PROFESSIONAL SOUND SYSTEMS

Programme series

OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDE
Programme 105 / 105T
108 / 108T
205 / 205T
206 / 206T
406 / 406T
Subwoofer

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDEIMPORTANT WARNINGS & SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS – carefully and become familiar with the features and functions of theseproducts before operating them.
2. RETAIN THESE INSTRUCTIONS – for future reference.
3. COMPLY WITH ALL WARNINGS – All warnings and instructions for this product should be adhered to.
4. USE WITH AMPLIFIERS – In order to avoid damage to drivers and other equipment, it is advisable toestablish and follow a routine for powering up and powering down a sound system. With all systemcomponents connected, turn on source equipment (mixers, signal processors, record and playback
units, etc.) BEFORE powering up amplifiers. Transient voltages from powering up source equipment
can damage speakers if amplifiers are already turned on. Make sure that amplifier volumes are
set to their minimum settings and power up any system amplifiers LAST. It is recommended thatall system components be allowed to stabilize for several seconds before any source signals are
introduced or level setting adjustments are made. Similarly, when shutting systems down, turn all
amplifiers off first, before powering down any other system components.
5. CABLES – Do not use shielded or microphone cables for connection between amplifiers and speakers.
Use only approved speaker cables with proper connectors.
6. RIGGING – SUSPENDING – MOUNTING – Rigging, suspending and mounting of these speakersystems can expose members of the public to serious health risks and even death. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES ATTEMPT TO RIG, SUSPEND OR OTHERWISE MOUNT THESE SPEAKERS UNLESS
YOU ARE FULLY QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED TO DO SO BY RELEVANT LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL
AUTHORITIES. ALL RELEVANT SAFETY REGULATIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED. IF YOU ARE NOTPROPERLY QUALIFIED OR DO NOT KNOW OF PERTINENT REGULATIONS, CONSULT QUALIFIEDPERSONNEL FOR ADVICE.
7. CAUTION – These professional loudspeaker systems are capable of generating very high soundpressure levels. Use care with placement and operation to avoid exposure to excessive volume levels.
Permanent hearing damage can result when operated to extreme levels.
8. SERVICE – There are no user serviceable parts inside this product. Users should not attempt to service
this product. Warranty nullification could result if this is attempted.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.

Important Warnings and Safety Instructions…………………………....….… 1

2.

What about the Programme Series……………………………………………… 33.

Introduction/Programme Series Overview……………………………....….… 4

4. Features……………………….…………………………………….……………..... 55.

Setting up/ Speaker Placement…………………………….……….................. 7

6.

Connections/ Wiring……………………………………………………................ 7

7.

High-Impedance / Constant-Voltage Systems………………………........ 11

8.

Connections/Crossover/Transformers………………………………........ 12

9.

Specifications …………………………………….………………………….……… 15

10. Dimensional Drawings Programme 105/105T + 108/108T............... 17
11. Dimensional Drawings Programme 205/205T + 206/206T............. 18
12. Dimensional Drawings Programme 406/406T......................... 19
13. Dimensional Drawings Programme Subwoofer............................ 19
14. Warranty…………………………..……....…………………………..……........... 20

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDEWHAT ABOUT THE PROGRAMME SUBWOOFER?
Wharfedale Programme Series foreground/back-ground music speakers are designed for
demanding professional applications such as reproduction and reinforcement of music andsound in venues as diverse as airports, houses of worship, schools, retail shops, restaurants
and public houses.
When you need a powerful, easy to install and use sound reinforcement or backgroundmusic system, you choose the system that can deliver the biggest sound for your money the
Programme Series system is just what you asked for.
With its powerful 10 inch (254mm), dual coil woofer, and High-Pass Left and Right outputs,
The Programme Sub is the perfect addition to the full range speakers in the Series.

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INTRODUCTION
Wharfedale Programme Series loudspeakers are the result of many years of experience inthe use, design and manufacturing of professional loudspeaker products. We take great
pride in engineering and building every Wharfedale Pro loudspeaker and wish to thank you
for entrusting us with your sound.
Please take a few minutes to read this manual completely in order to ensure that you get
the most out of your Programme Series Loudspeaker system.

PROGRAMME SERIES OVERVIEW:
The Programme Series loudspeaker systems are designed to deliver accurate, high powersound in a lightweight, compact and easy to install package.
Each Programme Series speaker may also be used in constant voltage distributed systems.
With an internal, switchable transformer, you can economically install a background musicor paging system, while still only using one amplifier.
The Programme Series has a speaker to fit your sound requirements. From the compact,
lightweight Programme105 to the multiple driver Programme406, or adding the Programme
Sub, you have the flexibility you need to provide the best sound value. With the included
mounting brackets, transformer option (full range), you will be impressed with the ease ofwall or ceiling mounting as well as the clear, accurate sound coming out of these speakers.

