Getting Ready to Calibrate

System Connections

Overview of the Process

Before you start to calibrate your SC-1, double-check the connections:

•All the balanced outputs of your preamp/processor to the corre- sponding Main Inputs of the SC-1.

•All the corresponding balanced High Outputs of the SC-1 to the amplifier channels that are driving the planar (high frequency) sec- tions of your Wisdom Audio loudspeakers.

•All the corresponding balanced Low Outputs of the SC-1 to the amplifiers that are driving the woofer sections of your Wisdom Audio loudspeakers.

•One, two or three of the Sub outputs of the SC-1 (depending on how many subwoofer inputs you used) connected to the amplifier(s) of your subwoofers.

If you have not done so already, now would be a good time to also make sure that all loudspeaker cable connections are snug and cleanly made, with proper attention being paid to polarity (+ to +, and – to –) everywhere.

As in any system, we recommend that the power amplifiers be the last com- ponents turned on, and the first components to be turned off. That way, if any “upstream” components in the system emit a turn-on transient of some sort, the speakers cannot be damaged. If you “daisy chain” your DC triggers from the SC-1 to the Wisdom Audio SA-series amplifiers, the amplifiers will turn on auto- matically in series, one after another, after short delays. (See Rear Panel, item 7.)

Your Wisdom Audio SC-1 must be set up by your dealer, who has the requisite equipment and software on a laptop computer. Briefly, the process is as follows:

1Using the Wisdom Audio supplied System Configuration software, configure the SC-1 to match the specifics of your system (so it knows which speakers it is working with).

2Calibrate the system to the room using the Audyssey MultEQ® Pro software (integrated with the Wisdom Audio program) and an Au-

dyssey Installer Kit. This calibration process uses multiple sets of measurements taken with a professionally calibrated microphone (that is included in the Audyssey Installer Kit) to achieve a more accurate correction that results in clear, well-balanced sound within the measured listening area.

3If needed, repeat the room calibration process, saving the results in up to three memories in the SC-1. This capability allows you to optimize the system to the room under different conditions (for example, drapes open vs. drapes closed).

For the purposes of this manual, we will assume that the installer already owns a registered Audyssey Installer Kit and has installed the Wisdom Setup Configu- ration program prior to arriving on site. This is necessary before he can proceed with the calibration of the system.