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  • Page 1 ® ODULUS HEATER YSTEM Owner’s Guide 230V...
  • Page 2 Declaration of Conformity CAUTION Declaration of Conformity RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN We, Harman Consumer Group International CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, We, Harman Consumer Group International 2, route de Tours 2, route de Tours do not remove the grounding plug 72500 Chateau-du-Loir 72500 Chateau-du-Loir France...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    II H ® WNER ’ S ODULUS HEATER YSTEM UIDE Table of Contents Important Safety Precautions Introduction Technology Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragms (CMMD ™ Room-Friendly Acoustical Design Unpacking the System Planning Your System Placement Center and Satellite Speaker Connections Subwoofer Controls Subwoofer Connections Operation Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System...
  • Page 4 Ceramic Metal Matrix Diaphragms (C.M.M.D.) ™ NTRODUCTION For decades, loudspeaker engineers have known that the ideal The Infinity Modulus II Home Theater System is a compact, transducer should be stiff, yet light, and have high internal efficient, universal satellite, center channel and subwoofer system damping (damping is a material’s ability to absorb energy).

  • Page 5: Unpacking The System

    Unpacking the System • (4) Modulus II Wall-Mount Brackets (Attached to Base of Satellites) Carefully unpack the system. If you suspect damage from transit, report it immediately to your dealer and/or delivery service. Keep the shipping carton and packing materials for future use.

  • Page 6: Placement

    LANNING YSTEM Before deciding where to best place your speakers, survey your Surround Channels room and study Figure 1. For surround left and right channels, place one speaker on the left and another on the right, to the sides of or behind the listening area.
  • Page 7 NSTALLING THE ATELLITES For Shelf Placement 3. Run the speaker wires in through the rear of the base and up through the speaker wire holes on the left and right sides 1. Remove the Modulus satellites from the box. Remove rubber of the cup restraint (see page 5, Figure 9 for wire connections).
  • Page 8 NSTALLING THE SATELLITES For Wall-Mounting 3. Run the speaker wires through the base as shown below.Attach Note: The customer is responsible for the correct selection base to mounting plate by slipping the returns on the underside of and use of mounting hardware (available through hardware base into slots on the top of the mounting plate and hinging the stores) that will ensure the proper and safe wall-mounting of base downward.
  • Page 9 ENTER AND ATELLITE PEAKER ONNECTIONS Turn Off All Power After placing the speakers, you are ready to connect your system. First, turn off all audio-system power. Use high-quality speaker wire to make your connections. Use at least 1.3 mm diameter speaker wire with polarity coding.The side of the wire with a ridge or other coding is usually considered positive polarity (i.e., + ).

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    UBWOOFER ONTROLS ¡ R.A.B.O.S. On/Off Switch Rear Panel ™ Center-Frequency Adjustment Room Adaptive Bass Optimization System £ Bandwidth Adjustment (R.A.B.O.S.) Controls ™ ¡ R.A.B.O.S. (See p. 9 for complete R.A.B.O.S. Freq. ¢ R.A.B.O.S. Level Controls R.A.B.O.S. instructions.) ∞ PHASE £ ∞...
  • Page 11 UBWOOFER ONNECTIONS If you have a Dolby* Digital or DTS ® receiver/processor If your receiver/processor has subwoofer with a low-frequency-effects (LFE) output: outputs for the left and right channels: RECEIVER/PROCESSOR SUBWOOFER OR LFE OUTPUT ™ ¡ R.A.B.O.S. R.A.B.O.S. Freq. Controls ™...

  • Page 12: Operation

    PERATION Surround Modes Set the overall volume control of the preamplifier or stereo to a comfortable level. Adjust the subwoofer’s Level Control ª until When using the Modulus II system in a Dolby Pro Logic* home you obtain a pleasing blend of bass. Bass response should not theater system, make sure the receiver’s center channel mode is overpower the room but rather be adjusted so there is a set to “Normal.
  • Page 13 DAPTIVE PTIMIZATION YSTEM Performing R.A.B.O.S.Tests Infinity R.A.B.O.S. is a simple-to-use, yet sophisticated, low- frequency calibration system. It is designed to work in conjunction These instructions assume you have already installed your with the Infinity Modulus II self-amplified subwoofer.The Modulus II Modulus II subwoofer according to the information provided in subwoofer contains a parametric equalizer that you will adjust as the owner’s guide.

