Sonus Faber CHAMELEON SERIES Owner'S Manual Download

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNPACKING

ASSEMBLY

CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS

SIDE ASSEMBLY

All the speakers of the Sonus faber CHAMELEON Collection have been packed in order to carefully protect the contents and at
the same time make unpacking simple.
We suggest, however, following these general recommendations:

• Keep all packaging for future transport;
• Do not wear watches, bracelets, rings etc. to avoid scratching the speakers and their finishes. The same care will be

taken to protect the speakers from any metal finishes on the clothes you are wearing, such as zips, buttons, belt clasps,
rivets, etc.

• Open the package following the instructions printed on it.

For specific unpacking instructions, see

figures 1 and 2.

Follow the indications below for the model you have.

This operation must be carried out with all equipment switched off!
The connecting clamps that accept connection with spade connectors, bananas and with the bare cable are on the rear panel
of each speaker.
There are 4 terminals on models CHAMELEON B and T which means that connection can be carried out in three ways:

To apply the sides on the speakers, see the instructions in

fig. 5

CHAMELEON B

MONO-WIRING

BI-WIRING

CHAMELEON C

CHAMELEON T

BI-AMPLIFICATION

If you are using this bookshelf model with its specific stand,
please follow carefully the relevant assembly instructions
and then the instructions for mounting the speaker on the
stand

(see fig.3)

The terminals are to remain connected to each other through
bridges; connect one speaker to the output terminals of the
right channel of the amplifier, and the other speaker to the
output terminals of the left channel of the amplifier, following
the correct polarity as shown in

fig. 6 and 7

The purpose of this type of connection is to enhance general
reproduction quality, and in particular the bass frequencies.
This requires two pairs of power cables used as follows:
remove the connections between the terminals (bridges),
connect each pair of terminals separately to the amplifier as
shown in

fig. 8 and 9

The CHAMELEON C model is designed to be simply placed
on a dedicated surface.

When assembling the base, silent blocks and spikes of this
floor-standing model, please follow the instructions shown in

fig. 4

carefully.

Bi-amplification improves the reproduced sound in a general
manner, and in particular gives greater dynamics and control
of the bass frequencies. It requires two stereo amplifiers and
two pairs of power cables and the connections between the
speaker terminals must be removed. One amplifier is used
to amplify the high frequencies (right and left channels),
and is connected by a pair of power cables to the terminals
dedicated to the high frequency drivers.
The second amplifier is used to amplify the bass frequencies
(right and left channels), and is connected by a pair of power
cables to the terminals dedicated to the bass frequency
drivers. See

fig.10

The CHAMELEON C model features two connection
terminals; the type and mode of connection is as shown in

fig. 11

Finally, the accurate tightening of the contacts and a periodic
check of these contributes to improve performance.

CONTENT OF PACKAGING

OF INTERCHANGEABLE SIDES

Each Sonus faber CHAMELEON model includes a separate package with the sides to apply following the instructions below.

STAND PACKAGING CONTENTS

In addition to the bookshelf speaker stands, inside the packaging you will find:

1 Box of accessories including:

•  8 Spikes
•  8 Coins
•  16 Fixing screws

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