Paradigm ADP SURROUND-REAR SPEAKERS, OM-104 User Manual

OWNERS MANUAL OM-104

Paradigm Electronics Inc. In Canada: 205 Annagem Blvd., Mississauga, ON L5T 2V1 In the U.S.: MPO Box 2410, Niagara Falls, NY 14302

ADP™SURROUND/REAR SPEAKERS

Thank you for choosing Paradigm®ADP™Surround/Rear speakers and
congratulations! You are about to hear the difference sonically accurate speakers

make in your music and home theater system!

Paradigm

®

speakers are the product of countless hours of comprehensive research

and development and will reward you with exceptional sound for many years.

To ensure proper installation and enjoy all of the exceptional sound these speakers
are designed to provide, please read this manual and follow all instructions. If you
have further questions, contact your Authorized Paradigm

®

Dealer or visit the Q&A

page on our website at www.paradigm.com.

®

RECYCLING AND REUSE GUIDELINES FOR EUROPE

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
Paradigm

®

Electronics Inc. (manufacturers of Paradigm®speakers and Anthem™Electronics) has arranged with our
distributors in European Union member nations to collect and recycle this product at no cost to you. To find your
local distributor please contact the dealer from whom you purchased this product or go to our website at
www.paradigm.com.

Please note that the product only falls under the WEEE directive. When disposing of packaging and other shipping
material we encourage you to recycle through the normal channels.

DIRECTIVES EUROPEENNES SUR LE RECYCLAGE ET LE TRAITEMENT DES DECHETS

Dans le respect de la directive WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) mise en place par les institutions
Européennes à compter du 13 Août 2005, nous souhaitons vous informer que ce produit peut contenir des matières
devant faire l’objet d’une procédure de recyclage ou de traitement approprié des déchets. Dans cette optique,
Paradigm

MD

Electronics Inc (fabricant des enceintes ParadigmMDet des électroniques AnthemMC) avec ses Distributeurs
agréés dans l’Union Européenne, ont mis en place une procédure de collecte et de retraitement gratuite. Pour en
savoir davantage sur cette procédure veuillez contacter votre revendeur, ou notre Distributeur dans votre pays (vous
en obtiendrez les coordonnées sur simple demande ou en consultant notre site internet www.paradigm.com).

Notez que seul le produit fini est concerné par cette directive et ses obligations. S’agissant de son emballage et
de ses accessoires de transport nous vous recommandons de les recycler selon les procédures mises en place par
votre commune ou votre département.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Speaker Placement and Connection

(Pictorial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Your New Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Preventing Speaker Damage . . . . 3

About Surround/Rear Speakers . . 4

Room Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Speaker Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Speaker Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Fine Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . 6

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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SPEAKER PLACEMENT AND CONNECTION

(pictorial)

POSITIONNEMENT ET RACCORDEMENT

DES ENCEINTES

(figures)

Fig. 2a

Fig. 2b

Fig. 1

Fig. 2d

Fig. 2c

Fig. 3

Back of speaker
L’arrière de l’enceinte

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Paradigm®speakers are efficient and can be driven to loud listening levels
with moderate amplifier power. They are also able to handle the output of
very powerful amplifiers. To prevent damage to your speakers, please read
the following guidelines before hooking them up.

Amplifier Distortion—The #1 Culprit!

Amplifier distortion is the principal cause of speaker damage. When
listening at loud levels your amplifier may run out of clean power. It will
then begin to produce distorted power several times greater than its rated
output power. This will damage any brand of speaker very quickly!

(See

your Authorized Paradigm®Dealer for amplifier recommendations.)

More Powerful Amplifiers are Safer

A 40 watt/channel amplifier will have substantial distortion above 40 watts.
If driven to 50 watts, this amplifier will deliver distorted power – which
will damage the speaker! A 100 watt/channel amplifier will have substantial
distortion above 100 watts, but very low distortion below 100 watts.
Therefore, when the speaker requires 50 watts, this more powerful amplifier
will deliver clean power and speaker damage is less likely to occur.

Volume Control

Do not be fooled by the Volume Control of your receiver/preamplifier. It
only adjusts listening level—it is not a “power-output” dial. The amount
of amplifier power actually used at a given Volume Control setting
depends solely on the nature of the music you are listening to. At a given
Volume Control setting a quiet section of music will use less amplifier
power than a loud section. With typical pop-rock, jazz, or large scale classical
music, the rated output power of many receivers/amplifiers is often

reached when the Volume Control is between the “11 and 1 o’clock” settings
(with bass/treble and loudness controls not used – otherwise rated power
may be reached at even lower Volume Control settings).

Remember, all amplifiers produce distortion when operated beyond their
rated output power. The resulting distortion will damage all speakers!
Exercise caution! If you listen at loud levels, be careful to listen for the point
of audible distortion—if the speakers begin to sound distressed turn the
Volume Control down or your speakers and/or amplifier(s) will be damaged!

This type of damage constitutes abuse and is not covered by the
warranty. If louder volumes are desired obtain a more powerful amplifier.

There is a Limit!

