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Outlaw Audio

Owner’s Manual

Subwoofers, Bass and Overall  

System Performance

The goal of an audio system is to recreate the source material as accurately as 
possible. The components needed to perform this task are an audio source, a 
receiver or processor/amplifier combination, and speakers.
In the era of digital, multi-channel sound, many listeners have chosen to use 
frequency-limited “satellite” speakers for the front, center and surround channels. 
By limiting their frequency range, these speakers may be made smaller, to more 
easily fit into a wide range of spaces. However, by eliminating the capability to 
reproduce bass frequencies, a separate speaker that is custom designed to deal 
with signals below 200Hz is required. That speaker, along with its companion, 
built-in amplifier is a powered subwoofer.
Even in two-channel systems with traditional bookshelf or tower speakers the 

Subwoofers, Bass and Overall System Performance

bottom two octaves of sound (20 Hz to 80 Hz) are frequently rolled off or not 
reproduced at all. Here, too, a specialized speaker/amplifier combination is 
required to deliver the full spectrum of sound from a system.
Finally, many multi-channel digital soundtracks contain a special audio channel 
devoted specifically to extreme low frequency extension. This signal is the “.1” in 
5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 systems and is sometimes referred to as the LFE channel.
Regardless of which of these situations create the need, a subwoofer is absolutely 
essential for accurate audio reproduction of both movies and music. A properly 
designed subwoofer such as the Outlaw ECS-10 can provide a visceral impact 
that most speakers are not able to provide on their own. No matter what type of 
speakers comprise the rest of your system or what your favorite movie or music 
is the ECS-10 is up to the task of completing the sonic presentation by providing 
the impact that only a subwoofer can provide.

ECS-10 Rear Panel

POWER

ON

OFF

R

INPUT

SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT

OUTPUT

LFE

PHASE

LOW-PASS

CROSSOVER

SUBWOOFER

VOLUME

AUTO ON/OFF

SUBWOOFER

DIRECT

INTERNAL

X-OVER

180°

120 Hz

MIN

INACTIVE

ACTIVE

MAX

40 Hz

80 Hz

L

R

L

+

+

-

-

120V~

60HZ

8A

ECS-10

CAUTION

RISQUE DE CHOC ÉLECTRIQUE. NE PAS OUVRIR

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE

OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE

THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

AVIS: 

C

D

E

B

F

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Summary of Contents for ECS-10

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Version 1 0 Enhanced Cube Subwoofer ECS 10...

Page 2: ...hat it is of similar gauge As with all electrical devices do not run power cords under rugs or carpets or place heavy objects on them Damaged power cords should be replaced immediately with cords meet...

Page 3: ...ical source Thankstoaflexiblecrossoversystemthatmaybedefeatedforusewithadvanced bassmanagementsystems theECS 10blendsseamlesslywithbothsmallsatellite speakers as well as large tower type speaker syste...

Page 4: ...combination is required to deliver the full spectrum of sound from a system Finally manymulti channeldigitalsoundtrackscontainaspecialaudiochannel devotedspecificallytoextremelowfrequencyextension Th...

Page 5: ...a pair of audio intercon nects in the case of systems without a left right pre amp outpt or additional speaker wire We recommend the Outlaw Audio PCA SUB cable but any high quality shielded audio int...

Page 6: ...ssor or receiver to the AC power source 7 Proceed to the Setting the ECS 10 s Controls section to learn about the ECS 10 s controls and how they operate Connecting to a System without a Subwoofer Prea...

Page 7: ...dtotheseterminals 3 Using the same type of speaker wire used for your other speaker connections connect the left and right channel speaker outputs of your receiver or amplifier to the ECS 10 s Speaker...

Page 8: ...lutephaseofyourmainspeakersandamplifier aswellas therelativedistancefromtheECS 10andmainspeakerstothelisteningposition the bass in the crossover region may be smoother if you reverse the phase of the...

Page 9: ...or 4 dB of gain created by using two subwoofers together If you sense a loss of bass output after properly locating and calibrating both units in a two subwoofer system the likely problem is that the...

Page 10: ...t in a safe place with this manual so that it will be available to verify the purchase date should you experience a problem covered by our warranty The Outlaw Audio 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee This...

Page 11: ...e fac tory We will pay the return shipping charges if the repairs are covered by the warranty Please save the original shipping cartons as the unit MUST be returned in the original carton and packing...

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