JL Audio f110 manual

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| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 2 IMPORT ANT S AF ET Y INSTRUCTIONS 1 ) Read t he Inst ruc tions — A l l sa fet y and operat i ng inst r uct ions should be read before the subwoofer is operated. 2 ) Reta in t he Inst ruc tions —  e s a fety a nd operat ing i nst r uct ions sho u ld be ret a i ned for f ut u re refere nce . 3) He e d W a r n i n g s ?[...]

Pag e 3 | Fathom f1 1 0 12) Cle a n i ng —  e subwoof er should be clea ned on ly as recom mended in t he o pe ra ting instru cti o ns. 13 ) Non us e P er iods —  e power cord o f t he subwoof er should be u npl ug ged f rom the outlet w hen the subwoofer is le unus ed for long periods of t i me. 1 4 ) Lig htni ng and Pow er Surges —[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 4 FC C COMP LIA NCE ST A TEMENT NOTE :  is equ ipment has b een t est ed a nd found t o comply w it h t he li m its of Pa r t 15 of th e FCC Ru les.  es e li mit s a re des ig ned to prov ide re as onable prot ec tion a ga in st ha r mf u l i nter ferenc e in a resid enti a l in sta l la tion .  is equ ipment gener at[...]

Pag e 5 | Fathom f1 1 0 W e si ncerely t ha nk you for yo ur pu rchas e and i nvite you to read th is manua l t horough ly in order to achie ve the hig hest level of per formance w ith your Fathom sub woofer system. E njoy . PRO DUC T OVE RVI EW JL Audio Fa tho m subwoofers combine a state -of- t he-a r t JL Audio subwoofer driver a nd elect ronics[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 6 PLA CING Y OUR F A THOM IN Y OUR LIS TENING ROOM: Y our l isten ing ro om or theater is a n i ntegr a l par t of your s ound reproduct ion sys tem.  e physica l d i mensions of the room a nd its f ur ni shi ngs, mater ia ls , doors a nd wi ndows play an i mport a nt role in de ni ng how yo u r sy stem sou nds. W hen yo[...]

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| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 8 SPEC IAL C ONSIDER A TIONS F OR BUIL T -IN INST ALLA TIONS Fathom subwoof ers a re desig ned to be “ bu ilt- i n ” f riend ly . Al l t y pica l ly needed c on t rols a re located on t he front panel ab ov e t he woofer . A Fa t hom ca n be ea si ly integ rated i nto custom ca binet r y by followi ng a few simple g uidel [...]

Pag e 9 | Fathom f1 1 0 Recomm ende d Subwoofe r Placeme nt Opti ons for T wo F athom s Using T wo F ath oms W hen usi ng two Fat homs, t r y placement near t he f ront corners of the room, at di agona l ly -opp osite corners of the ro om, or at the center points of opposing w a ll s as shown at r ight. Ex per i mentation w it h subwoof er a nd lis[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 10 Recomm ende d Subwoofe r Placeme nt Opti ons for Thre e F atho ms Recomm ende d Subwoofe r Placeme nt Opti ons for Four Fathoms Using Thre e or Four Fathoms Rese arch i ndicate s that t he smoot hest bas s response for a large li steni ng a rea ca n be ach ieved usi ng four subwoof ers, plac ing one at t he midpoint of each[...]

Pag e 11 | Fathom f1 1 0 Detailed instruct ions on unpacking the subw oofer: 1 . Place t he ca r ton on the  oor nea r its intended loc ation in t he room. 2. Op en t he top o f t he ca r ton ( obser ve mark i ngs on ca rton ) a nd remov e t he ma nua l, ca l ibration mic roph one and power cord. 3. T em pora r ily remove t he split -f oa m pack[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 12 Front Control Pane l  e lab eled Figu re below depicts t he f ron t control pa nel of a Fathom f1 1 0 subwoof er . A.R.O . page 1 4- 15 Power page 1 4 Input Mode page 15 Level Mode page 15 Master Le vel page 1 6 Lights page 1 6 LP Filter page 1 6 LP fr eq. (H z) page 1 6 e.l.f. trim (dB ) page 1 7 phase ( deg.) page 1 7 [...]

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference receiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Pag e 13 | Fathom f1 10 Rear Control s and Connec tors  e lab eled Fig[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 14 FR ONT P ANEL CON TROLS IN DET AIL Power Swit ch  e “Po wer” sw itch determ ine s the oper ationa l readi ness of t he Fathom subwoof er a nd sho u ld be t he only sw itch u sed to t ur n t he Fathom on and o . Do not use a p ow er st rip sw itch, s witched out let or any ot her ex terna l s w itch as t hese may r[...]

