Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit f212 du fabricant JL Audio
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f 21 2 Owne r’ s M an ual.
Pag e 2 | Fathom f2 12 IMPORT ANT S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 ) Read t he Inst ruc tions — A l l sa fety a nd operat ing i nst r uct ions should be read before the subwoofer is operated. 2 ) Reta in t he Inst ruc tions — e s a fety a nd operat ing i nst r uct ions sho u ld be ret a i ned for f ut u re refere nce .
Pag e 3 | Fathom f2 12 12) Cle a n i ng — e subwoof er should be c leaned on ly as rec ommended in t he o pe ratin g instru cti on s. 13 ) Non us e P er iods — e p ow er cord of the subwoofer sh ou ld be unplugged f rom the outlet w hen the subwoofer is le u nused for long period s of ti me.
Pag e 4 | Fathom f2 12 FC C COMP LIA NCE ST A TEMENT NOTE : is equ ipment has b een t est ed a nd found t o comply w it h t he li m its of Pa r t 15 of the F CC Ru les. es e li mit s a re des ig ned to prov ide re as onable prot ec tion a ga i nst ha r mf u l i nter ferenc e in a resid enti a l in sta l lat ion .
Pag e 5 | Fathom f2 12 W e si ncerely t ha nk you for yo u r purchas e and i nvite you to read th is manua l t horough ly in order to achie ve the hig hest level of per formance w ith your Fathom subw oofer system .
Pag e 6 | Fathom f2 12 PLA CING Y OUR F A THOM IN Y OUR LIST ENING ROOM: Y our l isten ing ro om or theater is a n i ntegr a l par t of your s ound reproduct ion sy stem. e physica l d i mensions of the room a nd its f ur ni shi ngs, mater ia ls , doors a nd wi ndows play an i mport a nt role in de ni ng how your sy stem sou nds.
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Pag e 8 | Fathom f2 12 SPEC IAL C ONSIDER A TIONS F OR BUIL T -IN INST ALLA TIONS Fathom subwoof ers a re desig ned to be “ bu ilt- i n ” f riend ly .
Pag e 9 | Fathom f2 12 Recomm ende d Subwoofe r Placeme nt Opt ions for T wo F ath oms Using T wo F ath oms W hen usi ng two Fat homs, tr y placement near t he f ront co r ners of the room, at di agona l ly -opp osite corners of the ro om, or at the center point s of opposing w a ll s as shown at r ight.
Pag e 10 | Fathom f2 12 Recomm ende d Subwoofe r Placeme nt Opti ons for Thre e F ath oms Recomm ende d Subwoofe r Placeme nt Opt ions for Fou r F atho ms Using Thre e or Four Fathoms Rese arch i ndic.
Pag e 11 | Fathom f2 12 Detailed instruct ions on unpacking the subw oofer: 1 . Place t he ca r ton on the oor nea r its i nten ded lo cat ion in t he room. 2. Op en the top of t he ca r ton ( obser ve ma rk ings on c ar ton ) a nd remov e t he ma nual , ca l ibration mic roph one and power cord.
Pag e 12 | Fathom f2 12 Front Control Pane l e lab eled Figu re below depicts t he f ron t control pa nel of a Fathom f21 2 subwoofer . A.R.O . page 1 4- 15 Power page 1 4 Input Mode page 15 Level Mode page 15 Master Le vel page 1 6 Lights page 1 6 LP Filter page 1 6 LP fr eq.
Pag e 13 | Fathom f2 12 Rear Contro ls and Connec tors e lab eled Figu re below depicts t he rea r panel of a Fathom f212 sub woofer . Balanced Inputs page 1 8 Unbalanced Inputs page 1 9 IEC-St y .
Pag e 14 | Fathom f2 12 FR ONT P ANEL CONT ROLS IN DET AIL Power Swit ch e “Po wer” sw itch determ i nes t he operationa l readi ness of t he Fathom subwoof er a nd should be t he only sw itch u sed to t ur n t he Fathom on and o .
Pag e 15 | Fathom f2 12 Demo Button e Demo button t rig gers a 20 s econd long to ne sequenc e t hat brie y demonst rates t he sig na ls us ed dur i ng A.
Pag e 16 | Fathom f2 12 Maste r Lev el K nob e Ma ster Le vel K nob is use d to control t he output level of the Fathom when t he V a riable L evel mode i s selec ted on t he front control pa nel. W hen rotated f u lly c ounter clock w ise , t he Fa t hom ’ s output wi l l be f u l ly muted.
Pag e 17 | Fathom f2 12 E.L.F . T ri m e E x treme L ow F requenc y (“ e.l .f. tr i m ”) k nob a l lows t he user to apply a cer ta i n amou nt of signa l equa l iz ation at 25 Hert z ( ex tremely low bass ). A t f u ll c ounterclock wi se rotat ion, the sig na l at 25 Hz is c ut by 1 2 d B.
Pag e 18 | Fathom f2 12 C O N N E C T I N G YO U R FAT H O M Balanced Inputs If you r hom e-t heater receiver or preampl i er/proce ss or prov ide s ba l a nce d outputs, t he Fathom’ s ba la nced inputs a re the preferred connec t ion.
Pag e 19 | Fathom f2 12 Unbalanced Input s e Fathom subwoofer f eat ures i ndiv idua l le a nd rig ht unba la nced RCA- t y pe i nput connectors . es e are t he most com monly us ed connec tors for hom e audio applic ations a nd must be us ed i f your receiver or prea mpli er/p roc ess or does not provide ba la nced outputs .
