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ow NER’s MANUAL
MERCURY V MANUAL_01
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contents W ARRANTY 02 connectIon V1, Vc & VR 04 IntRoDUctIon 03 connectIon V4 05 AMPLIFIeR cHoIce 03 PosItIonInG & FIne tUnInG 06 cABLe cHoIce 03 GRILLes 06 UnP AcKInG 03 cARe oF cABInet 06 V4 FLooR st AnDInG MoDeLs 03 MeRcUR Y V HoMe tHeA tRe 5.1 07 V1, Vc & VR MoDeLs 04 tecHnIcAL sPecIFIcA tIons 08 Inst ALLA tIon 04 set -UP DIAGRAMs 09-1 1 W ARRAntY no maintenance of the Mercury V loudspeaker is necessary . Please register your Tannoy product online at www.t
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IntRoDUctIon Thank you for selecting Tannoy loudspeakers, developed in the UK by our dedicated team of design engineers. They are the choice of discriminating music lovers the world over. Musical excellence is designed into our loudspeakers from the start. Careful selection of the very best components combined with strict quality control procedures in the production process ensures this level of excellence is maintained. To gain maximum performance from your loudspeakers, please take time to
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V1, Vc & VR MoDeLs stand mounting or bookshelf speakers should be located securely on stands or a shelf in an appropriate position to place high frequency unit roughly at ear height when seated in the chosen listening position. Positioning recommendations for stand-mounted speakers can be found under the section entitled Positioning and fine-tuning. The Mercury V1 and VC may also be wall mounted with a suitable bracket, using two inserts on the rear of the loudspeaker, with standard 60mm spac
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connectIon V4 single W ire Mode: The terminal panels have captive link bars fitted as standard to link the positive and negative HF and LF terminals respectively. These must be removed to Bi-w ire the speakers - see section entitled Connection in Bi-w ire mode. ( s e e fi g . 2 ) For optimum performance in single wire mode, loudspeaker cable connections from the amplifier should be made to the high frequency (HF) terminals of the loudspeaker: Connect as instructed above for V1, VC & VR. (s
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PosItIonInG AnD FIne-tUnInG To get best results from your new Tannoy Mercury V loudspeakers it is worthwhile spending a little time finding the optimum set-up configuration. Begin by angling the speakers towards your chosen listening position, usually this is on the centre line of the room, so that when seated you can just see the inner side panel of each speaker. The front of the loudspeaker should not be obstructed in any way. The loudspeakers should be located between 1.5 to 4.5 metres (5
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MeRcUR Y V HoMe tHeA tRe 5.1 - GeneRAL InFoRMA tIon 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 format
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tecHnIcAL sPecIFIcA tIons Mercury V1 Mercury V4 Mercury VR Mercury Vc PeRFoRMAnce Recommended amplifier power 10 - 70 10 - 140 10 - 60 10 - 90 (w atts RMs) Continuous power handling 50 100 40 70 (w atts Peak RMs) Peak power handling (w atts) 100 200 80 140 sensitivity (2.83 Volts @ 1m) 86dB 91dB 86dB 90dB Nominal Impedance (ohms) 8 8 8 8 Frequency response (-6dB) 45Hz – 25kHz 32Hz – 25kHz 57Hz – 25kHz 67Hz – 25kHz DRIVe UnIts High frequency 25mm (1.00”) 25mm (1.00”) 25mm
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set -UP DIAGRAMs Fig. 1 connection V1, Vc and VR TO RIGHT SPEAKER + - + - L R POWER AMPLIFIER Fig. 2 connection V4, single W ire Mode TO RIGHT SPEAKER HF- HF+ + - + - L R POWER AMPLIFIER LF- LF+ LINKS IN PLACE MERCURY V MANUAL_09
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set -UP DIAGRAMs Fig. 3 connection V4 Bi-W ire Mode TO RIGHT SPEAKER HF- HF+ + - + - L R POWER AMPLIFIER LF- LF+ LINKS REMOVED Fig. 4 connection V4 Bi-Amp Mode TO RIGHT SPEAKER + - + - L R HF- HF+ HIGH FREQUENCY POWER AMPLIFIER LOW FREQUENCY LF- LF+ POWER AMPLIFIER L R - - + + LINKS REMOVED SPEAKER TO RIGHT 010_ MERCURY V MANUAL
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set -UP DIAGRAMs Fig. 5 Recommended Positioning - stero Pair REAR 0.5 METRES OR MORE 1.5 TO 4.5 METRES 1 METRE OR MORE CENTRE SUB REAR Fig. 6 Recommended Positioning - Home cinema REAR 0.5 METRES OR MORE 1.5 TO 4.5 METRES 1 METRE OR MORE CENTRE SUB REAR MERCURY V MANUAL_011 0.5 METRE OR MORE 1.0 METRE OR MORE 1.5 TO 4.5 METRES 0.5 METRE OR MORE 1.0 METRE OR MORE 1.5 TO 4.5 METRES
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Tannoy United Kingdom T: 00 44 (0) 1236 420199 E: enquiries@tannoy.com Tannoy Deutschland T: 00 49 (180) 1111 881 E: anfragen@tannoy.com TC|Group International T: 00 45 8742 7000 E: info@tcgroup-international.com TC|Group Americas T: 00 1 (519) 745 1158 E: info@tcgroup-americas.com Tannoy adopts a policy of continuous improvement and product specification is subject to change. 012_ MERCURY V MANUAL 6481 0563 /0810
