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Loudpeaker Mounting Position Desktop Bass TiltFlat anechoic response OFF OFFFree standing in a damped room OFF OFFFree standing in a reverberant room OFF -2 dBNear to a wall OFF -6 dBNear field on a reflective surface ON (-4 dB @ 200 Hz) -2 dBIn a corner or a cabinet OFF -6 dBTable 1: Suggested tone control settings for differing acoustical environments2.5 centimeters (1”) behind, above and onboth sides of the loudspeaker. The spaceadjacent to the amplifier must either be ventilatedor sufficiently large to dissipate heatso that the ambient temperature does notrise above 35 degrees Celsius (95°F)ConnectionsConnect the loudspeaker to a mains connectionwith the supplied mains cable. Checkthat the loudspeaker and the signal sourceare powered off.The 6010A has an unbalanced RCA10 kOhm audio input connector. The signalcables provided with the loudspeaker allow itto be connected to a line level audio sourcewith either 3.5 mm Jack or RCA type audioconnectors. Suitable audio sources arepreamplifiers, computer sound cards, portableaudio players, “PRE OUT” connectorson a Home Theater receiver etc.As an active loudspeaker, the 6010Acontains its own amplifiers, no separatepower amplifier is needed. Never connectthe 6010A to the loudspeaker outputs of apower amplifier or an integrated amplifier orreceiver. Once the connections have beenmade, the loudspeakers are ready to beswitched on.ControlsThe input sensitivity of the 6010A can bematched to the output of the audio source byadjusting the “LEVEL” trim on the rear panelwith a screwdriver.The frequency response of the Genelec6010A can be adjusted to match the acousticenvironment by setting the tone controlswitches on the rear panel. The controls are“Bass Tilt” and “Desktop Control”. Table 1shows some examples of typical settings invarious situations. Figure 4 shows the effectof the controls on the anechoic response.The factory setting for all tone controls is“OFF” to give a flat anechoic response. Alwaysstart adjustment by setting all switchesto “OFF” position. Measure or listen systematicallythrough the different combinations ofsettings to find the best frequency balance.Bass TiltThe Bass Tilt control offers three attenuationlevels for the bass response of theloudspeaker, usually necessary when theloudspeakers are placed near a wall or otherroom boundaries. The attenuation levels are-2 dB (switch 1 “ON”), -4 dB (switch 2 “ON”)and -6 dB (both switches “ON”).