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Outlaw ICBM-1 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ICBM Integrated Controlled Bass Manager Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Please Read First

    • Any unit on which the serial number has been effaced, modified, or removed In the event that you wish to return your Outlaw ICBM-1 back to us, for any • Damage occurring during shipment reason, please call to arrange for a Return Authorization Number.

  • Page 3: Setup Guide

    For this installation, you will need 12 audio interconnect cables to connect the ICBM into your system. We recommend that Outlaw Audio PDA cables be used, but any high quality, shielded cables will do. It is always a good idea to keep cable runs as short as possible to minimize the potential for inducing noise...
  • Page 4 Owner’s Manual Setup Guide Figure 1 Using the ICBM Outlaw ICBM with a DVD-Audio or multi-channel SACD player DVD-A or SACD Player A/V Processor or Receiver and RFI/EMI. Always keep audio interconnects separate from AC power cords, as well as from RF, video and data cables, if possible.
  • Page 5 Owner’s Manual Setup Guide SACD, but you may be able to use the ICBM between your processor or receiver and your amplifiers, as explained in the next section. Step 5 Connect the ICBM to your processor or receiver. Connect the ICBM’s outputs to the corresponding inputs on the processor or receiver again making careful to connect right to right, left to left, and so on.
  • Page 6 Owner’s Manual Setup Guide Figure 2 Using the ICBM Outlaw ICBM between a 5.1 channel processor or receiver and 5 channel amplifier 5.1 Channel Processor or Receiver Subwoofer 5-Channel Amp Step 1 Turn off and unplug all system components. Step 2 Locate the appropriate outputs on your processor or receiver.
  • Page 7 Owner’s Manual Setup Guide Figure 3 Using the ICBM Outlaw ICBM between a 7.1 channel processor or receiver and 7 channel amplifier 7.1 Channel Processor or Receiver Subwoofer 7-Channel Amp Y-Adaptor Y-Adaptor connect the cable to the Center Surround input on the rear of the ICBM. Do not connect the subwoofer output of your receiver or processor at this time.
  • Page 8 If your processor or receiver lets you set delays by specifying a certain distance from your listening position to each speaker, set all of the speaker distances the same. (The distance doesn’t matter; the usual default of 10 feet will work fine.) Outlaw Audio...
  • Page 9 To use the ICBM in a stereo system, your system must have either a separate preamp and amplifier, or a preamp output/power amp input on your integrated amp or receiver. We recommend using high-quality, brand-name, shielded audio interconnect cable. Figure 4 Using the ICBM in a Outlaw ICBM stereo system with a subwoofer Subwoofer Stereo Preamp...
  • Page 10 For example, a bass management system can extract low frequencies out of small surround speakers (that aren’t designed for deep bass), and either re-direct the bass to a large pair of tower speakers in the front—or send it to a subwoofer. Outlaw Audio...
  • Page 11 Owner’s Manual Principles of Bass Management Bass management circuitry is sometimes called a “crossover,” and the point at which it divides the bass from the other frequencies is called the “crossover point.” You’ll find bass management circuitry built into all Dolby Digital receivers and pre-amp/processors, and into all DVD players which contain on- board internal 5.1-channel Dolby Digital decoders.
  • Page 12 Center Surround/SR6 Crossover Frequency Control– sets frequency at which bass will be filtered out of center surround channel and redirected into subwoofer or front left/right channels LFE Mix Control – sets level of LFE signal relative to other signals Subwoofer Level Control – sets level of subwoofer output Outlaw Audio...

  • Page 13: Setting The Crossover Points

    Owner’s Manual Setting the ICBM’s Controls Figure 6 ICBM rear panel Subwoofer Mode Mono/Stereo Switch – selects mono feed to all subwoofers, or provides stereo feed for separate left and right subwoofers Lowpass Special/Normal Switch – selects normal (12 dB/octave), or special 36 dB/octave lowpass crossover for subwoofers requiring a steeper filter curve L/R Recombine On/Off Switch –...
  • Page 14 From a technical standpoint, both mono and stereo approaches have their pluses and minuses. If you use the ICBM with two subwoofers, you should experiment setting this switch both ways to see which Outlaw Audio...
  • Page 15 Owner’s Manual Setting the ICBM’s Controls sounds the best to you. (As a side note, we fully expect the advantages of mono versus stereo subs with the ICBM to be a lively topic of debate on Internet chat rooms. After all, the Outlaws are already arguing among themselves as to which way sounds better.) Setting the Low pass Special/Normal switch The Low pass Special/Normal switch lets you change the slope of the subwoofer crossover from the...

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    44 x 440 x 175 mm (HxWxD) 1.76 x 17.6 x 7 in. (HxWxD) ©2001 Outlaw Audio Corporation. Specifications are those in effect at the time of printing. Outlaw Audio reserves the right to change specifications or designs at any time Outlaw Audio Corporation without notice.

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