Avantgarde TRIO G3 User manual

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User Manual
TRIO G3 & SPACEHORN
Version 1.0

SAFETY INFORMATION
SAFETY INFORMATION 4
PRECAUTIONS ON INSTALLATION 5
OPERATING VOLTAGE 5
SET UP
CONTENT OF PACKAGES 6
UNPACKING 8
ADJUSTABLE FEET 9
ROOM PLACEMENT SPACEHORN 10
OPERATION TRIO G3
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 12
PREPERATION BEFORE CONNECTION 12
CONNECTION PASSIVE VERSION – SINGLE WIRING 14
CONNECTION PASSIVE VERSION – TRI WIRING 15
CONNECTION ITRON VERSION – BALANCED XLR 16
OPERATION ITRON – POWER MODES 17
OPERATION ITRON – AUDIO SOUND ADJUSTMENTS 18
OPERATION ITRON – GAIN ADJUSTMENTS 19
OPERATION SPACEHORN
SPEAKER LEVEL INPUTS 20
BALANCED INPUTS 21
POWER MODES 22
SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT 23
LED BRIGHTNESS CONTROL 23
DSP VOLUME CONTROL 24
DSP SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 25
DSP USER INTERFACE 26
DSP SETTINGS 27
FINE TUNING
ROOM PLACEMENT 28
TOE–IN & TOE–OUT 29
LISTENING HEIGHT 30
MISCELLANEOUS
12V DC TRIGGER 31
E–FUSE 31
FUTURE UPGRADES 31
CLEANING 32
WARRANTY 33
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SAFETY INFORMATION
PRECAUTIONS ON INSTALLATION
Do not move or carry the speakers by holding the horn assembly.
Place the components of the system on a flat solid surface.
To prevent internal heat build-up in the components, place units in
a location with sufficient air circulation. Do not install the speakers
in a location near heat sources such as radiators, or in a place
subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, or mechanical vibration.
Connect everything securely. Always insert the plugs fully into the
jacks. A loose connection may cause hum pick-up and can damage
the system. Use only high-quality cables with self-tightening
banana speaker and RCA or XLR plugs.
To avoid damaging the finish, never use alcohol, paint thinner or
chemicals to clean the components.
Read this operators manual thoroughly before operating the
speaker system.
OPERATING VOLTAGE
The electronic components & amplifiers are suitable for operating
voltages ranging f rom 90 - 250 Volt at 50 or 60 Hz.
SAFETY INFORMATION
CAUTION
To prevent fire, shock or damage, do not expose the components to
rain or moisture.
Conditions for operation:
room temperature 5 - 35° C,
humidity 10 - 75%
It is intended to alert the user of the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage“ within the products enclosure. To avoid
electrical shock, do not open the cabinet of the components.
Excessive sound pressure levels might cause serious damage to
your health. Do not operate the speaker system at excessive levels
for a long period of time.
Should any solid object or liquid fall into the cabinet of the
components, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified
personnel before operating it any further.
Unplug the components of your system from the wall outlet and
antenna if they are not to be used for an extended period of time. To
disconnect the power cord, pull it out by the plug. Do not pull the
cord itself. Never touch the plugs with wet hands.
Only let qualified personnel repair or reassemble the components
of the system.
These loudspeakers are designed for the playback of audio signals
for “Home & Office use” only. Any other use, especially in
commercial applications, is expressly prohibited.
PRIVATE USE ONLY
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CONTENT OF PACKAGES
TRIO G3
2 x wooden crates with the 2 x speakers.
6 x protective discs (with a center pit) for the Trio G3 spikes to
protect sensitive floors from damage.
2 x power chords (3m)* (Trio Itron version only)
2 x 5m jumper cable* between Trio G3 and SpaceHorns no. 1 & 2
2 x 1m jumper cable* to connect SpaceHorns no. 1 & 2 with no. 3 & 4
2 x 1m jumper cable* to connect SpaceHorns no. 3 & 4 with no. 5 & 6
(Trio G3 passive version with SpaceHorns only)
2 x 5m XLR cable* between Trio G3 and SpaceHorns no. 1 & 2
2 x 1m XLR cable* to connect SpaceHorns no. 1 & 2 with no. 3 & 4
2 x 1m XLR cable* to connect SpaceHorns no. 3 & 4 with no. 5 & 6
(Trio G3 Itron version with SpaceHorns only)
1 x user manual (covering Trio G3 & SpaceHorn)
* the number of cables depend on the number of SpaceHorns
ordered.
