Emotiva 10, 12 BackPanelControlsDescriptionsandDiagrams

BackPanelControlsDescriptionsandDiagrams

1.XLR/BalancedInput

InputforanXLR/Balancedconnection.ConnectstoyourpreamplifierorprocessorsubwooferoutputwithanXLR/Balanced

cable.

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2.RCA/UnbalancedInputs

InputforanRCA/Unbalancedconnections.Connectstoyourpreamplifierorprocessorsubwooferoutputwithan

RCA/Unbalancedcable.Botharemonoinputsandcanbeusedsinglywithapreamplifier/processorthathasasingleRCA

subwooferoutput,orcanbeusedtogetherasasummedinputwithpreamplifiers/processorsthathavedualorleftandright

subwooferoutputs.

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3.LowPassFilter

TheLowPassFilterdirectsthefrequenciesthatarepassedthroughthesubwoofer.Forexample,acrossoverpointsetto

50Hzonlyallowsfrequenciesof50Hzorlowertopassthroughthesubwoofer.Acrossoverpointof100Hzonlyallows

frequenciesbelow100Hz,andsoon.ThehighertheLowPassFilterfrequencyisset,thewidertherangeoflowfrequencies

thatareallowedtopassthroughthesubwoofer.ThereisnorightorwrongadjustmentfortheLowPassFilter.Yourmain

speakers,room,orpersonaltastemaydictatealowerorhigherLowPasssetting.

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Ifyouareusingapreamplifier/processorthatemploysitsownlowpasscontrols,disengagetheLowPassFilteronthe

subwooferbysettingtheswitchto‘BYPASS’,allowingthepreamplifier/processortocontroltheLowPasscrossoverpoint.

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NOTE:UsingmorethanoneLowPassFilteratatimeisnotrecommendedasitcancauseinaccuratephaseresponseor

unpredictablephaseshiftinginthepassband.

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4.CrossoverFrequencySelector

SelectsthecrossoverfrequencyfortheLowPassFilter,from50Hzto150Hz.Whenusingapreamplifier/processorwithaLow

PassFilter,itisrecommendedthatyousetthesubwooferLowPassFilterto‘BYPASS’andusethefilteronthe

preamplifier/processor.Beginwithacrossoverfrequencyof80Hz,whichisastandardsetting,andmakeadjustmentsas

neededtosuityoursystem,room,responseorpersonaltaste.

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WhenusingtheLowPassFilterontheUltraSub,adjusttheCrossoverFrequencycontroluntilthesubwooferbecomeswell

integratedwithyourspeakers.(moreoncrossoveradjustmentsonpage18)

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Note:Thiscontrolislogarithmic,meaningasitisturnedtowardhigherfrequencies,thefrequencieschangebyratio,nota

fixedmeasurementorspacingonthedial.

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5.VolumeControl

Controlsthesubwoofermainvolume.Ifusingapreamplifier/processortocontrolthemainsubwoofervolume,startwith

settingthesubwoofervolumecontrolatthehalfwaypositionandthenadjustthelevelupordownfromthere.