Boston Acoustics XB2 Speaker User Manual


 
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IMPORTANT: Do not place the subwoofer where there is a chance of contact between the rear panel and drapes
o
rfurniture.
Position XB2 in corner
for maximum bass output
If Speaker Wire Connections Cause the Subwoofer to Hum
Certain receivers use speaker grounding circuits that may be incompatible with the speaker level inputs of exter-
nal powered audio products, such as powered subwoofers. When speaker wire is used instead of line level cables,
this incompatibility can result in an audible hum when the receiver is turned off or switched to a different speaker
channel.
If this should happen with your Boston Acoustics subwoofer, you will need to make a ground cable and connect it
to the RCA line input on the subwoofer and any unused RCA line input or output on your receiver (see diagram).
The proper ground cable for this application should consist of two male RCA plugs that have theirnegative out-
side ter
minals (or “sleeve”) connected to each other by any length of single conductor copper cable. The inside
positive (or “pin”) terminals should not be wired or removed in either plug.
If you do not wish to make your own
grounding cable, please contact the
Boston Acoustics Customer Service
Department directly (next page) and
we will pr
omptly ship one to you of
suitable length at no charge.
AUDIO
AUDIO
AUDIO
AUDIO
VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
S VIDEO
S VIDEO
V-AUX
V-AUX
IN
IN
VCR
VCR
OUT
OUT
D-TV
D-TV
/CBL
/CBL
DVD
DVD
S VIDEO
S VIDEO
VIDEO
VIDEO
SUB
SUB
WOOFER
WOOFER
MONITOR OUT
MONITOR OUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
MONITOR
MONITOR
OUT
OUT
D-TV
D-TV
/CBL
/CBL
DVD
DVD
CD
CD
FM
FM
ANT
ANT
IN
IN
(PLAY)
(PLAY)
MD
MD
/CD-R
/CD-R
OUT
OUT
(REC)
(REC)
75
75
Ω
Ω
UNBAL.
UNBAL.
TUNER
TUNER
COMPONEN T VIDEO
COMPONENT VIDEO
DIGITAL
DIGITAL
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
D
IGITAL
DIGITA
L
I
NPUT
INPU
T
6 CH INPUT
6 CH INPUT
CD
CD
COAXIAL
COAXIAL
R
R
L
L
R
R
L
L
MAIN
MAIN
SUB
SUB
WOOFER
WOOFER
DVD
DVD
MD/CD-R
MD/CD-R
MD/CD-R
MD/CD-R
OPTICAL
OPTICAL
O
PTICAL
OPTICA
L
D-TV/CBL
D-TV/CBL
Y
Y
P
P
B
B
/C
/C
B
B
P
P
R
R
/C
/C
R
R
SURROUNDSURROUND
CENTER
CENTER
AM
AM
ANT
ANT
GND
GND
line level in
left
right
speaker level in
speaker level in
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CAUTION: Disconnect supply cord before replacing
fuse. For continued protection against risk of fir
fuse. For continued protection against risk of fire,
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replace only with same type fuse.
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single conductor (-) RCA to (-) RCA ground cable
back of receiver
back of subwoofer
RCA jack
use any
available
RCA jack