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    TH I E L SmartSub Subwoofers SW1 SS2 SS3 SS4 Owner Information ®[...]

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    Thank you for purchasing a THIEL SmartSub ® system. I t has been engineered to provide a ver y high level of performance and also incorporat es inno vative (pat ent pending ) concepts in its design t o solve the several special problems subwoofer systems usually exhibit. Consequentl y , it performs at a ver y high level with a wide variety of spea[...]

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    THIEL SmartSubs are ver y high performance, innovative subwoofer systems that provides exceptionally deep, uniform, dynamic and low distortion bass reproduction. I n addition, they provide near-ideal performance with any room placement and when used with any type of main loudspeaker . These performance abilities are the result of new (patents pendi[...]

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    5 T emperature Correction These SmartSub models contain unique circuitr y (patent pending ) that corrects for compression dist ortion due to heating of the drivers’ voice coils. W ithout this c orrection subwoofer output levels could decrease by as much as 5 dB and the response altered at times of high demand. The c orrection allows the subwoofer[...]

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    LFE Configuration The SmartSubs can be used in four ways depending on your requirements: 1. As a stand-alone unit. 2. W ith a passive crossover . 3. W ith the SmartSub I ntegrator in augment mode. 4. W ith the SmartSub I ntegrat or in crosso ver mode. The configuration chosen will determine your required equipment, hookup connections and processor [...]

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    7 In this configuration the subwoofer is used to reproduce both the subwoofer channel and the deep bass portion of the left and right channels and achieves near-perfect blending of the main channel bass with the main speakers. T ell the processor the main speakers are large, even if they are not. This configuration can be ideal if the main speakers[...]

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    Do you require a crossover? W ithout a crossover the subwoofer will pro vide very high quality reproduction of the Low F requency Effects (LFE), or “point 1”, channel of a multi channel sound system. When used with a crossover , the subwoofer can, in addition, also reproduce the low frequency part of the main channels in a 2 channel or multi ch[...]

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    If the subwoofer is used only for LFE reproduction, it can be placed almost anywhere. I f more than one subwoofer is used, placing them in different locations tends to even out possible room resonance irregularities. If the subwoofer is used with a crossover or I ntegrat or to reproduce the low frequency portion of the main channels then placement [...]

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    Hookup If the subwoofer is being used with a passive crossover or SmartSub I ntegrator , a balanced XLR interconnect cable is connect ed from the unit’s subw oofer output to the subwoofer ’ s N ormal I nput . I f more than one subwoofer is used, they are “ daisy-chained” by connecting an additional XLR interconnect cable from the N ormal Ou[...]

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    LFE Level Rear Wall Distance Side Wall Distance LFE Input LFE Output Normal Input Normal Output Trigger On Fuse Auto On W ARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE NO USER SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL REPLACE FUSE ONL Y WITH SAME RA TING A TTENTION POUR EVITER TOUS RISQUES[...]

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    Setup and Adjustment Flow Chart 12 Crossover not required Do main speakers produce bass deep enough and play loudly enough? Connect processor s subwoofer output to subwoofer LFE input Is poor sonic match of subwoofer acceptable? T ell processor main speakers are small T ell processor main speakers are large Crossover decision Processor Setup Y Y N [...]

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    13 Connect subwoofer power cord, set On switch, auto on switch, set position controls Subwoofer Setup integrator Adjustment Is effects channel level balanced? Adjust subwoofer level Add subwoofer Finished Does subwoofer play loudly enough? Does subwoofer play loudly enough? Listen Y N Y N Set Integrator to Crossover mode If LFE input not used set s[...]

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    Specifications Amplifier T ype .................................................................................................................. ................. Switching, Class D Power output (at 120 or 240 line voltage) ............................................................................. 1000 watt s, RMS Line voltage .................[...]

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    THIEL 1026 Nandino Blvd., Lexington, KY 4051 1, USA www .thielaudio.com 7/04[...]