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Owner’s Manual

HD8

HD

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HD8

HD

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Summary of Contents for HD10

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual HD8 HD10 HD8 HD10 P o w e r e d S u b w o o f e r s ...

Page 2: ...ols About Bass Management Features Controls AC Power Figure 1 Bass Level Trigger Input Jack Crossover Control Phase Control Stereo Low Line Level Jack LFE Input Output Jacks AC Power Connection Power Switch External Fuse Connecting The Subwoofer To Your Audio System Connecting Home Theater Equipment Connecting Stereo Equipment Using Low Line Level Connecting Stereo Equipment With High Speaker Leve...

Page 3: ... the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 14 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock this apparatus should not be exposed to rain or moisture and objects filled with liquids such as vases should not be placed on this apparatus 15 To completely disconnect this equipment from the mains disconnect the power supply cord plug from the...

Page 4: ...g factor Since all of these components have to be more robust than with conventional designs their cost and mass increase In the end the PSB HD subs are constructed with rugged and heavy components masterfully squeezed into a small enclosure volume For this reason we ve chosen to name the new models our HD Subs for High Density In the end the musicality our subwoofers are known for is also preserv...

Page 5: ...opposing design to drastically reduce cabinet vibrations For lowest bass notes an opposed force would be exerted by a single passive radiator This force attempts to move the cabinet opposite the radiators movement By mounting the dual passive radiators on opposing cabinet faces the reaction forces nullify each other and no energy is lost due to these forces acting on the cabinet Residual force fro...

Page 6: ...tional full range speakers that involves an intricate matching act between amplifier power speaker sensitivity impedance and power handling But the bulk of the power goes to reproducing bass so the use of powered subwoofers and separate midrange treble satellites both allows you to be conservative in the amount of power your main amplifier produces and ensures a good match between the low frequenc...

Page 7: ...f you like deal with that both with changes in placement or in the position of your sub s level control or less likely but possible the crossover frequency chosen We say if you like because there is no such thing as too much bass for some listeners and we don t want to be dogmatic You are definitely the one who has to be pleased unless your Significant Other chimes in to the contrary As you go out...

Page 8: ...lt is the factor we all fear the bad room that just won t let you get satisfying amounts or quality of bass There are rooms with troublesome dimensions especially as you approach a perfect cube with closed doors and no other natural openings There is unlikely to be any combination of speaker and listener position that will be free of obvious acoustic anomalies In such a case the best way to iron o...

Page 9: ... 1 channel more properly referred to as a Low Frequency Effects channel This later term comes from Cinema practice where some years ago movie theater owners asked for a separate sound track for the explosions and effects of action movies Those who were willing to spend the money would add a low frequency effects speaker a subwoofer to their system and play back the effects track Normal bass say fr...

Page 10: ...re are pitfalls the possibility of bass cancellation when subs and mains share bass together VII Quick Start If you cannot wait to hear your new PSB subwoofer Turn off all other components and follow one of the connection diagrams Connect the supplied power cord to the AC power socket Set the PSB subwoofer Bass Level control to its minimum position counterclockwise then plug the subwoofer into an ...

Page 11: ...Connect the PSB subwoofer to receivers or integrated amplifiers equipped with speaker outputs only See IX ConnectingTheSubwoofertoYourAudioSystem LFEINPUT OUTPUTJACKS Allows line level connection to processor or receiver containingfullBassmanagement Bypassesthesubwoofers variablecrossover Seesection X SetupCalibration BASSLEVEL Adjusts the output level of the PSB subwoofer only See X SetupCalibrat...

Page 12: ...er Connect the supplied power cord to the AC power socket Plug the power cord into any standard wall outlet With 230 volt versions in some countries it may be necessary to replace the power cord to meet the standards in use locally To avoid ground hum use the same receptacle as the rest of the system or anotheronthesameelectricalcircuit EXTERNALFUSE Should you turn on the subwoofer and there is no...

