Tannoy TS2 SUB User manual

OWNER’S MANUAL
TS2SUB

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.Toreducetheriskofreorelectricshock,thisapparatusshouldnotbe 
 exposedtorainormoistureandobjectslledwithliquids,suchasvases,shouldnotbeplacedonthisapparatus.
6. Clean only with dry cloth.
7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.Thisapparatusis
 notsuitableforinwallmounting.
8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherapparatus(including 
 ampliers)thatproduceheat.
9. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthepolarizedorgrounding-typeplug.Apolarizedplughastwobladeswith 
 onewiderthantheother.Agroundingtypeplughastwobladesandathirdgroundingprong.Thewidebladeorthe
 thirdprongareprovidedforyoursafety.Iftheprovidedplugdoesnottintoyouroutlet,consultanelectricianfor
 replacementoftheobsoleteoutlet.
10.Routethepowercordtopreventriskfrombeingwalkedonorpinchedbyobjects,particularlyatplugs,convenience
 receptacles,andthepointwheretheyexitfromtheapparatus.
11.Tocompletelydisconnectthisequipmentfromthemains,disconnectthepowersupplycordplugfromthereceptacle.
12.Themainsplugofthepowersupplycordshallremainreadilyoperable.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.
14. ThisapparatushasbeenequippedwitharockertypeACmainsswitch.Theswitchislocatedontherearpaneland
 shouldremainreadilyaccessibletotheuser
15. Onlyuseattachments/accessoriesspeciedbythemanufacturer.
16. Referallservicingtoqualiedservicepersonnel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamaged 
 inanyway,suchaspower-supplycordorplugisdamaged,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintothe
 apparatus,theapparatushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.
17. Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,bracket,ortablespeciedbythemanufacturer,orsoldwiththeapparatus. 
 Whenacartisusedusecautionwhenmovingthecart/apparatuscombinationtoavoidinjuryfromtip-over.
Thebelowwarningislocatedontherearoftheunit:
WARNING:
FAILURETOFOLLOWTHESESAFETYINSTRUCTIONSCOULDRESULTINFIRE,ELECTRICSHOCK,OROTHER
INJURYORDAMAGE.
Voltagesinthisequipmentarehazardoustolife.Nouser-serviceablepartsinside.Referallservicingtoqualiedservice
personnel.
Checkthatthevoltageratingdisplayedontherearpaneliscorrectiscorrectforyourareabeforeconnecting.Ifitis
incorrect,pleaserefertoyourlocaldealerorauthorisedserviceagent.Useonlywiththedetachablepowercordsupplied
withtheapparatus,orbyyourlocaldistributorordealer.

STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD
Duetothepowerfuldriveunitmagnet,donotplacewithin1metre(3foot)ofacathoderaytube(CRT)televisionor
monitor.ThereisnoissuewithplasmaandLCDdevices.
FCC INFORMATION (USA ONLY)
CAUTION:Anychangeormodicationtothisunitcouldvoidyourauthoritytooperatethisequipment,grantedby
the FCC.
ThisapparatushasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsofaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15of
theFCCrules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinresidential
installations.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandused
accordingtotheseinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetootherelectronicequipment.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinallinstallations.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradio
ortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotryto
correcttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures
• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
• Increasethedistancebetweentheequipmentandthereceiver.
• Connecttheequipmenttoanoutletonadifferentcircuitthanthereceiver.
• Consultyourdealeroranexperiencedradio/televisiontechnicianforhelp.
ThisequipmenthasundergonesafetyandEMCtesting,andcomplieswiththeEuropeanLowVoltageDirective73/23/
EECandElectromagneticCompatibilityDirectives89/336/EECand2004/108/EC.
WARRANTY
NomaintenanceofthisTannoySubwooferisnecessary.
Thisequipmenthasbeenproducedandtestedwithcareandprecision.Itisbuilttogiverstclassserviceandcarriesa2
yearwarrantyontheelectronicsand5yearsonthedriveunit.Iftheequipmentprovestobedefectivewithinthisperiod
foranyreasonotherthanaccident,misuse,unauthorisedmodicationorfairwearandtear,Tannoywillrepairanysuch
defector,atouroption,replaceitwithoutchargeforparts,labourorreturncarriage.Thiswarrantyisgiveninadditionto
the customer’s statutory rights.
PleaseregisteryourTannoyproductonlineatwww.tannoy.com.
Ifyoususpectaproblemwithyoursubwoofer,pleasecontactyourlocalTannoydealerwhowillbeabletoadviseon
appropriateaction.Ifyourequirefurtherassistance,thenweaskyoutodealdirectlywithyourlocalTannoydistributor.If
youcannotlocateyourdistributor,pleasecontactusdirectly:
CustomerServices,TannoyLtd.,RosehallIndustrialEstate,Coatbridge,NorthLanarkshire,ML54TF,Scotland
Telephone: 01236420199(National)
  +441236420199(International)
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  +441236428230(International)
Email:  [e-mail]
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INTRODUCTION
ThankyouforselectingTannoyloudspeakersdevelopedintheUKbyourdedicatedteamofdesignengineers.They
arethechoiceofdiscriminatingmusicloverstheworldover.Musicalexcellenceisdesignedintoourloudspeakersfrom
thestart.Carefulselectionoftheverybestcomponentscombinedwithstrictqualitycontrolproceduresintheproduction
processensuresthislevelofexcellenceismaintained.Togainmaximumperformancefromyourloudspeakers,please
taketimetoreadthisowner’smanualinfullbeforeinstallation.
Loudspeakersareelectromechanicaldevicesthat‘run-in’throughuse;performancewillthereforeimproveafteraninitial
periodof24hrsuse.Oncetheyhavebeenfurtherrun-inoveralongerperiod,therewillbeclearenhancementofthe
stereoimaging,mid-bandqualityandbassperformancecharacteristics.
WearecondentthatyouwillcontinuetoenjoyyournewTannoysubwooferformanyyearstocome.
UNPACKING
Tounpackthesubwoofer,removethetapefromthetopofthecartonthenfoldtheapsrightbackbeforeinvertingthe
cartonandcontents.Liftthecartonclearofthecontents,thenremoveallinnerpackaging.
Checkcarefullyforanysignoftransitdamage.Inthisunlikelyevent,notifyyourshippingcompanyand/ordealerassoon
aspossibleforadvice.Itisrecommendedyoustoreallthepackagingtoallowprotectedtransportinfuture.
Itisrecommendedyoustoreallthepackagingtoallowprotectedtransportinfuture.
Ensurethatthefollowingaccessoriesarepresent:
• Mains cord appropriate to your country of use.
POSITIONING
Theperformanceofanysubwooferisgreatlyinuencedbytheroomplacement.Cornerplacementwillincreasethe
amountofbass,byusingeitherofthecornersnexttothefrontchannelloudspeakers.Placingcentrallyalongthiswall
willresultinlessbass,whilemovingthesubwooferoutintotheroomwillgivelessbassstill.Bepreparedtoexperiment
withbothpositionandthesubwoofercontrolstogetthebestresults.
Rememberthattheobjectofasubwooferistoenhancetheoutputofyourmainspeakers,notoverpowerit.

