English Limited Warranty; Owner's Manual; Figure - Bowers & Wilkins DM600 S3 Owner's Manual

English
Limited Warranty
Dear customer,
Welcome to B&W.
This product has been designed and
manufactured to the highest quality
standards. However, if something does go
wrong with this product, B&W
Loudspeakers and its national distributors
warrant free of charge labour (exclusion
may apply) and replacement parts in any
country served by an official B&W
distributor.
This limited warranty is valid for a period of
five years from the date of purchase or two
years for electronics including amplified
loudspeakers.
Terms and Conditions
1 The warranty is limited to the repair of
the equipment. Neither transportation,
nor any other costs, nor any risk for
removal, transportation and installation
of products is covered by this warranty.
2 This warranty is only valid for the
original owner. It is not transferable.
3 This warranty will not be applicable in
cases other than defects in materials
and/or workmanship at the time of
purchase and will not be applicable:
a. for damages caused by incorrect
installation, connection or packing,
b. for damages caused by any use other
than correct use described in the user
manual, negligence, modifications, or
use of parts that are not made or
authorised by B&W,
c. for damages caused by faulty or
unsuitable ancillary equipment,
d. for damages caused by accidents,
lightning, water, fire heat, war, public
disturbances or any other cause
beyond the reasonable control of B&W
and its appointed distributors,
e. for products whose serial number has
been altered, deleted, removed or
made illegible,
f. if repairs or modifications have been
executed by an unauthorised person.
4 This guarantee complements any
national/regional law obligations of
dealers or national distributors and
does not affect your statutory rights as
a customer.
How to claim repairs under
warranty
Should service be required, please follow
the following procedure:
1 If the equipment is being used in the
country of purchase, you should
contact the B&W authorised dealer
from whom the equipment was
purchased.
2 If the equipment is being used outside
the country of purchase, you should
contact the B&W national distributor in
the country of residence who will
advise where the equipment can be
serviced. You can call B&W in the UK
or visit our web site to get the contact
details of your local distributor.
To validate your warranty, you will need to
produce this warranty booklet completed
and stamped by your dealer on the date of
purchase. Alternatively, you will need the
original sales invoice or other proof of
ownership and date of purchase.

Owner's manual

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the B&W
DM™600 S3 speakers.
Founded in 1966, B&W has always striven
for perfect sound reproduction in its
products. To this end, the company has
invested heavily in research and
development in order to maintain its
position at the forefront of acoustic design.
Through the years, B&W has introduced
many advanced features and techniques.
Although many of these have been
developed initially for the more expensive
models, our "waterfall" design policy has
seen them incorporated, wherever possible,
elsewhere in the product range.
It is important to spend time setting up the
speakers, as care spent on the installation
process will reap the reward of many hours
of listening pleasure. Reading this manual
fully will help you obtain the best from your
audio system.
B&W distributes to over 65 countries
worldwide and maintains a network of
dedicated distributors who will be able to
help should you have any problems your
dealer cannot resolve. Their mailing
addresses can be found on the web site or
by calling B&W direct.
Unpacking

(figure 1)

• After opening the top carton flaps,
remove the rubber feet and foam plugs
from the polystyrene tray.
• Fold the carton flaps right back and
invert the carton and contents.
• Lift the carton clear of the contents and
remove the inner packaging from the
speakers.
We suggest you retain the packing for
future use.
Connections
(figure 2)
All connections should be made with the
equipment switched off.
Ensure the positive terminal on the speaker
(marked + and coloured red) is connected
to the positive output terminal of the
amplifier and negative (marked – and
coloured black) to negative. Incorrect
connection can result in poor imaging and
loss of bass.
The terminals accept 6mm (1/4-in) spades,
bared wire ends or round pins up to 6mm
diameter and 4mm banana plugs. When
using spades, fit them under the sliding
collar.
Important safety notice:
In certain countries, notably those in
Europe, the use of 4mm banana plugs is
considered a potential safety hazard,
because they may be inserted into the
holes of unshuttered mains supply sockets.
In order to comply with European
CENELEC safety regulations, the 4mm
holes in the ends of the terminals are
blocked by plastic pins. Do not remove the
pins if you are using the product where
these conditions apply.
Always screw the terminal caps down
tightly to optimise the connection and
prevent rattles.
Ask your dealer for advice when choosing
cable. Keep the total impedance below the
maximum recommended in the
specification and use a low inductance
cable to avoid attenuation of the highest
frequencies.
Positioning
Ascertain the optimum position for the
speaker before fixing the mounting bracket
to the wall. When using the wall bracket,
stick the rubber feet to the bottom corners
of the rear panel of the cabinet. (figure 4)
Stray magnetic fields
The speaker drive units create stray
magnetic fields that extend beyond the
boundaries of the cabinet. We recommend
you keep magnetically sensitive articles
(television and computer screens, computer
discs, audio and video tapes, swipe cards
and the like) at least 0.5m from the
speaker.
For this reason, the DM™600 S3 is only
suitable for use as a centre speaker when
using either projection, plasma or LCD
screens which are not affected by stray
magnetic fields.
Home Theatre
As a surround speaker:
There are two main ways of presenting
surround information. Older movie
soundtracks, where the surround
information was recorded on only one
channel, benefited from a very ambient, all-
enveloping presentation from the surround
speakers, with little attempt to portray
precise imaging to the sides and rear. More
modern 5.1 channel recordings of both
movies and audio have discrete left and
right surround channels, which can convey
more precise imaging. However, images to
the sides and rear are not generally as
precise as can be obtained from the front.
Sustained tones can be more readily
positioned between the speakers than
percussive sounds, which have a tendency
to collapse towards the speakers. It is also
difficult to maintain image position for all
listeners if the listening area is a significant
proportion of the area between the five
speakers. Image stability depends on
getting the right balance between all five
speakers and the "hot spot" effect is even
more marked than for 2-channel audio.
With this in mind, your success in
recreating the producer's intentions for the
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