Summary of P1000
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P 1 0 0 0 a n d p 5 0 0 s u b w o o f e r s user manual ® ™.
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2 the lightning flash with arrowhead, with- in an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsu- lated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suffi- cient magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point withi...
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3 3 power-cord protection – the ac power cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on. No object should bring weight to bear on to the ac power cords. Lightning – for added protection for the subwoofer or control module during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended an...
Page 4: Contents
4 volume up volume down subwoofer volume contents 1. Powered subwoofer enclosure 2. Control module 3. Ac power cable 4. Module to sub interface cable 5. Remote control 6. Speaker wire connector plug 7. Control module power supply adapter inspecting for damage examine each part carefully for shipping...
Page 5: Operating Controls
5 1 2 3 4 5 5 1. Low-pass: even though a subwoofer only produces “bass notes”, the upper end of its range should be tailored to blend well with your main speakers. The sub- woofer should not produce any bass your main speakers can produce. The low-pass control sets this limit. The lowest setting (50...
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6 6. Sub in: connect the sub out jack from a receiver, integrat- ed amplifier, preamplifier, or surround decoder to this jack. Use an audio signal cable with single rca plugs on each end. 7. Preamp level inputs: normally, the right (r) and left (l) signal outputs from a preamp will connect to the to...
Page 7: Placement
7 7 7 the subwoofer enclosure should be placed on the floor. Its location in the room affects its output. The out- put increases the closer the subwoofer is placed to the intersection of walls and floors (see diagrams). Some advantages of corner placement: placing a subwoofer in or near the corner o...
Page 8: Installing Carpet Spikes
8 installing carpet spikes improving stability with carpet spikes the powered subwoofer has four soft feet for level, stable orientation on any flat surface and tightly woven carpets. Installing and adjusting the four carpet spikes can level the speaker and improve its stability on thick carpeting. ...
Page 9: Connections
9 9 9 after you have positioned the subwoofer enclosure, to connect the control module to your audio components. About your audio components: you can connect the control module to a receiver , an integrated amplifier, a preamplifier/power amplifier combination or other audio component with line leve...
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10 10 10 speaker level connection if your receiver does not have a line-level audio signal output or if you wish to bypass this output, you need to connect the speaker level inputs of the control module to your receiver’s speaker outputs. We provide a speaker wire connector with two short lengths of...
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11 11 11 jack in the control module. To insure you connect the wires properly (positive to positive, negative to negative), note which of each speaker wire’s two conductors is “marked”. This mark- ing may be a ridge in the insulation, different colored conductors or printing on only one side. Use th...
Page 12: Final Setup
12 12 12 interface cable. Power connections first, insert the ac plug of the control module’s power supply adapter into an ac outlet. Then insert the adapter’s output plug into the control module’s 12v ac input jack. Turn the control module’s power switch to auto . Insert the subwoofer enclosure’s p...
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13 13 13 recheck your connections. Adjusting for best performance we recommend you adjust the control module accord- ing to the following sequence: 1. Set the equalizer controls. 2. Set the low pass control. 3. Set the volume control by ear. 4. Set the phase control by ear. 5. Reset the volume contr...
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14 14 14 2. Low-pass control settings dolby digital sound systems a dolby digital ® decoder provides its own “bass management” processing when you activate the decoder’s “sub out” jack. Set the newton series pow- ered subwoofer’s low-pass control to 150 hz in this case. Note: be sure to set the larg...
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Fuse replacement the fuse holder is located on the base of the sub- woofer. Both subwoofer models use a metric 5x20mm size fuse, 7a. To replace the fuse: 1) unplug the ac cord from the ac power source, then remove the ac power cord from the speaker. 2) remove the fuse cap with a small, flat blade sc...
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P81-1630 rev a.