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    I NFINITY B ET A ™ S PEAKER S YSTEMS Owner’ s Guide B eta 1 0 B eta 2 0 B eta 4 0 B eta 5 0 Be t a C250 Be t a C360 Beta 10-20-40-50-C250-C360 OM 6/30/04 3:45 PM Page 3[...]

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    I NFINITY B ET A S ERIES The Infinity Beta ™ Ser ies of loudspeakers continues Inf inity’ s longstanding commitment to accurate sound r epr oduction. Our patented Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphr agm (CMMD ™ ) dri v ers , pr ecision div iding networks, and rigid, well-br aced enclosur es, along with our newly de v eloped, patent- pending Constant [...]

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    3 BET A SPEAKER SYSTEMS I NST ALLING F EET Bet a 40 and Be t a 50 These models featur e f our rubber f eet, which enables them to be placed on a smooth-surfaced floor , such as tile or hardwood. Four metal spikes are supplied f or use when the speaker is to be placed on a carpeted sur- face , to decouple the speaker from the floor and p r ev ent un[...]

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    4 BET A SPEAKER SYSTEMS W IRING THE S YSTEM IMPORT ANT : Make sure all equipment is turned off bef ore making any connect ions. For speaker connections , use a high-quality speaker wire with polarity coding. The side of the wire with a ridge or other coding is usually considered positi ve polarity (i.e ., + ). NOTE: If desir ed, consult your local [...]

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    5 BET A SPEAKER SYSTEMS  Single-St ereo Amplifier Dual-St ereo Amplifier B I -W IRING The outer connection panel and internal di viding network of the Beta 40 and Beta 50 are designed so that separ ate sets of speaker cables can be attached to the low-frequency tr ansducer and midrange / high- frequency tr ansducer por tions of this dividing net[...]

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    6 BET A SPEAKER SYSTEMS S PECIFICA TIONS Beta 1 0 Beta 2 0 Beta 4 0 F requency Ranges: 60Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 58Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 45Hz – 20kHz (±3dB) 55Hz – 40kHz ( – 6dB) 52Hz – 40kHz ( – 6dB) 40Hz – 40kHz ( – 6dB) Recommended Amplifier Pow er Range: 10 – 125 Watts 10 – 150 Watts 10 – 200 Watts Sensit ivity: 88dB 90dB 91dB [...]

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    7 BET A SPEAKER SYSTEMS Declaration of Conformity We, Harman Consumer International 2, route de T ours 72500 Chateau-du-Loir France declare in own responsibility that the products described in this owner’s manual are in compliance with technical standards: EN 61000-6-3:2001 EN 61000-6-1:2001 Robin Marshall Harman Consumer International Chateau-du[...]

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    © 2004 Harman International Industries , Incorporated Infinity Systems, 250 Crossways Par k Driv e, Woodbury , NY 11797 USA 516.674.4INF (4463) www.inf initysystems.com Infinity is a register ed trademark, and Infinity Beta and CMMD (patent nos . 6,327,372 and 6,404,897) ar e trademarks , of Harman Int ernational Industries, Incorporated. Part No.[...]