Unpacking; Audio And Ac Power Connections - Cambridge SoundWorks BassCube 12 Instructions Manual

Unpacking

Upon unpacking your BassCube
subwoofer, please examine it
carefully for any signs of shipping
damage. If there is any damage, do
not install or use the subwoofer.
Consult the store where you pur-
chased the subwoofer for assis-
tance. If purchased through our
mail order catalog service, call
Cambridge SoundWorks at
1-877-YES-HIFI.
We suggest that you keep the
shipping carton and packing mate-
rials in case you want to transport
your subwoofer.

Audio And AC Power Connections

Note: Make all connections with the
BassCube subwoofer switched off
and the Bass Level control at its
minimum setting.
Audio Connections
The BassCube subwoofer can be
connected to a mono subwoofer
output, a main amplifier's speaker
outputs, or from stereo preamp
outputs.
Note: You should connect the
BassCube subwoofer to your system
using either the line level inputs or
the speaker level inputs–but not
both sets of inputs.
Connection Method One:
Connect from a subwoofer output
using a suitable length mono
phono cable with an RCA phono
plug at each end (Figure 1 on
page 3). Connect the phono cable
to the Right channel line level
input on the BassCube subwoofer.
Connection Method Two:
Connect directly from an amplifier
or receiver's speaker output termi-
nals to the subwoofer's Speaker
Level Inputs using conventional
speaker wire. Then connect your
speakers to the Out To Speakers
terminals (Figure 2 on page 3).
2
Be sure the speaker wire con-
nects the positive (+) terminals of
the subwoofer to the positive (+)
terminals of the amplifier or re-
ceiver (and similarly connects the
negative (–) terminals together). All
two-conductor speaker cable is
coded along one conductor by
lettering, a stripe or a raised bead
-or- the appearance of the two
conductors differs, usually one
copper and one silver. This allows
you to easily connect the proper
conductor to each terminal.
Connection Method Three:
Connect from a stereo preamp
output to the BassCube subwoofer's
Line Level inputs. A suitable length
of conventional stereo phono cable
with RCA plugs at each end is all
you need if your preamp has an
unused stereo preamp output.
To connect between a stereo
preamp and a stereo power amp,
combine a suitable length stereo
phono cable with two "Y" adapters.
Each adapter has one RCA male plug
to two RCA female jacks (Figure 3).
Some receivers and integrated
amplifiers have preamp outputs and
power amp inputs that are accessible
by removing jumpers from the back
panel.