Samson Rubicon R10s, Owner'S Manual

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Quick Start

Setting up your R10s Active Subwoofer is a simple proce-
dure, which takes only a few minutes: The following sec-
tion is an explanation to get your Rubicon, sub-satellite 
monitor system running. The example assumes that you 
are using an active satellite speaker like a Rubicon 5a.
 
•   Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need 

for future service) and decide where the unit is to be 
physically placed.

•   Make sure the power to your mixers powered satellite 

monitors and other equipment in your audio system is 
off.  Locate the R10s’s Power switch on the rear panel 
and place the to its OFF position.

•   Connect your mixer’s left and right output to the left 

and right AUDIO INPUTS on the R10s rear panel.  

Note: It is always recommended to use balanced cables when 
ever possible.  For a detailed wiring diagram see page 16 in 
this manual. 

•   Now, connect the R10s’s left Audio Output to the input 

of the left side satellite speaker and the connect the 
R10s’s right AUDIO OUTPUT to the right side satellite 
speaker.

•    Locate the FREQUENCY control on the R10s’s rear panel 

and set the knob to 70Hz (10 o’clock position).

•   Before you power up your gear make sure that your 

mixer’s output level is turned all the way down so you 
can fade up your new monitor system.

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Setting up the R10s - Quick Start

CONFIGURING YOUR MONITOR SYSTEM

Before you start plugging in cables, you should take a minute 
and decide how you want to interface your new subwoofer. 

Common Sub Operation

In most cases, a common sub ( mono) bass operation is 
desired. This is true for several reasons, but mostly because 
low frequencies produced by a subwoofer tend to be non-
directional. Since low frequency sound waves take so much 
space to develop, you can’t tell if the sub-bass is coming 
from the left or right side,unless of course you’re in a very 
large room.  Because of this phenomenon, just about all 
sub-bass material is mixed in mono. 

Placing the R10s

Because the low frequencies reproduced by the R10s are 
non-directional, you can position the unit almost anywhere.  
It is however, a good idea to keep the R10s away from cor-
ners.  Ideally the R10s should be positioned in the middle, 
and up close to the wall you are facing in the mixing posi-

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