Bowers & Wilkins LCR3: instruction

LCR3

Owner’s Manual

and Warranty

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Contents

English

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Limited Warranty...........1

Záruka .......................16

Owner’s Manual............1

Návod k pouãití..........16

Français

Slovenska navodila

Garantie limitée.............2

Omejena garancija ....17

Manuel d’utilisation .......3

Navodila za uporabo .18

Deutsch

Ελληνικά

Beschränkte

Περιορισµένη

Garantie .......................4

εγγύηση....................19

Bedienungsanleitung.....5

Οδηγίες Χρήσεως ....19

Español

Русский

Garantía limitada...........6

Ограниченная

Manual de

гарантия....................21

instrucciones ................7

Руководство по

эксплуатации ............22

Português

Garantia limitada...........8

Svenska

Manual do utilizador .....9

Begränsad garanti ......24

Bruksanvisning ...........24

Italiano

Garanzia limitata .........10

Suomi

Manuale di istruzioni ...10

Takuuehdot.................25

Omistajan kasikirja ......26

Nederlands

Beperkte garantie .......12

Handleiding ................12

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Polski

Gwarancja .................14

Instrukcja

.......................28

uÃytkownika ...............14

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where the equipment can be serviced.

Home Theatre (figure 2)

English

You can call B&W in the UK or visit our

As a front centre speaker:

web site to get the contact details of

your local distributor.

If using a projection television with an

Limited Warranty

acoustically transparent screen, place the

To validate your warranty, you will need to

speaker behind the centre of the screen.

Dear customer,

produce this warranty booklet completed

Otherwise position it directly above or

and stamped by your dealer on the date of

Welcome to B&W.

below the screen, whichever is closest to

purchase. Alternatively, you will need the

ear level. Align the front of the speaker

This product has been designed and

original sales invoice or other proof of

approximately level with the screen.

manufactured to the highest quality

ownership and date of purchase.

standards. However, if something does go

As a front left and right speaker:

wrong with this product, B&W

As an initial guide:

Loudspeakers and its national distributors

• Make the height of the tweeter

warrant free of charge labour (exclusion

Owner’s manual

approximately the same as the centre

may apply) and replacement parts in any

speaker.

country served by an official B&W

distributor.

Introduction

• Space the speaker between 0.5m and

1m from the side of the screen.

This limited warranty is valid for a period of

Thank you for choosing B&W.

five years from the date of purchase or two

As a surround speaker:

Please read this manual fully before

years for electronics including amplified

unpacking and installing the product. It will

There are two ways of presenting surround

loudspeakers.

help you to optimise its performance.

information. You can either attempt to get

Terms and Conditions

good imaging in all directions or go for a

The speaker is primarily intended for home

more diffuse, ambient effect. The choice is

1 The warranty is limited to the repair of

theatre installations, but is equally at home

made more difficult by the fact that some

the equipment. Neither transportation,

with 2-channel audio. Separate sections in

movies are produced assuming a diffuse

nor any other costs, nor any risk for

the manual are devoted to the two

surround presentation and others attempt

removal, transportation and installation

applications.

to portray more precise imaging.

of products is covered by this warranty.

B&W maintains a network of dedicated

In both cases position the speakers to the

2 This warranty is only valid for the

distributors in over 60 countries who will be

sides and behind the listeners.

original owner. It is not transferable.

able to help you should you have any

problems your dealer cannot resolve.

For more precise imaging, mount the

3 This warranty will not be applicable in

speakers at or just above ear height and

cases other than defects in materials

Unpacking (figure 1)

point them at the listening area. (figure 3)

and/or workmanship at the time of

purchase and will not be applicable:

• Fold the carton flaps right back and

Do not expect the imaging to the sides and

invert the carton and contents.

rear to be as precise as at the front.

a. for damages caused by incorrect

Phantom images between the speakers are

installation, connection or packing,

• Lift the carton clear of the contents.

fairly easy to create with sustained tones,

b. for damages caused by any use other

• Remove the inner packing from the

but fricative or percussive sounds can tend

than correct use described in the user

product.

to localise more at the speakers. It is also

manual, negligence, modifications, or

difficult to get an ideal balance between

We suggest you retain the packing for

use of parts that are not made or

front and surround speakers for more than

futureuse.

authorised by B&W,

one row of listeners.

