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SV Sound SB12-Plus manual

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  • Page 1

    O W N E R S ’ G U I D E Contents:  Chapter 2 Safety instruction s  Chapter 3 SVS W elcome  Chapter 4 About your SVS subwoofer  Chapter 5 General subw oofer features  Chapter 6 Setup, integrati on, and calibration  Chapter 7 Room compen sation control  Chapter 8 Parametric equ alizer (PEQ)  Chapter 9 Subwoofer spe cificatio[...]

  • Page 2

    IMPORTANT SAFET Y INSTRUCT IONS 1. Read these in structions. 2. Keep these in structions. 3. Heed all war nings. 4. Follow all in struction s. 5. Do not use th is apparatus ne ar water. 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation op enin gs. Install in accordance with the manufactur er's instructi ons. 8. Do not inst all near[...]

  • Page 3

    13. Unplug this apparatus du ring lightning storms or when unused fo r long periods of time. 14. Refer all s ervicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged i n any way, such as power- supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus h[...]

  • Page 4

    Page 4 SV Subwoofers We lcome! At SVS, you can actually hear the tireless research and design efforts built in to our subwoofers and speak- ers. Years are spent developing any SVS product — with work typically spanning from our Ohi o headquar- ters… to US w est coast technology centers… and over to t he finest component suppliers in Asia an d[...]

  • Page 5

    Abou t your SVS Sub woofer There may be be other subwoofers that look like them , but virtually none work like th em. SVS subw oofers are decidedly differe nt in how they are designed, produ ced, sold, and the exceptionally hig h quality components we use. Y ou could have spent mu ch more on other brand s and still not come cl ose to the performan [...]

  • Page 6

    SV Sound Chapter 5-1 Powered Su b woofer Commo n Featu res . SVS subwoofer amps u se the most durable and accurate design s possible. Get familiar w ith yours! Volume/Gain Use ―gain‖ (i n conjunction with your A udio Video Re- ceiver (AVR) subwoofer o utput level contr ol) to achieve bass lev el calibration to your liking. Start your setup w it[...]

  • Page 7

    Sometimes, with very low listening level s, your subwoofer mi ght not get enough of a bass si gnal from your AVR t o ―trip‖ the Auto -On circuit. Should you ev er find this to be the ca se you may leav e this switch to ―On‖, or turn u p the AVR’s subw oofer level some (b e sure to recalibrate channels lev els w ith your sound meter afterw[...]

  • Page 8

    Setup, ca librating and integration What’s to know ? Setup is eas y ! However, there ar e key s teps which must be done carefully and correctl y, read on: Unpacking. Take a few moments to careful ly unpack every thing. Save the box and shipping materials, just in case you need to return the sub for any reason. Location. W here you put a sub is im[...]

  • Page 9

    More Setup , calib rating and integrat ion SV Sound If you are running a pair of SVS subwoofers (Fig. 2), you will need to u se an inexpensive ―Y‖ cable a dapter (d.) From the ―Y ‖ cable you c an run a stan- dard 75 Ohm RCA sig nal cable (e.) to each sub, thus ―splitting‖ the Low Fre- quency Effects (LFE) and ot her bass from your r ece[...]

  • Page 10

     Also, is your subwoofer turned ―ON‖? W e don’t mean ―is your sub- woofer amplifier on?‖ but r ather, is your AVR sending a bass sig- nal to your sub amp ? This can only happen if you say ―Yes‖ (or ―ON‖) in the ―Subwoofer‖ selection during the setup of your AVR’s setup menu.  Is your receiver connected to the sub amp? [...]

  • Page 11

    But what’s “too high”? ? Tastes vary, and do movie soundtrack s, but your SVS subwoofer is cap able of tremendous levels of low distortion, low fre- quency bass — far more t han most subs in this size or price class. T ake advantage of this, espe cially if you like action m ovies with lots of ―. 1‖ channel (LFE) bass action, and giv e t[...]

  • Page 12

    SV Sound Chapter 9 A dvanced Features: Room Compensation In typical home theaters a phenomenon known a s ― room gain” can play a major role in how accurate ly bass is prod uced. When any subw oofer produces notable bass energy below 27Hz, the o utput you will perceive is differ ent than the su b’s normal output w ould be (if unaf- fected by y[...]

  • Page 13

    SV Sound Chapter 8-1 Advanced Features: Parametric Equaliz er (PEQ). Important Note: Unti l you are ready to use the PEQ feature set, it should be disabled by setting all thr ee controls to the full counter clock-wise position. Background Information: Direct and reflected bass w aves in the listening room will create ―stan ding waves‖ and assoc[...]

  • Page 14

    SV Sound Chapter 8-2 “Q” Control Effects Measuring The In-Room Fre quency Response: In order to use the PEQ effectively, you must meas ure the in-room FR of the subw oo fer at the lis- tening positions. Thi s can be done manual ly using test tones and an spreadsheet, or it can be accomplished usin g software such as ―T rueRTA‖, or ―Room E[...]

  • Page 15

    SV Sound Chapter 8-3 To set the overall test l evel, play a 25 Hz freq uency and adju st the sub- woofer gain (option 1 be low) or the processor m aster volume (option 2 below) until the SPL meter reads about 75 dB at t he listening positio n. Run each tone only long e nough to get a stabl e reading from the meter (about 5-6 seconds), and t hen giv[...]

  • Page 16

    SV Sound Chapter 8-4 Option 2: Measure the C ombined FR of the Sp eakers and Sub woofer: To measure the combine d FR of the front speak ers and subw oofer (to in- clude the digital crossover i n your processor), c onnect your sound card output to an analog input on your proce ssor. Make sure the analog input is configured to use the di gital crosso[...]

  • Page 17

    Set the Frequency control t o the approx imate center frequency of the largest peak. Set the Q control to HI (narrow est bandwidth), and set the Level control to MAX . Pla y the test tones again a nd re -measure and r e- plot the affected portion of the FR curve and v isually evaluate your re- sults. Simple trial/error w ill then allow you to adjus[...]

  • Page 18

    SV Sound Chapter 9 Specifications Model Name: SB12-Plus Configuration: Small Box, front- firing 12‖ w oofer Design: Sealed Dimensions: 14‖ High x 14‖ W ide x 15‖ Deep H x W x D 36 cm H. x 36 cm W . x 38 cm D. Weight: 40 lbs (18 kg) Voltage (fixed): 110~120V/60hz (US/Cana da/South America) 220~240V/50hz (Europe, Ru ssia, other) Driver: 12‖[...]

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    T erms and Con dition s Terms and Conditions : Details are ava ilable on request, ple ase contact your De aler for more. Note tha t these terms an d condition s do not affe ct your statutory rights. Shipping : When you receive your new subwoofer, plea se check to en - sure there is n o damage . If after unp acking you discove r any dama ge that may[...]