a/d/s/ C10ps, Owner'S Manual

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Page 3: ...sical and home theater sound reproduction Be sure to save your sales receipt It is your best record of the date of purchase which is required for warranty service Read and follow all cautions warnings and notes cautions WARNING To reduce the risk of electric shock do not remove any parts of the speaker There are no user serviceable parts inside If service is required have it performed by a qualifi...

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Page 5: ...djust the subwoofer so it integrates seamlessly with the main speakers in the system The HT series a d s subwoofer cabinets have a sophisticated tuned bandpass design The speaker in the cabinet is mounted between two chambers One chamber is sealed The other is vented through special high flow tuned vents to the rear of the cabinet This computer optimized hybrid design gives the transient response ...

Page 6: ... walls and corners of the room Corner placement will produce the strongest bass and in some instances the smoothest response Experiment with a variety of placements that are practical and domestically acceptable Try adjusting the settings of the subwoofer phase and subwoofer volume controls in each room location you try The goal is a combination of placement and control settings that produces smoo...

Page 7: ...ction If your amplifier has remote or B speaker outputs you can use those instead Connect the speaker outputs of the amplifier to the inputs of the high level connection of the subwoofer with conventional two conductor speaker wire Be sure to keep the left right channel connections correct Also be sure the phasing of the connections the positive negative orientation of the connections is consisten...

Page 8: ...g circuitry will turn it on automatically when an audio signal is applied to the high level or low level inputs The power indicator located by the on off switch will be lit green whenever the unit is on and functioning properly This indicator will be lit orange when in standby and red when in protection mode When there is no signal present at either of the inputs the amplifier will go back to stan...

Page 9: ...back panel power on status protection LED indicator AC Power Connection off power on AC input voltage class 2 wiring L R line input LFE out in hi pass output speaker level input R L 180Hz 40Hz power mode standby on crossover frequency volume max min phase 0 180 6dB 6dB bass EQ ...

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Page 11: ...ing to your tastes Generally a subwoofer in a corner will need less boost than one placed closer to the center of the room phase switch The phase switch can change the subwoofer s phase by 180 degrees in relation to the satellite speakers This switch should be switched to the position that sounds best in your listening room power on off switch The power switch on the subwoofer has two positions on...

Page 12: ... voltage conversion The subwoofer amplifier can be set to operate at 115 or 230 volts by using the voltage switch on the control panel of the amplifier in case of difficulty Loose connections defective connecting cables or improper operation causes most difficulties with high fidelity equipment Often problems show up after a change is made to the system or after the system has been moved Carefully...

Page 13: ... be activated frequently If after a few minutes normal bass performance is not restored there may be a serious operational problem In such instances the internal fuse of the subwoofer amp may have been blown If this happens the power indicator on the back panel will not light Do not attempt to service the unit yourself Doing so will expose you to electrical shock hazards and could void your warran...

Page 14: ...e diagrams depicted in this section represent typical connections from receivers and other equipment to the ads subwoofer The owner should refer to the manuals provided by the other equipment manufacture regarding connections 14 ...

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Page 18: ...ariable High Pass Crossover Frequency 80Hz fixed Low Pass Crossover Slope 12dB per octave High Pass Crossover Slope 12dB per octave Bass Boost or Cut 6dB variable centered 35 Hz Inputs Stereo preamp line level Mono LFE line level Stereo speaker level Outputs Stereo preamp line level unity gain through pass Stereo preamp line level high pass Mono LFE line level Subwoofer Level Continuously variable...

Page 19: ... FOR IT ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE OF THE PRODUCT DIRECTED HAS ABSOLUTELY NO LIABILITY FOR ANY AND ALL ACTS OF THIRD PARTIES INCLUDING ITS AUTHORIZED DEALERS OR INSTALLERS Unit must be returned to Directed postage pre paid with bill of sale or other dated proof of purchase bearing the following information consumer s name telephone number and address authorized dealer s name and add...

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