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    OWNER’S MANUAL ASW ™ 500[...]

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    ii Fig. 1 Fig. 2 ASW ™ 500 ASW ™ 500[...]

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    iii Fig. 3 Fig. 4 ASW ™ 500 ASW ™ 500[...]

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    Figure 5 ASW ™ 500 Owner ’ s manual English ...............................1 Français ..............................3 Deutsch ..............................5 Español ..............................7 Português ............................9 Italiano .............................11 Nederlands .......................12 Dansk .....................[...]

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    1 Safety Instructions Caution: T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the back panel. No user-ser viceable parts inside. Refer ser vicing to qualified personnel. Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the[...]

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    2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the B&W ASW ™ 500 Active Subwoofer . Since its foundation in 1966, the continuing philosophy of B&W has been the quest for perfect sound reproduction. Inspired by the company’ s founder , the late John Bowers, this quest has entailed not only high investment in audio technology and innovation but [...]

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    3 • Connect the power cord to the power outlet – we recommend that you switch the ASW™500 on before any power amplifiers receiving signals from it. Similarly switch off the ASW™500 last. Fine T uning the System Set the system up in the preferred position and play some music with a continuous bass content. Listen with the phase switch in bot[...]

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    Branchements é lectriques Débranchez tous les appareils de l’alimentation secteur tant que tous les branchements du système n’ont pas été effectués et vérifiés. Ceci évite tout risque de dommage à un ou plusieurs appareils, en cas de mauvaise connexion. L ’ASW™500 accepte les entrées et sorties soit au niveau Ligne (prises Cinch [...]

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    Ne pas utiliser le caisson de grave ASW™500 comme une table. Des objets posés dessus pourront également tomber suite aux vibrations normales. Evitez en particulier les liquides (verres, vases, etc.) ! Lorsque le système n’est pas utilisé pendant une longue période, débranchez-le du secteur . DEUTSCH Achtung: Um die Gefahr eines Brandes od[...]

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    Der ASW™500 verfügt sowohl über Ein- und Ausgänge für Line-Level- (Phono-Cinch-Buchsen) als auch für Speaker-Level-Signale. Jedoch ist hierbei zu beachten, daß Line-Level- und Speaker-Level-Anschlüsse gleichzeitig an einem Gerät nicht möglich sind. Stereo Audio (unter Nutzung der Line-Level-Anschl ü sse) (Abbildung 1) Diese Anschlußmö[...]

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    7 Besonders Flüssigkeiten (z.B. Getränke oder Blumenvasen mit W asser) sollten niemals auf den Subwoofer gestellt werden. Wird Ihr System für längere Zeit nicht benutzt, ziehen Sie den Netzstecker des ASW™500 heraus. ESP A Ñ OL Precauciones: Para evitar cualquier peligro de incendio o electrocucion, no exponga este aparato a la lluvia o la h[...]

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    8 Colocaci ó n del ASW ™ 500 Puesto que el ASW™500 produce únicamente notas muy bajas, su colocación es mucho más sencilla que la de una pareja de cajas acústicas convencionales. Los mejores resultados se obtienen cuando el ASW™500 es colocado entre las cajas acústicas principales. Si utiliza un par de ASW™500, en ese caso lo mejor es[...]

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    9 Si altera la posicíón del ASW™500 de manera apreciable, debería comprobar los ajustes de nivel correspondientes al amplificador del subwoofer aunque solo después de reajustar correctamente la fase. Mantenimiento de su ASW ™ 500 Por lo general, el recinto solo requiere que se le quite el polvo periódicamente. Si desea utilizar un limpiado[...]

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    10 Á udio Est é reo (com liga çõ es de N í vel de Linha) (figura 1) Este é o melhor método, e é adequado para utilizar quando possui um amplificador e pré- amplificador separados, ou uma ligação externa entre o amplificador e o pré num amplificador integrado. Ligue as tomadas de saída, esquerda e direita, do pré-amplificador às tomad[...]

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    11 IT ALIANO A vvertenze: Per evitare incendi o folgorazioni non esporre l’apparecchiatura a pioggia o umidità. Rispettare tutte le avvertenze sulle apparecchiature stesse. Per evitare scosse non aprire il cabinet né rimuovere l’amplificatore dal pannello posteriore. Non contiene parti che l’utente possa utilizzare. Per qualsiasi domanda ri[...]

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    12 Usare pi ù di un ASW ™ 500 Qualsiasi numero di unità ASW™500 può essere collegato a catena o con modo a doppio canale mono o a canale singolo. L ’utilizzo di una o più unità in una singola installazione può migliorare la performance nei seguenti modi: • Fornendo una copertura sonora di spazi più ampi. • Consentendo un’uscita s[...]

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    13 B&W luidsprekers worden verkocht in meer dan 50 landen over de hele wereld. B&W heeft een internationaal netwerk van zorgvuldig uitgezochte importeurs die u de beste ser vice zullen geven. Als u op een bepaald moment problemen heeft die uw leverancier niet kan oplossen, kan de importeur u altijd verder helpen. Uitpakken Pak uw ASW™500 [...]

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    14 Als u een ongelijkmatige laagweergave hoort, heeft u waarschijnlijk last van staande golven in de luisterruimte. De oplossing is om de ASW™500 op een iets andere plaats te zetten: zelfs kleine verschuivingen van zo’n 15 cm hebben al grote invloed op het geluid. Als u de ASW™500 dichterbij of verder van de luisteraar heeft geplaatst, is het[...]

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    15 Stereo (H ø jttalersignal) (Figur 2) Denne metode benyttes hvis din forstærker ikke har pre-out/main-in. Forbind højttalerterminalerne på din forstærker til INPUT FROM AMPLIFIER terminalerne på subwooferen. Vær meget omhyggelig med at kontrollere at plus går til plus og minus til minus (figur 2). Forbind satellit højttalerne til henhold[...]

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    16 Παρακαλούµε, πριν εγκαταστήσετε και θέσετε σε λειτουργία το subwoofer , διαβάστε προσεκτικά τις οδηγίες χρήσης. [λες οι ηχητικές εγκαταστάσεις απαιτούν κάποιο σχεδιασµ; και κάποιες δοκιµές προκ[...]

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    17 Έλεγχος των Συνδέσεων Πριν ακούσετε την ηχητική απ;δοση του συστήµατ;ς σας και πριν κάνετε τις τελικές ρυθµίσεις, ßεßαιωθείτε: • [τι έχετε κάνει τις συνδέσεις διατηρώντας τη σωστή πολικ;τητ?[...]

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    18 системы домашнего кинотеатра, а т акже для того, чтобы улучшить звучание басов при воспроизведении музыки стереофони- ческ ой системой. Добавление сабвуфер а к акустическ ой системе не толь[...]

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    19 Про должите эту процедур у стольк о, ско льк о нужно, при большем к оличестве блок ов. При использовании сое динений на уровне громк оговорителя по дключите первый ASW™500 так, как это описано в?[...]

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    Description Drive units System frequency response Amplifier Low-Pass Filter High-Pass Filter Internal V olume Dimensions Net W eight Finish ASW ™ 500 B&W Loudspeakers Ltd. reser ves the right to amend details of the specification without notice in line with technical developmen ts. Copyright © B&W Loudspeakers Ltd. Printed in England. B&[...]