Contents Page Introduction 2 Safety Instructions 3 Silver RS1 4 Silver RS5 5 Silver RS6 6 Silver RS8 7 Silver RS LCR 8 Silver RS FX 9 Connecting Your RS FX 10 Fixing Your RS FX to the Wall 11 Plinth & Spike Fixing (RS5, RS6 & RS8 only) 12 Connecting Your Loudspeakers 13 Positioning 15 Guarantee and Service 16 Claims under this guarantee 16 Data Protection 17 Owner Information 17 Warranty Card – Fold out section in back cover 1 © Monitor Audio 2005 RS Rev 5
Introduction Thank you for purchasing Monitor Audio Silver RS loudspeakers, which have been designed and constructed using quality systems and materials to provide years of enjoyment, reliability and pride of ownership. Our speakers are hand crafted from top to bottom using traditional woodworking skills for our sumptuous cabinets, married with the state of the art technology of our renowned drive units. Music is and should be a natural enhancement of life.
Safety Instructions 1. Read Instructions Please read and follow all of the instructions in this manual before enjoying you loudspeakers. Any instructions proceeded by this warning triangle MUST be followed. Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage the speakers 2. Water & Moisture The loudspeakers should not be used near water - for example, bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, washing machine, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool.
Your Silver RS1 Don't be fooled by the size. The most compact loudspeaker of the Silver RS range delivers a sound that's anything but small, rivalling far more costly 'compact monitors' for bass extension, mid-range resolution and precise imaging within a stunningly open soundstage. Allied with ‘figure 8’ crossbracing to reduce cabinet resonance an excellent stand mount loudspeaker has been created.
Your Silver RS5 The new Silver RS5 is the smallest floor stander in the new Silver RS Series, and the classically simple two-way layout ensures a beautifully clean appearance. It’s slim cabinet design and resulting small footprint ensue versatility for any environment. The RS5 fuses elegant, space efficient design with a powerful sonic performance. To remove the grille, carefully prise it away from each cabinet section at a time.
Your Silver RS6 A svelte 2 ½ way floor-stander, the RS6 builds on the considerable musical strengths of the RS1 and RS5 by providing greater bass extension and weight. Rigid construction is again key to achieving the clean, un-boxy sound. The RS6 employs multiple bracing positioned at critical resonance nodes. The two 6 inch C-CAM® drivers have been designed specifically for the RS6.
Your Silver RS8 Silver RS8 is the new 2 ½ way floor-standing flagship model of the range and builds on the considerable musical strengths of the smaller Silver RS6 by providing a still wider bandwidth, high power handling, greater efficiency and more effortlessly realised dynamics. Rigid construction achieves a clean, un-boxy sound. The RS8 employs multiple bracing positioned at critical resonance nodes.
Your Silver RS LCR The Silver RS LCR is the vital aesthetic and sonic link in any Silver RS home cinema or multi-channel music system, bringing extra solidity, depth and realism to the front soundstage, especially with dialogue. It can be used as a centre speaker or as a traditional left or right speaker when placed upright. Due to the design of the crossover, if using your RS LCR as a left or right main speaker, we would recommend orientating it so that the port tube is upper most on the crossover panel.
Your Silver RS FX Designed as part of the Silver RS home theatre system, the RS FX surround speaker combines amazing performance with modern, discreet design that can be flush mounted on a wall using the enclosed wall brackets. The attractive curved grille and end caps conceal a rigid angular cabinet construction along with Monitor Audio’s renowned and highly acclaimed C-CAM® driver technology and C-CAM® tweeters.
Connecting your Silver RS FX The Silver RS FX’s are supplied as right hand or left hand units and both can be configured to either bi-pole or di-pole. The factory setting is bi-pole as illustrated in fig. 1 below. In bi-pole mode, all speaker units (mid/bass unit and tweeters) are in phase. This feature is for when the RS FX is set up as a rear/surround speaker in a typical 5.1 channel system. In di-pole mode, one of the HF units (tweeter) is out of phase with the other tweeter and mid/bass unit.
Fixing Your RS FX to a Wall CAUTION: You will need to determine where the RS FX will be fixed and the structure of the wall. For safety reasons, if you are unsure of your ability to provide a secure and safe fixing, do not attempt to fix these speakers to your wall, please obtain the services of a competent qualified tradesperson. CAUTION: Ensure that there are no water pipes or electricity cables running behind where the wall brackets are going to be secured.
Plinth Fixing (Silver RS5, RS6 & RS8 only) The Silver RS5, RS6 & RS8’s have been fitted with M10 threaded inserts in the bottom of the cabinet. These will accept the enclosed cabinet specific plinths. They can be fitted using the enclosed M10 bolts. Before you fit the plinth ensure the floor area is clear of any hard/sharp objects. To fit the plinth all you need to do is turn the cabinet over so that the bottom is facing up.
Spiked Foot Fixing For Wooden/Hard Floors (Silver RS5, RS6 & RS8 only) For use on solid floors or where spikes are inappropriate, it is possible to use the foot without the spike insert. To use the foot in this manner carefully grip the knurled portion of the spike and rotate anti clockwise to unscrew the spike fully. You may find it easier to first remove the polymer pad so as to gain more purchase on the spike. The pad should be replaced before carrying out the levelling operation previously described.
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Positioning The positioning of your loudspeakers for a two channel, stereo system very much depends on your listening environment. Ideally you would place your speakers 2 – 3m (6 – 10 ft) apart in the middle of your back wall and you would sit approximately 2m away. However if this is not possible there are some other simple recommendations that we would suggest. Start by playing some different pieces of music that are familiar to you.
Guarantee and Service Valid upon completion of the incorporated warranty card and its return within 30 days of purchase. This equipment has been fully tested prior to dispatch from the factory. Both the craftsmanship and the performance of this product is guaranteed against manufacturing defects for the period of three years from the date of purchase (see conditions below), provided that the product was supplied by an authorised Monitor Audio retailer under the consumer sale agreement.
Data Protection We at Monitor Audio are committed to respecting the wishes and privacy of our customers. Any information you provide will be held in the strictest confidence and only used within the Monitor Audio organisation for the provision of services such as warranty claims or spare parts. We may wish to contact you in the future to ensure you are happy with the products and standards of service we provide and to keep you up-to-date with the latest products and promotions we have to offer.