  • Page 14: Contents Of The R.a.b.o.s.test Cd

    Contents of the R.A.B.O.S. Test CD RSLM bar-graph indications Track Title Track Title Welcome Quick Retest 80Hz Set System Test Level Quick Retest 77Hz Set Subwoofer Test Level Quick Retest 72Hz 100Hz Test Quick Retest 66Hz 95Hz Test Quick Retest 63Hz 90Hz Test Quick Retest 56Hz 85Hz Test...
  • Page 15 Initial System-Level Setting Press Play . As Track 3 plays, watch the RSLM carefully. Watch for peak readings.The peak reading may be no more than a brief The following steps will set the playback level of the system to flash. Readjust the subwoofer’s Level Control ª until the peak the correct level for all tests that follow.
  • Page 16 Each of the following tracks produces a low-frequency test tone. When finished, press Skip to advance to the next test. Repeat The range of these tests is from 100Hz down to 20Hz.The the process described above for Tracks 5 through 26. frequency of each test is announced before it begins.The first When you have completed the 23 measurements, you are ready to test is the highest frequency (100Hz);...
  • Page 17 R.A.B.O.S. Online Effect of adjustable width Now that you have obtained the data necessary to make final adjustments, a few more calculations are required to determine the ideal position of the three bass optimization controls. These calculations are covered in detail, and are available for your reference in the remaining pages of this owner’s guide.
  • Page 18 Placement of the Using the Width Selector Bandwidth Selector Read the following instructions carefully.The example presented may not look like the graph you just created. Focus on the concepts and techniques presented. Specific cases will be discussed later. Width Selector IGURE IGURE Apply pressure to the upper and lower left corners of the Selector...

  • Page 19: What You Measure, What To Do

    The pointer on the slider will indicate the correct width setting. Example 1. Single Dominant Peak: Enter this number in the Width field of the Measurement Template. In our example, the width is 12.5%. Single dominant peak It is not realistic to expect a perfect fit. Acoustic measurements encompass the behavior of not only the speakers but of the room and its contents as well.
  • Page 20 Example 2. Two Response Peaks: Example 3. Peak Adjacent to a Dip: Two response peaks Dip above or below peak IGURE Characterized by two response peaks, approximately equal in amplitude and width.This requires that you make a choice between the two peaks. In situations like this, the higher frequency peak will always be more audible and objectionable.
  • Page 21 1. Select a new test position: Cue the test track corresponding to Although it looks as though this speaker is quite bass-deficient, the center frequency of the dip. In the first example in Figure 27, this is actually indicative of a single, very narrow peak in excess you would play Track 13 (56Hz).

  • Page 22: Adjusting The R.a.b.o.s. Equalizer

    1. Select a new test position: Cue the test track corresponding If your test data looks similar to the example in Figure 30, you to the center frequency of the dip. In the example in Figure 29 have a very favorable setup. Skip to the “Final System Balance” you would play Tracks 14 (52Hz) and 18 (40Hz).

  • Page 23: Final System Balance

    Adjust the controls as indicated by the Measurement Template. AINTENANCE AND ERVICE Each value shown in the table is represented by detents in the R.A.B.O.S. controls. Simply count the number of detents The satellite and subwoofer enclosures may be cleaned using a necessary, indicated by the results of your R.A.B.O.S.Test.

  • Page 24: Specifications

    PECIFICATIONS Modulus II Home Theater System Satellite Center Channel Frequency Range: 100Hz – 20,000Hz (±3dB) 80Hz – 20,000Hz (±3dB) Recommended Amplifier Power Range: 15 – 125 watts 15 – 125 watts Sensitivity: 86dB 88dB (2.83V @ 1 meter) Nominal Impedance: 8Ω...
  • Page 25 Frequency Width Frequency Width MODULUS II HOME THEATER SYSTEM...
  • Page 26 © 2003 Harman International Industries, Incorporated Infinity Systems, 250 Crossways Park Drive, Woodbury, NY 11797 USA 800.553.3332 (USA only) www.infinitysystems.com * Trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. DTS is a registered trademark of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. Infinity and Modulus are registered trademarks, and CMMD (patent nos. 6,327,372 and 6,404,897) is a trademark, of Harman International Industries, Incorporated.

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