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SVL-6

SPEAKER SELECTION/VOLUME CONTROL SYSTEM

PROTECTION

1

2

3

4

5

6

NILES

SPEAKER 6

L+

L-

R-

R+

AMPLIFIER

L+

L-

R-

R+

L+

L-

R-

R+

L+

L-

R-

R+

L+

L-

R-

R+

L+

L-

R-

R+

SPEAKER 5

SPEAKER 4

SPEAKER 3

SPEAKER 2

L+

L-

R-

R+

SPEAKER 1

CONSTANT

PROTECTION

ON OFF

Niles Audio

Corporation, Inc.
Miami, Florida  USA

NILES

12 position volume control

provides greater attenuation

than conventional 10 position

designs.

Recessed

areas for

custom room

labels.

Attractive

low-profile

design.

Simple

push-button

operation.

Connect up to six pairs

of speakers.

Protection switch safeguards your

receiver or amplifier even with all

6 pairs of speakers playing.

Two-piece

removable

connectors.

Constant

Impedance

Protection

Switch

Summary of Contents for SVL-6

Page 1: ...SVL 6 I N S T A L L A T I O N O P E R A T I O N G U I D E NILES M O D E L SVL 6 SPEAKER SELECTION VOLUME CONTROL SYSTEM SVL 6...

Page 2: ...tion for the SVL 6 is individually controlling speaker ON OFF and volume adjustment for six pairs of speakers one pair in the room with the main stereo system and five additional pairs in remote locat...

Page 3: ...instead of the usual 20 or 30 dB POP FREE switching between all steps Pre printed Room Labels are included for easy identifica tion of speaker ON OFF buttons Rear panel switch for constant or selecta...

Page 4: ...lly and acoustically for frequency response distortion and power handling Standard 17 width allows the SVL 6 to stack neatly with other standard size components May be used with 4 6 or 8 ohm speaker s...

Page 5: ...Load As more pairs of speakers are parallel connected to a receiver or amplifier the overall system impedance becomes lower For example if two pairs of 8 ohm speakers are connected in parallel the imp...

Page 6: ...With six pairs of 4 ohm speakers playing the load drops to slightly under 4 ohms If you intend to use the SVL 6 with more than two pairs of 4 ohm speakers it is recommended that you verify that the re...

Page 7: ...r popping sound to be heard though the speakers If you must locate the SVL 6 wiring near electrical devices route the speaker wires several feet away from the electrical wiring Using the SVL 6 with Tu...

Page 8: ...Figure 1 Using a Tube Amplifier Tube Amplifier Niles SVL 6 150 150 SPEAKER 6 L L R R AMPLIFIER L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R R L L R R SPEAKER 5 SPEAKER 4 SPEAKER 3 SPEAKER 2 L L R R SPEAKER 1 CONSTAN...

Page 9: ...CONSTANT PROTECTION ON OFF Niles Audio Corporation Inc Miami Florida USA NILES 12 position volume control provides greater attenuation than conventional 10 position designs Recessed areas for custom...

Page 10: ...ry wiring to the SVL 6 Label the wires for future reference See Figure 2 9 S P E A K E R S E L E C T I O N V O L U M E C O N T R O L S Y S T E M Niles SVL 6 Receiver Speaker Pair 6 Speaker Pair 5 Spea...

Page 11: ...inals Be certain that proper phasing is observed connect the positive terminals on the SVL 6 to the positive terminals on the amplifier and speakers and the negative terminals on the SVL 6 to the nega...

Page 12: ...s to the speaker pair you wish to play Set it to the ON position 4 Turn on the amplifier or receiver and select as source such as the tuner or CD player 5 Slowly turn up the amplifier or receiver volu...

Page 13: ...ircuitry The circuitry assures that your receiver or amplifier will see a safe operating load when playing multiple speaker pairs simultaneously Since most receivers and amplifiers are not rated for u...

Page 14: ...er If the sound becomes muddy or distorted you have reached the limit of your ampli fier s volume capability and should quickly reduce the volume to avoid damaging your speakers 7 Using the appropriat...

Page 15: ...The volume level of the speakers may vary from room to room This is caused by several factors Two lesser factors are the size of the speaker and its efficiency The largest factor is the physical size...

Page 16: ...0185 NILES 1999 Niles Audio Corporation All rights reserved Because Niles constantly strives to improve the quality of its products Niles reserves the right to change product specifications without n...

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