Thiel PX02 Technical manual

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Passive Subwoofer Crossovers
PX02 PX05
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THIEL Passive Subwoofer Crossovers
']ht TH IEL passivc ,ubwoolt'r ITChSOVtrS dllow your
TH I FL suhwuoi,,'r ttl ncproduct:, III addirion to the
,ubwoort:r signal, tht: low rl equellcy pan 01 l11arn cbannel
signals that yc"Jr main -:pcakcr, call1lUt [Cproc!ud,:. lse ur
the,e crosson:1s PliYVJ(!e "er\ guud putormancc tor music
and ndeo sysklilS wher, dk I"ain spc'akec, pLIY ..,utficicnrl',
loud bllt d() f10t ha',t' e:>-tellded. dt"!) hass Iespon'e. [hest
crossovers allow (Lt' >uhwourtr to .1lI/,ment the main speale h
in thc precise vI"y r lut will enable the (cllnbiclatton nt main
speakccr and SUbwol,fn to produce lkrfe,tlv balallCdl at"i
blended s<lund, wirh high ouqJlII bass C apablhry [() helcm
Hz
rhe n\l) ,[lafmc! PX02 unit allc,ws the '~'Llh,\(j(ltl:r tu
replOduct: ihe h"bs of 2 channels, usuallv [he it II alld right
The fivt' dunnd PXO-; unit allo\'S the suhwoofer w
reproduce the Las;, c,t ') channels
1\\0 pa~si\t' ll,hSlAer, "an be L1sed with tWi, ,Ub\\(,(JlcIS
to prtl';ide St(feU l~;"" repruduetiun.
nle~c tlt'diLdtt'd passl\e U():;SUVCi": mal, hall jILJ
subwoofer tu pani,'ulaI mcdels or n 11 FL speakers. Thc~
modd that vom Cl, ,sso\er is deSigned ttl III used II ith i:,
marked on rhe unit's ITar panel. 'fhl:' PXO) can ae< Oni()(bIT
different models of tlOnf, leM and ((nrer speakers
These rrossovcrs do nut lcdn Cd hass U1Ug\ awav truln
the main ·,peakers and ,0 [he malll "peakers will nut phI am
louder than thn otherWIse v\ould while {t'celving.1 full
spectrum signal.
Hookup
The Cross\J\'t'r IT( t'l"f'-, Ii', Inputs hom the outi,ut" u! the
power amphfler drlving the mam speak<:1" \X! hIll' 1t~a\ ing the
existing spe"ler cahles In place. (onneet dddniolldl 'fH'aku
wires from the power alnpliflCl dUtpU[ tnminaL rD lhe
rhpeLtlve speaker levcllllpm rerminaL on rhe pdssive
crossover unit. Be carditl ro c,JnlltCl 1 he [J(j,;iti\c arnplrflLI
output~ to the posItive tTo ...... uver inputs. The C<lblts used for
these connections can be small SillCt: no pClwer is being
transferred.
The crosso,er'" ClUI pur is supplied to the suhwooter hI
connecting a balanced XLR tv pc intercilnnec tC<lhk hum
the crossover unit's output to the suhwoofcr's Nornl.1J lnpm.
An additional RCA inrelconneCI cable is conne-ned from rhe
processor's subwoorer output jdck to the stlbwoofer\ Ll-E
Input.
If twO subwoorers are used i,)r sr<:reo subwoofef
operation, the sur,woofer for each channel needs to COlintet
from its own pa,sive erOSSl,vu whie h IS then sllpplied asignal
from only tho,;e channel,; of which you wish that subwoofer
to reproduce the bass range~
Setting the Surround Processor
ricl1 til<: ,U!fc;LJIHI rHocessor rhat yuu have asllbwoofer.
A!s", the procesSl,r should be intruettd for each channel
wh. rllt! co deliver the bass to t hat channel's speaker or to
(he ,ubwoofer llbtead This is often dol''': bv telling the
lHU, eSS(jf that the speaker IS "large" or "small", respectively.
l' the passive crossover IS not, unneeted from the
ilIIJllifier's odlpur of a panicular channd, then intruct the
pw,('S-,ur ," VOIl lIolTnally would, which usuall
v
IS to tell the
pm' essor (hat the speaker is '''mall'' if the bass response of
rhe ,peaker IS not extended, and "large" jf it is.
f the IJassive crossuver IS cunnected from the amplifier's
("n! jut Cit "]1,11 tile ular channel, rhen tell the processor that
'Ik:,k,'l is "large", even if it IS nut. This is nc,'tssarv so the
heb' will b,: supplied tt, the passive (WSSO\tr and passed to
rhe iub\HltltU.

System connections
Abalanced XLR type interconnect cable is
connected from this output to the subwoofer's
normal input.
PX02
Left channel speaker level ,nput
Input wires are connected from the main speakers' power amplifier outputs to these input terminals.
Observe +and -polarity markings.Shorting straps must
be used on unconnected inputs.
Power Amplifier
for main speakers
Preamp or Processor
Left/Right
outputs
Subwoofer
Passive Crossover
Main Left/Right speakers
This diagram illustrates hookup of atwo channel passive crossover.A
five channel unit uses identical connections for all channels as
is
illustrated here for two.

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