Genelec SE7261A Owner's Manual

SE7261A DSP Subwoofer Operating Manual

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Introduction

Congratulations and a thank-you for the purchase of this Genelec
SE7261A DSP Subwoofer. This manual addresses setting up
and using the Genelec SE7261A DSP Subwoofer with Genelec
8130A digital input loudspeakers in stand-alone mode without the
GLM.SE™ software and the proprietary Genelec loudspeaker
control network. Use with the GLM.SE™ network is described in
the GLM.SE™ System Operating Manual.

EC Declaration Of Conformity

This is to certify that Genelec SE7261A DSP Subwoofer conforms
to the following standards:

Safety: EN 60065: 2002 / IEC 60065:2001 7th Edition

EMC: EN 55013:2001 + A1:2003

EN 55020 :2002 + A1:2003

EN 61000 -3-2:2000 + A2:2005

EN 61000-3-3:1995 + A1:2001

The products herewith comply with the requirements of The Low

Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, EMC Directive 2004/108/EC

Signed:
Ilpo Martikainen
Position: Chairman of the Board
Date: 20-September-2007

Compliance to FCC Rules

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference, and

• This device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the
FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.

Modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment under FCC
rules.

System

Genelec SE7261A DSP Subwoofer is designed for precise
monitoring of 24 bit/192 kHz AES/EBU digital audio signal. It is
fully compatible with Genelec GLM.SE™ Loudspeaker Manager
Software and the proprietary Genelec loudspeaker control
network and Genelec 8130A digital input loudspeakers.

The SE7261A can perform bass management. The DSP
bass management system splits the signal from each input into
low and high frequency components. Signal content below the
crossover frequency is reproduced by the subwoofer and signal
content above the crossover frequency is reproduced by the
loudspeakers connected to the outputs of the subwoofer.

Using the SE7261A in
Stand-Alone Mode

When the subwoofer is not connected to the Genelec loudspeaker
control network, it operates in stand-alone mode and only the
functions actuated by the controls on the connector panel can be
used. However, the settings made with the GLM.SE™ software
can be saved into the subwoofer and applied even when the

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network is disconnected by setting
CONTROL” on the subwoofer’s connector panel to position
“STORED.”

This manual concentrates on using the subwoofer without
the control network. All issues concerning the control network
are explained in detail in the System Operating Manual provided
with the GLM.SE™ Genelec Loudspeaker Manager kit.

switch “STORED/MANUAL

Installation

The SE7261A is supplied with a mains cable
control network cable and
place the subwoofer in a suitable location (for more details see
the "Positioning" section).

Before connecting the audio signal cables, ensure that both
the subwoofer and the main loudspeakers are switched off.
Connections are easier to make if you roll the subwoofer on its
side with the connector panel facing up. Use this position only for
making the connections and roll the subwoofer back to its normal
upright position before use.

this operating manual. Once unpacked,

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Connections

Audio connections

Audio connections to the subwoofer are made by XLR
connectors. All audio cabling from the source must always go
first to the input connectors of the subwoofer and then on to the
main loudspeakers from the subwoofer’s output connectors.

Connect the digital audio signal cables from your signal
source to the four female XLR “AES/EBU INPUT” connectors.
The inputs accept Single-Wire AES/EBU signal or S/P-DIF
or AES3id signals with suitable impedance converters. The
SE7261A cannot be used with analog audio input signal. If the
chosen audio format includes an LFE (.1) channel, it must be
connected to INPUT 4 and the “LFE IN USE” switch must be
turned to “YES” position in order to utilize the versatile LFE
channel controls integrated in the subwoofer. If there is no LFE
channel to reproduce, INPUT 4 can be used for a normal full­bandwidth signal. In this case the “LFE IN USE” switch must be
turned to “NO”

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