Final Sound S90 User manual

Final Sound S90 Subwoofer User Manual 1
Final Sound S90 Subwoofer User Manual
Final Sound Solutions BV
Eisenhowerweg 8d
5466 A , Veghel
The Netherlands
http://www.finalsound.com
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TABLE OF ONTENTS
1. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS............................................................................................................3
2. WEL OME...........................................................................................................................................4
2.1. WORLD WIDE WARRANTY.........................................................................................................4
3. DESIGN SAFETY................................................................................................................................4
4. FEATURES OF THE S90 SUBWOOFER.........................................................................................6
4.1. CONTROL PANEL................................................................................................................................7
4.2. CONNECTIONS.....................................................................................................................................7
4.3. INSTALLATION OF FEET......................................................................................................................8
5. ONNE TING THE S90 TO YOUR SYSTEM...............................................................................8
5.1. HIGH LEVEL INPUTS...........................................................................................................................8
5.2. LOW LEVEL INPUTS............................................................................................................................9
6. ADJUSTING THE S90.........................................................................................................................9
7. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES.......................................................................................................10
8. ABINET ARE................................................................................................................................10
9. SPE IFI ATIONS.............................................................................................................................11
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1. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS
Please observe all the following safeguards when using your S90 subwoofer.
1. Sav th s instructions for futur us .
2. R ad all of th s instructions.
3. Unplug from th wall sock t b for cl aning.
4. Do not us abrasiv cl an rs. Us a soft, damp cloth for cl aning.
5. V rify pow r supply voltag s tting prior to initial us .
6. Do not allow anything to r st on th pow r cord.
7. Position th pow r cord out of all walkways.
8. Unplug th unit wh n it will not b us d for a long p riod of tim .
9. N v r spill any kind of liquid on th unit.
10. Do not att mpt to s rvic th unit yours lf. R f r all s rvicing to your d al r.
11. R f r s rvicing to your d al r und r th following conditions:
A. Wh n th pow r cord or plug is damag d.
B. If liquid has b n spill d onto th unit.
C. If th unit do s not op rat prop rly by following th op rating instructions.
D. If th unit has b n dropp d and damag d.
E. Wh n th unit xhibits a drastic chang in p rformanc .
12. This it m w ighs 6,9 kg. Tak all pr cautions wh n moving or r locating th unit.
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2. WELCOME
.
W congratulat you on th purchas of a FINAL SOUND S90 subwoof r. Th Final
Sound S90 b longs to th attractiv Final Sound Audio quipm nt product lin and can
b consid r d as on of th fin st instrum nts for audio r production availabl . Th
FINAL SOUND product lin (Final Sound pan ls, Final Sound C ntral Unit, Final Sound
C nt r Sp ak r and Final Sound Subwoof r) is a Flat pan l modular syst m: in oth r
words, on can start buying a st r o s tting of pan ls and subwoof r and asily xt nd
this lat r on to a compl t Final Sound Hom Th at r s tting by adding a Final Sound
C nt r Sp ak r and/or anoth r s t of pan ls. Th l ctronics ar conc ntrat d in on
C ntral Unit. Th S90 is car fully hand built using th fin st mat rials availabl and is
d sign d for maximum p rformanc . This manual contains important saf ty information
as w ll as h lpful advic and should b car fully studi d b for us .
2.1. WORLD WIDE WARRANTY
In addition to any local Warranty, Final Sound off rs a 1 y ar conditional Worldwid
Warranty to th nd us r. Pl as s your d al r for any warranty s rvic .
Final Sound warrants its Subwoof rs to b fr from d f cts in mat rial and
workmanship for a p riod of 1 y ar from th dat of purchas . Final Sound and/or its
d signat d r pr s ntativ s shall hav all final d t rmination about th validity of a
warranty claim.
This warranty shall not apply to any product that has b n subj ct to misus , n gl ct,
accid nt, or abnormal conditions of op ration, including but not limit d to us in
prof ssional sound/PA syst ms. Burnt voic coils and brok n tins l l ads ar not cov r d
as warrantabl it ms. This warranty is limit d to th original own r, and is not
transf rabl .
Final Sound’s obligation und r this warranty is limit d to r pairing, r placing or
r funding th original purchas pric ( xclusiv of shipping charg s), at Final Sound’s
option, any product r turn d to th factory within 1 y ar of th dat of purchas , provid d
that Final Sound d t rmin s that th unit is d f ctiv and has b n us d in complianc
with th t rms of this warranty.
For products that fail d du to manufacturing d f cts Final Sound will r imburs
shipping costs. Shipping costs will b limit d to d liv ry by UPS Ground. Costs incurr d
abov and b yond th s l v ls will not b r imburs d.
If th failur has b n caus d by misus , n gl ct, accid nt, or abnormal conditions of
op ration, r pair or r plac m nt will b bill d at a nominal cost, pursuant to custom r
agr m nt to such r pair or r plac m nt. No shipping costs will b r imburs d.
