Teufel Definition 5 Handbuch

Technical Description and Operating Instructions

High End Floor Speakers

Deﬁnion 5

2 • Deﬁnion 5 – High End Floor Speakers

Contents

General notes and information ......................................................................................................................................3

For your information ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Original packaging ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Complaints .................................................................................................................................................... 3

Contact ........................................................................................................................................................ 3

Proper use ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

Safety notes ..................................................................................................................................................................4

Caution icons ................................................................................................................................................ 4

Safety notes .................................................................................................................................................. 4

Unpacking and setup .....................................................................................................................................................5

Unpacking .................................................................................................................................................... 5

Checking the product contents ......................................................................................................................... 5

Setup ........................................................................................................................................................... 5

Assembly of the height-adjustable ﬂat spikes ..................................................................................................................6

Connecting ....................................................................................................................................................................6

Connection variations ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Normal connection ........................................................................................................................................ 6

Bi-wiring ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

Bi-amping ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

Connecting the cables .................................................................................................................................... 6

Care and cleaning .........................................................................................................................................................7

Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................................................8

Protecting the environment ............................................................................................................................................8

Technical data ...............................................................................................................................................................8

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Notice

The information in this document may change without

prior notice and in no way constitutes any liability on the

part of Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH.

No part of these instructions may be reproduced in any

form or be broadcasted in any way electronically, me-

chanically, by photocopy or recording without the written

permission of Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH.

Version 1.0

June 2013

Original packaging

If you wish to exercise your eight-week right of return, we

ask that you be absolutely sure to hold onto the packag-

ing. We can only accept the return of the speakers WITH

THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.

Empty boxes are not available!

Complaints

In case of complaint we will need the following informa-

tion to process your enquiry:

1. Invoice number

Can be found on the sales slip (enclosed with the

product) or on the order conﬁrmation received as a PDF

document, e.g. 4322543

2. Serial number or batch number

Located on the back of the unit,

e.g. serial number: KB20240129A-123.

Many thanks for your support!

Contact

For questions, suggestions or any other issues please

contact our customer service department:

Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH

Gewerbehof Buelowbogen

Buelowstrasse 66

10783 Berlin (Germany)

Phone 00800 - 200 300 40 (toll-free)

Fax: +49 (0)30 / 300 930 930

E-Mail: service@teufelaudio.com

www.teufelaudio.com

Proper use

Only use the speakers as described in these operating

instructions. Any other use will be deemed as not in ac-

cordance with the instructions and may lead to damage

of property or even persons.

The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage caused

by use not in accordance with the instructions.

The speakers are intended for private use.

Before operating the speakers please read the

safety notes and operating instructions carefully.

This is the only way to use all functions safely

and reliably.

Keep the operating instructions safe and pass them on to

anyone who may own the unit after you.

General notes and information

4 • Deﬁnion 5 – High End Floor Speakers

Safety notes

Caution icons

You will ﬁnd the following caution icons in these instruc-

tions:

Danger High risk!

Failure to observe the warning may result in

severe personal injury or death.

Attention Moderate risk!

Failure to observe the warning may result in

property damage.

Minor risk!

Points which should be observed when han-

dling the unit.

Safety notes

Danger Danger to children!

Children can become trapped in the packing

ﬁlm when playing and suffocate.

• Do not allow children to play with the unit or the pack-

ing ﬁlm. Danger of suffocation.

• Ensure that children do not remove small parts from

the unit or take them off of the unit (e.g. control knobs

or plug adapters). They could swallow the parts and

choke.

Never allow children to operate electrical units unsu-

pervised.

Danger to hearing!

Extended listening at high volumes may lead to

hearing loss.

• To avoid damage to health, avoid extended listening at

high volumes.

• When the volume is set high, always keep a certain

distance from the unit and never place your ear directly

on the speaker.

• Particularly when the subwoofer has been set to maxi-

mum volume and the unit is activated, very high noise

pressure may suddenly be produced. This may have

psychological consequences and also cause physical

injury. Children and pets are particularly at risk. Set

your signal source unit volume control to a low setting

before turning on the power.

Danger Danger of injury/damage!

Incorrect location may result in damage.

• Never use the unit unmounted in vehicles, in unstable

locations, on wobbly stands or furniture, on under-

dimensioned brackets etc. The speakers could tip or

fall down and cause injury to persons or be damaged.

• Place the speakers on the ground only.

• Place the speakers in such a way that they cannot be

knocked over unseen and make sure that the cables do

not pose a trip hazard.

