Klipsch Heritage Owners Manual 2
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ these instructions. 2. KEEP these instructions. 3. HEED all warnings. 4. FOLLOW all instructions. 5. DO NOT use this apparatus near water. 6. CLEAN ONLY with dry cloth. 7. DO NOT block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8. Do NOT install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. ONLY USE attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 10. USE only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 11. REFER all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. This symbol indicates that there are important operat- ing and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying this unit. WARNING:To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. WARNING:No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. INSPECTION We want your new speaker system to look as good as it did leaving the factory! Please check promptly for any transit damage. Carefully unpack your new speaker system and verify the components against the packing list. In extreme circum- stances, items may have become damaged in transit. If any damage is discovered, notify the delivery service and dealer where the system was purchased. Make a request for inspection, and follow their instructions for evaluation. Be sure to keep the products original shipping carton. ABOUT YOUR KLIPSCH PURCHASE Thank you for your purchase of Klipsch Heritage loudspeakers. After reading this manual and connecting your system, you will hear the result of over 60 years of stringent engineering and class-leading research and development. Like all Klipsch products, your loudspeakers feature Klipsch Horn-loaded Technology-the guiding design for the first Klipschorn ® developed in 1946 and for every Klipsch product that has followed. Horn-loading allows your speakers to deliver very high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, low distortion, controlled dispersion and flat frequency response. This translates to unequaled power, detail and dynamics, the hallmarks of The Klipsch Sound. Please be sure to fill out the warranty card at the back of this manual or online at www.klipsch.com so we are better able to serve you. Again, thank you for choosing Klipsch and we hope that your speakers bring life to your music and movies for many years. PAUL W. KLIPSCH The Klipsch Heritage loudspeakers are the direct result of the engineering design genius of Paul W. Klipsch. The technology incorporated into these loudspeakers is as valid today as it was in 1946 when Paul started Klipsch and Associates with the launch of the Klipschorn ®. The founder of our company has been lauded as a pioneer and visionary in the audio industry. Paul has had a remarkable career, the pinnacle of which was his induction into the Engineering and Science Hall of Fame in 1997. This honor puts him in such distinguished company as Thomas Edison, George Washington Carver and the Wright brothers, among others. Pauls life was filled with notable distinctions, including the 1994 dedication of the Klipsch Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at New Mexico State University, Pauls alma mater. In 1978, Paul was awarded the prestigious Silver Medal by the Audio Engineering Society of America as well as being inducted into the Audio Hall of Fame. These are but a few of the achieve- ments of a great audio engineer and an even greater man. Hi-Fidelity magazine said about Paul that he was, the image of one who pushes toward the frontier and reestablished it wherever he arrives. The November 1986 issue of Audio magazine sums up Paul W. Klipsch and his influence on the industry, . . . the Klipschorn along with its designer Paul Klipsch, are true legends in the field of high-fidelity sound. Nothing I could write would do complete justice to its description. KLIPSCHORN Paul Klipschs design goal was to reproduce the dynamics and excitement of a live symphony orchestra performance in his living room. An engineering breakthrough when it was introduced, the Klipschorn ®remains one of the most highly praised loudspeakers in the world and is the only loudspeaker that has been in continuous production for over 60 years. The Klipschorn is a testament to design that stands the test of time. With extremely high sensitivity, this three-way, fully horn- loaded loudspeaker features a folded tri-hedral bass horn that utilizes the walls and corners of the listening room as part of its design. This combination of attributes enables it to span more than nine full octaves with dynamic, smooth, ultra low distortion sound. LA SCALA II The La Scala was developed as a more portable Klipschorn to serve as a public address speaker for the 1963 gubernatorial campaign of Winthrop Rockefeller. Like the Klipschorn, it displays extremely high sensitivity and is a fully horn-loaded, three-way speaker featuring a shorter, two-fold bass horn that can operate independently of listening room corners. As a result, the La Scalas only sonic compromise as compared to the Klipschorn is a slightly higher bass cutoff. CORNWALL III The Cornwall was introduced in 1959 as a larger full range alternative to the Heresy as a center channel speaker in a English
