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OWNER’S MANUAL SPEAKER SERIES ULTRA TOWER ULTRA BOOKSHELF ULTRA CENTER ULTRA SURROUND...
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If you ever have any questions about your SVS product, or need help setting them up, feel free to contact us directly. www.svsound.com • custservice@svsound.com • (877) 626-5623...
SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SPEAKERS FOOT OPTIONS The Ultra Tower speakers come packaged with two sets of foot support options that allow optimal placement on a variety of floor substrates. The Elastomer Isolation feet that come pre-installed on the Ultra Towers can be removed (unscrew to remove) and replaced with the included Threaded Metal Spike kit.
SVS recommends starting with the front loudspeakers located 30-degrees to the left and right (i.e., a 60-degree total window) of the listening position. Toeing-in the loudspeakers 5-10 degrees can often improve imaging, however this is also a function of the distance from nearby boundaries and the ratio of direct-to-reflected sound, so experimentation with toe-in is recommended to obtain...
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A note about Ultra Tower phase and A/V receiver auto-setup processes. AUTO EQ - START MIC INPUT The Ultra Tower side-firing woofer array is designed to provide a more accurate in-room bass response than a conventional front-firing tower by uniformly loading the room, thereby reducing amplitude variations caused by room modes.
SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SPEAKERS ROOM PLACEMENT (cont’d) Center Channel Placement The center channel should be equidistant between the main speakers, and directly under the video display. To the extent possible, try to match the tweeter height of the center channel with the tweeter height of the main left/right speakers.
CONNECTION OPTIONS SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SPEAKERS Conventional Wiring All Ultra Speakers ship ready for conventional wiring. With the jumper straps in place, attach each Ultra Speaker to a separate POWER AMPLIFIER amp channel from your receiver/power amplifier. SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUTS Bi-wiring To Bi-wire any of the Ultra...
SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SPEAKERS SPEAKER MOUNTING Ultra Surround: Select a location on your Locate the Ultra Surround bracket kit wall to mount the Ultra and mount the smaller of the two Surrounds. We recommend brackets to the back of the Ultra a height of 24-36 inches Surround with the supplied hardware.
SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SURROUND SURROUND MODES Duet Mode - Duet mode is a unique configuration which allows a single Ultra Surround speaker to be used as two independent speakers. This means you can use just two (2) Ultra Surround speakers, and still have four (4) discrete side/rear surround channels for a true 7.1 surround setup.
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SURROUND MODES (cont’d) SETTING UP YOUR ULTRA SURROUND Bipole Mode Bipole mode is the factory default configuration. For bipole configuration, perform the following steps: • Attach the jumper straps as shown in the below diagram. • Connect the amplifier wires to the lower (Duet 2) binding posts. Straps must be attached Dipole Mode...
Ultra Speakers and all of its products to be free from defects in the workmanship for 5 years from date of purchase. This, and all of the SVS customer Bill of Rights can be viewed online at www.svsound.com/bill-of-rights.
ULTRA SPEAKER FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS ALL SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. SVS IS CONSTANTLY WORKING TO IMPROVE OUR PRODUCTS AND GIVE YOU, THE CUSTOMER, THE BEST LISTENING EXPERIENCE FROM YOUR PURCHASE. ULTRA TOWER Frequency Response and Electro-Acoustic Data: • Rated bandwidth: 28 Hz-32 kHz (± 3 dB).
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