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  • Page 1

    Please Inspect For Shipping Damage Each loudspeaker leaves our plant in perfect condition. Any visible or concealed damage most likely occurred in handling after it left our plant and should be reported at once to your Definitive dealer or the shipping company which deliv- ered your loudspeaker. Congratulations Congratulations on your purchase of [...]

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    It is critical for proper performance that both speakers (left and right) be connect- ed in proper phase. Note that one terminal on each speaker (the +) is colored red and the other (the -) is colored black. Please make certain that you connect the red (+) terminal on each speaker to the red (+) terminal of its channel on your amplifier or receive[...]

  • Page 3

    6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 for the right ProMonitor. 7. Set the low frequency filter control on the back of the ProSub to the setting described in a ProSub Owner’s Manual. Please note that the exact frequency will depend on many factors including specific positions of the speakers in the room, so you might experiment with a slightly higher or lo[...]

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    4 Set the bass management settings of your receiver or decoder (see your receiv- er or decoder manual) for “Small ” left front (main), right front (main), center front, left rear (surround) and right rear (surround) to “Small ,” and Subwoofer to “Yes.” If your receiver/decoder allows you to choose the crossover frequency of or between y[...]

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    Using Pr oMonitors with a ProSub for Rear Channel Surr ound Use Since Dolby Digital is capable of delivering a full-range bass signal to the rear channels, some more elaborate systems will include an additional ProSub for the rear channels. In this case, simply wire the ProMonitors to the ProSub as described in 1 thru 8 earlier, except wire to the [...]

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    The ProMonitors can be wall-mounted using the optional ProMount 80, which should be available from your Definitive dealer. Your ProMonitor also has a built-in keyhole wall-mount on the back. Use toggle bolts or other similar anchored fasten- ers to fasten the ProMount 80 to the wall or to hold the keyhole mount. Do not use an unanchored screw in t[...]

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    7 ProMonitor 800 Specifications Dimensions: 8 3 / 8 " H x 5 " D x 14 3 / 4 " W Weight: 4 lbs. each Frequency Response: 57 Hz – 30 kHz Efficiency: 89 db Nominal Impedance: 4 – 8 ohms Driver Complement: One 4 1 / 2 " cast basket bass/midrange driver coupled to a 4 1 / 2 " pressure-driven planar low-frequency radiator. O[...]

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    CTAT012909 This product complies with the essential requirements of EMC directives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC (inclusive of 93/68/EEC) and carries the CE mark accordingly . Definitive Technology warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Definitive Technology Loudspeaker Product (the “Product”) will be free from defects in materia[...]