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SETTING THE CONTROLS VI. CONNECTING THE SUBWOOFER TO YOUR AUDIO SYSTEM The SubSeries 1 The SubSeries 5 The SubSeries 6i Using Multiple Subwoofers VII. SET-UP CALIBRATION VIII. SPECIFICATIONS w w w . p s b s p e a k e ~ . c o m ·...
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
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First and foremost it is important to us that a PSB subwoofer be musi- cal. In this era of home theater this might at first seem out of step, but we believe that amusical subwoofer will also sound the most natural when playing movie soundtracks.
SubSeries The SubSeries 6i has a design much like the 5i but with larger drive units and greater power for even more awesome output. In the words of our engineering staff it "Cranks pretty good."...
You may plug the power cord into any standard wall outlet and leave the connection in the wall as the PSB subwoofer draws extremely little current when idle. You may want to unplug your PSB subwoofer when it will not be used for an extended period such as a vacation.
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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - I. LOW/LINE LEVEL JACKS Connect the PSB subwoofer to a separate-component preamplifier, or to an integrated amplifier or receiver with preamplifier-ouVmain-in facilities, at Uti..line level See "VI Connecting The ..
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ROOM ACOUSTICS, SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT, MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS & CONTROL SETTINGS Room Acoustics If you are critical about low-frequency response, there's quite a bit of useful experimentation you can do, especially in combination with the crossover, level, and phase controls of our subwoofers. Since the earliest days of high fidelity, one of the main challenges for the designers of speakers, and of their users, has been management of the lowest frequencies-the deep bass.
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"null" spot, where sound from the sub is cancelled or diminished by out-of- phase reflections from elsewhere, there should be plenty of bass from corner placement. PSB subwoofer ---+ t:fJ [:l] l..Ud...
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nitely the one who has to be pleased, unless your Significant Other chimes in to the contrary. As you go outward from the corner along one wall or another, the general con- sensus (with which we tend to agree) is that while bass output diminishes somewhat, it also becomes more uniform throughout the room, with fewer of the "standing waves"...
Control Settings Once a reasonably smooth response has been achieved by careful positioning of the subwoofers, the overall performance can be fine-tuned by means of the con- trols found on the speaker. An important one is the low-pass filter, which con- trols the upper limit of the subwoofer's frequency range.
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tired/rib/writing and -/white/smooth/clear to -/white/smooth/clear. We recommend minimum 16 gauge wire and, for longer runs, larger (lower gauge) wire. THE SUBSERIESTM 1 Connecting Home Theater Equipment (SEE FIGURE 3, page 16): You can use a single RCA cable to connect the Subwoofer Output of your receiver, integrated amplifier, or preamplifier to either right or left side of the Low Level Input on the subwoofer.
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amplifier or power amplifier to the High Level Input of the subwoofer. Use standard speaker cable and maintain polarity as well as right + -, and left side. Speaker wires can be run onwards from the subwoofer directly to the main speakers.
Figure 6 (the two subs do not need to be identical). Please refer to Section V, Multiple Subwoofers for further information. VII. SET-UP CALIBRATION The following procedure assumes your PSB subwoofer is installed and connect- ed. If possible, work in a team with another person: one listening, one making subwoofer-control adjustments.
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Playa familiar compact disc, LP, or video soundtrack that includes substan- tial deep-bass content over an extended section. Your PSB dealer can help you select a few such titles. Gradually turn the Sub Volume control clockwise until you achieve natural balance between the subwoofers deep-bass output and your main left and right loudspeakers.
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SubSeries SubSeries /SubSeries 6; With SUBWOOFER/LFE INPUT INTEGRATION avec RECEPTEUR AN / ENTREE LFE INTEGRACION RECEPTOR de AUDIO-VIDEO/ENTRADA LFE Figure 3 Rib__ 'I!> I!> ...-_..., 1.. I ...::..-..- - I \::::1.1..• 1-. leO. 0 ----+-.. I _'Ml I •...
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La conexi6n es la misma para todos los _..<._..- ~====-_-:'".::.. :::.-.='..::--_._. modelos-Se usa el panel posterior del SubSeries 6i como ilustraci6n PREAMPLIFIER $PKQ SPi(p' R INPUT MAIN -ALTERNATE: - - - - - - - - -...
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From RI<IHT RECEIVER or AMP From lEFT RECEIVER or AMP To RIGHT SPEAKER To lEFT SPEAKER Hook up same for SubSeries 6i-SubSeries 51 Back Plate used for illustration. Le raccordement est Ie meme pour SubSeries 6,-Plaque arriere SubSeries 51 utili see pour fins d'illustration.
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RIGHT LEFT ~=========~ SPEAKER SPEAKER Hook up same for all models-SubSeries 6i Back Plate used for illustration. Le raccordement est Ie meme pour tous les modeles-Plaque arriere SubSeries 6/ utilisee pour fins d'illustration. La conexi6n es la misma para todos los modelos-Se usa el panel posterior del SubSeries 6i como For this type of connection two RCA "Y"...
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PSB Speakers. PSB Speakers ne peut etre 3. les produits dont Ie numero de serie aete efface, modifie ou tenue responsable des dommages causes tout autre produit enleve.
1) If your unit needs service, please take your speaker with the original invoice or bill of sale to your PSB Speakers dealer. If Products you need assistance locating a PSB dealer please look on Loudspeakers and Powered Subwoofers PSB's internet website or contact PSB directly.