Connections; Ac Power; Inputs; "Line Input" - JBL PSW1000 Owner's Manual

CONNECTIONS
CAUTION: Before making any
connections to your subwoofer,
make sure the power to your
entire system is OFF.
AC POWER
First make sure the Volume
Control on the rear panel of your
PSW Subwoofer is in the minimum
position. Make all connections,
then plug the AC cord into a wall
socket:
INPUTS
Your PSW subwoofer has both
line-level and speaker-level input
connections. Review your
receiver/T.V./source amplifier
instruction manual to see which
outputs your equipment provides,
then follow the appropriate
instructions below.
"Line Input" - Use the RCA
(phono) input jacks labeled "Line
Input" when connecting from a
line-level device, such as a pre-
amp, crossover, signal processor,
or when using any of the line-level
outputs on the rear of your
receiver/T.V./source amplifier.
If your receiver has a single
RCA output for sending the
signal to the subwoofer,
connect it to both R & L input
jacks by using a "y" adapter
(not included).
Many stereo/large screen T.V.s
have stereo (R & L) RCA jacks for
sending the signal to external
audio equipment. Your subwoofer
connects to these using both the
R & L input jacks. (See Fig. 1)
"Speaker Level Input (from
amplifier)" - Use these inputs
when connecting to the speaker
out (speaker mains) of your
receiver/T.V./source amplifier. Run
speaker wires from the speaker
output terminals (usually coded
red and black) on the rear of your
receiver/T.V./source amplifier to
the red and black input terminals
labeled "Speaker Level Input (from
amplifier)" on the PSW subwoofer.
(See Fig. 2)
Preparing the speaker level
hookup wire
Your JBL dealer can recommend
suitable cables, or you can buy
wire at most hardware stores.
High quality connectors and cable
offer consistent performance that
does not deteriorate over time.
We recommend #16 AWG two-
conductor insulated wire as a
minimum size. If your PSW
subwoofer is more than 30 feet
(10 m) from your receiver/T.V./
source amplifier, use larger
diameter wire.
Making the speaker
level hookup
1. First measure the distance
from your receiverFF.V./source
amplifier to your PSW
subwoofer.
2. Next make two hookup wires
this length.
3. Strip off 3/8" of insulation from
both ends of each conductor
wire.
4. Twist each set of thin Wires into
a tightly-bunched spiral.
5. Now find a visual difference
between the two conductors of
each molded pair of speaker
wire.
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