Polk Audio RTi28 User manual

ThankyouforpurchasingthisPolkAudioloudspeaker.Sinceitsstartin 1972,PolkAudiohasbeendedicatedtoaudio
productsthatemphasizesuperiorsoundandbuildquality,aswellasanever-evolvingStanfordforpe~~form~nce.It’sour
missiontoprovidethesegreatproductsatareasonablepricefortheenjoymentofpeoplelikeyou,wholovegoodsound.
OurthirtyyearsofR&D,resultinginover45~orl~~vi~epatentsforloudspeakertechnologyandinnovation,hassolidi-
fiedourreputationas“TheSpeakerSpecialists,”and~er~~onstr~te~thatforthepeoplehereat PolkAudio,quilting
speakersisnotjusta job;it’sapassion.WelcometothePolkAudiofamily!
TheRTISeriesBookshelfLoudspeakersweredesignedtoproiiideexcellentperformanceona
bookshelf,inawallunitorplacedonafloorstand(availablefromyourPolkAudioretailer,or
l~ttp://shop.~oll~audio.co~n/).Togetthemostrealisticstereoimageandlifelikesound,placethe
speakerssothatanequilateraltriangleiscreatedbetweenthespeakersandyourfavorite
~~~~iI].Ifyoumustplacethespeakersfartherapartthanthedistamefrom
ng,anglelhespeakerstowardthemiddleinordertosupportamoresolid
centerimage.IfyouareusingyourRTI’SeriesBookshelfLoudspeakersasrearchannelsinahome
theatersyslem,theyshouldbeplac ewalls,slightlyabove(and,ontheside
wallsbehind)thelisteningposition
Togetthemostrealist,icstereoimageandlifelikesound,placethespeakers
triangleiscreatedbetweenthespeakersandyourfavoritelisteningposition
roomarrangementforcesyoutoplacet.hespeakersfartherapartthanthedistancefromwhich
youarelislening,anglelhespeakerstowardthemiddleinorder10supportamoresolidcenter
image.Rubberfeetandadjustablecarpetspikesareincludedloprovidestabilityonanytypeof
floor.Toinstallthem,laythespeakercarefullyonitssideandscrewinthespikesasfarasthey
willgointothethreadedinsertsinthebaseofthespeaker.Forwoodortilefloors,sliparubber
footovereachspike.Forcarpetedfloors,usebarespikes Youwillachieveoptimum
performancewhenthespeakerislevelandstableinalldirect,ions.

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Followthehookupdireclionsincludedwithyourreceiver.Strip ‘f/2inch(12.7mm)ofinsulation
fromeachof thetwoconductorsofthewire toexposethebareme&l andtwisteachofthe
individualconductorsintosingleunfrayedstrands.Notethatoneoftheterminalsontherearof
eachspeakeris red(+) andtheotherisblack(0. Makecertainthatyouconneclthewire fromthe
red(+) terminalofyouramplifieror receivertothered(-I-)terminalonyourspeakerandIhewire
fromtheblack(-) terminalofyouramplifieror receiverbotheblack(-) terminalonyourspeaker.
Mostwire hassomeindicator(suchascolor-coding,ribbingorwriting)ononeoflhetwo
conductorslohelpyoumain&& consistency.
Toconnectwire tothebindingpost nsre51,unscrewthehexnutandinsertt.hebarewire inbo
theholenearthebaseOFthebindin st.Donot.inserttheinsulafcdpar1ofthewireinbothehole
asthiswill notgiveyouagoodconnection.‘Wst lhehexnutbackdownthebindingpost,until it
firmlymeefsthewire. Donotovertighten.
7%Use ~~R~~~Screwdownt,hebindingpostnutsall theway.Useasharp
knifeor othersharptooltopry thecolortedplasticinsertoutof thecenteroftheposttoexposethe
bananana-plughole.
mnntsin theoveralltransparencyofyour
loudspeakers.Runseparatespeakerwireslo thelowandhighfrequencydriversFromasingle
amplifier’:afterremovingthejumpers,connectonesetofspeakerwirestotheupperterminalson
eachspeakerandonesetof(usuallyheaviergauge)wirest,othelowerterminals.Connectthe
otherendsofbothwire sets10thecorrespondingamplifieroutputs.
i-am FB:Sj allowsyoutouseseparaleamplifiersfor (hehighandlowfrequency
sectionsofyourloudspeakerforgreat,erdynamicrangeandlowerdistortion.hfter removingt~he
jumpers,connectthespeakerwiresfromthehighfrequencyamplifierout,putstotheuppersetof
terminalpostsoneachspeaker.Followlhesameprocedurefor connecting6helowfrequency
amplifieroutputstothelowerset,ofterminals.Rememberlo maintaincorrectwiringpolarity
(+ to+-,- to-) inall connemions.

