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Summary of Contents for Synthesis SAM3HA

Page 1: ...SYNTHESIS THREE ARRAY SAM3HA SAM3VA OWNER S AND INSTALLER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...AKERS 4 CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKERS 4 AMBIENT SURROUND SPEAKERS 5 5 1 CHANNEL SYSTEMS 5 6 1 CHANNEL SYSTEMS 5 7 1 CHANNEL SYSTEMS 6 CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS TO THE REST OF YOUR SYSTEM 6 PREPARING THE HOOKUP WIRE 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 9 SPECIFICATIONS 10 2 CONTENTS ...

Page 3: ...nge sound without harshness stridency or listener fatigue From two to as many as four 12 or 15 305mm or 380mm high power subwoofers complete the experience with earth shattering deep bass COMMON VOICING Synthesis Three Array uses common voicing across the front three channels Since identical drivers are used each speaker has the same tonal qualities thus as a sound is panned from one side to the o...

Page 4: ...ersion characteristics If you mount it horizontally it will not provide the correct dispersion pattern If the speaker is being used with a perforated projection screen it should be mounted behind the center of the screen see Figure 2 If a nonperforated projection screen plasma display or other fixed video device is being used in the installation the preferred center speaker is the model SAM3HA bel...

Page 5: ...energy expenditure from any individual speaker Placement of the surround speakers remains critical 5 1 CHANNEL SYSTEMS The ambient surround speakers work optimally if they are placed as far back from the screen as the viewing chairs are If there are two rows of chairs these speakers should be placed between them The ambient surround speakers should be placed higher than the seating area at least t...

Page 6: ...ponding and terminals Most manufacturers of speakers and electronics including JBL use red to denote the terminal and black for the terminal although some elec tronics manufacturers have adopted the new color coding standard promulgated by the Consumer Electronics Association In that case the positive terminal will be colored to correspond to the channel position while the negative terminal will b...

Page 7: ...nput Ch 2 Input Ch 3 Input Ch 4 Input Ch 5 Input Ch 6 Input Ch 7 Input SDEC 3000 S PDIF INPUTS IR IN TRIGGER OUTPUTS OUT S PDIF S N RS 232 2 1 VIDEO S VIDEO AUDIO INPUTS L R C SUB LS RS L R L R C SUB LS RS Y PR PB Y PR PB Y PR PB INPUT 1 INPUT 3 INPUT 2 Y PR PB OUTPUT 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CENTER FRONT SIDE REAR L R L R SUBWOOFER MAIN VIDEO ZONE 2 VIDEO AUDIO 1 SDP 5 Digita...

Page 8: ...GERS Ch 2 Output Ch 3 Output Ch 4 Output Ch 5 Output Ch 6 Output Ch 7 Output WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture HAZARDOUS ENERGY MAKE PROPER SPEAKER CONNECTIONS SEE OWNERS MANUAL BEFORE USING NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL SDP 5 Ch 1 Input Ch 2 Input Ch 3 Input Ch 4 Input Ch 5 Input Ch 6 Inp...

Page 9: ...peaker is configured In Dolby Pro Logic mode make sure the incorrectly center speaker is not in phantom mode Problem not diagnosed To diagnose the likely source of the problem it is often helpful to switch the nonfunctioning speaker with one that is functioning correctly Turn off all electronics before exchanging the speakers Turn everything back on and determine whether the problem is in the same...

Page 10: ...GNETS SHIELDED MOTOR STRUCTURE AND 2 MAGNETS SHIELDED MOTOR STRUCTURE AND 2 51MM VOICE COILS 51MM VOICE COILS SENSITIVITY 2 83V 1M 89DB 89DB FREQUENCY RESPONSE 3DB 48HZ TO 40KHZ 48HZ TO 40KHZ MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED 200 WATTS 200 WATTS AMPLIFIER POWER CROSSOVER FREQUENCIES 1KHZ 10KHZ 1KHZ 10KHZ NOMINAL IMPEDANCE 6 OHMS 6 OHMS DIMENSIONS H X W X D 9 5 8 X 28 5 8 X 9 1 16 27 3 8 X 10 3 16 X 12 5 8 244MM...

Page 11: ...11 NOTES ...

Page 12: ...7 001 9 06 Declaration of Conformity We Harman Consumer Group International 2 route de Tours 72500 Château du Loir France declare in own responsibility that the products described in this owner s manual are in compliance with technical standards EN 61000 6 3 2001 EN 61000 6 1 2001 Luc Guillaume Harman Consumer Group International Château du Loir France 9 06 ...

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