Connections And Control Settings; Before Connecting The Dynamo 700; 2-Channel Mode - MartinLogan Dynamo 700 User Manual

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Before Connecting the Dynamo
MartinLogan's engineering and design team developed
the Dynamo 700 for easy setup and system integra-
tion. Before beginning to connect your Dynamo 700,
please review the controls discussed in the last section.
An understanding of these will help speed you along as
you connect and integrate your Dynamo 700 with your
system. All signal connections are done on the rear con-
nections panel of the Dynamo 700. Make certain that all
of your connections are tight.
WARNING! Turn your Dynamo 700
subwoofer to 'Off' before making or
breaking any signal connections!

2-Channel Mode

This setup is recommended if your Dynamo 700 will be
used in a 2-channel system with main speakers playing full
range. When a signal is connected to the Dynamo 700's
left/right inputs and the crossover switch is set to 'Variable
(L&R In), the Dynamo 700's internal low pass filter is
active.
If you will be using your system for both 2-channel and
multi-channel listening we recommend connecting the
Dynamo 700 as recommended in 'Multi-Channel/
LFE Mode' on the next page. Some modern receiv-
ers and processors allow users to route left and
right channel low-frequency information, in addition
to discrete LFE information, through the LFE output.
Signal Connection (see figure 2):
1 Connect the left and right outputs of your preamplifier
to the left and right inputs of the Dynamo 700 using
quality RCA interconnects. If your preamplifier only has
one set of outputs you may need to obtain Y adapters
from your dealer.
Recommended Control Settings (see figure 3):
1 Set the crossover switch to 'Variable (L&R In)'.
2 Set the 'Low Pass Filter' knob to approximately 70% of
your loudspeakers lowest frequency response.
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3 While playing music with bass content, turn the level
4 Try the phase control in different settings until the best
Figure 2. Signal connection for 2-channel mode.
Figure 3. Control settings for 2-channel mode.
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control up until the music has deep extended bass,
being careful to avoid levels that become overwhelming.
blending is obtained. If you are augmenting MartinLogan
loudspeakers, we suggest you start with the phase set
at 90°.