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WARRANTY

Limited Warranty Policy
in the United States and Canada

ENERGY LOUDSPEAKERS warrants this product to the retail

purchaser against any failure resulting from original manufacturing
defects in workmanship or materials. The warranty is in effect for a
period of five (5) years, from date of purchase from an authorized
ENERGY dealer and is valid only if the original dated bill of sale
is presented when service is required.

The warranty does not cover damage caused during shipment, by
accident, misuse,abuse, neglect, unauthorized product modification,
failure to follow the instructions outlined in the owner’s manual,failure
to perform routine maintenance, damage resulting from unauthor ized
repairs or claims based upon misrepresentations of the warranty by
the seller.

Warranty Service

If you require service for your ENERGY loudspeaker(s) at any time
during the warranty period, please contact:

1) the dealer from whom you purchased the product(s),

2) ENERGY NATIONAL SERVICE,203 Eggert Road, Buffalo, N.Y.
14215 T el: 716-896-9801or

3) ENERGY LOUDSPEAKERS,a division of Audio Products
International Corp., 3641 McNicoll Avenue, Scarborough, Ontar io,
Canada, M1X 1G5,Tel: [phone].

You will be responsible for transporting the speaker s in adequate
packaging to protect them from damage in transit and for the
shipping costs to an authorized ENERGY service center or to
ENERGY LOUDSPEAKERS. If the product is retur ned for repair
to ENERGY LOUDSPEAKERS in Scarborough or Buffalo,the costs
of the return shipment to you will be paid by ENERGY,provided the
repairs concerned fall within the Limited Warranty. The ENERGY
Warranty is limited to repair or replacement of ENERGY products.
It does not cover any incidental or consequential damage of any kind.
If the provisions in any advertisement, packing cartons or literature
differ from those specified in this warranty,the terms of the Limited
Warranty prevail.

GARANTIE

Garantie aux
États-Unis et au Canada

La société ENERGY garantit cet appareil contre toute défectuosité
attribuable aux pièces d’origine et à la main-d’oeuvre. Cette garantie
est valide pendant une période de cinq (5) ans à par tir de la date
d’achat auprès d’un revendeur ENERGY agréé ;la garantie ne sera
honorée que sur présentation d’une pièce justificative de la date d’achat.

La garantie ne couvre aucun dommage subi pendant le transpor t ou
imputable à un accident,à une utilisation impropre ou abusive, à la
négligence, à une modification non autorisée , à la non-observance des
instructions décrites dans le manuel de l’utilisateur ou des directives
d’entretien, ni aucun dommage subi par suite de réparations non
autorisées ou de réclamations fondées sur une mauvaise interprétation
des conditions de la présente garantie par le revendeur.

Service sous garantie

Dans l’éventualité où une réparation deviendrait nécessaire pendant la
période de couverture de la gar antie , communiquez avec :

1) le revendeur auprès de qui l’appareil a été acheté,

2) ENERGY NATIONAL SERVICE,203, Eggert Road,Buffalo, N.Y.
14215, tél. : [phone] ou

3) ENERGY LOUDSPEAKERS, 3641, avenue McNicoll,
Scarborough (Ontario), Canada, M1X 1G5, tél. : [phone].

Le propriétaire de l’appareil est responsable de son emballage et de
tous frais d’expédition à un centre de service ENERGY agréé ou à

Energy LOUDSPEAKERS. Si l’appareil est expédié à ENERGY
LOUDSPEAKERS à Scarborough ou à Buffalo aux fins de réparation,

les frais de réexpédition seront assumés par ENERGY à la condition
que les réparations effectuées soient couvertes par la garantie . La
garantie est limitée à la réparation ou au remplacement des appareils
fabriqués et distribués par ENERGY. Elle ne couvre aucun dommage
indirect ou consécutif de quelque nature que ce soit. Si les conditions
accompagnant toute publicité,emballage ou documentation divergent
de celles de la présente garantie, les conditions de la présente gar antie
prévaudront.

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WELCOME TO THE W ORLD OF ENERGY
LOUDSPEAKERS

We are sure you will enjoy this superb product. The following advice is
offered to facilitate proper installation of your ENERGY speakers in
your home. Extensive research along with great care at every design
stage has enabled ENERGY to produce speaker s with extraordinary
performance characteristics: a performance level that is equal, or
superior to other loudspeakers costing many times their price.The finest
components and materials, made with sophisticated manufacturing and
quality control ensure that you will enjoy this exceptional performance
for many years.

IMPORTANT: Please retain the carton and packing material for
this ENERGY product to protect it in the event it ever has to be
shipped to a service center for repair. Product received damaged by
a service center that has been shipped by the end user
in other than the original packaging,will be repaired,refurbished and
properly packaged for return shipment at the end user’s expense.

