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Cambridge SoundWorks NEWTON T300 User Manual

Manual is about: NEWTON Series Tower Loudspeakers with Internal Powered Subwoofer

Summary of NEWTON T300

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    2 the lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an e...

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    3 3 power-cord protection – the ac power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on. No object should bring weight to bear on to the ac power cords. Lightning – for added protection for the speaker during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long pe...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction thanks for choosing a newton series loudspeaker. The t1000 and t500 both feature the finest drivers, preci- sion internal crossover and amplifier circuitry and an elegant enclosure design. The product development team at cambridge soundworks believes there is no better combination of au...

  • Page 5: Stand And Foot Assembly

    5 stand and foot assembly ca ution attention risk of electric shock do no t open risq ue de choc electriq ue ne p as ouvrir to reduce the risk of electrical shock, do no t remo ve ba ck or bott om p anels . No user-ser viceable p arts inside. Refer ser vicing to q ualified personnel. T300 tower loud...

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    Disc feet installation: 1. Install the pointed end of a threaded post into the end of each arm of the metal stands. Twist and hand tighten each post. 2. Thread a lock nut most of the way up each post. 3. Screw a disc foot onto the end of each post about seven complete turns. 4. Apply the self-adhesi...

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    7 bass contour adjusts the deepest bass of the speaker system. Speaker connectors and controls sub level adjusts the output level of the signal fed to the sub in jack. Sub in — if you decide to use your receiver’s sub out jack, connect it here. Full range input — attach speaker wire to these two con...

  • Page 8: About Speaker Placement

    8 8 8 we recommend you position each speaker so the side panel with the subwoofer faces out. For a two channel system (stereo), place the speakers to form an angle between 25 and 55 degrees with your listening position. For a home theater system, place the speakers close to the left and right sides ...

  • Page 9: Connection Diagrams

    Newton series towers can be driven from a receiver, an integrated amplifier or a preamp/power amplifier component system. This manual refers to a “receiver” throughout, but all the instructions apply to integrated amplifers or preamp/power amplifier setups as well. 9 connection diagrams speaker wire...

  • Page 10: Connection Diagrams

    10 10 10 speaker wire and subwoofer signal cable this hookup configuration uses two lengths of speaker wire and two signal cables (wires and cables are not provided with the speakers). This configuration lets you adjust the bass of both speakers with one control — the sub level control on the speake...

  • Page 11: Speaker Wire Preparation

    11 11 use at least 18 gauge speaker cable for short runs (under 15 feet). Use 16 gauge or heavier speaker cable for longer runs. 1. Determine how long the speaker cable should be for each speaker. Cut the speaker cable into the appropriate lengths. 2. Strip 1/2 inch of insulation from the two indivi...

  • Page 12: Adjustment Procedure

    12 12 12 12 adjustment procedure power insert the speakers’ ac plugs into ac sockets. Speaker wire configuration adjustment 1. Set all receiver tone controls, all surround effects and any other special processing circuits to off. 2. Set the receiver to stereo operation. 3. Play a musical cd with goo...

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    13 13 13 13 using the speakers with an external powered subwoofer many people would laugh at the prospect of adding an additional subwoofer to augment the strong bass output of a pair of newton series tower speakers. But some tower speaker owners may already have an additional high-quality powered s...

  • Page 14: Specifications

    14 specifications 14 14 14 t300: dimensions (h x w x d): 45 x 7 1 / 2 x 18 inches base width: 12 3 / 4 inches weight: 70 pounds the t300 can be safely used with receivers rated above 30 watts per channel. There is little advantage to using a receiver larger than 150 watts per channel with these spea...

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