S4/8 Owners Manual Ver 0.1
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A Quick Start Set-up Guide
Now that you have your new Genesis ServoSub 4/8, we realize that
you are eager to hook it up and start listening! Nevertheless, please
read this quick start guide NOW before you begin setting it up.
Safety Tips
The S4/8 is a powered subwoofer with a built-in amplifier: it needs to
be connected to a power socket that is always on. Make sure that you
are providing the correct voltage, and keep the S4/8 away from water
and direct heat.
Connections
There are two common options for hooking-up the
S4/8 to your existing system. For dedicated music
systems and bass extension of satellite speakers,
we recommend connecting the high-level speaker
binding posts on the S4/8 to your power
amplifier’s speaker outputs, or connect them to
the “speaker through” binding posts on the
associated speaker, using a short run of cable as
a jumper.
Please note that the binding post inputs on the
S4/8 are high impedance inputs. This means that
you can connect as many of them as you like to
the output of a power amplifier, and the amp will
never “see” the load. This also means that you
should use an interconnect-type cable to connect
the S4/8 even if you use the high level inputs.
Speaker cables are designed for low-impedance
connections. Hence, unless it is a very short
jumper, a thin, small interconnect-type cable is a
better choice than a thick speaker-type cable.
The second option for connecting the S4/8 to your
existing system is to hook it up to your preamp out
using the line level inputs. In this case, if you have
two outputs on your preamp, use one set for the power amp, and the
second for the S4/8, avoiding a Y-connector if possible.
You can use a single S4/8 to augment a pair of speakers, as it
provides for two high-level inputs.
