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THE OUTLAW'S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1
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Once you've checked out the subwoofer trim at the amp and receiver (or
not), let's take a minute to set the volume for the receiver and the SMS-1.
This won't take much. Earlier, you turned the receiver's volume down and
muted the SMS-1. The SMS-1 has been playing its test tone ever since
you entered the System response screen, but it's been at low volume.
Go ahead and start turning up the volume on the receiver. As you do so,
the right side of the response curve will start to rise. keep increasing the
volume until the right side is up to somewhere around 80db (a little more
than halfway up the screen). next, un-mute the SMS-1. This will bring
the subwoofer into the mix. Adjust the SMS-1's volume up or down until
the left side of the curve matches up reasonably well with the right side
of the curve. Don't mind the dips and peaks in the curve – we'll get to
those shortly. There are some slick tricks that you can do with the System
response screen (covered in our Tips and Tricks section on page 7), and
of course we'll return to this screen in a few pages to smooth out that
curve for you. for the moment, though, we're more interested in the
System Settings screen.
Highlight the "nExT" button on the top right corner of the System
response screen (it is probably already highlighted) and press "SELEcT"
on the remote to move from the System response screen to the System
Settings screen. There's no test tone here, but we make up for that with a
whole lot of settings to play with.
SySTEM SETTInGS MEnU
The System Settings menu screen is home to a wealth of options. It is also
the best place to clearly see the differences in the six presets. Unfortu-
nately, that wealth of adjustments and those six presets make for a great
deal of information, so we've given you a nice big screenshot below to
refer to as we walk you through the menu.
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