TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO AMPLIFIER OR SUBWOOFER
AND ENSURE OPTIMAL SOUND, THE 3-POSITION “EQ”
SWITCH ON THE REAR PANEL OF THE AMPLIFIER MUST
BE CORRECTLY CONFIGURED FOR USE WITH YOUR SETUP
(See Fig. 2). Additional details on page 5.
USING THE X-300 AMPLIFIER:

IMPORTANT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: READ BEFORE

OPERATING SUBWOOFER

TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO AMPLIFIER OR SUBWOOFER, FOLLOW THE
INSTRUCTIONS THAT RELATE TO YOUR SETUP BELOW. FAILURE TO
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN PERMANENT DAMAGE TO
AMPLIFIER AND SUBWOOFER. SUCH DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER
THE PARADIGM WARRANTY.
TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO AMPLIFIER OR SUBWOOFER, THE
IMPEDANCE MATCHING SWITCH ON YOUR SUBWOOFER’S
BAFFLE MUST BE POSITIONED FOR USE WITH THE
DESIGNATED AMPLIFIER (See Fig. 1).
POSITIONING THE IMPEDANCE MATCHING SWITCH:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Important Operating Instructions:
Read Before Operating Subwoofer . . 3
Subwoofer Assembly Parts List . . . . 4
Impedance Matching Switch
(Pictorial) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3-Position “EQ” Switch (Pictorial). . . 4
Your New Subwoofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Configuring the Amplifier
for use with Your Subwoofer . . . . . . 5
The Listening Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Guidelines for Deciding
on S ubwoofer Placement . . . . . . . . . 6
Subwoofer Placement . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Color-Match Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Installation into a Wall
Without a Backbox (Pictorial) . . . . . . 8
Installation into a
Paradigm®Backbox (Pictorial). . . . . 10
Installation into a Wall
Without a Backbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13