Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto PB12-Plus del fabbricante SV Sound
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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, .
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.
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 .
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 wor.
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.
SV Sound Chapter 5-1 Powered Bo x/Cy linder Comm on Fe a- tures: SVS subw oofer amps use the most durable and a ccurate designs possible. Get f amiliar 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 “.
SV Sound Chapter 7-1 Advanced Features: Subsonic Filter and Port Tuning Your new SVS subwoofer comes with cus- tom foam port plugs and var iable sub- sonic filter which allow s your sub to be “tuned” to even lower freq uencies than its stock configuration.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
SV Sound Chapter 9-1 Specifications Model Name: PC12-Plus Configuration: Powered Cylinder, 12” w oofer Design: Vented, Variable T une Dimensions: 40” High x 16” W ide H x W x D 102 cm H.
SV Sound Chapter 9-2 Specifications Model Name: PB12-Plus Configuration: Powered Box , front- firing 12” woofer Design: Vented, Variable T une Dimensions: 25” High x 18” W ide x 25” Deep H x W x D 63 cm H.
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 .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il SV Sound PB12-Plus è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del SV Sound PB12-Plus - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso SV Sound PB12-Plus imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul SV Sound PB12-Plus ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il SV Sound PB12-Plus, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del SV Sound PB12-Plus.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il SV Sound PB12-Plus. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo SV Sound PB12-Plus insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
