MartinLogan Motion 20i, Motion 40i, Motion 60XTi, Motion 30i, Motion 50XTi User Manual
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WARNING!
• Refer servicing to a qualified
technician.
• To prevent fire or shock hazard,
do not expose this module to moisture.
• Turn amplifier off should any abnormal
conditions occur.
• Do not drive speaker beyond its rated power.
The lightning bolt flash with arrowhead
symbol, within an equilateral triangle,
is intended to alert the user to the presence of potentially “dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be sufficient to constitute a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation point within an equi-
lateral triangle is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
In accordance with the European Union
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment) directive effective August 13,
2005, we would like to notify you that this product
may contain regulated materials which upon disposal, according to the WEEE directive, require special
reuse and recycling processing. For this reason Martin
Logan has arranged with our distributors in European
Union member nations to collect and recycle this product at no cost to you.
AVERTISSEMENT!
• Pour les réparations, faites appel à
un technicien compétent.
• Pour éviter les risques d’incendie ou
de décharge électrique, n’exposez pas ce module aux vapeurs d’eau ni à l’humidité.
• Veuillez éteindre l’amplificateur en cas de conditions anormales.
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Ne poussez pas l’enceinte au-delà de sa puissance nominale.
Le symbole de l’éclair avec une pointe en
forme de flèche, dans un triangle équila-
téral, avertit l’utilisateur de la présence
d’une « tension dangereuse » potentielle près du produit
qui peut être suffisante pour constituer un risque de
décharge électrique.
Le point d’exclamation dans un trian-
gle équilatéral avertit l’utilisateur de la
présence de directives importantes en
matière de fonctionnement et d’entretien (service)
dans les documents qui accompagnent l’appareil.
En vertu de la directive WEEE de l’Union européenne (directive sur les déchets électriques
et électroniques) entrée en vigueur le 13 août
2005, nous vous avisons que ce produit pourrait contenir des matériaux réglementés dont l’élimination doit
faire l’objet de procédures de réutilisation et de recyclage
particulières. À cette fin, MartinLogan a demandé à ses
distributeurs dans les pays membres de l’Union européenne de reprendre et de recycler ce produit gratuitement.
To find your local distributor please contact the
dealer from whom you purchased this product, email
info@martinlogan.com or visit the distributor locator at
www.martinlogan.com.
Please note, only this product itself falls under the
WEEE directive. When disposing of packaging and
other related shipping materials we encourage you
to recycle these items through the normal channels.
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Pour trouver le distributeur le plus près, communiquez
avec le revendeur du produit, envoyez un courriel à
info@martinlogan.com ou consultez le site Web martinlogan.com.
Notez que seul le produit est régi par la directive
WEEE. Nous vous encourageons à recycler les matériaux d’emballage et autres matériaux d’expédition
selon les procédures normales.
Connection ............................ 8
Single Wire Connection
(Motion 30i/15i) ..................8
Single Wire Connection
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ....9
Bi-Wire Connection
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ....9
Jumper Clips
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ....9
Passive Bi-Amplification
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ....9
Active Bi-Amplification ................10
Assembly and Placement ................ 11
Break In .........................11
Placement ........................11
Toe-In ..........................12
Installing the Grill Covers ..............12
Solid Footing
(Motion 60XTi/40i/20i) ............12
Installting On A Flat Surface
(Motion 50XTi/35XTi/30i/15i) .......13
Vertical Dispersion
(Motion 50XTi/30i) ................13
Frequently Asked Questions .............. 14
Troubleshooting ....................... 14
Contacting Customer Service ............14
General Information .................... 15
Warranty Information ................15
Serial Number .....................15
Service .........................15
Specifications .........................16
Dimensional Drawings .................35
Raccordement .......................... 22
Raccord à Un Fil
(Motion 30i/15i) .................22
Raccord à Un Fil
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ...22
Raccord à Deux Fils
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ...23
Pinces de Démarrage
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ...23
Bi-Amplification Passive
(Motion 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i) ...23
Bi-Amplification Active ................24
Montage et Positionnement ................ 25
Rodage .........................25
Positionnement .....................25
Orientation .......................26
Installation des Couvercies de Grille ......26
Base Solide
(Motion 60XTi/40i/20i) ............26
Installation Sur Une Surface Plane
(Motion 50XTi/35XTi/30i/15i) .......27
Dispersion Verticale
(Motion 50XTi/30i) ................27
Foire Aux Questions ..................... 28
Dépannage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Communiquer Avec Le Service à La Clientèle ...28
Renseignements Généraux ................ 29
Renseignements Sur La Garantie .........29
Numéro de Série ...................29
Service .........................29
Spécifications .......................... 30
Plans Dimensionnels ..................35
Serial Number:_____________________________
Record your serial number here for easy reference.
