Cambridge SoundWorks P500 Subwoofer - Manual (Page 14)

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2. LOW-PASS CONTROL SETTINGS
Dolby Digital sound systems
A Dolby Digital ® decoder
provides its own “bass
management” processing
when you activate the
decoder’s “SUB OUT” jack.
Set the Newton Series pow-
ered subwoofer’s low-pass
control to 150 Hz in this
case.
Note: Be sure to set the LARGE SPEAKER/
SMALL SPEAKER option for the Front, Center
and Rear channels of the Dolby Digital decoder.
Unless your main speakers are quite large (floor-
standing types with a ten inch woofer or larger),
we recommend choosing the SMALL SPEAKER
option. This insures a smooth transistion
between your main speakers and the Newton
Series subwoofer, and that the subwoofer han-
dles all the deep bass output.
Stereo sound systems using the
Control Module’s high-pass outputs.
The Control Module’s high-pass outputs block all
low frequencies below 100
Hz. Set the low-pass control
on the front panel no lower
than 100 Hz when using
these outputs. If your main
speakers are medium-sized
bookshelf speakers or
smaller, set the low-pass
control to 130 Hz or 150 Hz,
as described in the Dolby
Surround (Pro Logic) and Stereo sound section
that follows.
Dolby Surround (Pro Logic) and
Stereo sound systems
The following recommendations apply when both
your main left and right speakers and your sub-
woofer are driven by a full range signal. This is
the case in a stereo component system or a
Dolby Surround with Pro Logic system.
Use this setting for small “satellite”-
type main speakers (“minispeakers”)
or any speaker with a single four-inch
low frequency driver or smaller. Use
this setting with these Cambridge
SoundWorks main speakers:
Ensemble III satellites
Ensemble IV satellites
Use this setting for larger satellite
main speakers and the smallest book-
shelf speakers. Use this setting with
these Cambridge SoundWorks main
speakers:
Ambiance 52
MovieWorks satellites
Ensemble satellites
Ensemble II satellites
Newton Series MC200
Use this setting for medium size
bookshelf speakers. Use this setting
with these Cambridge SoundWorks
main speakers:
Model 17
Ambiance 62
Ambiance 82
Newton Series M50
Newton Series MC300
Use this setting for large size book-
shelf speakers and small floor stand-
ing speakers. Use this setting with
these Cambridge SoundWorks main
speakers:
Model 6
Tower III
Newton Series M60
Newton Series M80
Newton Series MC500
Use this setting for large floor-stand-
ing speakers. Use the setting with
these Cambridge SoundWorks main
speakers:
Tower II
Tower
Newton Series T300
Newton Series T500
The low-pass control on the front panel of the Control Module is continuously variable from
50 Hz to 150 Hz. The following recommendations describe setting the control at the five
indicated
positions on the dial (50, 70, 100, 130, and 150 Hz), but intermediate settings are also functional.
low-pass
100
70
50 150
130
150 Hz
low-pass
100
70
50 150
130
100 Hz
low-pass
100
70
50 150
130
150 Hz
low-pass
100
70
50 150
130
130 Hz
low-pass
100
70
50 150
130
100 Hz
low-pass
100
70
50 150
130
70 Hz
low-pass
100
70
50 150
130
50 Hz