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My SVS subwoofer will not turn on from auto mode

I have a small(9 by 10) room and installed a new SVS SB 12 subwoofer into a 7.1 system.Problem is my Yamaha receiver does not seem to wake up my sub from auto mode.Since room is small and in a 2nd floor condo I cant run the sub very loud so gain is in 10 o'clock position. SVS said I should keep sub gain at 1 o'clock position but that is too loud for my condo.Any trick to getting the sub to turn on from auto mode without loud volume setting?

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1. Try a 'Y' rca cable connect the receiver LFE to both L/R line input on the sub, if made no difference then
 
2. If your AV Receiver has pre-out and you have a pair full range front main speaker, you can try connect the sub line input to the receiver front L/R pre-out, and re-configure the receiver setup to full range main L/R speakers, select ’No sub’ for the LFE channel, set the subwoofer internal low pass filter to 80Hz or lower. Hopefully the stereo full range pre-out signal will wake up the sub easier.
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