Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 2 Genesis I.C.E.
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1 1 1 1 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Owner s Manual and Set-up Guide: Genesis Sur r ound Ser v oSub™ 2/12t Contents A QUICK START SET-U P GUIDE 3 S AFETY T IPS 3 C ONNECTIONS 3 P LACEMENT O.
2 2 2 2 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ A Message fr om Genesis Congratul atio ns! You ar e n ow the owner o f one of the finest s ub- woofers av ailabl e for music and ho me theater s ys tems.
3 3 3 3 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ A Quic k Star t Set-u p Guide Now that y ou h ave y our new Genesis Surro und Ser voSu b 2/12t, we realiz e that y ou are eag er to h ook it u p and start li stening ! Never theless, pl eas e read this qui ck start guide NO W bef ore y ou begin setting it up.
4 4 4 4 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Placem ent of t he Subw oofer One of th e mos t com mon r easons t o buy a sub woofer is to a ugment your ex isti ng louds peak ers w hen they do not prov ide e nough b ass for your l iking .
5 5 5 5 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Setting- up the S 2/12t W hi le it is rel ativel y eas y to ad d a subw oofer into y our syste m and h ear more b ass, it is not as e asy to integ rate a subwoofer well into y our system.
6 6 6 6 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Two Surround Sub woofers - 5.1 Sy stem In a dual subw oofer 5.1-chan nel system, pl ace one S2/1 2t in each rear cor ner of the r oom, an d conn ect the s peaker-l evel inpu ts to the nearest s u rrou nd speak er thru connect o rs.
7 7 7 7 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ LFE Input The Low Frequency Effects (LFE) input allow s the S2/12t t o be use d for au gmen tati on of th e surrou nd spea kers as well as for the L FE of your ho me theater sy stem.
8 8 8 8 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ LFE Gain The S2/ 12t has a contr ol for LFE G AIN tha t is separ ate from BA SS GAIN. This allow s you to h ave the S 2/12t augm ent y our surro und speakers as well as deli ver LFE aroun d the room at t he same ti me without c onflicts.
9 9 9 9 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ 1200 W atts from your pow er supply, so ma ke sure that w hatever y ou plug y our subwoofer i nto can handl e it! Speaker -lev el conn ection s: Hi gh Level Inp uts Using a g o od qual ity sp eaker ca ble, connect th e output o f your pow er ampli f ier to t he binding posts on the back of the S2/12t .
10 10 10 10 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Do not c onnect BOTH s ingle-ended and balanc ed inpu ts to the S2/1 2t at the sa me time. Y ou could ov er-dri ve the buil t-in ampl ifi er, and void the w arranty . Phase Swit ch There ar e many power am plifier s tha t inver t th e phase of th e inco ming signal.
11 11 11 11 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Making y our system so und right The Serv oSub 2/12t s ubw oofer is perfect for use in 2-ch annel or multi- channel music an d video appl icati ons. The s etup for ei ther is very simila r and t he goals shoul d be quit e the sa me too.
12 12 12 12 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ The Main C ontrols The S2/12t subwoof er has two controls that you will use to make your sy stem (and that i ncludes the r oom), s ound right. The first is the gain contr ol o f the w oofer a mplifier .
13 13 13 13 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ to ex periment w ith i ncreasing or decre asing t he l ow pass filter co ntrol. This contro l will raise or lower the frequency cutoff point of the woofe r.
14 14 14 14 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Tuning for Low Freq uency Effects (L FE) The LFE i nput has a s eparat e gain structur e an d bypasses the crossover in the su bwoofer. Henc e, it shoul d be se t-up se parately from the main s peaker aug mentation function .
15 15 15 15 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ T he T ec hnology The Servo Advantage Very few loudspeakers use servo dri ve, eit her because most designers think th at it is t oo difficul t to design, too expe nsive, or because of the extraor dinary demands a serv o system mak es on the amplifier a nd the transduc er.
16 16 16 16 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ The bes t ampl ifier for this applic ation is a Class-D swit ching ampl ifier. One of th e reaso ns a Cl ass-D amplifi er is opti mum for this appli cation is that it has a dramatically increased efficiency, especially at lower frequenci es.
17 17 17 17 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Specifi catio ns Dimensions: 31” x 21” x 1 6” (w x h x d) (533m m x 78 7mm x 406mm) Frequency Resp onse: 20Hz to 120Hz +/- 1dB 16Hz to 180Hz -3dB, +2dB W eight : 83.
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If you already are a holder of Genesis I.C.E. 2, 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 Genesis I.C.E. 2.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Genesis I.C.E. 2. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Genesis I.C.E. 2 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
