Burmester AMBIENCE 31, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...A M B I E N C E 3 1 Operating Manual...

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Page 3: ...npacking and Setting Up the Loudspeakers 8 4 1 Unpacking 8 4 1 1 Scope of delivery 8 4 1 2 Packaging 8 4 2 The speaker at a glance 9 4 3 Set up 10 4 3 1 Correct positioning 10 4 3 2 Using spikes 11 5...

Page 4: ...4 6 Operating the Loudspeakers 18 6 1 Improving your audio ambience tweeter 18 7 Maintenance Repair and Care 18 8 Disposal 18 9 Warranty 19 10 Troubleshooting 19 11 Technical Data 19...

Page 5: ...ience With continuous level adjustment the Burmester Ambience 31 can be optimally adjusted to the individual space and your sound preferences Highlights Custom developed Air Motion Transformer AMT Sec...

Page 6: ...actions Designates a sequence of action steps which have to be performed in the given order 2 2 Meaning of warning symbols and words This document uses the following warning symbols and words The gene...

Page 7: ...ildren to prevent suffocation 3 2 Set up Observe the following during set up The spikes provided on delivery can result in injuries and can damage flooring Exercise caution when installing the spikes...

Page 8: ...re complete and undamaged Should parts be missing or if you detect damage while unpacking the speaker please do not connect it Instead contact your authorized specialist dealer 4 1 1 Scope of delivery...

Page 9: ...cond tweeter Back firing tweeter to reinforce the acoustic environment With control for continuous level adjustment 4 Connector panel Separate connections for woofer and mid range tweeter units with t...

Page 10: ...However since listening spaces have very different acoustic properties positioning near a wall may improve the acoustics in some cases The two speakers should be placed 2 50 m to 4 00 m apart Ideally...

Page 11: ...n be compensated by using three spikes A B E You can adjust the height of the spikes to improve speaker stability A B E A B D C F G H I Installing the spikes 1 Lay the speaker down on a soft surface e...

Page 12: ...damage the speakers and other components Switch off the power amplifiers before connecting the speakers This prevents short circuits due to cables that are not yet connected at both ends First connec...

Page 13: ...arge spaces Nonetheless high quality power amplifiers are required to prevent clipping distortion caused by overdriving an amplifier and speaker damage 5 4 Classic connection This is the most common c...

Page 14: ...er you can use either one 2 wire speaker cable or two 1 wire speaker cables 1 Remove the bi wiring jumpers between the woofer terminals LOW and the tweeter mid range terminals HI MID located above the...

Page 15: ...e tweeter unit The advantage of this variant is that each of the amplifiers is situated near the speaker and only short speaker cables are required R L R L R L 1 1 4 4 2 2 3 3 5 Connecting the speaker...

Page 16: ...the two stereo amplifiers between the loudspeakers 2 Connect the preamplifier to the stereo amplifiers as shown in the diagram You will need two optional Burmester bi amp adapters or adapter cables Pl...

Page 17: ...4 3 3 2 2 Connecting the speakers 1 Position two mono power amplifiers near each of the two speakers 2 Connect the preamplifier to the mono power amplifiers as shown above You will need two optional B...

Page 18: ...l reproduction To counteract this effect the BA31 is equipped with an additional back firing tweeter This ensures a broader stage with more depth which you can adjust according to your personal prefer...

Page 19: ...wiring and eliminate any faults Poor bass response or diffuse sound quality Polarity error in the wiring for a channel Swap the positive and negative wires on the affected channel Extremely loud and s...

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