LCR3 Owner's Manual and Warranty Figure 1 Figure 2a Figure 2b 0.5m -1m 0.5m -1m 0.5m -1m 0.5m -1m Figure 3 Figure 4a Figure 4b Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 >0.5m >1.5m >0.5m Contents English Limited Warranty...........1 Owner's Manual............1 Français Garantie limitée.............2 Manuel d'utilisation .......3 Deutsch Beschränkte Garantie .......................4 Bedienungsanleitung.....5 Español Garantía limitada...........6 Manual de instrucciones ................7 Português Garantia limitada...........8 Manual do utilizador .....9 Italiano Garanzia limitata .........10 Manuale di istruzioni ...10 Nederlands Beperkte garantie .......12 Handleiding ................12 Polski Gwarancja .................14 Instrukcja uÃytkownika ...............14 "esky Záruka .......................16 Návod k pouãití..........16 Slovenska navodila Omejena garancija ....17 Navodila za uporabo .18 µ ....................19 ....19 ....................21 ............22 Svenska Begränsad garanti ......24 Bruksanvisning ...........24 Suomi Takuuehdot.................25 Omistajan kasikirja ......26 .......................27 .....................27 .......................28 ....................29 English Limited Warranty Dear customer, Welcome to B&W. This product has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. However, if something does go wrong with this product, B&W Loudspeakers and its national distributors warrant free of charge labour (exclusion may apply) and replacement parts in any country served by an official B&W distributor. This limited warranty is valid for a period of five years from the date of purchase or two years for electronics including amplified loudspeakers. where the equipment can be serviced. You can call B&W in the UK or visit our web site to get the contact details of your local distributor. To validate your warranty, you will need to produce this warranty booklet completed and stamped by your dealer on the date of purchase. Alternatively, you will need the original sales invoice or other proof of ownership and date of purchase. Home Theatre (figure 2) As a front centre speaker: If using a projection television with an acoustically transparent screen, place the speaker behind the centre of the screen. Otherwise position it directly above or below the screen, whichever is closest to ear level. Align the front of the speaker approximately level with the screen. As a front left and right speaker: Owner's manual Introduction Thank you for choosing B&W. Please read this manual fully before unpacking and installing the product. It will help you to optimise its performance. The speaker is primarily intended for home theatre installations, but is equally at home with 2-channel audio. Separate sections in the manual are devoted to the two applications. B&W maintains a network of dedicated distributors in over 60 countries who will be able to help you should you have any problems your dealer cannot resolve. As an initial guide: · Make the height of the tweeter approximately the same as the centre speaker. · Space the speaker between 0.5m and 1m from the side of the screen. As a surround speaker: There are two ways of presenting surround information. You can either attempt to get good imaging in all directions or go for a more diffuse, ambient effect. The choice is made more difficult by the fact that some movies are produced assuming a diffuse surround presentation and others attempt to portray more precise imaging. In both cases position the speakers to the sides and behind the listeners. For more precise imaging, mount the speakers at or just above ear height and point them at the listening area. (figure 3) Do not expect the imaging to the sides and rear to be as precise as at the front. Phantom images between the speakers are fairly easy to create with sustained tones, but fricative or percussive sounds can tend to localise more at the speakers. It is also difficult to get an ideal balance between front and surround speakers for more than one row of listeners. For a more diffuse effect, mount the speakers higher and point them along either the rear or side wall. (figure 4) 2-Channel Audio (figure 5) Mount the speakers so that the tweeters are approximately at ear level. As an initial guide: · Position the speakers and the centre of the listening area approximately at the corners of an equilateral triangle. Keep the speakers at least 1.5m apart to maintain left-right separation. Keep the speaker baffles at least 0.5m clear of walls. Terms and Conditions 1 The warranty is limited to the repair of the equipment. Neither transportation, nor any other costs, nor any risk for removal, transportation and installation of products is covered by this warranty. This warranty is only valid for the original owner. It is not transferable. This warranty will not be applicable in cases other than defects in materials and/or workmanship at the time of purchase and will not be applicable: for damages caused by incorrect installation, connection or packing, for damages caused by any use other than correct use described in the user manual, negligence, modifications, or use of parts that are not made or authorised by B&W, for damages caused by faulty or unsuitable ancillary equipment, for damages caused by accidents, lightning, water, fire heat, war, public disturbances or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of B&W and its appointed distributors, for products whose serial number has been altered, deleted, removed or made illegible, if repairs or modifications have been executed by an unauthorised person. This guarantee complements any national/regional law obligations of dealers or national distributors and does not affect your statutory rights as a customer. 