Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SBX M-Audio
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Studiophile SBX Users Manual Y our Y our Studiophile SBX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 First Things First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Y our Studiophile SBX The SBX is a high-quality subwoofer designed to deliver extremely low frequencies in conjunction with stereo pairs of studio reference monitors such as the M-Audio Studiophile BX8 or BX5.
First Things First In order to avoid risk of damage and insure optimum performance from your SBX Subwoofer , please take time to read this manual before you proceed to unpack and install it. In the Box Carefully remove the SBX from the carton, paying extra attention to avoid touching or damaging the speaker cone.
Rear Panel Features: 1. Power Mode LED: This LED indicates the power status. If the auto-muting circuitry is engaged, this LED will be amber if there is no audio signal to the SBX, and green when the SBX receives a signal. If “Auto-Power” is switched off, then this LED will remain green.
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Connecting the SBX and Y our Main Speakers Most applications will utilize the SBX’s internal Stereo Bass Management System to realize maximum benefit. There are, however , two possible operational modes that you may use when connecting your SBX and your Mains, or “Satellite” stereo speakers, i.
Using the SBX without Stereo Bass Management Y ou may wish to use the SBX with an existing external bass management system, or with bass management defeated on the SBX. See section, “Setting the HPF Bypass Switch” for more information on defeating bass management.
Connecting an Additional Subwoofer If you have a large monitoring environment requiring greater subwoofer sound pressure, you can connect as many SBX cabinets as desired in a daisy chain.
Optimizing the Rear P anel Settings There are four control knobs on the rear of the SBX: “Level,” “Phase,” “Subwoofer” LPF cutoff frequency , and “Satellites” HPF cutoff frequency .
Setting the Subwoofer LPF and the Satellites HPF The fundamental concept behind the Stereo Bass Management System is to isolate the upper and lower frequency ranges and direct them respectively to the component best suited to reproduce them.
This crossover network consists of two main components: a 2nd order (12 db/octave) low-pass filter that limits the upper frequencies that the subwoofer has to reproduce (shown above), and a high-pass filter that limits the lower frequencies the satellite monitors have to reproduce (shown below).
If your satellites are properly damped at the bass response as shown in curve “a,” set the two crossover frequencies to be identical. If your satellite speakers are under -damped (boomy sounding) as shown in cur ve “b,” experiment with setting the Satellite crossover frequency control higher .
while gradually increasing the volume of your audio system. If you begin to hear a sustaining sound quality before you are able to advance the volume control to a setting representing loud listening, acoustic feedback is a problem. Y ou may need to move either the turntable or the SBX to remedy this problem.
Contact Information If you have any questions, comments or suggestions about this or any M-Audio product, we invite you to contact us by using the following information: 14 M-AUDIO U.S. 5795 Martin Road, Irwindale, CA 91706-6211, U.S.A . Sales Information: 626-633-9050 Sales Information (email): info@m-audio.
T echnical Specs Studiophile SBX Specifications * : • T ype : Bass-reflex powered subwoofer • W oofer Driver : 8-inch mineral-filled polypropylene cone with high-temperature voice coil and damped .
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An important point after buying a device M-Audio SBX (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought M-Audio SBX 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 M-Audio SBX - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, M-Audio SBX you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get M-Audio SBX will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of M-Audio SBX, 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 M-Audio SBX.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with M-Audio SBX. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device M-Audio SBX 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
