SV Subwoofers O WNE RS ’ G UIDE SVS “Cylinder Series” ™ Models 16-46CS 20-39CS • Contents: • Page 1 Welcome • Page 2 About your new subwoofer • Pages 4-7 Setup, integration and calibrating • Page 8 Performance specifications • Pages 9-10 Bass demos for your home theater • Page 11 Home theater terms • Page 12 Warranty Last update 21 February 2001 25-31CS
Page 2 For technical assistance e-mail us at “Custsupport@SVSubwoofers.com” Welcome. From the entire SVS team, congratulations on your purchase of a new standard in home theater bass! Your sub isn’t some generic black box built someplace you can’t even find on a map. It’s made in Ohio, (as in USA), by home audio fanatics, like you. Designed, tested and assembled by hand, your SV Subwoofer is without a doubt one of the best investments you’ll ever make in bringing theater home.
SV Subwoofers Page 3 About your SV Subwoofer Very few subwoofers look anything like them, and virtually none work like them. SV Subwoofers are decidedly different. The best part? You could have spent thousands more, and still not come close to the same bass performance. How do we do it? Quality components, sane prices. You might be surprised at how inexpensive the components in some not-so-inexpensive subwoofers are.
For technical assistance e-mail us at “Support@SVSubwoofers.com” Page 4 Setup, calibrating and integration What’s to know? Well, first of all, setting up an SV Subwoofer is pretty darn easy. There are a few key things to get right though, if you want to get the most out of your sub… Unpacking. You’re probably eager to fire up your sub (we’re the same way) but take time to carefully unpack your sub. Set the box and other coverings aside, just in case you need to return the sub for any reason. Location.
SV Subwoofers Page 5 More Setup, calibrating and integration You can put your subwoofer amp in your current equipment stack (make sure it gets plenty of ventilation) or run the subwoofer signal cable to the amp in a closet, or other out of the way location. Some exceptionally powerful amps are fan cooled and you might want such an amp out of the way location to avoid hearing the fan. Either way, you can then use simple 14 or 12 gauge speaker wire (b. above, plus d.
Page 6 SV Subwoofers Some things to check as you get ready to calibrate your system: • Are your speakers set correct to the correct “size”? Your receiver/processor should allow you to indicate if your speakers are “Small” or “Large”. Selecting the size accordingly will ensure bass goes to most appropriate speakers, and use the subwoofer correctly too.
SV Subwoofers Page 7 Setup, calibrating and integration (cont.) Getting ready to start now: A few more checks. Make sure your receiver/processor master volume is set at “00 dB” or some other easy to remember reference level. Finally, ensure your subwoofer amp’s volume control (if it has one) is set full up, to start. It’s a good idea to check the separate subwoofer level control of your surround receiver before you begin the test tones too.
SV Subwoofers Page 8 Location and measurement: You should take the above measurements from your typical preferred seat for watching movies (center cushion, right?). Strong bass levels can vary tremendously simply by moving a few feet. Such is the nature of long wave-length, low bass sound. Don’t hesitate to experiment with different locations and different level settings of your subwoofer. Performance Specifications. OK, time to take the gloves off.
SV Subwoofers Page 9 Bassy demo scenes to die for. So now what?? You’ve got one of the best HT bass sub-systems on the planet, you’re calibrated and balanced. Want to see what she’ll do? Sure you do! Since finding those scenes can be a bit trying we’ve compiled a list of our favorites below. After all, calibration with test tones is important, but it’s the movies (and music) this sub is itching to show off. Chapter stops for DVDs are shown, with movie time in hours: minutes: seconds.
SV Subwoofers Page 10 More Bassy demo scenes. • • • • • • “Titanic” You love it...or you hate it. Regardless of which side of the ship you sit, this flick does some serious rumbling for you: 1. “We can’t leave him” Scene 22 (2:21:50) 2. “Ship Splitting” (2:41:30) 3. “Last Gasp” (2:42:05) “Blade” Not one for the kiddies, but loaded with deep bass. 1. “Footstep”, Scene 4 (7:15) 2.
SV Subwoofers Page 11 A Glossary of Home Theater Terms Frankly, don’t feel guilty if you want to skip over the below. But if you are curious about just what some of the terms and abbreviations stand for, read on: dB - Short for “deci-Bell” a unit of sound, 3dB takes twice the acoustic power to attain! DD - Dolby Digital, the most popular form of digital surround sound, usually found on DVD soundtracks. Actually a compression algorithm that can provide 1 to 6 channels of movie audio .
Warranty: 45 day money back guaranty. If you are not completely satisfied with the performance of your subwoofer, return it to us for a full refund of the purchase price. Just a few minor stipulations should you choose to do this: • Subwoofer must be returned in original shipping box. • E-mail for return of merchandise number (RMA) and display this on the outside of the box. • Subwoofer must be insured during shipping, • Shipping costs not refundable.
