Niles Audio manual Adjusting the Feet, Connecting the SW300, Setting UP the SW300

FINISHING THE INSTALLATION

ADJUSTING THE FEET

The SW300 is equipped with four adjustable spike feet, pre-installed with large, slip-on rubber covers. At the final placement site, adjust the feet/spikes as follows:

•On hard floors (e.g., wood, tile, etc.), check the SW300’s stability and, if needed, adjust the rubber feet one at a time until the cabinet is level.

•On carpeted floors, tilt the SW300 up and remove each rubber cover. Check the SW300’s stability and, if needed, adjust the spikes one at a time until the cabinet is level.

CONNECTING THE SW300

Connect the SW300 according to your application (see APPLICATIONS on page 10). Use high- quality RCA cables for all line-level connections (see CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS on page 7). For applications with loudspeaker-level connections, perform the following steps:

1.At each SW300 loudspeaker-level connection, separate the loudspeaker wire so that at least 2 inches of each conductor are free. Strip away 1/4 inch of insulation from each loudspeaker wire. Using correct polarity, connect the appropriate conductor to each five-way, speaker level, input binding post.

NOTE: OBSERVE CORRECT POLARITY: POSITIVE (+) GOES TO THE RED POST AND NEGATIVE

(–)GOES TO THE BLACK POST. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WIRE POLARITY, SEE THE SECTION, CHECKING PHASE ON THE SATELLITE LOUDSPEAKERS, ON PAGE 16.

2.Connect the other end of the loudspeaker wires to the home theater receiver (or amplifier) and satellite loudspeakers in the same way.

3.Using the five-way binding post of the SW300, connect the loudspeaker outputs to the appropriate satellite loudspeaker in the same way.

4.Turn on the home theater receiver and calibrate all loudspeakers in the system according to the receiver (processor) manufacturer’s instructions.

SETTING UP THE SW300

After making all the connections and calibrating the loudspeakers, set up the SW300 by performing the following steps (see CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS on page 7 for information on control operation):

1.On the rear panel, set the (Master) POWER switch to ON. Depending on your application, set the (Auto) POWER switch to ALWAYS ON or MUSIC/VOLTAGE SENSE.

2.On the front panel, set the following controls (and switches) to their initial positions:

•HIGH PASS FREQUENCY control (if applicable) = 160 Hz (or value recommended by satellite loudspeaker manufacturer)

•HIGH PASS ON/OFF switch = ON

•LEVEL SETUP switch = MUSIC

•MUSIC LEVEL control = 5

•MOVIE LEVEL control = 5

•LOW PASS FREQUENCY control = 120 Hz

•PHASE control = 0°

3.While playing a favorite music track, adjust your system’s volume control to a comfortable level and listen to the bass level at your favorite listening position (e.g., couch). Next, move the switch to MOVIE and play a favorite movie chapter. Listen to the bass level, and, if desired, adjust the MOVIE LEVEL control to change the movie bass level to taste.

4.Move the LEVEL SETUP switch back to MUSIC and play the music track again. If desired, adjust the MUSIC LEVEL control to taste.

5.Continue listening to your favorite music and movie sources using the appropriate setting for LEVEL SETUP. If you want a more solid-sounding bass (with less overtones), try moving the LOW PASS FREQUENCY control toward the lower frequencies. Experiment with different frequency settings until you find one that sounds best. If needed, readjust the MOVIE LEVEL and MUSIC LEVEL controls (see steps 3 and 4 above).

6.Continue listening to your favorite music and movie sources using the appropriate setting for LEVEL SETUP. Try experimenting with the PHASE control until you find its optimum setting. Depending on the SW300 placement, the bass should sound more pronounced when the phase has been optimized.

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