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M-Audio BX8 Carbon manual

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    1 User Guide English ( 3 – 6 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 7 – 10 ) Guide d'utilisation Fran ç ais ( 11 – 14 ) Guida per l'uso Italiano ( 15 – 18 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 19 – 22 ) Appendix English ( 23 )[...]

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    3 User Guide (English) Introduction The BX8 Carbon was designed and tested b y veteran audio engineers to meet your needs in a studio monitoring environment. It is fo cused on t he functional goal of delivering pure, o riginal sound without any additional coloration. The BX8 Carbon monitor is self-powered, directl y accepting a line-level signal fr[...]

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    4 Unbalanced 1/4" wiring can be done with either a two- or three-conductor (TS or TRS) plug. A two-conductor (TS) plug automatically grounds the signal n egative input, whereas a three-conductor (TRS) plug, wired unbalance d, pro vides the option of leaving the negative input open or grounded. We recommen d that you ground the unused ne gative[...]

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    5 Installation For optimal performance of the BX8 Carbon, please read the following thoroughly and carefully prior to installation. Precautions • Handling: Please do not touch t he speaker cone s. The BX8 Carbon set is packa ged in the box tightly, so your attention is required when taking the monitors out of the b ox. To avoid possible damage to[...]

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    6 Speaker Placement Placing the speakers is one of the most important procedures in order to monitor sound accurately. To monitor with the BX8 Carbons perfo rming to their maximum capability, an appropriate listening environment and correct placement are required. Please refer to the following for correct BX8 Carbon placement. 1. The two units and [...]

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    7 Guía del usuario (Español) Introducción Los BX8 Carbon han sido diseñados y comprobados por expe rtos ingenieros de sonido con el fin de satisfacer sus necesidade s de monitorización en el estudio. El principal objetivo de estos monitores consiste en ofrece r sonido original , d e la máxima pureza y sin ninguna cla se de coloración. Los BX[...]

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    8 El cableado no balanceado puede realizarse con dos o con tre s conductores (TS y TRS , respectivamente). Si utiliza un conector TS de dos conductores, la señal de entrada negativa se conecta automáticamente a la masa, mientras que si emplea un conector TRS de tres conducto rs soldado en modo n o balanceado tendrá la opc ión de dejar el polo n[...]

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    9 Instalación Por favor, antes de instalar los BX8 Carbon y con el fin de obtener el máximo rendimiento de los monitores, lea atentamente las siguientes inst rucciones. Precauciones • Manipulación de los monitores: Evite toca r los monitores por los conos. Los BX8 Carbon están apretados dentro del embalaje. Retírelos de la caja con pre cauci[...]

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    10 Colocación de los monitores La buena colocación de los monitores es un factor fundamental en la obtención de un sonido fiable y preciso. Para obtener la máxima calidad de sonido con los BX8 Carbon es imprescindible instalarlos en un entorno de escucha idóneo y colocarlos adecuadamente. Para una ubicación correcta de los BX8 Carbon tenga en[...]

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    11 Guide d'utilisation (Français) Introduction Les BX8 Carbo n ont été co nçus et te stés par des in génieur s du son chev ronnés af in qu'elle s responde nt à vos bes oins de monit oring en st udio. Leur fonctio n principa le est de fou rnir un so n original et pur, sans coloration s uperflue. Le s moniteurs BX8 Carbon ont une am[...]

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    12 La connexion asy métrique peut êtr e réalisé avec de s connecteur s à deux ou trois co nducteur s (TS ou TRS). Le s fiches TS à deux cond ucteurs conn ectent autom atiquement le signal négat if à la masse tandis qu e les fi ches sy métriques à trois co nducteu rs câblée s de fa çon asymé trique offrent la pos sibilité de lais ser [...]

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    13 Installation Pour que les performa nces des monit eurs BX8 Carbon soi ent optimale s, veuillez lire att entivement ce qui suit avan t de procéd er à leur i nstallati on. Précautions à prendre • Manipulation : Veillez à ne pas tenir les moniteurs par les cônes. Les mo niteurs BX8 Carbon étant emballés de façon très serrée , retirez-l[...]

