Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PS-8 Mirage
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pow ered subwoof er s o wner s manual PRINTED IN CANADA 7AI//M-PS PS-8 PS-10 BPS-100i.
IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Read Instructions - All safety and oper ating instr uctions should be read before the product is operated. • Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instr uctions should be retained for future reference.
• Object and Liquid Entr y - Never push objects of an y kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous v oltage points or shor t-out par ts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FEA TURES AND OPERA TING CONTROLS All operating controls are conveniently located on the amplif ier panel mounted on the rear of your subw oofer cabinet. FEA TURES Auto-On/Auto-Off Cir cuit Y our subwoof er is equipped with a special “ Auto-on/Auto-off ” circuit.
OPERA TING CONTROLS Subwoof er Lev el Control This rotar y control adjusts the output level of y our Mir age subwoofer and should be used to balance the level of the subw oofer with that on your main/satellite speakers. See “ Set-up Calibr ation ” .
W e ur ge you to experiment with var ious subwoof er placements in your listening room to find the position which produces “ deep and smooth ” perfor mance .
Using High Le vel Connections (see Diagram 1) On the rear of your Mirage subwoofer cabinet is a b lock designated “ High Level ” . This block contains tw o pair s of speaker ter minals. These should be connected to speaker output terminals of your amp.
PS-8/PS-10/BPS-100i o wner s manual 8 Diagram 1: HIGH LEVEL CONNECTION LOW P ASS FIL TER BASS VOLUME HIGH LEVEL INPUT SERIAL NO. + - RIGHT CHANNEL } T O AMPLIFIER SPEAKER OUTPUT TERMINALS. SPEAKER WIRES POWER XOVER INPUT SUB INPUT Diagram 2: LO W LEVEL CONNECTION 1 LOW P ASS FIL TER BASS VOLUME HIGH LEVEL INPUT SERIAL NO.
SET UP CALIBRA TION For best results when setting up your system, assume your normal listening position and hav e another per son perfor m the follo wing adjustments: 1. Set the Subwoof er Level Contr ol to its zero position. Set the Subwoofer LP Filter Control to 50Hz.
NO TE: The Subwoofer Le vel Contr o l is designed to control the balance betw een your subw oofer and main/satellite speakers and should not be used as a substitute f or the bass or loudness controls on y our amplifier or receiv er . Adjust the subwoofer ’ s lev el for smoothest low frequency perf ormance .
LIMITED W ARRANTY POLICY W arranty in the United States and Canada Mirage war r ants this product to the retail purchaser against any failure resulting from original manufactur ing defects in workmanship or mater ials.
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