ACI Titan Owners manual

Titan

Powered Subwoofer

Owner's Manual

Contents:

Guarantee/Warranty …2
Quick Setup …4
Specifications …6
Performance …6
Installation …8
Hookup …12
Other System Considerations…16
Avoiding Damage …17
Troubleshooting …18
Warranty Registration …19

Audio Concepts, Inc.

901 So. 4th Street

La Crosse, WI 54601

Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

URL: http://www.audioc.com Email: [e-mail]

All Right Reserved 2003

Sound that Satisfies…

Audio Concepts, Inc.

Our Guarantee and Warranty

Satisfaction Guaranteed:

We’re sure you’re going to love your new Audio Concepts, Inc. (ACI) products! In the unlikely event
that you are not satisfied, please contact us within 30 days of receipt of your ACI products for a

hassle-free return.

Simply follow these procedures:

1. Return Authorization: Call us at [phone] or email [e-mail], within 30 days of receipt of your ACI

products for a return authorization number. Boldly mark the return authorization number on the outside of the box.
Include a brief note stating your name, address and daytime telephone number, along with a short description why the
products are being returned.

2. Returning: We request that you return the ACI products to us in their original packaging and include packaging

materials, manuals, etc. Ship by the most economical means (preferably UPS) and insure the products for the invoice
purchase price. The customer is responsible for return shipping. Please note: ACI can not accept C.O.D. returns.

3. Credit: Upon receipt and inspection, we will issue a refund for the invoice purchase price and invoiced UPS Ground

service only. Please note this return policy is in effect only if the ACI products are in new condition, in their original
packaging, without drilled holes, disassembled or any other modifications.

Speaker Manufacture’s Warranty:

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ACI’s Five Year Standard Warranty and One Year Total Assurance Guarantee
For Five years from receipt, Audio Concepts, Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace factory

defective components. This warranty excludes products that have been abused, modified, or
disassembled in any way. This warranty does not apply to products, which have been damaged in
shipping. Audio Concepts, Inc. liability is limited only to the replacement of defective parts. No other
liabilities or obligations are expressed or implied.

For the First year of ownership, ACI also provides a unique Total Assurance Guarantee, (TAG).
TAG from ACI not only covers everything included in our standard five year warranty, but we will

also pay for shipping to ACI and back to your front door. TAG is limited to shipping destinations in
the Continental U.S.

The ACI Five Year Standard Warranty and One Year Total Assurance Guarantee are fully
transferable from the original owner to a secondary owner provided that the original owner notifies
ACI, by phone call or by filling out the on-line form: www.audioc.com/order/warranty_transfer.htm
No warranty will be transferred absent this notification.

Simply follow these procedures:

1. Return Authorization: Call us at [phone] or email [e-mail] for a return authorization number. If

the warranty repair is during the first year of ownership, additional instructions will be given to you at that time. Boldly
mark the return authorization number on the outside of the box. Include a brief note with your name, address and a
daytime telephone number, along with a short description why the products are being returned.

2. Returning: Carefully repack defective ACI merchandise in their original packaging. Ship by the most economical

means (preferably UPS) and insure the products for their full retail value. The customer is responsible for return
shipping (unless the first year TAG applies). Please note: ACI can not accept COD or Freight Collect returns.

3. Replacement: Audio Concepts, Inc. will inspect and determine the cause of failure and will pay return shipping on the

defective goods replaced or repaired.

Please ship any returns to the following address:

Audio Concepts, Inc., 901 So. 4

th

Street, La Crosse, WI 54601 [phone]

IMPORTANT NOTICE

All new speakers require a minimum of 60 hours break-in-time before they begin to
sound the way they are supposed to. A speaker's performance improves significantly once
broken in. It is critical that you have at least 60 hours on your speakers before you evaluate
them. Don't worry if your speakers do not sound perfect the first time you play them. This is
normal until they are broken in. If you are having difficulty getting enough hours on your
speakers and your 30 day return privilege is getting near, call us. We will work with you.
Please give us the courtesy of breaking the speakers in before you determine they don't
sound right.

Many of our customers break their speakers in by:

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A) Leaving them on at moderate listening levels when they are not home.
B) Leaving them on at moderate listening levels while they sleep.
C) Running pink noise through them.

These methods are not convenient for everyone and we understand this. But please
know that you are not giving yourself, your speakers or us a fair chance if you do not break
them in before critical evaluation.

THANK YOU!

READ FIRST! QUICK SETUP

Input

Pre-amp or Right Left

outputs

Amplifier

Optional Passive

Speaker
Outputs

(Only Right Channel
Shown for Clarity)

Right

Insert in Amplifier

Insert RCA Interconnect

The flexibility of the Titan allows it to be easily and quickly installed in virtually any audio
system. By reading the following steps and referring to the diagrams in the owner’s manual,
you’ll have your Titan(s) up and running in no time.

