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BPS80 Amplified Subwoofer User’s Manual - Page 7 

Attach the included remote level

After you have installed your system,

Turn the head unit on (and the

Slowly turn up the subwoofer input

gain control until you hear a small

amount of distortion. Then reduce the

level until the distortion is completely

The bass boost feature will increase

the sound level in the bass 

frequencies. 

gone. Leave the control at this setting.

subwoofer will turn on via the remote

connection). Turn the head unit

volume to about 2/3 full level.

turn this control to minimum

control to the port to control the volume 

level of the subwoofer independently.

REMOTE LEVEL CONTROL PORT

This control permits you define the

frequency range you want the

subwoofer amplifier to receive. The

subwoofer will reproduce all sound

BELOW the frequency you set.
If the rest of your system is weak on

the mids, you may wish to set this

control relatively high. If the midrange

is well covered by the rest of your

system, you will probably want the

subwoofer to only receive lower

frequency signal.

Use this switch to help compensate

for time alignment problems in the
from having the subwoofer at a

different distance from the listener

than the other speakers in the system.

This LED is green when power

is on and no problems are

present.

system. Such problems usually result

LOW PASS FILTER

PHASE SHIFT

POWER STATUS LED

INPUT GAIN CONTROL

BASS BOOST

Front panel controls and features

PROTECT STATUS LED
This LED will be red if one of the

protection circuits comes on.

Summary of Contents for BPS80

Page 1: ...ecautions Fuses Front panel controls and features Rear panel controls and features Input wiring Power connections Remote level control connection Troubleshooting Specifications Mounting the subwoofer...

Page 2: ...can control the subwoofer level with the remote level control module What is included When first unpacking your new amplified subwoofer please check first that the package contains all of the items b...

Page 3: ...shut down due to thermal overload you should first allow it to cool down before restarting If the shut down was due to either an input overload or a short circuit be sure to correct these conditions...

Page 4: ...t covered by the manufacturer s warranty Power fuses protect both the amplifier and the electrical system of your car from fault conditions If you must replace a fuse in your powered subwoofer use a f...

Page 5: ...an empty fuse holder within remote output of the head unit using 16 gauge or heavier wire 18 45 cm of the car battery and run 8 gauge or heavier cable from this fuse to the amplifier location Then con...

Page 6: ...0 Further fine tuning of the various controls may be necessary to obtain best subwoofer Then set the volume control on the head unit to about 3 4 volume and adjust the subwoofer controls to just below...

Page 7: ...trol permits you define the frequency range you want the subwoofer amplifier to receive The subwoofer will reproduce all sound BELOW the frequency you set If the rest of your system is weak on the mid...

Page 8: ...fuse with a different value and NEVER replace the fuse with a wire or coin LOW LEVEL RCA INPUTS BPS80 HIGH LEVEL speaker level INPUTS If your head unit does not have RCA outputs you can use the speake...

Page 9: ...rve polarity to avoid audio phase problems or hatchback installations will require a 15 20 foot RCA cable while pickup trucks and under seat installations will require a 6 12 foot RCA cable Always use...

Page 10: ...e car battery and run 8 gauge or heavier wire or heavier cable from this fuse to the amplifier location Then connect the fuse holder to the BATT connection on the subwoofer rear panel Keep this ground...

Page 11: ...r leads This is usually caused by poor quality RCA cables which can pick up radiated noise Use only the best quality cables and route them away from power cables head unit Always try to set the Input...

Page 12: ...0A 10 1 4 x 14 3 8 x 3 260 x 365 x 76mm 68dB Specifications MODEL Maximum power THD Signal to noise ratio Frequency response Input sensitivity high level Input sensitivity low level Low pass filter Ba...

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