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SW1
Powered Home Subwoofer
1 Mitek Plaza
Winslow, IL 61089
Owner’s Manual
815-367-3000
800-225-5689
21A6278
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your speakers are designed to work with a wide range of electronic components. As little as 20 watts per channel can provide enough power for most applications. If you have a large room or prefer louder listening levels, more power may be required. Caution: When choosing an amplifier, do not exceed the power rating of the speaker. If you hear very high levels of audible distortion you are exceeding the capabilities of the system. Damage can occur from this distorti
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SAFETY SYMBOLS AND STATEMENTS SPECIFICATION Amplifier Type: Class A/B Frequency response: 40 Hz - 160 Hz Lo-pass xover 60 Hz - 160 Hz at 18 dB per octave Inputs: Line level and speaker level full range Outputs: Line level Hi-pass subsonic filter: 18 dB per octave below 30 Hz Polarity s
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS IN CASE OF TROUBLE 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating of the polarized plug. Your new subwoofer, once set-up and adjusted, should give you years of listening instructions should be read before the product is 13. Power-Cord Protection – Power-supply cords opened. should be routed so that they are not likely to be enjoyment with your favorite movies and music. However, if you should experience 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating
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OPERATION After you have connected your subwoofer, adjusted it for proper operation with the rest of your system, and experimented to find the best location for it, it’s time to sit back and enjoy it. As you do, here are some hints for getting the most out of your subwoofer. POWERED HOME SUBWOOFER A) The subwoofer’s level control is designed to adjust the balance between your subwoofer and main stereo speakers and should not be used as a substitute OWNER’S MANUAL for the bass or loudness co
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CONGRATULATIONS... SET-UP AND ADJUSTMENT ... on your purchase of a MTX powered home subwoofer system. Your new After you have selected an initial location for your subwoofer and have connected subwoofer is one of the most exciting home entertainment electronic products it into your system, have a seat in your normal listening position and have available, adding impact and realism to recorded music and the wide variety of someone help you with the following adjustments: movies to be foun
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B) For use with A/V preamps and receivers that have 5.1 channel line level UNPACKING/PRE-INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION outputs. If your preamplifier or receiver has a single “subwoofer” output or “LFE” output, Unpack your new subwoofer carefully, keeping the carton and packing material for connect a shielded cable from the preamplifier output to either one of the future use. Also, write the serial number in your home records for later reference. subwoofer line level inputs. Refer to Figure E.
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Installation using line level inputs EXPLANATION OF FEATURES AND CONTROLS A) Using a preamp or receiver with line level outputs. Refer to figure A. If a preamplifier output is available on your receiver, or you have a preamplifier, 1) Polarity switch: This two position switch allows the best match of acoustic connect it to the stereo line level RCA type input jacks on your subwoofer. Use output between the subwoofer and the main stereo speakers in the region of the quality shielded cables
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B) For amplifiers with two sets of speaker connections. An alternate method of connecting your subwoofer and main speakers is possible if you have a receiver or amplifier that can accommodate two sets of speakers that can be switched on at the same time and be connected in parallel. (Note that some receivers and amplifiers connect “A” and “B” sets of speakers in series, not parallel. A series wiring will not allow this alternate connection method for your 3 subwoofer. Consult the owner’s ma
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WIRING AND CONNECTIONS PLACEMENT OR POSITIONING Turn off all power to your subwoofer and other equipment before making Your new subwoofer will work well in a variety of locations. However, placement any connections. in your listening room will affect its performance. Since the wavelengths of sound reproduced by your subwoofer are large compared to its size, those sounds are Installation using speaker level inputs omni-directional in nature. This means that locating your subwoofer in relati
