Bowers & Wilkins 683: инструкция

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Contents

English

Русский

Owner’s Manual............2

Руководство по

Limited Warranty...........3

эксплуатации ............24

Ограниченная

Français

гарантия....................26

Manuel d’utilisation.......4

Garantie limitée.............6

"esky

Návod k pouãití..........27

Deutsch

Záruka .......................28

Bedienungsanleitung.....7

Garantie .......................9

Magyar

Használati útmutató ...29

Español

Korlátozott garancia ..31

Manual de

instrucciones ..............10

Polski

Garantía limitada.........12

Instrukcja

uÃytkownika ...............32

Português

Gwarancja

.................34

Manual do utilizador....13

Garantia limitada.........15

.....................35

Italiano

.......................37

Manuale di istruzioni ...16

Garanzia limitata .........17

.......................37

Nederlands

.......................38

Handleiding ................18

Garantie .....................20

EU Declarations of

Ελληνικά

Conformity ............41–42

Οδηγίεσ Χρήσεωσ ....21

Περιορισµένη

Technical

εγγύηση....................23

Specifications .......43–44

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f there is no carpet and you wish to avoid scratching

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the floor surface, use either a protective metal disc (a

c

oin perhaps) between the spike and the floor or use

Owner’s manual

the supplied rubber feet. Fit the rubber feet by

s

crewing one into each of the holes in the underside

Dear customer,

o

f the plinth.

Thank you for choosing B&W. Please read this manual

T

he grilles fitted to the front of speakers may be

f

ully before unpacking and installing the product. It will

removed if desired. Take care however not to touch

help you to optimise its performance. B&W maintains a

t

he moving parts of the drive units as damage may

network of dedicated distributors in over 60 countries

result.

w

ho will be able to help you should you have any

Speaker Positioning

problems your dealer cannot resolve.

A

djustment of speaker position following initial

Environmental Information

i

nstallation will probably further improve the sound

All B&W pro

ducts are designed to comply

quality and is usually worthwhile.

with international directives on the

I

n either stereo or home theatre installations try to

R

estriction of Hazardous Substances

ensure that the immediate surroundings of each

(RoHS) in electrical and electronic equipment and the

speaker are similar in acoustic character. For example,

disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

if one speaker is adjacent to bare walls while the other

(WEEE). These symbols indicate compliance and that

is adjacent to soft furnishings and curtains, both the

the products must be appropriately recycled or

overall sound quality and the stereo image are likely to

processed in accordance with these directives. Consult

be compromised.

your local waste disposal authority for guidance.

Conventional Stereo Systems

Carton Contents

To begin with, the speakers should be positioned

Check in the carton for:

between 1.5m (5 ft) and 3m (10 ft) apart at two

1 Plinth

corners of an equilateral triangle completed by the

4 M6 allen screws

listening area at the third corner. The speakers should

1 M6 allen key

be approximately 0.5m (20 in) away from the back

1 Foam plug (683 only)

wall, and at least 0.5m (20 in) away from any side

2 Foam plugs (684 only)

walls. Figure 2a illustrates this arrangement.

1 Accessory pack containing:

Home Theatre Systems

4 M6 spike feet

4 M6 rubber feet

If the speakers are to be used for the front channels in

4 Lock nuts (10mm across flats)

a home theatre system they should be placed closer

together than for 2-channel audio because the

Speaker Installation

surround channels tend to widen the image.

The speakers are intended to be floor mounted only. It

Positioning the speakers within approximately 0.5m

is important to ensure the speakers stand firmly on the

(20 in) of the sides of the screen will also help keep

floor using the plinth and, whenever possible, the spike

the sound image in scale with the visual image. As

feet. To attach the plinth, stand the speaker on its top

with conventional stereo positioning, the speakers

taking care not to damage the cabinet or the drive units

should ideally be approximately 0.5m (20 in) away

during handling. Align the plinth with its attachment

from the back wall, and at least 0.5m (20 in) away

holes in the underside of the cabinet ensuring that the

from any side walls.

arrow on the underside of the plinth points forwards.

Stray Magnetic Fields

Secure the plinth using the four screws supplied.

Tighten the screws using the allen key supplied.

The speaker drive units create stray magnetic fields

that extend beyond the boundaries of the cabinet. We

The spike feet are designed to pierce carpet and rest

recommend you keep magnetically sensitive articles

on the floor surface. Initially, screw the lock nuts onto

(CRT television and computer screens, computer

the spikes enough to leave the nuts floating just above

discs, audio and video tapes, swipe cards and the

the carpet when the spikes are resting on the floor

like) at least 0.5m (20 in) from the speaker. LCD and

beneath. Screw the spikes fully into the threaded

plasma screens are not affected by magnetic fields.

inserts in the base of the plinth. Return the speaker to

the upright, again, taking car

e to avoid damage during

Connections

handling. Figur

e 1 illustrates attachment of the plinth

All connections should be made with the equipment

and spike feet.

switched off.

If the cabinet rocks when placed in position on the

There are 2 linked pairs of terminals on the back of the

floor

, unscr

ew the two spikes that do not touch the

speaker

. For conventional connection the terminal links

floor until the cabinet rests firmly without rocking.

should remain in place (as delivered) and just one pair

Finally, lock all the nuts against the plinth. It may be

of terminals connected to the amplifier. For bi-wire

mor

e convenient to fit and adjust the spike feet after

connection the terminal links should be r

emoved and

speaker positioning has been optimised.

each pair of terminals connected to the amplifier

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