MAC Audio SOUNDFORCE 3800 Bedienungsanleitung Seite 5

Dear MAC AUDIO Customer,
Congratulations on your fine new loudspeakers and thank you very much for choosing
MAC AUDIO! You have made an excellent choice.
Please study the instructions and information below carefully before using your new
loudspeakers.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT CONNECTING YOUR MAC AUDIO SOUNDFORCE
LOUDSPEAKERS
Please always use a good quality loudspeaker connection cable from an audio dealer.
To prevent impairment of sound quality, we recommend cables with cross-sections of at
least 2.5 mm² for lengths up to 3 m and at least 4 mm² for lengths above 3 m.
Always turn off the amplifier before connecting or disconnecting loudspeaker cables.
Place the loudspeakers in their planned positions and cut the cables to the right length.
Strip 10 - 15 mm of insulation from the ends of the cables and twist the ends. The
loudspeaker terminals are equipped with a clamping mechanism. Press the terminal
head down and guide the stripped cable end into the hole. On releasing the terminal
head, the cable is secured, ensuring the best possible contact.
For good sound it is imperative that the cables must be connected in such a way that the
speakers are "in phase". This means that the black negative terminals on the speakers
(-) must be connected to the negative (-) terminals on the amplifier, the red positive (+)
speaker terminals to the positive (+) amplifier terminals. To make this easier one wire of
most speaker cables is marked with a coloured strip or a ridge in the insulation.
Before switching on the system double-check all your connections and make sure that
the terminal screws are tight and that there are no short circuits caused by stray wire
filaments – this could cause serious damage to your amplifier!
THE MAC AUDIO SOUNDFORCE LOUDSPEAKERS IN STEREO MODE
In the ideal configuration the speakers and the listening position should form an
equilateral triangle. When the left and right speakers are the same distance from the
listening position their sound arrives at the same time, resulting in a harmonious, natural
music reproduction.
HOW TO AVOID DAMAGE TO YOUR VALUABLE SPEAKERS
Your loudspeakers are designed and built for optimum sound reproduction with highest
efficiency. The tone controls should therefore be turned to the central position. Turning
up the bass and treble controls too far delivers more power to the woofers and/or
tweeters, and at high volumes this can actually destroy the speaker units!
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