Th for going warranty is xclusiv and in li u of all oth r warranti s, xpr ss d or
impli d, including, but not limit d to, any warranty of m rchantability or fitn ss for any
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particular purpos . Final Sound shall not b liabl for any sp cial, incid ntal or
cons qu ntial damag s, wh th r in contract, tort, or oth rwis .
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3. DESIGN SAFETY
This subwoof r is suppli d with a r movabl IEC pow r cord. Us only IEC pow r cords
d sign d for th pow r r c ptacl of your country, and with a minimum curr nt rating of
2.5A.
For 220V op ration, a 1A fus is r quir d. For 110V op ration, a 2A fus is r quir d. In
both cas s th fus must b rat d for 250V op ration. Us only th rat d siz d fus s. Do
not us without th fus cov r in plac . If th fus hold r is damag d or worn, s your
d al r for r plac m nt.
4. FEATURES OF THE S90 SUBWOOFER
Th S90 subwoof r has a wid vari ty of f atur s, including:
-D dicat d volum control
-Switchabl phas control
-Variabl low pass crossov r (60 Hz to 240 Hz)
-Auto turn-on
-High and low l v l inputs
-High l v l outputs
-Switchabl pow r supply (110/220V us r s l ctabl )
Th cabin t of th S90 us s 12mm thick high d nsity composit walls. Th cabin t is
finish d in a high gloss acrylic piano black finish.
Th amplifi r is a 60W RMS at 4 ohm class A/B d sign. It is not a switching/class D
amplifi r, and as such has a v ry low nois floor. It f atur s a larg pow r transform r,
ov rsiz d pow r supply capacitors, and a larg xt rnal aluminum h atsink to nsur
long-t rm cool op ration.
Th driv r is a v ry long throw 16,25 cm diam t r driv r with a pat nt p nding stamp d
fram XLB2 woof r.
Th lin ar motor str ngth curv from this motor nsur s xtr m ly low distortion and
compr ssion ov r th full op rating bandwidth, as w ll as a v ry high transi nt r spons .
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4.1. Control Panel
Th control pan l of th S90 is lab l d for asy id ntification and us . Th most
commonly adjust d controls ar locat d th top of th amplifi r, whil th l ast acc ss d
conn ctions ar locat d at th bottom.
Th volum control allows s tting th gain of th built-in amplifi r to match your main
sp ak rs. A total rang of 60 dB is provid d, allowing int gration with n arly any audio
syst m.
Phas can b switch d b tw n 0 and 180 d gr s. Phas adjustm nt is critical to g t
prop r subwoof r/sp ak r int gration.
Th crossov r fr qu ncy has a roll-off rang from 60 Hz to 250 Hz. For us with Final
Sound l ctrostatic pan ls th crossov r is typically s t to 170 Hz.
4.2. Connections
Th auto-on switch will plac th amplifi r in low-pow r mod until an input signal is
d t ct d on th low or high l v l inputs. Wh n an input signal is d t ct d th amplifi r
will automatically turn on, and will stay on for approximat ly 10 minut s aft r th input
signal is r mov d.
Th lin l v l inputs ar standard RCA conn ctors, and ar compatibl with all consum r
l ctronics. Th amplifi r will automatically sum th two input signals tog th r to cr at
a mono bass signal. In th v nt an LFE/SUB-OUT signal is f d to th subwoof r, ith r
lin l v l input may b us d.
Th high l v l inputs ar r gular binding posts, and ar compatibl with all consum r
amplifi rs. Th input imp danc of th high l v l inputs is high nough to not draw
significant amounts of pow r or load down th output of any pow r amplifi r. Small
gaug wir may b us d to provid th input signal.
Th pow r conn ction is a standard IEC conn ctor with a built-in fus hold r. Th pow r
supply cord must b plugg d into th conn ctor b for th pow r supply cord is plugg d
into th wall sock t.
Th fus is contain d insid th IEC conn ctor. Th small tab insid th conn ctor must
b d pr ss d allowing th fus hold r to b slid out. Th pow r supply cord cannot b
us d wh n th fus hold r is xt nd d or r mov d.
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4.3. Installation of feet
Th f t of th S90 ar suppli d loos . Installation of th f t is accomplish d with 2
suppli d scr ws for ach foot. Th cabin t and f t ar pr -drill d for your conv ni nc .
Th scr ws ar r c ss d into th f t; plac th scr ws tip-down into th f t through th
larg r sid hol .
Mount ach foot at th corn r, with th smooth/round d dg to th outsid .
Tight n ach scr w down hand-tight; do not ov r-tight n th scr w or you may strip th
scr w out of th cabin t.
Ensur that all f t ar s cur d to th bottom of th cabin t b for s tting th subwoof r
upright.
5. CONNECTING THE S90 TO YOUR SYSTEM
Always switch off your system before connecting any wires!
