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Summary of Contents for NEWTON T300

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Page 2: ... INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL AVISIQUE POUR EVITER TOUT RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS DEMONTER LE COUVERCLE DU HAUT PARLEUR AUCUN ENTRE TIEN DES PIECES INTERIEURES N EST REQUIS TOUT SERVICE D ENTRETIEN NE DOIT ETRE EFFECTUE QUE PAR DU PERSON NEL D ENTRETIEN QUALIFIE READ AND HEED IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING ON BOTTOM OF SPEAKER ENCLOSURE CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK M...

Page 3: ...ONS All safety and operating instructions should be read before the speaker is operated RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the speaker and in the operating instructions should be adhered to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating and use instructions should be followed CLEANING Unplug the speaker from the wall o...

Page 4: ...ight Stand Bolts D AC cord E Four threaded posts spikes F Four disc feet G Four lock nuts H Four soft foot pads Also necessary A philips screwdriver no 2 preferably to install the stands Two lengths of speaker wire or Two lengths of speaker wire plus two signal cables with RCA plugs at each end to connect the speakers to a receiver or amplifier See pages 10 and 12 to determine what wire and cable ...

Page 5: ...peaker using four bolts for each stand see diagram The metal stands are identical Tighten the bolts securely Connect the AC cord but do not connect the other end to a wall socket Set the Master Power switch to ON Choose which foot option is correct for your situation Disc Feet The disc feet insure stable speaker place ment on most flat surfaces and low pile carpet Adhere the four soft foot pads to...

Page 6: ...ion It is difficult to move the speaker once the spikes are installed on the stands Install the Disc Feet on the speaker first and determine exactly where you want to place the speaker on a carpet then change the feet to exposed spikes 1 Install the blunt end of a threaded post into the end of each metal stand arm Twist each until it stops turning but do not tighten them 2 Thread a Disk Foot most ...

Page 7: ...two connectors for the low fre quency range of a bi wire connection scheme FUSE See page 13 for replacement information MASTER POWER Use this switch to turn off the AC power to the speaker This is advisable if the speaker will be unused for over a week or two AC POWER Insert the supplied AC power cord into this receptacle BASS CONTOUR NORMAL 8 8 SUB LEVEL MIN MAX SUB IN LINK IN OUT HIGH RANGE LOW ...

Page 8: ...tor This helps create a cohesive sonic presentation across the left center and right front speakers Avoid positioning the face of either speaker near a wall Reflected sound will degrade the overall accura cy of the speaker s tonal balance Avoid positioning a speaker in a corner Reflected sound from the corner will also degrade the tonal balance ABOUT SPEAKER PLACEMENT 20 55 ANGLE MAXIMUM RECOMMEND...

Page 9: ...nt right channels of a Dolby Digital receiver set the Dolby Digital decoder options at Subwoofer NONE or OFF Front Speakers LARGE Center Speaker and Rear Speakers SMALL This setting sends all the deep bass signals in the music or program to the Newton Series Tower speakers With the decoder set as described the decoder s Crossover Frequency option selects the low filter frequency for the center and...

Page 10: ...ilter fre quency for the center and rear speakers Set this at 100 Hz unless you are sure both the center and rear speakers have significant output below 100 Hz Speaker Input Jumpers The jumpers link the input of the upper frequency driv ers and the input of the subwoofer s power amplifier Removing the jumpers allows separate speaker cables to be attached to the main speakers and the sub woofer biw...

Page 11: ...lors Make The Connections 1 Unscrew the speaker s red and black connector knobs to expose the holes in their threaded shafts 2 Insert the stripped end of one cable s indicated conductor into the speaker s red connector Hand tighten the knob to secure the connection Make sure no stray strands of wire are exposed If you are using a cable connector plug connect it according to its instructions 3 Repe...

Page 12: ... Dolby Digital program with deep bass content 4 Set the Bass Contour control at the average of the two positions if you find any difference Speaker Wire Plus Subwoofer Cable Configuration Adjustment 1 If you have a Dolby Digital receiver with a Subwoofer Output Level adjustment option set it to 0 dB 2 Set all receiver tone controls and all surround effects Off 3 Set the receiver to to Dolby Digita...

Page 13: ...all bass output is restored If you do not have a SUB OUT jack available it s pos sible to drive both Tower speakers and an additional powered subwoofer s speaker level input with just speaker wire Just connect both the Towers and the powered subwoofer as described on page 8 connect ing two speaker wires to each Left and Right amplifier output Fuse Replacement The fuse holder is located in the powe...

Page 14: ...t Excessive Amplifier Distortion Operating a receiver of any power rating beyond its maximum undistorted output level creates distortion added high frequency sound not part of the musical pro gram Distortion dramatically increases the internal operating temperature of a loudspeaker and will eventually cause the speaker s failure due to burned or melted internal parts While Cambridge SoundWorks inc...

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