REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS
5
Rear Panel Connections
Phase Switch:
This switch determines
whether the subwoofer’s piston-like action
moves in and out in phase with the main speak-
ers. If the speakers were to play out of phase,
the sound waves produced by the subwoofer
would be cancelled out, reducing bass response.
This phenomenon depends in part on the rela-
tive placement of the speakers in the room. In
most cases, the
Phase Switch
should be
left in the
NORMAL
position. However, it does
no harm to experiment with the
Phase Switch
, and you may leave it in the position that
maximizes bass response.
Line-Level Subwoofer (SUB) Input:
Con-
nect the subwoofer output of a receiver with
digital surround sound decoding, such as Dolby*
Digital or DTS
®
, to this input. This input bypasses
the subwoofer’s internal crossover circuitry, and
should only be used with a filtered signal. If your
receiver does not have digital decoding, you
should use the
Line-Level Full-Range Inputs
instead.
Line-Level Full-Range Inputs:
Connect
the line-level subwoofer output or preamp out-
put(s) of your receiver or amplifier to these
inputs. If your receiver does not have a separate
subwoofer output, use a Y-adapter (not supplied)
to bridge the receiver’s preamp output to the
main amp input for that channel, and connect
the long end of the adapter to the correspon-
ding line-level input on the subwoofer. If your
receiver has only a single subwoofer output, you
may connect it to either the left or right line-
level input on the subwoofer, and no Y-adapter is
needed.
Speaker-Level Outputs:
If you are using
the
Speaker-Level Inputs
on the
subwoofer, you should connect these binding-
post terminals to your front left and right speak-
ers, remembering to maintain polarity by con-
necting the (+) terminal on the subwoofer to the
(+) terminal on the speaker, and the (–) terminal
on the subwoofer to the (–) terminal on the
speaker. If you are not using the
Speaker-Level
Inputs
, then connect your front left and
right speakers directly to your receiver or
amplifier. See pages 9 through 12 for further
information on speaker connections.
Speaker-Level Inputs:
Connect these
binding-post terminals to the main left and right
speaker terminals of your receiver or amplifier, if
your receiver or amplifier does not have a line-
level subwoofer output. Remember to maintain
polarity by connecting the (+) terminal on the
receiver/amplifier to the (+) terminal on the sub-
woofer, and the (–) terminal on the receiver/
amplifier to the (–) terminal on the subwoofer.
Master Power Switch:
Place this switch in
the “•” position to power-on the subwoofer. The
subwoofer will then be either in the Standby
mode or completely on, depending on the
position of the
Trigger On/Off Switch
.
AC Power Cord:
Make sure to plug this
cord into an active, unswitched electrical outlet
for proper operation of the subwoofer.
The cord should not be plugged into the
accessory outlets found on some audio
components.
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