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Room Acoustics Designer

®

(Loudspeaker Placement Interactive Software)

Room Acoustics Designer

®

is a unique inter-

active software package developed by Crystal
Acoustics that offers several loudspeaker
placement 
solutions based on input from the user.

It easily guides you through to optimal 

placement of your multichannel home 
theater speakers.

HOME 
THEATER
HANDBOOK 

"The Salesman's 
& Buyer's Guide"

This book offers all required 
information to make an educated
selection of components and
avoid the pitfalls of outdated 
or inappropriate components. 
Our handbook is a treasure chest
of information and descriptions 
of the latest technologies and 
their impact.  

It includes:

An innovative 

training system

Over 350 Questions 

and Answers

Many Frequently Asked 

Questions with 
Answers (FAQ's)

Over 100 color drawings 

and photos

The advantages 
of Room Acoustics
Designer

®

are:

Takes into consideration 

furnishings, their location, and the 
dimensions and placement of the 
TV or video display 

Offers suggestions using a friendly  

graphical user interface

Change the seating position and 

a new series of suggestions are 
displayed

Room Acoustics Designer®

is patented software, 

accessible free of charge

at Crystal Acoustics' website:

http://www.crystal-acoustics.com

Summary of Contents for THX-10SUB

Page 1: ...I N S T R U C T I O N S M A N U A L THX T3 THX B1 THX ST THX C THX D THX 10SUB THX 10SUBt THX 12SUB ...

Page 2: ...ed off before connecting speakers Before powering the subwoofer make sure the local operating voltage is the same as that specified for your unit Turn subwoofer off before connecting the input cable Be sure to connect plus and minus terminals of the speakers binding posts to the corresponding plus and minus terminals of the receiver or multichannel amplifier Make sure that all connections are secu...

Page 3: ...djust for differently sized home entertainment environments THX Select is their reference standard for smaller rooms cali brated to define reference level performance in rooms of about 2000 square feet Visit www thx com for more information on THX and their innovative technologies 1 2 THX Select Certified Speaker Features Crystal Acoustics speaker systems optimized for a stupendous powerful and dy...

Page 4: ...e them too far apart or you ll have a hole in the center of the soundstage Do not place them too close together or the soundstage collapses into a fuzzy mono ball of sound with no definition or separation 2 1 2 Placement of THX Center Speaker TV Video Displays Place the Center THX directly above or below the screen whichever best points towards ear level Projector Displays Place the Center THX beh...

Page 5: ...deal for surround effects It s preferred for best performance from THX Select Certified systems Your THX Dipole surround speaker provides Movie Theater sound as immersive and dynamically impres sive as THX standards can make them A dipole speaker paints the walls and ceiling with sound There s very little direct output toward the listener The reflected sound off the room s walls and ceiling create...

Page 6: ...of connection methods 1 Single Pair For each channel jumper links in place connect the speaker cable s red positive con nector to the red positive output binding post of your receiver or multichannel amplifier and the black neg ative connector to the black output terminal Switching positive and negative on one channel s connec tions reduces bass output and creates ill defined bloated imaging Once ...

Page 7: ...e accomplished with Y adapters RCA male to two RCA female connectors 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 No sound from THX SUB Make sure your THX SUB is plugged into an AC outlet Make sure the LED on the back of the THX SUB is on and lit red operating and not orange stand by Otherwise switch the subwoofer s power off then on again Make sure the Subwoofer Y N option is set to Yes in your receiver or processor s ...

Page 8: ...r inappropriate components Our handbook is a treasure chest of information and descriptions of the latest technologies and their impact It includes An innovative training system Over 350 Questions and Answers Many Frequently Asked Questions with Answers FAQ s Over 100 color drawings and photos The advantages of Room Acoustics Designer are Takes into consideration furnishings their location and the...

Page 9: ...y for cinemas mixing studios home theatres and DVDs THX Ltd was established by George Lucas to ensure that the entertainment consumer experienced music and films as the director intended THX is a trademark or a registered trademark of THX Ltd All rights reserved ...

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