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SV Subwoofers W N E R S U I D E SVS “PB2-Plus” (Powered Box, Dual Plus Woofer) Contents: • Page 1 Welcome • Page 2 About your new SV Subwoofer • Pages 4-7 Setup, integration, and calibration • Page 7-8 Powered Box amp features •...
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No matter, feel free to send a note straight to me: rons@svsubwoofers.com . It’s not often you can talk to the guys who made your audio compo- nents. In this case, we look forward to it. SV Subwoofers Ron Stimpson Director, SVS Customer Service...
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Page 3 About your SV Subwoofer Other subwoofers might look like them — but virtually none work like them. Not at this price. SVS’s are decidedly different, in how they are designed, produced, sold, and even in the exceptional customer service after the sale. No surprise then, you could have spent much more and still not come close to the value and performance our Powered Box lines provide.
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(a.) (c.) Fig. 1 SV Subwoofers NOTE: Stop now if you aren’t TOTALLY familiar with your re- ceiver’s manual. Ensure all power to your equipment is off when making these connections.
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SV Subwoofers More Setup, calibrating and integration If you are running a pair of SV Subwoofers (fig. 2), you will need to use a standard “Y” cable adapter (d.) The best adaptor to use for this task has one male RCA connection and two female RCA outputs. (Radio Shack ®...
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You should not be set much lower than –5 dB however, since some adjust- ment room is needed to lower bass as needed. If your subwoofer reading is still too high then turn down the sub’s amp volume a little with each run. SV Subwoofers...
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SV Subwoofers ut what’s “too high”?? Tastes vary, and so do movie soundtracks, but your SVS is capable of tremendous levels of low distortion, low frequency bass — far more than most commercial subs. Take advantage of this, especially if you like action movies with lots of “.1”...
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Plug your sub into a dedicated A/C outlet. “Convenience” out- lets of typical receivers often don’t provide the needed current. Avoid them. use. User replaceable, contact SVS if you have trouble finding one. SV Subwoofers...
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SV Subwoofers Bassy demo scenes to die for. o now what?? You’ve got one of the best theater and music bass sub- systems on the planet, you’re calibrated...want to see what she’ll do? But of course! Since finding those scenes can be a bit trying, we’ve compiled a list of our favorites below.
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“Contact” SETI with a (bass) twist or two along the way. “Bombing”, Scene 28 (1:36:30) “Space truckin”, Scene 33 (1:55:56) • “Dark City” One of Roger Ebert’s favorites, think he likes bass too? “Let the tuning commence”, Scene 8 (34:30) “City makeover”, Scene 15 (1:27:45) SV Subwoofers...
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SV Subwoofers Page 11 A Glossary of Home Theater Terms Don’t feel guilty if you want to skip over the below. But if you are curi- ous about what some of the terms and abbreviations stand for, read on: dB - Short for “deci-Bell” a unit of sound, a 3dB increase takes twice the acoustic power to attain! DD - “Dolby Digital”, the most popular form of digital surround sound,...
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