Boston Acoustics PV350 manual

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    2 Impor tant Safety Instr uctions This symbol found on the apparatus indicates hazards arising fr om danger ous voltages. This symbol found on the apparatus indicates the user should r ead all safety statements found in the user manual. This symbol found on the apparatus indicates double insulation. W a r n in g ! T o r ed uc e t he r i sk o f fi r[...]

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    3 C o n n e c t i o n s Line level: Use the jack labeled “ line level in” with most systems. These inputs accept the line level signal fr om your receiver’ s subwoofer output. The subwoofer ’ s cir cuitry filters out the high fr equencies and sends the r emaining low fr e- quencies to the subwoofer power amplifier . Speaker level: Use these[...]

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    4 BACK OF RECEIVER C o n n ec ti n g th e Su bw oo f e r t o Di gi ta l Ho me T h ea te r Sy st e ms Digital 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 home theater electronics dedicate one channel (the “.1”) to repr oduce the special low-fr e- quency information (such as explosions and thunder) contained in digitally-encoded soundtracks. Select ”subwoofer -yes“ fro[...]

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    5 C o n n e ct i n g th e Su b w oo f e r to S te r e o or Do l b y ® P r o L og i c ® S y s t e m s For stereo or Dolby Pr o Logic systems, the easiest method is to use speaker wir e connections as shown. When using the speaker wir e hookup, the subwoofer ’ s built-in cr ossover is engaged. As a starting point, set the cr ossover contr ol on t[...]

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    6 C o n t r o l s V olume: Adjusts the sound level of the subwoofer . A typical setting is ar ound 10 o’clock. Cr ossover (Hz): Adjusts the fr equency of the low-pass filter for the subwoofer . Polarity (0° or 180°): Selects r egular (0°) or inverted (180°) polarity for the subwoofer . Set this switch to provide the fullest, most dynamic bass[...]

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    7 P l a c e m e n t Pla ce th e s ubwo ofer n ext to a w all or in a cor ner nea r yo ur fro nt /ma in spea kers. T y p i c a l l y , the s ound is be st w hen th e sub- wo ofer is w ithin 1 5 fee t (5m) of the fr ont/m ain spea ke rs. Howev er , the sha rp 2 4dB /octa ve cr ossov er r o l l - o f f permi ts pla ce- ment farth er fr om th e fr ont/[...]

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    BassT rac, Boston, Boston Acoustics are register ed trademarks of B o s t o n A c o u s t i c s , Inc. D ol by and Dolb y Pr o Log ic are r e g i s t e r e d tradem ar ks o f Dol by Lab orator ie s Lic ensi ng Corp or ation . © 2004 Boston Acoustics, Inc. All rights reser ved. Spec ificat ion s sub ject t o cha nge w itho ut notic e. 300 Jubilee D[...]

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    9 Boston Acoustics, Inc. David Jaques, Project Manager: 978/538-5126 Owners Manual: PV350-US Date: 7/12/04 Scale: 100% BA P/N: 042-002025-2 ECO# 3451 Colors: grayscale Note: Dimensions in millimeter Keylines not to print Revisions: Rev-1: Fixed image Rev-2: P .8 text “contact us via”[...]