SVS PB12-NSD/2 Owner'S Manual Download Page 1

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Contents:

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Page 1 Welcome

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Page 2 About your new SVS Subwoofer

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Pages 4- 7 Setup, integration, and calibration

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Pages 7- 8 Powered box amp features

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Pages 9 - 10 Variable tuning

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Pages 11 - 12 Bass demos

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Page 13 Home Theater Terms

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Pages 14 - 15 Notes

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Page 16 Warranty

Last update: 31 August, 2007

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SVS PB12-NSD/2 Powered Box,
Dual 12” Plus Driver Subwoofer

SV Sound

Summary of Contents for PB12-NSD/2

Page 1: ...ntegration and calibration Pages 7 8 Powered box amp features Pages 9 10 Variable tuning Pages 11 12 Bass demos Page 13 Home Theater Terms Pages 14 15 Notes Page 16 Warranty Last update 31 August 2007 OWNERS GUIDE SVS PB12 NSD 2 Powered Box Dual 12 Plus Driver Subwoofer SV Sound ...

Page 2: ...igned audio component carefully tuned in our labs by bass authority and Sub human Tom Vodhanel You re unlikely to have heard or felt bass like this before unless it was in a top notch movie theater or high end high cost audio boutique Movies and music in your home will never be quite the same again That s a promise Already have a question about your sub You might answer it by read ing this manual ...

Page 3: ...osure design is one plus but we ve also taken great lengths to allow for downward firing woofers Coupled with our unique base plates which minimize driver reactive forces you ll find our subs can take a tremendous amount of power and remain rock solid Compliant rubber feet on allow for stable placement on a variety of surfaces No rattling or buzzing allowed Custom low turbulence port designs When ...

Page 4: ...hether you put the sub in front or to the rear of your seating area usually makes surprisingly little audible difference Deep movie and music bass like that from Dolby Digital DD 5 1 channel DVDs and digital audio is largely non directional You can t tell where it is coming from even though you can hear and feel it Hook up see fig 1 There are a variety of ways to configure your new sub Usually a s...

Page 5: ...ceiver or processor manual to refresh on the procedures to do this Generally this requires ensuring the receiver s test tones or a spe cial test disk like Ovation Software s Avia DVD signals play back at the same volume from each of your system s full range speakers and the sub More on sub level in a second Skip to page 7 Powered Box Fea tures if you aren t familiar with your sub s amp and come ba...

Page 6: ...to remember reference level Finally ensure your SVS s volume control is set no more than 1 4 to 1 3rd up at first It s also critical to check the subwoofer level control of your surround receiver before you begin the test tones Set it to no higher than about one quarter of the way up to start for instance that will be 5dB if your receiver s subwoofer channel levels have typical limits running from...

Page 7: ...resulting in a loud clack Location and measurement You should take the above measurements from your typical preferred seat for watching movies Be advised strong bass levels can vary sig nificantly simply by moving a few feet Such is the nature of long wave length low bass sound Try different locations and different levels for your subwoofer Calibrating with the subwoofer s volume too high and ofte...

Page 8: ...switching the sub back off Sometimes with very low listening levels your sub woofer might not get enough of a bass signal from your surround sound processor to trip the auto on circuit Should you ever find this to be the case you may leave this switch to On or turn the receiver s subwoofer output up and the sub down Recali brate your levels if you change the subwoofers gain knob however Crossover ...

Page 9: ...e effect is pleasing on the sorts of movies and music you enjoy How to do it To insert a port plug simply squeeze the foam on one end and press the plug into a port flare until it is about 1 lower than the edge of the surface of the sub You can remove the plug by inserting your fingertips into the port flare and squeezing and pulling on the foam plug at the same time Be sure to select the sub soni...

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Page 11: ... Scene 8 20 00 into the movie 2 Robot Landing Train Impact Scene 10 25 40 3 Green Boom Scene 27 1 11 40 Antz Another good family movie though not perhaps for small children Extremely loud bass above 30 Hz Terror from Above Scene 17 51 48 The Matrix Modern violent science fiction classic with plenty of shoot em up bass blasts Here s some subtle and not so subtle 1 Where we are grown Scene 12 42 55 ...

Page 12: ...ern sci fi horror classic this one rocks from intro to final scene 1 Ship drop Scene 9 41 20 2 Awakenings Scene 15 1 12 52 Apocalypse Now Making This Vietnam war movie Francis Ford Copolla nearly went crazy imagine what it ll do to your subwoofer 1 Chopper ride Scene 2 0 19 47 2 ARC LIGHT Scene 4 0 26 02 3 Grenade launch Scene 12 1 27 58 Contact SETI with a bass twist or two along the way 1 Bombin...

Page 13: ...tz the German scientist who came up with a scheme of measuring the frequency of sound waves 15 30 Hz is very low bass and very rare in anything but movie soundtracks 60 Hz is generally considered mid bass above which most large full range speakers can easily produce The real fun and real bass is in the middle of that range call it 20 40 Hz LD Laserdisc grandfather to the DVD Still capable of great...

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Page 16: ...defects in materials and workmanship SVS will repair or replace any item at its discretion and return to the customer as soon as possible Naturally this warranty does not cover any product subjected to misuse abuse or acci dental damage discovered by SVS Except as provided above SVS Subwoofers makes no other war ranties express or implied Some states do not permit limitation or exclusion of implie...

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