SV Sound SVS PB1-Plus manual

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  • Page 1

    Contents: • Page 1 Welcome • Page 2 About your new SV Subwoofer • Pages 4- 7 Setup, integrati on, and calibratio n • Page 7- 8 Pow ered box amp featur es • Pages 9 - 11 Parametric equalizer (PEQ) • Pages 12 - 13 Variable tuning • Pages 14 - 15 Bass demos Last update: 27 January, 2004 O WNERS ’ G UIDE SVS PB1-Plus Powered Box, Single[...]

  • Page 2

    We l c o m e . F rom the entire SVS team, congr atulations on your pur- chase of the stan dard in ho me theater and musi c b ass! Your new subwoofer isn’t so me generic, mass-produced b ox built someplace you can’ t even find on a map. It’ s made in Ohio (USA), by hom e audio enthusiasts... like you. Desi gned, tested and assem- bled by hand,[...]

  • Page 3

    Page 3 About y our SV Sub w oofer SV Subwoofers Other subwoofers might loo k like them — but vi rtually none work like them . Not at thi s price. SVS ’s are decided ly different , in ho w they are designed , produ ced, sold, and even in the excep tion al customer service a fter the sale. No surprise t hen, you could ha ve spent much more and st[...]

  • Page 4

    Setup, calibrati ng and integrati on W hat’s to know? Well, first of all, setting up a n SV Sub woofer is pretty darn eas y. There are a few key things to get righ t if you want to get the most o ut of your ne w e quip ment ho we ver! U npacking. You’re probably eager to f ire up your sub (we’ re the same way) , but take ti me to ca refull y [...]

  • Page 5

    If you are runnin g a pair of S V Subwoo fers (Fig. 2), yo u will need to use a standard “ Y” cable adapter (d.) The best adaptor to use for this ta sk has one male RCA connection and two female RCA outputs. (Radio Shack ® stocks them.) Fro m the “Y” cable y ou can run a standard 75 Ohm RCA to RCA sig nal cable (e.) to each sub, thus “sp[...]

  • Page 6

    SV Subwoofers Page 6 ting ALL speakers to “Small” works best. Let your su b make the bass ! Also, is your subwoof er turned “ ON”? W e don’ t mea n “is your subwoof er amplifier on?” (that’l l be importa nt later t oo) but rather , is your receiver sen di ng a bass signa l to your s ub amp? This can only happ en if you say “Yes”[...]

  • Page 7

    B ut what’s “t oo high”?? T aste s vary , and so do m ovie soundtrac ks, but y our SVS is capab le of tremendous levels o f low distortion, l ow f requency bass — f ar more tha n most commer cial sub s. Take adv antage o f this, esp ecially if you like acti on movies with lots of “ .1” chan nel (LFE) a ction, a nd give the sub a b it mo[...]

  • Page 8

    SV Subwoofers Page 8 your sub, g etting thes e bass wave forms to arrive in a c omplementa ry, enhancin g fashion is the diff icult job of the phase c ontrol. Essentia lly, “pha se” varies the tim- ing of the bass w aves c oming from the sub. B ut don’ t despair if you don’t hea r much difference with chan ges to the p hase knob — the eff[...]

  • Page 9

    SV Subwoofers Page 9 Parametric Equ alizer . Im portant en ough and c halleng ing enoug h, this feature get s its own sect ion! “P EQ” allows you to tame a “pea k” in you r room’s respons e. Peak s are qui te comm on, espe cially in large rooms or ones w here y our sub is fa r from your lis tening pos ition . NOTE : A Sound Pressure Level[...]

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    SV Subwoofers Page 10 This disc al lows the u ser to play 10Hz t hrough 98 Hz in one h ertz increments allo w- ing ve ry good re solutio n over y our m easurem ents. Othe r good ex ample s for test discs are Avia’s Guide to Home Theater and Digital Vi deo Essent ials . When meas- uring t he room ’s re sponse use a mi nimum res olution of 5H z. [...]

  • Page 11

    SV Subwoofers Page 11 The L EVEL control is the am ount of atte nuation on the sig nal loca ted at the c enter fre quency . MIN is eq ual to 0dB and MA X is equal to -12dB “cut ”. Each hash mark reduce s the Cente r Point i n questi on by 1.5dB. The “ FRE Q ” control (s hort f or fre quency) is the adjustm ent f or the center point of the c[...]

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    SV Subwoofers Page 12 Subsonic Filter and Port Tuning Y our new PB1- Plus subw oofer n ot only comes with our “ Tri- Power” por t flare s, but custom port plug s and var iable subson ic filter whic h allow your sub to be “t uned” t o even lo wer frequencie s than its st ock conf iguration . For most people and mos t rooms, y our SVS is al r[...]

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    SVS PB1-Plus tuning chart[...]

  • Page 14

    SV Subwoofers Page 14 Bassy demo scenes to d ie for . S o now what?? You’ ve got one of the best theater and music bass su b- systems on the plan et, you’re calibrated...w ant to see what she’ll do? But of co urse! Since finding those scenes can be a bit trying, we’v e compiled a list of our old favorites belo w. After all, calibration with[...]

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    SV Subwoofers Page 15 More Bassy demo scenes. • “Titanic” You love it...or you hat e it. Regardless of whic h side of the ship you sit on, this flick do es some serious rumbli ng for yo u: 1. “We can’t leave h im” Scene 22 (2:21:50) 2. “Ship Splitting” (2:41 :30) 3. “Last Gasp” (2:42:05) • “ Blade” Not on e for the kiddies[...]

  • Page 16

    Wa r r a n t y: 45 - day m oney back warran ty. If you are not completely satisfied with the performance of your subwoofer, return it to us for a fu ll refund of the purch ase price. Just a few minor stipula- tions should you choose to do this: • The subw oofer must be retu rned in origi nal shipping box. • E-mail SVS fi rst for a return of mer[...]