Although more powerful amplifiers are safer, there is a point at which you
could have more power than the speaker can handle. At that point you will
overpower the speaker and damage it. Exercise caution! At loud levels do
not increase bass/treble controls from zero and ensure that all loudness/
contour/bass EQ buttons are off (otherwise rated output power will be
reached at lower volume control settings). If you listen at loud levels,
watch for excessive visible cone excursion (grille movement) from the
woofer – then turn the Volume Control down.

The Right Amount of Power

A power-range rating is given as a guide to indicate the approximate minimum
and maximum power input of your Paradigm

®

speakers. Amplifiers that
exceed your speaker’s power-range rating are recommended. Their greater
power reserves provide better sound. However, exercise caution! Use the
speakers within their power-range rating to prevent damage (keep
listening levels below the point of excessive woofer cone excursion).

PREVENTING SPEAKER DAMAGE

YOUR NEW SPEAKERS

Break-In

Although Paradigm

®

speakers sound great “out of the carton” they will
sound even better once they are “broken in.” Allow them to play for
several hours before you begin any critical listening.

High-frequency and midrange drivers use ferro-fluid that can thicken at
temperatures below 10° C (50° F). Surround material used in the bass/
midrange driver units is made of a compound that may stiffen in colder
temperatures. If your speakers have been transported or stored in the cold,
let them warm to room temperature before use.

Cleaning

Do not use a strong or abrasive cleaner on your speakers. Clean them with
a damp soft cloth, but do not get them wet.

Wall-Mounting

IMPORTANT: Although a wall-mounting template is provided
with your Paradigm

®

ADP speakers, Paradigm DOES NOT
supply hardware for mounting speaker brackets to the wall.
Please contact your dealer for professional installation.

Paradigm

®

ADP™Surround/Rear speakers can be wall mounted using the

hanger brackets supplied.

Secondary Restraining Hardware

As an additional safety precaution, when speakers are wall mounted the
safety strap

(included)

should be used to prevent personal injury or damage

to property. Connect the strap to the speaker by inserting the screw

(included)

into the hole in the back of the speaker, as shown in Fig. 1. See

dealer for information on attaching safety strap to wall.

PARADIGM

®

Speaker Stands

Your speakers may also be placed on PARADIGM

®

speaker stands

(sold

separately)

. For convenience, they can also also be placed on shelves or
high furniture (i.e. bookshelves) as long as there is at least 18 in (45 cm)
of free space on either side of the speaker.

NOTE: For stability, when placing ADP

™

speakers on a PARADIGM®stand,

shelf or other flat surface self-adhesive bumper pads

(included)

must be

applied to the bottom of the speaker.

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Front Speakers ( ) reproduce dialog, sound effects and much of the music.

Center Speaker ( ) reproduces dialog, sound effects and music. It can

be placed on top of a TV (or behind a perforated screen in a front-projection
system). If used with a direct-view TV, this speaker must be magnetically
shielded to prevent picture interference.

Surround Speakers ( ) reproduce ambience and sound effects critical
to the full dimension of multichannel music and movies. Surround speakers
with a uniform reverberant soundfield and accurate full-bandwidth bass,
like Paradigm

®

ADP™speakers, work best.

Rear Speakers ( ) contribute dimensional size and realism. Here
also, Paradigm

®

ADP™speakers, with their uniform reverberant soundfield

and accurate full-bandwidth bass, work best.

Subwoofer ( ) handles deep bass, giving dynamic power to low-frequency
effects in movies and the bass content in music.

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Why ADP™speakers work best for music and movies

MUSIC AND HOME THEATER … where do Surround and Rear speakers fit in?

ABOUT SURROUND/REAR SPEAKERS

Movie theaters use multiple arrays of Surround/Rear speakers to keep
viewers from being distracted by the sound of any single one (Fig. a).

Conventional forward-radiating speakers cannot reproduce movie theater
surround sound in your home. If they are loud enough to blend with the
front speakers they draw attention to themselves. Turn them down so they
don’t distract you and they won’t blend with the fronts (Fig. b).

So how can you hear all of the glorious surround sound you’re supposed
to? With Paradigm

®

reverberant soundfield ADP™Surround/Rear speakers

placed to the sides and/or rear of the listener (Figs. c, d & e).

Like movie theater surround speakers, ADP

™

Surround/Rear speakers envelop
you in sound without drawing your attention away from the movie you’re
watching. They add size and dimension to the soundstage, and ensure a
seamless transition when sound and effects move from front and center to
side and rear speakers.

ADP

™

speakers are just as important for multichannel music. Their ability to
create a large, non-localized soundfield contributes multidimensional realism
to the reproduction of the original recording’s acoustic space.

The diffuse sound of Paradigm

®

ADP™ Surround/Rear speakers turns your
listening into a magical experience – they put the “theater” in home
theater and make music sound “live”!

Fig. (b)

Forward-Radiating Surrounds

Fig. (c)

ADP™Reverberant Surrounds

5.1 Configuration

Fig. (d)

ADP™Reverberant

Surrounds and Rear

6.1 Configuration

Fig. (e)

ADP™Reverberant

Surrounds and Rears

7.1 Configuration

Fig. (a)

Movie Theater Surrounds

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