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SERIES
STARFIRE-10
10-Inch Powered Subwoofer
STARFIRE-12
12-Inch Powered Subwoofer
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Starfire Series Manual i
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com TABLE OF CONTENTS Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Rear Panel Connections . . . .
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www. chrysalisacoustics.com CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations on your purchase of a Chrysalis Starfire™ subwoofer system. This system represents the state-of-the-art in home audio reproduction and will provide you with years of listening pleasure when properly cared for. Read and follow this instruction manual to insure safe and proper system connection and operation. Caution! Please observe the following instructions to insure safe and proper system operation. Note: Do not leave unit in direct s
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com Placement The first step in installing your new Starfire is to determine where it will be placed in the room. Unpack the system carefully and use the following guidelines in order to find the best room placement option. True subwoofers operate at extremely low frequencies which are primarily omni-directional. Keep in mind that frequency response and output level can be drastically influenced by placement, depending on the acoustic properties of the listening room. To
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com To alleviate this condition, we recommend the following steps: 1) If using line level jacks, BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT INPUT SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED – never use just the left or just the right input. If the subwoofer’s input comes from the LFE channel of your receiver, use a “Y” splitter to supply the single input to both connectors for the Left and Right subwoofer inputs. If using line level connections from a preamp or signal processor, use both Left and Right inputs f
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com Phase Adjustment - 0°/180° This control allows you to “reverse” the phase of the subwoofer’s output signal 180° to correct for any possible mismatch and resulting cancellation between the subwoofer and your main speakers/amplifier. To adjust, simply listen to the system with music playing, then depress the phase switch from one position to the other and listen for a change in mid-bass frequency output. The correct position will have a greater amount of apparent mid-ba
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Figure 1.Starfire Rear Panel Connections Figure 1 shows the connections on the rear panel of the Starfire. Following are brief descriptions of the connections described in Figure 1. More detail of these connections can be found below: (1) SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT terminals - Connect these input terminals to the speaker output terminals of your amplifier or receiver. (2) SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUT terminals - The speaker-level signal to the front speakers i
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com (5) Power indicator - Red: Unit is in standby mode. Green: Unit is in operation mode. (automatically turns to STANDBY mode if no signal for eight minutes) (6) PHASE switch - Select the switch position at which you hear a louder mid-bass sound. (7) VOLUME LEVEL knob - Use this knob to adjust the output level of the subwoofer. CROSSOVERS Receiver/Processor Subwoofer Outputs The Chrysalis subwoofer is designed to operate using the full range audio signal for input when
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com Figure 2a. Line-Level Subwoofer Connection Diagram Starfire Series Manual 7
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com Figure 2b. Speaker-Level Subwoofer Connection Diagram Starfire Series Manual 8
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com INTERCONNECT CABLES When installing your new Chrysalis subwoofer using the line level connections, you should always use shielded phono cables. There are many high quality cables available today. It is recommended that you keep the length of cable as short as possible to avoid any potential noise problems. When using speaker level connections, use a high quality speaker cable that mates well with the connectors. Be very careful to avoid any loose strands or frayed wi
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com TROUBLESHOOTING AND SERVICE Before seeking service for your amplifier or subwoofer, please re-check all systems. Following is a simple troubleshooting guide to assist you. 1. Verify that the unit is plugged in and power outlet used is active. 2. Is the power switch on? 3. Is the unit receiving an input signal from your source? 4. Have all controls (volume, crossover, phase, etc.) been properly set? 5. If the unit has been running at high levels, one of the protecti
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS STARFIRE-10 STARFIRE-12 Woofer 10” (24.5 cm) 12” (30.5 cm) forward firing foward firing (8.2” piston diameter) (9.7” piston diameter) Amplifier: 150 watts Dynamic/ 165 watts Dynamic/ Class D 250 watts RMS Power 275 watts RMS Power Cabinet Design Acoustically neutral, Acoustically neutral, downward-firing port downward-firing port Frequency Response 32 -140 Hz 29 - 140 Hz (+/-3 dB) (+/-3 dB) Voice Coil 2” copper-wound 2” copper-woun
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com CHRYSALIS PRODUCTS BassMatrix™ Series BassMatrix-10 BassMatrix-12 Photon™ Series Photon-8 Photon-10 Starfire™ Series Starfire-10 Starfire-12 Starfire Series Manual 12
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www.chrysalisacoustics. com FOR YOUR RECORDS. . . Date Purchased____________________________________________________________________________ Dealer__________________________________________________________________________________ Serial #_________________________________________________________________________________ *NOTE: Please complete and return your warranty card within ten (10) days or Register. . . ON LINE . . . It’s faster . . . and easier www.chrysalisacoustics.com LIMITED WARRA
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C hrysalis A co ustics A Velodyne Company 345 Digital Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408.465.2888 voice 408.779.9227 fax 408.779.9208 service fax www. chr ysalisacoustics. com Service E-mail: service@chrysalisacoustics.com Product E-mail: help@chrysalisacoustics.com Technical E-mail: techhelp@chrysalisacoustics.com 63-STARFIRE Rev D NOV08
