Teufel Definion 5 Owner Manual
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Technical Description and Operating Instructions
Definion 5
High End Floor Speakers
Contents
General notes and information ......................................................................................................................................3
For your information ....................................................................................................................................... 3
Original packaging ........................................................................................................................................ 3
Complaints .................................................................................................................................................... 3
Contact ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
Proper use ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
Safety notes ..................................................................................................................................................................4
Caution icons ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Safety notes .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Unpacking and setup .....................................................................................................................................................5
Unpacking .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Checking the product contents ......................................................................................................................... 5
Setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Assembly of the height-adjustable flat spikes ..................................................................................................................6
Connecting ....................................................................................................................................................................6
Connection variations ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Normal connection ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Bi-wiring ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
Bi-amping ..................................................................................................................................................... 6
Connecting the cables .................................................................................................................................... 6
Care and cleaning .........................................................................................................................................................7
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................................................8
Protecting the environment ............................................................................................................................................8
Technical data ...............................................................................................................................................................8
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General notes and information
Notice
The information in this document may change without prior notice and in no way constitutes any liability on the part of Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH.
No part of these instructions may be reproduced in any form or be broadcasted in any way electronically, mechanically, by photocopy or recording without the written permission of Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH.
© Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH
Version 1.0
June 2013
Original packaging
If you wish to exercise your eight-week right of return, we ask that you be absolutely sure to hold onto the packaging. We can only accept the return of the speakers WITH
THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
Empty boxes are not available!
Complaints
In case of complaint we will need the following information to process your enquiry:
1. Invoice number
Can be found on the sales slip (enclosed with the product) or on the order confirmation received as a PDF document, e.g. 4322543
2. Serial number or batch number
Located on the back of the unit, e.g. serial number: KB20240129A-123.
Many thanks for your support!
Contact
For questions, suggestions or any other issues please contact our customer service department:
Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH
Gewerbehof Buelowbogen
Buelowstrasse 66
10783 Berlin (Germany)
Phone 00800 - 200 300 40 (toll-free)
Fax: +49 (0)30 / 300 930 930
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.teufelaudio.com
Proper use
Only use the speakers as described in these operating instructions. Any other use will be deemed as not in accordance with the instructions and may lead to damage of property or even persons.
The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage caused by use not in accordance with the instructions.
The speakers are intended for private use.
Before operating the speakers please read the safety notes and operating instructions carefully.
This is the only way to use all functions safely and reliably.
Keep the operating instructions safe and pass them on to anyone who may own the unit after you.
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Safety notes
Caution icons
You will find the following caution icons in these instructions:
Danger High risk!
Failure to observe the warning may result in severe personal injury or death.
Attention Moderate risk!
Failure to observe the warning may result in property damage.
Minor risk!
Points which should be observed when handling the unit.
Safety notes
Danger Danger to children!
Children can become trapped in the packing film when playing and suffocate.
• Do not allow children to play with the unit or the packing film. Danger of suffocation.
• Ensure that children do not remove small parts from the unit or take them off of the unit (e.g. control knobs or plug adapters). They could swallow the parts and choke.
Never allow children to operate electrical units unsupervised.
Danger to hearing!
Extended listening at high volumes may lead to hearing loss.
• To avoid damage to health, avoid extended listening at high volumes.
• When the volume is set high, always keep a certain distance from the unit and never place your ear directly on the speaker.
• Particularly when the subwoofer has been set to maximum volume and the unit is activated, very high noise pressure may suddenly be produced. This may have psychological consequences and also cause physical injury. Children and pets are particularly at risk. Set your signal source unit volume control to a low setting before turning on the power.
Danger Danger of injury/damage!
Incorrect location may result in damage.
• Never use the unit unmounted in vehicles, in unstable locations, on wobbly stands or furniture, on underdimensioned brackets etc. The speakers could tip or fall down and cause injury to persons or be damaged.
• Place the speakers on the ground only.
• Place the speakers in such a way that they cannot be knocked over unseen and make sure that the cables do not pose a trip hazard.
• Carefully follow the installation instructions.
