Genesis I.C.E 201 a b s o l u t e f i d e l i t y, Servo-bassAmplifier Protection, Ground Control

Models: 201

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Servo-bass Amplifier Protection

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Position two gives you a soundstage perspective of about the middle of the concert hall. Position three is more like the orchestra seats, and position one may be more like the balcony seats.

While it is relatively easy to put the Genesis 201 loudspeaker system into your room and system and get nice music, it is not as easy to integrate the loudspeakers into your room, and get great music out of it. The time you will take to do this properly will be well worth it for the long-term enjoyment you will derive.

Servo-bass Amplifier Protection

The servo-bass amplifier has numerous protection circuits built in. If you over-drive the amplifier, it will shut itself off and display a blinking “-” on the LED display. If that happens, turn down the volume of your system, use the remote control to turn it off and wait a moment before turning it back on.

Should your woofer amplifier unexpectedly turn off and you are unable to turn it back on, you may have overheated the amplifier. It will take up to thirty minutes for the amplifier to cool down sufficiently for it to be turned back on. Be patient.

One more thing – the G201 servo-bass amplifier is a Class AB amplifier. It contains four 500W power modules and a 3000W power supply. However, it is not able to deliver this power continuously.

Class AB amplifiers (including the power supply) are only about 20% efficient. This means that to get 100W of audio, you will need 500W of incoming power. Hence, we rate the servo-bass amplifier at 1,600W. At 120V, 66 amps will be needed to deliver the full rated power.

Hence, you may find that a very loud bass drum thwack will cause your lights to dim, the circuits to trip, or the servo-bass amplifier to shut down if you do not supply enough power to the bass amp.

Ground Control

If you get a horrendous hum when you first turn on your servo-bass amplifier, you have a ground problem.

One reason could be that the servo-bass amplifier is not properly grounded. If the servo-bass interconnect is used, make sure that the servo-bass amplifier is properly grounded. Then, try attaching

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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, Servo-bassAmplifier Protection, Ground Control