Infinity PS-10 User manual

PS-12
Owner'sGuide
(120V)

IMPORTANTSAFETYPRECAUTIONS
CAUTION
CAUTION: To preventelectric shock,o
do not use this (polarized) []
plugwith an extension cord, []
receptacleor otheroutlet []
unlessthe blades can []
be fully insertedto []
preventblade exposure.[]
dl_ I_e lighblingfla_ vatharTowheadsymbol,
wathman equilateral Mangle, is intended to
alert the userto the presence of uninsulatod
"dange_us voltage" wdhinIhe produ_s
nsk of electhc shockto pe_-_ons
The exclamabon point withalan equilateral
thangle is intended _oalert the user to the
presence of important opembng and
maJ_ (ser_clng) ins/aucbons in the
IPeratiae accomparrpng Ihe applmnce
ReadFirst!
I. Readtheseinstructions.
2. Keeptheseinstructions.
3. Heedall warnings.
4. Followall instructions.
5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwaten
6.Cleononlywithadrycloth.
7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installin
accordancewiththe manufacturer'sinstructions.
8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchas
radiators,heatregisters,stovesorotherapparatus
(includingamplifiers)that produceheat.
9. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthe polarized
or greunding-typeplug.Apolarizedplug hastwo
bladeswithonewiderthantheathenAgrounding-
typeplughastwobladesandathirdgrounding
prong.Thewidebladeor l_el_irdprongareprovided
for yoursafety.If the providedplugdoesnotfit into
youroutlet,consultanelectricianfor replacement
ofthe obsoleteoutlet.
10.Pretectthe powercordfrombeingwalked
onor pinched,particularlyat plugs,convenience
receptaclesandthe pointwheretheyexitfrom
theapparatus.
11.Onlyuseattachments/acceesoriesspecifiedby
themanufacturen
12.Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,
bracketortablespecifiedbythemanu-
facturerorsoldwiththe apparatus.
Whena cartisused,usecautionwhenmoving
thecart/apparatuscombinationto avoidinjuryfrom
tip-ovon
13. Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstorms
orwhenunusedfor longperiodsoftime.
14. Referall servicingtoqualifiedserviceperson-
nel.Servicingis requiredwhentheapparatushas
beendamagedin anyway,suchaspower-supply
cordor plugis damaged,liquidhasbeenspilledor
objectshavefallen intotheapparatus,theappara-
tushasbeenexposedto rain ormoisture,doesnot
operatenormally,or hasbeendropped.
15. Donotuseattachmentsnotrecommendedby
the productmanufacturer,astheymaycause
hazards.
16.Thisproductshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthe
typeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarking
label.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersup-
plytoyourhome,consultyourproductdealeror
localpowercompany.Forproductsintendedto
operatefrombatterypower,orothersources,refer
tothe operatinginstructions.
17. Ifanoutsideantennaor cablesystemiscon-
nectedtothe product,besuretheantennaor cable
systemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomeprotec-
tionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt-upstatic
charges.Article810 oftheNationalElectrical
Code,ANSI/NFPA70,providesinformationwith
regardto propergroundingofthemastandsup-
portingstructure,groundingofthe lead-inwireto
anantennadischargeunit,sizeof groundingcan-
ductors,locationof antenna-dischargeunit,con-
nectionto groundingelectrodes,andrequirements
for thegroundingelectrode.
SeeFigureA.
18.Anoutsideantennaaystemshouldnatbelocated
inthevicinityofoverheadpowerlinesorother
electriclightorpowercircuits,orwhereit canfall
intosuchpowerlinesor circuits.Wheninstallingan
outsideantennasystem,extremecareshouldbe
takentokeepfromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcir-
cuits,ascontactwiththemmightbefatal.
19.Donotoverloadwalloutlets,extensioncords,or
integralconveniencereceptacles,asthiscanresult
in a riskoffire or electricshock.
20. Neverpushobjectsofanykindintothis product
throughopenings,astheymaytouchdangerous
voltagepointsorshorL-outpartsthatcouldresultin
afire or electricshock.Neverspill liquidof any
kindonthe product.
21. Donotattempttoservicethisproductyourself,
asopeningor removingcoversmayexposeyouto
dangerousvoltageor otherhazards.Referall serv-
icingto qualifiedservicepersonnel.
22.Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besure
theservicetechnicianhasusedreplacementparts
specifiedbythemanufacturerorthathavethesame
characteristicsastheoriginalparLUnauthorized
substitutionsmayresultinfire, electricshockor
otherhazards.
23. Uponcompletionof anyserviceor repairsto
thisproduct,asktheservicetechniciantoperform
safetychecksto determinethatthe productis in
properoperatingcondition.
24.Theproductshouldbemountedto awallor
ceilingonlyasrecommendedbythemanufacturen
FigureA.
ExampleoFAntennaGroundingasper
NationalElectdcalC0deANSI/NFPA70
_Antenna Lead-In Wire
Ground Clamp
Antenna DischargeUnit (NEC SecUon010-20)
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PowerService Grounding Electrode System
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(_ PS-10/PS-12

