Genesis I.C.E 201 owner manual a b s o l u t e f i d e l i t y, Control Adjustments

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balanced input of the servo amplifier. Do not use any other interconnection for this purpose! This internal circuit also allows even fully balanced power amplifiers to be connected this way.

Plug the banana plug end of these interconnects into the binding posts of your midrange/tweeter towers (preferred) or the output binding posts of your power amp. Each end of the interconnect has a grounding alligator clip on a flying orange lead. Leave this grounding clip disconnected for the time being.

The second way to connect the servo-bass amplifier to your system is to use a pair of interconnects (not supplied) from your preamplifier to the servo-bass amplifier. If you use this method of connection, your power amplifier will be driving the midrange/ tweeter towers and the servo-bass amplifier will be driven in parallel by your preamp.

Connect the input of the woofer amplifier to the output of your preamplifier. Choose either balanced or unbalanced for inputs. If your preamplifier has only one set of balanced outputs and one set of unbalanced (RCA) type outputs, choose your first preference of connection for the power amplifier that is driving the midrange tweeter panels of your speaker. Use the remaining set of outputs to feed the woofer amplifier. If your preamplifier has only one set of outputs, you will need a Y-splitter cable so that it can drive the two amplifiers.

As no power amplifier is “straight wire with gain”, we do not recommend this way of driving your servo-bass amplifier. The reason is that phase coherence between the midrange and bass is much harder (but not impossible) to achieve.

Control Adjustments

Plug the woofer amplifier into a power outlet, and using the remote control, turn it on by pressing the POWER button. If that does not work, press the MODE button and make sure that the led above that button flashes red.

Use the buttons marked “VOL ” or “VOL ” to adjust the volume to 20 to start with. (Again, if you are not driving the servo-bass amplifier with the output of the power amplifier, this gain will depend on the gain of your power amplifier. A typical value to start at is between 10 and 30.)

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Genesis I.C.E 201 owner manual a b s o l u t e f i d e l i t y, Control Adjustments