RT-10d, RT-12d IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ these instructions. 2. KEEP these instructions. 3. HEED all warnings. 4. FOLLOW all instructions. 5. DO NOT use this apparatus near water. 6. CLEAN ONLY with dry cloth. 7. DO NOT block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8. DO NOT install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9. DO NOT defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wider blade or the third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. 10. PROTECT the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. 11. ONLY USE attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. 12. USE only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 13. UNPLUG this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14. REFER all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. This symbol indicates that there are important operating and maintenance instructions in the literature accompanying this unit. This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage constituting a risk of electric shock is present within this unit. To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The product must not be exposed to dripping and splashing and no object filled with liquids - such as a vase of flowers - should be placed on the product. No naked flame sources - such as candles - should be placed on the product. WARNING: Voltages in this equipment are hazardous to life. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. INSPECTION We want your new Klipsch product to look as good as it did leaving the factory! Please check promptly for any transit damage. Carefully unpack your new speaker system and verify the components against the packing list. In extreme circumstances, items may have become damaged in transit. If any damage is discovered, notify the delivery service and dealer where the system was purchased. Make a request for inspection, and follow their instructions for evaluation. Be sure to keep the product's original shipping carton. POSITIONING YOUR REFERENCE SERIES SUBWOOFER Klipsch powered subwoofers are designed to reproduce deep bass and deliver the impact that makes your movies and music come alive. Typically, optimum performance will result if you place your subwoofer in a corner of the room on the same wall as your front channel speakers (Refer to figures 1 & 2). Please note that room placement can have a dramatic effect upon the performance of your powered subwoofer. Corner placement, as suggested above, will increase the amount of bass output, while placing the subwoofer along the middle of a wall, or out in the room will decrease the amount of bass output. Experiment with a number of different placement options and control settings to find the one that best suits your particular room and taste. When choosing your subwoofer's location, keep in mind that you will need to connect the subwoofer's built-in amplifier to an AC power outlet. The RT series of powered subwoofers feature "Adaptive Room CorrectionTM" This patent pending technology will identify the major acoustic anomalies in the low frequency range of your listening room's acoustics and compensate for them automatically. While the corrected response may at first sound like a reduction in bass quantity, the benefit is a much higher quality bass reproduction featuring audibly faster transient response and more noticeable extension of extremely low frequency program material. (See the "Room Correction" section of this manual). CONNECTIONS CAUTION: Turn off your amplifier and your subwoofer before making any connections! "LINE IN"- Your Klipsch Reference RT powered subwoofer is connected via line level connections only. Use the "Subwoofer", "LFE" or "Pre-amp" outputs of your system's electronics to connect to the "LINE IN" input connections of your subwoofer. Use high quality, shielded, line level cables for these connections (refer to Figure 3). "LINE OUT" ­ This pair of jacks can be used as an alternate method of connecting a second subwoofer to your system. Use high quality, shielded, line level cables for these connections. WARNING: The AC main plug should be located such that it remains readily operable by the user. English in the selected preset the display will read "Preset Empty." From this screen press the down or up cursor key to access other control settings. "EQ Mode:" - This screen is used to select two different Bass emphasis settings, titled "Punch" and "Depth". They are designed to complement different types of program material, such as movie soundtracks or music. The "Punch" setting emphasizes the 55Hz region while the "Depth" setting boosts the 30Hz range. A third setting is titled "Flat" which defeats these two settings. Use the Left/Right cursor keys to select the desired EQ setting. From this screen press the down or up cursor key to access other control settings. "Room Correction On / Off" ­ This screen indicates whether the "Room Correction" filter, mentioned below, is engaged. Press either the Right/Left cursor keys to turn this function on or off. This screen will not appear if the "Room Correction" function has not been activated, the "Room Correction" calibration was unsuccessful or the user memories have been erased using the "System Reset" function described under the "Save Settings" section of this manual. "Lowpass" ­ This screen is used to adjust the subwoofer's upper frequency limit to achieve a proper blend with your system's main speakers. A higher frequency (Hz) is typically used with smaller, bass limited main speakers and a lower frequency setting is customarily used with larger floorstanding models. This filter can be adjusted from 40Hz to 120Hz, as required, or defeated if the low pass filter function is being performed by your system's electronics. Use the Left/Right cursor keys to adjust the lowpass filter. To defeat this filter press and hold the Right cursor key until "Lowpass OFF LFE Mode" is displayed. Refer to your surround