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    14 Placement des enceintes Le placement de s enceintes j oue un rôle très im portant dans le monitoring de haute précisi on. Pour que les performances des BX8 Ca rbon soient optimales, un environnem ent d'écout e approprié et u ne dispositi on correcte des moniteurs sont indispe nsables. Veu illez vous référer à ce qui sui t pour place[...]

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    15 Guida per l'uso (Italiano) Introduzione I monitor BX8 Carbon sono stati progettati e test ati da ingegneri audio di elevata esperienza per soddisfare le richieste degli utenti in un ambiente di monitoraggio da studio. Si basano sull'obiettivo funzionale di offrire un suono orig inale puro senza colorazi oni aggiuntive. I monitor BX8 Ca[...]

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    16 Il cablaggio sbilanciato da 6,35 mm (1/4") può essere effett uato con spina a due o tre conduttori (TS o TRS). Un connettore TS a 2 conduttori collega automaticamente a massa l'ingresso di segnale negativo, m entre un co nnettore TRS a 3 conduttori sbilanciato offre la possibilità di lasciare aperto oppure di collegare a massa il seg[...]

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    17 Installazione Per ottenere prestazioni ottimali dai BX8 Carbon, leggere attentamente quanto segue prima dell'installazione. Precauzioni • Manipolazione: Non toccare mai i coni degli altoparlanti. I BX8 Carbon sono stati im ballati in modo sicuro, quindi è necessaria particolare attenzione al moment o dell'estrazio ne dei monitor dal[...]

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    18 Posizionamento degli altoparlanti Il posizionamento degli alt oparlanti rappresenta una delle procedure più importanti per con sentire un monitoraggio preciso del suono. Per sfruttare al massimo le capacità di monitoraggio dei BX8 Carbon, è necessario un ambiente di ascolto app ropriato e un posizionamento corretto. Fare riferimento a quanto [...]

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    19 Benutzerhandbuch (Deutsch) Einleitung Alle BX8 Carbon-Monitore wurden von erfah r enen Audio-Ingenieuren spe ziell im Hinblick auf die Anforderungen in der Studioumgebung e ntwickelt und getestet und si nd für die unverfälschte Wiedergabe des originalen Klangm aterials ohne zu sätzliche Aufbereitung konzipiert. BX8 Carbon benötigen keine ext[...]

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    20 Für die unsymm etrische Signalführung können sowohl 6,35 mm (1/4") Mono- al s auch 6,35 mm (1/4") Stereoklinken verwendet werden. Der negative P ol wird bei Monoklinken automatisch an die Masse gelegt, während bei Stereoklinken die Möglichkeit besteht, den negativen Pol unbelegt zu lassen. Wir empf ehlen Ihnen jedoch, in jedem Fal[...]

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    21 Installation Bevor Sie die BX8 Carbon installieren, lesen Sie sich bitte die folgenden Ausführungen aufmerksam durch, denn sie enthalten wichtige Hinweise zur optimalen Ausnutzung de r Monitorleistung. Sicherheitshinweise • Handling: Greifen Sie beim Herausnehme n der Moni tore nicht in die Lautsp recherhörner. Die BX8 Carbon sitzen relativ [...]

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    22 Aufstellung der Monitore Die Aufstellung der Monitore ist für die Wahrnehmung und Beurteilung der Soundqualität entscheidend. Voraussetzung für die optimale Ausnu tzung des Klangpotentials der BX8 Carbon sind eine geeignete Hörumgebung und eine korrekte Aufstellung der Monitore. Die folgenden Erläuterungen sollen Ihnen die Aufstellung der M[...]

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    23 Appendix (English) Technical Specifications Type 2-way near-field studio reference monitors LF Driver 8-inch (203 mm) Kevlar curved co ne with high temperature voice coil and damped rubber surround, magnetically shielded HF Driver 1-inch (25 mm) magnetically shielded natural silk dome Frequency Response 38 Hz – 22 kHz Crossover Frequency 2.2 k[...]

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