Dayton Audio ME820C Dépliant

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  Check the balance control on the receiver. Make sure it is centered.

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  Loose connection at either the receiver or the speaker. Double check connections.

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  Bad speaker cable. Replace suspect speaker cable.

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  This could be caused by a short circuit between the positive and negative leads. 

Check the connections at the back of the receiver, and then at the speaker; make 
sure that no strands of wire from one connector are touching the other connector.

10)  Caring For Your Ceiling Speakers
 

The two most common ways that ceiling speakers are permanently damaged:

 

 

1)  Not enough power at higher volumes.

 

 

2)  Too much power at higher volumes.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, far more speakers are damaged as a result of under-powering, 
than by overpowering. When a receiver runs out of power, it still tries to reproduce the musical 
signal by “clipping” the waveform. At high volume levels this clipping introduces gross amounts of 
distortion to the speaker, eventually destroying it. If the sound from your ceiling speakers starts to 
sound distorted, turn down the volume.
Having plenty of reserve power will help your speakers reproduce dynamic contrasts and quick 
transients of music much more effectively, but you do have to exercise good judgment; too much 
power will also permanently damage a speaker. Again, if you hear distortion, turn the volume down.

Woofer  

6.5" Kevlar cone 

6.5" Kevlar cone 

8" Kevlar cone

Tweeter  

1" Silk Pivoting 

1" Silk 

1" Silk

Frequency response (Hz) 50-20,000  45-20,000  30-20,000
Dimensions H x W x D (in) 

9-7/8" dia x 5-5/8" 

9-1/4" dia x 3-5/8" 

11" dia x 3-7/8"

Cut-out size H x W (in) 

8-1/4" dia. 

8-1/4" dia. 

10" dia.

Power handling (RMS/Peak) 35/70 

35/70 

45/90

Impedance 

8  8 8

SPL (1W/1m) 

88 ±3dB  

89 ±3dB  

89 ±3dB

Xover point (Hz) 

3,000  3,000 3,000

Xover slope 

12dB/octave  12dB/octave 12dB/octave

Tweeter attenuation (dB) NA 

NA 

NA

Type 

15° Coaxial 

Coaxial 

Coaxial

Dayton Audio products are warranted free from defects in material and workmanship for 

5 years 

from date of purchase. 

1 year warranty applies to the following products: powered subwoofers and 

electronic devices (e.g. subwoofer amplifi ers, and plate amplifi ers, as well as the Omnimic V2 and 

DATS loudspeaker testing devices). In the rare case of a product failure, please contact your place 

of purchase or call our Customer Support Department at (937) 743-8248.

There are no other warranties, either expressed or implied, that extend the foregoing, and there 

are no warranties of merchantability or fi tness for any particular purpose. Dayton Audio is not 

responsible for any consequential or inconsequential damage to any other unit or component or the 

cost for installation or extraction of any component of the audio system, or for the improper use of 

products. This includes but is not limited to burnt voice coils, overheating, bent frames, holes in the 

cone, or broken lead wires.
This warranty gives you specifi c legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from state 

to state.
Non-Warranty Service: If non-warranty service is required, the product may be sent to the 

Company for repair/replacement, transportation prepaid, by calling (937) 743-8248 for details, 

complete instructions, and service fee charges.

Dayton Audio

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Last Revised:  4/2/2015

tel + 937.743.8248

info@daytonaudio.com

705 Pleasant Valley Dr.

Springboro, OH 45066 

USA

Models: ME650C / ME620C /

 ME820C

 

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