INTRODUCTION
InfinityPS-IOandPS-12PoweredSubwoofers
TheInfinityPS-IOandPS-12poweredsubwooferscontinueInflnity's
longstandingcommitmeette accuratesoundreproduction.Our
proprietarytechnologyandengineeringresourcesworktogetherto
deliveruncompromisedIow-frequenayperformancein anystereoor
multichannelhometheatersystem.
UnpackingtheSubwoofer
Ifyoususpectdamagefromtransit,ropor_it immediatelytoyourdealen
Keeptheshippingcartonandpackingmaterialsfor futureuse.
PLACEMENT
Sincetheinstallationofa subwoofercanbesomewhatmorecomplicated
thaninstallingfull-rangespeakers,it isessentialthatyouroadthis sec-
tionvorycarefullypriorto connectingthesubwoofertoyoursystem.
Shouldyouhavequestionsrelatingtoyourinstallation,it isadvisable
tocall eitheryourdealeror Infinity'sCustomerServiceDepartment
for advice.
Theperformanceofthesubwooferisdirectlyrelatedto itsplacementin
the listeningroomandhowyoualignthesubwooferwithitssatellite
speakers.Settingthevolumeofthesubwooferin relationshiptothe lee
andrightspeakersisalsoofcritical importancebecauseit isessential
thatthesubwooferintegratesmoothlywiththeentiresystem.Settingthe
subwoofer'svolumeleveltoo highwillresultin anoverpowering,boom}'
bass.Settingthevolumeleveltoo lowwillnegatethe benefitsof
thesubwoofen
Hereareseveraladditionalfactsoninstallationthatmayproveuseful.
Itisgenerallybelievedbymostaudioauthoritiesthatlowfrequencies
(below125Hz)arenondirectionaland,therefore,placementofasub-
wooferwithinanylisteningroomisnotcritical.Whileintheoryit istrue
thatthe largerwavelengthsofextremelylowfrequenciesarebasically
nondirectional,thefact isthat,wheninstallingasubwooferwithinthe lim-
itedconfinesof a room,reflections,standingwavesandabsorptionsgen-
eratedwithintheroomwillstronglyinfluencethe performanceofanysub-
woofersystem.Asa result,specificlocationof thesubwooferbecomes
important,andwestronglyrecommendthatyouexperimentwithplacement
beforechoosingafinal location.
Placementwilldependuponyourroomandtheamountandqualityofbass
required(for example,whetheror notyourroompermitsplacementofthe
subwooferneareithersatellite).Besureto leavea minimumof sixinches
betweenthewallandtheportonthe subwoofen
SUB
RIGHT-
CHANNEL
SPEAKER
PRIMARY
LISTENING
AREA
Figure1.Thisexampleshowsthesubwooferpositionedbehindthe
right-channelsatellitespeakerto re-createtheactuallocationof
bassinstrumentsin anorchestraand/oraddimpactto movie
soundtracks.
PS-10/PS-12

CONTROLSANDCONNECTIONS
RearPanel
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LFE _ NORMAL
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O SubwoofeFLevelControl
LFE/NoFmBISelector
PhaseSwitch
0 CrossoverAdJustment
I_ Line-LeveIILFEInput
Speaker-LevelInputs
PowerSwitch
I_I StatusLED
(_ PS-lO/PS-12

SYSTEMCONNECTIONS
IfyouhaveaDolby"Digitalor
DTS®receiver/precesanrwitha
low-frequency-effects(LFE)or
subwooforoutput:
SetLFE/Normalswitchta"LFE."
/
,SUBWOOFEROR L
=IB[_ LFEOUTPUT
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PH_E m_ lee
For LFE use L_R
If yourreoeiver/precessordoesnethave
subwooforoutputsfortheleft andright
channelsoranLFEoutput,connect
speakerwirefromyourreceivedamplifior
toyourspeakersandsubwooforusing
twosetsofspeakerwire:
RECEIVER/AMPLIFIER
Front Speaker Output
LEFT RIGHT
-- +
LEFT RIGHT
SPEAKER SPEAKER
L R
-LINELEVELIN@ @
FC#LFEuseLor R
Ifyourreoeiver/preoesanrdoes
netcontaina DolbyDigitalor
DTSprocessorbuthas
subwooforoutputs:
RECEIVER/PROCESSOR
SUB OUT
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Setline-level/LFEswitchto
"Normal."
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f
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pHASE a" (_ 1B"
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ForLREu_eL or R
L
HIGH
LE_L
NOTE:If yourreceiverlpmcessor
hasonlyonesubout.youmayuse
eitherthe Lor Rinput.
RED= +
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1. LCOSEN I_RMINALS
2. INSERT []ARE END; [3
TIGH]_N I_RMINALS
NOSTRIl:E= -I STRIPE= +
Thisfigureshowshowto connectbarewirestotheterminals.
PS-10/PS-12