You will need this information when filling out your
warranty registration. The serial number is located
near the binding posts and on the product carton.
Numéro de Série :__________________________
Veuillez inscrire votre numéro de série ici pour pouvoir vous y référer facilement. Vous aurez besoin
de ce renseignement lorsque vous remplirez votre
enregistrement à la garantie. Le numéro de série
est situé près des bornes de raccordement et sur
l’emballage du produit.
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Motion 60XTi Motion 40i / 20i
x4
x2
x1
4mm
x4
x2
Motion 40 only /
Motion 40 seulement
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Motion 50XTi
Motion 30i
x4
x2
x4
5
Motion 35XTi
Motion 15i
x4
x2
x4
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user’s manual
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ConneCtion
WARNING! Turn your amplifier
off before making or breaking any
signal connections!
Use the best speaker cables you can. The length
and type of speaker cable used in your system will
have an audible effect. Under no circumstance
should a wire of gauge higher (thinner) than #16
be used. In general, the longer the length used, the
greater the necessity of a lower gauge, and the
lower the gauge, the better the sound, with diminishing returns setting in around #8 to #12.
A variety of cables are available whose manufacturers claim better performance than standard heavy
gauge wire. We have verified this in many cases,
and the improvements available are often more
noticeable than the differences between wires of different gauge. The effects of cables may be masked
if equipment is not of the highest quality.
Fig. 1a: Single-wire connection.
One channel shown.
Connections are done at the signal input section
on the rear electronics panel of the speaker. Use
spade connectors for optimum contact and ease
of installation. Hand tighten the binding posts, but
do not overtighten—do not use a tool to tighten the
binding posts.
Be consistent when connecting the speaker cables
to the signal input terminals. Take care to assign
the same color cable lead to the (+) terminal on
both the left and right channel speakers. If bass is
nonexistent and you cannot discern a tight, coherent image, you may need to reverse the (+) and
(–) leads on one speaker to bring the system into
proper polarity.
SINGLE WIRE CONNECTION
(MOTION 30i/15i)
Connect the (+) wire from your amplifier to either
red (+) binding post and the (–) wire from your
amplifier to either black (–) binding post (Fig. 1a).
Fig. 1b: Single-wire connection.
One channel shown.
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SINGLE WIRE CONNECTION
(MOTION 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i)
Please take note of the jumper clips installed under
the binding posts. These clips attach the high-frequency and low-frequency sections of the crossover
together. Leaving these in place, connect the (+)
wire from your amplifier to either red (+) binding
post and the (–) wire from your amplifier to either
black (–) binding post (Fig. 1b).
WARNING! Only after jumper
clips are removed may you connect individual runs of speaker
cable from your amplifiers to the high-frequency
and low-frequency signal input binding posts.
Damage will occur to your amplifiers if the
jumper clips are not removed.
JUMPER CLIPS
(MOTION 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i)
In some countries federal law prohibits
MartinLogan from supplying jumper clips. If none
are found installed under your speakers binding
posts, please refer to ‘Bi-Wire Connection’ for connection instructions.
Fig. 2: Bi-wire connection.
One channel shown.
BI-WIRE CONNECTION
(MOTION 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i)
This connection method replaces the jumper clips
installed under the binding posts with individual runs
of speaker wire from your amplifier. This doubles
the signal carrying conductors from the amplifier to
the speaker, thus direct-coupling each portion of the
crossover to the amplifier.
