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Every member of our Axiom team, myself included, is pleased that you have decided on one of our products. We have all worked hard to bring the highest level of satisfaction to your audio experiences, and will continue to work hard to make every Axiom purchase a wise audio investment for you.
Axiom is deeply committed to ongoing audio research that continues to enhance the performance of our products. We design and engineer all of our loudspeakers based on the world-class psycho-acoustical research that was conducted at the National Research Council and that I have been an integral part of since its early years. This research changed the way that sound is measured, and allows Axiom to provide the world’s most realistic-sounding loudspeakers at amazing value to the consumer. By emphasizing the practical side of our ongoing research, Axiom continues to extend people’s expectations of performance.
It is our central goal at Axiom to turn this research into a truly exciting experience for you in your environment. Our commitment to the delivery of the most accurate sound reproduction is a commitment to heighten the level of enjoyment you receive from music and movies.
We at Axiom see our customers as family members and as such we stand at the ready to deliver personal, expert advice and to follow up on any of your audio needs.
Sincerely,
Ian Colquhoun
President, Axiom
We at Axiom are delighted with your choice of Axiom Speakers. To get the best sound from your new Axioms, please read and follow these simple steps.
CONNECTING...
Turn the speakers around and look at the back panel. You’ll see gold-plated 5-way binding posts, to which you are going to connect the speaker cables from your receiver or amplifier.
Each gold binding post has a colored ring around it-- RED is POSITIVE, BLACK is NEGATIVE. Most receiver and amplifier manufacturers use this color code and you should use it as well--it makes things a lot easier to hook up your speaker cables.
You will also see a positive (+) sign engraved in the plastic beneath the RED binding post, and a negative (-) sign beneath the BLACK post. Your amplifier may or may not have these positive and negative symbols. If you wish, you can use these symbols along with the color coding to guide you.
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Examine your speaker cables. On the ends, there may be spade lugs or banana plugs, each one color-coded red or black like your speaker binding posts to help you identify the red and black (positive and negative) wires on each end of the cable. If the cable ends are bare wires and lack color coding, check the wires: one may be copper-colored, the other silver. Some generic cables may simply have a colored thread or a ribbed pattern on the plastic insulation to indicate the positive wire. Alternatively, some speaker cables, like Axiom’s, may have writing on one side or the other (perhaps the brand name, for example) or even a positive sign or negative sign on each of the conductors. Whichever you have, just follow the Red-To-Red, Black-to-Black connection rule or use the + to + or - to - connection scheme for each cable pair.
Look at the speaker connectors on the rear panel of your receiver or amplifier. Unless it’s very old, these will usually be red and black binding posts, like those on your speakers, or red and black spring-loaded push connectors. Vintage amplifiers may have only screw terminals.
The Red (+) terminal on your receiver’s Right speaker output connects to the Red (+) binding post of the Right speaker. The Black (-) terminal on your receiver output connects to the Black (-) binding post on the Right speaker. Follow the same pattern to connect the receiver’s Left speaker outputs to the Left speaker’s binding posts, then the left surround (the speaker to your left from your listening seat), and right surround speakers, the center-channel speaker, and additional rear speaker(s) required by 6.1- or 7.1-channel systems.
If your A/V receiver or amplifier has the new Consumer Electronics Association color coding (pictured below) for each speaker channel, the negative terminal (-) will always be black, however, the positive terminal (+) will have a different color corresponding to each channel of the surround system.
| Front Left speaker: White Subwoofer (line-level RCA output only): Purple Front Right: Red Center: Green Left Surround (side): Blue Right Surround (side): Gray Left Back Surround: Brown Right Back Surround: Tan |
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The negative connector (-) for each channel is always Black. The Positive (+) connector will have the above colour coding. If you find this confusing, note the positive (+) and negative (-) polarity for each speaker and the speaker cable.
The Algonquin Outdoor Speakers can be mounted using a bracket that secures the speaker using a standard bolt. If you are mounting the speakers upright on a wall, post, or beam, we suggest the Axiom Full Metal Bracket (www.axiomaudio.com/full-metal-bracket) for a sturdy, weatherproof mount.
If you are mounting the speakers from a ceiling, we suggest the Axiom Ceiling Bracket (www.axiomaudio.com/full-metal-ceiling-bracket). For ceiling mounting, the speaker must be turned so that the top and bottom are the widest parts of the speaker.
There are two mounting holes on the rear panel of the Algonquin speaker, to be used as follows:
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1. Use the Centre hole for upright or sideways mounting with an Axiom FMB Wall Bracket. 2. Use the offset hole (the one closest to the long dimension of the speaker) for sideways mounting with an Axiom FMCB ceiling bracket. |
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1. Full Metal Bracket For more versatile wall-mounting, use the Axiom Full Metal Bracket. Designed for accommodating even the most difficult installations, the Full Metal Bracket swivels left, right, up, and down, with lock-nuts for securing your ultimate position. |
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2. Full Metal Ceiling Bracket Strength, Flexibility, Durability - Axiom’s Full Metal Ceiling Bracket is a great new solution for ceiling mounting your loudspeakers. It’s perfect for hanging surround speakers in your open-concept theater room or simply in rooms where rear or side wall mounting isn’t possible. |
For any additional information or service, contact:
Axiom Audio Head Office
2885 Highway 60
Dwight, ON Canada
P0A 1H0
Toll Free (North America): 1-866-244-8796
Worldwide: 1-705-635-3090
Email: info@axiomaudio.com