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDEFEATURES

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2-way loudspeaker systems♦

1” (25.4mm) Titanium Dome HF (105/205)♦

1” (25.4mm) Titanium Compression Driver (206/406/108)♦

Low distortion, high power woofersoProgramme 105: 5” (133.4mm) wooferoProgramme 108: 8” (203.2mm) wooferoProgramme 205: 5” x 2 (133.4mm) wooferoProgramme 206: 6.5” x 2 (165.1mm) wooferoProgramme 406: 6.5” x 4 (165.1mm) woofer♦

80 – 250 Watts Continuous Power Handling♦High strength Trapezoidal cabinet♦

Pro-tech® (PTC) driver protection (Programme 105)♦

Pro-tech® (Bulb) driver protection (108/205/206/406)♦

M8 High Strength Hanging Points♦

Barrier Strip or SpeakOn™ Input Connectors♦

Models available with 70v/100v Transformer (‘T’ version)Programme series

FEATURES (Programme Subwoofer)♦

Subwoofer loudspeaker system♦10” (254 mm) Dual coil woofer♦

2 x 2” (50.8mm) voice coils♦

400 Watts Continuous Power Handling (both inputs driven)♦

High strength rectangular cabinet♦

High pass output for other Programme Series speakers♦

Low and High Pass filters for smooth frequency response♦

Barrier Strip Input & Output Connectors♦

Wall mount bracket included♦

M8 High Strength Hanging Points

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDESETTING UP/ SPEAKER PLACEMENTThe uniform dispersion of the Programme Series makes it easy to place the speakers where
you need them, rather than trying to rearrange the room to accommodate the soundsystem. For the best coverage and highest quality sound, the speakers should be locatedabove head. A set of wall mounting brackets is included with each pair of speakers to makeinstallation easy and safe.
The Programme Series are an excellent sound reinforcement or background music speakerand can be oriented in a vertical or horizontal position. All models have been designed
for tabletop or bookshelf installation or, with the use of the included brackets they can bemounted on the wall or ceiling.
Don’t worry about big rooms or rooms with hard to reach seats. The Programme “T” Series
speakers have a transformer to allow the use of many more speakers than you would
normally use. Use of the transformer is highlighted in the Connections/ Wiring Section.

Because the Programme subwoofer has crossovers built-in, you don’t have to invest too
much money to assemble a great sounding, foreground or background music system. The
full range Programme Series speakers come with mounting brackets, and to keep the subout of sight, you may use the mounting bracket that is included with the Sub.
The Programme Sub is an excellent low frequency speaker and can be placed anywherein the room,mounted in the ceiling or on the wall. Heavy-duty rigging hardware makes
installation easy and safe (see safety instructions at the beginning of this manual).

CONNECTIONS / WIRINGLOW IMPEDANCE SPEAKER BARRIER STRIP

INPUTPARALLEL OUTPUTNOT USED(FOR LOOP)

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CONNECTIONS / WIRINGLOW IMPEDANCE 8Ω MODEL CONNECTIONSNormal Connection

Parallel Connection

+
-

NEXT
SPEAKER

Series Connection+-

Last Speaker

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDECONNECTIONS/ WIRING
Wiring and setting up your Programme Series is as easy as plugging in a household
appliance. You simply run your speaker cables from your amplifier to one of the parallel
spring style input connectors or on the Programme Series input panel.
The Programme Series accept stripped bare end cables and SpeakOn™ connectors(108/206/406). Attach the speaker cable securely to your Programme Series unit and power
amplifier (the amplifier should be off). Use the correct gauge of speaker cable according to
the power handling ability of your Programme Series cabinet. Use stranded insulated cablefor speaker runs. It is always advisable to use heavier gauge (lower number) cables on
longer runs.
Be sure to connect your speakers in proper polarity (what many refer to erroneously, asphase). This means that in normal operation; connect one end of the same wire to the Red
terminal on the amplifier and the other end to the 8Ω (+) connector on the speaker. Black isalways the ground or common and should be connected to the 8Ω (-).

LOW IMPEDANCE CONNECTION (T) MODELS

8

9

+)

8

70V C
100V C

60W
N/C

30W
60W

15W
30W

7.5W
15W

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CONNECTIONS / WIRING
The Programme Subwoofer has left and right channel high-pass filters to allow the use of
one 2-channel amplifier for a set of (up to) two Programme Series full range speakers perchannel (See the diagram below).

