Bowers & Wilkins DM 305 manual

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    DM ™ 305 Owner’ s manual 300 Series[...]

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    Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 DM™305 Owner ’ s manual English ...............................1 Deutsch ......................................... 2 Français ........................................ 3 Español ......................................... 4 Nederlands .................................. 6 Dansk ........................[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing B&W DM300 Series speakers. 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 also an abi[...]

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    DEUTSCH EINLEITUNG Vielen Dank, da ß Sie sich f ü r einen Lautsprecher der Serie 300 von B&W entschieden haben. Seit der Gr ü ndung 1966 war B&Ws oberstes Anliegen die perfekte Klangwiedergabe. Inspiriert durch den Firmengr ü nder , den verstorbenen John Bowers, wird diesem Streben nicht nur durch hohe Investitionen in die Audio- T echn[...]

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    PFLEGE Das Geh ä use kann einfach mit einem trockenen Staubtuch gereinigt werden. Bei V er wendung eines Aerosol-Reinigers entfernen Sie vor dem Reinigen zun ä chst vorsichtig die Blende vom Geh ä use. Spr ü hen Sie den Reiniger auf ein T uch, niemals direkt auf das Geh ä use. Der Blendenstoff kann nach dem Entfernen der Blende mit einer norma[...]

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    Placez les enceintes au centre de la zone d ’é coute, de telle mani è re qu ’ elles forment approximativement un triangle é quilat é ral avec la position de l ’ auditeur central privil é gi é . Eloignez les enceintes d ’ au moins 1,50 m è tre l ’ une par rapport à l ’ autre, afin de conserver une s é paration st é r é ophoniq[...]

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    CONEXIONES (figura 2) T odas las conexiones deber í an efectuarse con el equipo desconectado. Hay dos pares de terminales en la parte posterior de cada caja ac ú stica – uno para el altavoz de medios/graves y otro para el tweeter – para facilitar la conexi ó n en biamplificaci ó n o bicableado ( “ bi-wiring ” ). Las DM ™ 305 se sumini[...]

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    NEDERLANDS INLEIDING V an harte gefeliciteerd met de aanschaf van uw B&W DM 300 Serie luidspreker! V anaf het allereerste begin in 1966 heeft B&W altijd gezocht naar de ‘ perfekte geluidsweergave ’ . Deze zoektocht heeft niet alleen geleid tot hoge investeringen in audiotechnologie en -innovaties maar (ge ï nspireerd door de inmiddels [...]

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    Kontroleer of de luidsprekers stevig op de vloer staan. Nadat de luidsprekers op de juiste plaats staan, gebruik dan zoveel mogelijk de ‘ spikes ’ . Deze prikken door het tapijt en rusten op de vloer eronder . Draai eerst de klemmoeren helemaal op de spikes en draai dan de spikes geheel in de luidsprekeronderkant. Staat de behuizing niet stabie[...]

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    Hvis basniveauet generelt er for h ø jt, pr ø v s å at flytte h ø jttalerne l æ ngere ud fra v æ ggen. Og omvendt, hvis du vil have mere bas, pr ø v s å at flytte h ø jttalerne n æ rmere v æ ggen. Afstanden mellem h ø jttalerne forbedrer ogs å indtr ykket af perspektiv i velindspillet materiale. Hvis det centrale billede er d å rligt,[...]

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    Collocate i diffusori alla distanza di almeno 0,5 m dalle pareti. Infatti, se sono troppo vicini ai muri, il livello dei bassi aumenta in modo sproporzionato rispetto alla gamma media e pu ò determinare un suono rimbombante. A VVERTENZA: Il DM ™ 305 produce un campo magnetico statico che si propaga al di fuori del cabinet. Per questo motivo il D[...]

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    LIGA ÇÕ ES (figura 2) T odas as liga çõ es devem ser efectuadas com a alimenta çã o desligada. Existem dois pares de terminais na parte posterior de cada coluna, um par para a gama de m é dios/baixos e um outro para os agudos, que permitem a bi-cablagem ou bi-amplifica çã o conforme pretendido. Quando as colunas s ã o fornecidas ambos os [...]

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    Description Drive units Frequency range Frequency response Dispersion Sensitivity Harmonic distortion Nominal impedance Crossover frequency Recommended amplifier power Max. Recommended Cable impedance Dimensions Net weight DM™ 305 B&W Loudspeakers Ltd. reser ves the right to amend specifications without notice in line with technical developme[...]