Contents: • page 1 welcome • page 2 about your new sv subwoofer • pages 4- 7 setup, integration, and calibration • page 7- 8 powered cylinder amp features • pages 9 - 11 parametric equalizer (peq) • pages 12 - 13 variable tuning • pages 14 - 15 bass demos last update: 27 january 2004 o w n e r s ’ g...
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 enthusiasts... Like you. Designed, test...
Page 3 about your sv subwoofer sv subwoofers no powered subwoofers look anything like them. And virtually none work like them either. Sv subwoofers are decidedly different. The best part? You could have spent much more and still not come close to the same bass performance our pc-ultra line gives you...
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 though, if you want to get the most out of your sub… u npacking. You’re probably eager to fire up your sub (we’re the same way), but take ti...
If you are running a pair of svs’s (fig. 2), you will need to use a stan- dard “y” cable adapter (c.) 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 signal cable (d.) to each ...
Sv subwoofers page 6 appropriate speakers, and use the subwoofer correctly too. Also, make sure your subwoofer is turned “on”. We don’t mean “is your subwoofer ampli- fier on” (that’ll be important later too!) but rather, is your receiver sending a bass signal to your sub amp? This can only happen i...
Sv subwoofers page 8 phase. Think of bass waves as conflicting or enhancing each other, depending on the timing of their arrival at your listening location (either together, or not). Since some of your room’s bass might come from main, center and/or surround speakers, as well as your sub, getting th...
Sv subwoofers page 9 parametric equalizer . Important enough and challenging enough, this feature gets its own section! “peq” allows you to tame a “peak” in your room’s response. Peaks are quite common, especially in large rooms or ones where your sub is far from your listening position. Note: a sou...
Sv subwoofers page 10 this disc allows the user to play 10hz through 98hz in one hertz increments allow- ing very good resolution over your measurements. Other good examples for test discs are avia’s guide to home theaterand digital video essentials. When meas- uring the room’s response use a minimu...
Sv subwoofers page 11 the level control is the amount of attenuation on the signal located at the center frequency. Min is equal to 0db and max is equal to -12db “cut”. Each hash mark reduces the center point in question by 1.5db. The “freq” control (short for frequency) is the adjustment for the ce...
Sv subwoofers page 12 subsonic filter and port tuning y our new pc-ultra subwoofer not only comes with our “tri-power” port flares, but custom port plugs and variable subsonic filter which allow your sub to be “tuned” to even lower frequencies than its stock configuration. For most people and most r...
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Sv subwoofers page 14 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 old favorites b...
Sv subwoofers page 15 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 ...
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...
