Octave 3A 02 OWNER’S MANUAL 04 ILLUSTRATIONS 12 SPECIFICATIONS 12 TROUBLESHOOT ww w. a r g on au d i o.
Octave 3A Owner’s manual Dear Customer, Quality has always been our driving force and founding Argon Audio is a natural extension of this philosophy. We have 20 years’ experience in creating and specifying high quality products, manufacturing them and selling them on to end users with Value-for-Money as the primary aim. And Argon Audio is a brand fully compliant with these values.
Octave 3A Running-in period We recommend a running-in time of your new Argon Octave 3A loudspeakers of approximately 15-20 hours at normal listening level before you decide on the final positioning of the loudspeakers. During the running-in time the drive units will settle in and perform as intended. Connecting your loudspeakers We recommend that you read the manual of your other audio products carefully before connecting your loudspeakers. Please switch off all equipment when connecting your loudspeakers.
Octave 3A Front panel, input indicators Power ON/OFF LED • • Lights Blue when “ON” Lights Red when “OFF” ww w. a r g on au d i o.
Octave 3A Rear panel and connections Volume control and On/Off switch. Turn the knob to adjust the volume up or down. Turn to power the speaker On or Off. Analogue 3,5 Mini-Jack input for connecting iPod, MP3, PC etc Bluetooth disconnect and ready for discover mode Connection to (right) Passive speaker USB Audio connection for connecting digitally to a LapLaptop/PC. USB plug type B. Output for active subwoofer Main Power connection. For connecting the external power adapter.
Octave 3A Connecting your speakers STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 1 Connect the RED (+) and BLACK (-) terminals from the left speaker to the corresponding terminals on the right speaker using at least decent speaker cable, to enhance sound quality. Insulation on cable must be stripped on all ends. Note: Because this Argon system is self-powered, do not connect the speaker terminals to the speaker outputs of a stereo receiver.
Octave 3A Connect your Argon Octave 3A to a subwoofer 1 2 CONFIGURATION (connecting subwoofer using RCA plugs mono or stereo) Connect the single RCA plug to your Argon Octave 3A. Your subwoofer might have input for one RCA plug just like there is only one RCA output plug from the Argon Octave 3A. Connect using this single RCA plug at both ends. Your Subwoofer might have a Left and Right input. In this case you can choose two options.
Octave 3A Use of Audio inputs on Argon Octave 3A Your Argon Audio Octave 3A has 3 different audio inputs: 1. USB Audio input 2. Analogue 3,5 mm mini jack input 3. Bluetooth Audio, wireless input Notice; Argon Audio Octave 3A, does not have an input selector. All 3 inputs are connected and open at any time when the speaker is turned on. This means that if you play music via more than one input at the same time, then the speaker will play from all inputs at the same time.
Octave 3A Use of analogue audio connection Analogue audio connection Your Argon Octave 3A is equipped with a 3,5 mm mini jack analogue audio input. *2 is mini-jack 3,5 mm stereo input. Typically for use for connecting an iPod, Mp3 Player, PC or TV, but can also be used for DVD, CD etc. Notice; if possible always use a cable that has 3,5 mm mini jack at both ends. This ensures that the input signal has the optimal sensitivity.
Octave 3A Use of Bluetooth audio connection Pairing and connecting Bluetooth • Turn on the Argon Octave 3A • A Blue light will show in the front display-eye • Activate Bluetooth on your mobile/tablet/pc etc • Activate “make device discoverable” on your mobile/tablet/pc etc • Make your mobile/tablet/pc etc search for Bluetooth devices • “Argon Octave 3A” will show up in the display as “found” • Tab on the “Argon Octave 3A” text on the mobile/tablet/pc etc to pair • When paired tap again on the “Argon Audio O
Octave 3A Play back via Bluetooth • Any music player app can be used for play back. However there are a lot of music player app’s out there and some are not really and some are beta apps. These can have issues when used with Bluetooth. So we recommend to use music player apps that come preinstalled with your mobile/tablet/pc etc • It is recommended that you set the volume level on Argon Octave 3A at a rather high level and use your mobile/tablet/pc etc to adjust the play back volume.
Octave 3A Specifications Argon Octave 3A Basic Troubleshooting Tweeters: 0,75 inch Silk Dome with Neo magnet Woofers: 2,5 inch paper cone Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohm Sensitivity: 2,83V (/1W/1m) 84 dB Amplifier Type: Class D with ext. power adpt (20V DC @ 3A Power Output: 20 Watts RMS per channel Input Sensitivity: 350 mV Total Harmonic Distortion: < 0.3% Crossover System: 2-way Crossover Frequency: 3 kHz Frequency Response: 70 Hz - 20 kHz Bluetooth: 3.
