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2 WAY STEREO 3 WAY MONO CROSSOVER OWNERS MANUAL �...
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SAFETY RELATED SYMBOLS protective grounding wire or disconnect the wiring of � � � � �� � protective grounding terminal. �� �� � � �� �� �� �� �� �� � • Operating Conditions �� �� � �� �� This apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or The symbol is used to indicate that some splashing and that no objects fi...
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GETTING STARTED INTRODUCTION Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of the BBE Max-X3. You have acquired an extremely effi cient and universal stereo crossover with an integral BBE® Sonic Maximizer™. GETTING STARTED READ BEFORE USING Before starting to use the crossover in your sound system there is some information you should know and pro- cedures you should follow.
BBE Sound, Inc. conducted extensive studies of numerous speaker systems over a ten year period. With this knowledge, it became possible to identify the characteristics of an ideal speaker and to distill the corrections necessary to return the fundamental and harmonic frequency structures to their correct order.
FRONT PANEL Max-X3 FRONT PANEL 2-way Stereo Mode 3-way Mono Mode BBE Process Control BBE Process Control BBE Lo Contour Control BBE Lo Contour Control BBE switch BBE switch Ch1 Input Level Input Level Ch1 LOW & Ch1 HIGH Clip LEDs Low &...
REAR PANEL Max-X3 REAR PANEL 2W-STEREO CHANNEL 2 IN CHANNEL 1 IN HIGH OUT 2 LOW OUT 2 HIGH OUT 1 LOW OUT 1 STEREO MONO BALANCED BALANCED BALANCED BALANCED BALANCED BALANCED UNBALANCED UNBALANCED UNBALANCED UNBALANCED UNBALANCED UNBALANCED AC INPUT...
INSTALLATION Max-X3 CONNECTION EXAMPLES Max-X3 2-WAY STEREO OPERATION 1. Set Mode switch to stereo Mode. 2. Plug the Left line-in to INPUT 1 and the Right line-in to INPUT 2. 3. Connect the LOW OUT 1 to the Left input of the Low frequency amplifi er, and the LOW OUT 2 to the Right input of Low frequency amplifi...
INSTALLATION MAX-X3 3-WAY MONO OPERATION Rear Panel 1. Set Mode switch to Mono mode. 2. Plug the line-in into INPUT 1. 3. Connect LOW OUT 1 to the Low frequency amplifi er. 4. Connect LOW OUT 2 to the Midrange frequency amplifi er.
INSTALLATION CONNECTION CABLES In this chapter you’ll fi nd the wiring diagrams for the connectors to be used with your crossover. Take care of the connector cable. Always holding them by the connectors and avoiding knots and twists when coiling them: this gives the advantage of increasing their life and reliability, which is always to your advantage .
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