Important Information
1.The following Connecting Cable is available from the McIntosh Parts Department:
Power Control Cable Part No.
Six foot, 2 conductor shielded, with two 1/8 inch stereo mini phone plugs.
2.For additional connection information, refer to the owner’s manual(s) for any component(s) connected to the XLS112.
3.In the event that the XLS112 over heats, due to improper ventilation and/or high ambient temperature, the protection circuit will activate placing it in the Standby Mode. The Rear Panel Status LED Indicator will illuminate Red and the audio will be muted. When the XLS112 has returned to a safe operating temperature, normal operation will resume.
4.The XLS112’s Power Control Input will function within a 5 to 20 DC Voltage range.
5.To avoid damage, do not connect the speaker level output terminals from any receiver, amplifier or integrated amplifier to the inputs of the XLS112 Powered Subwoofer.
Connector Information
XLR Connectors
Below is the Pin configuration for the XLR Balanced Input and Output Connectors on the XLS112. Refer to the dia- gram for connection:
PIN 1: Shield/Ground
PIN 2: + Signal
PIN 3: - Signal
Power Control Connector
The XLS112 Power Control Input/Output Jacks provide Power On/Off Signals when connected to 
other McIntosh Components. A 1/8 inch | Positive |
stereo mini phone plug is used for connec- | N/C |
tion to the Power Control Input/Output on | Ground |
the XLS112. |
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Introduction
The McIntosh XLS112 Powered Subwoofer is designed for Home Theater and Music Reproduction. It has a 12 inch LD/HP1 woofer, a 400 watt amplifier and
The XLS112 Powered Subwoofer’s performance is equivalent to the quality of McIntosh’s legendary line of Amplifiers, Preamplifiers, Signal Processors, Signal Sources and Loudspeakers, without imparting distortion or coloration of its own. It also complements the capabilities and the remarkably low distortion of McIntosh Power Am- plifiers.
Many of today’s Loudspeakers are designed only for Home Theater applications. Not so with the XLS112. It is also designed for the accurate reproduction of the low fre- quencies contained in music. Motion picture sound effects, explosions, and vehicle crashes require a wide dynamic range and high sound levels. These sounds are such that a speaker system having moderate distortion would repro- duce them with little audible difference. This is not true with the reproduction of music. Music is by nature and definition harmonious. To reproduce it accurately, all forms of distortion, both harmonic and intermodulation, must be kept to a minimum. This has been the result of the design of the new McIntosh XLS112 Powered Subwoofer. Each component in the device has been carefully designed for durability, efficiency, and above all, low distortion. The McIntosh XLS112 Powered Subwoofer will reproduce mu- sic accurately and function as an excellent Home Theater Powered Subwoofer.
1LD/HP Pat. No. 5,151,943
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