SV Sound 25-31PC+ - Manual (Page 5)

If you are running a pair of SVS’s (fig. 2), you will need to use a stan-
dard “Y” cable adapter (c.) The best adaptor to use for this task has
one male RCA connection and two female RCA outputs. (Radio
Shack ® stocks them.) From the “Y” cable you can run a standard 75
Ohm signal cable (d.) to each sub thus “splitting” the Low Frequency
Effects (LFE) and other bass signals from your receiver, thus feeding
both subwoofers.
“
C alibration” isn’t only for tech minded folks, it’s critical to a proper
configuration of your home theater sound system. Fortunately, adjust-
ing channel balance (that’s all “calibration” really is) is as easy to do as
it is important. The first order of business is making sure your DD/
DTS surround sound system is set up properly. We recommend you
consult your audio/video receiver (or processor) manual to refresh on
the procedures to do this. Generally, this requires ensuring the re-
ceiver’s test tones, or a special test disk (like Video Essentials or Avia)
plays back at the same volume from each of your system’s full range
speakers. That’s left, center, right, left surround and right surround
speakers, and of course the subwoofer . (More on sub level in a sec-
ond). Skip now to page 7 (“
PC-Plus: Amp Features ”) if you aren’t
familiar with your sub’s amp, and come back to calibration.
S ome things to check as you get ready to calibrate your system:
• A
re your speakers set correct to the correct “size”? Your receiver/
processor might allow you to indicate if your speakers are “Small” or
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More Setup, calibrating and integration
SV Subwoofers
Fig. 2
(d.)
(c.)
“Y” cable/splitter from
receiver
NOTE: Now is a good time to select if
you want “ON” (always on) or “AUTO
ON” which turns your sub on only when a bass
signal is present.
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DD/DTS Processor/Receiver
(Subwoofer “Out”)