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1 A Quick Start Set-up Guide
Now that you have your new Genesis 7.1 Convertible (G7.1c), we
realize that you can’t wait to hook it up and start playing! However,
please read this quick set-up guide (even if your dealer is setting it up for
you) before you proceed.
1.1 Unpacking
Your loudspeakers will come to you in two shipping cartons weighing
over 35lbs (16kgs) each. Care must be taken when moving the carton
around, and taking the speaker out of the box. While the speaker is
small, it is also slippery and heavy. Use correct lifting techniques utilizing
the muscles in your legs, and not just your back.
We will not be held liable for damage to either the speakers or your
backs during unpacking and setting up. Be careful as you may
inadvertently damage the drivers if the cabinet slips and you grab at it
and put a finger into the woofers. Do not try to lift the cabinet by the
shield (it is not a handle!) or by grabbing the woofers as handles.
1.2 Placement
As a stereo pair of speakers, a good starting position for your G7.1c
is at least 18 inches (45cm) into the room as measured from the front
wall (the wall you look at as you are seated listening to the speakers) to
the back of the speakers. Place the speakers vertically on a stand that is
at least 18 inches high, and about five feet (1.5 metres) apart with the
tweeters closest together. Toe the speakers in very slightly towards the
listeners – by about 3 to 10 degrees – no more.
Used as a center channel, the G7.1c can be placed below or above
your screen. If you have a perforated, sonically transparent projector
screen, you may place it behind the screen. In all cases, do not point
the tweeter directly at the ears of the listeners. Angle the speaker so
that the tweeter points 12 inches (30cm) below the ears or over the
top of the head.
You will want to sit nine to twelve feet (three to four metres) away from
the speakers. When sitting further away, you should place the speakers
further apart. When sitting nearer the speakers, move the speakers
closer together.
If you are using the G7.1c as surround or rear speakers, and you are
hanging them on the wall, you will need a qualified installer to mount
them on very strong brackets. The speakers weigh over 30 pounds