S A F E T Y I N F O R M A T I O N
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3.
Heed the warnings
– All warnings about these speakers should be followed.
4.
Follow the instructions
– All operating and use instructions about these
speakers should be followed.
5.
Condensation
– When moving the speakers from a cold to warm location,
such as during delivery on a cold winter day, moisture may condense on
components within
.
If this should occur, the speakers might not operate
properly. Consequently, after bringing the speakers in from the cold, we
advise leaving them idle for a day
before connecting or powering them
.
6.
Water and moisture
– The speakers should not be used near water – for
example, they should not be placed near a bathtub, pool, sink, lawn sprinkler,
etc., and generally should not be placed outdoors.
7.
Heat and flames
– The speakers should be located well away from strong
sources of heat or flames, such as fireplaces, propane heaters, stoves, etc..
8.
Particulates
– Smoke from tobacco or cooking, aerosol or splattered grease
from cooking, and air pollution over a long period of time can have a
deleterious effect on any speakers, including these.
9.
Power cords
– As with any power cords, they should be routed so that they
are not likely to be walked on or pinched by heavy objects. It is also important
to prevent access from animals or children that may chew or otherwise
damage the power cords.
10.
Liquids
– Care should be taken not to spill liquids onto the speakers.
11.
Foreign objects
– Care should be taken not to press, poke or otherwise push
foreign objects into the cloth grills, such as pencils, fingers, toy airplanes, cat
claws, etc..
12.
Cleaning
– Do not use abrasive cleaners.
Paint
: For removing dirt and finger
marks, the paint can withstand glass cleaner, lighter fluid, alcohol, kerosene, or
naptha. Avoid getting any of these substances on the wood, however.
Wood
:
The wooden surfaces should be wiped with nothing more than a soft, damp
cloth. Do not use cleaners. The final coat of wax finish on the wood will be
removed by most types of cleaners.
Grill cloth
: Do not spray any sort of
cleaner on or near the grills. The grill cloth can be vacuumed.
13.
Overload
– It is best not to connect the speaker to an amplifier that can
deliver more than 400W/channel into 8 Ohms. The speakers are protected
from continuous play at high amplitude with higher power amplifiers, but we
cannot guarantee against the possibility that transients delivered by such
amplifiers will cause serious damage that requires service.
If the amplifier is capable of delivering excessive voltage, then any brief
transient can ruin the electrostatic elements. In other words, if the amplifier
can ruin the elements, then it probably will at some point, even when always
playing “not loud”. This can happen from a power-on or power-off transient,
