User manual CANTON CD101

[. . . ] If the temperature inside the unit rises, it may cause fire, damage to the unit and/or personal injury. Please place the subwoofer at a safe distance to your TV set (min. Please do not place any fragile objects on top or in front of the subwoofer. Vibrations may break the object and may cause personal injury. [. . . ] By tuning the stabilisator you can adjust its hight and therewith the dispersion-angle of the center-speaker. You can buy the Canton LS-speakerstands as an accessorie from your nearest Canton dealer. Switch-off your amplifier before connecting the speakers to it. You will find one of the connector terminals as shown left on the rear of your Canton speakers. These terminals are provided for connecting the Canton speakers to the amplifier. If present, first remove the insulating protective caps from the screw terminals. In order to make it easier to distinguish plus (+) from minus (-) the screwclamps on the back of the loudspeaker (plus = red, minus = black) as well as the screwclamps of your amplifier or receiver differ in colour or are marked with a symbol. also the two conductors of the loudspeaker cable differ in colour , form or marking. Different polarity between the left and the right or the front and the surround channel lead to sound falsifications. For a better understanding please check the operating instructions of your controller. Screw terminals: For connections to the loudspeaker outputs on your amplifier, the Canton active subwoofer is fitted with two sets of screw terminals marked HIG LEVEL INPUT (fig. When connecting, please note the correct layout of the left and right ports and the polarity of the terminals (red = plus / black = minus). If the polarity is accidentally reversed, the sound from the subwoofer will be unnatural with poor bass. Cinch sockets: The Cinch inputs on your subwoofer are marked LOW LEVEL INPUT and are designed for connection to a preamplifier output or a special subwoofer output (LFE) on your control unit (fig. To cut the power, switch the subwoofer off using the power switch (fig. When the subwoofer is in use the LED is green. amplifier Mode: When the power switch is set to "ON" , the Amplifier Mode switch (fig. 9) can be used to select from two operating modes. In the "AUTO" position, the subwoofer automatically switches itself on when a musical signal is detected. In the absence of any musical signal your subwoofer automatically (approx. In order to protect the main amp of your subwoofer against a possible overloading it was equipped with a fuse (fig. Please make sure when changing the fuse that the power of the main amp is disconnected. [. . . ] Use a so-called Y-cable if only one Cinch input is connected (this cable must have one Cinch socket and two Cinch plugs, and is available from your dealer), or install a second loudspeaker cable from the amplifier to the subwoofer if you are using the high level inputs !3 Only for the high level input: Is one of the two inputs connected with reversed polarity ?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. [. . . ]