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Owner’s Manual
Wisdom Audio
System Controller
SC-1
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WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. D a n g e r T h e l i g h t n i n g fl a s h w i t h a r r o w h e a d s y m b o l , w i t h i n a n e q u i l a t e r a l t r i a n g l e , i s i n t e n d e d t o a l e r t t h e u s e r t o t h e p
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Important Safety Instructions P l e a s e r e a d a l l i n s t r u c t i o n s a n d p r e c a u t i o n s c a r efu l l y a n d c o m p l e t e l y b ef o r e o p- e r a t i n g y o u r W i s d o m A u d i o e q u i p m e n t . 1 . R e a d t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s . 2. K e e p t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s . 3. H e e d a l l w a r n i n g s . 4. F o l l o w a l l i n s t r u c t i o n s . 5 . Do n o t u s e t h i s e q u i p m e n t n e a r w a t e r . 6. C l e a n o n l y w i t
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Table of Contents Important Safety Instructions .........................................................................3 Unpacking the SC-1 ........................................................................................6 W a r m u p / b r e a k - i n p e r i o d .......................................................................................6 Placement Considerations ...............................................................................7 V en ti l a ti o n ............
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® Audyssey MultEQ Pro ..................................................................................30 L a u n c h i n g M u l t E Q Pr o ........................................................................................3 0 Room Calibration .........................................................................................30 MultEQ Pro Welcome screen ........................................................................31 Job Information .......................................
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Unpacking the SC-1 P l e a s e e x e r c i s e c a u t i o n w h e n u n p a c k i n g y o u r n e w W i s d o m A u d i o S C - 1 t o e n s u r e t h a t y o u d o n o t s t r a i n y o u r s e l f . C a u t i o n ! Do not a t t em p t t o l i f t y o u r S C - 1 w h i l e b e n d i n g o r t w i s t i n g fr o m t h e w a i s t . U s e y o u r l e g s f o r l i f t i n g , n o t y o u r b a c k . Always s t a n d a s s t r a i g h t a s p o s s i b l e a n d k e e p t h e S C - 1 c
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Placement Considerations F o r y o u r p r o t e c t i o n , r e v i e w “ I m p o r t a n t Sa f e t y I n s t r u c t i o n s ” a n d PRECAUTION “ O p e r a t i n g V o l t a g e ” b ef o r e y o u i n s t a l l y o u r S C - 1 . N o t e t h a t a d e q u a t e c l e a r a n c e f o r t h e A C c o r d a n d c o n n e c t i n g s i g n a l c a b l e s m u s t b e l ef t b e h i n d y o u r S C - 1 . W e s u g g e s t l e a v i n g a t l e a s t s i x i n c h e s ( 1 5 c m ) o f fr e e s
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Operating Voltage F o r c o m p a t i b i l i t y w i t h e x i s t i n g h o u s e h o l d o u t l e t s , a s t a n d a r d t h r e e p r o n g , 1 5 a m p e r e p l u g i s p r o v i d e d o n t h e r em o v a b l e , I E C - s t a n d a r d A C m a i n s c a b l e . T h e W i s d o m A u d i o S C - 1 m a y b e s e t f o r 1 0 0 - 1 2 0 V o r 2 0 0 V - 2 4 0 V A C m a i n s o p- e r a t i o n . O u t s i d e t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , a n d d e p e n d i n g o n l o c a l e l e c t r
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Special Design Features ® Advanced Room Correction A u d y s s e y M u l t E Q X T i s a r o o m e q u a l i z a t i o n s o l u t i o n t h a t c a l i b r a t e s a n y a u d i o s y s t em s o t h a t i t c a n a c h i e v e o p t i m u m p e r f o r m a n c e f o r e v e r y l i s t e n e r i n a l a r g e ® l i s t e n i n g a r e a . M u l t E Q X T c a p t u r e s a c o u s t i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n a t m u l t i p l e l o c a t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t a l i s t e n i n g a
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S i n c e e a c h c h a n n e l o f t h e a m p l i fi e r i s d e l i v e r i n g c u r r e n t i n t o i t s l oa d o n l y o v e r a l i m i t e d r a n g e o f fr e q u e n c i e s , s e v e r a l f o r m s o f d i s t o r t i o n a r e r e d u c e d a s c o m- p a r e d t o e a c h c h a n n e l h a n d l i n g t h e fu l l r a n g e o f m u s i c a l i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e S C - 1 s u p p o r t s u p t o a “ 7 . 3 c h a n n e l ” s y s t em , m e a n i n g t h a t u p t o s e v e n
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Front Panel 1 Power Switch and Indicator T h e S C - 1 f e a t u r e s a s c u l p t e d fr o n t p a n e l t h a t c o n c e a l s t w o s w i t c h e s u n d e r t h e fl e x i b l e e n d s o f t h e m i d d l e s e c t i o n . O n t h e l ef t s i d e , g e n t l y p r e s s i n g t h e e n d o f t h e c e n t e r s e c t i o n w i l l e n g a g e a m i c r o s w i t c h u n d e r t h e f a c e o f t h e S C - 1 , w h i c h w i l l i n t u r n t og g l e t h e u n i t b e t w e e n
