JL Audio Gotham g213 Owner's Manual page 23

SYSTEM CONNECTION DIAGRAM 2:
Multiple Gothams to
Home Theater Receiver or
Home Theater Preamp/Processor
To greatly simplify using multiple
subwoofers in a single home theater
system, Gothams incorporate a
"Master/Slave" signal distribution system.
Th is allows control of all the Gothams in a
system from a single "Master" unit.
First, you will select one of the
Gotham subwoofers as the "Master" via its
left "Input Mode" switch. Generally, you
will designate the Gotham closest to the
receiver/preamp as the master. In some
cases; for example, when the control panel
of certain units is diffi cult to access, you
may prefer to designate the one which is
easiest to access as the master.
Two connection types are available for
connecting the master Gotham to your
home theater system: balanced (XLR or
1/4-inch TRS connector) and unbalanced
(RCA-type connector). Balanced
connections provide superior noise
rejection and ensure proper grounding
between components. If your receiver or
processor has balanced outputs, we highly
recommend that you use them to connect
to the Gotham designated as the master.
In the connection diagram at left ,
balanced connections are shown as solid
lines, unbalanced connections are shown
dotted. You will only use one of these
input connection methods for the Gotham
designated as the master (not both).
Th e remaining Gothams in the system
will be confi gured as "Slave" units via
their left "Input Mode" switches. Using
balanced XLR cables, you will connect
the master Gotham's "Output to Slave"
to the "Left or Mono" balanced input
of the fi rst slave Gotham. Th at slave
unit's "Output to Slave" connector will
feed the "Left or Mono" input of the
next slave unit via another balanced
XLR cable. Subsequent slave units will
be connected in the same manner.
IMPORTANT
Connections between the "Master"
and "Slave" Gothams and
between "Slave" Gothams are via
balanced XLR cables ONLY.
WARNING
| Gotham g213
PROCESSOR
OUTPUTS
FATHOM REAR CONTROLS (MASTER)
FATHOM REAR CONTROLS (SLAVE)
WARNING! TURN OFF THE GOTHAM(S) AND ALL OTHER EQUIPMENT IN
THE SYSTEM BEFORE MAKING OR CHANGING ANY CONNECTIONS!
RECEIVER / PROCESSOR
PRE OUT
FRONT REAR CENTER
L
OR
FRONT R REAR
g213
TO ADDITIONAL GOTHAMS
g213
SUB
(IF APPLICABLE)
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