Definitive Technology 500 - Manuals

Page 2 - Safety Precautions; CAUTION

CAUTION! To reduce the risk of electric shock and fire, do not remove the cover or backplate of this device. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing tolicensed service technicians. Avis: Risque de choc electricque, ne pas ouvrir.CAUTION! The international symbol of a l...

Page 3 - The speakers should usually be placed a minimum of 5 to 7 feet; Unpacking Your PowerMonitors; Please Inspect For Shipping Damage

3 The PowerMonitors are very flexible in terms of their positioning and placement requirements. They can be placed on a bookshelf, on orin an entertainment cabinet (in the open or enclosed behind a grille ordoor with appropriate opening to the room), on a stand, or mounted onthe wall. They can be po...

Page 4 - Hooking Up Your PowerMonitors; Your PowerMonitors each have one pair of gold 5-way binding; Connecting Your Loudspeakers

4 Your PowerMonitors should sound good right out of the box; howev- er, an extended break-in period of 20-40 hours or more of normal play-ing is required to reach full performancecapability. Break-in allows thesuspensions to work in and results in fuller bass, a more open “blossom-ing” midrange and ...

Page 5 - Hooking Up with Speaker Wire Only

5 The simplest implementation of use with Dolby Digital is to simply hook-up your PowerMonitors with speaker wire as describedabove and “tell” your bass management system that you have “Large”left and right front speakers and “no” subwoofer. The bass manage-ment system will then send the LFE .1 chan...

Page 6 - Use of PowerMonitors as Rear or Side Surround Speakers; PowerMonitors make excellent rear or side surround speakers for; Powering Up the Active Subwoofer Section; Your PowerMonitors contain a built-in, active powered subwoofer

Using Your PowerMonitors with an AdditionalSubwoofer on the LFE Channel Your Definitive PowerMonitors are designed with built-in powered subwoofers which deliver excellent low frequency response and allowyou to utilize the LFE .1 discrete low frequency bass channel included inDolby Digital AC-3. Man...

Page 7 - Setting Your PowerMonitors’ Low Frequency Control; We suggest starting at about 1 o’clock on the dial.; We suggest that when you are using a separate LFE input, you set

7 Setting Your PowerMonitors’ Low Frequency Control Your PowerMonitors have a level control for the electronic crossover which allows you to perfectly tune the output level of the powered lowfrequency subwoofer section to match your room as well as to fulfillyour own personal listening preferences. ...

Page 8 - The PowerMonitor Home Theater System; A complete PowerMonitor Home Theater System combines a pair; this almost always sounds the best.

8 The PowerMonitor Home Theater System A complete PowerMonitor Home Theater System combines a pair of PowerMonitors with a perfectly matched Definitive center channelspeaker (ideally, one with a built-in powered sub, such as a C/L/R2300, C/L/R 2500, C/L/R 3000 or a PowerMonitor), perfectly matchedDe...

Page 10 - Service and warranty work on your Definitive loudspeakers will; Please note that the address given in this; Service

10 Service and warranty work on your Definitive loudspeakers will normally be performed by the Definitive Technology dealer fromwhom you have purchased your loudspeakers. If, however, you wishto return the speaker to us, please contact us first, describing the prob-lem and requesting authorization a...

Page 11 - PowerMonitors Preliminary Specifications

*Registered Trademark All specifications subject to change. 11 PowerMonitor 700 Dimensions 16.75"H x 6.8"W x 14.125"D Frequency Response 20 Hz – 30 kHz Nominal Impedance Compatible with 4 – 8 ohm outputs. (Set amp on 4 if you have a choice.) Driver Complement 5.25" cast-basket polyme...

Page 12 - This product complies with the essential requirements of; -Years for Electronic Components

This product complies with the essential requirements of EMC directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC (inclusive of 93/68/EEC) and carries the CE mark accordingly. AUAT012909 Definitive Technology warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Definitive Technology Loudspeaker Product (the “Pro...