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TheR’l’iSeries
BookshelfLoudspeakersfeaburearearfiringPowerPortwhichdoublesasawall
mountingbracket.Followthesrepsbelowtosafelywall mountthesespeakers.Wallmounting
requiresbasicskillsinwith toolssuchasadrill andascrewdriver.II’youareindoubtI.hatyou
possessthenecessaryskillsor tools,consultyourPolkAudiodealer,oraprofessionalinstaller.
0 Makesurethematerialonwhichyouplanto mountI.hespeakers(plaster,drywall,paneling,
stone,elc.)cansupporttheweight,of thespeakers(Rl’Q8=approx15lbs/6.8kgea.,
RTi23=approx2OW9.1kgea).
0 Makesurethelocationsyouselectdonotconcealelrctrical wiringorplumbing.
0 Priortoinsl,allation,holdthespeaker in thechosenlocationtomakesureit.safely
clearsobstaclessuchasceiling,adjacentwalls,corners,beams,lightingfixluresand
door/windowframes.
QUsingthekeyholeslotin the cket,template(inchttled),marktheinstallationlocationof the
keyholeslotwith a pencil
(RI 8//.Orientthetomplatesothatthesmallendof thekeyhole
slolfacing“up”accordingto directionofinstallation.
@If youarecerlainthat there isastudbehindthewall surface,driveKlOscrews (~?ot inclrrded)
throughthewal1andintothestud~ff~~~ff~$!#a].
@If thereisnosludbehindthewallat thechosenlocation, insiall f/IO wall anchors [ho&
slq(,plietl) int,othewallbyfollowingthewall-ancl cturer’sinstructions.Alwaysuse
twowall anchorsandtwoscrewsperspeaker@
0 Formasonrywalls.useamasonrydrill bit and #‘lO masowy anchor and screw (notincluded).
0 Tightenscrewsinlo studor wallanchors.leavingscrewhcadsp~~ot~~l~(litl~‘l/l 0” (1.Bmm).
k~LineupthekeyholeslotsonthebackofthePowerPortsoI:hal,thescrewheadspasslhrough
thelargecenterholeoftheslots.
0 Letthespeakerandslidestraight,down,allowingthescrewheadtoslipbehindthesmallerend
al’rbekeyholesiot.I&g
0‘Tuggentlyonthespeakertomakecertainlhatthescrewsandbracket.areproperlyalignedand
thatthewall anchorsaresecure.
(3If bhebracketisnotheldsnugagainstthewallbythescrewheads,removethespeakerfrom
thewall,driveI.hescrewsinalittle furtherandthenremountthespeaker.
YourPolkloudspeakersaremadewith thehighestqualitymaterialsforyearsof trouble-free
performance.However:damagetoloudspeakerscanoccurwhenanamplifier, regardless of its
wattage,is madetoplayat higherlisteninglevelsthanits powercanclearlyproduce(usually
beyondthe“1 to 2 o’clock”positiononthevolumecontrol).Thisresultsinvery highlevelsof
audibledistortion.originatingin bheamplifier,thatcanaddAharsh,gritty sound tomusic.
Contraryto popular belief,a speakeris morelikelytobedamagedbytryingtogel toomuch
volumefroma low-poweredampor receiverthanfroma highpoweredone.
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YournewR’l’iLoudspeakersarefinishedinnaturalwoodveneer.Cleananddusltheveneer
with a dampclothonly.Donotusefurniturepolishontheveneer.Carefullyvacuumthegrilles
Coremovedust.

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ZO-I25 watts/channel
2.4k
12-Hx 7%“Wx 8M”D
(30.5cmI-I x 18.7cmWx 21.9cmD)
31Ibs. (I 5kg.) pair
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20-150wal.ts/channei
with 8 Ohm Outpuls
2.2k
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2nd Order HP,2nd Order LP
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(38.‘icmH x 20:9cmW .Y27.6cmD)
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45 Ibs. (20.5kg.j pnil
20-250 watts/channel
Compatible with 8 Ohm Outputs
2nd Order HP.2nd Order LP
(99cniH x 20.9cmW x 27.9cmD)
Q’Ws I2XT
(22.9c11rlVx 31.IcmD)
48 lbs. (22kg.) each
MR5 Ilk
3 - G%“(lK5cm) long-throw woorers (shielded)
I - 6@(16.Scm) mid/wooler (shielded)
l”(2.5cm) s~lk/I~olyn~rcomposite
dome I.weetcr (shielded)
tiblc with 0 Ohm Out,pots
wooters LI’ 2nd Order
~~lkhoofer HP Isi Order, LP 2nd 0rdc1
Rveetcr HP 2nd Order
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