Ramble R3000T

Active Super Woofer

User’s Manual English

& Installation Instructions and tips included.

Manual edition 1.1, Nov. 1997

Important Information

The information in this document is subject to change without prior notice in order to improve reliability, design and functions, and does not represent a commitment on the part of the manufacturer.

Trademarks

Edifier and Ramble are registered trademarks of Edifier Hi-Tech Group. And other brand names and trademarks are the property of their owners.

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Welcome!

Congratulations for choosing The Edifier Ramble series Speaker Systems. It’s found one of the best personal multimedia speaker system that let you enjoy completely the revolution of computer multimedia, (and/ or Audio Equipment). Before operating the system, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

Main features:

Wooden Box: attractive classical style with integrated compact design, walling up noise and interference to ensure pure sound quality;
Anti-Magnetic Design: offering optimum protection of your TV sets, computers, data disks, etc., from high power loudspeakers.
Built-in High Power Amplifier: using dedicated high-efficient power amplifier unit to achieve a maximum of 500W P.M.P.O., best choice for home theatre or room of size ranging 20-30 m².
Three-Independent-Compartments Structure: innovative design, comprising Filter Compartment, Air-cushion Compartment and Amplifier Compartment, to minimize noise interference and produce pure, powerful super bass effects.
Multiple/Flexible Connection Modes: multiple options available for connecting to various audio devices /equipment, convenient in use.

Introduction

What you have: (Item Checklist )

For R3000T, the package includes the following items:
Main box with amplifier inside
1 Power cable
2 Audio connecting cords

Figure 1, Audio cord

1 Audio connecting adapter (Optional)

Figure 2, Audio connecting adapter

What you Need:

One Audio source device(s), such as Audio CD (CD-DA) player, VCR player, DVD player, Cassette player, TV set, CD-ROM driver; Sound card and/or MPEG Video card in your computer.
One normal audio playback equipment (Including Amplifier and speakers) or one Amplified speaker system.

Getting started

Overview:

Front View of the Woofer

Figure 3

1- Upper sound filter

2- Lower sound filter

3- Nameplate

Back View of Woofer
Figure 4

1- Back base board

2- Volume control

3- High-cut control

4- Line input port

5- Line output port

6- Speaker input clips

7- Power switch

8- Power input socket

9- Fuse box

Getting started

Basic Operation

Step1. Connect the LINE IN PORT to the Audio source device.


	Figure 5

Using one audio connecting cord (shown in figure 1), one end connecting to the LINE IN PORT (shown in figure 4, 4), the other end connecting to the Line-out of the Audio source device. Be sure to match the color (Red to Red, White to White).

Getting started

	Note: For some audio source devices, which have only one Φ3.5mm phone jack, an optional audio connecting adapter( as shown in Figure 2) is needed. See below:
	Figure 6

Step2. Connect the LINE OUT PORT to the audio playback equipment.


Figure 7

Using the other audio connecting cord (shown in figure 1), one end connecting to the LINE OUT PORT (shown in figure 4, 5), the other end connecting to the Line-in of the Audio playback equipment.

Getting started

Step3. Connect the woofer with the power source using the power cable.

Make sure that the power cable is in good contact with the power input socket (shown in Figure 4,8) and the power source is AC 220V/50Hz.

DO NOT attempt to plug into 110V AC power socket, please refer to Technical specification.

Step4. Turn on the power switch (shown in Figure 4,7), adjust the Volume Controller and High-cut Controller (as shown in Figure 4,2 and 3). High-cut Controller is used for adjusting the upper limit of the audio frequency. Make sure that the audio source device and audio playback equipment are powered on too.

Note: The audio signals are bypassed from the LINE IN PORT(Figure 4, 4) to the LINE OUT PORT(Figure 4, 5), no matter whether the Power Switch(Figure 4, 7) is on or not.

Getting started

Typical Connection Modes

Mode 1: Working with an audio source device, an ordinary amplifier and speakers.


Figure 9

Mode 2: Working with an audio source device and an Amplified Speaker System.

Getting started

Mode 3: If the audio source device has two Line-out ports.

Figure 10

Mode 4: If the Amplifier has a woofer Line-out port.

Figure 11

Getting started

Mode 5: Working with an Integrated Audio System which has one extra audio Line-out port or woofer Line-out port

Figure 12


Figure 13

Mode 6: Working with an Integrated Audio System which has no Lineout port (in this case, you will need two speaker cables, which are not supplied in this package)

Safeguards

1. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this unit to rain, moisture or direct sunlight .

2. Do not attempt to plug the power into 110V socket, this unit does not support 110V power supply.

3. Dangerous voltages exist inside the box, so do not remove the back base board.

4. Enjoy your music at a safe volume level which is not to hurt your hearing or your audio system. Be careful that aged people, young children or patients are not present when the music is to be played at a high volume level.

5. When the unit is not in use for a long time, be sure that the plug is taken out of the power socket.

6. If the woofer has no output, check the power switch and power cable first. If the problem still exists, check the fuse after taking out the power plug. If the fuse is melted off, change it with the other one contained in the fuse box. In case this fuse is melted off again, contact with your dealer.