Contents: • page 1 welcome • page 2 about your new sv subwoofer • pages 4-7 setup, integration, and calibration • page 7-8 powered box amp features • pages 9-10 bass demos for your home theater • page 11 home theater terms • page 12 warranty last update: 19 april, 2003 o w n e r s ’ g u i d e svs “p...
Welcome. F rom the entire svs team, congratulations on your pur- chase of the standard in home theater and music bass! Your new subwoofer isn’t some generic mass-produced box built someplace you can’t even find on a map. It’s made in ohio (usa), by home audio fanatics... Like you. Designed, tested a...
Page 3 about your sv subwoofer sv subwoofers other subwoofers might look like them — but virtually none work like them. Not at this price. Svs’s are decidedly different, in how they are designed, produced, sold, and even in the exceptional customer service after the sale. No surprise then, you could...
Setup, calibrating and integration w hat’s to know? Well, first of all, setting up an sv subwoofer is pretty darn easy. There are a few key things to get right if you want to get the most out of your new equipment however! U npacking. You’re probably eager to fire up your sub (we’re the same way!), ...
If you are running a pair of sv subwoofers (fig. 2), you will need to use a standard “y” cable adapter (d.) the best adaptor to use for this task has one male rca connection and two female rca outputs. (radio shack ® stocks them.) from the “y” cable you can run a standard 75 ohm rca to rca signal ca...
Sv subwoofers page 6 setting all speakers to “small” works best. Also, is your subwoofer turned “on”? We don’t mean “is your subwoofer amplifier on?” (that’ll be impor- tant later too!) but rather, is your receiver sending a bass signal to your sub amp? This can only happen if you say “yes” (or “on”...
B ut what’s “too high”?? Tastes vary, and so do movie soundtracks, but your svs is capable of tremendous levels of low distortion, low frequency bass — far more than most commercial subs. Take advantage of this, especially if you like action movies with lots of “.1” channel (lfe) action, and give th...
Sv subwoofers page 8 your sub, getting these bass wave forms to arrive in a complementary, enhancing fashion is the difficult job of the phase control. Essentially, “phase” varies the tim- ing of the bass waves coming from the sub. But don’t despair if you don’t hear much difference with changes to ...
Sv subwoofers page 9 bassy demo scenes to die for. S o now what?? You’ve got one of the best theater and music bass sub- systems on the planet, you’re calibrated...Want to see what she’ll do? But of course! Since finding those scenes can be a bit trying, we’ve compiled a list of our favorites below....
Sv subwoofers page 10 more bassy demo scenes. • “titanic” you love it...Or you hate it. Regardless of which side of the ship you sit on, this flick does some serious rumbling for you: 1. “we can’t leave him” scene 22 (2:21:50) 2. “ship splitting” (2:41:30) 3. “last gasp” (2:42:05) • “blade” not one ...
Sv subwoofers page 11 a glossary of home theater terms don’t feel guilty if you want to skip over the below. But if you are curi- ous about what some of the terms and abbreviations stand for, read on: db - short for “deci-bell” a unit of sound, a 3db increase takes twice the acoustic power to attain...
Warranty: 45-day money back warranty. If you are not completely satisfied with the performance of your subwoofer, return it to us for a full refund of the purchase price. Just a few minor stipula- tions should you choose to do this: • the subwoofer must be returned in original shipping box. • e-mail...