To bi-wire you must first loosen the binding posts
and remove the jumper clips. Connect one set of
wires to the upper set of binding posts which connect to the high-frequency drivers. Then connect a
second set of wires to the lower binding posts which
connect to the low-frequency drivers. Next, connect
both sets of wires to the appropriate terminals on
your amplifier. Please take care to connect both (+)
wires to the (+) amplifier terminals and both (–) wires
to the (–) amplifier terminals. This is known as a parallel connection (Fig. 2).
PASSIVE BI-AMPLIFICATION
(MOTION 60XTi/50XTi/40i/35XTi/20i)
For those that desire ultimate performance, these
speakers may be passively bi-amplified using the
existing internal passive crossover elements.
This method takes the bi-wiring concept one step
further. You will have a dedicated channel of
amplification directly connected to the high- and
low-frequency sections of the crossover. There are
two different methods for bi-amping with two stereo
amplifiers. The first and most common is referred
to as Horizontal Bi-amping. The second method is
referred to as Vertical Bi-amping. With either method you may use two stereo amplifiers or four mono
amplifiers, or two mono amplifiers and one stereo
amplifier. Get the idea? With either form of passive
bi-amplification, your preamplifier must have dual
outputs. If your preamplifier is not so equipped, you
must either purchase or construct a “Y” adapter.
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Horizontal Passive Bi-Amplification
Horizontal bi-amping allows you to use two different types, models or brands of amplifiers (i.e. tubes
on top, transistor on the bottom). However, we recommend that you use two identical amplifiers (i.e.
same brand and model). If you must use two different amplifiers, it is essential that they have the same
gain or that one of the two have adjustable gain
so that you can match their gain characteristics. If
the amplifiers of choice do not have the same gain
characteristics, then a sonic imbalance will occur.
With horizontal bi-amping, one amplifier drives the
high-frequency section of the speaker while the second amplifier drives the low-frequency section. To
horizontally bi-amp your speakers you must loosen
the binding posts and remove the jumper clips.
Connect the low-frequency amplifier to the lower
set of binding posts of both speakers. Connect the
high-frequency amplifier to the upper set of binding
posts. Next, connect the left and right preamplifier
outputs to the appropriate left and right inputs of
both amplifiers (Fig. 3).
Vertical Passive Bi-Amplification
The very nature of vertical bi-amping dictates that
both amplifiers be identical. With vertical bi-amping, each of the stereo amplifiers is dedicated to
one speaker. For instance, the left channel of each
amplifier drives the low-frequency section while the
right channel drives the high-frequency section. To
vertically bi-amp your speakers you must loosen the
binding posts and remove the jumper clips from
both speakers. Starting with one speaker, connect
the right channel to the lower binding posts and
the left channel to the upper binding posts. Repeat
the same procedure for the other speaker. Connect
the left preamplifier outputs to both inputs of the left
channel amplifier and the right preamplifier outputs
to both inputs of the right channel amplifier (Fig. 4).
ACTIVE BI-AMPLIFICATION
We do not recommend active bi-amplification. The
internal crossover can not be bypassed. This connection method seriously degrades performance.
Fig. 3: Horizontal bi-amplification connection.
One channel shown.
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Fig. 4: Vertical bi-amplification connection.
One channel shown.
Assembly And PlACement
WARNING! Installation other
than that described in the body of
this document requires specific
documentation from MartinLogan.
BREAK IN
Allow approximately 72 hours of break-in at 90
dB (moderate listening levels) before any critical
listening.
Fig. 5: Motion 60XTi/40i/35XTi/20i/15i
PLACEMENT
Although your speakers are designed to deliver a
superb sonic performance when placed close to a
wall, you may notice improved imaging and detail
if you are able to place the speakers (measured
from the tweeter and woofers) 2–3 feet from the
front wall and 2 or more feet from the side walls
(Fig. 5).
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TOE-IN
To achieve superior stereo imaging we recommend that you aim them towards the primary
listening position.
INSTALLING THE GRILL COVERS
To install this speaker’s magnetic grill covers simply
move them into place (Fig. 6).
