Kharma Elegance S10SB-A, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 KHARMA HIGH END PRODUCTS BEYOND IMAGINATION Elegance collection S10SB A user guide ...

Page 2: ...owhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of suf ficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructi...

Page 3: ... liquids directly onto this unit 8 Never block air flow through ventilation slots or heat sinks 9 Never bypass any fuse 10 Never replace any fuse with a value or type other than specified 11 Never attempt to repair this product yourself If a problem occurs contact your Kharma dealer 12 Never expose this unit to extremely high or low temperatures 13 Never operate this product in an explosive atmosp...

Page 4: ...troduction to the Elegance Collection 7 Part list 8 Unpacking 10 Connect your subwoofer 14 Control subwoofer 24 Subwoofer placement Room acoustics Positioning subwoofer 26 Using your Kharma Subwoofer 27 Specifications 28 Warranty Warranty coverage Warranty exclusion Table of content ...

Page 5: ...on and enjoy ment you expect from Kharma Technically at the fore front of current loudspeaker design the Elegance will reveal the full emotional range of music and will do so with vivid dynamics and detail As with any high quality product special care must be taken to install and operate your new speakers Please read this manual carefully and totally prior to installation Preface ...

Page 6: ...arma Composite driver which is equipped with a new cone technology developed by Kharma It consists of ultra high tech rocket science for mula 1 based fibres created into a setting with optimised behaviour for the purpose Finite element analysis with advanced computer systems have leaded to optimised cone shapes with a near perfect behaviour for a 7 inch driver All of these innovations are very cle...

Page 7: ...BEYOND IMAGINATION Each box contains Elegance Subwoofer 4 x Spike disc Standard power cord Besides you have also received 1 x Manual 1 x Burn in CD Part list Important Please read the manual thoroughly before taking further steps ...

Page 8: ...peakers carefully for any sign of transit damage If there is damage immediately call your dealer or the trucking firm that made the delivery Do not delay in reporting the dam age Please store the box for future use Step 1 Opening the box Put the box upside down and carefully cut it open Unpacking ...

Page 9: ...9 KHARMA HIGH END PRODUCTS BEYOND IMAGINATION Step 2 Turn box upside down Carefully turn the box upside down and lift up the cardboard box Step 3 Remove bag foam and place spike discs ...

Page 10: ... upset the precise timing and balance of your speaker We recommend use of our own Kharma KIC pure silver gold interlink cable for maximum result Connect your interlink cables to the inputs marked stereo summed input You can attach one cable in stead of two but these means less information only from the left or right channel and less power Connect the supplied power cable to the IEC inlet Once you ...

Page 11: ...ame router switch that provides the Wifi signal used on the iPad If this is not the case the app will not recognize the subwoofer When you have problems with the network configuration it is also an option to set up a standalone network especially intended to control the subwoofer with the iPad The easiest set up is illustrated on the next page When you still have problems with connecting to your s...

Page 12: ...to control the subwoofer via the iPad is explained below The Apple Airport Express can setup a dedicated Wi Fi network for the subwoofer that needs a cabled LAN connection 1 Connect the LAN port of the Airport express to the LAN connector on the subwoofer 2 Configure the Airport expresss on the included iPad 3 Go to Settings Wi Fi and select the Airport ...

Page 13: ... HIGH END PRODUCTS BEYOND IMAGINATION 1 Create a new network and give the network a name and password 2 The network setup is completed 3 The Elegance subwoofer can now be detected in the iPad app Kharma Control ...

Page 14: ...he App store for free Opening app The Kharma Control app opens with the below image This will be visible for a short time before any device can be controlled Control Subwoofer Important The Elegance Subwoofer can only be controlled when the network is configured properly When no device becomes visible in the app please check the network configurations ...

Page 15: ...e Unit name A personal name can be given to each device Standby The subwoofer can be set to standby grey power indicator or to active green power indicator VU meter Indication of the left and right volume received at the input of the subwoofer Mute When the mute function is enabled the button turns brown Control The control center will be opened which gives access to more control feautures of the ...

Page 16: ...YOND IMAGINATION Demo Mode Under the settings menu in device selection their is a demo mode available The demo mode gives the option to interact with three different devices without having a real device available Settings Demo Mode ...