Check in the carton for:

c. for damages caused by faulty or

For a more diffuse effect, mount the

unsuitable ancillary equipment,

• 4 self-adhesive rubber pads.

speakers higher and point them along

either the rear or side wall. (figure 4)

d. for damages caused by accidents,

Positioning

lightning, water, fire heat, war, public

2-Channel Audio (figure 5)

disturbances or any other cause

All Applications

Mount the speakers so that the tweeters

beyond the reasonable control of B&W

The speaker may be used in either vertical

are approximately at ear level.

and its appointed distributors,

or horizontal orientation. However, vertical

As an initial guide:

e. for products whose serial number has

orientation offers better horizontal

been altered, deleted, removed or

dispersion and is to be preferred in most

• Position the speakers and the centre of

made illegible,

cases as this leads to a more stable image

the listening area approximately at the

over a wide listening area.

corners of an equilateral triangle.

f. if repairs or modifications have been

executed by an unauthorised person.

Horizontal orientation can be used with little

• Keep the speakers at least 1.5m apart

detriment to the imaging if the speaker is

to maintain left-right separation.

4 This guarantee complements any

used in the front centre position of a home

national/regional law obligations of

• Keep the speaker baffles at least 0.5m

theatre installation where the listeners are

dealers or national distributors and

clear of walls.

within 15˚ of the centre line – equivalent to

does not affect your statutory rights as

0.8m at a listening distance of 3m.

Stray magnetic fields

a customer.

The speaker has a reflex port at the rear.

The speaker drive units are magnetically

How to claim repairs under

Leave at least 10cm clear space between

shielded such that the stray magnetic field

warranty

the back of the speaker and the wall

outside the boundaries of the cabinet,

Should service be required, please follow

behind, to allow the port to operate

except the front, is too low to cause

the following procedure:

properly.

distortion of the television picture in the

vast majority of cases.

1 If the equipment is being used in the

Fix the 4 self-adhesive pads to the base of

country of purchase, you should

the speaker. They give a degree of vibration

There are, however, some extremely

contact the B&W authorised dealer

isolation, especially useful if placing the

sensitive televisions – some that even have

from whom the equipment was

speaker directly on top of a fairly flimsy

to be adjusted according to their alignment

purchased.

television. The flat area on top of the

with the earth’s magnetic field. If you have

television may be smaller than the base of

a problem, first degauss the television set

2 If the equipment is being used outside

the speaker, so position the

with the speaker in place. Some have a

the country of purchase, you should

feet accordingly.

button especially for this purpose. If not,

contact B&W national distributor in the

switch off the set at the mains for

country of residence who will advise

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15 minutes and switch on again. Merely

Home Theatre

Français

putting the set into standby mode is not

Refer to your decoder manual and set the

sufficient.

levels and delay times for all the speakers.

If you still have a problem, try moving the

Check the settings to obtain the best

Garantie limitée

speaker either forwards or backwards a

average result at all probable listening

little to get a more favourable juxtaposition,

positions. Except for special effects, the

Cher Client,

or space the speaker further from the

general level of the surround field should

Bienvenue à B&W.

television until the distortion disappears.

not be too obvious.

Ce produit a été conçu et fabriqué en vertu

Because of the higher stray magnetic field

Adjust the spacing of the front left and right

des normes de qualité les plus rigoureuses.

in front of the speaker, we recommend you

speakers so that the size of the acoustic

Toutefois, en cas de problème, B&W

keep magnetically sensitive articles

image matches the size of the screen.

Loudspeakers et ses distributeurs

(computer discs, audio and video tapes,

Adjust the toe-in of the front left and right

nationaux garantissent une main d’œuvre

swipe cards and the like) at least 0.2m from

speakers to get a smooth transition of

(exclusions possibles) et des pièces de

the speaker.

sounds that pan from one side to the other.

rechange gratuites dans tout pays desservi

par un distributeur agréé de B&W.

