Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PB12-ISD/V SV Sound
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Contents: • Page 1 We lcome • Page 2 About your new SV Subwoofer • Pages 4- 7 Setup, i ntegration, and cal ibration • Page 7- 8 Pow ered box amp feat ures • Pages 9 - 11 Par ametric EQ (U lt.
We l c om e . F rom the entire SVS team, congr atulations on your purchase of the n ew stand ard in home th eater and mu sic bass ! Your new subwoofer isn’t so me generic, mass-produced b ox built some- place you can’t even find on a map. It’ s built in ou r Ohio factory , by home audio enthus iasts.
Page 3 About your SVS Subw oofer SV Subwoofers Other subwoofers might loo k like them — but virt ually none work like them . Not at thi s price. SVS’s are d ecidedly differen t, in how they are designed , produced , sold, and even in the except ional custo mer service after the sal e.
Setup, calibrati ng and integration W hat’s to know? Well, first of all, setting up a n SV Subwoo fer is pretty darn easy. There are a few key thin gs to get right if you want to get the most o ut of your new e quip ment ho weve r.
If you are runnin g a pair of SV Sub woofers (Fi g. 2), you will need to use a standard “ Y” cable adapter (d.) The be st adaptor to use fo r this task has one male RCA connection and two female RCA outputs. (Radio Shack ® stocks them.) From the “Y” cable you can run a standard 75 Ohm RCA to RCA sig nal cable (e.
SV Subwoofers Page 6 ting ALL speakers to “Small” works best. L et y our SVS ma ke the ba ss! Also, is your subw oofe r turned “ ON”? We don’t m ean “is y our subw oofer amplifier on?” (.
B ut what’s “t oo high”? ? Ta stes vary , and so do m ovie s oundtracks , but your SVS is capa ble of tr eme ndous le vels of low dis tortion , low f requency bass — far more tha n most subs. T ake advantag e of this, espe cially if y ou like action m o vie s with lots of “.
SV Subwoofers Page 8 ion is the difficult job of the phase contro l. Essentially, “ phase” v a ries the tim ing of the bass waves c oming f ro m the sub.
SV Subwoofers Page 9 Parametr ic Equalizer (PB12- Ultra and select PB1 2-Plus subs only) . Impor tant eno ugh and c h alleng ing enough, this fe ature gets its own s ection! “PEQ” al- lows you to tam e a “peak” in your room ’s re sponse.
SV Subwoofers Page 10 This disc al lows the user t o play 10Hz throu gh 98Hz in one h ertz increments allo w- ing ve r y g ood resolutio n over y our meas urements. Othe r good exam ples for tes t discs are Avia’s Guide to Home Theater . When m easuring the room ’s respons e use a m inimum r esolutio n of 5Hz .
SV Subwoofers Page 11 The L EVEL control is the am ount of attenua tion o n the signal loc ated at the ce n ter fre quency. MI N is equal to 0 d B a nd MA X is equal to -12dB “cu t”. Each hash mark reduce s the Ce nter Point i n questi on by 1.5dB.
SV Subwoofers Page 12 Subsonic Filter and Port Tuning Y our new SVS subw oofe r not o nly c omes with our “T ri-Pow er” port fla res, but custom port plug s and va riable subsonic filter whic h allow your sub to be “tune d” to eve n low er fre quencies than its st ock config uration .
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SV Subwoofers Page 14 Bassy demo scenes to d ie for . S o now what?? You’ ve got one of the best theater and mus i c bass su b- systems on the plan et, you’re calibrated...w a nt to see what she’ll do? But of co urse! Since finding those scenes can be a bit try ing, we’ve compiled a list of our old favorites belo w.
SV Subwoofers Page 15 More Bassy demo scenes. • “Titanic” You love it...or you hat e it. Regardless of which sid e of the ship you sit on, this flick do es some serious rumbli ng for yo u: 1. “We can’t leave h im” Scene 22 (2:21:50) 2. “Ship Splitting” (2:41 :30) 3.
Wa r r a n t y : 45 - day m oney back warrant y. If you are not completely satisfied with the performance of your subwoofer, return it to us for a fu ll refund of the pu rchas e price. Jus t a few minor stipula- tions should you choos e to do t his: • The subw oofer must be returned in original shippin g box.
An important point after buying a device SV Sound PB12-ISD/V (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought SV Sound PB12-ISD/V yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data SV Sound PB12-ISD/V - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, SV Sound PB12-ISD/V you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get SV Sound PB12-ISD/V will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of SV Sound PB12-ISD/V, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime SV Sound PB12-ISD/V.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with SV Sound PB12-ISD/V. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device SV Sound PB12-ISD/V along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
