Infinity PS-12 Owner's manual

Brand: Infinity

Model: PS-12

Category: Subwoofers

Type: Owner's manual

This manual is also suitable for

PS-10

Infinity PS-12 Below you will find brief product information for Infinity PS-12. The Infinity PS-12 is a powered subwoofer that continues Infinity's longstanding commitment to accurate sound reproduction. Our proprietary technology and engineering resources work together to deliver uncompromised low-frequency performance in any stereo or multichannel home theater system. With a butyl rubber surround and 5.25" polypropylene cone woofer, the PS-12 provides deep, impactful bass that will enhance your listening experience for both music and movies.

PS-12

Owner'sGuide

(120V)

IMPORTANTSAFETYPRECAUTIONS

CAUTION

CAUTION: To preventelectric shock,o

do notuse this (polarized) []

plugwith anextension cord, []

receptacleor otheroutlet []

unlessthe bladescan []

be fully insertedto []

preventblade exposure.[]

dl_ I_e lighblingfla_ vatharTowheadsymbol,

wathman equilateral Mangle, isintended to

alert the userto the presence of uninsulatod

"dange_us voltage" wdhinIhe produ_s

nsk of electhc shockto pe_-_ons

The exclamabon point withalan equilateral

thangle is intended _oalert the user to the

presence of important opembng and

maJ_ (ser_clng) ins/aucbons in the

IPeratiae accomparrpng Ihe applmnce

ReadFirst!

I. Readtheseinstructions.

2. Keeptheseinstructions.

3. Heedall warnings.

4. Followall instructions.

5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwaten

6.Cleononlywithadrycloth.

7. Donotblockanyventilationopenings.Installin

accordancewiththe manufacturer'sinstructions.

8. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchas

radiators,heatregisters,stovesorotherapparatus

(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

9. Donotdefeatthesafetypurposeofthe polarized

or greunding-typeplug.Apolarizedplug hastwo

bladeswithonewiderthantheathenAgrounding-

typeplughastwobladesandathirdgrounding

prong.Thewidebladeor l_el_irdprongareprovided

foryoursafety.Ifthe providedplugdoesnotfit into

youroutlet,consultanelectricianfor replacement

ofthe obsoleteoutlet.

10.Pretectthe powercordfrombeingwalked

onor pinched,particularlyat plugs,convenience

receptaclesandthe pointwheretheyexitfrom

theapparatus.

11.Onlyuseattachments/acceesoriesspecifiedby

themanufacturen

12.Useonlywiththecart,stand,tripod,

bracketortablespecifiedbythemanu-

facturerorsoldwiththe apparatus.

Whenacartisused,usecautionwhenmoving

thecart/apparatuscombinationto avoidinjuryfrom

tip-ovon

13. Unplugthis apparatusduringlightningstorms

orwhenunusedfor longperiodsoftime.

14. Referall servicingtoqualifiedserviceperson-

nel.Servicingis requiredwhentheapparatushas

beendamagedinanyway,suchaspower-supply

cordor plugis damaged,liquidhasbeenspilledor

objectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theappara-

tushasbeenexposedto rainormoisture,doesnot

operatenormally,or hasbeendropped.

15. Donotuseattachmentsnotrecommendedby

the productmanufacturer,astheymaycause

hazards.

16.Thisproductshouldbeoperatedonlyfromthe

typeofpowersourceindicatedonthemarking

label.Ifyouarenotsureofthetypeofpowersup-

plytoyourhome,consultyourproductdealeror

localpowercompany.Forproductsintendedto

operatefrombatterypower,orothersources,refer

tothe operatinginstructions.

17. Ifanoutsideantennaor cablesystemiscon-

nectedtothe product,besuretheantennaor cable

systemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomeprotec-

tionagainstvoltagesurgesandbuilt-upstatic

charges.Article810 oftheNationalElectrical

Code,ANSI/NFPA70,providesinformationwith

regardto propergroundingofthemastandsup-

portingstructure,groundingofthe lead-inwireto

anantennadischargeunit,sizeof groundingcan-

ductors,locationof antenna-dischargeunit,con-

nectionto groundingelectrodes,andrequirements

for thegroundingelectrode.

SeeFigureA.

