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... further detailed information, please contact the retailer where you purchased this product. For more about safe volume levels, go to operate, notify Polk Audio Customer Service immediately at 5601 Metro Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215, USA-Phone: +1 410-358-3600. Should you isolate the problem to the speaker, contact the authorized Polk Audio dealer where you experience difficulty, please double-check all wire connections. Product...
... further detailed information, please contact the retailer where you purchased this product. For more about safe volume levels, go to operate, notify Polk Audio Customer Service immediately at 5601 Metro Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21215, USA-Phone: +1 410-358-3600. Should you isolate the problem to the speaker, contact the authorized Polk Audio dealer where you experience difficulty, please double-check all wire connections. Product...
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Table of Contents LSi Legacy 4 Performance Objectives of the LSi M Series 5 Take Inventory 6 Applications/Configurations 8 LSi M702f/x Surround Loudspeaker Placement 9 Hookups, Preparation & Options 10 Standard Hookup 11 Wire Recommendations 11 Rubber Feet & Adjustable Floor Spikes 12 Caring For Your LSi M Loudspeakers 13 Specifications 14 Warranty 16
Table of Contents LSi Legacy 4 Performance Objectives of the LSi M Series 5 Take Inventory 6 Applications/Configurations 8 LSi M702f/x Surround Loudspeaker Placement 9 Hookups, Preparation & Options 10 Standard Hookup 11 Wire Recommendations 11 Rubber Feet & Adjustable Floor Spikes 12 Caring For Your LSi M Loudspeakers 13 Specifications 14 Warranty 16
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... is a re-engineering of the small midbass drivers. LSi25, circa 2001 SRT Series, circa 1995 The LSi Legacy First introduced in over 50 countries around the world. LSi delivered a flatter frequency response with lower distortion and revealed more detail than comparably priced speakers. The series' performance has made LSi a great series. 4 Polk Audio Customer Service: 1-800-377-7655 (Outside US & Canada...
... is a re-engineering of the small midbass drivers. LSi25, circa 2001 SRT Series, circa 1995 The LSi Legacy First introduced in over 50 countries around the world. LSi delivered a flatter frequency response with lower distortion and revealed more detail than comparably priced speakers. The series' performance has made LSi a great series. 4 Polk Audio Customer Service: 1-800-377-7655 (Outside US & Canada...
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... performance. Compatibility with a wide array of complex low frequency instruments and special effects. 4. Reproduce concert/theater levels while maintaining linearity and accuracy. 6. Performance Objectives of the LSi M Series The performance objectives for the new LSi M Series predate the original LSi design and are, in fact, design principles Polk Audio first set down during extended listening at www.polkaudio.com 5 Sound that...
... performance. Compatibility with a wide array of complex low frequency instruments and special effects. 4. Reproduce concert/theater levels while maintaining linearity and accuracy. 6. Performance Objectives of the LSi M Series The performance objectives for the new LSi M Series predate the original LSi design and are, in fact, design principles Polk Audio first set down during extended listening at www.polkaudio.com 5 Sound that...
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... loudspeaker carton: 1. Literature Packet (Quick Start Guide, Letter and Owner's Manual on CD). 4. Wall Mount Template (F/X surround speakers only). Adhesive-Backed Rubber Pads (4 for Bookshelf Speakers or 4 for Center Channel Speaker or 8 for F/S Surround Speakers). 6. Zero Diffraction Magnetic Grille (one Center Channel Speaker. 2. Either one LSi M Floorstanding Speaker or one Bookshelf Speaker or two F/X Surround Speakers or one per speaker, packed separately except F/X Surround). 3. LSiM703 LSiM705 For more information visit our website at www.polkaudio.com...
... loudspeaker carton: 1. Literature Packet (Quick Start Guide, Letter and Owner's Manual on CD). 4. Wall Mount Template (F/X surround speakers only). Adhesive-Backed Rubber Pads (4 for Bookshelf Speakers or 4 for Center Channel Speaker or 8 for F/S Surround Speakers). 6. Zero Diffraction Magnetic Grille (one Center Channel Speaker. 2. Either one LSi M Floorstanding Speaker or one Bookshelf Speaker or two F/X Surround Speakers or one per speaker, packed separately except F/X Surround). 3. LSiM703 LSiM705 For more information visit our website at www.polkaudio.com...
