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SANTORIN 30-500 - SUBWOOFER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PHASE: setting of phase of the subwoofer output signal, 0 to
180 degrees, pressing the “+” and “-“ keys in 1 dB increments.
AUTO ACQUISITION: automatic setting of the subwoofer para-
metric filters. It requires the use of the microphone and the
microphone preamplifier delivered with the Santorin.
PARAMETRIC 1 – PARAMETRIC 2 – PARAMETRIC 3: these 3 para-
metric modules allow the room adaptation of the subwoofer
response in order to decrease the acoustical defaults of the lis-
tening room in low frequencies. They can either be activated
manually or with the AUTO ACQUISITION process.
The manual setting implies the adjustment of the following para-
meters listed in the “PARAMETRIC 1 – PARAMETRIC 2 – PARAME-
TRIC 3 “sections:
- CENTER: it determines the middle frequency of the correction:
it is adjustable between 30 and 200 Hz in 1 dB increments.
- BAND WIDTH: width of the correction, from 1/8 of an octave
up to 2 (16/8) octaves in 1/8 of an octave increments.
- GAIN: intensity of the correction, adjustable from -12 dB to +4
dB in 1 dB increments.
POWER: Power management
- ON: the subwoofer is ready for activation either by pressing
down the “POWER” key on the remote control or by pressing
down any key of the front panel.
OFF: the subwoofer is no longer activated. Activation requires to
position the POWER section on “ON” or “AUTO”
AUTO: automatic power management with activation of the
subwoofer when audio signal is received by the subwoofer. This
is the setting we advise to be used after the correct setup has
been achieved. The remote control can be stored until new set-
ting becomes necessary.
DELAY: compensation of the time delay when the subwoofer is
placed between the listening spot and the main speakers. It is
adjustable between 0 and 6.8 meters in 0.34 meter increments.
B) PARAMETERS ADJUSTABLE WITH THE FRONT PAN-
NEL AND/OR THE REMOTE CONTROL:
POWER: on and off switch of the subwoofer
MUTE:
- MUTE ON: the sound signal is cut off, the subwoofer remains
powered and all the parameters can be adjusted.
- MUTE OFF: the subwoofer is on play mode.
PRESET 1, PRESET 2, PRESET 3: access to the end-user presets.
DISPLAY: Screen display: press this key to switch on or off the
LCD display.
REMOTE CONTROL KEYBOARD:
POWER (RC1): subwoofer’s power switch
MUTE (RC2):
- MUTE ON: the sound signal is cut off, the subwoofer remains
powered and all the parameters can be adjusted.
- MUTE OFF: the subwoofer is on play mode.
PRESET 1, PRESET 2, PRESET 3 (RC4,RC5,RC6): activation of the
enduser presets.
DISPLAY (RC7): Screen display: press this key to switch on or off
the LCD display.
II) CONNECTIONS AND CONFIGURATION:
Santorin 30-500 has been designed for optimum results in almost
every audio and video application. These are the instructions for
the main domestic configurations:
A) 2.1 CONFIGURATION: 2 sate 1 Santorin connected to a
stereo amplifier.
Connect the right (R) and left (L) HI LEVEL inputs
A5
of the Santo-
rin to the loudspeakers’ output terminals of your amplifier with
loudspeaker cable. Be careful not to invert polarity and/or chan-
nels, the red (+) terminals of the amplifier must be connected to
the red (+) terminals of the amplifier, and right amplifier’s output
to the right inputs of the subwoofer.
Connect the right (R) and left (L) HI LEVEL outputs
A4
of the San-
torin to the terminals of both satellite speakers. Respect polarities
and left and right when connecting the speaker cable between
the subwoofer and the satellites.
Connect the Santorin to the mains and power it on.
Set the « SOURCE » and « CHANNELS » parameters as follow:
SOURCE = RCA + HL CHANNELS = R+L
B) 5.1 CONFIGURATION: 5 loudsp 1 Santorin connected to
an AV-amplifier.
Connect either the right(R) or the left (L) LOW LEVEL INPUT (A7)
of the subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER / LFE output with an RCA/
RCA cable. If the amplifier or preamplifier is also fitted with a XLR
output for SUBWOOFER/LFE we advise to choose it and connect it
to one of the (A6) BALANCED INPUTS of the Santorin.
Connect the Santorin to the mains and power it on.
Set the « SOURCE » et « CHANNELS » parameters as follow :
SOURCE = RCA + HL or XLR if BALANCED INPUT is being used
CHANNELS = R or L
Attention
The subwoofer might hum in such a configuration,
depending on the ground specs of the other compo-
nents. If so, the problem is cancelled by joining the
electrical grounds of the subwoofer and the pream-
plifier with a RCA-RCA cable connected to one of the
RCA inputs of the subwoofer and to one available
RCA input of the preamplifier.
III) SANTORIN SET-UP PROCEDURE
Once the above connections have been fully done and the
subwoofer connected to the mains and switched on and activa-
ted with the “POWER” of the remote control or any of the front
keys, proceed to the following set-ups using the front panel of the
subwoofer.
A) SELECTION OF THE SOURCE: check in « SOURCE » that the
inputs and outputs being listed are the ones being used:
RCA+HL : RCA INPUTS and/or HI-LEVEL INPUTS/OUTPUTS
XLR : XLR BALANCED INPUTS2)
B) INPUT CHANNEL SELECTION: check in « CHANNELS » the
channel(s) being used:
a) R: Right channel
b) L: Left channel
c) R+L: both Left and Right channels
