio signal path. The ModelsTw/M and Three/M with Magne-Kinetic

131

Interface utilize 3 amp slo-blow fuse. When

only those

of

similar value and

type

can be used or the warranty may become invalid.

121

Interface,

and

.

ASSEMB LY INSTRUCTIONS

For Models Two/M & Three/M

PLEASE READ COMPLETELY BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO ASSEMBLE YOUR SPEAKER SYSTEM!

1,

Lay the speaker face up on the floor. CAREFULLY and SLOWLY! Dropping the speaker could rupture

the diaphragm with trapped air.

2.

Remove the three screws from the bottom of the speaker system. The screws

each with

3.

Remove oneofthe bases from the base box. Place the base against the bottom of the speaker. such

that the front/top(name plate is on

the three holes line up with the three holes in the bottom
screw/washer

4.

Adjust the base so that there arof the base is flush with the rear of the frame. lighten the three screws

securely.

a

flat washer. Set them aside.

assemblies (through the base holes) into the speakers frame,

are

2-1/2"

thefront-right handcornerof the base) of the base faces up, and

of

the speaker. Start all three long

DO

NOT TIGHTEN

1

in

length,

5.

CAREFULLY

Interface units from its carton and
floor at the

6.

You will

plate (lower

the end; the BLUE GROUP. with a blue sleeved hook on the end; and the WHITE GROUP, with a plain

hook

7.

(Refer to Figure
Attach the

below

between the thumbxrewand thewasher, and tighten securely. Repeat the same

WHITE

turn the speaker over,

base

of the speaker. with the opening of the unit facing the back

notice three groups of wires extending through

rear

area). Vlsually identify the three wire groups as the

on the end.

1).

Insert the pin plug into the

BLUE

hook to the board on the right side, identified

the thumbscrew.

group,

at

the white side of the circuit

and

the

so

that the back side

set

aside the hardware needed Place the lnterface unit on the

word

"

Blue". Loosen the thumbscrew three turns. Place the hook

is

facing up. Remove one

of

the rubber grommet on the speaker's firewall

RED

GROUP, with a pin plug on

RED

socket on the circuit board of the interface unit.

by

the blue tape on the nylon spacer

procedureforthe

board

of

the

MK-121

the speaker.

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0

PANEL CONNECTIONS

8.

Push any excess wire into the rubber grommet on the back of the speaker's base.

9.

CAREFULLY, place the interface unit on the back of the speaker's base, aligning the
holes.

Be

careful not to pinch any wires when you set the interface

the

six

screws

10.

Install the two casters included with
nuts prethreaded into the stem.) When assembled and standing. the system should be perpendic
ular to the floor. This perpendiculariiy can be
speaker
positioned on a hardwood or cement floor, the caster must be screwed in all the way(or almost
the way) into
need to be screwed in only partially. The actual setting can be adjusted when the speaker
standing.

NOTE

desired. Thiis can be
the speaker system.

Depending on the particular room set-up, a slight degree

provided in your hardware packet. attach the interface unit to the

the unit into the bottom rear corners of the unit.(Thecastershave

is

standing on; and

the

interface unit. If the system

accomplished by caster positioning. and will not cause stability problems with

2)

the amount of caster stem thread showing.

0

(SIMPLIFIED

0

FIGURE

VIEW)

1

AT

INTERFACE

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0

six

on

the metal firewall plate Using

speaker's

determlned

is

to be installed on a carpeted surface, the caster will

by

two

factors:

of

tilt back or tilt forward may be

1)

the

If

the system

type

mounting

back.

of

floor the

is

to

-

be

all

is

11.

When t

against the interface unit chassis.
WARNING: The caster

movlng the system,
system

he correct caster adjustment has been obtained.

WlLL

Do

slide the base along the floor with the caster acting as an assist only.

securely tighten the nut on the casterstem

NOT support the entire weight of the assembled speaker system. When

NOT

tilt the speaker

off

2

its

base

and roll it like o hand truck.

To

move the