Klipsch SWS manual Setup, IMPORTANT NOTE Before You Begin, Signal Connections

Welcome to the Klipsch ProMedia ® SWS subwoofer system.

Your SWS subwoofer will add a new dimension to your enjoyment of your multimedia sound system. We have designed the SWS subwoofers to work with almost any type of speaker sys- tem, from stereo to 5.1 surround. In this manual, we will explain the three basic connection scenarios for your SWS subwoofer, based on the type of system you will be using it with, and how to operate it in each of them.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Before You Begin!

Do not plug in the SWS’s power cord until all other wiring is completed. Make sure that all other parts of the system, including the computer, are turned off or disconnected from power while you are installing the SWS. Be especially careful not to connect or dis- connect any signal cables while power is applied. Failure to observe this cau- tion may result in loud hums, buzzes, or pops that will at the very least be startling and annoying and that in the extreme may damage your speakers.

Signal Connections

The Klipsch ProMedia SWS subwoofer can be used with any ProMedia® or multimedia speaker system. It can also be used to supplement the bass output from a TV set or home audio system that has appropriate line-level output jacks, although the signal connections are different. Connections are also dif- ferent when the SWS is used with Klipsch ProMedia speaker systems that have the SWS-Link subwoofer output jacks. Each type of signal connection is described and diagramed separately later, followed by directions on con- necting the volume-control module, attaching multiple SWS subwoofers, and placement and setup.

SETUP

Multimedia Speaker System (Figs. 1 & 2)

The SWS subwoofer allows pass through connection of as many as six channels from your computer’s sound card to your multimedia speaker sys- tem, using standard stereo minijack connectors. The subwoofer picks up and reproduces low frequencies from the signals on all these channels as they pass through it on the way to the main speaker system.

On the subwoofer’s back panel are three input/output minijack pairs: one green pair for left and right front chan- nels (FRONT L/R) , a second black pair for left and right surround chan- nels (REAR L/R), and a third orange pair for center channel and subwoofer (CENTER/SUB). If you have a two- speaker system, you will use only the first pair. If you have a three-piece speaker system, you will use the first pair, and if you have a 4.1 system, you will use the second pair as well.

If you have a 5.1-channel speaker system, you will use all three pairs.

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