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Studiophile SP-8S

Users Manual

Rear Panel:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

SP-8S Features   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

First Things First   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Unpacking   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Correct Power Operation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Positioning the Subwoofer in the Studio   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Connecting the SP-8S and Your Main Speakers   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Using the SP-8S with Stereo Bass Management   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Using the SP-8S without Stereo Bass Management   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Connecting an Additional Subwoofer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Operation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Power Modes   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Setting the HPF Bypass Switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Optimizing the Rear Panel Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Setting the Level Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Setting the Phase Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Setting the Subwoofer LPF and the Satellites HPF   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Troubleshooting   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Avoiding Problems with Turntables   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Replacing the Fuse   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Technical Specs   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

One Year Warranty   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Содержание Studiophile SP-8S

Страница 1: ...tereo Bass Management 6 Using the SP 8S without Stereo Bass Management 6 Connecting an Additional Subwoofer 7 Operation 8 Power Modes 8 Setting the HPF Bypass Switch 8 Optimizing the Rear Panel Settin...

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Страница 3: ...used either the L or R input may be used to input signal to the SP 8S 7 Auto Power On Off Switch When this switch is set to On Auto Power mode is engaged Switching to Off will defeat Auto Power mode 8...

Страница 4: ...is that both the main monitors and the sub are still trying to put out the same low frequencies duplicating the playback of some of the low frequencies and thereby compromising monitoring accuracy Our...

Страница 5: ...ranty Positioning the Subwoofer in the Studio In theory the best position for the SP 8S subwoofer is midway between the satellite speakers with its front facing forward and in the same plane as the fr...

Страница 6: ...trol knob for your particular needs Please see the section Optimizing the Rear Panel Settings for information on how to do this Also note that the HPF Bypass switch is set to Off in this scenario Usin...

Страница 7: ...b to the desired cutoff frequency for the SP 8S Once again the Satellites HPF control knob is not operational with the HPF Bypass switch set to On Connecting an Additional Subwoofer If you have a larg...

Страница 8: ...ions where you intend to play the system at very low volume or if Auto Power mode will not meet your application for any other reason you can switch the Auto Power On Off switch to the Off position Wh...

Страница 9: ...ement against a wall alone Setting the Phase Control The purpose of the Phase control 3 is to match the phase of the Satellite HPF cut off frequency to the phase of the Subwoofer LPF cutoff frequency...

Страница 10: ...he subwoofer has to reproduce shown above and a high pass filter that limits the lower frequencies the satellite monitors have to reproduce shown below The Subwoofer LPF cutoff frequency 4 and Satelli...

Страница 11: ...rs are under damped boomy sounding as shown in curve b experiment with setting the Satellite crossover frequency control higher If they are over damped dry sounding as shown in curve c experiment with...

Страница 12: ...volume of your audio system If you begin to hear a sustaining sound quality before you are able to advance the volume control to a setting representing loud listening acoustic feedback is a problem Yo...

Страница 13: ...one XLR balanced output for additional subwoofer Controls Level Phase Subwoofer Frequency Satellite Frequency Switches Auto on off Satellite high pass output bypass Input Impedance 20k ohms balanced...

Страница 14: ...MAN determines that the product requires repair because of user misuse or regular wear it will assess a fair repair or replacement fee The customer will have the option to pay this fee and have the un...

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