Infinity PS-10 - Operation; Adjust Gain; Maintenance and Service

OPERATION
PowerOn
Plugyoursubwoofer'sACcordintoawalloutletDonotusetheoutletsonthe
backofthereceiven
Initiallysetthe Subwoofer-LevelControlO tothe"rain"position.
TurnonyoursubbypressingthePoworSwitch0 ontherearpanel.
Turnonyourentireaudiosystemandstarta CDormoviesoundtrackat a
moderatolevel.
AutoOn/Stand-By
WiththePowerSwitch0 intheONposition,theStatusLEDO on
thebeckpanelwillremainlitinrodOFgreento indicatethe
On/Standbymodeofthesubwcofer
RED= STANDBY(Nosignaldetected,AmpOFF)
GREEN= ON (Signaldetected,AmpOn)
Thesubwooferwillautomaticallyenterthe Standbymodeafterapproxi-
matoly10minuteswhennosignal isdetectedfromyoursystom.Thesub-
wooferwillthenpowerONinstantlywhena signalisdetected.During
periodsof normaluse,the PowerSwitch0 canbeleft on.Youmayturn
off"thePowerSwitch0 for extendedperiodsof nonoperation,e.g.,when
youare awayonvacation.
AdjustGain
TurnyourSubwoofer-LevelControlO uptothe halfwayposition.Ifno
soundemanatesfromthesubwoofer,checktheAC-linecordandinput
cables.Aretheconnectorsonthecablesmakingpropercontact?Isthe
ACplug connectedto a "live"receptacle?HasthePowerSwitch0
beenpressedto the"On"position?Onceyouhaveconfirmedthatthe
subwooferis active,proceedbyplayinga CD,recordor cassette.
Useaselectionthathasamplebassinformation.
Settheoverallvolumecontrolof thepreamplifierorstereoto acomfort-
ablelevel.Adjustthe Subwoofer-LevelControlIBIuntilyouobtaina pleas-
ingblendof bass.Bassresponseshouldnotoverpowertheroombut
ratherbeadjustedsothereis a harmoniousblendacrosstheentiremusi-
cal range.Manyusershavea tendencyto setthesubwoofervolumetoo
loud,adheringto the beliefthat a subwooferistheretoproducelotsof
bass.Thisis notentirelytrue.Asubwooferisthereto enhancebass,
extendingthe responseoftheentiresystemsothe basscanbefelt as
wellas heard.However,overallbalancemustbemaintainedorthemusic
will notsoundnatural.Anexperiencedlistenerwillsetthevolumeof
thesubwooferso its impactonbassresponseis alwaystherebutnever
obmJsive.
PhaseControl
ThePhaseSwitchO determineswhetherthesubwooferspeaker'spiston-
likeactionmovesinandoutwiththemainspeakers,O',or oppositethe
mainspeakers,1no" Properphaseadjustmentdependsonseveral
variablessuchasroomsize,subwooferplacementandlistenerposition.
Adjustthephaseswitchtomaximizebassoutputatthelisteningposition.
CrossoverAdjustment
TheCrossoverAdjustreentControl0 determinesthehighestfrequencyat
whichthesubwooferreproducessounds.Ifyourmainspeakerscancomfort-
ablyreproducesomelow-froquencysounds,setthiscontroltoalower
frequencysetting,between5OHzand100Hz.Thiswillconcentratethe
subwoofeF'seffortsontheultradeepbasssoundsrequiredbytoday's
filmsandmusic.Ifyouarousingsmallerbookshelfspeakersthatdo
notextendtothelowerbassfrequencies,settheCroeseveFAdjustment
controltoa highersetting,between120Hzand150Hz.
NOTE:ThiscontrolwillhavenoeffectiftheLFE/NormalSelector_ isset
toLFE.Ifyouhavea DolbyDigitalorDESprecessor/roceiver,the Low-Paes
Frequencyisset bytheprocessor/receivenConsultyourowner'smanualto
learnhowto vieworchangethis setting.
MAINTENANCEANDSERVICE
Theenclosuremaybecleanedusingasoftclothto removefingerprints
ortowipeoff.dust.
Thegrille maybegentlyvacuumed.Stainsmayberemovedwithan
aerosolcleaner,followingits instructions.Donotuseanysolventson
thegrille.
All wiringconnectionsshouldbeinspectedandcleanedor remadeperi-
odicallyThefrequencyof maintenancedependsonthemetalsinvolvedin
theconnections,atmosphericconditions,andotherfactors,butonceper
year isthe minimum.
If a problemoccurs,makesurethatall connectionsareproperlymade
andclean.If a problemexistsin oneloudspeaker,reversetheconnection
wiresto the leftandright system.If theproblemremainsin thesame
speaker,thenthefault iswiththe loudspeaker.If theproblemappearsin
theoppositespeaker,thecauseisin anothercomponentor cable.Inthe
eventthatyour subwoofereverneedsservice,contactyour local Infinity
dealerorInfinitydirectlyat1.516.674.41NFor www.infinitysystoms.com
for a servicecenternearyou.
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