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Welcome.

 

 

F

rom the entire SVS team, congratulations on your pur-

chase of 

the 

standard in home theater and music bass! 

 
Your new subwoofer isn’t some generic, mass-produced box built 
someplace you can’t even find on a map.  It’s made in Ohio (USA), 
by home audio enthusiasts... like you.  Designed, tested and assem-
bled by hand, while using state of the art automation and materials, 
your SVS is without a doubt one of the best investments you’ll ever 
make in bringing music and theater 

home

.   

 
What’s more, we’ll help you to set up your sub right, and in no time, 
you’ll be giving “demos” of your favorite music, DVDs or digital 
music to all your friends and neighbors (we pity them if you live in an 
apartment…please, be kind!).  This isn’t just a “subwoofer” after all, 
it’s a carefully designed audio component carefully tuned in our labs, 
by bass authority and “Sub-human”, Tom Vodhanel.   
 
You’re unlikely to have heard, or felt, bass like this before, unless it 
was in a top-notch commercial movie theater or high-end (high cost) 
audio boutique.  Movies and music in your home will never be quite 
the same again.  That’s a promise. 
 

A

lready have a question about your sub? 

You might answer 

it by reading this manual; we think you’ll find it more informative 
than most.  For even more detailed discussion about set-up topics 
check out our  

FAQs

 page at 

www.svsubwoofers.com

.  We touch on 

all the key points you need to know, and then some. 
 
Maybe you just want to share a bit of bass news?  Or perhaps you 
have a story about your SV Subwoofer to share with us?  Maybe 
something we missed in our website?  No matter, feel free to send a 
note straight to me:  

rons@svsubwoofers.com 

.   

 
It’s not often you can talk to the guys who made your audio compo-
nents.  In this case, we look forward to it. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ron Stimpson 

    Co-Founder 

SVS

 

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SV Subwoofers 

Summary of Contents for PB2-ISD

Page 1: ...er Pages 4 7 Setup integration and calibration Page 7 8 Powered box amp features Pages 9 10 Variable tuning Pages 11 12 Bass Demos Pages 13 14 Warranty Info Last update 13 August 2004 OWNERS GUIDE SVS...

Page 2: ...ully tuned in our labs by bass authority and Sub human Tom Vodhanel You re unlikely to have heard or felt bass like this before unless it was in a top notch commercial movie theater or high end high c...

Page 3: ...e plus but we ve also taken great lengths to allow for downward firing woofers Coupled with our unique base plates which minimize driver reactive forces you ll find our subs can take a tremendous amou...

Page 4: ...er you put the sub in front or to the rear of your seating area usually makes surprisingly little audible difference Deep movie and music bass like that from Dolby Digital DD 5 1 channel DVDs and digi...

Page 5: ...edures to do this Generally this requires ensuring the receiver s test tones or a spe cial test disk like Video Essentials or Avia play back at the same volume from each of your system s full range sp...

Page 6: ...rt now Make sure your receiver processor master volume is set at 00 dB or some other easy to remember reference level Finally ensure your SVS s volume control is set no more than 1 4 to 1 3rd up at fi...

Page 7: ...nsate Avoid your driver bottoming resulting in a loud clack Location and measurement You should take the above measurements from your typical preferred seat for watching movies center cushion right Be...

Page 8: ...few minutes after a movie finishes the auto on light will turn red switching the sub back off When running and sensing a signal the auto on LED will be green Sometimes with very low listening levels...

Page 9: ...How to do it To insert a port plug simply squeeze the foam on one end and press the plug into a port flare until it is about 1 lower than the edge of the surface of the sub You can remove the plug by...

Page 10: ...SVS PB2 ISD tuning chart...

Page 11: ...t Scene 8 20 00 into the movie 2 Robot Landing Train Impact Scene 10 25 40 3 Green Boom Scene 27 1 11 40 Antz Another good family movie though not perhaps for small children Extremely loud bass above...

Page 12: ...dern sci fi horror classic this one rocks from intro to final scene 1 Ship drop Scene 9 41 20 2 Awakenings Scene 15 1 12 52 Apocalypse Now Making This Vietnam war movie Francis Ford Copolla nearly wen...

Page 13: ...SV Subwoofers Page 13 Setup Calibration Notes...

Page 14: ...rials and workmanship SVS will repair or replace any item at its discretion and return to the customer as soon as possible Naturally this warranty does not cover any product subjected to misuse abuse...

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