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GENERAL NOTES ON CONNECTING YOUR MAGNAT SATELLITE SPEAKERS
The connectors are located at the rear of the satellite speakers. They are equipped with a clamping
mechanism for cables cross-sections of up to 1 mm². To connect the satellites, please use normally
available 2 x 0.75 mm² – 2 x 1 mm² loudspeaker cables. The cables are to be cut to the required length,
the ends stripped and the end of the wires twisted to make it easier to connect them to the terminals.
Always turn off the amplifier or receiver before connecting or disconnecting loudspeaker cables. For good
sound the cables must be connected so that the speakers are "in phase". This means that the black
negative terminals on the speakers (-) must be connected to the negative (-) terminals on the amplifier,
the positive (+) speaker terminals to the positive (+) amplifier terminals.
Before switching on the system double-check all your connections and make sure that the terminal
screws are tight and that there are no short circuits caused by stray wire filaments – this could cause
serious damage to your amplifier!
POSITIONING
The centre, front and rear loudspeakers are marked on the back. The satellite connected to the centre
output should be positioned on top of or beneath your TV set. The front satellites are placed to the left
and the right of the TV set, preferably at equal distance and at ear-height. The satellites connected
to the rear/surround outputs should be located to the left and right behind the listening position and
slightly above ear-height.
Placement of the subwoofer is generally not critical. It should, if possible, be located near the front
satellites.
CONNECTION TO AN AV RECEIVER
Connection of the system to an AV receiver is shown in figure 1 (receiver without a subwoofer output),
figure 2 (receiver with low-level subwoofer output).
Note: In the receiver set-up, the front, centre, and rear loudspeaker channels should be set to 'small'.
Some receivers also provide the option of setting the cross-over frequency between the subwoofer and
satellites. If this is the case, please set this frequency to 150 Hz or the frequency that comes closest
to 150 Hz. Please consult the user manual supplied with your receiver.
THE ACTIVE SUBWOOFER
Figure 3 shows the subwoofer's controls:
Mains connection (1)
The subwoofer is equipped with an integrated amplifier and needs to be connected to a mains outlet by
means of the supplied mains cable.
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