Nubie PSW303 Setup

[rlam01]

Ok, I now have R30's for my front and a PSW303 sub (rears and center to come later).

What settings should I set my Integra 5.4 dtr to? Front large or small? Sub on or off?
Crossover 80 or 60?

There is only one sub-out from the receiver. What do I connect this to on the 303, Line in (with y adapter) or LFE? What should phase be 0 or 180? Power- on or auto? When is the crossover knob used? When is the volume knob used?

I don't want to run my speakers via the sub amp so they will be connected to the receiver. Is this a problem?

Does the sub point toward the corner or toward the audience?
Thanks for helping out.

[pjdami]

rlam,

There is a tremendous amount of information in this forum about setting up subwoofers if you do some research and reading back as far as a year ago (and then more even).

I'll try to answer some basic questions for you.


What settings should I set my Integra 5.4 dtr to? Front large or small? Sub on or off?

Try small first. Sub set to on on the receiver.


There is only one sub-out from the receiver. What do I connect this to on the 303, Line in (with y adapter) or LFE? What should phase be 0 or 180? Power- on or auto? When is the crossover knob used? When is the volume knob used?

Use a Monster sub cable (or something similar) from the receiver subout (LFE) to the single LFE input on the sub. Set the phase at 0 deg first. Put the sub in auto on (sub will turn on automatically when it detects a signal). Crossover knob not used here since you are going with the signal crossovered at 80 hz from the receiver. Initially set the volume to 10:00 about 1/3 volume and work your way up from there. You should calibrate using the Sound and Vision or Avia setup disks.


I don't want to run my speakers via the sub amp so they will be connected to the receiver. Is this a problem?

Right. If you use the LFE sub cable out of your receiver to the sub you will not have to do what you mention. This is not a problem at all.

Try placing the woofer facing the audience first.

There's a lot of reading you can do here on the forum. If you still have some questions after your setup let us know.

Paul