Owner's Manual; Environmental Information - Bowers & Wilkins XT Serie Manual De Instrucciones

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Owner's manual

Thank you for choosing Bowers & Wilkins.
Please read this manual fully before unpacking and
installing the product. It will help you to optimise its
performance.
B&W maintains a network of dedicated distributors in
over 60 countries who will be able to help you should
you have any problems your dealer cannot resolve.

Environmental Information

All B&W products are designed to
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). These symbols indicate compliance and that
the products must be appropriately recycled or
processed in accordance with these directives.
Consult your local waste disposal authority for
guidance.
Unpacking
Check in the carton for:
1 foam plug
4 self-adhesive rubber feet
1 wall bracket assembly
1 M6 cap head screw
1 profiled washer
5mm allen key
2 mounting templates
Positioning
As an initial guide:
2-channel audio (figure 1)
Position the speakers so they subtend an angle of
approximately 60º at the centre of the listening area.
Multi-channel audio front (figure 2)
The left and right speakers may be placed closer
together than for 2-channel audio, because the
surround channels tend to widen the image. The angle
subtended at the centre of the listening area may be
reduced to 40º.
Keep the centre speaker in vertical orientation for
audio-only applications.
Home theatre front (figure 3)
Position the centre speaker either immediately above
or immediately below the screen, depending on which
is nearer ear height. The XT2 may be used in
horizontal orientation if desired to give a better visual
aspect next to the screen, but we recommend the
XTC speaker for this application in preference.
Position the left and right speakers within
approximately 0.5m (20 in) of the sides of the screen,
to keep the sound image in scale with the visual image
on screen. Their height should be somewhere between
the centre of the screen and the height of the centre
speaker.
2
Multi-channel surround
Position the speakers as shown in figure 4 according
to the number of surround channels. To get a more
even coverage over an extended listening area, it is
beneficial to raise the speakers above ear height, say
60cm (2 ft).
Mounting
The speakers may be mounted on a shelf or
bookcase, on the wall or on the optional floor stand
FS-XT/II.
The floor stand supports the base of the speaker
700mm (27.5 in) above the floor and we recommend
that you use approximately this height for all mounting
options, although surround and front home theatre
applications may warrant a different height (see
above).
Stray magnetic fields
The speaker drive units create stray magnetic fields
that extend beyond the boundaries of the cabinet. We
recommend you keep magnetically sensitive articles
(CRT television and computer screens, computer
discs, audio and video tapes, swipe cards and the
like) at least 0.5m from the speaker. LCD and plasma
screens are not affected by magnetic fields.
Mounting on a shelf or bookcase
Fit the supplied self-adhesive rubber feet to the base
of the speaker to avoid rattles. (figure 5)
Mounting on the wall
We strongly recommend two people for the final part
of this job, one to hold the speaker and the other to
feed and connect the cable.
If you are running cable in the wall, the bracket can
also disguise the cable between its exit from the wall
and the speaker terminals, but only if the cable is
flexible enough. It is difficult to recommend a definite
maximum gauge, because cables vary significantly in
flexibility, depending on the insulation material. Solid
core cable is not recommended because of its lack of
flexibility and tendency to fracture when bent sharply.
4mm 2 or 10AWG is probably a practical maximum
and, if the two insulated cores have an additional,
common outer sheath, it should be removed from the
point at which the cable exits the wall.
You should determine and mark the position of the
wall plate, and therefore the correct exit point of the
cable from the wall, before routing the cable.
The wall bracket assembly consists of a wall plate to
which is attached a 'wave' shape cover. Disassemble
the two parts by sliding one against the other before
pulling them apart. Note that in use, the two parts may
be required to mate in a different orientation from that
supplied.
There are two mounting templates (left and right),
because the wall plate is offset from the centre line of
the speaker. Furthermore, the wall bracket supplied
allows the speaker to swivel through 30 degrees, but
only towards the opposite side to the wall plate.
(figure 6)