• Carefully follow the installation instructions.

• Only use the enclosed ﬂat spikes.

• Only use the unit in indoor areas.

• Do not place the unit near sources of heat (e.g. heat-

ers, ovens, other heat generating equipment such as

ampliﬁers etc.).

Danger Fire hazard!

Improper use may lead to damage or ﬁre.

• Do not place open ﬂames such as burning candles or

similar on the unit.

• Ensure sufﬁcient ventilation.

• Do not place the unit in direct sunlight.

• Only use the unit in indoor areas.

• Do not operate the unit in moist areas and protect it

from drops of water and splash water. Also take care

not to stand vases or other containers ﬁlled with liquid

on or near the speaker in order to avoid liquid getting

into the case.

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Unpacking and setup

Unpacking

• Carefully open the box, remove the EPE foam half shell

and carefully lift the speaker out of the box without

reaching into the diaphragms.

• Possibly you may notice that the front plate of the

speaker caves in slightly if ﬁrm pressure is applied.

This is intentional: In order to decouple the front plate

from the housing resonances, it has been installed in

ﬂoating position.

Checking the product contents

• Check that all items have been delivered and that noth-

ing is damaged.

Item Unit Article

a1 Speaker Deﬁnion 5

b2 Metal tracks

c4 Flat spikes

Hexagon

socket

screws

• If delivery is damaged, do not use the speaker. Instead

please contact our service centre (see page 3).

Setup

Note

Our website contains comprehensive notes for

correct setup.

• Select a stable, level base.

• Make sure that the environment is clean and free from

dust.

• Avoid placing the unit close to sources of heat or in

direct sunlight.

• Arrange the connector cables so that they do not pose

a trip hazard.

• Do not place any heavy objects on the cables or the

speakers.

• Make sure that the speaker has a stable position to

prevent vibrations.

10°

90°

0,5 m

Stereo triangle

left

speaker

right

speaker

To exploit the full sound potential:

• If possible, position the speakers in the room so that

they are standing free. Ideally, the distance to the back

wall should be 0.5 m. If you have the choice, place the

speakers up against the long side of the room wall to

minimise the inﬂuence of reﬂections.

• Set up the speakers so that the listening position and

the two speakers form an equilateral or at least isosce-

les triangle.

• When you set up the speakers, make sure that there

are at least 2 m of distance between the speakers and

the listener.

• Turn the two speakers slightly towards the listening

position (approx. 10 degrees). The respective outside

of the speaker provides orientation: if it is positioned

90 degrees to the back wall, the angle is correct.

These notes are a recommendation. Depending on the

room layout and listening situation, it may be worth trying

out various setups.

The speaker performance will of course beneﬁt from the

quality level of the components connected and the acces-

sories used.

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Connecting

Danger Danger of injury/damage!

Place the speakers in such a way that they

cannot be knocked over unseen and make sure

that the cables do not pose a trip hazard.

Connector cables

Due to differing customer requirements,

Deﬁnion 5 speakers are shipped without con-

nector cables. You can ﬁnd suitable cables in our web-

shop (www.teufelaudio.com) in the “Accessories” area.

Connection variations

In addition to normal connection where each speaker

column is connected to the ampliﬁer/AV receiver with a

cable, you can also select the variations “bi-wiring” or

“bi-amping”.

Normal connection

With this method, speakers are connected like conven-

tional speakers with one 2-strand speaker cable each.

The cable bridges between the connector terminals

may not be removed in the process; you can connect

the speaker cables accordingly to the upper or lower

terminals.

Bi-wiring

With bi-wiring, the speaker is connected with two sepa-

rated speaker cables for the medium/high range path

(upper connection pair) and the low range path (bottom

connection pair) to the power ampliﬁer/AV receiver. De-

coupling between the high/medium and low range paths

may improve the sound depending on the quality of the

speaker cables used.

Bi-amping

Here, the low and the medium/high range paths are

supplied by an own power ampliﬁer of the ampliﬁer/AV

receiver each. Connect a speaker cable with two strands

to each power ampliﬁer and connect this cable with the

upper or lower connector terminals of the speakers. Ad-

vantage: Improved performance and sound quality.

Assembly of the height-adjustable ﬂat spikes

1. Screw 2 ﬂat spikes c on each of the metal tracks b.

2. Turn the speaker around and place it upside down on

the corresponding packaging half shell so as not to

damage the sensitive surface.

