General Information - Magnat Cinema Ultra AEH 400-ATM Handbuch

Dear MAGNAT Customer,
Congratulations on your fine new loudspeakers and thank you very much for choosing MAGNAT! You have
made an excellent choice. The high-quality speakers produced by MAGNAT are renowned all over the world.
Please study the instructions and information below carefully before using your new loudspeakers.
maGnat Cinema Ultra
The Dolby Atmos-compatible universal add-on speaker is a part of the Magnat Cinema Ultra loudspeaker
family. Other models include the LCR 100-THX front speaker, the RD 200-THX dipole surround sound speaker
and the SUB 300-THX subwoofer.
All of the models can also be used outside the Cinema Ultra range as extremely powerful home cinema com-
ponents
aBOUt DOlBY atmOS
Dolby Atmos is a new audio standard for cinemas and home cinemas. Atmos brings a third dimension into
the soundscape for the first time in the form of treble channels. These treble channels are emitted either by
separate add-on speakers like the Magnat AEH 400-ATM or via add-on speakers integrated into the front
and rear speakers. For even distribution of the treble sound field that is not locatable for the human ear, the
add-on loudspeakers emit their sound into the room in the direction of the ceiling. The reflection of this sound
then reaches the listeners, giving the impression of a three-dimensional soundscape.
The AEH 400-ATM can, in addition, be switched to direct emission and then be used as a wall or ceiling speaker.
This provides various options for expanding the existing home cinema system.
Please note that, for a true Dolby Atmos experience, both the source material (e.g. Bluray) and the electronics
(e.g. AV receiver) have to meet the Dolby Atmos audio standard.

General inFOrmatiOn

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 or receiver before connecting or disconnecting loudspeaker cables. Place the
loudspeakers in their planned positions and cut the cables to the right length. The cables for both channels
should always be exactly the same length.
Strip 10 – 15 mm of insulation from the ends of the cables. Twist the ends – this is much better than tinning
them with solder – insert them in the terminals and tighten the terminal screws firmly (fig. 1). Loudspeaker
cables with CE-compliant banana or single-pin plugs (4 mm) or forked fittings can also be used.
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!
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