Pag e 15 | Fathom f1 10 show ca sing t he output capabi lit y of t he Fathom and to veri f y t hat t he Fathom ( or mult ipl e Fathoms ) a re operationa l dur ing s ystem t roubleshoot ing.  e Demo but ton is a lso us ed ( i n combination ) to clea r ( ret ur n to  at ) t he A.R .O . equa l iz er set t ings . T o clea r t he A.R .O . ’ s se[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 16 Maste r Lev el K nob  e Ma ster L evel K nob is use d to control t he output level of the Fathom when t he V ar iable L evel mode i s selec ted on t he front con t rol pa nel. W hen rotated f u lly c ounter clock w ise , t he Fa t hom ’ s out put wi l l be f u l ly muted. W hen at the “0” or st ra ig ht u p posit i[...]

Pag e 17 | Fathom f1 1 0 E.L.F . T ri m  e E x treme L ow Fr equenc y (“ e.l .f. tr i m ”) k nob a l lows the u ser to apply a cer ta i n amou nt of signa l equa l iz ation at 28 Her tz ( ex tremely low bass ). At f u ll c ounterclockw i se rotat ion, the sig na l at 28 Hz i s cut by 12 dB. At “0” t he equa l iz er is se t  at for zer[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 18 C O N N E C T I N G YO U R FA T H O M Balanced Inputs If you r hom e-t heater receiver or preampli  er/p ro ce ssor prov ide s ba l a nced outputs, t he Fathom’ s ba la nced inputs a re the preferred connec t ion. Ba la nced connec t ions are us ed ex tensively in professiona l st udios a nd sou nd reinforcement applic[...]

Pag e 19 | Fathom f1 10 Unbalanced Inpu ts  e Fat hom sub woofer f eat ures i ndi vidua l le a nd ri ght unba la nced RCA- t y pe i nput connectors .  es e are t he most com monly u sed con nectors for home audio applic ations a nd must be us ed i f your receiver or prea mpli er/p roc ess or does not provide ba la nced outputs . W hi le[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 2 0 Inpu t Mode Switc hes: T wo switche s are loc ated on the rea r pa nel to control unba la nce d signa l grou ndi ng and ma ster/ slave operation. “Groun ded / Iso lated ” Switch  e “Grounded / Is olated ” I np ut Mode sw itch a  ec ts only t he u nba la nced RCA inputs a nd is desig ned to fac il itate a qu i[...]

Pag e 21 | Fathom f1 1 0 “Out put to Slave” Connec tor If you a re operati ng more t ha n one F at hom sub woofer in one home theater sys tem, you wi l l desig nate one F at hom as t he Master ( see pa ge 20 ), and t hen feed signa l f rom it to the rema in i ng “Slave” F at homs vi a t his ba la nced X L R output.  e “Out put to Slave[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 2 2 SYSTEM CON NEC TIO N DIAGR AM 1 : One Fath om to Hom e Theate r Rece iver or Home Theater Preamp/P rocessor Most home t heat er recei vers a nd prea mp/p roc ess ors prov ide a si ngle ( mono ) subwoofer out put. W hen con nect i ng a mono subwoofer out put to your Fat hom, you w i l l on ly us e t he Fat hom’ s “L e?[...]

Pag e 2 3 | Fathom f1 1 0 SYSTEM CON NEC TIO N DIAGR AM 2: Mul tip le Fatho ms to Hom e Theate r Rece iver or Home Theater Preamp/P rocessor T o g reat ly si mpli f y u sin g mult iple subwoofers in a si ng le home t heater sy stem, Fat homs i ncor por ate a “Mas ter/Slave” sign a l di st ribut ion s ystem .  i s a l lows control of a l l t [...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 24 es with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is owing two conditions: (1) this device may not rference, and (2) this device must accept any ved, including interference that may cause n. STEREO ACTIVE CROSSOVER (BALANCED OUTPUTS) LOW OUT (SUB OUT) OR STEREO ACTIVE CROSSOVER (UNBALANCED OUTPUTS) RIGHT LEFT LOW OUT (SUB OUT) F [...]