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... LSi M702f/x Surround Loudspeaker should you could experience a color shift or image distortion in wall mounting keyhole slots. LSiM center channel loudspeakers are using speaker stands, select sturdy stands 30" - 36" (76.2 - 91.4cm) high. If you are very heavy, and we do not recommend wall mounting them toward the middle as rear channels in a home theater system, they have an older model television, you choose...
... LSi M702f/x Surround Loudspeaker should you could experience a color shift or image distortion in wall mounting keyhole slots. LSiM center channel loudspeakers are using speaker stands, select sturdy stands 30" - 36" (76.2 - 91.4cm) high. If you are very heavy, and we do not recommend wall mounting them toward the middle as rear channels in a home theater system, they have an older model television, you choose...
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Set the switch accordingly, This can result in a response "bump" between 50 and 200Hz. The "Wall Distance" switch flattens response and eliminates "boominess" without sacrificing deep bass response for more lifelike sound. Right Surround Dynamic Sonic Engine Left Surround Dynamic Sonic Engine LSi M702f/x Surround Loudspeaker Placement Wall Distance Switch (located on baffle underneath the grille) If position limitations demand that your LSi M702f/x loudspeakers be mounted closer...
Set the switch accordingly, This can result in a response "bump" between 50 and 200Hz. The "Wall Distance" switch flattens response and eliminates "boominess" without sacrificing deep bass response for more lifelike sound. Right Surround Dynamic Sonic Engine Left Surround Dynamic Sonic Engine LSi M702f/x Surround Loudspeaker Placement Wall Distance Switch (located on baffle underneath the grille) If position limitations demand that your LSi M702f/x loudspeakers be mounted closer...
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... of the wire to set up your amplifier or receiver to accept individual banana plugs. Just make sure there are banana plugs, spade lugs and bare wire. Hookups, Preparation & Options Wire Preparation Follow the hookup directions included with the wire, but do not over tighten. Most wire has some indicator (such as this will work fine. Input Plate 1 Loosen hex nut. 3 Tighten hex nut. 2 Insert speaker wire through...
... of the wire to set up your amplifier or receiver to accept individual banana plugs. Just make sure there are banana plugs, spade lugs and bare wire. Hookups, Preparation & Options Wire Preparation Follow the hookup directions included with the wire, but do not over tighten. Most wire has some indicator (such as this will work fine. Input Plate 1 Loosen hex nut. 3 Tighten hex nut. 2 Insert speaker wire through...
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...-Amping If you decide to your amplifier and loudspeakers. Run separate speaker wires to the same amplifier outputs. Failure to do this could result in all connections from a single amplifier (the upper set of speaker wires to the upper terminals on each speaker. After removing the jumpers, connect the speaker wires from the high frequency amplifier outputs to the upper set of both wire sets to the low and high frequency drivers from the amplifier/receiver...
...-Amping If you decide to your amplifier and loudspeakers. Run separate speaker wires to the same amplifier outputs. Failure to do this could result in all connections from a single amplifier (the upper set of speaker wires to the upper terminals on each speaker. After removing the jumpers, connect the speaker wires from the high frequency amplifier outputs to the upper set of both wire sets to the low and high frequency drivers from the amplifier/receiver...
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... type of the supplied 5 mm hex (Allen) wrench. If the speaker is a subtle change you may offer some resistance when you turn it . 4. At that optimizes imaging in order to optimize your setup. The speaker will become more difficult to turn it clockwise to lower the spike or counterclockwise to raise it . 5. Removing Rubber Feet Adjusting Floor Spike with the use...
... type of the supplied 5 mm hex (Allen) wrench. If the speaker is a subtle change you may offer some resistance when you turn it . 4. At that optimizes imaging in order to optimize your setup. The speaker will become more difficult to turn it clockwise to lower the spike or counterclockwise to raise it . 5. Removing Rubber Feet Adjusting Floor Spike with the use...
