OPERATING VOLTAGE SET UP CONTENT OF PACKAGES UNPACKING ADJUSTABLE FEET ROOM PLACEMENT SPACEHORN OPERATION TRIO G3 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS PREPERATION BEFORE CONNECTION CONNECTION PASSIVE VERSION – SINGLE WIRING CONNECTION PASSIVE VERSION – TRI WIRING CONNECTION ITRON VERSION – BALANCED XLR OPERATION ITRON – POWER MODES OPERATION ITRON –...
SAFETY INFORMATION SAFETY INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS ON INSTALLATION CAUTION Do not move or carry the speakers by holding the horn assembly. To prevent f ire, shock or damage, do not expose the components to rain or moisture. Place the components of the system on a flat solid surface. Conditions for operation: room temperature 5 - 35°...
2 x wooden crates with the 2 x speakers. 2, 4 or 6 x wooden crates* with the SpaceHorns. 6 x protective discs (with a center pit) for the Trio G3 spikes to 2, 4 or 6 x power chords (3m)* protect sensitive floors f rom damage.
ADJUSTABLE FEET TRIO G3 TRIO G3 Please note the very heavy weight of the speaker system when The Trio G3 stands on 3 spike absorber elements with integrated unpacking and installing the system! We strongly advise doing this rubber pads...
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ROOM PLACEMENT SPACEHORN The Trio system is available in a variety of subwoofer conf igurations & combinations thereof: 2 x SpaceHorn SingleDrive or TwinDrive 4 x SpaceHorn SingleDrive or TwinDrive 6 x SpaceHorn SingleDrive or TwinDrive The positioning of the subwoofers mostly depends on the geometry, existing furniture and the interior design criteria of the room.
Do not short circuit the +/– electric poles of the speaker cables. Use high quality cable with solid speaker plugs (spades, bananas etc). PREPARATION BEFORE CONNECTION TRIO G3 COVER CONNECTION SLOT Unscrew and remove the Cover Connection Slot Remove the Cable Duct Cover...
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OFC Trident Bridges & Connect the speaker terminal of the TRIO G3 speakers and the Connect the Speaker–Output of your power (or integrated) speaker-level input terminal of the SPACEHORNS with the long amplif ier with the speaker terminals of the TRIO G3 speakers jumper cable.
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Connect the line level output of your preamplif ier with the balanced power switch has been shortly switched OFF. line level input of the TRIO G3 speaker with an XLR cable. MODE A speaker is ON upon powering it up with the mains Connect the balanced XLR daisy chain output...
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OPERATION – TRIO G3 ITRON VERSION OPERATION – TRIO G3 ITRON VERSION AUDIO SOUND ADJUSTMENTS GAIN ADJUSTMENTS The 3 x TOTAL GAIN switches allow the adjustment of the gain of + 1.5 the speakers to the strength of the line level signal f rom the connected preamp.
SERIAL NO. ORIGIN MADE IN GERMANY ORIGIN MADE IN GERMANY Connect the speaker terminal of the TRIO G3 speakers and the Line level connections feature balanced XLR connectors/terminals. PUSH speaker-level input terminal of the SPACEHORNS with the long The pin assignment of these follows the EIA RS-297-A standard: ❶...
OPERATION - SPACEHORN OPERATION - SPACEHORN POWER MODES SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT MUTE MUTE SPKR SPKR INPUT SELECT INPUT SELECT POWER POWER FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE PUSH FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE PUSH GROUND TRIGGER INTERNAL CONNECT PORT BALANCED SIGNAL GROUND TRIGGER INTERNAL CONNECT PORT...
OPERATION - SPACEHORN OPERATION - SPACEHORN DSP VOLUME CONTROL DSP SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Additional settings can be programmed with the Avantgarde Control software. CLIP The software can be requested by email at our service desk: SERVICE USE ONLY info@avantgarde-acoustic.de LAN CONNECTION TO PC...
This will add “warmth” and give a richer “body” to the sound character of certain voices and � Please note that all changes in the Avantgarde control software instruments. immediately become audible in the speaker. This way it is easy to verify the changes by listening and f ine adjust if required.
FINE TUNING FINE TUNING ROOM PLACEMENT TOE–IN & TOE OUT We recommend to place both speakers with the tweeter facing to By facing the speakers inwards (toeing–in) or outwards (toeing–out) the inside. you can further affect the focus and tonal balance of the system. Due to the controlled dispersion characteristics of the horns the By toeing–out, the sound appears to be less “direct”...
WARM–UP TIME FOR ITRON All Avantgarde electronics are equipped with a mains ON–OFF The ITRON electronics uses pure CLASS–A circuits with Zero– power switch that includes an external fuse holder .
If at the sole descretion of do not allow the exclusion or limitation of Avantgarde Acoustic it is necessary to ship incidental or consequential damages, so the product to the manufacturer, please the above limitations may not apply to you.
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Avantgarde Acoustic GmbH Nibelungenstrasse 349 D–64686 Lautertal Germany Tel: +49.6254.306 100 email: info@avantgarde-acoustic.de www.avantgarde-acoustic.de TRIO & SPACEHORN USER MANUAL. Version 1.0 July 2022...
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