Audio And Ac Power Connections - Cambridge SoundWorks Powered Subwoofer II Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Audio And AC Power Connections

Note: Make all connections with
the Powered Subwoofer II
switched off.
The Powered Subwoofer II can be
connected one of three ways.
Connection Method One: Con-
nect directly to an amplifier or
receiver's speaker output termi-
nals using conventional speaker
wire (Figure 2). This is the easiest
way to connect the Powered
Subwoofer II and we strongly
recommend it, even if you have a
separate preamp output. You can
use very thin speaker wire, as the
Powered Subwoofer II uses virtu-
ally none of the amplifier or
receiver's output power. Be sure to
connect the speaker wires to the
same speaker output terminals
used by your main speakers. Do
not use any additional speaker
output terminals your amplifier or
receiver may have.
Alternatively, you may connect
these speaker wires to the termi
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INTEGRATED AMP OR RECEIVER
(FRONT)
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
LEFT RIGHT
To left (front) To right (front)
speaker speaker
BASS LOWPASS FILTER
LEVEL FREQUENCY (Hz)
80 100
5
4 6 140
55
3 7
2
8
1 9
0 10
LINE LEVEL
LEFT INPUT
SPEAKER LEVEL
LEFT INPUT
LINE LEVEL
RIGHT INPUT
SPEAKER LEVEL
RIGHT INPUT
POWERED SUBWOOFER II
Figure 2. Using speaker wire.
PREAMP
OUTPUTS TO POWER AMP
L R
"Y"
Adapters
To left and right
power amp inputs
Stereo phono cable
BASS LOWPASS FILTER
LEVEL FREQUENCY (Hz)
80 100
5
4 6 140
55
3 7
2
8
1 9
0 10
LINE LEVEL
LEFT INPUT
SPEAKER LEVEL
LEFT INPUT
LINE LEVEL
RIGHT INPUT
SPEAKER LEVEL
RIGHT INPUT
POWERED SUBWOOFER II
Figure 3. Using"Y" adapters
and phono cable.
SURROUND DECODER, RECEIVER OR PREAMP
OUTPUTS
L R
FRONT CENTER
SURROUND SUBWOOFER*
*Labeled "Mono"
on some units
BASS LOWPASS FILTER
LEVEL FREQUENCY (Hz)
80 100
5
4 6 140
55
3 7
2
8
1 9
0 10
LINE LEVEL
LEFT INPUT
SPEAKER LEVEL
LEFT INPUT
LINE LEVEL
RIGHT INPUT
SPEAKER LEVEL
RIGHT INPUT
POWERED SUBWOOFER II
Figure 4. Using a full-range
signal output.