Definitive Technology ProMonitor 1000 User Manual
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ProMonitor
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 the most lifelike sound possible in your listening
room for many years to come.
Your ProMonitor is a unique speaker which may be
used by itself as a full-range system or as a satellite
with a Definitive ProSub to create a three-piece system.
This three-piece system can then be combined with
the ProCenter as a four-piece home theater system
and then with two additional ProMonitors to create
a complete Dolby Digital AC-3-ready ProCinema
home theater system.
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Please Inspect For Shipping Damage
Each loudspeaker leaves our plant in perfect condition. Any visible or concealed
damage most likely occurred in handling after it left our plant and should be
reported at once to your Definitive dealer or the shipping company which delivered your loudspeaker.
Connecting Your Loudspeakers
It is critical for proper performance that both speakers (left and right) be connected 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 to the amplifier (in phase). If you experience
a great lack of bass, it is likely that one speaker is out of phase with the other.
Usually if distortion is heard when the speakers are being driven at
loud levels, it is caused by driving (turning up) the amplifier too loud and
not driving the speakers with more power than they can handle. Remember,
most amplifiers put out their full rated power well before the volume control
is turned all the way up! (Often, turning the dial half way up is actually full
power.) If your speakers distort when you play them loud, turn down the
amplifier or get a bigger one.
Using the ProMonitor
in Conjunction with a ProSub
When a pair of ProMonitors is used in conjunction with a ProSub, they may be
connected either directly to the left and right channels of your amplifier or
receiver, or to the left and right speaker level outputs on a ProSub (when the
ProSub is connected via the high-level speaker wire inputs to the left and right
channel speaker outputs on your receiver). Connecting the ProMonitor to a ProSub
(which includes a built-in high-pass crossover for the ProMonitors) will result in
greater dynamic range (the system can be played louder without over driving the
satellites) and is recommended for most installations especially when the system is
being used for home theater. Because this is the most common set-up, the following
instructions relate to wiring the ProMonitors to a ProSub.
Wiring 2 ProMonitors and 1 ProSub
for Stereo (2-Channel) Use
1. First, wire the red (+) terminal of the left channel speaker wire output of your
receiver or amplifier to the red (+) terminal of the left channel speaker wire (high
level) input of your ProSub.
2. Next, wire the black (-) terminal of the left channel speaker wire output of your
receiver or amplifi
(high level) input of the ProSub.
3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the right channel.
4. Wire the red (+) terminal of the left ProMonitor to the left channel red (+)
speaker wire (high level) out on the back of the ProSub.
5. Wire the black (-) terminal of the left ProMonitor to the left channel black (-)
speaker wire (high level) out on the back of the ProSub.
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er to the black (-) terminal of the left channel speaker wire
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 correct setting for this in your system.
8. Set the subwoofer level control to the setting described in a ProSub Owner’s Manual.
Please note that the exact level depends on many factors including your room size,
position of the speakers, etc. as well as your personal listening taste, so you might
experiment with the subwoofer level while listening to a wide variety of music until
you achieve the ideal setting for your system.
9. If your receiver allows you to choose whether or not the main speakers are to receive
a full-range signal, choose full range (or “Large
” Left and Right Main Speakers).
Using ProMonitors with a ProSub
in Home Theater
There are many different variations of the basic Dolby ProLogic and Dolby
Digital AC-3 formats and features, as well as a multiplicity of ways in which the
speakers can be hooked up to these systems. We will discuss the simplest and most
effective hookups and adjustments. If you have a particular question regarding your
set-up, please call us.
For Dolby ProLogic Systems
Follow Steps 1-9 provided earlier. The subwoofer will receive its low frequency
signal through the full-range speaker level outputs. If, however, your system has
a separate subwoofer RCA low level output which has a remote control level
adjustment, you might also want to hook this up using an RCA-to-RCA low level
cable to the LFE/subwoofer-in low level input (the lower RCA input) on a ProSub.
Then use your remote control sub level adjustment to fine-tune the low frequency
level for different types of program material. (You might find you want a higher
level for some music or for movies).
For Dolby Digital AC-3 5.1 Systems
Please note that Dolby Digital decoders have bass management systems (systems
which direct the bass to the various channels) which vary from unit to unit.
Simplest Hook-Up
The simplest way to hook up and use your ProCinema System with Dolby Digital
5.1 Systems is to hook a ProMonitor to each of the front (main) left, front (main) right,
rear (surround) left and rear (surround) right channels and a ProCenter to the front
center channel outputs of your receiver or power amplifier making sure that the red (+)
terminal of each speaker is hooked up to the red (+) terminal of its proper channel output and the black (-) terminal is connected to the black (-) terminal of its proper chan
nel output. Then connect the LFE RCA output on your receiver or decoder to the LFE
input on your Definitive ProSub subwoofer.
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