User manual CANTON CD3200

[. . . ] Holidays), remove the mains plug from the socket or turn the loudspeaker off at the mains switch. Your CD 3200 active can be completely isolated from the mains electricity by the mains switch because it uses a double-pole configuration. In this mode, your CD 3200 active does not use any electricity. To avoid damage from lightening strikes, the mains plug should also be unplugged when thunderstorms are expected. [. . . ] In such cases the volume is controlled by the remote control which is included with the loudspeakers. Important: Please switch off the amplifier before connecting it to the loudspeakers. Do not connect your CD 3200 active to the mains power until all the necessary audio and video components have been connected. On the connection terminal of every speaker you will find a Cinch socket marked , , Low Level In" (fig. If your control unit is fitted with a Pre-Amplifier Output or Pre-Out, connect this with the Cinch socket on the connection terminal on the left and right speakers. If your control unit only has Loudspeaker Outputs, connect these with the screw terminals on the connection terminal. in doing so , please check that the cabling polarity is correct; red = positive and black = negative. To avoid short-circuiting, the bared ends of the loudspeaker cables should be as short as possible, should not protrude out of the screw terminals and under no circumstances should they be touching. Use the synchronisation cable which is included to connect the sockets marked , , Volume Link" (fig. Your CD 3200 active can now be connected to the mains and your control unit can be switched back on. The factory setting for maximum input sensitivity of your CD 3200 active is reduced to ­ 50 dB. This setting is accurate if you operate your loudspeaker on , , fixed out" (e. If you are using a control unit with , , variable" output to control your active loudspeaker however, you should increase the input sensitivity of your CD 3200 active. to do this , press the sensitivity button (fig. 2) on each speaker for at least 3 seconds in order to select the maximum input sensitivity on the built-in ICE Power amplifiers. An ideal way to set up your loudspeakers is in the so-called Stereo Triangle alignment. This means that both speakers form an isosceles triangle with your usual listening position. In reality though, this ideal alignment is not always possible. Therefore to achieve the best possible spatial sound reproduction, the volume of the speaker which is closer to the listening position must be lowered. If your control unit does not have a balance control you can reduce the level of the left/right speaker with the control marked , , Balance" (fig. 4) on the connection panel of the loudspeaker may be used to connect an additional active sound source, e. Please note that the sound level from this output can be adjusted in parallel to the sound level of the signal emitting CD 3200 active by the control unit, but not by the enclosed remote control. [. . . ] LED on the rear of the loudspeaker is not lit LED on the front of the loudspeaker is not lit - Check plug and/or mains switch. - Press , , Output Level" buttons on both loudspeakers for a short time. Remote control does not work Loudspeakers switch off during quiet music Loudspeakers play back at different volume levels Desired volume level not reached WARRANTY Canton provides a 5 year warranty against factory defects for all passive loudspeakers. There is a 2 year warranty against factory defects for active subwoofers and semi-active speakers. [. . . ]