Owner`s manual

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Talisman: Quick Setup Guide
Please take the time to read the complete owner's manual. Reading the manual will insure your
complete satisfaction. For those of you who
must get it running now:
• The Talisman will not sound the best until it
has 80-100 hours or more of running time.
• The Talisman has a powered woofer
section. A power cord is supplied. A shorter
or longer cord may be substituted as long
as it is of equal or heavier wire gauge.
• The Talisman amplifier draws very little
current at idle. It is best to leave it switched
on all the time unless you will be away for
an extended period.
• The Talisman has a ground lift switch on the
rear panel. Depending on your household
and system wiring, one of the two switch
positions will yield the lowest noise level.
• The Talisman is shipped with the woofer
preamp controls set for flattest anechoic
response. The volume control setting is
marked with a very small dot on the
faceplate. Both lowpass filters should be set
at 150Hz, and the phase should be at 0.
See diagram.
• Most users will never want to change the lowpass or phase settings. Some users will want to adjust the
volume control slightly. For example, placement near a wall might result in too much "warmth". In this
case, adjust the volume control down slightly. In other systems, you may wish for a bit more "warmth". In
this case, adjust the volume control up slightly.
The AWS System:
Shipping with your Talisman is a comprehensive manual on using the parametric functions of the AWS
system. A CD with test tones and comprehensive instructions is also be included.
Using the parametric EQ essentially involves four steps:
1. Locate the center frequency of the peak. This is most easily
accomplished with an SPL meter and test disc or a computer based test
system.* This can also be done "by ear" using test tones and very
experienced listeners will be able to find the offending frequency
listening to music.
2. Use the frequency control to center the control on the peak you want
to eliminate or reduce
3. Use the Volume control to cut the level of the peak by the desired
amount
4. Use the Q control to adjust the width of the desired cut.
*Parametric equalization works very well for reducing peaks in the
frequency response. In general, parametric EQ is not very effective at
filling in gaps caused by room acoustics. In other words, be very careful
of using any boost. Boost is likely to be ineffective and potentially
damaging to the system.
*The least expensive means of instrument based measurement will be using a Radio Shack analog SPL meter
and a CD recorded with test tones. If you use the Radio Shack meter be sure to use a correction chart to
account for the basic inaccuracy of the devise.