Polk RTI-28, RTI-38, RTI-70 Owners manual

Owner’s

Manual

RTi 28

Bookshelf Loudspeaker

RTi 38

Bookshelf Loudspeaker

RTi 70

Floorstanding Loudspeaker

RTi SERIES

POLK AUDIO—A PASSION FOR SOUND

Thank you for purchasing this Polk Audio loudspeaker. Since its start in 1972, Polk Audio has been dedicated to audio

products that emphasize superior sound and build quality, as well as an ever-evolving standard for performance. It’s our

mission to provide these great products at a reasonable price for the enjoyment of people like you, who love good sound.

Our thirty years of R&D, resulting in over 45 worldwide patents for loudspeaker technology and innovation, has solidi-

fied our reputation as “The Speaker Specialists,” and demonstrated that for the people here at Polk Audio, building

speakers is not just a job; it’s a passion. Welcome to the Polk Audio family!

PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR RTi 28 & RTi 38 BOOKSHELF LOUDSPEAKERS

The RTi Series Bookshelf Loudspeakers were designed to provide excellent performance on a

bookshelf, in a wall unit or placed on a floor stand (available from your Polk Audio retailer, or

http://shop.polkaudio.com/). To get the most realistic stereo image and lifelike sound, place the

speakers so that an equilateral triangle is created between the speakers and your favorite

listening position [figure 1]. If you must place the speakers farther apart than the distance from

which you are listening, angle the speakers toward the middle in order to support a more solid

center image. If you are using your RTi Series Bookshelf Loudspeakers as rear channels in a home

theater system, they should be placed on the rear or side walls, slightly above (and, on the side

walls behind) the listening position [figures 2a & 2b].

PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR RTi70 FLOORSTANDING LOUDSPEAKER

To get the most realistic stereo image and lifelike sound, place the speakers so that an equilateral

triangle is created between the speakers and your favorite listening position [figure 1]. If your

room arrangement forces you to place the speakers farther apart than the distance from which

you are listening, angle the speakers toward the middle in order to support a more solid center

image. Rubber feet and adjustable carpet spikes are included to provide stability on any type of

floor. To install them, lay the speaker carefully on its side and screw in the spikes as far as they

will go into the threaded inserts in the base of the speaker. For wood or tile floors, slip a rubber

foot over each spike. For carpeted floors, use bare spikes [figure 3]. You will achieve optimum

performance when the speaker is level and stable in all directions.

Your RTi Series Loudspeakers are magnetically shielded for safe placement
near your TV or video monitor. If you notice video distortion or discoloration,
immediately move the speakers away from the TV and call Polk Audio Customer
Service 800-377-7655 (US and Canada) or [e-mail].

Contact Polk Audio Customer Service 1-800-377-7655 (Outside US: 410-358-3600), [e-mail]

FIGURE 1

Create an equilateral triangle between the speakers and the listening position. RTi Series Loudspeakers are
magnetically shielded for safe placement near TV or video monitors. If you notice video distortion or discoloration,
immediately move the speakers away from the video source and call Polk Audio Customer Service 800.377.7655
(US and Canada) or [e-mail].

Haga un triángulo equilátero con los altavoces y la posición de audición.

Créez un triangle équilatéral entre les enceintes et la position d’écoute.

Bilden Sie ein Dreieck zwischen den Lautsprechern und Ihrer Hörposition.

Left Speaker

Right Speaker

FIGURE 2a & 2b

Placement options for rear/surround Bookshelf speaker use.

Opciones de colocación para el uso de altavoces de atrás o surround.

Options de disposition des enceintes arrière-ambiophoniques.

Platzierungsoptionen für die Verwendung von Lautsprechern hinten bzw.
Surround-Lautsprechern.

[b][a]

FIGURE 3

For stability on carpet, use spikes. For stability on hard floors, use rubber feet over spikes.

Use púas para estabilizar los altavoces sobre una alfombra.
Use patas de goma sobre las púas para estabilizarlos sobre pisos duros.

Pour plus de stabilité sur tapis, utilisez les picots.
Sur planchers, recouvrez les picots des pieds de caoutchouc.

Die Verwendung von Befestigungsstutzen gewährleistet die Stabilität der Lautsprecher bei Platzierung
auf Teppichböden. Auf hartem Untergrund sollten die Stutzen mit Gummifüßen überzogen werden.

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