To incr as th v rsatility of conn cting up, th S90 has various s p rat high and low
l v l inputs.
5.1. igh Level Inputs
Mak sur your ntir syst m is pow r d off.
Us a s cond s t of sp ak r wir s from your amplifi r output to conn ct to th S90.
Conn ct th right amplifi r output to th right high l v l input; conn ct th l ft amplifi r
output to th l ft high l v l input.
Conn ct th positiv amplifi r output to th r d binding post; conn ct th n gativ
amplifi r output to th black binding post.
Ensur that th sp ak r wir is compl t ly s at d in th amplifi r outputs and th
subwoof r’s high l v l inputs b for turning on any compon nt.
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5.2. Low Level Inputs
Mak sur your ntir syst m is pow r d off.
For st r o conn ction, us a pair of RCA cabl s. For mono/LFE/SUB-OUT us a singl
RCA cabl .
Conn ct on nd of th RCA cabl s to th prop r output of your
r c iv r/pr amplifi r/proc ssor.
Conn ct th oth r nd of th RCA cabl s to th lin l v l inputs of th subwoof r.
Ensur that th RCA cabl s ar fully s at d in all conn ctors b for turning on any
compon nt.
6. ADJUSTING THE S90
S t th S90 in th d sir d location.
Conn ct th S90 to th st r o or hom th atr syst m (s th instructions in s ction 5).
S t th volum control to a minimum, th crossov r fr qu ncy to th 12 o’clock position
and th phas to 0 d gr s.
Turn on your audiosyst m and play music you ar familiar with.
Turn up th subwoof r volum to a l v l that match s th main sp ak rs.
Switch th phas control to a maximum bass output.
R -adjust th volum control.
Turn up th crossov r fr qu ncy until th location of th bass b com s obvious, or th
bass from th subwoof r ov rwh lms that from th main sp ak rs.
R -adjust th volum control.
If you hav a d dicat d st r o/surround s tup guid /disc, r f r to th dir ctions includ d
in it.
Not that you may n d to try mor than on location to r ach optimum r sults.
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. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES
As with all Final products, th S90 is d sign d to provid th high st l v l of
p rformanc . How v r, th S90 still has limits that should b obs rv d.
If th S90 b gins to ov rload or h avily distort, turn down th bass or volum .
If th S90 ov rwh lms th output of th main sp ak rs, turn down th volum .
If th main sp ak rs sound strain d, rais th S90 crossov r fr qu ncy.
If th bass sounds loos or dislocat d, adjust th phas or plac m nt of th subwoof r
until th probl m disapp ars.
Plac m nt of th subwoof r within th room is critical to th op ration of th S90.
R comm nd d locations includ th c nt r of th front wall, ith r front corn r, or th
c nt r of th sid walls.
If th S90 malfunctions, turn th subwoof r off , ch ck th conn ctions and turn th
subwoof r back on. If th probl m p rsists, contact your d al r for additional
troubl shooting.
8. CABINET CARE
Th finish on th S90 is a high str ngth, scratch-r sistant acrylic. How v r, as with all
fin furnitur finish s th cabin t can still b scratch d.
Always unplug th S90 prior to cl aning.
Do not cl an or dust th cabin t with any abrasiv cl an r. Us only a fin quality spray
or wip -on furnitur /dust cl an r.
Do not us any abrasiv rag or scrubb r. Us only a lint-fr cl an cloth.
N v r us a liquid to cl an th cabin t or amplifi r.
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9. SPECIFICATIONS
Siz 26cm cub , with 4cm high f t
W ight 6,9 kilograms
An choic Fr qu ncy R spons 45 Hz to 240 Hz, 3 dB
In-Room Fr qu ncy R spons Typically 40 Hz to 240 Hz, 3 dB
THD L ss than 3% THD at 94 dB SPL from 45 Hz and up
Maximum Output 106 dB SPL in room
Amplifi r Typ Discr t class A/B with lin ar pow r supply
Volum Adjustm nt 60 dB of rang
Crossov r Fr qu ncy 60 Hz to 240 Hz
Crossov r Typ 2nd ord r Butt rworth (12 dB/octav , Q=0.707)
Subsonic Filt r 2nd ord r Butt rworth at 40 Hz
Phas Adjustm nt S l ctabl b tw n 0 to 180 d gr s
Pow r Output 60 W RMS at 4 Ohms
Pow r Consumption 100W RMS on/12W in standby
Low L v l Input Imp danc 20 k
High L v l Input Imp danc 2 k
Eff ctiv Int rnal Volum 12 lit rs s al d with 300 grams of poly st r stuffing
Driv r 16,25cm long throw driv r with XBL2 motor
t chnology
XBL2 is a trad mark of Extr mis Audio, LLC, Lynnwood, WA, USA. Driv r manufactur d und r lic ns of Extr mis Audio LLC,
Lynnwood, WA, USA.
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