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SYSTEM F USER'S MANUAL

1. This Loudspeakercan produce high sound levels This ma y damage your ears per manently Operating modes You can use the System F in a single a mp setup one power amplifier for high and low frequency unit orin a bi amp setup one power amplifier for the low frequency unit one forthe high frequenc y unit orin a tri amp setup one poweramplifierfor the low frequenc y c hassis one forthe middle frequenc y chassis one for the high frequency unit You even have the possibility to use a tri a ping method Then cable each of the three stereo amplifiers directly with tweeter mid and low frequency drier If your setup is single a mping you must bridge the high and low frequency unit with a high quality speaker cable If you use bi wiring you must bridge high and mid driv eraccordingly The quality of the speakercables and bridges matters please use high grade cabling for best sonic perfomance 15 Technical Data Principle Dimensions W H D Weight Power Impedance Sensivity Frequency Response High Frequency Unit Mid Frequency Unit Inner Driver TOS Driver TOS Unit Terminals Finish Manufacturer Warranty System F Base Dimensions W H D Weight Finish Manufacturer Warranty ASCENDO FourWay SASB Technology TOS active Three Way SASB Technology TOS off 29 109 44 cm with base 29 116 44cm 48 kg 370 Watt Programm Min 60hm 88 dB 1W m 31 Hz 3d B 34 kHz 28 mm textile dome
2. pmp ASCENDO 4 Place the high frequenc y module 1 carefully on top of the low frequency module 2 5 Adjust the high frequency mod ule 1 in flush with the back of the low frequency module The four feet of the high frequency module 6 should also in flush with the edges 6 Insert the long fixing screw 7 into the hole of the high frequency unit 8 and the thread of the nut stone 4 Y 7 fixing screw 8 hole 7 Tighten the screw 7 carefully E with the allen wrench 9 8 Adjust the time alignment s Chapter 6 9 Connect the high frequency unit 9 allen wrench the outer driver and the inner driverto your power amplifier s Bo 7 fixing screw Chapter 4 close Fe Never lift or cany the System F on the high frequency unit ASCENDO Don t try to move ortransport the System F The weight affords at least two per sons 1 Switch off the power a mplifiers and disconnect all cables of the System F Pull off the high frequenc y 1 unit from the low frequenc y unit 3 La y it on a soft dry cloth Take care not to touch the diaphragm of the tweeter Lift the low frequency unit from the stand and the upper back spike Take care not to touch the diap
3. ASCENDO Inhalt IS O 3 1l 1Genenal View iii 3 1 2Applic ation sise 4 13Safety Wa ming eerti ad a as 4 1 40 peratingiMOdeS iiinininda na a a nas 4 LS Technical Data ui it 5 A snennanses nn nm a a a ete dant 6 2 1Demands ON speakerlocation sisi 6 2 2 UN a M ee ete E e 6 3 Transport sise 8 CONN CTION a ia 9 5 10 SUN ici A da 11 6 Time AlIQNMeE Nt ita A de aie Se 12 TGC ANING cita edi 13 ASCENDO GMBH HOLDERLINWEG 6 73257 KONGEN GERMANY Phone 0049 0 7024 9288 84 Fax 0049 0 7024 9288 64 MAIL MAIL ASC ENDO DE www ascendo de 1 1 Overview ASCENDO The ASCENDO System F isa fourway Loudspeaker constructed with ASC ENDO s SASB and TOS Technologies The strictly modulardesign leadsto several advantages e perfect phase reconstruction at the actual position of the listener by time align ment e consequently mechanical and electrical decoupled more details and transpar ency e very low resonance between loudspeaker and floor General View 111 oo 2 29 44 118 1 High Frequency Unit Low Frequency Unit 3 Base optional 1 2 1 3 1 4 ASCENDO Application The ASCENDO Loudspeaker System F is intended for use in small to mid size rooms lt 100 m You can use the System F with a mplifiers in the power range of 10 W to 370 W Safety Wa ming N ven
4. poweramp C minus to11 3 Take care to connect alwaysthe plusteminal red of the power amplifier with the plus terminal red of the speaker TOS Unit The design of the System F speaker utilizes a switch able back firing TOS Unit 13 This integrated unit optimizes and smoothens spectral inhomogeneous deca y times The system providestwo complementary modes of operation e Switch 12 in position AN dipole Dipole characteristic with TOS unit 13 e Switch 12 in position AUS dipole BASYC characteristic 13 TOS unit 1 ASCENDO Time Alignment To achieve a perfect phase reconstruction at the actual position of the listener the dela ys of the transducers must be adjusted carefully The position of the tweeter has to be mechanically adjusted so that a plane wave will lea ve the speaker system exactly in the direction to the listener s ear This is possible owing to the specific de sign of the ASCENDO Systems The displacement of the high frequency Unit ensures the correct phase in over floor positions between 80 cm and 150 cm 1 Switch off the power a mplifiers and disconnect all cables of the System F 2 Unboltthe screw 7 forapprox ca 1 5 rounds Use the packed allen wrench 9 IN By applying too many rounds the screw unlocks completely from the nut stone 3 Measure the overfloor ear height 4 Take the time alignment value from the chart 1 chart 2
