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5SERgS-ANUAL

Limited Warranty

Sun

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prod ucts which have been built with care 
using ad vanced technology and premium 
com po nent parts. Your unit has been 
crafted to perform properly for many 
years. Sun

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following Warranty to you, the owner of a 
new Sun

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The Sun

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for the True Subwoofer EQ Solitaire is 
in effect for TWO years from the date 
of original retail pur chase. The Sun

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Cor po ra tion War ran ty covers defects in 
materials and work man ship. The follow-
ing, however, are excluded: 

a)    Damage caused during shipment.
b)    Damage caused by accident, mis-

 use, abuse of op er a tion contrary 
to the in struc tions speci

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Sun

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c)    Units where the serial number 

has been defaced, modi

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removed,

d)    Damage re sult ing from mod i 

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or attempted repair by any person 
not authorized in writing by Sun

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Cor po ra tion.

e)    Units purchased from unauthorized 

dealers.

The Sun

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tends to the original owner or subsequent 
owner(s) during the two year warranty 
period so long as the original dated 
pur chase receipt is pre sent ed whenever 
warranty service is required.

All implied warranties, including war-

 ran ties or merchantability and 

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for par tic u lar purposes, are limited in 
duration to the two year length of this 
Warranty, unless otherwise provided by 
state law.

Sun

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to the repair or replacement, at our op-
tion, of any defective product and shall 
not in any event include property or any 
other in ci den tal or consequential dam-
ages which may result from the failure of 
this product.

Some states do not allow limitations on 

how long an implied warranty lasts and/or 
do not allow the exclusion or limitation of 
in ci den tal or con se quen tial damages, so 
the above lim i ta tions or exclusions may not 
apply to you.

This Warranty gives you speci

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rights, and you may also have other 
rights which vary from state to state. We 
suggest that you attach your purchase 
receipt to this War ran ty and keep these in 
a safe place. Thank you for your choice 
of a Sun

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Service Assistance

We suggest that you read the Limited 

War ran ty completely to fully un der stand 
your Warranty/Service coverage.

If your Sun

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requires service, write to us, or call:          

       Sun

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       Technical Services De part ment         
       P.O. Box 1589                                    
       Snohomish, WA 98290                      
       Tel  (425) 335-4748                            
       Fax (425) 335-4746

You will be directed to an authorized 

Sun

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receive instructions to ship the unit to the 
factory. Please save the original shipping 
carton and packing materials in case 
ship ping is required. Always use the origi-
nal cloth bag and packaging materials 
and method, or the 

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aged. Please do not ship Parcel Post.

      NOTE:

 Before sending in your unit for     

      repair, you must call Sun

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      authorization.

Include a complete de scrip tion of the 

problem, in di cat ing how you have it 
con nect ed, the associated equipment in 
your system and a copy of your purchase 
receipt. Initial shipping costs are not paid 
by Sun

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shipping costs will be prepaid if repairs 
were covered by the scope of this War-
ranty.

Summary of Contents for True Subwoofer EQ Solitaire 10

Page 1: ...DIM STANDBY BRIGHT ON Solitaire 10 True Subwoofer User s Manual Solitaire 10 and Solitaire 12 DIM STANDBY BRIGHT ON Solitaire 10...

Page 2: ...es such as lighted candles on top of or near the Component 8 Power Sources The Component should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in these operation instruc tions or as marked...

Page 3: ...igurations 14 Adjusting the Controls 18 Specifications Solitaire 12 19 Specifications Solitaire 10 20 Troubleshooting Guide 21 Limited Warranty 23 Service Assistance 23 Contents To find out more about...

Page 4: ...r input for remote turn on Balanced XLR input Line level unbalanced inputs Speaker level binding post inputs Line level high pass outputs Continuously variable phase control Continuously variable cros...

Page 5: ...gives it a lot of air moving capacity which allows for majestic bass performance The Amplifier The large movement range of the driver creates greater air pressure inside the box than a conventional s...

Page 6: ...the same amount This increases the low bass output while leaving the mid bass output the same 3 Phase Control This control changes the relative phase of the subwoofer with respect to your other speake...

Page 7: ...heater preamplifier or other source Balanced connections offer superior noise cancellation over unbal anced connections so if your preamp has an XLR subwoofer output we recommend using it 8 Speaker Le...

Page 8: ...utton is pressed 12 Start button Press this once to enter the Auto EQ mode if the sub is out of Standby mode Press and hold down for several seconds to enter the Manual EQ mode See page 12 for more de...

Page 9: ...frequency rocking energy allowing it to adhere solidly to the floor To move the subwoofer along the floor rotate it onto one edge onto a plastic sheet or bag and it will slide along easier Heat rise...

Page 10: ...ded and as short as possible for the job The longest cable in your system will likely be to the subwoofer so choose a good quality brand Some patch cords can be a very tight fit and there is usually a...

Page 11: ...ut sounds the loudest 4 Shut things down and install the subwoofer in this position Make sure the control panel is not touch ing anything and that it can receive good ventilation Although low frequenc...

Page 12: ...mall amount of noise such as quiet talking or whispering is OK Room Equalization EQ Procedure 3 Place the microphone in the listening position on the couch for example pointing in the direction you ll...

Page 13: ...for the room effects Then follow this manual procedure if you think the equalization might still need a tweak 1 Set these controls Volume to 0 dB Crossover to Bypass Phase to Normal Equalizer Authori...

Page 14: ...n A receiver with a sub LFE output can be connected in the same way The subwoofer will play the low frequency range and the other speakers will play the frequency range delivered to them by your ampli...

Page 15: ...preserved the bass in these scenes sounds anemic The Sunfire Subwoofer utilizes differential gain on the left and right inputs to retain both the L R and L R information Therefore systems which do no...

Page 16: ...pass crossover point The signals coming out of the subwoof er s high pass outputs are not affected by any of the controls They are just a copy of the signals going in except that the low bass is filt...

Page 17: ...ver s power is transferred to the subwoofer There is no need to use the speaker level inputs if you are using a separate amplifier and pre amplifier Such systems are best connected using the line leve...

Page 18: ...will do fine as will the Stereophile test CD Step 1 Disconnect the subwoofer and run the main speaker with a tone in its passband 80 100Hz Measure the level Step 2 Disconnect the main speaker and rec...

Page 19: ...with volume control at 0 dB 60 mVrms volume con trol fully clockwise 0 75 Vrms from right input with volume control at 0 dB 200 mVrms volume control fully clockwise Input Impedance 30 k for Line Leve...

Page 20: ...s volume control fully clockwise Input Impedance 30 k for Line Level inputs 56 k for Hi Level inputs 40 k for XLR input each leg balanced to ground XLR Input Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Positive Pin 3 Negative...

Page 21: ...her using a remote control or with a small volume knob on the back panel Make sure that this is adjusted correctly Check that your preamplifier or receiver s sub output is turned on Some systems only...

Page 22: ...tellite TV or roof top antennas Make sure that they are disconnected where they first enter the room so they are making no connection to your preampli fier TV or any other component If the hum is caus...

Page 23: ...all not in any event include property or any other incidental or consequential dam ages which may result from the failure of this product Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied wa...

Page 24: ...Manual part number 913 101 00 Rev B Solitaire...

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