Genesis 700 owners manual

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Set up guide
for The Genesis 700 Loudspeaker

Introduction

While many companies have rushed to fill the growing home theater market with quick
redesigns of existing products, a few companies have taken their time to do it right.
Our goal in the design of both a high and music and home theater product was to set a
new standard of performance for both music and video - a benchmark for the industry.
After two years of designing, listening and redesigning, we believe that we have
achieved our goal in the Genesis 700 loudspeaker.

Based on some of the same technology found in our $90,000 Genesis One reference
system, the 700 is a musically accurately dipole design in the tradition of all Genesis
reference loudspeakers. So honest is this speaker's performance that the 700 is
equally at home in the finest music systems as in home theater applications. Used
alone or in conjunction with the Genesis 900 subwoofer system. the 700 can create a
life-like holographic representation of either music or video sound.

The 700 can be used in either a horizontal position as a center channel. or in a vertical
mounting on either stands or wall mounts as the front, rear or main channels in a music
or home theater system.

The Genesis 700 is a completely shielded loudspeaker. This allows reasonably close
placement of the speaker to a television set without any visual distortion of the
television picture. This feature is not important if you have a rear screen or front screen
projector television.

Because every room and listening situation is different it is not possible to design a
loudspeaker that is perfect for every application. Realizing this, Genesis has continued
with our tradition of offering you complete flexibility. In the rear of the 700, there are
two controls, one for the tweeter level and one for music or video. The tweeter level
control allows you to adjust the volume of the tweeter to perfectly match your tastes
and your system. The music/video switch in the rear of the 700 allows the bass contour
to be optimized for either application.

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Our design goals for the 700 included broad dynamic range, full frequency response
and excellent off axis performance.

The Genesis 700 has exceptional dynamic range for a speaker of its size. The 700 is
capable of easily handling several hundred watts of power and producing SPL levels
approaching that of live music.

With a frequency response essentially flat from 48 Hz to 36 kHz. the 700 is a full range
loudspeaker for all but the lowest frequencies which, if necessary, can be augmented
with the addition of a Genesis 900 subwoofer.

Attaching the logo to the grille

The Genesis logo (metal nameplate) has been supplied with each Genesis 700. it has
been placed in a small box for its protection and should be taped to the outside of the
carton you received from your dealer (this is actually the inside carton when shipped).

The logo was not pro-assembled to your grille so it can be placed in the proper
orientation.(horizontal or vertical) after you have chosen the position of the Genesis
700.

Each grille has two areas to mount the logo. One is for horizontal mounting and the
other is for vertical mounting. Looking at the back side oi the grille, you will notice two
larger areas in the grille's wooden frame. Each of these areas has been machined to
hold the grille.

After locating the area to mount the logo to, and after deciding which direction the
speaker will be positioned (horizontal or vertical). place the grille on a hard surface
such as a table. Place something underneath the area that you are going to mount the
logo (such as a thin book). The logo has two pins that protrude out of its back. Place
these on the grille cloth until you feel the two mounting holes underneath the cloth.
Press hard on the logo so that the two pins on the back of the logo fit into the holes. It
may be necessary to lightly tap the logo in place with a rubber mallet or the palm of
your hand.

Posltlonlng the 700 for video

If your primary usage of the 700 is in a video system, we recommend you follow this
setup guide.

The Genesis 700 can be mounted in a number of different ways. Placed on top of the
television or below the television in a horizontal manner. the 700 becomes a high-end
center channel. Placed in the vertical position on either stands or affixed to the wall
with an adjustable wall mount bracket, the 700 becomes a high-end left, right, center or
surround speaker. in fact, the Genesis 700 was designed to be a complete home
theater system.

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