SubDude Audio PinWoofer Spike PowerWave Plus Installation Instructions Manual

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WARNING: Perform installation with your pinball machine turned off and unplugged from AC power.
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  • Page 1 Copyright © SubDude Audio LLC, Idaho, USA. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction, transmission or redistribution of this document or its contents without written permission is prohibited. Take your time, follow the instructions, relax, and enjoy yourself! WARNING: Perform installation with your pinball machine turned off and unplugged from AC power.
  • Page 2 PinWoofer Spike PowerWave Plus Amplifier Installation Instructions...
  • Page 3 Foreword and Resources This document should be reviewed in all cases for a general overview of your new PowerWave Amplifier Install and general placement of kit components. This document contains vital information that may not be covered elsewhere. Review your order and determine which components are included in your kit. Below are links to the most common installation documents and videos.
  • Page 4: Speaker Preparation

    Speaker Preparation If you are installing new backbox • Remove Existing speakers, remove the existing backbox Backbox Speakers speakers now. If you are installing a new cabinet woofer, • remove the existing cabinet woofer now. Install your new cabinet woofer as •...
  • Page 5: Amplifier Placement

    Amplifier Placement Remove the Coin Box and replace it with • the amplifier resting as shown. Do not attach the mounting screws at this • time. Wait until you’ve first tested your new audio system. Since the PinWoofer Amplifier will be a •...
  • Page 6: Harness Routing

    Harness Routing Unplug the machine from AC Power. • Anchor Point Open the Coin Door. • Remove the Playfield Glass. • Slack Lift the Playfield and prop it up. • Loop Remove the backglass and lower the • Speaker Panel. (Speaker Panel is not shown.) Feed the Amplifier End of the PinWoofer •...
  • Page 7: Power Connection

    Power Connection Power Spike Power Connector Board • Unplug the 5-Pin Factory Connector from CN7. • Plug the 5-Pin Factory Connector into the PinWoofer Power Board. • Plug the PinWoofer Harness 2- Pin Power Connector into the Power Board. • Plug the Power Board into CN7.
  • Page 8 Spike (a.k.a “Spike-1” Audio Connection The original Spike titles include: • Ground Headphone Game of Thrones • Jack Loop Ghostbusters • Isolator Heavy Metal • KISS • TRS Cable Primus • Harness Supreme • Extension Wrestlemania • TRS Plug If your title is not listed above, proceed to the •...
  • Page 9 Spike-2 Audio Connection Spike-2 Line Ground Out Board Plug the Spike-2 Line Out Board to the • Loop CN5 / CN3 header pair. Isolator Plug the TRS Cable Stub (from the Ground • TRS Cable Loop Isolator) into the Mini-Jack on the Extension Harness Spike-2 Line Out Board.
  • Page 10 Install New Backbox Speakers If you have new backbox speakers, install • Install New them now. Backbox Speakers...
  • Page 11 Connect Backbox Speakers Left Right • Connect the Blue/Black Speaker Wire Pair on the PinWoofer Harness to the left-hand side speaker terminals: • Connect the Blue wire to “+” Terminal • Connect the Black wire to “-” Terminal • Connect the Green/Black Speaker Wire Pair on the PinWoofer Harness to the right- hand side speaker terminals:...
  • Page 12 Connect Cabinet Speaker • Do not alter the factory wires present on your new Cabinet Speaker. • Connect the Red / Black Speaker Wire Pair on the PinWoofer Harness to your Cabinet Speaker Terminals: • Connect the RED wire to “+” Terminal •...
  • Page 13 Amplifier to Harness Connections • Insert the Power Plug into Power Input Jack. • Plug the 6-Pin Molex Connector into the Speaker Output Header. (The Connector tab locks should be facing upward.) • Insert the TRS Male Min- Power Input Jack Plug into the Input Jack.
  • Page 14 Top View of PowerWave Plus...
  • Page 15 Before first powering on your PowerWave LED Power Indicator Plus Amplifier, adjust the controls as shown: Line Level Output • “Bass Vol” (Cabinet Speaker Bass Volume) Headphone Jack set to max, or “6 o’clock” • All other controls set to mid-deflection, or “12 o’clock”...
  • Page 16 External Subwoofer - Amplifier Features External Subwoofer Bass Cutoff Frequency External Subwoofer Bass Level • The External Subwoofer Bass Cutoff Frequency Control adjusts External Subwoofer Output Jack the output low-pass filter. External Subwoofer Input (for • The External Subwoofer Bass Subwoofer Chaining) Level Control adjusts the bass...
  • Page 17 • After installation, turn the machine olink orllow the below startup procedure: 1. Set the service Menu Volume (using coin door volume buttons) between 15 and 25. 2. In the machine’s menu set all audio settings to default: SERVICE MENU → VOL → FEAT ADJ → HIGH/LOW SHELF (DEF) = OFF SERVICE MENU →...
  • Page 18 Connecting one Machine to an External Subwoofer • Typical connection • Using a 12ft or longer TRS Stereo Male Mini-Plug to RCA Cable Stereo Male: • Plug the TRS plug into the “Sub Out” Jack on the PW Amplifier • Route the External Subwoofer end of the cable through and down one of the ventilation holes.
  • Page 19 Subwoofer Chaining (Connecting Multiple Machines to one External Subwoofer) - 1: Clients interconnect and eventually route to the Host Machine (Red cables are interconnect cables, black is the host cable.) Client Client Client Host External Subwoofer Interconnect Interconnect Interconnect Cable Cable Cable Host...
  • Page 20 Subwoofer Chaining - 2: The Host Machine provides the audio source for the external subwoofer. Ground Loop Isolators are likely required on all interconnects and Host Cable. (GLI prevents hum or buzz.) Start with Sub Freq and Sub Level at mid-Deflection GLI = Ground Loop Isolator...
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