Fluance Serious Performance, Serious Performance Series User Manual
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Speaker Basics ................................................................................................... 3
5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound Speaker Setup ............................................... 4
Bi-Amp Connection ......................................................................................... 5
Bi-Wire Connection .........................................................................................6
Wiring Guide ....................................................................................................... 7
Wall Mounting Recommendations ........................................................... 8
Care & Maintenance ......................................................................................... 9
Fluance Warranty ........................................................................................... 10
Warranty Information .....................................................................................11
Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................12
FAQ's .....................................................................................................................13
Knowledge ......................................................................................................... 14
Content
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Speaker Basics
Subwoofer
A separate subwoofer is
designed to accurately and
dynamically reproduce low
bass frequencies. It creates
a better sound experience
in the entire system
whether listening to movie
soundtracks or musical
recordings.
Center Speaker
A center speaker is usually placed
centered, above or below the visual
device. It must also be timbre
matched with the other speaker
products in the system.
Surround Speakers
The surround speakers in a home
theater system are used to create an
atmosphere and a sense of space.
Surround speakers are often
intended to radiate such that the
sound reflects off walls so that
the sound arrives at the listening
position indirectly as a reflection
rather than a direct wave.
*Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital are registered trademarks and owned by Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation.
Front speakers
In home theater, the front left and right speakers provide a wide soundstage
that blends with the video or music to create a more realistic and exciting
experience.
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5.1 Surround System
Five audio channels: Front Left, Front Right, Center, Left Surround, Right
Surround and the Subwoofer.
7.1 Surround System
Seven audio channels: Front Left, Front Right, Center, Left Surround, Right
Surround, Back Left & Right Speakers, and the Subwoofer.
5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound Speaker Setup
Speaker placement is the most important part of any Home Theater setup.
The proper placement will optimize surround sound and performance of
your Fluance speaker system.
Front Left & Right Speakers:
Place your front speakers 3 feet away from the TV on each side rotated at
22°-30° towards the main seating position. For optimal listening.
Center Channel Speaker:
Place your center channel speaker center with your TV. Above or below the
TV but more importantly at ear level.
Surround Left & Right Speakers:
Place the surround left & surround right speakers between 90° to 110°
directly to the sides of your seating position two feet or higher from the
ground.
Surround Back Left & Right Speakers:
Mount the back left and right surround sound speakers behind the seating
position at ear level in line with the front speakers 135° to 150° towards the
main seating position.
Subwoofer:
The location and angle of the subwoofer is not important as it will radiate
sound evenly throughout the room. Do not place in a corner or it will create
muddy undesirable bass.
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Bi-Amp Connection
Bi-amping
Bi-amping involves the use of two separate amplier channels per speaker,
one to connect to each pair of binding posts. Benets include: transients
are less likely to cause amplier overload (clipping) and/or speaker damage,
reduced distortion, and better matching of the power amplier to speaker
drivers.
Here are the steps to connect speakers in the bi-amplification mode:
• Ensure that your system is powered OFF.
• Remove the bi-wire bridges from each speaker (this separates the low
pass lter & high pass lter crossovers).
• Connect each amplier channel to its respective speaker section as
shown.
• Set the level controls on the ampliers such that the signal will arrive at
all speaker terminals at the same power-volume level. If your ampliers
are identical, it is usually sufcient to set all the amplier level controls
the same. The speaker’s built-in crossovers are designed to match the
efciency of all the individual drivers (tweeters, midranges, and woofers)
When using the bi-amplier connection you must directly deal with
some of these issues by adjusting levels according to your listening
preference.
L
LEFT SPEAKER RIGHT SPEAKER
AMPLIFIER
HIGH
BRIDGES REMOVED
LOW
AMPLIFIER
R
LR
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