18.Anoutsideantennaaystemshouldnatbelocated

inthevicinityofoverheadpowerlinesorother

electriclightorpowercircuits,orwhereit canfall

intosuchpowerlinesor circuits.Wheninstallingan

outsideantennasystem,extremecareshouldbe

takentokeepfromtouchingsuchpowerlinesorcir-

cuits,ascontactwiththemmightbefatal.

19.Donotoverloadwalloutlets,extensioncords,or

integralconveniencereceptacles,asthiscanresult

in a risk offire or electricshock.

20. Neverpushobjectsof anykindintothis product

throughopenings,astheymaytouchdangerous

voltagepointsorshorL-outpartsthatcouldresultin

afire or electricshock.Neverspill liquidof any

kindonthe product.

21. Donotattempttoservicethisproductyourself,

asopeningor removingcoversmayexposeyouto

dangerousvoltageor otherhazards.Referall serv-

icingto qualifiedservicepersonnel.

22.Whenreplacementpartsarerequired,besure

theservicetechnicianhasusedreplacementparts

specifiedbythemanufacturerorthathavethesame

characteristicsastheoriginalparLUnauthorized

substitutionsmayresultinfire,electricshockor

otherhazards.

23. Uponcompletionof anyserviceor repairsto

thisproduct,asktheservicetechniciantoperform

safetychecksto determinethatthe productis in

properoperatingcondition.

24.Theproductshouldbemountedto awallor

ceilingonlyasrecommendedbythemanufacturen

FigureA.

ExampleoFAntennaGroundingasper

NationalElectdcalC0deANSI/NFPA70

_ Antenna Lead-In Wire

Ground Clamp

Antenna DischargeUnit (NEC SecUon010-20)

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(_ PS-10/PS-12

INTRODUCTION

InfinityPS-IOandPS-12PoweredSubwoofers

TheInfinityPS-IOandPS-12poweredsubwooferscontinueInflnity's

longstandingcommitmeette accuratesoundreproduction.Our

proprietarytechnologyandengineeringresourcesworktogetherto

deliveruncompromisedIow-frequenayperformancein anystereoor

multichannelhometheatersystem.

UnpackingtheSubwoofer

Ifyoususpectdamagefromtransit,ropor_it immediatelytoyourdealen

Keeptheshippingcartonandpackingmaterialsfor futureuse.

PLACEMENT

Sincetheinstallationofa subwoofercanbesomewhatmorecomplicated

thaninstallingfull-rangespeakers,it isessentialthatyouroadthis sec-

tionvorycarefullypriorto connectingthesubwoofertoyoursystem.

Shouldyouhavequestionsrelatingtoyourinstallation,it isadvisable

tocall eitheryourdealeror Infinity'sCustomerServiceDepartment

for advice.

Theperformanceofthesubwooferisdirectlyrelatedto itsplacementin

the listeningroomandhowyoualignthesubwooferwithitssatellite

speakers.Settingthevolumeofthesubwooferin relationshiptothe lee

andrightspeakersisalsoofcritical importancebecauseit isessential

thatthesubwooferintegratesmoothlywiththeentiresystem.Settingthe

subwoofer'svolumeleveltoo highwillresultin anoverpowering,boom}'

bass.Settingthevolumeleveltoo lowwillnegatethe benefitsof

thesubwoofen

Hereareseveraladditionalfactsoninstallationthatmayproveuseful.

Itisgenerallybelievedbymostaudioauthoritiesthatlowfrequencies

(below125Hz)arenondirectionaland,therefore,placementofasub-

wooferwithinanylisteningroomisnotcritical.Whileintheoryit istrue

thatthe largerwavelengthsofextremelylowfrequenciesarebasically

nondirectional,thefact isthat,wheninstallingasubwooferwithinthe lim-

itedconfinesof aroom,reflections,standingwavesandabsorptionsgen-

eratedwithintheroomwillstronglyinfluencethe performanceofanysub-

woofersystem.Asa result,specificlocationof thesubwooferbecomes

important,andwestronglyrecommendthatyouexperimentwithplacement

beforechoosingafinal location.

Placementwilldependuponyourroomandtheamountandqualityofbass

required(for example,whetheror notyourroompermitsplacementofthe

subwooferneareithersatellite).Besureto leavea minimumof sixinches

betweenthewallandtheportonthe subwoofen

SUB

RIGHT-

CHANNEL

SPEAKER

PRIMARY

LISTENING

AREA

Figure1.Thisexampleshowsthesubwooferpositionedbehindthe

right-channelsatellitespeakerto re-createtheactuallocationof

bassinstrumentsin anorchestraand/oraddimpactto movie

soundtracks.

