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SV Sound SB13-Plus manual

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ S T A - 800 D/ 1000D E q uipped Sub s Manual V ersion 1.4 June 2011 Models: PB12-Plus, PC12-Plus, SB13-Plus, PB13-Ultra, PC13-Ultra, SB13-Ultra Manual V ersion 1.5 Sep. 2012[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Safety Instructions 3 W elcome 5 About Y our SVS Subwoofer 6 Connectivity & Panel Operations 7 Integrated Function Controller 12 Setup, Calibration & Integration 20 Port T uning 25 Setup & Use of PEQ 26 R[...]

  • Page 3

    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openin[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14 . Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any wa[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs WEL COME 5 At SVS, you can actually hear the tireless research and design efforts built into our subwoofers and speak - ers. Y ears are spent developing any SVS product. These days our teams work typically span from [...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs About y our SVS Subwoof er Ther e ma ybe be other subw oofers that look lik e them, but virtually none work like them. SVS subwoofers are decidedly different in how they are designed, produced, sold, and the exceptio[...]

  • Page 7

    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations 7 Operation of the P ow er Mode Switch NOTE: Depending on the version of the ST A-800D/ST A-1000D amplifier , the LCD display may or may not light when power is first applied. Ev[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs FIG. 3 ST A-800D and ST A-1000D Connec tivity and Panel Opera tion Inputs There are two types of physical input connectors on the ST A-800D/ ST A1000D; Balanced XLR and single-ended (also referred to as low level or [...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations 9 FIG. 4[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations 10 FIG. 5[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs If you have one of SVS’ s AS-EQ1 high-resolution, multi-subwoofer Equalizers, see Figure 6 for proper connec - tivity with one or more subwoofers. Also refer to your AS-EQ1 Operator Manual for detailed information [...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Connectivity & Panel Operations P ow er Mode Swit ch The Power Mode switch allows the ST A-800D/ST A-1000D to either stay on all the time, or go into Standby if no signal is being received. When in Standby mode a[...]

  • Page 13

    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs This SVS Subwoofer is equipped with an advanced digital amplifier , the SVS ST A- 800D/ST A-1000D Sledge™ DSP Amplifier . The ST A-800D/ST A-1000D Sledge™ amp is not only digital for amplification, but also fo[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs There are up to eight Functions within the top-level menu structure that allow configuration of the subwoofer . These Functions include:  •V olume(dB)  •Highpasslteradjustment(disab[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs T odisable the HPF , rotatethe IFCknob untilthe message “HIGH P ASSDISABLE?” isdisplayed. Single-clickthe IFC knob to disable the HPF , and?[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs High P ass D elay (ST A-1000D ) The High Pass delay Function is a unique capability that allows the sound from the main speakers to be de - layed. This feature[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Single-click to return to the Room Gain Comp Function menu. T urn the IFC knob to move to the Room Gain Comp Slope submenu and single-click t[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Refertothesectionlaterinthisguidetitled “AdvancedFeatures:ParametricEqualizer(PEQ)”formoredetails onhowtoactuallyusethePEQfeaturesofth[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Integr at ed Function Contr oller 19 FIG. 7[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Integr at ed Function Contr oller 20 FIG.8[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Before using your new subwoofer , it is important to get it set up and integrated into the rest of your audio or home theater system to ensure optimum results. Failure to properly set up and calibrate your new subwoo[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs P ow er and Signal Connec tion Before making any power or signal connections, make sure all equipment in the chain is turned off. Plug the subwoofer into a power outlet that is capable of a peak draw of 1100 watts. U[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup , Calibration & Int egration 2) Bass Management and (optionally) time alignment performed in subwoofer . In this con- figuration, it is assumed that due to the lack of bass management and time alignment ca[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs If you have two or more subwoofers in your system, it is important that they be level-matched (set at the same level relative to one another) before starting the calibration process. If the subs are not level-matched[...]

  • Page 25

    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs crossovers set no lower than 80 Hz (a speaker set to Small – as opposed to Large or Full Range – will cause bass frequencies below the selected crossover to be routed from the speaker to the subwoofer). a) Make s[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs P or t T uning 26 FIG. 11 Adv anced F eatur es: P or t T uning (P or ted Subw oofers Only) Y our new SVS ported subwoofer comes with custom foam port plugs and a variable subsonic filter which allows your sub to be [...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ Adv anced F eatur es: P arametric E qualizer (PEQ ) Important Note: Until you are ready to use the PEQ feature set, it should be disabled and setting the Level in both PEQ1 and PEQ2 to 0. See t[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ The Level control (labeled “Level:”) determines the amount of cut or boost applied to the frequency re- sponse, centered on the FREQ: frequency and Q: wide. If Level is set to 0, the speci?[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Measuring In-Room Fr equenc y Response: In order to use the PEQ effectively , you must measure the in-room FR of the subwoofer at the listening positions. This can be done manually using test tones and a spreadsheet,[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ Option 1: Measure the FR of Subwoofer Only Using Excel Spreadsheet : T o measure the FR of the subwoofer only , connect your sound card output directly to a line level input on the subwoofer . [...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Setup & Use of PEQ Option 2: Measure the Combined FR of the Speakers and Subwoofer using Excel Spreadsheet : T o measure the combined FR of the front speakers and subwoofer (to include the digital crossover in yo[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Set the Frequency control to the approximate center frequency of the largest peak. Set the Q control to 14.4 (narrowest bandwidth), and set the Level control to -6 dB. Play the test tones again and re-measure and re-[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs Room Compensa tion Adv anced F eatur es: Room Compensa tion In typical home theaters a phenomenon known as “room gain” can play a major role in how accurately bass is produced. When any subwoofer produces notable[...]

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    © 2011 Specialty T echnologies, LLC • Call SVSound ™ 877.626.5623 • www .svsound.com SVSound ™ ST A-800D/1000D Equipped Subs T erms and Conditions: Details are available on request, please contact your Dealer for more. Note that these terms and conditions do not affect your statutory rights. Shipping: When you receive your new subwoofer , [...]