Boston Acoustics XB6 manual

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    XB6 XB8 Powered Subwoofer Featuring BassT rac ®[...]

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    2 Important Safety Instructions This symbol found on the apparatus indicates hazards arising fr om danger- ous voltages. This symbol found on the apparatus indicates the user should read all safety statements found in the user manual. This symbol found on the apparatus indicates double insulation. W arning! T o reduce the risk of fir e or electric [...]

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    3 Description Boston’ s XB6 and XB8 subwoofers deliver the dynamic bass foundation that is essential for lifelike r epr oduction of movie soundtracks and music in the home. These attractive powered subwoofers will complement any ster eo or home theater sound system with their impressive bass output and compact size. Both subwoofers utilize our ru[...]

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    4 Connections NOTE: Power is always supplied to the subwoofer electronics unless it is unplugged or switched to the off position using the power toggle switch located in the lower left corner of the rear panel. The auto-on cir cuitry only activates or deactivates the power amplifier . Make sure your subwoofer and r eceiver are unplugged when making[...]

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    CAUTION: Disconnect supply cord before replacing fuse. For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type fuse. ATTENTION: Debrancher avant de remplacer le fusible. Utiliser un fusible de rechange de même type. * use crossover control : removes high frequencies; use with sources lacking suitable filtering (most products wit[...]

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    Contr ols Powered Subwoofer F eaturing BassT rac ® XB6 CAUTION: Disconnect supply cord b efore replacing fuse. For continued p rotection against risk of fire, replace only w ith same type fuse. A TTENTION: Debrancher avant de r emplacer le fusible. Utiliser un fusible de r echange de même type. * use crossover control : removes high frequencies; [...]

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    P ower indicator: T his two- color power status light will be red when the Power Mode Switch is set to “auto” (without any audio signal present) and green when set to “on” mode. It will not light up at all until the Main Power switch is set to the “on” position. 7 M E N U / E N T E R I N P U T S E L E C T D O W N U P L E F T/ - R I G H [...]

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    BassT rac, Boston, Boston Acoustics, Deep Channel are r egistered trademarks of Boston Acoustics, Inc. Dolby and Pro Logic are r egistered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. © 2006 Boston Acoustics, Inc. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. 142-002501-0 If Speaker Wir e Connections Cause the Su[...]

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    XB6 XB8 Subwoofer amplificado con BassT rac ®[...]

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    2 Instrucciones de seguridad importantes La presencia de este símbolo en el apara- to indica riesgos derivados de voltajes peligrosos. La presencia de este símbolo en el aparato indica que el usuario debe leer todas las directrices de seguridad del manual de usuario. La presencia de este símbolo en el aparato indica un aislamiento doble. Adverte[...]

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    3 Descripción Los subwoofer XB6 y XB8 de Boston ofrecen la base de graves dinámica esencial para la r eproducción de bandas sonoras de películas y música en casa con los sonidos más reales. Estos atractivos subwoofers amplificados complementarán cualquier equipo de sonido estéreo o de cine en casa con su impr esionante salida de graves y su[...]

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    4 Conexiones NOT A: los sistemas electrónicos del subwoofer reciben alimentación en todo momento, a menos que se desenchufe o se apague u tilizando el conmutador de alimentación situado en la esquina inferior izquierda del panel traser o. El sistema de circuitos de encen- dido automático solamente activa o desactiva el amplificador de potencia.[...]

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    CAUTION: Disconnect supply cord before replacing fuse. For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type fuse. ATTENTION: Debrancher avant de remplacer le fusible. Utiliser un fusible de rechange de même type. * use crossover control : removes high frequencies; use with sources lacking suitable filtering (most products wit[...]

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    Contr oles Powered Subwoofer F eaturing BassT rac ® XB6 CAUTION: Disconnect supply cord b efore replacing fuse. For continued p rotection against risk of fire, replace only w ith same type fuse. A TTENTION: Debrancher avant de r emplacer le fusible. Utiliser un fusible de r echange de même type. * use crossover control : removes high frequencies;[...]

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    Power indicator (Indicador de encen- dido): esta luz de estado de encendido de dos colores se iluminará en r ojo cuando el interruptor de modo de encendido esté en la posición “auto” (Automático) (sin ninguna señal de a udio presente) y ver de cuando se encuentre en modo “on” (Encendido). No se iluminará hasta que el interrup- tor de [...]

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    BassT rac, Boston, Boston Acoustics y Deep Channel son marcas r egistradas de Boston Acoustics, Inc. Dolby y Pro Logic son marcas r egistradas de Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. © 2006 Boston Acoustics, Inc. Reservados todos los derechos. Las especificaciones están sujetas a cambio sin previo aviso. 142-002501-0 Si la conexión de cable[...]

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    XB6 XB8 Caisson de graves doté de la technologie BassT rac ®[...]

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    2 Consignes importantes en matièr e de sécurité Ce symbole figurant sur l’appareil indique des risques associés à des ten- sions dangereuses. Ce symbole figurant sur l’appareil invite l’utilisateur à lire tous les messages de sécurité contenus dans ce manuel. Ce symbole figurant sur l’appareil indique une double isolation. Avertisse[...]

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    3 Description Les caissons de graves XB6 et XB8 de Boston offr ent des basses dynamiques indispensables à une repr oduction fidèle de ban- des sonores et de musique chez soi. Grâce à la puissance de ses basses et à son aspect compact, cet élégant caisson de graves constitue le complément idéal de tout système home-cinéma ou hi-fi. Ces de[...]

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    4 Connexions REMARQUE : Le caisson de graves est alimenté en permanence, sauf s’il est débranché ou mis en position désactivée ( of f ) à l’aide de l ’interrupteur à bascule situé dans l’angle inférieur gauche du panneau arrière. Les cir cuits de mise en marche automatique ont pour seule fonction d’activer ou de désactiver l’[...]

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    CAUTION: Disconnect supply cord before replacing fuse. For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type fuse. ATTENTION: Debrancher avant de remplacer le fusible. Utiliser un fusible de rechange de même type. * use crossover control : removes high frequencies; use with sources lacking suitable filtering (most products wit[...]

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    Commandes Powered Subwoofer F eaturing BassT rac ® XB6 CAUTION: Disconnect supply cord b efore replacing fuse. For continued p rotection against risk of fire, replace only w ith same type fuse. A TTENTION: Debrancher avant de r emplacer le fusible. Utiliser un fusible de r echange de même type. * use crossover control : removes high frequencies; [...]

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    Témoin de mise sous tension : Ce t émoin à deux couleurs passe au rouge lorsque le bouton Power M ode (Mode de mise sous tension) est mis sur « auto » (en l’absence de tout signal) et au vert lorsqu’il est mis en mode de fonctionnement (« on » ). Il ne s’allume pas tant que le com- mutateur d’alimentation principal est en position de[...]

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    BassT rac, Boston, Boston Acoustics et Deep Channel sont des marques déposées de Boston Acoustics ; Inc. Dolby et Pro Logic sont des marques déposées de Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. © 2006 Boston Acoustics, Inc. T ous droits réservés. Spécifications sujettes à modifications sans préavis. 142-002501-0 Si les fils de raccor dem[...]