User manual CASTLE KNIGHT2

[. . . ] Playing the system with extreme settings of volume and tone controls may damage the amplifier and loudspeakers. Do not connect loudspeaker terminals to the mains supply. Ensure that your loudspeakers are correctly wired and are in phase. Do not subject your loudspeakers to excessive cold, heat or sunlight. [. . . ] Now tighten each locknut securely against the collar in the plinth to secure the spike. Thread the knob onto the spike and tighten to secure the assembly. A spike seat is provided for use on wood or stone floors etc. and should be placed as shown. Knob # # # Locknut Spike Using the Spike Seat Important notes on floorstanding loudspeakers: # # The plinth is an integral part of the design. Do NOT use floorstanding loudspeakers without the plinth properly attached. The spacers lift the base of the loudspeaker off the plinth by a precisely calculated amount. This space forms the exit path for the Quarter Wave transmission line. On no account should these spacers be omitted or substituted as this will seriously impair the low bass performance of your loudspeakers. 1 Page 3 Cables and Connectors Choosing Loudspeaker Cable Specialist audio cable usually offers better performance than general purpose `bell' or `zip' wire. Choose a cable of suitable diameter ­ cable that is too thin will limit the dynamics of the sound and may impair the bass response. Audio cable is polarised, with two cores of different colours, or often a raised rib or coloured tracer in the case of twin cable. Before you purchase your cable, we suggest that you give careful thought to the positioning of your loudspeakers. This is especially the case if you are bi-wiring your loudspeakers. Cable lengths to loudspeaker pairs should be the same for left and right channels in order to equalise the signal transmission. Allow some slack in your speaker cables so you can alter their position to best advantage, but do not have your cables over-long. K NIGHTS S ERIES 1 Page 4 Preparing Loudspeaker Cable Split the twin cores to a depth of about 40mm. Carefully strip the insulation from each end, leaving about 10mm of bare wire. If the cable is stranded, lightly twist to gather any loose strands. 10mm 40mm Connecting Screw Terminals All the loudspeakers use screw terminals. Safe Connection of Terminals Unscrew the terminal. Insert the bare end of the cable into the hole in the base of the terminal. When connecting terminals, make sure you leave no strands of bare wire that can short across to adjacent terminals. As an alternative to bare wire you can use specialist spade connectors. Your Castle dealer will be pleased to advise you. Crossover Networks The Castle Knights Series use bi-wired terminal panels. Biwireable Crossovers A bi-wiring panel has four terminal binding posts. The upper terminals connect to the treble units, the lower pair to the bass unit. As supplied the treble and bass terminal pairs are connected via removeable straps. [. . . ] From the top grade furniture construction and finish to the carefully designed and selected acoustic components, the Castle range is a testament to fine design, fine engineering and fine craftsmanship. Our speakers are built to provide a lifetime of pleasure to the eye, the ears and through the music they play, the soul. We hope you will derive many years of good service from our products. Servicing Servicing of Castle products should only be carried out by authorised service agents. If service is required the equipment should be returned, securely packaged, preferably using original packaging, to your dealer. [. . . ]