2 3 Unpacking (figure 1) · · · Fold the carton flaps right back and invert the carton and contents. Lift the carton clear of the contents. Remove the inner packing from the product. a. b. We suggest you retain the packing for futureuse. Check in the carton for: · 4 self-adhesive rubber pads. c. d. Positioning All Applications The speaker may be used in either vertical or horizontal orientation. However, vertical orientation offers better horizontal dispersion and is to be preferred in most cases as this leads to a more stable image over a wide listening area. Horizontal orientation can be used with little detriment to the imaging if the speaker is used in the front centre position of a home theatre installation where the listeners are within 15° of the centre line ­ equivalent to 0.8m at a listening distance of 3m. The speaker has a reflex port at the rear. Leave at least 10cm clear space between the back of the speaker and the wall behind, to allow the port to operate properly. Fix the 4 self-adhesive pads to the base of the speaker. They give a degree of vibration isolation, especially useful if placing the speaker directly on top of a fairly flimsy television. The flat area on top of the television may be smaller than the base of the speaker, so position the feet accordingly. e. f. 4 · · Stray magnetic fields The speaker drive units are magnetically shielded such that the stray magnetic field outside the boundaries of the cabinet, except the front, is too low to cause distortion of the television picture in the vast majority of cases. There are, however, some extremely sensitive televisions ­ some that even have to be adjusted according to their alignment with the earth's magnetic field. If you have a problem, first degauss the television set with the speaker in place. Some have a button especially for this purpose. If not, switch off the set at the mains for How to claim repairs under warranty Should service be required, please follow the following procedure: 1 If the equipment is being used in the country of purchase, you should contact the B&W authorised dealer from whom the equipment was purchased. If the equipment is being used outside the country of purchase, you should contact B&W national distributor in the country of residence who will advise 2 1 15 minutes and switch on again. Merely putting the set into standby mode is not sufficient. If you still have a problem, try moving the speaker either forwards or backwards a little to get a more favourable juxtaposition, or space the speaker further from the television until the distortion disappears. Because of the higher stray magnetic field in front of the speaker, we recommend you keep magnetically sensitive articles (computer discs, audio and video tapes, swipe cards and the like) at least 0.2m from the speaker. Home Theatre Refer to your decoder manual and set the levels and delay times for all the speakers. Check the settings to obtain the best average result at all probable listening positions. Except for special effects, the general level of the surround field should not be too obvious. Adjust the spacing of the front left and right speakers so that the size of the acoustic image matches the size of the screen. Adjust the toe-in of the front left and right speakers to get a smooth transition of sounds that pan from one side to the other. Adjust the angle of the surround speakers to give the best results with a variety of material. Use both movies and music videos. 2-Channel Audio If the central image is poor, try moving the speakers closer together and adjusting the degree of toe-in. (figure 7) Français Garantie limitée Cher Client, Bienvenue à B&W. Ce produit a été conçu et fabriqué en vertu des normes de qualité les plus rigoureuses. Toutefois, en cas de problème, B&W Loudspeakers et ses distributeurs nationaux garantissent une main d'oeuvre (exclusions possibles) et des pièces de rechange gratuites dans tout pays desservi par un distributeur agréé de B&W. Cette garantie limitée est valide pour une période de cinq ans à compter de la date d'achat ou une période de deux ans pour les composants électroniques, y compris les haut-parleurs amplifiés. Connections (figure 6) All connections should be made with the equipment switched off. Ensure the positive terminal on the speaker (marked + and coloured red) is connected to the positive output terminal of the amplifier and negative (marked ­ and coloured black) to negative. Incorrect connection can result in poor imaging and loss of bass. Ask your dealer for advice when choosing cable. Keep the total impedance below the maximum recommended in the specification and use a low inductance cable to avoid attenuation of the highest frequencies. Conditions 1 La garantie est limitée à la réparation de l'équipement. Les frais de transport ou autres, les risques associés à l'enlèvement, au transport et à l'installation des produits ne sont pas couverts par cette garantie. La garantie est exclusivement réservée au propriétaire d'origine et ne peut pas être transférée. Cette garantie ne s'applique qu'aux produits faisant l'objet de vices de matériaux et/ou de construction au moment de l'achat et ne sera pas applicable dans les cas suivants : détériorations entraînées par une installation, connexion ou un emballage incorrect, détériorations entraînées par un usage autre que l'usage correct décrit dans le manuel de l'utilisateur, la négligence, des modifications ou l'usage de pièces qui ne sont pas fabriquées ou agréées par B&W, détériorations entraînées par un équipement auxiliaire défectueux ou qui ne convient pas, détériorations résultant de : accidents, foudre, eau, chaleur, guerre, troubles de l'ordre public ou autre cause ne relevant pas du contrôle raisonnable de B&W ou de ses distributeurs agréés, les produits dont le numéro de série a été modifié, effacé, éliminé ou rendu illisible, les produits qui ont été réparés ou modifiés par une personne non autorisée. Cette garantie vient en complément à toute obligation juridique nationale / régionale des revendeurs ou distributeurs nationaux et n'affecte pas vos droits statutaires en tant que client. Aftercare The cabinet surface usually only requires dusting. If you wish to use an aerosol cleaner, remove the grille first by gently pulling it away from the cabinet. Spray onto the cleaning cloth, not directly onto the cabinet. The grille fabric may be cleaned with a normal clothes brush whilst the grille is detached from the cabinet. Avoid touching the drive unit diaphragms, especially the tweeter, as damage may result. a. 2 Fine tuning All Applications Before fine tuning, double check that all the connections in the installation are correct and secure. The inertness of the support used can affect the sound quality of the speaker. For best results, mount the speakers on firm dedicated stands. Bookshelf mounting is possible but allows less opportunity for optimising the sound. Ask your dealer for advice on the best type for your needs. Moving the speakers further from the walls will re ...