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three-speaker stereo array. It provides the full range bass response of the Klipschorn with sensitivity and output approaching the fully horn-loaded models. Like the Heresy, the Cornwall is a three-way design utilizing horn-loaded compres- sion drivers for midrange and treble frequencies and a direct radiating 15-inch woofer for the low frequencies. HERESY III First introduced in 1957, the Heresy started life as a compact center channel speaker for the Klipschorn in three-speaker stereo arrays. The Heresy is a compact, three-way design that uses horn-loaded compression drivers for midrange and treble reproduction and a direct radiating 12-inch woofer for the low frequencies. UNPACKING & ASSEMBLY Heresy III and Cornwall III The Heresy III and Cornwall III models are large, heavy speak- ers. It is recommended that two people unpack and install these models. Open the top carton flaps, invert the carton and pull it up and off of the speaker. Remove the internal packing and save for future use. Klipschorn and LaScala II The Klipschorn and La Scala II low and high frequency cabinets are shipped in two separate cartons. These are large, heavy speakers. Unpacking and setup will require two people. The Klipschorn and LaScala II high and low frequency cabinets are matched by serial number for proper acoustic performance. Please take care to match upper and lower cabinet serial numbers when assembling these loudspeakers. Klipschorn Open the flaps of the larger low frequency carton labeled Open This End, invert the carton and lift it off of the speaker cabinet and remove the inner packing. The top of the cabinet, with its three rubber spacers, should be facing up (See Figure 1). Slide the bass cabinet into the corner where it will be placed for a test fit and make note of any obstructions that interfere with a tight fit. Remove the cabinet from the corner to install the high frequency cabinet. Position the speaker near, but not tight into, the corner and remove the low frequency grille (two wing nuts) on the input panel side of the cabinet and set aside until the connection process is complete.Open the top flaps of the smaller high frequency carton marked Open This End and remove the packing pad. Lift the high frequency cabinet out of the carton and set it on top of the low frequency cabinet. Align the three rubber bumpers on the top of the low frequency cabinet with the three recesses on the underside of the high frequency cabinet. Thread the high and mid frequency driver leads in the upper cabinet through the hole in the cabinets lower panel. Connect the Green (+) tagged pair of wires to the pair of binding posts labeled Tweeter Out. Take care to match the Red (+) and Black (-) binding posts with the Green (+) and Black (-) sleeves on the ends of these wires. Follow this same proce- dure to connect the Yellow tagged pair of wires to the pair of binding posts labeled Mid Out. (See Figure 5.) La Scala II Open the flaps of the larger low frequency carton labeled Open This End. Invert the carton, lift it off of the speaker cabinet and remove the inner packing. The top of the cabinet, with its three rubber spacers, should be facing up (See Figure 2). For the La Scala II high frequency cabinet, open the top flaps of the smaller carton marked Open This End, and remove the inner packing pad. The bottom of the cabinet should be facing up with the low frequency connection cable attached to it. Free this cable, invert the carton and lift it off the cabinet. With assistance, lift the high frequency cabinet off the floor and place it on top of the low frequency cabinet while placing the low frequency cable toward the rear and out the gap between the cabinets. Align the recesses on the bottom surface of the high frequency cabinet with the rubber bumpers on the top of the low frequency cabinet. Connect the low frequency cable to the two screw barrier strip on the rear of the low frequency cabinet. Be sure to observe proper polarity by connecting the wire with the Red Indicator to the terminal with the Red mark- ing and the wire with the Black indicator to the other terminal. PLACEMENT Your Klipsch Heritage loudspeakers will perform well in a variety of locations but best results will be achieved using the following general guidelines: - All: Place on a common wall 6 to 15 feet apart. - La Scala, Cornwall, Heresy: Position them equidistant from the wall behind the speakers. - Heresy: Equidistant height above the floor with the high frequency drivers at seated ear height if wall or cabinet mounted. 1