POSITIONING & CONNECTING YOUR
ENERGY “TAKE 5” SPEAKERS

For best performance, please follow the guidelines outlined below:

Using Your Take2 as Left
and Right Main Speakers

For best stereo separation, we recommend the speaker pair be placed
6 to 10 feet (2-3 m) apart and a minimum of 15-inches (40cm) from
the rear wall. The distance from the loudspeakers to the listener should
be about 1 to 1.5 times the distance separating the speakers.

See Figures 1 and 2 for connection and placement.

The Take1 Center Channel Speaker

The purpose of the center channel speaker is to ensure that the central
audio image, including actors’ voices,appears to emanate from the
screen. For best results the center channel speaker should be located
directly above,or below the TV screen. See Figures 1 and 2 for

connection and placement.

Using Your Take2 as Surround/Effects Speakers

Surround effects speakers should be positioned adjacent to and slightly
behind the primary listening area, on the rear wall or in the ceiling to
provide the sense of spaciousness and ambiance for either Dolby Pro
Logic™ or the new Dolby Digital™ Surround source formats.

See Figures 1 and 2 for connection and placement.

ENERGY Powered Subwoofers

Low frequencies are essentially non-directional,so your subwoofer may
be placed anywhere in the listening room,without affecting the stereo
image of your main speakers. However,placement too near the corner
of the room may result in “boomy” bass performance . Positioning the
subwoofer further from the corner will normally result in more detailed
and accurate performance. For larger rooms, two or more subwoofers
may be used. Refer to the connection instructions in the

Owner’s Manual of your Subwoofer.

Amplifier Requirements

ENERGY loudspeaker s have been designed to be driven to high

listening levels with moderate power, while at the same time being
capable of handling the power output of large amplifiers. Most
ENERGY speaker s have 8 ohm nominal impedance, and will function
well with a wide range of amplifiers and receivers.

NOTE: If using more than one pair of speakers per amplifier or
receiver, please check with the amplifier manufacturer to confirm that
the amplifier can handle loads of 4 ohms.

CARE OF FINISHES

Your speakers should be gently wiped clean with a damp cloth from
time to time to remove any dust or stains. Do not use an abrasive
cleaner. To remove dust from the grille cloth,use the brush attachment
on your vacuum cleaner or a slightly dampened sponge.

WARRANTY OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED
ST ATES AND CANADA

Outside of North America, the warr anty may be changed to comply
with local regulations.Ask your local ENERGY dealer for details of the
LIMITED WARRANTY applicable in your country.

WARRANTY FOR UNITED STATES
AND CANADA (see back cover)

“ENERGY”, the “ENERGY ” logo,“Musical Truth”,“TAKE-Series”, “TAKE-Series”logo and “API Accessories”are
trademarks of Audio Products International Corp. “Dolby”, “Dolby Pro-Logic”and “Dolby Digital Surround” are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing. DTS is a Trademark of Digital Theater Systems Inc.

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SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

RIGHT REAR

LEFT REAR

LEFT MAIN

RIGHT MAIN

SUBWOOFER

CENTER

CHANNEL

FIGURE 2

FIGURE 1

MODEL TAKE 1 TAKE 2

SYSTEM TYPE Magnetically shielded, Magnetically shielded,

two-way acoustic two-way satellite speaker
suspension center speaker

TWEETER Point source driver 3/4” (19mm) Multi-lam

configuration 3/4” Multi-lam Hyperdome design
Hyperdome design

BASS/MID DRIVERS 2 x 3 1/2” (9cm) magnetically 3 1/2” (9cm) magnetically

shielded with injection shielded with injection
molded cone molded cone

FREQUENCY
RESPONSE ON AXIS 90Hz - 22kHz 90Hz - 22kHz

SENSITIVITY 88dB @ 1M/2.83V 88dB @ 1M/2.83V input
CROSSOVER POINT 2.5kHz 2.5kHz

Built-in High Pass @ 90Hz Built-in High Pass @ 90Hz

IMPEDANCE 8 ohms nominal 8 ohms nominal

RECOMMENDED
AMPLIFIER POWER 15 watts - 100 watts 15 watts - 100 watts

RMS/channel RMS/channel

MAXIMUM POWER
HANDLING 100 watts RMS 100 watts RMS

(less than 5% clipping) (less than 5% clipping)

DIMENSIONS

H x W x D in. 4” x 10 1/3” x 5 3/8” 6 3/4” x 4” x 5 3/8”

cm. 10 x 26 x 13.7 17.1 x 10 x 13.7

WEIGHT 5 lbs. (2.27kg) 3 lbs. (1.36kg)
FINISH High Gloss Black or High Gloss Black or

High Gloss White High Gloss White

GRILLE COLOR Black or white acoustically Black or white acoustically

transparent cloth transparent cloth

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