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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead The exclamation point within an symbol within an equilateral triangle, is equilateral triangle is intended to alert intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated "dangerous volt- operating and maintenance (servicing) age" within the product's enclosure that may be of instructions in the literature accompanying the sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of product. electric sho
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Important Safety Instructions & Certificate of conformity . . . . . . . . . . .a Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 OPERATING Rear Panel - Overview . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 MISCELLANEOUS Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of the Dynaudio Acoustics BM 5A active monitor system. With the right care and attention it will provide many years of excellent and trouble free audio reproduction. It is most important, however, that you take a few minutes at this early stage of your BM 5A’s life, to read this manual. It contains essential information to make you get the best from your new monitors. Break-In time The transducers of your BM 5A monitor will achieve better sound quali
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OVERVIEW - REAR PANEL Correct setup and connections is essential to achieve optimal performance from your monitors. Please follow the instructions on the following pages. 5. Level trim 1. AC power Input and fuse 2. Power On/Off switch 6. LF - Low filter setting 3. Balanced analog Input 7. MF - Mid filter setting 4. High Pass filter switch 8. HF - Hi filter setting 5
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SETTING UP 1/2. Power On/Off switch/AC Power In 5. Level trim Before switching on, make sure Mains Voltage Use this switch to match the sensitivity of the matches your areas Mains Voltage specification. BM 5A monitor to your source. Replace fuse only with the fuse-type marked on the rear-panel label. High-output source If your source has a high Output, set the switch 3. Balanced analog Input to the -10 position to reduce the sensitivity by Audio Input is via a female XLR connector. The 10dB. Inp
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INDICATORS & POSITIONING The woofer channel has a built in limiter that Indicators protects the woofer unit from too much On the front you will find 2 diodes. These are excursion. It works by reducing the gain of the positioned just above the Dynaudio Logo. circuit when a certain threshold level is reached. Positioning The BM 5A is designed as a near to mid-field monitor and can be equally well used in both stereo and surround setups. Optimal performance is achieved when positioned 1-3 meters
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MISCELLANEOUS Service Troubleshooting There are no user serviceable parts inside the If Power LED lights green and no sound, check monitor. If service is required please contact your input signal f.ex. by switching speakers. service via: If power LED does not light at all and no sound, www.tcsupport.tc check the fuse. If replaced and still no sound contact your Dynaudio Acoustics Dealer. or If protection LED lights red check the TC Electronic temperature of the heat sink. If it feels hot turn S
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS System Two-way Active Nearfield Monitor Frequency Response (+/- 3 dB) 50 Hz - 21 kHz Input level for 85 dB SPL @1m -16dBu RMS @ 0dB setting Power consumption Idle: 10 W / Max: 90 W Amplifier power Tweeter: 50 W / Woofer: 50 W Bass Principle Bass reflex Vent tuning frequency 55 Hz Internal Cabinet Volume 9 liters Crossover Frequency 1500 Hz Crossover Slope 6 dB/oct Tweeter Esotec 28 mm/1.1" soft dome, rear chamber, Magnetic fluid. 4 mm alu front, pure alu wire voice coi