OUTPUT OF STEREO POWERAMPLIFIER OR POWERED MIXER

-

+

-

+

PROGRAMME SUB

-

-

+

+

Porgramme105x2

4 OHM LOAD

Porgramme105x2-

Optimun System
Configuration˖

++4 OHM LOAD-

Four programme 105 satellite speakers(two on each 105 satellite
output)provide optimum sensitivity balance and impedance loading
resulting in full-range35Hz-20kHz system performance. Broad band
impedance is 4ohm per inputx2 channels

10OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDEHIGH-IMPEDANCE/CONSTANT-VOLTAGE SYSTEM:
The Programme Series features an internal line-matching transformer with four power/
impedance selections for 70/100-volt line. In speaker systems, anything over 32Ω isconsidered high impedance. Smaller wire can be used without excessive power loss. The
four power taps vary for each model.
•

Programme 105: 7.5/15/30/60 Watts•

Programme 108/206/406: 15/30/60/120 Watts

If you are using these models, wiring is just as easy - with a few more steps. You connect
your speaker cable from the 70v or 100v output of your amplifier (or through an externaltransformer) to the input terminals of the speaker. You will then have to adjust the wattageof the transformer to the correct setting.
As you would with any audio system, you will need to figure out how many speakers thatyou want to use and then divide that into the wattage of your power amplifier - you should
not exceed that load, otherwise, you will encounter distortion.
Amplifier Power

Transformer tap (W)Number of Speakers
Because of the low wattage limitations of the individual speakers, this set up is normallyused in sound systems and areas where you only want to hear background music, oroccasional messages to everyone within a facility.
You connect the + (positive) side to the connector labled with the power rating and the– (negative) to the ground (70V C/ 100V C) connector. If you are adding more speakers,
connect your speaker wire from the Red to Red and Black to Black.

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8

70V C
100V C

60W
N/C

30W
60W

15W
30W

7.5W
15W

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BLOCK DIAGRAM
105 / 105T

205 / 205T

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDEBLOCK DIAGRAM
206 / 206T

406 / 406T

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Programme series

BLOCK DIAGRAM
108 / 108T

Subwoofer

MID/HIOUTPUT

MID/HIOUTPUT

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDESPECIFICATIONS
105(T)

205(T)

206(T)

406(T)

108(T)

Type

2 - way

2 - way

2 - way

2 - way

2 - wayFrequency Response

75Hz-20KHz

70Hz-20KHz

65Hz-20KHz

60Hz-20KHz

60Hz-20KHz

Continuous Power

80W

100W

150W

250W

150W

Peak Power

320W

400W

600W

1000W

600W

Sensitivity: dB-SPL

89dB

91dB

93dB

96dB

90dB

Max SPL

114dB

117dB

120dB

126dB

118dB

Impedance

8 ohm

8 ohm

8 ohm

8 ohm

8 ohm

Dispersion angle:

60 x 60

60 x 60

60 x 60

60 x 60

60 x 60

LF driver5"5" x 2

6.5" x 2

6.5" x 4

8"

HF driver1" Titanium dome

1" Titanium dome

1" Titanium

1" Titanium

1" Titanium

HF protection typePro-tect (PTC)

Pro-tect (BULB)

compression drivercompression drivercompression driver

Pro-tect (BULB)

Pro-tect (BULB)

Pro-tect (BULB)(1W @1M)(degrees)

Crossover Point
Enclosure shape

2.3KHZ

2.3KHZ

2.3KHZ

2.3KHZ

2.3KHZ

Dimensions: HxWxD (mm)Trapezoidal

Trapezoidal

Trapezoidal

Trapezoidal

Trapezoidal

Weight (kg)304 x 184 x 205

500 x 184 x 205

660.5 x 215 x 275

980 x 215 x 275

458 x 248 x 275

Finish colour

5.22Kg7.689Kg

11.36Kg

17.8Kg

9.34KgCabinet material

Black/ white Paint

Black/ white Paint

Black/ white Paint

Black/ white Paint

Black/ white Paint

Grille

MDF

MDF

MDF

MDF

MDF

Black/ white fullBlack/ white fullBlack/ white fullBlack/ white fullBlack/ white full(steel)(steel)(steel)(steel)(steel)Rigging

M8 x 14

M8 x 18

M8 x 18

M8 x 18

M8 x 18

Input Connectors

barrier strip

barrier strip

2 x Speakon + barrier 2 x Speakon + barrier

2 x Speakon + barrier

strip

strip

strip

Input Connectors (T)barrier strip

barrier strip

barrier strip

barrier strip

barrier strip

Transformer (T)100V/70V

100V/70V

100V/70V

100V/70V

100V/70V

Transformer Taps (70v)

7.5,15,30,60W

10,20,40,80W

15,30,60,120W

15,30,60,120W

15,30,60,120W

Transformer Taps (100v)

