Exakt Dorik Stand

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Product info

  • Product Name: EXAKT DORIK Stands
Consisting of:
Dorik Stands &
Dorik bases
  • Date of Introduction:
November 2014 - original
September 2017 updated with Katalyst


Manuals

Safety Information

Warranty Terms & Conditions

Linn Support Site


Installation

We recommend that your Dorik stands are unpacked, installed and adjusted by an authorised Linn retailer. To get the best from your loudspeakers, it is important that they be positioned and levelled correctly.

Please note, to achieve the very best from your system, some adjustments may be required after positioning, levelling and connecting. See the Fine adjustment section.


As this is an Exakt speaker, the initial setup must be performed with a Local Area Network that has Internet access. Otherwise, Konfig cannot set the speaker channel, Speaker profile and Space Optimisation of these products


Unpacking

IMPORTANT: The Dorik stands are heavy; take great care when moving them.

When unpacking, lifting or moving them, we recommend using two people to avoid personal injury.

  • Do not lay the loudspeakers on their front face as this will damage the loudspeaker.
  • We recommend that you retain the packaging in case you need to transport your loudspeaker(s) at a later date.
  • Take care when unpacking to avoid damage to the cabinets.

Move the (boxed) loudspeaker to an uncluttered, flat area adjacent to its eventual position (this will avoid any excessive moving and carrying of unpacked loudspeakers).

Repacking

IMPORTANT: The Dorik stands are heavy; take great care when moving them.

When packing, lifting or moving them, we recommend using two people to avoid personal injury.

  • Do not lay the loudspeakers on their front face as this will damage the loudspeaker.
  • Take care when repacking to avoid damage to the cabinets.
  • Remove the speaker & stand from the module before repacking
  • Refit the transit plate to the base of the module before repacking Reverse operation of this
  • Check the correct end caps are used for the top and bottom of the stand.


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Fitting the module to the base

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Fit the module on the packing end cap to protect the floor surface

Remove the 2off transit screws (M4x20) from the Dorik transit plate

Remove the 4off screws (M6x25) from the Dorik transit plate. Keep these screws to attach the base.

Fit the base to the module and secure using the screw (M6x25) used to fix the transit plate

Rotate the module on to its newly installed stand

IMPORTANT: Take care not to over-tighten the bolts.

Fitting the module to the Speaker

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Any supported speaker can be fitted to any Dorik stand, you use the Konfig software to configure which speaker connects to which module. You will not get any Music from the speakers until this is done.

Remove the 2off transit screws (M4x25) from the Akudorik stand Top-plate


To place the speaker on the module, Dorik speakers can be bolted onto the using the 4off M8x16 screws supplied.

Check the orientation is correct - cooling find to the front of the speaker and the power socket to the rear of the speaker.


IMPORTANT: Take care not to over tighten the bolts.


Positioning

As with any stereo loudspeaker, there are some fundamental principles which should be observed to get the best sound from your loudspeakers.

  • The loudspeakers should be placed at an equal distance from the wall behind the loudspeakers.
  • The speakers should be a similar (not the same) distance from the walls to the outside of each loudspeaker.
  • Any toe-in applied should be the same for each loudspeaker.
  • The loudspeakers should be level with all four spikes in contact with the floor. Use Linn Skeets for hard floors.



For further assistance, try our customer support pages.

Levelling


Screw the spikes into the corners of the stand.
Fit the lock nuts, but do not tighten at this stage.


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Cautiously (do not scratch the cabinet), use a spirit level to check if it is sitting level. If it is, gently rock the loudspeaker from front to back, side to side and diagonally to check for any movement. If none is present and the loudspeaker is sitting level, no adjustment to the spikes is necessary.


If the loudspeaker is not level, or moves when you rock it, loosen the appropriate lock nuts using the tool provided and use a screwdriver to turn the spikes to adjust their height. Adjust the spikes to level the speaker, using a spirit level placed on the stand.

Press down firmly on the top of the loudspeaker to ensure it is in close contact with your flooring.

Use the spirit level as before and continue to adjust the spikes as required.


Once the speaker is level and does not rock, use the screwdriver to hold the spike in place and fit and tighten the lock nuts with the spanner provided.