CONNECTING TO YOUR SYSTEM
ALWAYSMAKEANDCHECKALLCONNECTIONSBEFOREPLUGGINGTHESUBWOOFERINTOTHEMAINS.
FOR LINE LEVEL CONNECTION
ForusewithanAVreceiverorDVDreceiver,connectascreenedphonocablefromthereceiverSUBoutputtotheL/LFE
lowlevelphonoinputontherearofthesubwoofer.
NOTE:FORTHISMODEOFOPERATION,THECROSSOVERFREQUENCYCONTROLONTHESUBWOOFER
SHOULDBEINITIALLYSETTO‘BYPASS’-YOURAVRECEIVERORDVDRECEIVERWILLDETERMINETHEEXACT
CROSSOVERFREQUENCY,TYPICALLY80HZ.
Ifyouareusingthesubwooferwitha2channelorstereosystemandyourpreamplierhasasparesetofoutputs,
connectleftandrighttothesubwooferL/LFEandRinputsusingscreenedphonocables,andadjustthecrossover
frequencycontroltomatchthelowfrequencyrolloffofyourmainloudspeakers.Ifunsure,youmayneedtoexperiment.
Ifyouwishto‘daisychain’twosubwoofersforuseinalargerroom,theOUTPUTphonoconnection(s)ontherst
subwoofercanbeconnectedtotheINPUTphonoconnection(s)onthesecondsubwoofer,usingscreenedcable(s).
SETTING UP
EnsurethePOWERswitchisintheOFFposition.YoucanoperatetheTS2-10andTS2-12subwoofersintwomodes,
SIGNALSENSEandALWAYSON.SettoSIGNALSENSE,theunitremainsswitchedoffuntilasignalispresent(power
saving),settoALWAYSONtheunitrunscontinuously.
Connectthesubwoofertoaconvenientmainssocketusingtheleadandplugsupplied.
SettheVOLUMEcontroltomidposition,PHASESWITCHto0°,CROSSOVERFREQUENCYtoBYPASS.Set
yourAVreceiver/decodertoLFEorSUBoutputtoONandplayaselectionofmusicandmoviematerialtoestablish
optimumsettings.Havingestablishedroughlythecorrectvolumesetting,adjustthePHASEcontroltoseeifastronger
bassresponsecanbeachievedatthelisteningposition.Somefurthernetuningmaybepossiblebyadjustingthe
CROSSOVERFREQUENCYcontrol.         
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REAR PANEL LAYOUT TS2.10
REAR PANEL LAYOUT TS2.12

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TS2.10 TS2.12
Output Power 300W RMS 500W RMS
Low Frequency Response (-6dB) 24Hz 21Hz
(TypicalInRoom)
Inputs 2xPhonoLineLevel,LFEorstereo
Outputs 2xPhonoLineLevel,LFEorstereo
Input Filter 50-150Hz,2ndOrderLowPass,withBYPASSProvision
Driver Type 250mm(10”)Active&PassiveABR 300mm(12”)Active&PassiveABR
Enclosure Type ClosedBox,SideFiring
Enclosure Volume 23.1litre(0.82cu.ft.)   37.5litre(1.32cu.ft.)
Additional Features VariablePhaseControl,0-180degrees
Signal Sense or Always On operation
Enclosure Dimensions, (W x H x D) 390 x 380 x 328mm 440 x 430 x 378mm
 (15.36x14.96x12.91”)   (17.33x16.93x14.88”)
Enclosure Weight 14.5kg(32lbs)   18.2kg(40.1lbs)
Packed Weight 16.5kg(36.4lbs)   20.7kg(45.6lbs)
Mains Voltage 100-120V/ 220-240V 100-240V 50/60Hz
 switchable50/60Hz
NOTE:Tannoyadoptsapolicyofcontinuousimprovementandproductspecicationissubjecttochange
without notice.

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