Mirage Loudspeakers S10, OMNI-S8 Warranty Outside Of The United States, Final System Adjustments

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3.Select either the Filter Mode On or Off (#5). The Filter Mode On switch position should be used when connecting your MIRAGE® subwoofer to a receiver without bass management or when you wish to manually control the crossover and volume settings (such as in a music system). The Filter Mode Off switch position should be used when connecting to a receiver with bass management (such as in a digital surround sound movie system). This connection defeats the crossover feature on the MIRAGE® subwoofer, allowing this control to be handled by the receiver. Adjusting the front panel Level Control (#1) will still be required.

4.Ensure that the supplied vibration dampeners are installed in the high-level speaker inputs, as this ensures that the inputs will not vibrate audibly.

5.See Final System Adjustments, below.

Method 2 – Speaker Level – For Music Applications

1.The other way to connect your subwoofer to your receiver is using a High-Level (#8) (speaker wire) connection. First remove the high- level vibration dampeners that are installed between the terminals and then simply connect the speaker wires from the Front Left and Right Speaker Outputs on your receiver to the Left and Right Inputs on the rear of the subwoofer (#8). It is imperative that speaker polarities be maintained, one must connect the positive and negative wires to the appropriate positive and negative terminals. Failure to do so will result in an out of phase connection, severely limiting the amount of bass in your system.

2.After connecting the High-Level (#8) (speaker wire) between your receiver and subwoofer, ensure no fray wires are touching, as this could cause a short circuit and damage your electronics. Plug your MIRAGE® subwoofer into an AC outlet. Do not use the AC outlet on the rear of your receiver.

3.See Final System Adjustments, below.

Do NOT connect both RCA (#7) and High-Level (#8) connections simultaneously, as this will damage your MIRAGE subwoofer.

3.Adjust the Frequency Setting (#3) on your MIRAGE® Speakers subwoofer so that the frequency range of the subwoofer blends well with that of the front speakers (For use with all settings, except when in Filter Mode Off). Setting the crossover too low will create a gap between the frequency response of the front speakers and that of the subwoofer, while setting the crossover frequency too high will create a doubling of certain frequencies, making the music sound boomy. When using small satellite speakers, the appropriate crossover frequency should be from 95Hz to 120Hz, for the bookshelf speakers 65Hz to 95Hz and for the large crossover floorstanding speakers 40Hz to 65Hz.

4Adjust the Phase control (#4) so that the subwoofer integrates fully with the rest of your audio system. This control is adjustable to either 0 degrees or 180 degrees, and ensuring that the subwoofer operates in phase with the rest of the system is critical, as an out of phase subwoofer will either sound like it is lacking in bass performance or that its timing is off. This setting will be determined by your listening position, the characteristics of your listening room and its interaction with your MIRAGE® subwoofer. An out of phase speaker means that the speaker cone is moving inwards when it should be moving outwards, like the other speakers in your system, causing cancellations of certain frequencies. By adjusting the phase control, one can ensure that all speakers move in the proper direction, at the same time.

5.Steps 2, 3 and 4 might require repeating in order to fine tune your system. Ensuring the proper blending between the speakers and the subwoofer is critical to the performance of your system, as a whole.

WARRANTY OUTSIDE OF

THE UNITED STATES

Outside of North America, the warranty may be changed to comply with local regulations. Ask your local MIRAGE® dealer for details of the LIMITED WARRANTY applicable in your country.

FINAL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENTS

1.The Subwoofer is equipped with a master power switch which must be engaged prior to use. After having completed the break-in process, select the correct position for the Power Mode switch (#6), either On or Auto depending on your system. The Auto selection will leave the unit in a self-sensing mode, such that should the unit sense an audio signal it will turn itself on and then shut down after several minutes without signal, while in the On position the subwoofer always remains on. Should the system not be used for an extensive period of time, it is recommended that the subwoofer be unplugged from the AC outlet.

2.Adjust the Level Control (#1) on the front panel of your MIRAGE® subwoofer so that the volume of your subwoofer matches the overall system volume. This ensures a smooth transition between the low and high frequencies of your system.

WARRANTY FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

Please see the warranty document on the back cover

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