OPERATION
PowerOn
Plugyoursubwoofer'sACcordintoawalloutletDonotusetheoutletsonthe
backofthereceiven
Initiallysetthe Subwoofer-LevelControlO tothe"rain"position.
TurnonyoursubbypressingthePoworSwitch0 ontherearpanel.
TurnonyourentireaudiosystemandstartaCDormoviesoundtrackata
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-
wooferwillthenpowerONinstantlywhenasignalisdetected.During
periodsof normaluse,the PowerSwitch0 canbelefton.Youmayturn
off"thePowerSwitch0 for extendedperiodsof nonoperation,e.g.,when
youareawayonvacation.
AdjustGain
TurnyourSubwoofer-LevelControlO uptothe halfwayposition.Ifno
soundemanatesfromthesubwoofer,checktheAC-linecordandinput
cables.Aretheconnectorsonthecablesmakingpropercontact?Isthe
ACplug connectedto a "live"receptacle?HasthePowerSwitch0
beenpressedtothe"On"position?Onceyouhaveconfirmedthatthe
subwooferisactive,proceedbyplayingaCD,recordor cassette.
Useaselectionthathasamplebassinformation.
Settheoverallvolumecontrolof thepreamplifierorstereoto acomfort-
ablelevel.Adjustthe Subwoofer-LevelControlIBIuntilyouobtaina pleas-
ingblendof bass.Bassresponseshouldnotoverpowertheroombut
ratherbeadjustedsothereisa harmoniousblendacrosstheentiremusi-
cal range.Manyusershaveatendencyto setthesubwoofervolumetoo
loud,adheringtothe beliefthat asubwooferistheretoproducelotsof
bass.Thisis notentirelytrue.Asubwooferisthereto enhancebass,
extendingthe responseoftheentiresystemsothe basscanbefelt as
wellas heard.However,overallbalancemustbemaintainedorthemusic
will notsoundnatural.Anexperiencedlistenerwillsetthevolumeof
thesubwoofersoits 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.IfyouhaveaDolbyDigitalorDESprecessor/roceiver,the Low-Paes
Frequencyissetbytheprocessor/receivenConsultyourowner'smanualto
learnhowto vieworchangethissetting.
MAINTENANCEANDSERVICE
Theenclosuremaybecleanedusingasoftclothto removefingerprints
ortowipeoff.dust.
Thegrille maybegentlyvacuumed.Stainsmayberemovedwithan
aerosolcleaner,followingits instructions.Donotuseanysolventson
thegrille.
All wiringconnectionsshouldbeinspectedandcleanedor remadeperi-
odicallyThefrequencyof maintenancedependsonthemetalsinvolvedin
theconnections,atmosphericconditions,andotherfactors,butonceper
yearisthe minimum.
If aproblemoccurs,makesurethatall connectionsareproperlymade
andclean.If aproblemexistsin oneloudspeaker,reversetheconnection
wirestothe leftandright system.If theproblemremainsin thesame
speaker,thenthefault iswiththe loudspeaker.Iftheproblemappearsin
theoppositespeaker,thecauseisin anothercomponentor cable.Inthe
eventthatyoursubwoofereverneedsservice,contactyourlocalInfinity
dealerorInfinitydirectlyat1.516.674.41NFor www.infinitysystoms.com
for aservicecenternearyou.
(_ PS-10/PS-12

SPECIFICATIONS
PS-IO
27Hz-150Hz(±3dB)
250wattsRMS
FrequencyResponse:
MaximumAmplifierOutput:
(20Hz- 150Hzwith
nomorethanO.I%THD)
CrossoverFrequencies: 50Hz- 150Hz,
24dBfontava,continuouslyvariable
Driver: 10"
Dimensions(HxWx D): 14-3/4"x12-1/2"x16"
(375mmx318mmx406mm)
Weight: 38 Ib(17.3kg)
Infinitycontinuallyatrivastoupdateandimpro_existingpreducts,asvmll
ascreatenewores.Thespecificationsandconatruntiondetailsin this
andrelatedInflnit']publicationsarethereforesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
PS-12
25Hz- 150Hz(±3dB)
300wattsRMS
50Hz-150Hz
24dB/octava,continuouslyvariable
12"
16-1/2" x14-3/8" x17-1/2"
(419mmx365mmx445mm)
45 Ib(20.5kg)

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