MartinLogan Fresco i [4/20] Peration

Use the best speaker cables you can. The length and type

of speaker cable used in your system will have an audible

effect. Under no circumstance should a wire of gauge

higher (thinner) than #16 be used. In general, the longer

the length used, the greater the necessity of a lower

gauge, and the lower the gauge, the better the sound.

A variety of speaker cables are now available whose

manufacturers claim better performance than standard

heavy gauge wire. We have verified this in many

cases, and the improvements available are often more

noticeable than the differences between wires of different

gauge. The effects of cables may be masked if the

equipment is not of the highest quality.

Connections are done at the signal input section on the

rear electronics panel of the Fresco i (see figure 1). Use

spade connectors for optimum contact. Make certain that

all of your connections are tight.

Be consistent when connecting speaker leads to the

terminals on the back of the Fresco i. Take great care to

assign the same color to the (+) terminal on both the

speaker and the amplifier.

WARNING! Turn your amplifier off before

making or breaking any signal connections!

Fresco i features a unique 'on-wall/off-wall' switch that

tailors Fresco i's acoustic equalization to either installation

option by engaging specialized equalization that

improves the system matching. This is critical for effective

multichannel playback. Set this switch to On-Wall if the

Fresco i is mounted to a wall or ceiling. Set the switch to

Off Wall if the Fresco i is more than four inches from a

wall (see figure 1).

Break-In

Due to the sophisticated materials used to create high-

resolution ATF™ (Advanced Thin Film) drivers your new

speakers require a 72–100 hour break-in period at 90

dB (moderate listening levels) before achieving optimum

performance characteristics. During this time you will

experience incremental audible improvements, finally

resulting in tonally balanced, clean, detailed sound.

Signal Connection On Wall/Off Wall Switch

OPERATION

4 Operation

Figure 1. Single wire connection. One channel shown.