Adam T5V, T7V User Manual
T
SERIES
OPERATION MANUAL
T5V T7V
CONGRATULATIONS!
...on the purchase of your new ADAM Audio T Series monitors. Your T Series monitors
are the culmination of two decades of research into advanced transducer, waveguide,
amplification, DSP and loudspeaker cabinet technologies. The result is a professional
reference monitor featuring rock-solid imaging, an eminently wide sweet spot, superi-
or
transient response, extended frequency response, and unmasked clarity and detail
across the audio spectrum. With dimensions small enough to allow placement in
virtually any size room, your T Series monitors are a reliable reference for music
pro
duction, video post-production and radio broadcast studios, and should provide you
with many years of dependable use and accurate performance.
This manual will help you to connect, install and start using your speakers, and explain
how to adjust them to best suit your working environment. It will also explain how to
solve the most commonly occurring problems that users encounter when trying to install
new monitors. Manufacturer contact information and a full technical specification are
also included for reference purposes.
Nevertheless, if you encounter problems you can‘t solve, or have questions this manual
doesn‘t provide answers to, please either contact your local dealer, or email our
Berlin-based support team at support@adam-audio.de. We pride ourselves on remaining
approachable and helpful to our customers at all times. We wish you many years of
happy listening with your new T Series monitors.
The Team at ADAM Audio
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CONTENTS
Page
CONGRATULATIONS! 1
CONTENTS 2
1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3
2. INTRODUCING T SERIES 5
3. OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF YOUR MONITORS 7
4. REAR-PANEL FEATURES 11
5. AUDIO CONNECTIONS AND LEVEL SETTINGS 12
6. USING THE HF AND LF SWITCHES ON THE REAR PANEL 14
7. TROUBLESHOOTING 16
8. MAINTENANCE 17
9. SHIPPING 17
10. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION 18
11. EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 18
12. WARRANTY TERMS 19
13. TECHNICAL DATA 20
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1. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the following safety instructions before setting up your system. Keep the
instructions for further reference. Please heed the warnings and follow the instructions.
Caution
Risk of electrical shock
Do not open
Risque de shock electrique
Ne pas ouvrier
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE BACK COVER OR ANY OTHER PART.
NO USER-SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE.
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not open the loudspeaker. There
are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
This product, as well as all attached extension cords, must be terminated with an
earth ground three-conductor AC mains power cord like the one supplied with the
product. To prevent shock hazard, all three components must always be used.
Never replace any fuse with a value or type other than those specified. Never bypass
any fuse.
Ensure that the specified voltage matches the voltage of the power supply you use.
If this is not the case do not connect the loudspeakers to a power source! Please
contact your local dealer or national distributor.
Always switch off your entire system before connecting or disconnecting any cables,
or when cleaning any components.
To completely disconnect from AC mains, unplug the power supply from the power
socket. The monitor should be installed near the mains connection and it should be
easy to access the socket and disconnect the device if necessary.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs,
sockets, and the point where it exits from the apparatus.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of
time. Always keep electrical equipment out of the reach of children.
Do not expose this product to rain or moisture, never wet the inside with any liquid
and never pour or spill liquids directly onto this unit. Please do not put any objects
filled with liquids [e.g. vases, etc.] onto the speaker.
Use only with stands, tripods or brackets specified by the manufacturer, or sold
with the apparatus. When moving the loudspeakers on a trolley, avoid injuries; take
care and do not over-balance the trolley.
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The speakers must be positioned on a solid surface or a stand.
Always use fully checked cables. Defective cables can harm your speakers. They are
a common source for any kind of noise, hum, crackling etc.
Never use flammable or combustible chemicals for cleaning audio components.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer‘s instructions.
Never expose this product to extremely high or low temperatures. Never operate
this product in an explosive atmosphere.
High SPLs may damage your hearing! Please do not get close to the loudspeakers
when using them at high volumes.
Please note that the diaphragms emit a magnetic field. Please keep magnetically
sensitive items at least 0.5 m away from the speaker.
Assure free airflow behind the speakers to maintain sufficient cooling by keeping a
distance of at least 100 mm [4″] to the wall.
No naked flame sources, such as lit candles, should be placed on the speaker.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Use a dry cloth for cleaning.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, hot air vents, stoves, or
other equipment [including amplifiers] that produces heat.
