Infinity CSW-10 manual

Compac t Po wer ed Subwoofer CSW -1 0 Owner’ s Guide (120V)[...]

ii CSW -10 Read First! 1. Read these instructions . 2. K eep these instructions . 3. Heed all warnings . 4. F ollow all instr uctions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings . Install in accordance with the manuf acturer’ s instructions . 8. Do not install near any heat s[...]

iii CSW -10 Ta ble of Contents ii Important Safety Pr ecautions 1 Unpacking the Subwoofer 1 Placement 2 Controls and Connections 3 Connections 4 Operation 5 Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System ™ (R.A.B.O.S . ™ ) 6 Contents of the R.A.B.O .S. T est CD 6 T he R.A.B.O .S. Sound-Le vel Meter (RSLM) 7 Initial System-Lev el Setting 7 Setting the S[...]

CSW -10 1 Infinity CSW -1 0 T he Infinity CSW -10 continues Infinity’ s long-standing commitment to accurate sound r eproduction. Our patented Ceramic Metal Matr ix Diaphragm (CMMD ™ ) driv ers, high-power ed amplifier and pr oprietary Bass Optimization System, ™ along with a r igid, well-braced enc losure , combine to deliv er uncompromised [...]

¡ ™ £ ¢ ∞§ ¶ • ª ‚ ⁄ 2 CSW -10 Rear Panel C ONTROLS AND C ONNECTIONS ¡ Line-Lev el Inputs ™ P ower Indicator £ Subwoofer Le vel (V olume) Control ¢ Crosso v er Adjustment ∞ Phase Switch § Normal/LFE Selector ¶ P ower Switch Bass Optimiza tion Controls (see page 5) • Bass Optimization System Selector ª Center -F requency [...]

3 CSW -10 C ONNECTIONS If you ha ve a Dolb y* Digit al or DTS ® r eceiv er/processor with a low-fr equency-e ffec ts (LFE) outpu t: • Set Normal/LFE Swi tch to LFE. NOTE: In this case, you do not need to use a Y connector . Simply connect the LFE output on your recei ver/pr ocessor to either the left or right input on the subwoof er . SUBWOOFER [...]

4 CSW -10 Pow er On Plug your subwoofer’ s AC co r d into a wall outlet. Do not use the outlets on the back of the recei v er . Initially set the Subwoofer Le vel (V olume) Control £ to the “min” position. Tu rn on your sub by pressing the P ower Switch ¶ on the r ear panel. Au to On/St andby W ith the P ower Switch ¶ in the ON position, t[...]

5 CSW -10 Infinity’ s R.A.B.O.S . is a simple-to-use, yet sophisticated, low-frequency calibr ation system. It is designed to work in conjunction with the CSW -10 self-amplified subwoofer . The CSW -10 subwoofer contains a parametric equaliz er that you will adjust as indicated by the R.A.B.O .S. test r esults. Following these instructions , you [...]

6 CSW -10 P ower is switched on or off by pr essing the button directly below the bar -graph window . W hen the unit is on, one or more LEDs will always be illuminated. The function of the LEDs is descr ibed in the following section. • Power -On/Low Signal: This is indicated by the illumination of any LED on the bar graph. If the sound le vel in [...]

7 CSW -10 Init ial Syst em-Level Se tting T he following steps will set the pla yback lev el of the system to the corr ect level f or all tests that follow . Tu rn the system volume to minimum. Cue the R.A.B.O .S. T est CD to T rack 2 and pr ess P ause II .T his track will pr oduce band-limited pink noise in both the left and r ight channels . Pres[...]

8 CSW -10 Each of the following tr acks produces a low-fr equency test tone. T he range of these tests is fr om 100Hz down to 20Hz. The frequency of each test is announced bef ore it begins . The first test is the highest frequency (100Hz); ther efor e, you will be marking the template fr om right to left. Each fr equency point is listed across the[...]

9 CSW -10 At this point, you may simply enter the data you just measured into the R.A.B.O .S. calculator , found on the Infinity Web site at www .infinitysystems.com. After entering the data, this R.A.B.O .S. wizar d will retur n the corr ect settings for all thr ee R.A.B.O .S. contr ols: ª , ‚ and ⁄ . Skip to page 14 and adjust these contr ol[...]

10 CSW -10 Using the Width Select or Read the following instr uctions carefully . The example presented ma y not look like the graph you just cr eated. F ocus on the concepts and techniques pr esented. Specific cases will be discussed later . Y ou will use the Measurement T emplate just completed and the W idth Selector to determine the cor rect wi[...]

11 CSW -10 T he pointer on the slider will indicate the cor rect width setting. Enter this number in the Width field of the Measurement T emplate. In our example , the width is 12.5%. It is not realistic to expect a perf ect fit. Acoustic measurements encompass the beha vior of not only the speakers but of the room and its contents as well. Reflect[...]

12 CSW -10 Example 2. T wo Response P eaks: Character ized by two r esponse peaks, approximately equal in amplitude and width. This r equires that you make a choice between the two peaks. In situations like this, the higher frequency peak will alwa ys be mor e audible and objectionable. Response peaks below 45Hz, unless extreme , can actually be be[...]

13 CSW -10 1. Select a new test position: Cue the test track corr esponding to the center frequency of the dip . In the fir st example in Figur e 18, you would play T rack 13 (56Hz). Press Pla y › .Y ou will see a r eading v er y close to what you had befor e. Now , slowly mov e the RSLM around the ar ea, if possible remaining within about a f oo[...]

14 CSW -10 1. Select a new test position: Cue the test track corr esponding to the center frequency of the dip . In the example in Figur e 19 you would play T racks 14 (52Hz) and 18 (40Hz). Press Pla y › .Y o u will see a reading v er y close to what you had befor e. Now , slowly mov e the RSLM around the ar ea, if possible remaining within about[...]

15 CSW -10 If using more than one subwoof er , always adjust both subwoofers together . Adjust the controls as indicated by the Measurement T emplate. Each value shown in the table is repr esented by detents in the R.A.B.O .S. controls. Simply count the number of detents necessary , indicated by the results of your R.A.B.O .S. T est. CSW -10 R.A.B.[...]

16 CSW -10 M AINTENANCE AND S ERVICE T he enclosur e and grille may be cleaned using a soft c loth to r emo ve f ingerprints or to wipe off dust. All wiring connections should be inspected and c leaned or r emade per iodically . The frequency of maintenance depends on the metals inv olved in the connections , atmospheric conditions , and other fact[...]

17 CSW -10 Frequency Width Frequency Width Hz dB % Hz dB %[...]

18 CSW -10 Frequency Width Frequency Width Hz dB % Hz dB %[...]

19 CSW -10 CSW -10 Fr equency Response 22Hz – 150Hz (–3dB) 20Hz – 150Hz (–6dB) Maximum Amplifier Output 650 watts RMS (20Hz – 150Hz with no more than 0.1% THD) Crossov er F requencies 50Hz – 150Hz, 24dB/octave , continuously variable Driver 10" (250mm) CMMD ™ Dimensions (H x W x D) 14" x 13-1/4" x 15-3/8" (356mm x [...]

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Infinity Systems, 250 Crosswa ys Park Dri ve , Woodbury , NY 11797 USA 516.674.4INF (4463) www .infinitysystems.com *T r ademark of Dolby Laboratories. DTS is a registered tr ademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Infinity is a register ed trademark, and CMMD and Room Adapti ve Bass Optimization System (R.A.B.O .S.) ar e trademarks, of Harman In [...]