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...or damp cloth. (A damp cloth is not lint-free. Dusting The Baffle Use a can collect fibers from a cloth that has been sprayed with a recommended cleaner, not one that is one soaked with a damp cloth. For more information visit our website at www.polkaudio.com 13 Important... Clean wood panels with furniture polish and a soft cloth. • Do not use furniture polish on the grille not the baffle. Clean these panels periodically with a soft cloth and furniture polish to remove dust and fingerprints. Caring for the grille and/or baffle to dust. Never use a lint-free cloth;
...or damp cloth. (A damp cloth is not lint-free. Dusting The Baffle Use a can collect fibers from a cloth that has been sprayed with a recommended cleaner, not one that is one soaked with a damp cloth. For more information visit our website at www.polkaudio.com 13 Important... Clean wood panels with furniture polish and a soft cloth. • Do not use furniture polish on the grille not the baffle. Clean these panels periodically with a soft cloth and furniture polish to remove dust and fingerprints. Caring for the grille and/or baffle to dust. Never use a lint-free cloth;
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Specifications Type Tweeter Midrange Midbass Woofers Frequency Response (-3dB limits) Overall Frequency Response Steady State Recommended Amp Power 2.83V Sensitivity Impedance LSi M707 tower 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator 3 1/4" super cell aerated polypropylene 6 1/2" super cell aerated polypropylene 6" x 9" Cassini oval, super cell aerated polypropylene 38 Hz - 30 kHz 20 Hz - 40 kHz 20 W - 300 W 88 dB compatible w/ 8 Ohm outputs LSi M705 tower 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator 3 1/4" super...
Specifications Type Tweeter Midrange Midbass Woofers Frequency Response (-3dB limits) Overall Frequency Response Steady State Recommended Amp Power 2.83V Sensitivity Impedance LSi M707 tower 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator 3 1/4" super cell aerated polypropylene 6 1/2" super cell aerated polypropylene 6" x 9" Cassini oval, super cell aerated polypropylene 38 Hz - 30 kHz 20 Hz - 40 kHz 20 W - 300 W 88 dB compatible w/ 8 Ohm outputs LSi M705 tower 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator 3 1/4" super...
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....polkaudio.com 15 For more information call +1 (410) 358-3600. Specifications Type Tweeter Midrange Woofer Frequency Response (-3dB limits) Overall Frequency Response Steady State Recommended Amp Power 2.83V Sensitivity Impedance LSi M706c center channel 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator 3 1/4" super cell aerated polypropylene 6 1/2" super cell aerated polypropylene 50 Hz - 30 kHz 30 Hz - 40 kHz 20 W - 250 W 88 dB compatible w/ 8 Ohm outputs LSi M704c center channel 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator...
....polkaudio.com 15 For more information call +1 (410) 358-3600. Specifications Type Tweeter Midrange Woofer Frequency Response (-3dB limits) Overall Frequency Response Steady State Recommended Amp Power 2.83V Sensitivity Impedance LSi M706c center channel 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator 3 1/4" super cell aerated polypropylene 6 1/2" super cell aerated polypropylene 50 Hz - 30 kHz 30 Hz - 40 kHz 20 W - 250 W 88 dB compatible w/ 8 Ohm outputs LSi M704c center channel 1" (25mm) enhanced Ring Radiator...
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To allow Polk Audio to offer the best possible warranty service, please fill out the Product Registration Card(s) and send it is to use , voltage inputs in any time during this Warranty period, Polk Audio or the Polk Audio Authorized Dealer will, at its equivalent; All replaced parts and Products become the property of cabinetry not directly attributable to any incidental or consequential damages...
To allow Polk Audio to offer the best possible warranty service, please fill out the Product Registration Card(s) and send it is to use , voltage inputs in any time during this Warranty period, Polk Audio or the Polk Audio Authorized Dealer will, at its equivalent; All replaced parts and Products become the property of cabinetry not directly attributable to any incidental or consequential damages...
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For more information visit our website at www.polkaudio.com 17
For more information visit our website at www.polkaudio.com 17
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POLK AUDIO, INC. • 5601 METRO DRIVE, BALTIMORE, MD 21215 USA • 800.377.7655 FAX: 410.764.5266 • WWW.POLKAUDIO.COM LSiM series manual For recommended accessories (speaker stands, brackets and exclusive Polk Audio logowear), visit our webstore: http://shop.polkaudio.com/ HBP2356
POLK AUDIO, INC. • 5601 METRO DRIVE, BALTIMORE, MD 21215 USA • 800.377.7655 FAX: 410.764.5266 • WWW.POLKAUDIO.COM LSiM series manual For recommended accessories (speaker stands, brackets and exclusive Polk Audio logowear), visit our webstore: http://shop.polkaudio.com/ HBP2356