Do not disconnect the earth wire in an earthed plug. An earthed plug has live and
neutral prongs, plus a third prong for grounding purposes which is included for
your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your socket, consult an electrician
to have your socket replaced.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the
ap
paratus has been damaged in any way, for example if the power-supply cord or
plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus,
or if the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally,
or has been dropped.
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2. INTRODUCING T SERIES
REVOLUTIONARY TWEETER DESIGN
Since its launch in 1999, Berlin-based ADAM Audio has fast gained international
prominence and respect as a manufacturer of reliable and highly accurate reference
monitors.
by engineers in top recording studios around the world. A key component yielding the
monitors’ stellar performance is ADAM Audio’s innovative, proprietary X-ART tweeter
used in all their high-frequency drivers, including the T Series’ new U-ART 1.9” tweeter.
Made of a high-tech polyimide film used in thermal blankets on spacecraft and satellites,
the U-ART tweeter’s diaphragm provides pristine and extended high-frequency response
up to 25 kHz. But it’s the tweeter’s revolutionary folded design that’s one of the key
elements
monitors in its class.
This reputation and performance has led to ADAM Audio monitors being used
responsible for the T Series’ outperformance compared to other reference
Unlike a conventional dome or cone tweeter that uses a piston action to move air and
reproduce sound, the U-ART tweeter uses a pleated membrane that alternately draws
air into its folds and squeezes it out as the folds respectively expand apart and press
together in response to inputted audio signals. This design produces four times as
much air movement as does a piston-based design, creating higher sound pressure
levels
pristine details in your mixes with far greater clarity that, along with the tweeter’s
superior
that will translate faithfully to other playback systems. What’s more, you can listen at
louder levels than with conventional monitors without suffering listening fatigue.
[SPLs] with lower distortion. On a practical level, the U-ART tweeter lets you hear
off-axis performance, help you make better decisions in the creative process
ADVANCED WAVEGUIDE, WOOFER, AMPLIFIERS,
CROSSOVERS AND CABINETS
The U-ART tweeter is fitted to a new, precision waveguide that provides highly uniform
dispersion of high frequencies. The result is an incredibly wide sweet spot that
frees you from being glued to a rigid mix position while working. The T Series’
new polypropylene woofer and the cabinet’s rear-firing bass-reflex port together
provide ultra-smooth, highly accurate midrange and extended bass response. New
Class D amplifiers and power supplies are custom-matched to the tweeter and
woofer for optimal performance: The U-ART tweeter is powered by a 20 W amp,
all-
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while a 50 W amp serves the
U-ART’s powerful 4:1 velocity transfer ratio [the tweeter’s ability to move air four times
as much as other designs], let you listen at very loud levels without listening fatigue.
DSP-controlled driver crossovers ensure there are no holes at the crossover frequency
between drivers—when mixing, what you hear is what you get. This precision is comple-
mented by the T Series’ all-new beveled cabinets, which minimize diffraction to produce
superior imaging that lets you hear the discrete placement of panned tracks in the
stereo
field with pinpoint accuracy.
woofer. The new Class D amps, in combination with the
VERSATILE CONNECTIONS AND CONTROLS
On the rear side of each T Series monitor, a sturdy metal backplate is home to a
comprehensive assortment of controls and analog input connections that adapt
your monitors to virtually any professional system:
→ A balanced XLR connector and unbalanced RCA jack allow connection to professio-
nal mixers and I/O boxes using +4 dBu or -10 dBV nominal operating levels.
→ Each monitor has its own level control, which is especially useful to balance output
levels between left and right monitors when they’re used in an asymmetric control
room.
→
Two 3-way switches respectively adjust the monitors’ high- and low-frequency
responses ±2 dB or select flat response, adapting the monitors to any room’s
acoustic signature.
→ The T5V and T7V can automatically accept AC voltages ranging from 100 to 240 V, at
50/60 Hz — simply activate the power switch for each monitor and go!
Please see Section 3 of this manual for an illustrated key to the T Series’ rear-panel
connections and controls. Optimal use of rear-panel connections and controls is
ex
plained in greater detail in Sections 4 and 5 of this manual.
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