• Only use the enclosed flat spikes.
• Only use the unit in indoor areas.
• Do not place the unit near sources of heat (e.g. heaters, ovens, other heat generating equipment such as amplifiers etc.).
Danger Fire hazard!
Improper use may lead to damage or fire.
• Do not place open flames such as burning candles or similar on the unit.
• Ensure sufficient ventilation.
• Do not place the unit in direct sunlight.
• Only use the unit in indoor areas.
• Do not operate the unit in moist areas and protect it from drops of water and splash water. Also take care not to stand vases or other containers filled with liquid on or near the speaker in order to avoid liquid getting into the case.
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Unpacking and setup
Unpacking
• Carefully open the box, remove the EPE foam half shell and carefully lift the speaker out of the box without reaching into the diaphragms.
• Possibly you may notice that the front plate of the speaker caves in slightly if firm pressure is applied.
This is intentional: In order to decouple the front plate from the housing resonances, it has been installed in floating position.
10°
0,5 m left speaker right speaker
90°
Stereo triangle
Checking the product contents
• Check that all items have been delivered and that nothing is damaged.
Item Unit Article a 1 Speaker Definion 5 b 2 Metal tracks c 4 Flat spikes d 4
Hexagon socket screws
• If delivery is damaged, do not use the speaker. Instead please contact our service centre (see page 3).
Setup
Note
Our website contains comprehensive notes for correct setup.
• Select a stable, level base.
• Make sure that the environment is clean and free from dust.
• Avoid placing the unit close to sources of heat or in direct sunlight.
• Arrange the connector cables so that they do not pose a trip hazard.
• Do not place any heavy objects on the cables or the speakers.
• Make sure that the speaker has a stable position to prevent vibrations.
To exploit the full sound potential:
• If possible, position the speakers in the room so that they are standing free. Ideally, the distance to the back wall should be 0.5 m. If you have the choice, place the speakers up against the long side of the room wall to minimise the influence of reflections.
• Set up the speakers so that the listening position and the two speakers form an equilateral or at least isosceles triangle.
• When you set up the speakers, make sure that there are at least 2 m of distance between the speakers and the listener.
• Turn the two speakers slightly towards the listening position (approx. 10 degrees). The respective outside of the speaker provides orientation: if it is positioned
90 degrees to the back wall, the angle is correct.
These notes are a recommendation. Depending on the room layout and listening situation, it may be worth trying out various setups.
The speaker performance will of course benefit from the quality level of the components connected and the accessories used.
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Assembly of the height-adjustable flat spikes
1. Screw 2 flat spikes c on each of the metal tracks b .
2. Turn the speaker around and place it upside down on the corresponding packaging half shell so as not to damage the sensitive surface.
3. Screw the metal tracks onto the bottom of the speaker housing using the hexagon socket screws d .
Once mounted, turn the speaker over.
4. You can compensate slight unevenness in the floor by adjusting the flat spikes c .
c b d
Connecting
Danger Danger of injury/damage!
Place the speakers in such a way that they cannot be knocked over unseen and make sure that the cables do not pose a trip hazard.
Connector cables
Due to differing customer requirements,
Definion 5 speakers are shipped without connector cables. You can find suitable cables in our webshop (www.teufelaudio.com) in the “Accessories” area.
Connection variations
In addition to normal connection where each speaker column is connected to the amplifier/AV receiver with a cable, you can also select the variations “bi-wiring” or
“bi-amping”.
Normal connection
With this method, speakers are connected like conventional speakers with one 2-strand speaker cable each.
The cable bridges between the connector terminals may not be removed in the process; you can connect the speaker cables accordingly to the upper or lower terminals.
Bi-wiring
With bi-wiring, the speaker is connected with two separated speaker cables for the medium/high range path
(upper connection pair) and the low range path (bottom connection pair) to the power amplifier/AV receiver. Decoupling between the high/medium and low range paths may improve the sound depending on the quality of the speaker cables used.