processor's owner's manual for more Bass Management information. From this screen press the down or up cursor key to access other control settings. "Lowpass Slope" - This screen is used to adjust how aggressively the subwoofer rejects frequencies above the low pass filter's setting. This screen is not visible if the "Lowpass" filter above is set to "Lowpass OFF LFE Mode". There are four settings to choose from; "18, 24, 36 & 48 dB/Octave". The higher the number the more the upper frequencies are removed from the subwoofer's output. Use the Left/Right cursor keys to select the desired filter slope. Start with either the 24 or 36dB/Octave setting and adjust from there if required. Adjustment of this parameter can help to optimize the acoustic blend with your main speakers. The proper setting will depend on room acoustics, your main speaker's performance and the placement of the speakers and subwoofer in the room. From this screen press the down or up cursor key to access other control settings. CONTROLS All of the subwoofer's controls, and changes to control settings, are accessed through the cursor key pad and display on the top of the subwoofer's cabinet. The only exception to this is the main AC power switch which is located on the rear panel of the subwoofer. · Use the (UP) or (Down) key to scroll through the list of control options. · Use the (Left) or (Right) Key to make adjustments to a given control setting · Use (Enter Key) when the " " appears on the display to store and recall custom settings or to lock the keypad · After adjusting the individual control parameters for "Volume", "EQ Mode", "Lowpass", "Lowpass Slope" and "Phase", your settings can be stored in one of Five user memories ("Movie", "Music", "Night", "User 1" and "User 2"). This allows for global recall of all of the above settings to tailor the subwoofer's performance to compensate for differing source material and uses. · The display backlighting will turn off if no keypad inputs are made for 10 seconds. · The display will return to the "Volume" screen if no keypad inputs are made 10 for seconds. · If the display is in standby mode, the initial button press will turn on the display backlighting. The second button press will initiate a control adjustment or the selection of another mode. · In periods of low humidity, it is possible that a static electricity discharge to the subwoofer may cause a momentary interruption in the subwoofers output or changes to the LCD display content. Any display content errors will be corrected when the screen changes modes. "Volume" ­ Use the Left/Right cursor keys to adjust the subwoofer's volume level to match the output of your main speakers. Press and hold (or press and release) the Left cursor key to decrease the subwoofer's volume. Press and hold (or press and release) the Right cursor key to increase the subwoofer's volume to the desired level. From this screen press the down cursor key to access other control settings. "Recall Settings:" ­ This screen is used to select any one of five user defined memory presets titled "Movie", "Music", "Night" "User 1" and "User 2". Use the Left/Right cursor keys to select the desired group of stored control settings and press the Enter key " " to apply them. "Settings Recalled!" will then be displayed. During initial setup, skip this screen until all other initial control adjustments have been made. If nothing has been saved RT-10d, RT-12d "Phase" - This screen is used to adjust the subwoofer's acoustic phase to match that of your main speakers. Use the Left/Right cursor keys to adjust the subwoofer's phase from 0° to 180°. The proper setting of this control is highly dependant on room acoustics and the position of your subwoofer in the room. After setting the volume and low pass controls, adjust the phase to 0° and listen to a recording with a prominent, repeating bass line in your intended listening position. Repeat this process with the 180° setting and use the setting that yields the greatest amount of bass output. If neither of these settings is better than the other experiment with intermediate settings. From this screen press the down or up cursor key to access other control settings. "Room Correction" ­ This screen is used to activate the automatic room correction feature. Plug the supplied microphone into the ("MIC IN") jack on the subwoofer's rear panel and place it in the intended listening position. Press the Enter button to activate the test sequence, "Calibrate" will be displayed along with the ascending frequency of the test tone and a bar graph of the sound level (loudness). The subwoofer will measure the room's acoustic effect and compensate for it. When the calibration sequence is complete "Calibration Successful!" will be displayed. If the subwoofer's volume level is too low or the microphone was either disconnected or improperly connected "Calibration Unsuccessful" will be displayed. From this screen press the up or down cursor key to access other control settings. "Save Settings:" ­ This screen is used to store all of the above control settings in one of five memory presets ("Music", "Movie", "Night", "User 1" and "User 2"). Use the Left/Right cursor keys to select the desired preset and press the center key to store your current control settings. "Settings Saved!" will be displayed. After the settings are stored in memory the display will return to the default "Volume" adjustment screen. All of the user settings, in the five memory presets, can be erased and restored to their default values by scrolling down to the last "System Info" screen. Press the Right cursor key twice to get to the "System Reset" screen. Press the center cursor key and all user settings will be replaced with the default settings. "Reset Complete" will be displayed". From this screen press the up or down cursor key to access other control settings. "Disp Brightness" - This screen is used to adjust the brightness level of the display screen. Use the Left/Right cursor ke ...