Mistral Bow A2 User manual
Mistral Bow A2
Floor Standing Speaker User Guide
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Mistral!Bow!A2!Florrstanding!Loudspeaker! ! !
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Introduction!
Thank!you! for! purchasing! your! Mistral! Audio!loudspeaker! system.! We! are! confident! that! you! will!
experience!many!years!of!enjoyment!from!this!system.!Please!take!the!time!to!read!this!instruction!
manual!carefully!–!it!contains!important!information!about!your!system!and!will!allow!you!to!get!the!
maximum! enjoyment! from! it.!In! particular! make! sure! that! you! read! the! Dos! and! Don’ts! overleaf!
before!getting!started.!
Placement!of!Your!Loudspeakers.!
The! two! most! significant! factors! influencing! the! sound! of! your! loudspeakers! are! the! source! and!
amplification!components! you! use!them! with!and! the!positioning!of!the! loudspeakers!within!your!
listening!environment.!
Getting!the!best!sound!from!your!listening!environment!will!usually!involve!compromises!due!to!the!
placement! of! sofas,! tables! and! other! furnishings! in! your! listening! room.! ! However! the! following!
describes!the!ideal!location!of!your!loudspeakers.!!
For!stereo!systems,!you!are!likely!to!achieve!the!best!sound!from!your!loudspeakers!by!placing!them!
2.0! –! 3.0!m! apart! and! approximately! 0.25! m! from! your! chosen! rear! wall.!Your! listening! position!
should!ideally!be!2.5!–!3.0!m!away!from!each!speaker.!!
For! surround! sound! systems! the! fronts! should! be! placed! in! the! same! position! as! described! above!
and!with!the!centre!speaker!placed!directly!between!them.!The!rears!should!be!placed!behind!you!
and!ideally!in!similar!positions!relative!to!the!wall!behind!you.!!!
Typically,! if! loudspeakers! are! placed! too! close!to! walls! the! bass! will! increase! but! may!become!
‘boomy’.!If!the!loudspeakers!are!placed!further!away!from!walls,!the!bass!will!be!less!prominent.!You!
can! experiment! with! your! loudspeakers! in! different! positions! and! with! different! music! until! you!
achieve!your!favoured!sound.!
Choosing!Cables!
Specialist!audio!cable!usually!offers!better!performance!than!general!purpose!‘bell’!or!‘zip’!wire.!!
Wiring!Your!Loudspeakers!
Your!loudspeakers!are!bi!wire!models!which!means!that!there!are!four!terminals!on!the!back!of!the!
speakers,!two!coded!red!(+)!and!two!coded!black!(U).!Your!speaker!cables!will!be!coded!positive!(+)!
and!negative!(U)!and!should!be!connected!to!the!corresponding!terminals!on!your!loudspeakers.!!!
Using!Spikes!
Your! floor! standing!speakers! are! supplied! with!spikes! which! can! be! attached! to! the! underside! of!
them.!These!spikes!should!be!used!to!achieve!the!best!sound.!The!spikes!can!be!screwed!into!place!
by!hand.!!
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Caution!–!Dos!and!Don’ts!
Do!
!Switch!off!the!amplifier!before!making!connections!to!your!music!system.!!
!Set!the!volume!control!to!minimum!and!turn!up!the!level!gradually!when!you!switch!on!
the!system!or!change!sources.!
!Ensure!that!your!loudspeakers!are!correctly!wired.!
!Ensure!that!you!locate!your!loudspeakers!securely!so!there!is!no!danger!of!them!falling!
on!people!or!pets.!
!Take!care!when!removing!your!loudspeakers!from!their!packaging.!
!Take!care!when!lifting!heavy!objects!like!loudspeakers;!lift!the!speakers!out!by!their!
sides.!
!Remove!your!loudspeakers!from!their!packaging!with!care.!If!you!need!to!return!them!
you!will!need!to!retain!the!original!packaging.!The!packaging!will!also!be!useful!should!
you!wish!to!move!your!loudspeakers.!
!Carefully!remove!each!loudspeaker!from!its!packing!carton.!
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Don’t!!
"Play!the!system!with!extreme!settings!of!volume!and!tone!controls!as!this!may!damage!
the!amplifier!and!loudspeakers.!
"Connect!loudspeaker!terminals!to!the!mains!supply.!
"Subject!your!loudspeakers!to!excessive!cold,!heat!or!sunlight.!!
"Place!heavy!objects!on!top!of!loudspeaker!cabinets!!
"Attempt!to!dismantle!the!loudspeaker.!There!are!no!user!serviceable!parts!inside!and!
you!will!invalidate!the!warranty.!
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WARNING:!To!reduce!the!risk!of!fire!or!electrical!shock!do!not!expose!this!product!to!
rain!or!moisture.!
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Technical!Specifications!
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Power!Handling!!!!180!Watts!
Cabinet!!!!!Black,!Red!High!Gloss!!
Woofer!!!!!10!inch!
Mid!Range!!!!4!inch!x!2!
Tweeter!!!!1!inch!+!Ribbon!
Sensitivity!!!!!89!Db!
Impedance! ! ! ! 6!Ohm!
System!!!!!!4!Way!
Wiring!!!!!Bi!Wire!
Frequency!Response!!!30Hz!–!45!Khz!
Dimensions!!!!!1200!x!185!x!390!
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Product!Disposal!Instructions!
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The!symbol!shown!here!and!on!the!product!means!that!the!product!is!classed!a!as!
Electrical!or!Electronic!Equipment!and!should!not!be!disposed!with!other!household!
or!commercial!waste!at!the!end!of!its!working!life.!
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!This!product!has!been!subject!to!the!testing!requirements!for!the!CE!mark,!and!has!
been!approved!to!claim!the!CE!mark.!
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