Genesis I.C.E. 2 manual

1 1 1 1 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Owner s Manual and Set-up Guide: Genesis Sur r ound Ser v oSub™ 2/12t Contents A QUICK START SET-U P GUIDE 3 S AFETY T IPS 3 C ONNECTIONS 3 P LACEMENT OF THE S UBWOOFER 4 A DJUSTING THE C ONTROL S 4 SETTING-U P THE S2/12T 5 P OSITIONING AND CONN ECTING THE S2/12 T 5 LFE G AIN 8 LFE O UTPUT 8 P OWER 8 [...]

2 2 2 2 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ A Message fr om Genesis Congratul atio ns! You ar e n ow the owner o f one of the finest s ub- woofers av ailabl e for music and ho me theater s ys tems. The Genesis Sur round ServoSub ™ 2/12t is a uni que subw oofer wi th two 12” woo fers that i s designe d for a pplic ation s requir ing cor ner or[...]

3 3 3 3 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ A Quic k Star t Set-u p Guide Now that y ou h ave y our new Genesis Surro und Ser voSu b 2/12t, we realiz e that y ou are eag er to h ook it u p and start li stening ! Never theless, pl eas e read this qui ck start guide NO W bef ore y ou begin setting it up. Safety Tips The S2/ 12t is a pow ered su bwo[...]

4 4 4 4 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Placem ent of t he Subw oofer One of th e mos t com mon r easons t o buy a sub woofer is to a ugment your ex isti ng louds peak ers w hen they do not prov ide e nough b ass for your l iking . In gener al, t he S2/ 12t is used t o au gment sur roun d or r ear channel speak ers in a multi- channel sy stem[...]

5 5 5 5 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Setting- up the S 2/12t W hi le it is rel ativel y eas y to ad d a subw oofer into y our syste m and h ear more b ass, it is not as e asy to integ rate a subwoofer well into y our system. The Genesi s Ser voSub 2/12t makes s ystem in tegrati on far easier than m ost other subs bec aus e the servo sy ste[...]

6 6 6 6 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Two Surround Sub woofers - 5.1 Sy stem In a dual subw oofer 5.1-chan nel system, pl ace one S2/1 2t in each rear cor ner of the r oom, an d conn ect the s peaker-l evel inpu ts to the nearest s u rrou nd speak er thru connect o rs. Co nnect th e LFE-input of one S2/12t to th e LFE/Subw oofer output of t[...]

7 7 7 7 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ LFE Input The Low Frequency Effects (LFE) input allow s the S2/12t t o be use d for au gmen tati on of th e surrou nd spea kers as well as for the L FE of your ho me theater sy stem. T he LFE i nput blends t he low f requency effects sign al from th e home the atre proc essor into the normal in put sign[...]

8 8 8 8 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ LFE Gain The S2/ 12t has a contr ol for LFE G AIN tha t is separ ate from BA SS GAIN. This allow s you to h ave the S 2/12t augm ent y our surro und speakers as well as deli ver LFE aroun d the room at t he same ti me without c onflicts. The usual way to control the level of the LFE output is to set t h[...]

9 9 9 9 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ 1200 W atts from your pow er supply, so ma ke sure that w hatever y ou plug y our subwoofer i nto can handl e it! Speaker -lev el conn ection s: Hi gh Level Inp uts Using a g o od qual ity sp eaker ca ble, connect th e output o f your pow er ampli f ier to t he binding posts on the back of the S2/12t . [...]

10 10 10 10 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Do not c onnect BOTH s ingle-ended and balanc ed inpu ts to the S2/1 2t at the sa me time. Y ou could ov er-dri ve the buil t-in ampl ifi er, and void the w arranty . Phase Swit ch There ar e many power am plifier s tha t inver t th e phase of th e inco ming signal. I f you have o ne of these, and y[...]

11 11 11 11 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Making y our system so und right The Serv oSub 2/12t s ubw oofer is perfect for use in 2-ch annel or multi- channel music an d video appl icati ons. The s etup for ei ther is very simila r and t he goals shoul d be quit e the sa me too. In ou r opinion , the end goal of ad ding a high- end subw oofe[...]

12 12 12 12 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ The Main C ontrols The S2/12t subwoof er has two controls that you will use to make your sy stem (and that i ncludes the r oom), s ound right. The first is the gain contr ol o f the w oofer a mplifier . This a d justs th e volu me at which the subw oofer plays. The gain can be adj usted from 1 to 11[...]

13 13 13 13 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ to ex periment w ith i ncreasing or decre asing t he l ow pass filter co ntrol. This contro l will raise or lower the frequency cutoff point of the woofe r. If you find th at th e sound i s “thi n” or l acking i n mi d bass , and t hat turning t he gain contr ol up to “t hicken” t he sound c[...]

14 14 14 14 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Tuning for Low Freq uency Effects (L FE) The LFE i nput has a s eparat e gain structur e an d bypasses the crossover in the su bwoofer. Henc e, it shoul d be se t-up se parately from the main s peaker aug mentation function . A simple w ay to set up the S2/12t for LFE is to use th e test an d level [...]

15 15 15 15 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ T he T ec hnology The Servo Advantage Very few loudspeakers use servo dri ve, eit her because most designers think th at it is t oo difficul t to design, too expe nsive, or because of the extraor dinary demands a serv o system mak es on the amplifier a nd the transduc er. However , the Chie f Scien [...]

16 16 16 16 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ The bes t ampl ifier for this applic ation is a Class-D swit ching ampl ifier. One of th e reaso ns a Cl ass-D amplifi er is opti mum for this appli cation is that it has a dramatically increased efficiency, especially at lower frequenci es. A typical Class A/ B ampli f ier is only 50% e fficient. A[...]

17 17 17 17 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Specifi catio ns  Dimensions: 31” x 21” x 1 6” (w x h x d) (533m m x 78 7mm x 406mm)  Frequency Resp onse: 20Hz to 120Hz +/- 1dB 16Hz to 180Hz -3dB, +2dB  W eight : 83.5 lbs (38 kg)  In puts: High-level lef t and right with 5-way binding posts; Low- level l eft and r ight, single- [...]