Q Acoustics 2000i serues, User Manual And Product Specifications

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Multi-Channel AV System
Setting Up
Set-Up Disc: The disc contains six tracks, each one plays pink noise (20
Play some stereo music you are familiar with and experiment with the
Hz to 1000Hz) through a combination of one speaker and the subwoofer.
Phase invert setting and level control until you hear a seamless blend
between the front speakers and the subwoofer. If you can hear the
subwoofer standing out it's too loud!
Track one: Subwoofer and Front Left speaker
Track two: Subwoofer and Front Centre speaker
Always bear in mind that the human ear's sensitivity to bass varies
Track three: Subwoofer and Front Right speaker
enormously with the volume level, hence the need for a wide range of
Track four: Subwoofer and Rear Right speaker
programme material and sound levels. Once you are happy with the
Track Five: Subwoofer and Rear Left speaker
sound you can then fine tune the performance by using the included CD.
Track six: Subwoofer and all speakers
Many Home Theatre amplifiers have distance settings which build in a
Choose whichever front speaker is closest to the subwoofer and play the
time delay depending on the distance of the speaker from the optimum
corresponding track. For instance if it is the front right speaker then play
listening position; the sweet spot. The location of the subwoofer is one of
track three. Adjust the amplifier distance/time delay settings for the
the most important aspects of any Home Theatre system therefore
subwoofer by the smallest amount possible. This can be increased or
getting these settings correct will give a significant improvement to the
decreased, it's not important which. For instance if the distance is set to
system's overall performance. Included with the 2070Si Subwoofer is a
4m then change it to 4.1m or 3.9m. Listen to see if the pink noise
CD designed to assist in the setup of the AV amplifiers distance/time
becomes warmer and fuller or thinner in tone.
delay settings.
If you chose 4.1m and the sound became fuller in tone then change the
setting again to 4.2m and so on until the sound starts to become thinner
again. If however when you changed to 4.1m and the sound became
thinner try reducing the setting to 3.9m. In this way it should be possible
to find the optimum (warmest) setting.
Connecting the 2070Si