Owner`s manual

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WhileyoushouldalwaysuseWisdomAudiospeakerswhenpossible(sincethe
SC-1isspecicallydesignedtosupportthem),a“Generic”speakermodelis
providedincaseyouneedtointegratenon-Sagespeakersintothesystem.For
example,youmayhaveasituationinwhicharchitecturalconstraintsmandate
in-ceilingspeakersforthesurroundchannels.WisdomAudiodoesnotmanufac-
turein-ceilingspeakers.Inthiscase,selectthe“Generic”speakertypeforthose
locationsandconnecttheHighPassoutputsoftheSC-1forthosechannelsto
theamplierusedtodrivethenon-Sagespeakers.(TheLowPassoutputswill
bedeactivatedfor“Generic,”single-ampliedspeakers,andafull-rangesignal
willinsteadberoutedouttheHighPassoutputs.)
A“GenSW”optionisalsoprovided,soastoaccommodatetheuseofoneor
morenon-WisdomAudiosubwoofers.
Whenyouarenisheddeningwhichspeakersarebeingusedineachlocation,
clickonthe“CommittoSC-1”buttontodownloadalloftherelevantinforma-
tiontothesystemcontroller.
High Crossover Volume Trim OnthethirdscreenofWisdomSetupCong.exe,thelefttwo-thirdsofthescreen
isdevotedtoadjustingforthepotentialdifferenceinoveralllevelbetweenthe
wooferandplanarmagneticsectionsofthesystem,whiletherightsidecon-
cernsitselfwithroomcorrection.Wediscusstheleftsiderst.
Therearetworeasonswhythewoofersandtheplanarmagneticsectionsofthe
speakersmightnotmatchoneanotherinvolume.
Firstofall,theplanarsectionstendtobemoresensitivethanthewoofersec-
tions,thatis,theyplaymoreloudlyforthesameamountofpower.Thisisa
functionofbothourunusuallysensitiveplanarmagneticdriversandthesmall
enclosurevolumesbehindthewoofers.Themagnitudeofthisdifferencevaries
amongthedifferentmodels,andwithvaryingroomplacement.
Thesecondreasonforadifferenceinoveralllevelbetweenupperandlow
frequencysectionsofthespeakersisthattheamplierchosentodrivethepla-
narsmayormaynothavethesameinputsensitivityastheoneusedtodrive
thewoofers.Ofcourse,wehavenocontroloverwhatampliersareselected
fortheplanars.(WisdomAudioampliersarerecommendedforusewiththe
woofersections.)
Determining the trim value Thebestsolutionforbothsituationsisthesame:measuretheoutputlevelof
each“half”ofeachspeakerinturn,usingpinknoiseandadBSPLmeter.Then
adjusttheplanarmagneticsideofthespeakerupordownasneededtomatch
theoutputofthewoofersection.Thisadjustmentcanbemadeontheleftside
oftheRoomCalibrationwindow,inthearealabeled“HighCrossoverVolume
Trim.”(Seebelow.Notethatyouwillseefewertrimsifyouareusingfewerthan
sevenmainchannels.)