Connections (figure 6)

Adjust the angle of the surround speakers

to give the best results with a variety of

Cette garantie limitée est valide pour une

All connections should be made with the

material. Use both movies and music

période de cinq ans à compter de la date

equipment switched off.

videos.

d’achat ou une période de deux ans pour

Ensure the positive terminal on the speaker

les composants électroniques, y compris

2-Channel Audio

(marked + and coloured red) is connected

les haut-parleurs amplifiés.

to the positive output terminal of the

If the central image is poor, try moving the

Conditions

amplifier and negative (marked – and

speakers closer together and adjusting the

coloured black) to negative. Incorrect

degree of toe-in. (figure 7)

1 La garantie est limitée à la réparation

connection can result in poor imaging and

de l’équipement. Les frais de transport

loss of bass.

Aftercare

ou autres, les risques associés à

l’enlèvement, au transport et à

Ask your dealer for advice when choosing

The cabinet surface usually only requires

l’installation des produits ne sont pas

cable. Keep the total impedance below the

dusting. If you wish to use an aerosol

couverts par cette garantie.

maximum recommended in the

cleaner, remove the grille first by gently

specification and use a low inductance

pulling it away from the cabinet. Spray onto

2 La garantie est exclusivement réservée

cable to avoid attenuation of the highest

the cleaning cloth, not directly onto the

au propriétaire d’origine et ne peut pas

frequencies.

cabinet. The grille fabric may be cleaned

être transférée.

with a normal clothes brush whilst the grille

3 Cette garantie ne s’applique qu’aux

Fine tuning

is detached from the cabinet.

produits faisant l’objet de vices de

All Applications

Avoid touching the drive unit diaphragms,

matériaux et/ou de construction au

especially the tweeter, as damage may

moment de l’achat et ne sera pas

Before fine tuning, double check that all the

result.

applicable dans les cas suivants :

connections in the installation are correct

and secure.

a. détériorations entraînées par une

installation, connexion ou un emballage

The inertness of the support used can

incorrect,

affect the sound quality of the speaker. For

best results, mount the speakers on firm

b. détériorations entraînées par un usage

dedicated stands. Bookshelf mounting is

autre que l’usage correct décrit dans le

possible but allows less opportunity for

manuel de l’utilisateur, la négligence,

optimising the sound. Ask your dealer for

des modifications ou l’usage de pièces

advice on the best type for your needs.

qui ne sont pas fabriquées ou agréées

par B&W,

Moving the speakers further from the walls

will reduce the general level of bass. Space

c. détériorations entraînées par un

behind the speakers also helps to create an

équipement auxiliaire défectueux ou

impression of depth. Conversely, moving

qui ne convient pas,

the speakers closer to the walls will

d. détériorations résultant de : accidents,

increase the level of bass.

foudre, eau, chaleur, guerre, troubles

If the bass is uneven with frequency it is

de l’ordre public ou autre cause ne

usually due to the excitation of resonance

relevant pas du contrôle raisonnable de

modes in the room. Even small changes in

B&W ou de ses distributeurs agréés,

the position of the speakers or the listeners

e. les produits dont le numéro de série a

can have a profound effect on how these

été modifié, effacé, éliminé ou rendu

resonances affect the sound. Try mounting

illisible,

the speakers along a different wall. Even

moving large pieces of furniture can have

f. les produits qui ont été réparés ou

an effect.

modifiés par une personne non

autorisée.

If the sound is too harsh, increase the

amount of soft furnishing in the room (for

4 Cette garantie vient en complément à

example use heavier curtains), or reduce it

toute obligation juridique nationale /

if the sound is dull and lifeless.

régionale des revendeurs ou

distributeurs nationaux et n’affecte pas

Test for flutter echoes by clapping your

vos droits statutaires en tant que

hands and listening for rapid repetitions.

client.

Reduce them by the use of irregular

shaped surfaces such as bookshelves and

Comment faire une réclamation

large pieces of furniture.

en vertu de la garantie

Veuillez respecter la procédure ci-dessous,

si vous souhaitez faire une réclamation

sous garantie :

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