SOLID FOOTING
(MOTION 60XTi/40i/20i)
With the use of the included outriggers and
spikes, your speakers will be firmly planted on the
floor, bass will tighten, and imaging will become
more coherent. To avoid floor damage, do not
implement the spikes until you are secure in the
Fig. 6 Fig. 7
positioning. The included spikes use a standard
1/4 - 20 thread.
Outrigger and Spike Installation (Fig. 7):
1) Carefully lay your speaker on its side.
2) Remove existing feet or spikes.
3) Motion 60XTi: Use the 4mm Allen tool and the
4) Thread new spikes into holes and screw them
Motion
60XTi
four bolts provided with the speaker to attach
the outriggers to the bottom of the speaker.
in all of the way. If the speaker does not sit
level loosen one spike until level is achieved.
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Motion 40i/20i
5) Tighten the jam nut snugly by hand. Do not
over tighten the nut.
6) Right the speaker. Caution: Make sure your
hands and any cabling are clear of the spikes.
Do not slide speaker as spikes are sharp and
can damage your floor or carpet.
7) Adjust to level by rotating spikes. Tighten the
jam nut securely when satisfied that speaker
is level. Caution: “Walking” the speaker may
result in a broken spike.
INSTALLING ON A FLAT SURFACE
(MOTION 50XTi/35XTi/30i/15i)
If you have a surface that provides a wide, level,
and stable platform, the speaker can be placed
Fig. 8 Fig. 9
directly on top. When using the speaker in this
configuration, affix the pads to the bottom of the
speaker at the rear contact points (fig. 8). Note:
This speaker is not magnetically shielded and
therefore should not be placed directly beside or
atop a CRT television.
VERTICAL DISPERSION
(MOTION 50XTi/30i)
For optimal performance, the Folded Motion
tweeter should be aimed in the direction of your
ears when sitting in your primary listening position.
If your speaker is installed near or slightly below
ear height, orient the speaker so the flat side is on
bottom. When this speaker is installed on a low
surface, orient the speaker so the angled side is on
bottom (see figure 9).
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Frequently Asked questions
How do I clean my speakers?
Use a dust free cloth (such as a micro fiber cloth)
or a soft brush to remove dust from your speakers.
Do not spray any kind of cleaning agent on or in
close proximity to the drivers.
Could you suggest a list of suitable electronics and cables ideal for MartinLogan
speakers?
We have no favorites and use electronics and
cables quite interchangeably. We would suggest
listening to a number of brands—and above all
else—trust your ears. Dealers are always the best
source for information when purchasing additional
audio equipment.
Is there likely to be any interaction
between my speakers and the television in my A/V system?
Yes. These speakers are not shielded and should
be kept at least 2 feet away from a CRT television.
troubleshooting
Will exposure to sunlight affect the life
or performance of my speakers?
We recommend against placing any loudspeaker
in direct sunlight. Ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun
can cause deterioration of cabinet, speaker cones,
etc. Small exposures to UV will not cause a problem. Filtering of UV rays through glass will greatly
reduce the negative effects.
Should I use a 4, 6, or 8 Ohm rated
amplifier with my speakers?
All of our Motion series speakers are compatible
with 4, 6 or 8 Ohm output audio amplifiers and
receivers. Many of the most popular brands of AV
receivers and amplifiers with 4, 6 and 8 Ohm output ratings have been thoroughly tested with all of
our Motion series products and we have found no
compatibility issues except under extreme listening
conditions. For the best performance and sonic
purity when using our Motion series products use
of an amplifier or AV receiver with either a 4 or 6
Ohm output is recommended!
No Output
• Check that all system components are turned
on and source material is playing.
• Check speaker wires and connections.
ContACting Customer serviCe
MartinLogan customer service is available
Monday–Friday between the hours of 8am–5pm
(central time) by calling (785) 749-0133 or by
emailing service@martinlogan.com.
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• Check all interconnecting cables.
• If you are unable to resolve your problem,
please contact your dealer or MartinLogan customer service (see below).
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