PS-10/PS-12

CONTROLSANDCONNECTIONS

RearPanel

LFE _ NORMAL

,.,SE°0 i.o_

CROSSOVER "f_" _.

FREQUENCY ,_z._,_JqiOH _J

-- LINE LEVELIN _l_._ _----_._

For LFE use L or R

HIGH

LEVEL

OFF 0 120V

POWER 60Hz

lnfinity

O SubwoofeFLevelControl

LFE/NoFmBISelector

PhaseSwitch

0 CrossoverAdJustment

I_ Line-LeveIILFEInput

Speaker-LevelInputs

PowerSwitch

I_I StatusLED

(_ PS-lO/PS-12

SYSTEMCONNECTIONS

IfyouhaveaDolby"Digitalor

DTS®receiver/precesanrwitha

low-frequency-effects(LFE)or

subwooforoutput:

SetLFE/Normalswitchta"LFE."

, SUBWOOFEROR L

=IB[_ LFEOUTPUT

C) L_eELo_o

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L_[_ NOllm

PH_E m_ lee

For LFE use L_R

If yourreoeiver/precessordoesnethave

subwooforoutputsfortheleft andright

channelsoranLFEoutput,connect

speakerwirefromyourreceivedamplifior

toyourspeakersandsubwooforusing

twosetsofspeakerwire:

RECEIVER/AMPLIFIER

Front Speaker Output

LEFT RIGHT

-- +

LEFT RIGHT

SPEAKER SPEAKER

L R

-LINELEVELIN@ @

FC#LFEuseL or R

Ifyourreoeiver/preoesanrdoes

netcontaina DolbyDigitalor

DTSprocessorbuthas

subwooforoutputs:

RECEIVER/PROCESSOR

SUB OUT

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I I

Setline-level/LFEswitchto

"Normal."

OLE L

_e _ NORM_

pHASE a" (_ 1B"

CROSSI_/ER • •

ForLREu_eL orR

HIGH

LE_L

NOTE:Ifyourreceiverlpmcessor

hasonlyonesubout.youmayuse

eitherthe Lor Rinput.

RED= +

BLACK -

1. LCOSEN I_RMINALS

2. INSERT []ARE END; [3

TIGH]_N I_RMINALS

NOSTRIl:E= -I STRIPE= +

Thisfigureshowshowto connectbarewirestotheterminals.

PS-10/PS-12

OPERATION

PowerOn

Plugyoursubwoofer'sACcordintoawalloutletDonotusetheoutletsonthe

backofthereceiven

Initiallysetthe Subwoofer-LevelControlO tothe"rain"position.

TurnonyoursubbypressingthePoworSwitch0 ontherearpanel.

TurnonyourentireaudiosystemandstartaCDormoviesoundtrackata

moderatolevel.

AutoOn/Stand-By

WiththePowerSwitch0 intheONposition,theStatusLEDO on

thebeckpanelwillremainlitinrodOFgreento indicatethe

On/Standbymodeofthesubwcofer

RED= STANDBY(Nosignaldetected,AmpOFF)

GREEN= ON (Signaldetected,AmpOn)

Thesubwooferwillautomaticallyenterthe Standbymodeafterapproxi-

matoly10minuteswhennosignal isdetectedfromyoursystom.Thesub-

wooferwillthenpowerONinstantlywhenasignalisdetected.During

periodsof normaluse,the PowerSwitch0 canbelefton.Youmayturn

off"thePowerSwitch0 for extendedperiodsof nonoperation,e.g.,when

youareawayonvacation.

AdjustGain

TurnyourSubwoofer-LevelControlO uptothe halfwayposition.Ifno

soundemanatesfromthesubwoofer,checktheAC-linecordandinput

cables.Aretheconnectorsonthecablesmakingpropercontact?Isthe

ACplug connectedto a"live"receptacle?HasthePowerSwitch0

beenpressedtothe"On"position?Onceyouhaveconfirmedthatthe

subwooferisactive,proceedbyplayinga CD,recordor cassette.

Useaselectionthathasamplebassinformation.