1 x
2 x
4 x
6 x
2 x
4 x
6 x
2 x
4 x
6 x
2 x
4 x
6 x
2 x
2 x
6 x
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SPACEHORN G3
2, 4 or 6 x wooden crates* with the SpaceHorns.
2, 4 or 6 x power chords (3m)*
1 x height adjustment tool to adjust the leveling feet of the
SpaceHorns.
1 x triangle allen wrench tool to remove the upper metal covers of
the SpaceHorns.
* the number of SpaceHorns & cables depend on the number of
SpaceHorns ordered.
1 x
1 x
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UNPACKING
TRIO G3
Please note the very heavy weight of the speaker system when
unpacking and installing the system! We strongly advise doing this
work only with the help of other persons!
Do not move or carry the speakers by holding the horn assembly.
The horns & the phase alignment slider of the tweeter will get
damaged.
Unscrew and remove top cover of the wooden crate. Note, that the
screws may be hidden under red the “caution”-tape.
Unscrew and remove the side panels of the wooden crate.
Carefully tilt the speaker into its upright position.
Use wheel board (min. size 70 x 70cm) to transport the speaker to
its listening position. Note, that the spherical horns can be removed
by unscrewing them counterclockwise. This makes it easier to pass
through narrow doorways.
UNPACKING
SPACEHORN
Unscrew and remove top cover of the wooden crate. Note, that the
screws may be hidden under the red “caution” tape.
Unscrew and remove the side panels of the wooden crate.
Carefully tilt the speaker sideways onto the levelling feets of the
SpaceHorns.
Use wheel board (min. size 70 x 70cm) to transport the speaker to
its listening position.
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ADJUSTABLE FEET
TRIO G3
The Trio G3 stands on 3 spike absorber elements with integrated
rubber pads to glide the speaker on the floor when positioning
the speaker.
The integrated spikes are in a lifted shipping position not to touch
& scratch the ground. Once the speaker is finally positioned, the
spikes can be lowered by turning the knurled screw counter-
clockwise.
If required use the protective discs to protect sensitive floors
from damage.
ADJUSTABLE FEET
SPACEHORN
The SpaceHorn is shipped with the 4 x adjustable gliding feet
mounted on the bottom plate of the speaker body for a horizontal
placement of the SpaceHorn (see graph 1 to 3, next page).
If the SpaceHorns are placed vertically (see graph 4 to 7, next page)
the gliding feet needs to be relocated. Carefully tilt the SpaceHorn
to the narrow backside of the speaker, so that both the 4 x gliding
feet and the 4 x metal covers become accessible. Use a soft blanket
not to scratch the speaker body.
Use the triangle allen wrench tool to remove the metal covers of the
SpaceHorns.
Now swap the positions of the 4 x gliding feet and the 4 x metal
covers.
Place the SpaceHorns to the final listening position.
Use the height adjustment tool to adjust the gliding feet of the
SpaceHorns.
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ROOM PLACEMENT
SPACEHORN
The Trio system is available in a variety of subwoofer configurations
& 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. The graphics show the various options.
Graph 1
Graph 2
Graph 3
Graph 5
Graph 6
Graph 4
Graph 7
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ON INSTALLATION
The power to all components must be switched “off” (or
disconnected from the household AC) before making any audio
connections.
To prevent malfunction/defects, do not operate components with
open input/output terminals.
Control the polarity of speaker cables! Never mix up “+” and “–“.
Wrong polarity will deteriorate the sound quality and can damage
amplifier and the active power module of the subwoofer.
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
Unscrew and remove the Cover Connection Slot
Remove the Cable Duct Cover which is held by 4 x clip
fasteners by gently pushing the cover outwards from behind,
using your fingertips through the Cable Duct Opening
COVER CONNECTION SLOT
PASSIVE CROSSOVER
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CLIP FASTENER
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CABLE DUCT COVER
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ITRON ACTIV POWER MODULE
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CONNECTION – TRIO G3 PASSIVE VERSION
SINGLE–WIRING
Tweeter , midrange and lowrange drivers have dedicated
speaker terminals. In the standard configuration, these terminals
are interconnected with two OFC Trident Bridge & . One bridge
interconnects all “+” connectors, the other one all “–“
connectors.
