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ProMonitor 800
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ProMonitor 1000
Loudspeaker System
Owner’s Manual
Congratulations
Congratulations on your purchase of the Definitive
Technology ProMonitor Loudspeaker System.
This revolutionary loudspeaker utilizes state-of-the-art
components (cast basket homopolymer-coned
bass-midrange drivers, moving coil ferrofluid-cooled
pure aluminum dome high frequency radiators, uniphase
™
crossover networks, etc.), a non-resonant PolyStone
cabinet and low diffraction construction in order to
achieve
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Connecting Your Loudspeakers It is critical for proper performance that both speakers (left and right) be connect- ed in proper phase. Note that one terminal on each speaker (the +) is colored red and the other (the -) is colored black. Please make certain that you connect the red (+) terminal on each speaker to the red (+) terminal of its channel on your amplifier or receiver and the black (-) terminal to the black (-) terminal. It is essential that both speakers be connected in the same way t
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6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 for the right ProMonitor. 7. Set the low frequency filter control on the back of the ProSub to the setting described in a ProSub Owner’s Manual. Please note that the exact frequency will depend on many factors including specific positions of the speakers in the room, so you might experiment with a slightly higher or lower setting to achieve ideal blending between the sub and the satellites for your particular set-up. Listen to a wide variety of music to determine the corre
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Set the bass management settings of your receiver or decoder (see your receiv- er or decoder manual) for “Small” left front (main), right front (main), center front, left rear (surround) and right rear (surround) to “Small,” and Subwoofer to “Yes.” If your receiver/decoder allows you to choose the crossover frequency of or between your subwoofer and satellites, choose the highest possible (up to 100 Hz for the ProMonitor 1000 and 120 Hz for the ProMonitor 800) Turn the low pass filter control on
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Using ProMonitors with a ProSub for Rear Channel Surround Use Since Dolby Digital is capable of delivering a full-range bass signal to the rear channels, some more elaborate systems will include an additional ProSub for the rear channels. In this case, simply wire the ProMonitors to the ProSub as described in 1 thru 8 earlier, except wire to the rear surround outputs. Set the bass management system for “Large” Rear Speakers. Using ProMonitors with Separate Left and Right Channel ProSubs You
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Wall Mounting the ProMonitors The ProMonitors can be wall-mounted using the optional ProMount 80, which should be available from your Definitive dealer. Your ProMonitor also has a built-in keyhole wall-mount on the back. Use toggle bolts or other similar anchored fasten- ers to fasten the ProMount 80 to the wall or to hold the keyhole mount. Do not use an unanchored screw in the wall. Please note that if you wall-mount the speaker, there is an optional plug included which covers the hole in the b
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Specifications ProMonitor 800 Specifications 3 3 Dimensions: 8 /8" H x 5" D x 14 /4" W Weight: 4 lbs. each Frequency Response: 57 Hz – 30 kHz Efficiency: 89 db Nominal Impedance: 4 – 8 ohms 1 Driver Complement: One 4 /2" cast basket bass/midrange driver 1 coupled to a 4 /2" pressure-driven planar low-frequency radiator. One 1" pure aluminum dome tweeter. Rec. Assoc. Ampl.: 10 – 150 watts/channel ProMonitor 1000 Specifications 7 1 1 Dimensions: 10 /8" W x 6 /2" W x 6 /4" H Weight: 7 lbs. each Freq
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Limited Warranty: 5-Years for Drivers and Cabinets, 3-Years for Electronic Components Definitive Technology warrants to the original retail purchaser only that this Definitive Technology Loudspeaker Product (the “Product”) will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of five (5) years covering the drivers and cabinets, and three (3) years for the electronic components from the date of the original purchase from a Definitive Technology Authorized Dealer. However, this warranty
