Snell Acoustics AMC Sub 88 manual

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    AMC Sub 88 Owner’ s Manual[...]

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    2 2 Con te nt s Introduction 2 Thank you! 3 Specifications 3 Installation Tips 4 Installation Instructions 7 P ainting 9 Listening Levels 1 0 P ower Handling 10 Limited Warranty 1 0 Con te ni do Introducción 2 ¡Gracias! 3 Especificaciones 3 Consejos para el montaje 4 Instrucciones de montaje 7 Pintura 9 Niveles de audición Manejo de potencia 10 [...]

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    3 Tha nk you! Thank you for selectin g the Snell Acousti cs AMC 88 in-wall sub- woofer . You r subwoofer has been designe d to deliver years of stu n- ning audio perfor mance. Please keep your manua l in a safe place in case you need to refer to it later . Even profess ional instal l- ers who have experience with in-wall speaker s should read the I[...]

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    4 In stall at io n Tips WARNING Always turn off the SPA2 00 P ower Amplifi er when con necting the subwoof er , spea ker s, or any other compone nts to the system. The AMC Sub 88 must be used with the Snel l Acousti cs SPA20 0 Po wer Amplifie r . It is the nature of low-fr equenc y ener gy (bass) to cause objects to vibr ate. Car e should be taken [...]

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    5 Install ation Tips (cont. ) Wall Dampening P erfor mance of your Sub 88 can be enhance d if the wal l cavity is filled with standar d fiber glas s insulation . If ther e is already insulation and it has a paper backing facing the speaker , rem ove the backing in the area behind the speake r . (Consu lt local buildin g codes for compliance .) New [...]

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    6 Install ation Tips (cont. ) Required Clearances Beh in d th e mo unt in g su rf ace the r e mu st be o ne i nc h of cle ar an ce all the way ar ou nd the ins tal la ti on cu t ou t. Wall Thickness With the supplied hardwar e, the sub- woofer s can be installed into walls with a surface thickne ss of 1/2 to 1 1/4-inche s. Wit h thicker surfaces yo[...]

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    7 In struc ci on es de mon ta je AVISO Apague siemp re el amplifi cador SPA 200 cuando conect e subwoofer s, altavoc es o cualquier otr o compo- nente al sistema. El AMC Sub 88 debe usar se únicamen te con el amplifica- dor Snell Acousti cs SPA20 0. NOT A En este manual pres upone que el instala dor posee conocim ientos y habilid ades en el manejo[...]

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    8 Install ations anweisu ngen (Forts. ) Alle Installationen 1. 13 mm Isolierung vom K abel entmanteln, und die Drahtlitzen zusammendrehen. Der VRi- Subwooferanschluss nimmt entweder blanken Draht bis zu AWG 12 oder einfache Gabelschuhstecker auf. 2. Das Kabel an den Subwoofer anschließen. 3. Den Subwoofer wie dargestellt in den Ausschnitt schieben[...]

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    9 P ain tin g The Subwoofer Frame The subwoofe r may be pai nted befor e or after it is installed. It is alr eady primed. 1. Insert the supplied paint mask into the frame of the subwoofer . [See diagram below .] 2. P aint the frame. If you are using spray paint, apply two light coats. If you are applying paint with a brush or roller , thin the pain[...]

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    1 0 Li steni ng Leve l s P owe r Hand li ng The SPA2 00 Po wer Amplifi er is designe d to be the perfe ct companion to the AMC Sub 88. Car e should be taken in setting the cro ssover fre- quency and volume level so that you oper ate the system in a way that doe s not prod uce distorti on. Please re ad the SPA2 00 Po wer Amplifi er manual for inform[...]

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    1 1 Eingesc hränkt e Garant ie (Forts.) Wen n die Seriennumme r entfernt oder unkennt lich gemacht worden ist, gilt diese Gar antie nicht . Diese Gar antie verle iht Ihnen bestim- mte Rechte. Darüb er hinaus haben Sie spezifis che Rechte, die von Bundess taat zu Bundessta at unter- schiedl ich sind. Reparatur anfor derung Wen den Sie sich bitte e[...]

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    12 Snell Acoustics 300 Jubilee Drive P .O . Box 37 17 P eabody , MA 0 1961-37 17 U.S.A. Tel 978.538.6262 Fax 978.538.6266 www .snellacou stics.com 542-1037 Snell Acoust ics is a r egist ere d tradem ark of Snell Acoustics , Inc. Dolby and Dolby Pro Logic are registe red tradema rks of Dolby Labor atories Licensing Corpor ati on. © 2004 Snell Acous[...]