Genesis 928 manual

1 1 1 1 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Owner s Manual and Set-up Guide: Genesis 928 Subw oof er Contents A QUICK START SET-U P GUIDE 3 S AFETY T IPS 3 C ONNECTIONS 3 P LACEMENT OF THE S UBWOOFER 3 A DJUSTING THE C ONTROL S 4 SETTING-U P THE G 928 5 P OSITIONING THE G928 FOR MUSIC 5 P OSITIONING THE G928 FOR H OM E T HEATER 6 LFE I NPUT 6 LFE[...]

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 Gen esis 928 d eliv ers bass as inte nded by the musical per former, or as inte nded by the mov ie direct or. This is w hat we cal l abs olu te fi[...]

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 928 s ubw oofer, w e reali ze t hat you can’t wai t to hook i t up and st art play ing ! Nev ertheless, please read this quick start g uide N O W be fore y ou sta rt setti ng it up. Safety Tips The G928 is a pow ered subw oofer w ith [...]

4 4 4 4 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ using y our G928 this w ay , place it j ust be hind a nd to the outsi de o f your ex isti ng louds peak ers. ( The right one i f you h ave onl y one G928) If you are usi ng the G92 8 for a home t heater LFE ch annel, plac e it about on e-thir d of t he w ay in- between your mai n left a nd rig ht speake[...]

5 5 5 5 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Setting- up the G 928 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 Genesis 9 28 makes i t easier tha n most oth er subs because t he serv o system makes th e G928’s bass q uick, c[...]

6 6 6 6 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ same clarity and loudn ess. Avoi d plac es wher e some notes “hang” or sou nd lou der or softer. You may find a co uple o f spots, s o choos e the m ost conv enient one. 4. Once you find that spot , m ove the G 928 t o this spot, a nd hook it back up. W hen you’re back in the listening seat, the b[...]

7 7 7 7 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ speakers as wel l as deli v er the LFE c hannel withou t res orting t o digi tal bass man agement on the processor. On the h ome the atre pr ocessor, s et the front s peakers to “LARG E” and sub-w oofer to “Y ES”. Then, t ake the s ub-w oofer l ine-lev el outp ut fro m the proc essor, a nd plug [...]

8 8 8 8 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ W e r ecomme nd agains t the use o f an extensi on cord for the AC power . If y ou are forced to use a n exte nsion cor d, mak e cer tain t hat it is as heav y duty an ex tensi on cord as y ou can fi nd. The G928 r unning at full ti lt can draw up to 10amps from y our pow er suppl y, so make sure tha t [...]

9 9 9 9 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ If your pr ea mplifi er has only on e set o f bala nced outp uts a nd one s et o f unbala nced (RC A) type out puts, c hoose your fir st prefer ence o f connecti on for the a mplifier that is driv ing your mai n speak er. Us e the remaini ng set of out puts to feed the su bwoo fer ampli fier. Connect in[...]

10 10 10 10 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Adjust t he low pass filte r to 63. Set the gain con trol to 6. A t this point , you can turn o n the w oofer a mpli fier. Tuning the system in Music is t he bes t way to begi n your s etup proce dure. We sug gest t hat video so urces be used only a fter y ou hav e setup t he syste m to proper ly r [...]

11 11 11 11 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ closer t ogether i n ord er to achieve better mid bass cou pling b etween the main s peakers . If i t sounds too “ fat” t urn the l ow pass filter down or adjust t he gai n. At this p oint it i s sug gested to use t he low pass filt er control u ntil y ou get t o the r efinem ent stag e. Low bas[...]

12 12 12 12 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ remember to enjoy your music and vi deo as y ou w ork on per fecti ng your setu p. One idea t hat we w ould like t o suggest is that y ou set the bass g ain controls for music, and use your processor to turn it up for ho me theater . That w ay, y ou hav e a subw oofer th at w ill take car e of all y[...]

13 13 13 13 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ T he T ec hnol ogy The Servo Advant age Very few louds peakers use ser vo dri ve, eit her because most desi gners think th at it is t oo di fficul t to desi gn, too expe nsive, or because of the extraor dinary deman ds a serv o syste m mak es on the ampli fier a nd the transduc er. How ever , the Ch[...]

14 14 14 14 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ The bes t ampl ifier for this applic ation is a Cl ass-D swit ching ampl ifier. One of th e reaso ns is dr amatical ly incr eased e fficiency , especi ally at the lower frequencies. The typical Class A/B ampli fier is only 50% efficient. A Cl ass-D amp lifier, o n the ot her hand, can be 90% effici [...]

15 15 15 15 ~ÄëçäìíÉ= ÑáÇÉäáíó ™ Specifi catio ns  Dimensions: 17” x 16 .5” x 15.75” (w x h x d) (430m m x 41 9mm x 400mm)  Frequency Resp onse: 20Hz to 120Hz +/- 1dB 16Hz to 180Hz -3dB, +2dB  W eight : 84.5 lbs (38 .4 kg)  In puts: High-level lef t and right; Low- level l eft and r ight; LFE low-level mono  Ou[...]