Kenwood Exploring and using the unit Placing the SW-200, Some suggestions for placement

Exploring and using the unit

Placing the SW-200

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Placing your SW-200 Powered Subwoofer is very easy. Because the SW-200 (or any subwoofer) is non- directional (it does not send its soundwaves out in a particular

• Once you settle on a location, be

sure to leave yourself some

room for minor movements of a

few inches—this can help fine-

tune the sound in the seating

PHASE on the SW-200 so it works the best with the front (left and right) speakers. Here are our recommendations:

FROM AMPLIFIER

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R

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L

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LINE IN

POWER

AUTO

VOLUME

PHASE

LOW PASS

SHUTOFF

L

CONTROL

CROSSOVER

Hz

STANDBY

ON OFF

REV NOM

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RED

60

100

R

120

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R

–

+

L

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TO SPEAKERS

MIN MAX

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150

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direction), where you place it is not as critical as it is for your left and right speakers. It will sound fine no matter where you place it in the room. However, here are a few suggestions for getting the most out of the subwoofer.

Some suggestions for placement

• For the smoothest match

between the subwoofer and the

area

• If you place the subwoofer near

your TV, it may affect the picture

colors. If this happens, move the

subwoofer away from the TV

until the picture returns to

normal

Using the Subwoofer with Kenwood’s KSS-200 or KSS-500 packages

• Set the subwoofer’s LOW

PASS CROSSOVER knob to

the ‘150Hz’ setting

• Initially set the subwoofer’s

VOLUME control to the ‘11-

o’clock’ position

• After listening to music you

are familiar with, adjust the

subwoofer’s VOLUME control

and PHASE switch to achieve

the best blend between the

sound from the subwoofer

1 POWER

Turns the power on and off

2 AUTO SHUTOFF

When both the POWER and AUTO SHUTOFF switches are on, the unit turns on automatically when the input receives a signal, and auto- matically goes into ‘standby’ mode if it doesn’t receive a signal for 7 minutes

3LOW PASS CROSSOVER ADJUSTMENT

Adjusts the balance between the bass from the front speakers and the bass from the subwoofer

You can adjust the balance accord- ing to the size of the front speakers as follows:

Large size	50	~ 60 Hz
Medium size	80	~ 100 Hz
Small size	120 ~ 150 Hz

After you set the crossover, you can fine-tune it for the best match between the subwoofer and your front speakers

4 PHASE

Switches the subwoofer’s polarity to better match the front speakers

5 VOLUME CONTROL

Adjusts the volume level of the

subwoofer

6 LINE IN jack (RCA-type)

Connects to the SUBWOOFER

PRE-AMP OUTPUT jack of an

amplifier or receiver

7 FROM AMPLIFIER jacks

Connects to the LEFT and RIGHT

speaker jacks of an amplifier or

receiver

8 TO SPEAKERS jacks

Connects to the speaker cables

from the front speakers

9 STANDBY indicator light

Shows that the subwoofer is in Standby mode when it is red, and in Operating mode when it is green

10 Power cord

Connects to a 110 – 120 volt AC power outlet

11 Optional feet

If you want to use them, attach the 4 feet (using the 4 screws provided) to the pre-drilled holes on the bottom of the subwoofer

front (left and right) speakers,

place the 3 of them in an imagi-

nary straight line with each other

• For more deep bass output,

place the subwoofer next to

a wall

• For the deepest bass

overall, place the

subwoofer in a corner.

However, this may

yield uneven bass

throughout the

room—some areas may have

too much bass, while other areas

may not have enough

•When you are setting up the KSS-200 or KSS-500 packages, you should set the LOW PASS CROSSOVER, VOLUME, and

and the sound of the front

speakers

• Although you can enhance overall

sound quality with the amplifier

or receiver’s tone controls,

do not set them to ‘maxi-

mum’, because this can

cause extreme amplifier

distortion (‘clipping’)

that can damage speak-

ers

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