argon audio ALTO Center User manual

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02 OWNER’S MANUAL
03 ILLUSTRATIONS
04 SPECIFICATIONS

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Owner ’s manual
Dear Customer,
Quality has always been our driving force and founding
Argon Audio is a natural extension of this philosophy.
We have 20 years’ experience in creating and specifying
high quality products, manufacturing them and selling
them on to end users with Value-for-Money as the primary
aim. And Argon Audio is a brand fully compliant with these
values.
Design, features and quality standards are all specified in
Denmark and manufacturing takes place in the Far East,
where quality vendors are highly competitive - and as a
result supply outstanding Value-for-Money products
– to the delight of both ourselves and our customers!
Introduction
Thank you for choosing Argon Audio loudspeakers, we
hope It will bring you many years of enjoyment.
Please read this manual fully before unpacking and
installing the product.
Carton contents
We have during production and packing carefully checked
and inspected this loudspeaker.
After unpacking please check for any damage from
transport.
We recommend that you keep the original carton box and
packing material for any future shipping.
Loudspeaker installation
The speaker is best used with the tweeters approximately
at ear level when seated.
Loudspeaker positioning
Variations in placement of your loudspeakers can produce
dramatic differences in the way music sounds. No listening
rooms are the same and therefore we encourage you to
spend some time experimenting with which placements
work best in your listening room. Trust your ears and be
willing to experiment freely. You can start with our basic
recommendations.
To begin with, the centre loudspeaker should be positioned
horizontal directly under your TV.
Home Theatre Systems
Argon ALTO Center can be used as centre channel in a
surround sound home theatre system.
Positioning the centre loudspeaker close to your TV will
create the best sound image in scale with the visual image.
If Argon ALTO Center are to be used for reproducing the
surround channels in a multi channel home theatre system,
we suggest you place them as illustrated in Figures 2 to 5
depending on the number of channels.
Connecting your loudspeakers
We recommend that you read the manual of your amplifier
or av-receiver carefully before connecting your loudspeaker.
Please switch off all equipment when connecting your
loudspeaker. The binding posts on the terminal accepts wire
up to Ø 4mm or cables with banana plugs.
Make sure that positive terminal binding posts on the
speaker (marked + and colored red) are connected to the
positive output terminal binding posts on the amplifier and
that the negative terminals on the speaker (marked – and
colored black) are connected to the negative output terminal
on the amplifier. See fig 5.

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Running-in period
We recommend a running-in time of your new Argon ALTO
Center loudspeaker of approximately 15-20 hours at normal
listening level before you decide on the final positioning of
the loudspeakers. During the running-in time the drive units
will settle in and perform as intended.
Care and cleaning
We don’t recommend use of any solvents or cleaners on the
Argon ALTO Center cabinet, the cabinet surface usually
only requires dusting or cleaning with a damp soft cloth
(only use cold clean water).
The grille fabric may be cleaned with a normal clothes brush
or vacuumed carefully with the grille detached from the
cabinet.
Avoid touching the drive units, especially the tweeter, as
damage may result.
Environmental information
Argon ALTO Center loudspeaker comply with international
directives on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances
(RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment and the
disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) - the crossed bin symbol indicates compliance and
that the products must be appropriately recycled or
processed in accordance with these directives.

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Specifications:
2 Way Loader Speaker 3 – Drivers
3/4” Neo Dynamium Tweeter Speaker
2x 4” Woofer Speaker
Frequency Response (-3db): 80Hz-20KHz
Sensitivity :(at 1W/1m): 85dB +/- 2db
Impedance: 4ΩPower:
Handling: 50W at 4Ω
Power handling 100W at 4Ω