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T h e s e t h r e e L E D s i n d i c a t e w h i c h o f t h e t h r e e s e t u p m em o r i e s i s c u r r e n t l y a c t i v e . T h e y a l s o s e r v e t o i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e u n i t i s p o w e r e d u p a n d o p e r a t- i n g n o r m a l l y . ( W h e n t h e u n i t i s i n s t a n d b y , o n l y t h e a m b e r s t a n d b y L E D o n t h e l ef t s i d e o f t h e fr o n t p a n e l i s l i t ; t h e b l u e m em o r y L E D s a r e o f f . ) T h e L E D
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L R C SL SR SBL SBR Sub1 Sub2 Sub3 ON/OFF CAUTION--RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK--DO NOT OPEN Manufactured under license from Audyssey Laboratories. U.S. and n patents pending. MultEQ XT is a trademark of Audyssey Laboratories. O 100-120V, 50-60 Hz, @ < 0.5A FUSE REPLACEMENT O 200-240V, 50-60 Hz, @ < 0.25A 100-120V 200-240V SUB T 500mA L 250V T 250mA L 250V Voltage set at factory for destination country OUTS in out s/n: SC-1 System Controller made in USA USB RS232 12v trigger www.wisdomaudio.com
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D u r i n g c a l i b r a t i o n , t h e L ef t i n p u t ( i n t h e t o p l ef t c o r n e r a s s e e n fr o m b e h i n d t h e u n i t ) i s a l s o u s e d b y y o u r i n s t a l l e r f o r c o n n e c t i n g t h e o u t p u t o f t h e c a l i b r a t e d m i c r o p h o n e t h a t m e a s u r e s t h e r o o m ’ s r e s p o n s e . C a u t i o n ! Do n o t c o n n e c t t h e c a l i b r a t e d m i c r o p h o n e t o t h e L ef t i n p u t i n p u t o f t h e S C - 1 u n t
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3 7 Channel Low (Woofer) Output T h e s e s e v e n b a l a n c e d a u d i o o u t p u t s c a r r y t h e r o o m - c o r r e c t e d “ l o w p a s s ” p o r t i o n o f t h e a u d i o s p e c t r u m , a n d m u s t b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e a m p l i fi e r s t h a t d r i v e t h e w o o f e r s e c t i o n s o f t h e l o u d s p e a k e r s . T h e p i n a s s i g n m e n t s o f t h i s X L R - t y p e m a l e o u t p u t c o n n e c t o r a r e : P i n 1 : C h a s s i s g r
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e r l y w i r e d a d a p t e r s a r e a v a i l a b l e fr o m W i s d o m A u d i o f o r a n a d d i t i o n a l charge. 5 USB Port T h i s U S B p o r t i s u s e d b y y o u r i n s t a l l e r t o c o n n e c t a W i n d o w s - c o m p a t i b l e P C f o r s e t u p a n d c a l i b r a t i o n . I t p r o v i d e s t w o - w a y c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e S C - 1 a n d t h e c o m p u t e r t h a t i s u s e d f o r a d j u s t i n g t h e m a n y p a r a m e t e r
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Remote turn-on – + tip polarity Input Signal: 3-20 v olts @ less than 10 mA Output Signal: 12 v olts @ 100 mA T h e D C T r i g g e r I n p u t h a s p r i o r i t y o v e r t h e fr o n t p a n e l s w i t c h . T h e r ef o r e , i f a t r i g g e r v o l t a g e i s p r e s e n t a t t h i s i n p u t c o n n e c t o r , t h e u n i t w i l l b e f o r c e d o n a n d t h e fr o n t p a n e l s w i t c h w i l l b e i g n o r e d . W h e n t h e v o l t a g e t r a n s i- t i o n s fr o
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W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t c a r e b e t a k e n t o e n s u r e t h a t a l l A C p l u g s f o r t h e e q u i p m e n t i n t h e s y s t em b e w i r e d s o a s t o e n s u r e p r o p e r A C p o l a r i t y . Do i n g s o w i l l m i n i- m i z e n o i s e i n t h e s y s t em . I n t h e U . S . , a s i m p l e A C m a i n s t e s t e r ( f o u n d a t a n y h a r d w a r e s t o r e ) c a n t e s t t o e n s u r e t h a t y o u r e l e c t r i c a l o u t l e t s a r e w i r e d p
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Introduction to Room Acoustics W i s d o m A u d i o b e l i e v e s i n e q u a l i z a t i o n . A s s u m e f o r a m o m e n t t h a t y o u h a d a “ p e r f e c t ” l o u d s p e a k e r : a s s o o n a s y o u p l a c e i t i n y o u r r o o m , i t s p e r f e c t i o n i s g o n e . I n f a c t , e v e n good r o o m s o f t e n i n t r o d u c e d e v i a t i o n s o f 2 0 d B t o t h e r e- s p o n s e o f t h e s y s t em . I t s e em s s t r a n g e t o u s t o w o r r y a b o u
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b e n e fi t ( w h e n d o n e p r o p e r l y ) o f p r o v i d i n g o u t s t a n d i n g a c o u s t i c i s o l a t i o n fr o m a d j a c e n t s p a c e s a s w e l l a s s u p e r b b a s s r e p r o d u c t i o n . T h i s a p p r oa c h g o e s w e l l b e y o n d t h e s c o p e o f a n o w n e r ’ s m a n u a l ; i f y o u a r e i n t e r e s t e d , y o u s h o u l d c o n- t a c t a p r o f e s s i o n a l a c o u s t i c i a n w h o h a s s p e c i a l i z e d i n d o m e s t i
