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24 Brook Road, Rayleigh, Essex SS6 7XL. England.
Tel: +44 (0) 1268 740580 Fax: +44 (0) 1268 740589
[email protected]
www.monitoraudio.co.uk

SUBWOOFER OWNERS MANUAL

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Page 1: ...24 Brook Road Rayleigh Essex SS6 7XL England Tel 44 0 1268 740580 Fax 44 0 1268 740589 info monitoraudio co uk www monitoraudio co uk SUBWOOFER OWNERS MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ASW100 FB110 FB210 SUBWOOFER OWNERS MANUAL ...

Page 3: ...nits Music is and should be a natural enhancement of life It stimulates the imagination changes your mood helps you relax and provides endless hours of entertainment Now in the 21st century we pride ourselves in the quality and versatility of our loudspeakers Monitor Audio have removed the need for compromise by offering attractive solutions for both stereo and hometheatre applications I Im mp po ...

Page 4: ...rts The liability of Monitor Audio is limited to the cost of repair or replacement of the defective parts at the discretion of Monitor Audio and under no circumstances extends to consequential losses or damage Claims under this guarantee The equipment should be returned in its packing to the original supplier where possible or to any other authorised Monitor Audio dealer If it is not possible to r...

Page 5: ...er Controls and Connections 9 Standard amplifier speaker cable connection 10 Satellite Speaker wiring option 1 11 Speaker level high pass filter 12 Main Satellite speaker wiring option 2 13 Wiring with a pre amp and separate power amp 14 Plugging in the Subwoofer 14 Fine tuning 15 Trouble shooting 16 Specifications 17 Guarantee and Service 17 Claims under Guarantee ...

Page 6: ...rols as follows Gain should be set to the minimum position Frequency should be set to approximately 60 Hz if you have large main speakers If you have small main speakers or satellites this should be set to approximately 100Hz Phase should be set to initial 0 degrees Mode If you prefer an audio quality performance the mode switch should be left in audio If you are installing a predominately home ci...

Page 7: ...uld plants or fish bowls be placed on the appliance 6 Positioning The appliance has been designed for floor mounting only 7 Ventilation The appliance should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its own proper ventilation For example the appliance should not be situated on a sofa bed rug or similar surface that may impair any ventilation openings It should not be pla...

Page 8: ...pliance can be cleaned with a soft dry cloth 13 Liquid Entry Care should be taken to ensure that no liquid is spilt on the appliance especially near the rear panel where the power cord enters the appliance 14 Damage Requiring Service Qualified personnel should service the appliance when a The power cord or the plug has been damaged b Liquid has been spilt on to the rear panel of the appliance c Th...

Page 9: ...on set leave a distance of at least 2 3 feet Failure to do so will result in your television set s tube becoming magnetised and this will cause a distortion of the picture together with a change of colour Should this occur consult your Television service agent for advice No matter where you place your subwoofer you must allow sufficient spacing for ventilation of the rear panel The rear panel has ...

Page 10: ...7 10 1 12 11 6 7 2 1 4 3 5 8 9 12 11 10 7 RCA Phono inputs 8 High level inputs 9 High level outputs 10 Fuse 11 Mains connection 12 Voltage Selector 115 230V 1 Power switch with auto off facility 2 Mode switch 3 Level Gain control 4 Crossover Frequency control 5 Phase control 6 RCA Phono outputs ...

Page 11: ...vel or loudness to be adjusted in order that you can achieve a totally controlled balanced sound To use this feature firstly take a selection of your favourite music with good bass content and listen judge the bass quality and content and whether or not the level is integrated with the main satellite speakers Once you achieve the correct integration in your system then there should be no further r...

Page 12: ...rectly from the amplifier output terminals Note A maximum input of 150watts when using the high level input connection method 9 High Level Output When the high level input connection method is used the output to the main speakers is provided by the high level output Note The high level output is filtered from 100Hz 6dB octave which reduces the overall bass energy transferred to the main speakers T...

Page 13: ...ur left and right channels go to the subwoofer 1 Connect the amplifiers left channel Red to the subwoofer left channel Red high level input terminals 2 Connect the amplifiers left channel Black to the subwoofer left channel Black high level input terminals 3 Make a corresponding match connection to the right channel See fig 1 showing ASW100 FB110 If using two subwoofers connect one to each channel...

Page 14: ...mately the same length to avoid different loading to the amplifier 1 Connect the subwoofer Red high level output terminal to the Red terminal on the back of the left main satellite speaker 2 Connect the subwoofer Black high level output terminal to the Black terminal on the back of the main satellite speaker 3 Make a matching connection to the right channel main satellite Fig 2 SPEAKERS L R AMPLIF...

Page 15: ...ecially in the mid bass and lower midrange The filter may make subtle changes to the sound quality you may wish to experiment with or without the filter to determine the best configuration for your system To use the filter connect as speaker wiring option 1 See Fig 2 If you have a Dolby Pro Logic system we recommend that you set the centre channel switch on the processor to the normal mode This pr...

Page 16: ... speakers and the other running to the subwoofer If your amplifier has only one set of speaker terminals you can connect the main satellite speakers to your amplifier using the same high level output terminals as the subwoofer Do not connect the main satellite speakers to the subwoofer Fig 3 12 Monitor Audio Ltd 2001 SPEAKERS L R AMPLIFIER MONITOR AUDIO LEFT SPEAKER MONITOR AUDIO RIGHT SPEAKER ...

Page 17: ... need to have a Y connector split lead to feed both the amplifier and subwoofer The high level output filters do not work when RCA phono inputs are used To connect the subwoofer in this way simply run a set of shielded RCA RCA interconnect cables from the output sockets of your component to the input sockets left and right on the subwoofer rear panel See Fig 4 if you are using two subwoofers simpl...

Page 18: ...irst rotate the phase control slowly listening for the point at which the bass sounds full and integrated The sound from the subwoofer should be almost undetectable Once this is set you should not need to reset this again Next alter the gain control for the optimum loudness level The frequency control can now be set to give a seamless sound balance this may take some time and patience The gain may...

Page 19: ...tions are phased Excessive bass from subwoofer Check the position of subwoofer ensure that it is not too close to a corner of the room Re check the setting up procedure Inadequate bass from subwoofer Re check full setting up procedure Vibrating noise from subwoofer Check that this is not caused by items located on top of or close to the subwoofer which may vibrate when subject to deep bass sounds ...

Page 20: ...Post Speaker Level 1 x 10 Magalloy Sub Bass Driver 37 x 37 x 37 141 2 x 141 2 x 141 2 25 Hz 40 180 Hz Variable 200 W 10K Ohms 100K Ohms Active 4th Order 24dB Per Octave Linkwitz Riley Linear Phase 6 dB Octave 120 Hz RCA Line Level 4mm Binding Post Speaker Level 2 x 10 Magalloy Sub Bass Driver 50 x 37 x 37 193 4 x 141 2 x 141 2 Low Frequency Limit Upper Frequency Limit Amplifier Output Input Impeda...

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