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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 1 Final S220 Sub woofer User Manual release 1.6 –U S- Final Sound Solution s B.V. Eisenh owerweg 8D 5466AC Veghel The Netherlan ds http://ww w.finalsound.com Final Sound, L.L.C . 500 West Cumming s Park, Suite 2500 Woburn, MA 01801 T:(78 1) 938-6416 F:( 781) 938-6415[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 4 TABLE OF CONT ENTS 1. W ELCOME ................................... ............................................ ............................................ ........... 5 2. DESIGN SAFET Y ................................... ............................................ .......[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 5 1. W elcome Thank you for buyi ng the Final Sound S220 subw oofer. The S220 is carefully hand built using the finest mate rials availab le and is designed for maxi mum performance. This manual contains important sa fety information as w ell as helpful advice and should be care[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 6 2. Design Safety This subwoo fer is supplied with a remov able IEC power cord. Use only IEC pow er cords designed for the pow er receptacle of your count ry, and wi th a minimum current ratin g of 2.5A. For 220V operation, a 1.6A fuse is required. Fo r 110V operation, a 3.15A [...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 7 Typical room layout The followi ng figure 0 represents a typi cal room set up for stereo and/or home theat re. See the following chapters for a full set up expl anation. The figure show s: • The subwoofer’s prefer red positions, dependin g on the panels you choose . • Th[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 8 4. Features of the S 220 SUBWOOFER PANEL CONT ROLS (see figure 7) The S220 subwoo fer has a wide v ariety of features, including: - Variable vol ume (level) control (Min -Max) - Phase Swi tch (0-180) - Variable phase control (Min-Max ) - Variable low pass crossover (40 Hz to 2[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 9 between the sub and the panels relativ e for the listening position. Ph ase adjustment is critical to get proper subw oofer/speaker integration. The Low Pass control ha s a roll-off ran ge from 40 Hz to 200 Hz . For use with Final Sound electrostatic panels the crossover is ty[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 10 The graphic in this chap ter will prov ide you with a representation abou t the subwoofer’s controls. - the recommended adjus tment will give a s tarting point for a s mooth transition betw een the subwoo fer and the panels. To accomplish thi s, adjust the ‘v ar low pass [...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 11 The power connection is a standard IEC connec tor with a built-in fuse holder. The pow er supply cord must be plu gged into the connecto r before the pow er supply cord is plugged into the wall socket. The fuse is contained ins ide the IEC connec tor. The small tab inside the[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 12 (Figure 3) If y ou use a separate pre ampl ifier/po wer amplifier combo for ste reo, follow these instructions: • Connect the pre ampli fier’s output RCAs to the subw oofer’s line in RCAs. • Connect the subwoo fer’s line out RCAs to the power amplifier’s inpu t RC[...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 13 • You can only use the su bwoofer’s special high p ass filter facilities for driving the left and right electrostatic front panels, if you conne ct an additional tw o channel pow er amplifier. • Connect the AV-receiv er’s left and right RC A pre amp out termina ls to [...]
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FINAL SOUND SOLUTIONS S220 SUBW OOFER MANU AL vs. 1.6 -US- c FSS 2006R 14 7. Ad justing the S220 sub w oofer PROCEDURE A - QUICK INSTA LLATION- Using the Final So und sub as a standa rd subwoofer. • Position the subw oofer in the desired loca tion. • Connect the subwoo fer according to this manual’s instructions. • Set the sub’s vo lume c[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 15 . • Note that you may need to try more than one location for the subw oofer to reach optimum results. TABLE 1 Recommended Crossover Settings * when using the L FE-output for drivi ng the subwoofe r, the panel’s ‘size ’ parameter should be set to ‘small’. Otherwi[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 16 . • After adjusting the phase, it might be necessary to re-adjust the ba lance betwe en the subwoofer and the panel s, using the subw oofer’s Level Con trol. • Adjust the sub’s High Pa ss switch in the desired position, depending on t he panels of your choice. (see [...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 17 . 8. Figu res[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 20 . 9. Panel Lay out Figure 7[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 21 . 10. Ope rational Guidelines As with all Fi nal products, the S220 is desi gned to provide the highes t level of performance. Howeve r, th e S220 still has limits that should be observed. • If the S220 begins to ov erload or heavi ly distort, turn dow n the bass or volum[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 22 . 12. S pecifications S220 Size 39cm cube, with 2cm high fe et/round edges W eight 26 kilograms T y pe Front firing clos ed box tissue cover Anechoic Freq uency Response 25 Hz to 200H z, ± 3 dB In-Room Frequency Respo nse Typically 20 Hz t o 200 Hz, ± 3 dB THD Less than 3[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 23 . 13. L imited W arranty Registration Your FINAL SOUND subwoofer is provided with limited 1- y ear warrant y . The limited warranty will not be honored when the product has been used or handled other than in accordance with the instructions in the user manual. We thank you [...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 24 . 14. Su bwoofer F A Q How can I connect my sub woof er and avoid hum and noise? Hum and noise in audio systems is caused by many interference sources . Most likely is the existence of a so-call ed ground loop. If there is more than one ground connection path between two pi[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 25 . rca low leve l output connectors. Use the co rresponding subwoo f er’s lo w level rca input terminals. Using multiple subw oofers in a home theatre set- up can be a little more c hallenging. From the single processor’s LFE-o utput, it’s simply possi ble to daisy cha[...]
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FINAL SOUN D SOLUTIO NS S220 SUBW OOFER MANUAL vs. 1.6 -US- c FS S 2006R 26 .[...]