I Explanation of Features(see
figureB)
TheSUBWOOFERVOLUMEcontrolallows
you
toadjustthevolumeofthesubwoofersrclativetotherestofthesystem.
[,4anylistenersmakethemistakeofsettingthesubwooferleveltoohigh,whichcancauseexcessbloat
and
loss
ofdetail
andmusicali9.Apfoperly
set-upsubwooferblendsinwiththeothefspeakersanddoesnofcallattentiontoitself.Observe
. rhefollowing
guidelines
forvolume
settingl
YTurn downt-hdvolumecontrolontheConirollertoitslowest
position
(counteFclockwise).
Tumon
your
audiosystem.Play
somemusic
you
are
familiarwith
andset
your
receiver
/ preamplifier
volumeto a comfortablelisteninglevel. Slowly
increasethevolumeontheVT-3Controller,
listeningfor
the
proper
levelbalance.Whentheoutputofthesubwoofersis
balanced
with
the
restofthesystem,
you
willhearimprovedbassextension,but
you
shouldbeunawarethatitiscoming
fromthesubwoofersl
Fromthis
point
on,thevolumecontrolon your
receiver/ preamplifier
willcontroltheoverallvolumeof your
system,
includingthesubwoofers-
Thefront
panel
MUSIC/ VIDEOMODEswitchand
VIDEO
BASSCONTOUR
allow
you
tooptimizetheVT-3sformusic
listeningormovieviewing,
givingyou
thebestofboth
worlds-Whenwatchinga movie,lhereisoflenadisparitybetween
thesizeofthesonicspaceandthesizeofthevisualspace
presented
toyou.Youreyestellyouthateventsareoccurdng
inalargespace,forexample,
while
your
earstell
you
that
events
areoccurringinaspaceroughlythesizeof
your
room.
Activatingtherear-firingdrivers
enhancesthesoundstage,allowingaclosermatchbetweensonicandvisualspaces.
The
rear-firingdriverscan
beswitchedoffiftheenhancementisnotdesired.Similarly,whenlistening
to music,manylisten-
ers
prefer
aflat
bass
responsethaldoesnotemphasizeanyindividualfrequencies.Flatbass
responsemorerealislically
reproduces
thesoundofliveinstruments.However,whenwatchingmoviesinahome
theatersystem,manylisteners
pre-
fera punchier,
"boomie/'
soundthatemphasizessoundslikeexplosionsand
gunfire.
Subwooferswithmoreoutputinthe
mid-bassregiontendtodeliverthis
punch,
attheexpenseofflatresponse.Thel\4usic^y'ideolvlodeswitchallows
you
to
addmid'bass
punch
ifyou
sodesire.
TheMUSIC/VIDEOMOOEswitchdotermines
theoperatingmodeoftheVT-3.Inthel\4USlCmode,theVT-3'sresponse
isflatforaccurate
musicalreproduction.IntheVIDEOmode,there6ponseischangedformoviesoundtrack
reproductaon.
Theblue
light
denotes
VIDEOmode.WhileinVIDEOmode,theambientdriversareselectable.
TheAMBIENTDRIVERS
ACTIVEswitchselects
betweentheactiveandinactivestatefortheambientdrivers.Theambienldriversareactive
when
the
blue
lightison. TheAMBIENTDRIVERSACTIVEswitchfunctionsonlywhenthe
MUSIC/VIDEOMODEswitchisin
theVIDEOmode.Thecontrolofthisfeatur€is
present
onboththecontroller
andlRremote.
ITVIDEO BASSCONTOUR
provdes
bassboost,which
is
continuously
variablefrom0to+7.5
dB,centeredat60H2.The
- equahzation
has
afairlylow
O,covering
therange
between
40Hzandthehightrequencycutoffofthesubwooters.The
fesponse
rollsoffbelow35Hztoprovidegrealerpower
handlingatelevatedlisteninglevels.VIDEOBASSCONIOURis
activeonlywhentheVT-3sareinVIDEOmode.Thecontrolofthisfeatureispr€sent
onboththeControllerandthelR
remote,
No'€: Q referc
to therangeof frcquenciesoverwhichtheequalizationhasan etfect(lowQneans a broadnnge of tre-
quencies,
highQ means
arclativelynanowmngeof frcquencies).
TheLOWBASSEQ
providesgain,
continuouslyadjustable
from
-7 to+7
dB,centeredat30H2.lthasafairly
highO,
whichwillleavethelow-frequencycrossover
point
ofthesubwoofersundisturbed.Thisisusefulinconhollingthelowest
bassfrequencieswjthouteffectingthemid-orupperbass.Roomswithconcretewallsandfloorstendtosupportoutputin
the
bottom
octave,
andmayrequireaslightdecreaseoftheLOWBASSEQlevel.Roomsoflighter
(wood)
construction
tendtoprovide
relativelyless
supportforthebottomoctaveandmayneedanincreaseinLOWBASSEQlevel.Thecon-
kolofthisfeatureis
present
onboththe
controllerandlRfemote,anditisactiveinboththeMUSICandVIDEOmodes.
ThecontinuouslyvariableLOWPASSX-OVERADJUSTMENT
detefminesthe
range
of
frequencies
thatthesubwoofers
willreproduce.TheLowPassFilterisvariablebetween40Hz
(low
bass)and
180H2
(upper
bass),toaccommodateavari-
etyof
room
conditions.Adjustmeotshouldbeginwiththeindicator
pointing
inthe
"straightup"
position.
Afteradjustingthe
basslevel,experimentwith
smallchangesclockwisetowarmorthickenthelowermidrange/upper
ba6s,orcounter-clock-
wiseto lightenorthinthelower
midrange/upperbass. Listeningto malevocalswillaidinfinding
a good
settingforthis
contol_
The
LFEGAINcontrolallowsforlevelmatching
betweenthemainleftandrightinputsandtheLFEinput.Youmay
feed
theLFE
outputfrom
your
signal
processor
totheVT3
controllefviatheLowFrequencyEffectsIn
jack
(and
toasubwoofer
orotherdevicesviatheLowFrequencyEffectsThru
jack).
TheLFE
gain
controlallows
you
tosetthelevel
ofthelowfre-
quency
effectschannelsenttotheVT-3srelativetothe
totalspeakeroutput.
\rlhe GAINSWITCHallows
you
toincreasetheline-levelinput
sensitivityoftheControllerby10d8.Thisisusefulifyour
receiveror preamplifier
has
a lowline-leveloutputvoltagethatlimits
your
range
of volumeadjustabilityontheVT-3
controller.