Connect the speaker terminal of the TRIO G3 speakers and the
speaker-level input terminal of the SPACEHORNS with the long
jumper cable. The jumper cable is included in the accessory box.
If you use more than 1 x subwoofer per channel, connect speaker-
level input terminal of the SPACEHORNS No.1 and speaker-level
input terminal of the SPACEHORNS No.2 with the shorter jumper
cable. The jumper cable is included in the accessory box.
�The jumper cables have hollow banana plugs which are open at
the rear. This way it is possible to stack multiple speaker cables to
the same speaker terminal.
Connect the Speaker–Output of your power (or integrated)
amplifier with the speaker MID terminal of the TRIO G3 speakers.
Only now, connect the AC power cords of the components to a
household AC outlet and turn on the subwoofer and the other
equipment.
�The cable at the INTERNAL CONNECT PORT is a non-serviceable
internal connection! Do not unplug.
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CONNECTION – TRIO G3 PASSIVE VERSION
TRI–WIRING
To operate the system in TRI–Wiring or TRI–Amping mode, the two
OFC Trident Bridge & need to be removed.
Open the screw caps of Tweeter , midrange and lowrange
speaker terminals and remove the two OFC Trident Bridges & .
Connect the Speaker–Output of your power (or integrated)
amplifier with the speaker terminals of the TRIO G3 speakers
using a dedicated cable for each connection. The same applies
when using multiple amplifiers for treble, midrange and bass.
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OPERATION – TRIO G3 ITRON VERSION
POWER MODES
The mains power switch has an “O” OFF–position & an “1” ON–
position. For operation switch to the ON position.
The TRIO G3 features an illuminated sensor switch on its front
side to turn the speaker ON.
ORANGE light = STANDBY
WHITE light = ON
PURPLE light = OTA firmware update (optional future upgrade only)
The brightness of the light can be adjusted with the DIMMER
TOGGLE button , toggling through 8 x intensities.
4 x different power ON/OFF modes can be selected with the POWER
ON mode selector . Use a screwdriver to switch the modes.
�newly selected modes will only become active after the mains
power switch has been shortly switched OFF.
MODE A speaker is ON upon powering it up with the mains
power switch . To be used for remote controlled AC
power sockets. The frontal sensor switch may still
be used to switch into standby mode, but upon next
power cycle the speaker will turn ON again directly.
MODE B speaker is ON when a 12V trigger voltage is detected at
the remote-trigger socket . The speaker will
automatically switch OFF, when the 12V trigger voltage
is switched OFF.
MODE C the frontal sensor switch is used to toggle between
speaker ON & STANDBY.
MODE D speaker is switched ON & STANDBY by remote control
signal (not available upon release; optional future upgrade only).
CONNECTION – TRIO G3 ITRON VERSION
BALANCED XLR CONNECTION
Line level connections feature balanced XLR connectors/terminals.
The pin assignment of these follows the EIA RS-297-A standard:
PIN 1 = GND, PIN 2 = HOT, PIN 2 = COLD. Never use cables with
differing pin assignment! This will deteriorate the sound quality and
can damage the amplifiers and/or the active power modules of the
subwoofers.
Connect the line level output of your preamplifier with the balanced
line level input of the TRIO G3 speaker with an XLR cable.
Connect the balanced XLR daisy chain output of the TRIO G3
speaker and the balanced XLR input of the SPACEHORNS with the
long XLR jumper cable. The jumper cable is included in the
accessory box.
If you use more than 1 x subwoofer per channel, connect the
balanced XLR daisy chain output of the SPACEHORNS No.1 and the
balanced XLR line level input of the SPACEHORNS No.2 with the
shorter XLR jumper cable. The jumper cable is included in the
accessory box.
Only now, connect the AC power of the components to a
household AC outlet and turn on the ITRON module and the
subwoofer.