Pag e 2 5 | Fathom f1 1 0 SYSTEM CON NEC TIO N DIAGR AM 4: T wo F at homs i n Ster eo to T wo- Cha nne l Audi o System W hen conne ct i ng t wo Fathom s in stere o to a two -ch an nel aud io sy stem you w i ll on ly u se t he “L e or Mono” inputs of eac h Fat hom.  e uppe r “Input Mode” sw itc h on each Fat hom w i l l be s et i n t h[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 2 6 REC OMMENDED SETUP PROC EDURES 1 ) Prepa rat ion fo r Se tup Proc ess: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6-2 7 2 ) Le vel Set t ing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3 ) P ola rit y/Phase Adjust ment: .[...]

Pag e 27 | Fathom f1 1 0 On th e F atho m’ s F ront Pane l: Ple a se t u rn o t he hom e t heater receiver or preamp/p roce ssor to ma ke t hese adjust m en t s. 1. “Po wer” Sw itch Fl ip each Fat hom ’ s “Po wer” sw itch to t he “On ” posit ion. 2. “ Li gh t s” S wit c h Fl ip each Fat hom ’ s “L ights” s w itch to t h[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 2 8 REC OMMENDED SETUP PROC EDURES (co n t i n u e d ) Subwoo fer System Se tup: Once you have set the c on t rols on your home theater rec eiver or p rea mp/ proces sor and on your Fat hom ( s ) to t he se tt i ngs recommended on pages 2 6 a nd 27 , yo u a re ready to beg in s et ti ng up your Fat hom f or opti mum per forma [...]

Pag e 29 | Fathom f1 1 0 4) A pplying Au tomatic Room Optimiza tion (A.R.O.) Y ou are now ready to apply the power of JL Audio’ s exclusive Automa t ic Room Op timiza ti on sys te m.  is sy stem w i l l measu re t he response of t he subwoof er at your pr ima r y l isten ing s eat a nd apply a pow er f ul e qua l iz er to ta me t he pea k s c [...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 3 0 Should you w ish to r un a new c a libr ation, simply repeat t he steps a bove. T o clea r t he A.R .O . ’ s s et ti ngs ( i.e ., retu r n them to  at ) & tu rn o t he Ca librate lig ht, press a nd hold the Demo button a nd then press t he Defeat button. Pleas e note th at you m us t per form t hi s button sequ[...]

Pag e 31 | Fathom f1 1 0 FREQUENT L Y ASKED QUESTIONS Ca n I plac e objects on my subwoof er? W e do not recommend placi ng a ny i tems on t he subwoof er ca binet as t hey may v ibrate, cau sing u ndesi rable noise a nd possible d ama ge to t he  nish . U nder no ci rcum sta nce s sho u ld a ny ob jec t conta in ing l iquid be place d on the Fa[...]

| Fathom f1 1 0 Pag e 32 C L E A N I N G YO U R FAT H O M Du st your Fathom subwoofer’ s cabi net usi ng a clea n, so mi cr o ber clot h or feat her duster. Micro ber c loths are com monly ava i lable where automotive deta i l ing supplie s are sold . Gloss -black mode ls: Lig ht sm ud ges ca n genera l ly be w iped o w it h a cle an [...]

Pag e 33 | Fathom f1 1 0 TROUBLESHOOTI NG No sound f rom subw oofer . 1 . V eri f y t hat Fathom is plugged i n, t ur ned “ON” & t hat front panel l ights a re “ON” . If t he Fa t hom wi l l not power up , check t he ci rcu it br ea ker t hat feed s its outlet . 2. T es t subwoof er usi ng DEMO bu t ton on front panel – if sub em its [...]

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Pag e 35 | Fathom f1 1 0 LIMIT ED W ARRANTY / SERVICE INF ORMA TION JL A UDIO war ra nts t hi s product to be f ree of defects i n materia l s a nd workma nsh ip for a period of t hree (3 ) yea rs f rom the orig i na l date of purchase . Da mage cause d by the follow ing is not covered under wa rr ant y: ac cident, mi suse , abuse , product mod i ?[...]

H W D Specifications f110 fatho m home sub woofer Enclosure T ype: Sealed Driver: Single 1 0 -inch (nom inal diameter ) Frequency Response (anechoic): 27 – 111 Hz (±1.5dB) –3 dB at 25 Hz / 120 Hz –10 dB at 19 Hz / 155 Hz Effective Piston Ar ea: 6 0 sq . in. / 0. 0387 sq. m. Effective Displacement: 160 cu. in . / 2.6 lite rs Amplifier Pow er:[...]