Page 17: ...button is brown The Control Center can be closed in the right upper corner The app will return to Device Selection to be able to switch to another device Preset menu The preset menu is intended to give basic settings during installation and to access custom presets The basic settings can be found under button Kharma 1 to 5 The Custom button will hold a list of local saved custom presets Sub menu P...

Page 18: ...Sub button in the left frame is used all subwoofer control parameters become visible These can be subdivided in the functional blocks illustrated below Subwoofer volume High pass filter Filter graph Low pass filter Save custom preset Phase settings PEQ points 1 to 5 ...

Page 19: ...e entry field please be aware that the vol ume will jump to the entered value The mute button can be used to silence the connected subwoofers Volume indication versus dB scale Volume dB scale 100 12 dB 95 9 dB 90 6 dB 85 3 dB 80 0 dB 75 3 dB 70 6 dB 65 9 dB 60 12 dB 55 15 dB 50 18 dB 45 21 dB 40 24 dB 35 27 dB 30 30 dB 25 33 dB 20 36 dB 15 39 dB 10 42 dB 5 45 dB 0 Inf ...

Page 20: ...filter types to choose from Bessel Butterworth and Linkwitz Riley The filter order can vary from 6 dB Oct to 24 dB Oct Low pass filter For the low pass filter LPF the same principles hold as for the high pass filter Phase settings The phase behaviour of the subwoofer can be adjusted by filling the entry field and selecting the right unity feet inch meters miliseconds The phase can also directly be...

Page 21: ... to the pink dot with number 1 in the graph The second row corresponds to the orange dot with number two and so on The PEQ point is enabled when the trapezium button is brown The type of PEQ can be set to Bell Notch Allpass Low Shelf High Shelf Bandpass High Pass or Low Pass Three parameters can be set to influence the PEQ Frequency The frequency can be set from 10 Hz to 20 kHz For the Enigma Veyr...

Page 22: ... audio signal The effective filter is shown by the white line and is a summation of the LPF HPF and PEQ points that are enabled The individual PEQ s can be changed by dragging the dots to another area Because the dots are corresponding to a PEQ point also the entry fields below the graph will change along with the movement Effective filter PEQ 3 PEQ 2 Graph tools ...

Page 23: ...ved preset can be found by switching to the preset menu and use the Custom button The preset will only be stored locally on the iPad with which it is created Give a name to the custom preset you want to save Preset menu List of local saved custom presets will appear Important Please be aware that the volume settings will also be saved When switching to other factory or custom presets the volume di...

Page 24: ... where the speakers will be installed and clap your hands two or three times If the room is reverberant you will hear a sharpness or echo If the room is dull the sound of the clap will decay rapidly and there will be little or no echo Large areas of glass mirrors and wood panelling will reflect sound waves and of ten result in brittleness and extreme brightness You can correct this by breaking the...

Page 25: ...the subwoofer should be placed in the mid dle between the main loudspeakers In case of two subwoofers the subwoofers should be placed near the main speakers on a symmetrical basis Using the phase shift function on the remote one can set the coherency be tween the main speakers and the subwoofer s Surround setup A little more freedom is allowed in placing the subwoofer for home theatre ap plication...

Page 26: ...en before reaching standard specifications Taking care of your speaker Use a soft cloth and a spray cleaner to clean the surface Use a slightly wet ted piece of foam to gently rub the cloth of the front panel No further care is necessary In event of trouble When you have problems with controlling the subwoofer please first verify if the subwoofer is connected to the same network as the control dev...

Page 27: ...eight Width Depth Weight 10 active subwoofer High pass and low pass filtering 5 Parametric equalizer points Phase control Latency 600 microseconds only Mixed mode 64 bits digital processing 5 Factory presets Up to 40 custom presets 180 Watt 22 Hz 200 Hz 111 dB 50K Ohm 3 15A 5mm x 20mm slow blow 448 mm 17 6 inch 400 mm 15 5 inch 400 mm 15 5 inch 22 kg 49 lbs ...

Page 28: ...he required service This warranty includes parts and labour This warranty is not automatically transferable subsequent owners can request a warranty at the factory Warranty exclusion 1 Transportation damage visible or hidden Damage should be reported immediately to the transport company Registration of the complaint should be sent to the Kharma distributor previously mentioned 2 Scratches in paint...