Page 2 - Please record the following information for your records:; POWERED SUBWOOFER
Please record the following information for your records: Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Dealer Name: Dealer Address: City/State/Zip: Country: Invoice Number: POWERED SUBWOOFER TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS....................................................................................
Page 3 - SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; LIQUID ENTRY - Never spill any liquid of any kind on the product.; following conditions:
POWERED SUBWOOFER 1. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS - All safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED WARNINGS - All warnings on this produc...
Page 4 - vibration, you may need to damp the vibration of nearby objects.
2. INTRODUCTION Congratulations! You have just made perhaps the most exciting and dramatic addition that you could make to your audio or multichannel audio/video system. The new dimension of deep and powerful bass provided by your M&K Deep Bass PoweredSubwoofer will thrill and excite you. We enc...
Page 5 - WIRING WITH THE RCA JACK INPUTS; FIGURE 1 - CONNECTING TO A SURROUND PROCESSOR
All M&K powered subwoofers have exceptionally sharp (36 dB/octave) low-pass filters to remove the midbass and midrange frequencies unwanted in a subwoofer. This makes your M&K subwoofer truly non-directional. No matter where you put the subwoofer, you must allow room for ventilation of its h...
Page 6 - USING SPEAKER WIRE CONNECTIONS; FIGURE 3 - TO AN AMP OR RECEIVER USING SPEAKER WIRES
your system with multiple filters. If your receiver or controller is THX-certified or Dolby Digital AC-3 capable, you do not needthe BMC-MINI. All Dolby Digital AC-3 and THX certified controllers and receivers have the proper high and low-pass filters builtin. See Figure 2 below. This filter will gi...
Page 7 - SATELLITE SPEAKER WIRING OPTIONS; the satellites and another set to the subwoofer. See Figure 4.; PLUGGING IN THE SUBWOOFER; minimum power rating of 300 watts.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR DOLBY SURROUND SYSTEMS: (Excluding Dolby Digital AC-3) When the subwoofer is connected to the Left and Right amplifier outputs, the Center channel WIDE/NORMAL switch MUST be set to the NORMAL mode. If the switch is set to the WIDE mode, the bass content of the Center channel will ...
Page 9 - FIGURE 5 - WIRING MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS WITH THE RM-1; HOME THEATRE USAGE; jack to connect your subwoofer.; RM-1 Subwoofer Controller
If multiple subwoofers are used, try to place them in the same location. Stacking is best, but you can also put them side by side. Alternately, you can put multiple subwoofers in different locations, at adjacent corners. This is appropriate when youhave limited choices in locating the subwoofer and ...
Page 10 - TROUBLESHOOTING; If your Subwoofer has no output:
11. TROUBLESHOOTING Your M&K Subwoofer amplifier circuit provides high reliability, and, if necessary, easy modular replacement of parts. This guide will help you to solve or diagnose most problems that can occur with your Subwoofer. In the event that a fuse blows, youmust replace it with a fuse...
Page 11 - IF YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE EXTERNAL FUSE:; IF YOU NEED SERVICE; DO NOT RETURN YOUR SPEAKERS TO THE FACTORY FOR; CABINET MAINTENANCE; MAGNETICALLY SHIELDED:
the Subwoofer's speaker driver, the Subwoofer is the source of the hum. If you hear no hum or less hum, theproblem is probably coming from another component. Hum can also be caused by AC ground loops. If the Subwoofer is plugged into a separate AC outlet, tryplugging it into the same outlet used for...