Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TSS-SUB4000 Infinity
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TSS-SUB400 0 Owner’ s Guide (120V) T OT AL S PEAKER S OLUTIONS TSS-4000.
ii TSS-SUB4000 1. Read these instructions . 2. Keep these instructions . 3. Heed all warnings . 4. F ollow all instr uctions . 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions .
iii TSS-SUB4000 T able of Contents ii Important Safety Pr ecautions 1 Unpacking the Subwoofer 1 Placement 2 Controls and Connections 3 Connections 4 Operation 5 Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System ™ (R.A.B.O .S . ™ ) 6 Contents of the R.A.B.O .
TSS-SUB4000 1 Infinity T o tal Solut ions ™ TSS-SUB4000 The Infinity T otal Solutions TSS-SUB4000 continues Infinity’ s long-standing commitment to accurate sound r eproduction.
2 TSS-SUB4000 Rear Panel C ONTROLS AND C ONNECTIONS ¡ Subwoofer Le vel (V olume) Contr ol ™ Line-Lev el Inputs £ Normal/LFE Low-Pass Selector ¢ Phase Switch ∞ Power Switch Room Adapt iv e Bass Optimizat ion Syst em Controls (see pa ge 5) § R.A.
3 TSS-SUB4000 C ONNECTIONS If you ha ve a Dolb y* Digit al or DTS ® receiv er/processor with a low-fr equency-e ffec ts (LFE) outpu t: • Set Low-P ass Switch t o Off . NO TE: In this case , you do not need to use a Y connector . Simply connect the LFE output on your recei ver/pr ocessor to either the left or right input on the subwoof er .
4 TSS-SUB4000 Pow er On Plug your su bw oo fe r’s AC cor d into a wall outlet. Do not use the outlets on the back of the recei ver . Initially set the Subwoofer Le vel (V olume) Contr ol ¡ to the “min” position. T urn on your sub by pressing the P ower Switch ∞ on the rear panel.
5 TSS-SUB4000 Infinity’ s R.A.B.O.S . is a simple-to-use, yet sophisticated, low-fr equency calibr ation system. It is designed to work in conjunction with the TSS-SUB4000 self-amplified subwoof er . The TSS-SUB4000 subwoofer contains a parametric equaliz er that you will adjust as indicated by the R.
6 TSS-SUB4000 P ower is switched on or off by pr essing the button dir ectly below the bar -graph window . When the unit is on, one or more LEDs will always be illuminated. The function of the LEDs is descr ibed in the following section. • Power -On/Low Signal: This is indicated by the illumination of any LED on the bar graph.
7 TSS-SUB4000 Init ial Syst em-Level Se tting The following steps will set the pla yback lev el of the system to the corr ect le vel f or all tests that follow . T urn the system volume to minimum. Cue the R.A.B.O .S. T est CD to T rack 2 and pr ess Pause II .
8 TSS-SUB4000 Each of the following tr acks produces a low-fr equency test tone. T he range of these tests is fr om 100Hz down to 20Hz. The frequency of each test is announced bef ore it begins . The fir st test is the highest frequency (100Hz); therefor e, you will be marking the template fr om right to left.
9 TSS-SUB4000 At this point, you may simply enter the data you just measured into the R.A.B.O .S. calculator , found on the Infinity Web site at www .infinitysystems.com. After entering the data, this R.A.B.O.S . wizard will retur n the corr ect settings f or all thr ee R.
10 TSS-SUB4000 Using the Width Select or Read the following instr uctions carefully . The example presented ma y not look like the graph you just cr eated.
11 TSS-SUB4000 The pointer on the slider will indicate the cor rect width setting. Enter this number in the Width field of the Measurement T emplate. In our example, the width is 12.5%. It is not realistic to expect a perf ect fit. Acoustic measur ements encompass the beha vior of not only the speaker s but of the room and its contents as well.
12 TSS-SUB4000 Example 2. T wo Response P eaks: Character ized by two r esponse peaks, approximately equal in amplitude and width. This r equires that you make a choice between the two peaks. In situations like this, the higher frequency peak will alwa ys be more audible and objectionable .
13 TSS-SUB4000 2. Reset the test level: Return to the section “Setting the Subwoof er T est Level” on page 7. Perform the pr ocedure as described. 3. Repeat the measurements: Now that you are familiar with the measur ement pr ocess, you can go much faster by using T racks 27–50.
14 TSS-SUB4000 2. Reset the test level: Return to the section “Setting the Subwoofer T est Level” on page 7. Perform the pr ocedure as described. 3. Repeat the measurements: Now that you are familiar with the measur ement pr ocess, you can go much faster by using T racks 27–50.
15 TSS-SUB4000 If using more than one subwoof er , always adjust both subwoofer s together . Adjust the controls as indicated by the Measur ement T emplate. Each value shown in the table is r epresented by detents in the R.A.B.O .S. controls . Simply count the number of detents necessary , indicated by the results of your R.
16 TSS-SUB4000 M AINTENANCE AND S ERVICE T he enclosur e and grille may be cleaned using a soft c loth to remo ve f ingerprints or to wipe off dust. All wiring connections should be inspected and c leaned or remade per iodically .
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19 TSS-SUB4000 TSS-SUB4000 F requenc y Response 28Hz – 150Hz (–3dB) 24Hz – 180Hz (–6dB) Maximum Amplifier Output 400 watts RMS (20Hz – 150Hz with no more than 0.
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© 2004 Harman International Industries , Incorporated Infinity Systems, 250 Crosswa ys Park Dri ve , Woodbury , NY 11797 USA 516.674.4INF (4463) www .infinitysystems.com * T rademark of Dolby Laborator ies. DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
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