Bi-amping
Here, the low and the medium/high range paths are supplied by an own power amplifier of the amplifier/AV receiver each. Connect a speaker cable with two strands to each power amplifier and connect this cable with the upper or lower connector terminals of the speakers. Advantage: Improved performance and sound quality.
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Connecting the cables
1. Turn off your amplifier/AV receiver.
2. Lay the speaker cables from your amplifier/AV receiver to each of the speakers. Use a high-quality double wire speaker cable with marked strands for this.
3. A connector terminal with four terminal clips is located on the back side of each speaker. You can connect the speaker cables directly here or using pin plugs.
The terminals are marked in red (+) and black(-).
Make sure the polarity is correct!
Connect the like coloured terminals. The speaker connections of your amplifier should be marked similarly. The strands of the speaker cables are marked with different colours or shapes.
4. If you use speaker cables with pin plugs or cable sockets from our assortment, simply insert the pin plugs in the upper or lower connector terminals.
5. The cable sockets are also mounted on the upper or lower terminals.
6. If you use speaker wires without plugs, split the wire down to approx. 30 mm on both ends and remove approx. 10 mm of the insulation on each end.
Twist the wire so that no strands are protruding.
7. Turn the connector terminal counterclockwise until loose.
Run the stripped cable end into the now visible hole. Close the terminal by turning it counterclockwise. The cable has now been clamped in place.
8. You only have to remove the cable bridges and connect the connector terminals individually for bi-wiring or bi-amping operation .
To do this, loosen the connector terminals by turning them counterclockwise and pull the cable bridges out.
The upper terminals lead to the high and medium range path and the bottom terminals lead to the low range path.
9. Connect the other end of the speaker cables to your amplifier/AV receiver. You should be able to find corresponding notes in the operating instructions of your device.
10. Turn your amplifier/AV receiver back on.
Care and cleaning
• Ideally, you should remove dust or small amounts of dirt with a dry, smooth leather cloth.
• Rub off stubborn dirt with a damp cloth. Make sure that no liquid penetrates the speakers.
• Then immediately wipe the surfaces dry with a soft cloth without applying pressure.
Attention Risk of damage !
Using the wrong cleaning materials may damage the delicate surface of the case.
• If possible, only use plain water without any additives.
In case of stubborn marks, a mild soap solution may be used.
• In no circumstances should caustic cleaning products, white spirit, thinners, petrol or similar be used for cleaning.
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Troubleshooting
The following notes and further detailed information on our website should help you to rectify malfunctions. In case you don’t succeed, please contact our hotline 00800 - 200 300 40 (toll-free) . Please also observe the warranty notes.
Problem
Playback is noisy.
The sound seems dull.
Possible cause
Generally speaking, the speakers are very low noise. In the high range area, very high-resolution speaker systems can expose the poor quality of a signal source
(e.g. from MP3 files).
Speakers have been connected with incorrect polarity.
Solution
Make sure that the source is emitting a clear signal.
Check to make sure the cables of all speakers are correctly connected.
Protecting the environment
Disposing of the speakers
Used units must not be disposed of with household waste!
If the unit is no longer operational, every consumer is required by law to dispose of used units separately from household waste, e.g. at a collection point run by the communal authority/borough.
In this way it is ensured, that used units are properly recycled and that negative consequences on the environment are avoided.
For this reason, electrical equipment is labelled with the displayed symbol.
Technical data
Housing volume
Housing dimensions W x H x D
Weight
Impedance
Bi-wiring/Bi-amping
45 litres
218 x 1089 x 367 mm
30.75 kg
4 Ohm
Upper connections: High and medium range
Bottom connections: Low range
You can find further technical data on our website. Technical changes reserved!
This product conforms with Council of the
European Union guidelines 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC
For questions, suggestions or other issues please contact our customer service department:
Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH
Gewerbehof Buelowbogen - Aufgang D1
10783 Berlin (Germany), Buelowstr. 66
Tel.: 00800 200 300 40 (toll-free)
Fax: +49 (0)30 - 300 930 930 www.teufelaudio.com
No liability is accepted for the accuracy of this information. Technical changes, typographical errors and other errors reserved.
Instruction No. 92405 GB 20130605

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