15,30,60W

20,40,80W

30,60,120W

30,60,120W

30,60,120W

Included accessory

black/white bracket

black/white bracket

black/white bracket

black/white bracket

black/white bracket

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SPECIFICATIONS (Subwoofer)
Model name

Programme Sub

FeatureBass Reflex Subwoofer

Frequency Response (-3dB)

45Hz-170Hz

Power handling (both inputs driven)

400W

Power handling (each input driven)

200W

Sensitivity (each input): dB-SPL (1W

98dB(2.83v) @1M)at corner junction
Sensitivity (both inputs): dB-SPL (1W

101dB(2.83v) @1M) at corner junction
Max SPL (both inputs driven)

124dB

Impedance

8 ohm per input/
4 ohm both inputs paralleled

Dispersion @ -6dB (degrees)NA

LF driver10" (254 mm)

Crossover Point (12dB/octave low-

170HZ

pass, 6dB/ octave high-pass)
Enclosure shape

Rectangle

Dimensions: H x W x D (mm)413 x 635 x 392

Dimensions: H x W x D (in)16.25 x 25.0 x 15.4

Weight: (kg/lb)

18.4 kg (40.5 lb.)

Finish colour

Black and White Paint

Cabinet material

15 mm MDF

Grille

1.2 mm Steel

Rigging

M8 x 12

Input Connectors

Screw terminal strip connector

High-Pass Output Connectors

Screw terminal strip connector

Included accessory

black and white wall mount bracket

Optimum System Configuration:
Four programme 105 satellite speakers (twoon each 105 satellite
output) provide optimum sensitivity balance
and impedance loading
resulting in full-range 35Hz-20 kHz system
performance. Broadband
impedance is 4 ohm per input x 2 channels

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OPERATING MANUAL AND USER GUIDEDIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS

64.50

205.0

205.00

81.0

9.50

64.50

43.00

43.00

BOTTOM VIEWTOP VIEW

43.00
43.00

43.00

304.00304.00304.0043.00

184.00184.00184.00205.00184.00SIDE VIEW

REAR VIEW(PRO105T)

REAR VIEW

275.00

43.00

64.50

103.50145.00

43.00

64.00

145.00275.000
16.0

103.50

9.5

0

64.50

64.00

FRONT VIEWTOP VIEW

BOTTOM VIEW

275.0

70.00

38.00

70.00

43.00

43.00

248.0

72.00

38.00

FRONT VIEW

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SIDE VIEW

102.5043.00

102.5643.00

150.00150.00458.00458.0072.00

REAR VIEW

REAR VIEW(PRO108T)

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DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS

64.50

0

0

81.37

16.0

64.50

81.37

9.5

BOTTOM VIEWTOP VIEW

38.00

500.00205.00184.00184.00SIDE VIEW

REAR VIEW

REAR VIEW(PRO205T)

184.0064.50

112.50275.00275.00103.50112.51

64.00

103.50

64.50

64.00

FRONT VIEW

43.00

43.00

500.00500.00

70.00

70.00

38.00

154.30154.30

43.00

43.00

184.00

BOTTOM VIEWTOP VIEW

133.30133.30

43.00

43.00

215.0038.00

660.50660.50660.50

70.00

70.00

38.00

72.00

215.14

FRONT VIEW

150.00123.60

43.00

43.00

123.60150.0072.00

275.00SIDE VIEW

REAR VIEW

REAR VIEW(206T)

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64.00

43.00

DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS

43.00

64.50

43.00

103.50275.0043.00

PROGRAMME406/406T

64.00

112.51275.00

0
9.5

0

16.0

103.5064.50

112.50

BOTTOM VIEWTOP VIEW

314.00314.00

43.00

43.00

215.00

38.00

70.00

980.00980.00980.00

70.00

38.00

72.00

43.00

43.00

265.00265.00150.00150.0072.00

275.00FRONT VIEW

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SIDE VIEW

REAR VIEW

REAR VIEW(PRO406T)

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DIMENSIONAL DRAWINGS

585.0047.00

143.0012-Ø9.0

221.00356.8012-Ø16.0

47.00

47.00

372.0047.00

585.0047.00

12-Ø9.0

PROGRAMME SUB

47.00

12-Ø16.0

585.00

WHARFEDALE PRO LIMITED WARRANTY
Wharfedale Pro products are warranted of manufacturing or material defects for a period of one
year from the original date of purchase. In the event of malfunction, contact your authorized
Wharfedale Pro dealer or distributor for information.
*Be aware that warranty details may differ from country to country. Contact your dealers or
distributor for information. These terms do not infringe your statutory rights.

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