Clark Synthesis TACTILE SOUND TA1501C - Manual (Page 21)

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OPERATING YOUR AMPLIFIER
If you are using the LFE/SUB signal as your input for the transducer, insure the 4. Low Pass/Bypass Switch
is set to “Low Pass” (see photo #4) and the Crossover Control on the TA1501C is set to 400 Hz (photo #5).
If you are using the RF/LF signal, set the switch to “Bypass.”
Select an action-based DVD and play your favorite action scene. 5.
While the scene is playing, set your home theater speakers to a level equivalent to the maximum level 6.
where you would listen to them.
Stop the action scene from playing, leaving the volume setting at the level you just determined. 7.
Turn the subwoofer volume on the powered subwoofer(s) all the way down. 8.
Turn on the TA1501C AC 9. Power Switch on the back of the amplifier.
Set the TA1501C 10. Auto/On Switch to “Auto” (see photo #6).
Playing your favorite action scene again, turn up the 11. Gain Control until you feel the action playing through
the transducer.
CAUTION: If you hear distortion from the transducer, immediately reduce the Gain level.
NOTE: If the TA1501C amplifier is located some distance from the furniture, it may be helpful to have
someone else adjust the volume.
With the scene still playing, increase the subwoofer volume on the powered subwoofer(s) until the low 12.
frequency sound is balanced.
Finally, if using the LFE/SUB signal as the input for the transducer and you have selected the “Low Pass” 13.
setting, adjust the TA1501C Crossover and Gain Controls until the experience is at its peak.
NOTE: Some people are uncomfortable hearing dialogue through their bodies. Use the Crossover Control
to remove the dialogue from the audio signal by adjusting the Hz range reproduced by the amplifier. This is
only possible if the amplifier is set to “Low Pass,” which activates the Crossover Control.
Photo #4
Photo #6
Photo #5
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