5. tweeter SD Caps 18 cm woofer with NRSC membrane 22 5 cm woofer with NRSC membrane magneto static tweeter switch able TOS driver dipole On Off Si Bi Tri Wiring piano lacquering black rosewood 10 years 29 6 3 44 cm without spikes 8 kg piano lacquer black rosewood 10 years Technical data subject to change 2 2 1 2 2 ASCENDO Installation Demands on speaker location e Use the System Fin closed rooms only Do not expose the speaker to high humidi ty direct waterand direct sunbeam e Take care ofa minimum distance of 2 m of the speakerto monitors TV comput er and magnetic devices audio video cassettes flopp y disks etc Pi The speaker might produce a slight permanent imprint on soft floor material Set Up LO Don t try to set up System F with a single person The weight of the low frequency unit istoo heavy fora single person You need at least two people for set up 1 Place the low frequenc y unit 2 carefully atthe desired place 2 Adjust the low frequency unit 2 for your specific position If you use the optional base 3 then adjust this first to your preferred listen ing position and set up the low frequency unit afterwardson top d N d o g QE 1s 3 Move the Nut Stone 4 inside the rail 5 until it stops to the back side o o o ey 2 4 nut stone 4 rail
6. Time Alignment Value 5 Move the high frequency until the back side is at the time alignment position of the scale 13 Slightly lift up the high frequency unit 1 while moving it 6 Bolt the screw 1 again with approx 1 5 rounds a d gt O RDA DE OU i O A 13 Scale 12 ASCENDO Ear height Ohn 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 incm Time Alignment 57 60 64 6 7 7 0 74 7 7 81 84 87 91 94 97 10 1 104 Value Scale 13 without base Table 1 Time Alignment Value without base Ear height Ohr 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 in cm Time Alignment 52 55 59 6 2 66 69 72 7 6 79 83 86 89 93 96 100 Value Scale 13 with base Table 2 Time Alignment Value with base Presumptions 1 Coplanar Set up 2 Adjustment to the listening position 3 Zero phase of the electronic chain Cleaning Clean the enclosure of the ASCENDO System F with a dry and soft cloth Don t use water orotherchemicals Don t touch the tweeter and the woofer 13
7. enc y unit poweramp plusto10 1 poweramp minusto11 1 One bridge cable from to the outer driver 10 1 to 10 2 and 11 1 to11 2 Three cables ti wired One cable from the power amplifierto the high frequency unit poweramp plusto10 1 poweramp minusto11 1 One cable from the poweramplifierto the outer drivver poweramp plustol0 2 poweramp minusto11 2 One bridge cable from the outer driver to the inner driver 10 2 to10 3 11 2 to11 3 Two poweramps bi amped Version1 One cable from the poweramplifier A to the high frequency unit poweramp A plusto10 1 poweramp A minus to11 1 One cable from the power amplifier B to the low frequency unit poweramp Bplusto10 3 poweramp B minusto11 3 One bridge cable from to the outer driver to the inner driver 10 2 to10 3 11 2 to11 3 10 ASCENDO Version2 One cable from the power amplifier A to the high frequency unit poweramp A plusto10 1 poweramp A minus to11 1 One cable from the power amplifier B to the inner driver poweramp Bplusto10 3 poweramp B minusto11 3 One bridge cable from to the outerdriverto the high frequency unit 10 2 to10 1 11 2 to11 1 e Three amps ti amped One cable from the poweramplifier A to the high frequency unit poweramp A plusto10 1 poweramp A minusto11 1 One cable from the power amplifier B to the outer driver poweramp Bplusto10 2 poweramp B minusto11 2 One cable from the power amplifier C to the inner driver poweramp C plusto10 3
8. hragm of the woofer Place the low frequency unit 3 at its new position ASCENDO Connection ASCENDO System F 10 1 11 1 10 1 plus high frequenc y unit 11 1 minus high frequenc y unit lo MN O O ASCENDO System F O TOS An On O 12 TOS Aus Off O A O 10 2 L 112 10 3 O O Ai D Q ce O X O 10 2 plus low frequency unit outer driver 10 3 plus low frequency unit inner driver 11 2 minus low frequency unit outer driver 11 3 minus low frequency unit inner driver 12 switch TOS unit dipole On Off ASCENDO The speaker can be connected asfollows One cable single wired One cable from the power amplifierto the high frequenc y unit poweramp plusto10 1 poweramp minusto11 1 One bridge cable from to the high frequency unit to low frequency unit 10 1 to 10 3 and 11 1 to11 3 One bridge cable from to the inner driverto the outer driver 10 2 to 10 3 and 11 2 to11 3 Two cables bi wired Version1l One cable from the power amplifierto the low frequenc y unit poweramp plusto10 3 poweramp minusto11 3 One cable from the power amplifierto the high frequenc y unit poweramp plusto10 1 poweramp minusto11 1 One bridge cable from to the outer driverto the inner driver 10 2 to 10 3 and 11 2 to11 3 Version2 One cable from the power amplifierto the inner driver poweramp plusto10 3 poweramp minusto11 3 One cable from the power amplifierto the high frequ

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