3. Screw the metal tracks onto the bottom of the speaker

housing using the hexagon socket screws d.

Once mounted, turn the speaker over.

You can compensate slight unevenness in the ﬂoor by

adjusting the ﬂat spikes

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Care and cleaning

• Ideally, you should remove dust or small amounts of

dirt with a dry, smooth leather cloth.

• Rub off stubborn dirt with a damp cloth. Make sure

that no liquid penetrates the speakers.

• Then immediately wipe the surfaces dry with a soft

cloth without applying pressure.

Attention Risk of damage!

Using the wrong cleaning materials may dam-

age the delicate surface of the case.

• If possible, only use plain water without any additives.

In case of stubborn marks, a mild soap solution may

be used.

• In no circumstances should caustic cleaning products,

white spirit, thinners, petrol or similar be used for

cleaning.

Connecting the cables

1. Turn off your ampliﬁer/AV receiver.

2. Lay the speaker cables from your ampliﬁer/AV receiver

to each of the speakers. Use a high-quality double

wire speaker cable with marked strands for this.

3. A connector terminal with four

terminal clips is located on the

back side of each speaker. You

can connect the speaker cables

directly here or using pin plugs.

The terminals are marked in red (+) and black(-).

Make sure the polarity is correct!

Connect the like coloured terminals. The

speaker connections of your ampliﬁer should

be marked similarly. The strands of the speaker cables

are marked with different colours or shapes.

4. If you use speaker cables with

pin plugs or cable sockets from

our assortment, simply insert

the pin plugs in the upper or

lower connector terminals.

5. The cable sockets are also

mounted on the upper or lower

terminals.

6. If you use speaker wires without

plugs, split the wire down to

approx. 30 mm on both ends

and remove approx. 10 mm

of the insulation on each end.

Twist the wire so that no strands

are protruding.

7. Turn the connector terminal

counterclockwise until loose.

Run the stripped cable end into

the now visible hole. Close the

terminal by turning it counter-

clockwise. The cable has now

been clamped in place.

8. You only have to remove the cable bridges and con-

nect the connector terminals individually for bi-wiring

or bi-amping operation.

To do this, loosen the connector terminals by turning

them counterclockwise and pull the cable bridges out.

The upper terminals lead to the high and medium

range path and the bottom terminals lead to the low

range path.

9. Connect the other end of the speaker cables to your

ampliﬁer/AV receiver. You should be able to ﬁnd cor-

responding notes in the operating instructions of your

device.

10. Turn your ampliﬁer/AV receiver back on.

This product conforms with Council of the

European Union guidelines 2004/108/EC

and 2006/95/EC

Housing volume 45 litres

Housing dimensions W x H x D 218 x 1089 x 367 mm

Weight 30.75 kg

Impedance 4 Ohm

Bi-wiring/Bi-amping Upper connections: High and medium range

Bottom connections: Low range

Technical data

You can ﬁnd further technical data on our website. Technical changes reserved!

Disposing of the speakers

Used units must not be disposed of with house-

hold waste!

If the unit is no longer operational, every

consumer is required by law to dispose of used

units separately from household waste, e.g. at a

Protecting the environment

collection point run by the communal authority/borough.

In this way it is ensured, that used units are properly recy-

cled and that negative consequences on the environment

are avoided.

For this reason, electrical equipment is labelled with the

displayed symbol.

Troubleshooting

The following notes and further detailed information on our website should help you to rectify malfunctions. In case you

don’t succeed, please contact our hotline 00800 - 200 300 40 (toll-free). Please also observe the warranty notes.

Problem Possible cause Solution

Playback is noisy. Generally speaking, the speakers are

very low noise. In the high range area,

very high-resolution speaker systems can

expose the poor quality of a signal source

(e.g. from MP3 ﬁles).

Make sure that the source is emitting a clear

signal.

The sound seems dull. Speakers have been connected with incor-

rect polarity.

Check to make sure the cables of all speakers

are correctly connected.

Instruction No. 92405 GB 20130605

For questions, suggestions or other issues please contact our customer service department:

Lautsprecher Teufel GmbH

Gewerbehof Buelowbogen - Aufgang D1

10783 Berlin (Germany), Buelowstr. 66

Tel.:

00800 200 300 40 (toll-free)

Fax: +49 (0)30 - 300 930 930

www.teufelaudio.com

No liability is accepted for the

accuracy of this information. Tech-

nical changes, typographical errors

and other errors reserved.

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