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Cambridge SoundWorks II manual

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    4 Introduction ................................................................4 Carton Contents..........................................................5 Setup Options..........................................................6-7 Connection Diagram ..............................................8-9 Positioning Y our Speakers .......................[...]

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    5 CARTON CONTENTS A B E C F G H No.10 screws and plastic anchors D A) T wo Satellite Loudspeakers B) Desktop Stands,Thumb screws (installed on satellites) C) W allmount hardwar e, Self-adhesive Feet D) Hook and Loop fastener (for volume control, if not used on Desktop Stand) E) One Subwoofer/Amplifier Loudspeaker F) Power Adapter (AC to AC) G) V ol[...]

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    SETUP OPTIONS Cambridge SoundWorks, Inc. supplies scr ews and plastic anchors for convenience, but it is the speaker purchaser’ s responsibility to insur e that any speaker mounting or placement is secure, stable and r eliable. Cambridge SoundWorks assumes no r esponsibility for damage to its products or any damage to pr operty resulting from spe[...]

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    7 Remove, Invert and Replace Grille Panel W all Mounting With A Swivel Bracket Contact Cambridge SoundWorks about available swivel brackets. F) Follow the installation instructions for your par ticu- lar mounting bracket to attach it to a flat surface. If desired, you can install the whole bracket/satellite assembly inverted. This places the bracke[...]

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    8 8 8 CONNECTION DIAGRAM AUDIO OUT Computer sound card Portable Playe Insert the green miniplug into your primary music source’s stereo minijack output (a sound card, a stereo TV or a Cambridge Connect a second sound source with a variable output to INPUT B . MusicW orks RED Connect the blue miniplug to INPUT A . MicroWorks II V olume Control Hea[...]

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    9 RL -- R ++ Music er RED RED Left Speaker MicroWorks II Subwoofer Input Panel RED[...]

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    10 10 10 POSITIONING YOUR SPEAKERS SUBWOOFER/AMPLIFIER Place the Subwoofer cabinet on the floor , preferably near a wall. Do not place it on a desktop or shelf. For the most efficient bass performance, place the subwoofer near a corner . If the subwoofer is placed away from the intersection of two r oom surfaces, the maximum bass output will be red[...]

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    11 11 POSITIONING THE SA TELLITES 11 11 W all Placement (Swivel brackets available separately) Avoid facing a satellite parallel to a nearby wall (within 6-8 inches). The reflected sound fr om the wall degrades the sound coming directly fr om the satellite (diagram A). T ry to position wall-mounted satellites so both are approximately at your ear l[...]

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    12 12 12 12 CONNECTIONS V olume On/Off Control A) If you are using the Desktop Stand, slide the V olume Contr ol onto the support strut on one of the stands. B) The BLUE miniplug of the V olume On/Of f Control should be inserted into the subwoofer minijack “A” labeled “TO VOLUME CONTROL.” Signal Connections C) The GREEN miniplug of the V ol[...]

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    13 Other Connection Situations 1) Using the MicroWorks II as a high performance stereo television sound system. a) A stereo television with audio signal output typically has two RCA-type jacks (one red, one white). T o connect the V olume On/Of f Control to these jacks, obtain an audio cable adapter with two RCA plugs at one end and a 3.5 mm stereo[...]

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    14 2) Using the MicroWorks II as a sound system for a component CD player . T ypically , there ar e two RCA-type jacks (one red, one white) on the CD player . T o connect to these jacks, obtain a stereo signal cable with two RCA plugs on one end and a 3.5 mm stereo minijack at the other end. Connect the RCA plugs to the RCA jacks on the player . Co[...]

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    15 15 15 15 Speaker Connections T o connect the 2-meter speaker cables (two wires at each end): Push back the red speaker input tab on a satellite, exposing the wire hole. Fully insert one of the wires with a red band into the wire hole and r elease the tab. Repeat the procedur e with the adjacent speaker wire and the black speaker input tab on tha[...]

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    16 OPERA TION AND FINAL ADJUSTMENT 16 16 16 1) Use the V olume Control or the signal sour ce control to vary output level. 2) Defeat or cancel any “tone control” or other sound adjustments within your audio program sour ce. Portable CD players may have “bass boost” switch- es and many computer sound programs have audio adjustments concealed[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS Analog Input: 775 millivolts for full output 10 kohms input impedance Amplifiers: Satellite: 20 watts continuous at 1 kHz, two channels driven at less than .1% total harmonic distor tion. Subwoofer: 40 watts continuous at 100 Hz, one channel driven at less than .3% total harmonic distor tion. System Frequency response: Satellite: 15[...]

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    P81-1750 CAMBRIDGE SOUNDWORKS, INC. 26 DARTMOUTH STREET , WESTWOOD, MA 02090 T elephone: 1-800-367-4434 Fax: 1-617-527-3194 A Company[...]