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PLACING TWO SUBWOOFERS IN YOUR LISTENING ROOM When using two subwoofers, placing one in the front of the room and the other in the rear of the room (as shown in Fig. 2) usually provides the best bass performance and sonic integration. Consult the fine tuning section of the Owner's Manual for more information on adjusting phase settings. If those locations are not possible or if you want to experiment with placement options using two subwoofers, the following procedure will be a helpful guide to achieving better bass performance. Refer to "Subwoofer Connection" then proceed as follows: 1. Temporarily turn all speakers off (either by turning your amplifier off or disconnecting them); 2. Connect and place one subwoofer in the central area of your listening room. Follow directions for connection, as outlined in the following section; 3. At a moderately loud level, play music or a video soundtrack with extended bass that is repetitive or continuous; 4. Walk around your room and note where the bass sounds louder and where it sounds quieter; 5. Place the first subwoofer within a louder bass area of your room; then place the second subwoofer within a quieter bass area of your room; 6. Connect both subwoofers and switch all speakers back on; and switch the amplifier on, or reconnect it; 7. Follow "Fine Tuning" instructions on page 8, to optimize your system's overall bass performance. NOTE: The preceding is only a guideline. You may want to use a Remember that room acoustics vary so it may take some experimenting bass test disc and SPL meter to more accurately determine the bass with placement to achieve the best subwoofer performance. characteristics of your listening room (see Dealer for more information). SUBWOOFER CONNECTION SAFETY PRECAUTION: Before proceeding with this section be sure to read and follow all safety precaution and instruction notices at the beginning of this manual. Turn all components OFF before connecting the subwoofer. We recommend the use of high-quality cables and connectors when hooking up your subwoofer (see Dealer). IMPORTANT: It is important that you become familiar with your powered subwoofer's Input/Output Facilities and Control Facilities. Before connecting your subwoofer, read the following sections. Facilities vary by model. Inspect your subwoofer's rear panel and check mark the facilities that apply to your model. INPUT/OUTPUT FACILITIES q Line-Level Input Allows connection from the Sub/LFE Output of an A/V receiver, processor, Paradigm® X-Series subwoofer control unit (optional) or other suitable low-level source. q Speaker-Level Input Allows easy connection from the speaker output terminals of an amplifier or receiver or from the front speakers' hook-up terminals. 6

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When using two subwoofers, placing one in the front of the room and the
other in the rear of the room (as shown in Fig. 2) usually provides the best
bass performance and sonic integration. Consult the fine tuning section of
the
Owner’s Manual for more information on adjusting phase settings.
If
those locations are not possible or if you want to experiment with placement
options using two subwoofers, the following procedure will be a helpful guide
to achieving better bass performance. Refer to “Subwoofer Connection” then
proceed as follows:
1. Temporarily turn all speakers off (either by turning your amplifier off or
disconnecting them);
2. Connect and place one subwoofer in the central area of your listening room.
Follow directions for connection, as outlined in the following section;
3. At a moderately loud level, play music or a video soundtrack with
extended bass that is repetitive or continuous;
4. Walk around your room and note where the bass sounds louder and
where it sounds quieter;
5. Place the first subwoofer within a louder bass area of your room; then
place the second subwoofer within a quieter bass area of your room;
6. Connect both subwoofers and switch all speakers back on; and switch
the amplifier on, or reconnect it;
7. Follow “Fine Tuning” instructions on page 8, to optimize your system’s
overall bass performance.
PLACING TWO SUBWOOFERS IN YOUR LISTENING ROOM
NOTE: The preceding is only a guideline.
You may want to use a
bass test disc and SPL meter to more accurately determine the bass
characteristics of your listening room
(see Dealer for more information)
.
Remember that room acoustics vary so it may take some experimenting
with placement to achieve the best subwoofer performance.
SUBWOOFER CONNECTION
SAFETY PRECAUTION: Before proceeding with this
section be sure to read and follow all safety precaution
and instruction notices at the beginning of this manual.
Turn all components OFF before
connecting the subwoofer.
We recommend the use of high-quality cables and connectors when
hooking up your subwoofer
(see Dealer)
.
IMPORTANT:
It is important that you become familiar with your powered
subwoofer’s Input/Output Facilities and Control Facilities. Before connecting
your subwoofer, read the following sections.
Facilities vary by model. Inspect your subwoofer’s rear panel and
check
mark
the facilities that apply to your model.
INPUT/OUTPUT FACILITIES
q
Line-Level Input
Allows connection from the Sub/LFE Output of an A/V receiver,
processor, Paradigm
®
X-Series subwoofer control unit
(optional)
or other
suitable low-level source.
q
Speaker-Level Input
Allows easy connection from the speaker output terminals of an
amplifier or receiver or from the front speakers’ hook-up terminals.
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