Note: To protect wooden or tiled floors, the spikes can be placed on Linn Skeets, which are available from your Linn retailer.

Connections

Dorik stand to Speakers

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Check the cable marked numbers go to the correct socket number highlighted in the diagram. DOUBLE-CHECK the wiring from the Dorik stand to speaker terminals!
If there are any mis-wires or wrong speaker definitions in the Dorik stand, you may blow the speaker drive units, so take care.

If this is the first connection, use the standard Aktiv test scenario.

  1. Switch Off Dorik Stand
  2. Disconnect any Dorik stand to speakers connections
  3. Set to a low-volume value, e.g. 40-50
  4. Do the following tests 5,6,7,8 starting with the Bass connections, then Midrange, then tweeter and finally super tweeter in that order.
  5. Connect respective (Bass or Mid or tweeter or super-tweeter) Dorik stand connection to the Bass connection (Bass or Mid or tweeter or super-tweeter) of the speaker.
  6. Power on the Dorik stand and play some Music. Check that you are only getting (Bass or Mid or tweeter or super-tweeter) audio from that speaker drive unit.
  7. Stop the Music playing.
  8. Leave this cable connected, go to Step4 and connect the next speaker drive unit in the list.

If you change a speaker or variant, this may also change the Dorik stand terminations, so DOUBLE CHECK'

Lower Back Panel

Image:Akuborik Exakt


  1. MAINS INPUT - To connect to the mains electricity supply.
  2. EXAKT LINK - From Exakt Master OR from an Exakt Slave connected to the Exakt master
  3. EXAKT LINK - To Exakt Slave product
  4. FALLBACK - Primarily for Linn service use only, to put the device into Fallback mode (used when reprogramming the unit).

Akurate_Exakt_System has more detail on connection and usage

EXAKT LINK connection

Check HERE for information of Exakt link connection









KONFIG setup

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE USING THE LATEST VERSION OF KONFIG (at least V4.13.74)
(This version of Konfig will NOT work on MAC OSX Snow Leopard, and these speakers CANNOT be configured with earlier versions of KONFIG)

The factory setting for the Akudorik stand module has no speaker defined. This will mean that when you start playing music, the speaker will be muted.

Use Konfig to configure the Dorik stand module to the attached speaker.

Select CHANGE to select a new speaker, such as Akurate 212, Dorik... etc

Enter the attached speakers' serial number that is fixed to that particular Dorik stand module. (This will allow Konfig to download the speaker measurements from the 'cloud' and set up the Akudorik stand for the Exakt setting for that speaker)


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Operation

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General

If the Exakt DSM is in Standby, the Akudorik speaker is totally shutdown. No LEDs or indicators are shown




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When the Exakt DSM is brought out of Standby, it will send trigger voltage and wake the speaker up. The LED's beside the Mains socket/Exakt link sockets will tell you the status. After approx 6 seconds, the Blue LED on the top of the speaker will illuminate, stating "it's ready to party!"




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If you have brought the Exakt DSM out of standby, and you only get this LED, then the speaker has no Mains power. Check the Mains lead is fully inserted into the speaker and the wall socket mains switch is ON.



EXAKT STATUS INDICATORS

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EXAKT LED Status

LED

OFF

ON

Flash / Blink

0 Master Port No Link Link Discovered Link Activity
1 Audio Clock No Clock Clock locked Clock not locked
2 Slave Port No Link Link Enabled Link Activity
3 Software Status Not Configured Running Hardware Fault















Upper Back Panel

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Speaker status LED

R2 LED

R LED

B LED

STATUS


OFF OFF OFF No Power (Speaker OFF)
OFF OFF ON Active (Speaker ON)
ON ON ON Invalid state
OFF OFF Slow flash Discovering
OFF OFF Fast flash Configuring
OFF Fast flash OFF Hardware fault
OFF Slow Alternating flash Slow Alternating flash Fallback mode
OFF Fast Alternating flash Fast Alternating flash Re flashing





















Supported speakers

Currently, available using a Dorik stand
Note: these speakers must be made externally Aktiv


Trouble shooting

Check Exakt troubleshooting For further assistance, try our customer support pages.