Dali 300 mk2 User Guide
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DALIHELICON300/300MK2isacompactloudspeaker,verywellsuitedforstandmountingin
smalltomediumsizedrooms�Optimally,theheightofthestandmustbeapproximately55cm/22”�
Thespeakerswillalsoworkfineassurroundspeakersinlargerrooms�
smalltomediumsizedrooms�Optimally,theheightofthestandmustbeapproximately55cm/22”�
Thespeakerswillalsoworkfineassurroundspeakersinlargerrooms�
HELICONSTANDisadedicatedstandforHELICON300/300MK2�Thestandisorderedseparately
tomatchthewoodfinishofyourspeakers�
tomatchthewoodfinishofyourspeakers�
HELICON 300/300MK2
HELICON 400/400MK2
DALIHELICON400/400MK2isamediumsizedfloorstandingloudspeakerverywellsuitedfor
smalltomediumsizedrooms�Thespeakersareverywellsuitedforstereosetupsaswellas
surroundsystems�HELICON400/400MK2isequallywellsuitedasfrontandrearspeakersina
surroundsystem�
smalltomediumsizedrooms�Thespeakersareverywellsuitedforstereosetupsaswellas
surroundsystems�HELICON400/400MK2isequallywellsuitedasfrontandrearspeakersina
surroundsystem�
HELICON 800/800MK2
DALIHELICON800/800MK2isalargesizedfloorstandingloudspeaker�Thespeakersareverywell
suitedforlargeroomsfortheultimatestereoorsurroundexperience�HELICON800/800MK2is
equallywellsuitedasfrontandrearspeakersinasurroundsystem�
suitedforlargeroomsfortheultimatestereoorsurroundexperience�HELICON800/800MK2is
equallywellsuitedasfrontandrearspeakersinasurroundsystem�
Perfectintegrationofthesoundfromthedifferentdriversisachievedatdistancesaboveapproxi-
mately3m/120”–HELICON800/800MK2isrecommendedforlargerroomswherelongdistances
betweenloudspeakerandlistenerarepossible�
mately3m/120”–HELICON800/800MK2isrecommendedforlargerroomswherelongdistances
betweenloudspeakerandlistenerarepossible�
HELICON S600/S600MK2
DALIHELICONS600/S600MK2isdesignedspecificallyforusewiththeotherHELICONloudspeak-
ers�Itcanbeusedbothasabasssupplementinastereosetupaswellaslargersurroundsound
setups�
ers�Itcanbeusedbothasabasssupplementinastereosetupaswellaslargersurroundsound
setups�
Usedinasurroundsetup,theHELICONS600/S600MK2canbeusedasastandfortheDALI
HELICONC200,becausethetopofthesubwooferhasthesamecurvatureasthecabinetofthe
HELICONC200,becausethetopofthesubwooferhasthesamecurvatureasthecabinetofthe
POSITIONING OF LOUDSPEAKERS
PositiontheHELICON/HELICONMK2speakersatleast25cm/10”fromtherearwallwiththerear
ofthespeakersparallelwiththewall�Donottoeinthespeakerstowardsthelisteningposition,
unlessyouarelisteningatextremeoffaxisangles�Foroptimumresults,thespeakersshouldbe
placedatleast60cm/25”fromsidewalls�
ofthespeakersparallelwiththewall�Donottoeinthespeakerstowardsthelisteningposition,
unlessyouarelisteningatextremeoffaxisangles�Foroptimumresults,thespeakersshouldbe
placedatleast60cm/25”fromsidewalls�
Theloudspeakersshouldbepositionedsothatso-calledmirrorsourcesareavoided(directreflec-
tionsfromtheloudspeakertoawalltothelisteningposition)�Ifyouhavemirrorsources,the
effectcanbeminimizede�g�byplacingaplant,tapestryorotherobjectwithanirregularsurface
atsomepointinthereflection’spath�
tionsfromtheloudspeakertoawalltothelisteningposition)�Ifyouhavemirrorsources,the
effectcanbeminimizede�g�byplacingaplant,tapestryorotherobjectwithanirregularsurface
atsomepointinthereflection’spath�
Ifpossible,improvementcanalmostalwaysbemadebyexperimentingwiththeloudspeakerandlisten-
ingpositions�Justafewcentimeters/inchescanmakeadifferencebecauseofdifferentroomcoupling�
ingpositions�Justafewcentimeters/inchescanmakeadifferencebecauseofdifferentroomcoupling�
Forcriticallistening,thelistenershouldalwaysbeseatedonthecenteraxisbetweenthetwo
loudspeakersandwiththesamedistancetoeachspeaker�Intheoptimallisteningsetup,the
distancesfromleftspeakertorightspeaker,fromrightspeakertothelisteningpositionandfrom
thelisteningpositiontotheleftspeakershouldallbeequal,forminganequilateraltriangle�
loudspeakersandwiththesamedistancetoeachspeaker�Intheoptimallisteningsetup,the
distancesfromleftspeakertorightspeaker,fromrightspeakertothelisteningpositionandfrom
thelisteningpositiontotheleftspeakershouldallbeequal,forminganequilateraltriangle�
Forrear/sidechannelspeakersinasurroundsystem,makesurethatthereisanunobstructedpath
fromthetweetermodulestothelisteningposition�Donotpointtheloudspeakersdirectlytowards
thelisteningposition�Carefullyfollowtheinstructionsincludedwithyoursurroundamplifier/
receiveronhowtocalibrateandaligntheoutputofallthespeakersinthesurroundsetup�
fromthetweetermodulestothelisteningposition�Donotpointtheloudspeakersdirectlytowards
thelisteningposition�Carefullyfollowtheinstructionsincludedwithyoursurroundamplifier/
receiveronhowtocalibrateandaligntheoutputofallthespeakersinthesurroundsetup�
OVERLOADING
Ifthesubwooferisseriouslyoverloaded,thebuilt-insafetycircuitwillpowerdowntheamplifier�
Ifthisoccurs,turnthesystemvolumedownandthesubwooferwillautomaticallypowerupagain
afterashortperiod�Thebuilt-insafetycircuitisnotaguaranteeagainstdamageasaresultof
overloading�
Ifthisoccurs,turnthesystemvolumedownandthesubwooferwillautomaticallypowerupagain
afterashortperiod�Thebuilt-insafetycircuitisnotaguaranteeagainstdamageasaresultof
overloading�
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