Cerwin-Vega SUBWOOFERS XLS-12S user manual

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XLS-12S & XLS-15S SUBWOOFERS
User Manual

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Cerwin-Vega’s Limited w arranty Welcome ot the yamilf ! h W o do you get Warranty viceser ? First off, you have great taste in loudspeakers. At Cerwin-Vega!, In order to obtain warranty service, contact your original dealer or deep bass and great highs are a way of life. Nice to know there distributor, or an Authorized Cerwin-Vega! Service Center. If, for are a few people out there who share our passion for music. You’ll some reason, you have trouble locating a service representative, be glad

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important symboLs and safety instruCtions e tionxplana of g raphic s ymbols i antmport safety instructions The exclamation point within an 1. Read and keep these instructions. equilateral triangle is intended to 2. Heed all warnings and follow instructions alert the users to the presence of important operating and maintenance 3. Do not use this apparatus near water. (servicing) instructions in the literature 4. Clean only with a dry cloth. accompanying the product. 5. Do not block any ventil

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Contents 1. introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. subwoofer installation ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1 2.1. prior to installation ...............................................................

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2.3 ControL desCriptions (Cont.) Figure 1 7. pHase: This switch allows you to compensate for having the subwoofer in a different location than the main speakers. This control allows the signal to be delayed 180 degrees so the output of the subwoofer will blend in with the main speakers. Slide the PHASE switch to “180.” At the listening position, listen to the mid bass output. If it sounds weak, set PHASE back to “0.” 8. power Led: Power indicator lamp. Glows green in “ON” mode if audio signal

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3. ConneCting your subwoofer 3.1 line level connections Connect the LFE Output of an A/V receiver to the LFE Input (1) of the XLS subwoofer, or connect the left and right line level outputs of an AV receiver to the left and right Line Level Inputs (2) of the XLS subwoofer. (Figure 2). See your A/V receiver’s bass management instructions for proper integration into your system. Figure 2 3.2 speaK er level connections Connect the left and right speaker-level outputs of an A/V receiver to the Le

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4. troubLesHooting s omsympt c auses s olutions Amplifier is at maximum output Lower volume or receiver level control Bass sounds distorted Receiver tone controls are set too high Set bass flat; use tone controls sparingly Distortion with volume control near Defective receiver or preamplifier, or Repair defective receiver, preamplifier or minimum shorted speaker wires replace speaker wires Distortion on music peaks or sound Dynamic soundtrack (e.g., explosions) Turn down volume control to low

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