Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Platinum Series PSB
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Congratulations on choosing PSB Platinum Series speakers. Please take the time to read the instructions in this guide, as they will help you enjoy the full potential of your loudspeakers in any stereo or multichannel home theater application.
Speaker Placement — Maximizing Y our Enjoyment Proper loudspeaker placement is an essential ingredient to getting the best sound from your high performance stereo, multi-channel audio or home theater system.
The Speakers in Relation to Room Boundaries The position of your speakers with respect to the walls, floor, and ceiling of your listening room will often affect their sound in major ways. A. The closer you place speakers to the boundary surfaces of your room, the greater the proportion of bass in their overall sound.
Positioning Surround Speakers We are often asked about what kind of surround speakers are best: dipole, bipole, or monopole (direct-radiator). Placement, room acoustics, and other factors affect the sonic realism of movies and multi-channel audio at least as much as the radiating characteristics of a speaker.
Connections Important: Always turn off your electronic equipment before connecting speakers. Selecting Speaker Wire We recommend the following gauge of standard two-conductor wire for the wiring distances specified; if you prefer, you can use heavier (lower-gauge) wire.
Amplifier Right Left First remove jumpers First remove jumpers Pre-amp + - Speaker Connector Options Bare Wire Connection Banana Plug Connection Spade Plug Connection Loosen 1/2" (13mm) hex nut. Insert wire through hole and tighten nut. T akes wire sizes up to 8 gauge.
Front Right + - Left Right + - Left Pre-amp First remove jumpers First remove jumpers First remove jumpers First remove jumpers Left Amplifier Right Amplifier Bi-Amp Connections Rear Tweeter – Enabled/Disabled (For T8 T ower) The PSB Platinum T8 Tower has a second, rear - facing tweeter that can be enabled or disabled at the user’s preference.
Speaker Connection Options (For S2 Surrounds) The captioned illustrations below show the following multi-channeled configurations: Bipole or direct radiating surround mode Red From amp left SURROUND channel Black From amp left SURROUND channel Red From amp right SURROUND channel Black From amp right SURROUND channel Front Dipole surround mode 1.
6.1/7.1 System Utilizing Two (2) S2 Surrounds 6.1/7.1 System Utilizing Three (3) S2 Surrounds — Surround Rear — Red From amp left REAR channel Black From amp left REAR channel First remove jumpers.
6.1/7.1 System Utilizing Four (4) S2 Surrounds — Surround Rear — Red From amp left SURROUND channel Black From amp left SURROUND channel Red From amp right SURROUND channel Black From amp right SU.
Cabinet Care Cabinets have varying materials and finishes, including wood v eneers and painted cast anodized aluminum parts. They should be treated as you would any fine furniture with similar finishes. Dust lightly with a soft cloth; avoiding abrasi ves.
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An important point after buying a device PSB Platinum Series (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought PSB Platinum Series yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data PSB Platinum Series - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, PSB Platinum Series you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get PSB Platinum Series will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of PSB Platinum Series, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime PSB Platinum Series.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with PSB Platinum Series. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device PSB Platinum Series along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