Page 13: ...s filtered by most receivers processors The subwoofer s variable low pass filter is usually redundant with filtering within an AV receiver surround processor and should be bypassed by connecting to the LFE Input Connect in this manner only if the receiver processor subwoofer LFE output is low pass filtered With some Home Theater electronics on certain settings connecting the Subwoofer Output does ...

Page 14: ...lt layouts using two subwoofers is an alternative to smooth as well as increase bass response The wiring of two subs in a system is illustrated in Figure 6 Please refer to Section V Multiple Subwoofers for further information X Set up Calibration The following procedure assumes your PSB subwoofer is installed and connected If possible work in a team with another person one listening one making sub...

Page 15: ... controls are interactive Raising the latter while lowering the former can have the effect of extending deep bass response somewhat with a small sacrifice in overall loudness capability this will still be well beyond the full range loudness capability of most systems In general for well recorded acoustic music the lowest Sub Crossover Frequency setting that yields a smooth transition between subwo...

Page 16: ...eing realistic in your subwoofer level setting If the distorted sound remains at a low level one or both of the woofers may be damaged Hum that appears when using the subwoofer s low level input s is usually caused by using an inferior damaged exceptionally long low level cable or cables routed near high current wiring appliances Replace shorten the low level cable connecting the subwoofer to the ...

Page 17: ...arateur de fréquences LFE doit être réglé à active seulement si votre sortie de récepteur processeur caisson de grave LFE est filtrée bas niveau Use esta configuración para conectar el subgrave a un receptor de audio video o a la salida sub LFE de un procesador El interruptor que permite pasar por alto le entrada LFE red divisora debe ponerse un la posición activa solamente si hay un filtro de pas...

Page 18: ... the pre out jacks of an integrated amplifier or receiver using standard RCA cables Les raccordements bas niveau relient le haut parleur de sous grave à un préamplificateur ou aux bornes sortie préamplificateur d un préamplificateur d un amplificateur intégré ou d un récepteur au moyen de câbles RCA standard Para conexión al nivel bajo se conecta el subgrave al pre amplificador o a los conectores ...

Page 19: ... relient le haut parleur de sous grave aux bornes de sorties h p d un récepteur ou d un amplificateur comme s il s agissait d une paire d enceintes acoustiques Para conexión al nivel alto se conecta el subgrave a las terminales de salida para altavoz de un receptor o amplificador como si se tratase de un par de altavoces Hook up same for all models HD10 Back Plate used for illustration Le raccorde...

Page 20: ...intégré ou d un récepteur Para esta conexión se necesita enchufar dos adaptadores RCA tipo Y a los conectores de salida de un preamplificador amplificador integrado o receptor SubSeries HD With LOW LEVEL INPUT to TWO SUBWOOFERS Avec ENTRÉE BAS NIVEAU vers DEUX H P DE SOUS GRAVE Con ENTRADA de NIVEL BAJO a DOS SUBGRAVES Figure 5 The LFE input crossover bypass switch should be set to active only if ...

Page 21: ...n amplificateur intégré ou d un récepteur Para esta conexión se necesita enchufar dos adaptadores RCA tipo Y a los conectores de salida de un preamplificador amplificador integrado o receptor PRE AMP R L INPUT MAIN IN SPKR R SPKR L PREAMPLIFIER LEFT SPEAKER RIGHT SPEAKER R L SubSeries HD With LOW LEVEL INPUT to TWO SUBWOOFERS Avec ENTRÉE BAS NIVEAU vers DEUX H P DE SOUS GRAVE Con ENTRADA de NIVEL ...

Page 22: ...20 240V 50 60HZ T 8 0AL 250V 120V 60HZ All specifications are subject to change without notice PSB PSB Speakers and SubSeries are trademarks of or used under license by PSB Speaksers a division of Lenbrook Industries Limited 2007 PSB All other trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners All rights reserved Anechoic Chamber 35 150Hz 33Hz 500W 800W 1600W Class H 8 203mm Poly coa...

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