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OWNER ’S MANU AL
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CONTENTS PAGE Introduction 2 Amplifier Choice 3 Installation 4 Connection of Earth or ‘Ground’ Lead 5 Dimension Home Theatre 5.1 – General Info 6 Technical Specifications 7 Set-Up Diagrams 8 WARRANTY This equipment has been produced and tested with care and precision. All Tannoy speaker systems are built to give first class service and carry a 5-year warranty. Active subwoofers carry a 1-year warranty. If the equipment proves to be defective within this period for any reason other than accident,
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AMPLIFIER CHOICE Consult the enclosed product specification sheet as this clearly shows the acceptable power range for amplifier matching to your speakers. The high peak power handling of Tannoy loudspeakers permits responsible use with more powerful amplifiers - please read the Warranty. As with all loudspeaker systems, the power handling is a function of voice coil thermal capacity. Care should be taken to avoid overdriving any amplifier, as this will cause output overload resulting in 'clippi
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INSTALLATION To avoid potential damage to your loudspeaker, ensure that the amplifier is switched OFF prior to connecting or disconnecting any cables. Before switching on double check that all connections are secure and that polarity is correct. WARNING: SEE THE SECTION ON SCREENING IF POSITIONING NEAR TO A TELEVISION SCREEN. CONNECTION IN SINGLE WIRE MODE (See fig. 2) Connect the pair of link cables supplied in the accessory kit to each loudspeaker terminal panel as follows: • Starting with the
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CONNECTION OF EARTH OR ‘GROUND’ LEAD (See figs. 2, 3 and 4) To optimise performance further, use a shielded or screened loudspeaker cable. The screening termination should be connected to the earth or ground (green) terminal on the loudspeaker and to the ground or earth connection on the amplifier. Alternatively if you are not using a screened loudspeaker cable but wish to utilise the earthing facility, run a single cable between the earth It is essential that the coupling link cables between th
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DIMENSION HOME THEATRE 5.1 – GENERAL INFORMATION (See fig. 6) Unlike other forms of encoded surround audio, 5.1 offers full bandwidth capability for the surround and centre channels, with the ability to treat the subwoofer as a single discreet channel for special effects playback or, for music applications, as a dedicated low frequency instrument channel. This places new demands on the surround and centre channel loudspeakers in both the mixing environment and the playback environment. The 5.1 f
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TD8 TD10 TD12 TDC1 PERFORMANCE Recommended amplifier power - Watts RMS 40 - 160 50 - 200 50 - 280 40 - 200 Continuous power handling - Watts RMS 100 130 180 130 Peak power handling - Watts 375 480 675 480 Sensitivity (2.83Volts @ 1 m) 90dB 91dB 92dB 92dB Nominal impedance - Ohms 6 6 6 6 Frequency response -6dB 42Hz - 54kHz 38Hz - 54kHz 30Hz - 54kHz 42Hz - 54kHz Dispersion 90 º conical 90 º conical 90 º conical 90 º conical DRIVE UNITS SuperTweeter 25mm (1") 25 micron 25m
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LF- LF- HF+ HF+ HF+ HF+ LF- LF- SET-UP DIAGRAMS SINGLE WIRE MODE AND EARTH (GROUND) TERMINAL PANEL CONNECTIONS FIG. 1 FIG. 2 LEAD CONNECTION TO RIGHT SPEAKER HIGH FREQUENCY HIGH FREQUENCY NEGATIVE(-) TERMINAL POSITIVE(+) TERMINAL + - + - L R POWER AMPLIFIER LOW FREQUENCY LOW FREQUENCY POSITIVE(+) TERMINAL NEGATIVE(-) TERMINAL TO 'GROUND' OR 'EARTH' CONNECTION 'EARTH' OR 'GROUND' TERMINAL ON AMPLIFIER (OPTIONAL) LINK WIRES IN PLACE BI-WIRE MODE AND EARTH (GROUND) BI-AMPING MODE AND EARTH (GROUND
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SET-UP DIAGRAMS POSITIONING RECOMMENDATIONS - TWO CHANNEL STEREO FIG. 5 0.5 METRES OR MORE 1.5 TO 4.5 METRES 1 METRE OR MORE FIG. 6 POSITIONING RECOMMENDATIONS - HOME CINEMA SUB 9 0.5 METRE OR MORE 1.0 METRE OR MORE 1.5 TO 4.5 METRES
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Tannoy Limited, Home Audio Division, Coatbridge, Scotland, ML5 4TF. Tel: +44 (0) 1236 420199 Fax: +44 (0) 1236 428230 e-mail: sales@tannoy.com Website: www.tannoy.com Tannoy/TGI North America Inc., Suite 1, 335 Gage Avenue, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2M 2C8. Tel: (519) 745-1158 Fax: (519) 745-2364 e-mail: inquiries@tgina.com Website: www.tannoy.com Tannoy Nederland b.v., Anthonetta Kuijlstraat 19, 3066 GS Rotterdam. Tel: (010) 2860555 Fax: (010) 2860431 e-mail: info@tannoy.nl Website: www