TRIGGER SENSOR
12V DC
OUT IN
ON/OFF
POWER ONDIMMER TOTAL GAIN GND
MODETOGGLE
E FUSE
RESET DRIVER GAIN
INTERNAL CONNECT PORT
OUTPUT TO DRIVER
LOW MID HIGH
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
INPUT OUTPUT
BALANCED SIGNAL
A D
B C
ENGAGED
FUSE
POWER
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
110 – 240V ~ 50/60HZ
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION – 500W
FUSE 2.5 A SLOW
WARNING!
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
DO NOT OPEN!
SERIAL NO.
TRIO G3
ITRON AMP–TRIO
MADE IN GERMANY
SPEAKER TYPE
MODEL NO.
ORIGIN
PUSH
FUSE
PUSH
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2 1
3
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
POWER ON
MODE
A D
B C
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TRIGGER SENSOR
12V DC
OUT IN
ON/OFF
POWER ONDIMMER TOTAL GAIN GND
MODETOGGLE
E FUSE
RESET DRIVER GAIN
INTERNAL CONNECT PORT
OUTPUT TO DRIVER
LOW MID HIGH
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
INPUT OUTPUT
BALANCED SIGNAL
A D
B C
ENGAGED
FUSE
POWER
FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE
110 – 240V ~ 50/60HZ
MAX POWER CONSUMPTION – 500W
FUSE 2.5 A SLOW
WARNING!
ELECTRICAL SHOCK HAZARD
DO NOT OPEN!
SERIAL NO.
TRIO G3
ITRON AMP–TRIO
MADE IN GERMANY
SPEAKER TYPE
MODEL NO.
ORIGIN
PUSH
FUSE
PUSH
OPERATION – TRIO G3 ITRON VERSION
AUDIO SOUND ADJUSTMENTS
The 3 x DRIVER GAIN switches allow tonality adjustments of the
3 x horns in –1.5 dB, 0 dB (= FLAT) and +1.5 dB steps.
LOW adjusts the level of the lowrange horn (100 - 600 Hz)
MID adjusts the level of the midrange horn (600 - 4.000 Hz)
HIGH adjusts the level of the tweeter horn (above 4.000 Hz)
Factory default is the “O dB” position for all 3 switches.
Adjustments may be made according to personal taste, for
adapting to the tonal “brightness” (or lack thereof) of connected
source equipment, or to mildly correct room acoustic influence.
In practice, the tonal balance between the 3 x f requency bands can
be altered up by up to 3 dB. For example:
With the HIGH and LOW switches set to +1.5 dB, and the MID switch
set to –1.5 dB, the relative volume of the midrange is reduced by 3
dB against the tweeter and lowrange horns. This could be used as a
favorable voicing for “shouty” recordings (with over-emphasized
midrange frequency content) or in an acoustical environment that
has a “peak” in the midrange.
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DRIVER GAIN
LOW MID HIGH
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
0dB
DRIVER GAIN
LOW MID HIGH
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 1.5
–1.5
0dB
OPERATION – TRIO G3 ITRON VERSION
GAIN ADJUSTMENTS
The 3 x TOTAL GAIN switches allow the adjustment of the gain of
the speakers to the strength of the line level signal f rom the
connected preamp. To avoid sound degrading potentiometers in
the signal path, 3 x switches in an additive stepped arrangement are
being used. Factory default is the “0 dB” position for all 3 switches.
Practical example: If a preamp already makes big “jumps” in sound
level by turning the volume knob just slightly, reducing the iTRON’s
input gain by up to –10.5 dB may increase the adjustment angle of
the pre amps volume knob considerably, thus enhancing its
practical usefulness for fine volume adjustments.
The following steps are possible:
+/– 1.5 dB = left switch in “+” or “–“ position
+/– 3 dB = central switch in “+” or “–“ position
+/– 4.5 dB = central & left in “+” or “–“ position
+/– 6 dB = right switch in “+” or “–“ position
+/– 7.5 dB = right & left in “+” or “–“ position
+/– 9 dB = right & central in “+” or “–“ position
+/– 10.5 dB = all 3 switches in “+” or “–“ position
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
TOTAL GAIN
0dB
+ 1.5
–1.5
+ 3
–3
+ 6
–6
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