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THIEL

USS SmartSub

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Owner Information

Contents

Product Features                                                       2
System Configurations                                                                                              3
    Crossover Use                                                                                                           4
    Do you require a crossover?                                        4
    Processor Bass Management                                       4
    THIEL Passive Crossovers                                         4
Subwoofer Placement                                                 5
    Setting up the Subwoofer                                           6
    Hookup                                                             6
    Setting the Surround Processor                                     6
    Control Settings                                                                                                       6
    Auto shutdown                                                      6
    Feet                                                                 6
SmartSub Back Panel Detail                                                                                  7
Fuse Replacement                                                     8
Specifications                                                          8
Warranty                                                               8

Thank you for purchasing a THIEL SmartSub system. It has been 

engineered to provide a very high level of performance and also 

incorporates innovative and patented concepts in its design to 

solve the several special problems subwoofer systems usually 

exhibit. Consequently, it performs at a very high level with a 

wide variety of speakers and room locations.

Jim Thiel, Product Designer 

THIEL Loudspeakers

Содержание USS SmartSub

Страница 1: ... Auto shutdown 6 Feet 6 SmartSub Back Panel Detail 7 Fuse Replacement 8 Specifications 8 Warranty 8 Thank you for purchasing a THIEL SmartSub system It has been engineered to provide a very high level of performance and also incorporates innovative and patented concepts in its design to solve the several special problems subwoofer systems usually exhibit Consequently it performs at a very high lev...

Страница 2: ...ment controls patented match the subwoofer s performance to its environment whether away from walls in a corner or anything in between These controls correct for both the general increase in level and for the partial cancellation of certain frequencies caused by a nearby wall By providing correction of these effects for both the side and rear walls SmartSubs provide accurately balanced uniform res...

Страница 3: ...EL PXO5 passive crossover 3 With a combination of passive crossover and LFE connection in a home theater application 4 In true crossover mode reproducing low frequency information redirected to it by an external active crossover The configuration chosen will determine your required equipment hookup connections and processor settings Which system configuration is best for you depends mainly on the ...

Страница 4: ...uld and the bass to be reproduced better This is implemented by telling the processor that your main speakers are small The limitation of this bass management approach is the poor balance and integration between the subwoofer and the main speakers that the processor s generic filters provide It may be suitable for low standard video systems and will seldom be suitable for music THIEL PXO Passive C...

Страница 5: ...rong Unfortunately an SPL meter cannot be used to adjust subwoofer level due to differences in bandwidth between the subwoofer and the main speakers The placement settings should be adjusted to correspond to the placement of the subwoofer Set the Side Wall Distance to the distance from the side of the subwoofer to the side wall and the Rear Wall Distance to the distance from the rear of the subwoo...

Страница 6: ...the subwoofer is placed near a wall and even more output is available when placed near a corner of the room If very high output is desired in large rooms corner placement can be used with little trade off in sound quality For use in very large rooms greater than 4 000 ft3 more than one USS may be required if very high playback levels are desired CAUTION The SmartSub has built in electronics Do not...

Страница 7: ...driven by a THIEL passive crossover If the Normal input is used then this connector can be used to connect to an ad ditional subwoofer DC voltage 5 25 volts to this jack will turn the amplifier on if the auto on switch is set to auto Removing the voltage turns the amp off The On position turns the am plifier on provided that the main power switch is on The Auto position allows the amplifier to aut...

Страница 8: ...120 dB 1 m 4π Size inches height width depth 20 10 15 Weight pounds 57 Driver 10 Driver displacement cu in 65 Output dB 20Hz 30Hz corner placement 99 106 THIEL 1026 Nandino Boulevard Lexington Kentucky 40511 1207 Telephone 859 254 9427 E mail service thielaudio com Web www thielaudio com 0412 Register your warranty online at www thielaudio com Warranty THIEL warrants every THIEL SmartSub system ag...

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