Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PSW1200 Polk Audio
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PS W 1 2 0 0 PSW1200 Instruction Manual.
PSW1200 OWNERS MANUAL T able of Contents PSW1200 features 4 Subwoofer placement 4 Connecting the subwoofer (general) 5 Bass management/ speaker setup 5-8 Inputs and outputs 9-15 Hook up options chart .
23 POLK AUDIO LIMITED W ARRANTY “Polk Audio,” “The Speaker Specialists,” and “Power Port” are trademarks of Britannia Investment Corporation used under license by Polk Audio Incorporated.
22 SPECIFICA TIONS PSW1 200 Driver Complement 2- 1 2 " woofers Continuous average power*: 230 watts into 8 ohms @1% THD over power bandwidth of 30- 1 20Hz Dynamic Power Rating* - 350 watts into 8.
3 POLK AUDIO – A HISTORY OF EXCELLENCE Matthew Polk and George Klopfer founded Polk Audio in 1972. Their dream was to make high performance speakers at reasonable prices. T oday Polk Audio is still headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and is one of the world ’ s largest manufacturers of loud- speakers for home, office and car .
FEA TURES: • T wo 12-inch direct radiating smooth response subwoofer drivers. • Power Port ™ patented bass port for deep bass with low distortion.
21 optimal phase tuning. MAINT AINING THE APPEARANCE OF YOUR PSW1200 Y our new speaker cabinet is finished in woodgrain vinyl that can be dusted or cleaned with a moist soft cloth. A void harsh detergents and cleaning fluids, they can permanently damage your speaker ’ s finish.
20 VARIABLE LOW PASS CROSSOVER (Fig. 18) – This control adjusts the frequency range over which the Subwoofer operates. This control only affects signals that are sent through the Front, Center and Rear line level “ In ” jacks and the Speaker Level Inputs.
The subwoofer should be placed only on its integrated Power Port ™ base. (Fig. 1b) NEVER LA Y THE SUBWOOFER ON THE AMPLIFIER END – THIS WILL DAMAGE THE AMPLIFIER. The PSW1200 is not magnetically shielded and should not be placed close to a television set.
BASS MANAGEMENT/SPEAKER SETUP SETTINGS DOLBY PRO LOGIC Wid e – (center speaker only) The center speaker is sent a full-range signal: all the sounds that are on that channel will go to the center speaker .
19 the one that ’ s right for you. AC POWER The PSW1200 has a built-in power amplifier and must be plugged into a standard household 110-120V AC power source in order to operate. The power switch has three positions: “ On, ” “ Off ” and “ Auto ” (Fig.
18 R 40Hz 120Hz T 0 ° 180 ° SWITCHABLE HIGH PASS CROSSOVER (SPEAKER LEVEL) A BLE A SS V ER V EL) 40HZ 80HZ 40HZ 80HZ FULL RANGE R FRONT RIGHT OUT RIGHT FRONT IN RIGHT REAR IN CENTER 2 IN S UBWOOFER .
“ Large ” Advantages – • Y ou will probably get better blending between main speaker and subwoofer . • The bass “ attack ” or “ tightness ” may be better • Imaging may be more even.
8 to the Subwoofer output jack, the Center bass would not go to the Subwoofer . In this case, you can select your Center as “ Large ” and hook up the center channel output directly to the Center channel input of the PSW1200. (Fig. 2, previous page) Now you have it all! In fact, the PSW1200 has enough inputs to accept every channel of a 5.
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16 HOOK-UP OPTIONS The PSW1200 offers a wide range of hook-up and use options. Each option has advantages and potential downsides. The option that is best for you depends on your electronics, Y our main speakers, and your personal taste.
9 bottom end of the Rear speakers at 40Hz. Simply use either the Front Line Level or Front Speaker Level in/out sets to do that (assuming they are not already in use). Be creative. PSW1200 INPUT AND OUTPUT FEA TURES AND USE Front Speaker Level In – Although these are labeled “ Front, ” they can be used for any channel.
10 SWITCHABLE HIGH PASS CROSSOVER (Speaker Level) – If you want to filter bass out of any speaker , connect the Speaker Level In and Out, and select either 40Hz or 80Hz.
15 your amplifier to the red (+) terminal on your speaker , and the wire from the black (-) terminal of the amplifier to the black (-) terminal on your speaker . Most wire has some indication (such as color- coding, ribbing, or writing) on one of the two conductors to help maintain consis- tency .
14 SPEAKER CONNECTIONS Speaker level hook up is often the most convenient method and may yield the best results, especially if the subwoofer is placed far from your electronics. Speaker wires are a lot less susceptible to picking up hum and noise than are long RCA cables.
11 FRONT LINE OUT – Connect these to the power amp (main) inputs only if you want a high pass filtered signal (selec- table 40Hz or 80Hz) to go into the amplifier (Fig. 6) . The filter cannot be defeated. SWITCHABLE HIGH PASS CROSSOVER – (Line Level) – This selects the filter (crossover) frequency at either 40Hz or 80Hz at 12dB/octave (Fig.
12 CENTER LINE IN – Connect Center line level preamp output here (Fig. 7) . (There is no need to plug something into both center inputs; one would be redun- dant.) The signal will pass through the V ariable Low Pass Crossover . Use a Y connector if you need to have this pre- out connected to a power amplifier or Main In jack.
13 LFE/SUBWOOFER IN - Use this input only if you have a Dolby Digital system and know your Subwoofer output jack is low pass filtered (Fig. 7 previous page) . If the Subwoofer output jack is unfil- tered, connect the subwoofer output jack to any unused Line Level In jack (Fig.
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