1) Determine if you will need to use the Speaker Level Converters (two supplied). If your receiver,

pre-amp or processor (source) has RCA subwoofer output(s) or pre-out, main-in, you will NOT
use the Speaker Level Converters.

2) If you will be using the Speaker Level Converters, you will use both converters, connect as

shown in the Titan hookup section diagrams for using a receiver. Connect the Speaker Level
Converters to the Titan Inputs. Hook up your speaker cable from the same output terminals you
are using for your main speakers. Connect the speaker cable and the Speaker Level Converters.
Connect the same polarity as your main speakers, red to red, black to black. Skip the following
step and continue to Turn-On .

3) If you are using direct RCA connections, you may have several hook-up options. Try the simplest

first. If your source has subwoofer outputs try that first. Use a shielded RCA cable of sufficient
length to connect the subwoofer output of your receiver/processor directly to the Theater input on
the Titan. Turn both crossover controls to 250Hz.
If you don’t have sub outputs you will use the pre-outs as shown in the Titan hookup section. If
you only have one set of pre-outs you will need to use a Y Adapter and RCA interconnect or
jumper to connect to the main amp inputs.
If you are using the optional Passive High-Pass Filters they insert into the main amp inputs (see
below).

Turn-On

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-Turn volume control (Input Level) on the Titan(s) all the way down set both crossover controls
(Lowpass Filters A & B) to about 100Hz, (250Hz if using Theater input).

-Turn volume control on source all the way down.

-Plug in and switch on the Titan(s). There will be a slight thump, this is normal.

-Play some music with a consistent, clear bass line at a moderate level.

-Turn the Titan volume level up slowly until it just fills in the bottom range.

-NOW, sit back and relax with some good music while reading the manual which will help you
fine-tune the Titan using level, crossover frequency, placement and phasing.

Speaker

+ −

Processor
RCA Line-level

Right Left

Inputs

High-pass Filter

Lowpass
Filters(Hz)

Phase

Left
Right
Theater

Left
Right

Titan

Input

Passive High-Pass Filter

From Pre-amp or Processor

TITAN II

AMP

5

MIN

MAX

35

45
65
110
250

35

45
65

110

250

0

-90

-180

Made In The USA

LEFT

RIGHT

THEATER

INPUT
LEVEL

LOWPASS
FILTER A
(HZ)

LOWPASS
FILTER B
(HZ)

PHASE
CONTROL

LINE LEVEL
INPUTS

LEFT

RIGHT

LINE LEVEL
HIGHPASS
OUTPUTS

The Titan Powered Subwoofer

Thank you for your order and congratulations on becoming the owner of an ACI speaker

system. The Titan powered subwoofer(s) will provide you with many years of listening pleasure!

The Titan was designed to please music lovers who don’t want to fashion their habitats
around large, obtrusive boxes. Attractive and reasonably sized, the Titan takes up little space and
there are many options for room placement including “hidden” placements. The attractive cabinets
are excellent as a small end table or plant stand. Hookup to any music system is easy! The Titan is
a fantastic addition to your video system as well. The Titan will allow you to “feel” the impact and
power of The Matrix, Blade, Hunt for Red October, Last Action Hero, The Fugitive, etc, etc. We
know you will enjoy many years of satisfaction with your Titan(s)!

The Titan has plenty of power to move a lot of air. The downfiring driver reproduces all low
organ pedals, symphonic bass drums, tympani, video special effects and synthesizers with stunning
realism. Equally important, the Titan does a fine job with the subtle but musically critical qualities of
difficult instruments such as piano and string bass.

The enclosure is constructed of ¾” non-resonant high-density fiberboard with extensive
internal bracing. Solid hardwood panels coated with multiple layers of clear or black lacquer grace
the exterior. The specially developed ACI 12” driver has extremely long excursion and a balanced
cone-motor system supported by a heavy cast-frame that operates with very low distortion. A
specially developed rubber surround precisely terminates the stiffened fiber cone.

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Specifications

Frequency Response: 20-250Hz, +3db
Crossover: Dual adjustable Low-Pass: 35-250 12db/octave filters for 24db/octave total
Sensitivity: Adjustable
Dimensions: 22 3/4” tall, 16 1/2” wide and 16 1/2” deep
Weight: 70 lbs
Special Circuitry: Protection Circuitry, Woofer Behavior Control, High Pass outputs
Woofer: (dnwd. fire) Proprietary 12” cast-frame, long throw woofer
Rec. RMS Power: Built in amp delivers 250 watts RMS < .5% THD distortion.

Performance

The electronics of the Titan performs the following functions:

• Gain (volume) is controlled at the INPUT LEVEL with a precision Alps pot. Once the volume is

set, your volume is controlled by your main system. Note, when using the theater input, the
volume is bypassed and controlled by your processor/preamp.

• Two additional LOWPASS FILTERS A&B, precision Alps pots, allows the user to select any

crossover frequency from 35 to 250Hz. These two separate 12db/oct filters provide exceptional
control for interfacing the Titan in a music system.