Settheoverallvolumecontrolof thepreamplifierorstereoto acomfort-

ablelevel.Adjustthe Subwoofer-LevelControlIBIuntilyouobtainapleas-

ingblendof bass.Bassresponseshouldnotoverpowertheroombut

ratherbeadjustedsothereisa harmoniousblendacrosstheentiremusi-

cal range.Manyusershaveatendencyto setthesubwoofervolumetoo

loud,adheringtothe beliefthat a subwooferistheretoproducelotsof

bass.Thisis notentirelytrue.Asubwooferisthereto enhancebass,

extendingthe responseoftheentiresystemsothe basscanbefelt as

wellasheard.However,overallbalancemustbemaintainedorthemusic

will notsoundnatural.Anexperiencedlistenerwillsetthevolumeof

thesubwooferso its impactonbassresponseis alwaystherebutnever

obmJsive.

PhaseControl

ThePhaseSwitchO determineswhetherthesubwooferspeaker'spiston-

likeactionmovesinandoutwiththemainspeakers,O',or oppositethe

mainspeakers,1no" Properphaseadjustmentdependsonseveral

variablessuchasroomsize,subwooferplacementandlistenerposition.

Adjustthephaseswitchtomaximizebassoutputatthelisteningposition.

CrossoverAdjustment

TheCrossoverAdjustreentControl0 determinesthehighestfrequencyat

whichthesubwooferreproducessounds.Ifyourmainspeakerscancomfort-

ablyreproducesomelow-froquencysounds,setthiscontroltoalower

frequencysetting,between5OHzand100Hz.Thiswillconcentratethe

subwoofeF'seffortsontheultradeepbasssoundsrequiredbytoday's

filmsandmusic.Ifyouarousingsmallerbookshelfspeakersthatdo

notextendtothelowerbassfrequencies,settheCroeseveFAdjustment

controltoa highersetting,between120Hzand150Hz.

NOTE:ThiscontrolwillhavenoeffectiftheLFE/NormalSelector_ isset

toLFE.IfyouhaveaDolbyDigitalorDESprecessor/roceiver,the Low-Paes

Frequencyissetbytheprocessor/receivenConsultyourowner'smanualto

learnhowto vieworchangethissetting.

MAINTENANCEANDSERVICE

Theenclosuremaybecleanedusingasoftclothto removefingerprints

ortowipeoff.dust.

Thegrille maybegentlyvacuumed.Stainsmayberemovedwithan

aerosolcleaner,followingits instructions.Donotuseanysolventson

thegrille.

All wiringconnectionsshouldbeinspectedandcleanedor remadeperi-

odicallyThefrequencyof maintenancedependsonthemetalsinvolvedin

theconnections,atmosphericconditions,andotherfactors,butonceper

yearisthe minimum.

If aproblemoccurs,makesurethatall connectionsareproperlymade

andclean.If a problemexistsin oneloudspeaker,reversetheconnection

wirestothe leftandrightsystem.Iftheproblemremainsin thesame

speaker,thenthefault iswiththe loudspeaker.Iftheproblemappearsin

theoppositespeaker,thecauseisin anothercomponentor cable.Inthe

eventthatyoursubwoofereverneedsservice,contactyourlocalInfinity

dealerorInfinitydirectlyat1.516.674.41NFor www.infinitysystoms.com

for aservicecenternearyou.

(_ PS-10/PS-12

SPECIFICATIONS

PS-IO

27Hz- 150Hz(±3dB)

250wattsRMS

FrequencyResponse:

MaximumAmplifierOutput:

(20Hz- 150Hzwith

nomorethanO.I%THD)

CrossoverFrequencies: 50Hz- 150Hz,

24dBfontava,continuouslyvariable

Driver: 10"

Dimensions(HxWx D): 14-3/4"x12-1/2"x16"

(375mmx318mmx406mm)

Weight: 38 Ib(17.3kg)

Infinitycontinuallyatrivastoupdateandimpro_existingpreducts,asvmll

ascreatenewores.Thespecificationsandconatruntiondetailsinthis

andrelatedInflnit']publicationsarethereforesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

PS-12

25Hz- 150Hz(±3dB)

300wattsRMS

50Hz- 150Hz

24dB/octava,continuouslyvariable

12"

16-1/2" x14-3/8" x17-1/2"

(419mmx365mmx445mm)

45 Ib(20.5kg)

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