Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PB13-Ultra SV Sound
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© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ S T A - 800 D/ 1000D E q uipped Sub s Manual V ersion 1.4 June 2011 Models: PB12-Plus, PC12-Plus, SB13-Plus, PB13-Ultra, PC13-Ultra, SB13-Ultra Manual V ersion 1.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Safety Instructions 3 W elcome 5 About Y our SVS Subwoofer 6 Conne.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water .
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14 . Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs WEL COME 5 At SVS, you can actually hear the tireless research and design efforts built into our subwoofers and speak - ers.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs About y our SVS Subwoof er Ther e ma ybe be other subw oofers that look lik e them, but virtually none work like them.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations 7 Operation of the P ow er Mode Switch NOTE: Depending on the version of the ST A-800D/ST A-1000D amplifier , the LCD display may or may not light when power is first applied.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs FIG. 3 ST A-800D and ST A-1000D Connec tivity and Panel Opera tion.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations 9 FIG.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations 10 FIG.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs If you have one of SVS’ s AS-EQ1 high-resolution, multi-subwoofer Equalizers, see Figure 6 for proper connec - tivity with one or more subwoofers.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations P ow er Mode Swit ch The Power Mode switch allows the ST A-800D/ST A-1000D to either stay on all the time, or go into Standby if no signal is being received.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs This SVS Subwoofer is equipped with an advanced digital amplifier , the SVS ST A- 800D/ST A-1000D Sledge™ DSP Amplifier .
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs There are up to eight Functions within the top-level menu structure that allow configuration of the subwoofer .
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs T odisable the HPF , rotatethe IFCknob untilthe message “HIGH P ASSDISABLE?” isdisplayed.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs High P ass D elay (ST A-1000D ) The High Pass delay Function is a unique capability that allows the sound from the main speakers to be de - layed.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Single-click to return to the Room Gain Comp Function menu.
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© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Integr at ed Function Contr oller 19 FIG.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Integr at ed Function Contr oller 20 FIG.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Before using your new subwoofer , it is important to get it set up and integrated into the rest of your audio or home theater system to ensure optimum results.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs P ow er and Signal Connec tion Before making any power or signal connections, make sure all equipment in the chain is turned off.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup , Calibration & Int egration 2) Bass Management and (optionally) time alignment performed in subwoofer .
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs If you have two or more subwoofers in your system, it is important that they be level-matched (set at the same level relative to one another) before starting the calibration process.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs crossovers set no lower than 80 Hz (a speaker set to Small – as opposed to Large or Full Range – will cause bass frequencies below the selected crossover to be routed from the speaker to the subwoofer).
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs P or t T uning 26 FIG.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ Adv anced F eatur es: P arametric E qualizer (PEQ ) Important Note: Until you are ready to use the PEQ feature set, it should be disabled and setting the Level in both PEQ1 and PEQ2 to 0.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ The Level control (labeled “Level:”) determines the amount of cut or boost applied to the frequency re- sponse, centered on the FREQ: frequency and Q: wide.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Measuring In-Room Fr equenc y Response: In order to use the PEQ effectively , you must measure the in-room FR of the subwoofer at the listening positions.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ Option 1: Measure the FR of Subwoofer Only Using Excel Spreadsheet : T o measure the FR of the subwoofer only , connect your sound card output directly to a line level input on the subwoofer .
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ Option 2: Measure the Combined FR of the Sp.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Set the Frequency control to the approximate center frequency of the largest peak. Set the Q control to 14.4 (narrowest bandwidth), and set the Level control to -6 dB.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Room Compensa tion Adv anced F eatur es: Room Compensa tion In typical home theaters a phenomenon known as “room gain” can play a major role in how accurately bass is produced.
© 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs T erms and Conditions: Details are available on request, please contact your Dealer for more. Note that these terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights.
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