Pag e 2 0 | Fathom f2 12 Inpu t Mode Switc hes: T wo switche s are loc ated on the rea r pa nel to control unba la nce d signa l grou ndi ng and ma ster/ slave operat ion.
Pag e 21 | Fathom f2 12 “Out put to Slave” Connec tor If you a re operati ng more t ha n one F at hom sub woofer in one home theater sys tem, you wi l l desig nate one F at hom as t he Master ( see pa ge 20 ), and t hen feed signa l f rom it to the rema in ing “ Slave” F at homs v ia t his ba la nced X L R output.
Pag e 2 2 | Fathom f2 12 SYSTEM CON NEC TIO N DIAGR AM 1 : One Fath om to Hom e Theate r Rece iver or Home Theater Preamp/Proc essor Most home t heate r recei vers and prea mp/p roc es sors prov ide a si ng le ( mono ) subwoofer out put.
Pag e 2 3 | Fathom f2 12 SYSTEM CON NEC TIO N DIAGR AM 2: Mul tip le Fathom s to Hom e Theate r Rece iver or Home Theater Preamp/Proc essor T o g reat ly si mpli f y u sin g mult iple subwoofers i n a sing le home t heater sy stem, Fat homs i ncor por ate a “Mas ter/Slave” sign a l di st ribut ion s ystem .
Pag e 24 | Fathom f2 12 STEREO ACTIVE CROSSOVER (BALANCED OUTPUTS) LOW OUT (SUB OUT) OR STEREO ACTIVE CROSSOVER (UNBALANCED OUTPUTS) RIGHT LEFT LOW OUT (SUB OUT) F A THOM REAR CONTROLS (MASTER) SYSTEM.
Pag e 2 5 | Fathom f2 12 SYSTEM CON NEC TIO N DIAGR AM 4: T wo F at homs i n Ster eo to T wo- Cha nne l Audi o System W hen conne ct i ng t wo Fathom s in stere o to a two -ch an nel aud io sy stem you w i ll on ly u se t he “L e or Mono” input s of eac h Fat hom.
Pag e 2 6 | Fathom f2 12 REC OMMENDED SETUP PROC EDURES 1 ) Prepa rat ion fo r S etup Pro cess: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6-2 7 2 ) Le vel Set t ing: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pag e 27 | Fathom f2 12 On th e F ath om’ s F ront Pan el: Ple a se t u rn o t he home theater receiver or preamp/p roce ssor to ma ke t hese adjustm ents . 1. “Pow er” Sw itch Fl ip each Fat hom ’ s “Po wer” sw itch to t he “On ” posit ion.
Pag e 2 8 | Fathom f2 12 REC OMMENDED SETUP PROC EDURES (co n t i n u e d ) Subwoo fer System Se tup: Once you have set t he con t rols on your home the ater receiver or p rea mp/ proces sor and on yo.
Pag e 29 | Fathom f2 12 4 ) A pp lying Au t om ati c R oom Op timizati on ( A.R . O . ) Y ou are now ready to apply the power of JL Audio’ s exclusive Automatic Room Op timiza tio n sys te m.
Pag e 3 0 | Fathom f2 12 h ) With in 5 s econds of pressi ng t he “ C a librate” button, ret u rn to you r prim ar y li steni ng se at and hold t he microphone in your norm a l, seated he ad posit ion at t he appro x i mate height of your ea rs . i ) A serie s of quick, s tepped tones w i l l beg i n which a re us ed by t he A.
Pag e 31 | Fathom f2 12 FREQUENT L Y ASKED QUESTIONS Ca n I plac e objects on my subwoof er? W e do not recommend placi ng a ny items on the subwoof er ca binet as t hey may v ibrate, cau sing u ndesi rable noise a nd possible d ama ge to t he ni sh.
Pag e 32 | Fathom f2 12 C L E A N I N G YO U R FAT H O M Dus t your Fathom subwoofer’ s cabi net usi ng a clea n, so mi cro ber c loth or feat her duster. Micro ber c loth s are com monly ava i lable where automotive deta i l ing supplie s are sold .
Pag e 33 | Fathom f2 12 TROUBLESHOOTI NG No sound f rom subw oofer . 1 . V erif y t hat Fathom is plugged i n, tu rned “ON” & t hat f ron t pa nel lig hts a re “ON” . If t he Fathom w i l l not po wer up, check t he circu it brea ker th at feeds its out let .
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Pag e 35 | Fathom f2 12 LIMIT ED W ARRANTY / SERVICE INF ORMA TION JL A UDIO war ra nts t hi s product to be f ree of defects i n materi a ls a nd workma ns hip for a period of t hree ( 3) y ea rs f rom the or igi na l date of purchase .
H W D Specifications f2 1 2 fatho m home subw oofer Enclosure T ype: Sealed Driver: Dua l 1 2-in ch (nomi nal dia meter) Frequency Response (anechoic): 20 - 97 Hz (+/ - 1.5 dB) -3 dB at 1 9 / 1 10 Hz - 10 dB at 1 5 / 157 Hz Effective Piston Area: 1 68 s q.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté JL Audio f212 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du JL Audio f212 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation JL Audio f212, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le JL Audio f212 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le JL Audio f212, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du JL Audio f212.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le JL Audio f212. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei JL Audio f212 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
