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Instructions for Setting Up and Using the “Quick Connect - Quick Select Box”
This package is designed to enable the user to easily connect one to four ButtKickers to one ButtKicker
Power Amplifier in a simple “plug ‘n’ play” fashion. The “Quick Connect – Quick Select Box” also operates
as an “on / off” selector allowing the user to select whether or not a ButtKicker will receive power. The
Quick Connect kit includes the necessary cables to connect the ButtKicker Power Amplifier to a RCA
“subwoofer” output on an A/V receiver even while using a power subwoofer.
Before beginning, please make sure you have the following:
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“Quick Connect – Quick Select Box” (QCP)
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12V DC power plug. Included with the QCP kit
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Four 12’ lengths of 14 gauge speaker wire with banana type connectors for connecting ButtKickers
to “Quick Connect – Quick Select Box”. Included with the QCP kit
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One 20’ length of 14 gauge speaker wire with banana type connectors for connecting the “Quick
Connect – Quick Select Box” to the ButtKicker Power Amplifier, Included with the QCP kit
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RCA “Y” connector used to split the “subwoofer out” on an A/V receiver, allows the use of a
powered subwoofer and the ButtKicker power amplifier. Included with the QCP kit
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Speaker Level Interface Adaptor used to split the “subwoofer out” on an A/V receiver, allows the use
of a powered subwoofer and the ButtKicker power amplifier. Used when A/V receiver does
not
have a RCA out. Included with the QCP kit
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6’ RCA cable for connecting an A/V processor or receiver to the ButtKicker Power Amplifier.
Included with the QCP kit.
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ButtKicker Power Amplifier, BKA1000-4. Sold separately.
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ButtKicker(s) that are already appropriately installed. Sold separately.
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A/V receiver, sold separately
Product Placement:
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The recommended placement for the “Quick Connect – Quick Select Box” is behind or underneath
the home theater seating. The four enclosed 12’ lengths of speaker wire should be ample to reach
from the “Quick Connect – Quick Select Box” to each ButtKicker.
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The recommended placement for the ButtKicker Power Amplifier is either behind the home theater
seating or in the front of the room. The enclosed 20’ length of speaker wire that connects the
amplifier to the “Quick Connect – Quick Select Box” should allow for either placement.
Quick Connect – Quick Select Setup:
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Make sure the ButtKicker Amplifier is turned off before proceeding any further!
2. Plug the DC power plug into the wall and into the “Quick Connect – Quick Select Box”
3. Turn on the “Quick Connect – Quick Select Box”
4. Connect the ButtKicker Power Amplifier output to the single pair of terminals on the “Quick
Connect – Quick Select Box” marked “To Amp.” on the rear of the box, which is the same side
the on / off switch and power cord are on.
