Emotiva 10 Speaker User Manual


 
BackPanelControlsDescriptionsandDiagrams
1.XLR/BalancedInput
InputforanXLR/Balancedconnection.ConnectstoyourpreamplifierorprocessorsubwooferoutputwithanXLR/Balanced
cable.
2.RCA/UnbalancedInputs
InputforanRCA/Unbalancedconnections.Connectstoyourpreamplifierorprocessorsubwooferoutputwithan
RCA/Unbalancedcable.Botharemonoinputsandcanbeusedsinglywithapreamplifier/processorthathasasingleRCA
subwooferoutput,orcanbeusedtogetherasasummedinputwithpreamplifiers/processorsthathavedualorleftandright
subwooferoutputs.
3.LowPassFilter
TheLowPassFilterdirectsthefrequenciesthatarepassedthroughthesubwoofer.Forexample,acrossoverpointsetto
50Hzonlyallowsfrequenciesof50Hzorlowertopassthroughthesubwoofer.Acrossoverpointof100Hzonlyallows
frequenciesbelow100Hz,andsoon.ThehighertheLowPassFilterfrequencyisset,thewidertherangeoflowfrequencies
thatareallowedtopassthroughthesubwoofer.ThereisnorightorwrongadjustmentfortheLowPassFilter.Yourmain
speakers,room,orpersonaltastemaydictatealowerorhigherLowPasssetting.
Ifyouareusingapreamplifier/processorthatemploysitsownlowpasscontrols,disengagetheLowPassFilteronthe
subwooferbysettingtheswitchto‘BYPASS’,allowingthepreamplifier/processortocontroltheLowPasscrossoverpoint.
NOTE:UsingmorethanoneLowPassFilteratatimeisnotrecommendedasitcancauseinaccuratephaseresponseor
unpredictablephaseshiftinginthepassband.
4.CrossoverFrequencySelector
SelectsthecrossoverfrequencyfortheLowPassFilter,from50Hzto150Hz.Whenusingapreamplifier/processorwithaLow
PassFilter,itisrecommendedthatyousetthesubwooferLowPassFilterto‘BYPASS’andusethefilteronthe
preamplifier/processor.Beginwithacrossoverfrequencyof80Hz,whichisastandardsetting,andmakeadjustmentsas
neededtosuityoursystem,room,responseorpersonaltaste.
WhenusingtheLowPassFilterontheUltraSub,adjusttheCrossoverFrequencycontroluntilthesubwooferbecomeswell
integratedwithyourspeakers.(moreoncrossoveradjustmentsonpage18)
Note:Thiscontrolislogarithmic,meaningasitisturnedtowardhigherfrequencies,thefrequencieschangebyratio,nota
fixedmeasurementorspacingonthedial.
5.VolumeControl
Controlsthesubwoofermainvolume.Ifusingapreamplifier/processortocontrolthemainsubwoofervolume,startwith
settingthesubwoofervolumecontrolatthehalfwaypositionandthenadjustthelevelupordownfromthere.
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