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Placing your SW-200 Powered
Subwoofer is very easy. Because the
SW-200 (or any subwoofer) is non-
directional (it does not send its
soundwaves out in a particular
direction), where you place it is not
as critical as it is for your left and
right speakers. It will sound fine no
matter where you place it in the
room. However, here are a few
suggestions for getting the most out
of the subwoofer.
Some suggestions for
placement
• For the smoothest match
between the subwoofer and the
front (left and right) speakers,
place the 3 of them in an imagi-
nary straight line with each other
• For more deep bass output,
place the subwoofer next to
a wall
• For the deepest bass
overall, place the
subwoofer in a corner.
However, this may
yield uneven bass
throughout the
room—some areas may have
too much bass, while other areas
may not have enough
• Once you settle on a location, be
sure to leave yourself some
room for minor movements of a
few inches—this can help fine-
tune the sound in the seating
area
• If you place the subwoofer near
your TV, it may affect the picture
colors. If this happens, move the
subwoofer away from the TV
until the picture returns to
normal
Using the Subwoofer
with Kenwood’s
KSS-200 or KSS-500
packages
• When you are setting up the
KSS-200 or KSS-500 packages,
you should set the LOW PASS
CROSSOVER, VOLUME, and
PHASE on the SW-200 so it
works the best with the front
(left and right) speakers. Here
are our recommendations:
• Set the subwoofer’s LOW
PASS CROSSOVER knob to
the ‘150Hz’ setting
• Initially set the subwoofer’s
VOLUME control to the ‘11-
o’clock’ position
• After listening to music you
are familiar with, adjust the
subwoofer’s VOLUME control
and PHASE switch to achieve
the best blend between the
sound from the subwoofer
and the sound of the front
speakers
• Although you can enhance overall
sound quality with the amplifier
or receiver’s tone controls,
do not set them to ‘maxi-
mum’, because this can
cause extreme amplifier
distortion (‘clipping’)
that can damage speak-
ers
Placing the SW-200
5.
1 POWER
Turns the power on and off
2 AUTO SHUTOFF
When both the POWER and
AUTO SHUTOFF switches are on,
the unit turns on automatically when
the input receives a signal, and auto-
matically goes into ‘standby’ mode if
it doesn’t receive a signal for 7
minutes
3 LOW PASS CROSSOVER
ADJUSTMENT
Adjusts the balance between the
bass from the front speakers and
the bass from the subwoofer
You can adjust the balance accord-
ing to the size of the front speakers
as follows:
Large size 50 ~ 60 Hz
Medium size 80 ~ 100 Hz
Small size 120 ~ 150 Hz
After you set the crossover, you can
fine-tune it for the best match
between the subwoofer and your
front speakers
4 PHASE
Switches the subwoofer’s polarity to
better match the front speakers
5 VOLUME CONTROL
Adjusts the volume level of the
subwoofer
6 LINE IN jack (RCA-type)
Connects to the SUBWOOFER
PRE-AMP OUTPUT jack of an
amplifier or receiver
7 FROM AMPLIFIER jacks
Connects to the LEFT and RIGHT
speaker jacks of an amplifier or
receiver
8 TO SPEAKERS jacks
Connects to the speaker cables
from the front speakers
9 STANDBY indicator light
Shows that the subwoofer is in
Standby mode when it is red, and in
Operating mode when it is green
10 Power cord
Connects to a 110 – 120 volt AC
power outlet
11 Optional feet
If you want to use them, attach the
4 feet (using the 4 screws provided)
to the pre-drilled holes on the
bottom of the subwoofer
Exploring and using
the unit
4.
FROM AMPLIFIER
AUTO
SHUTOFF
ON OFF
POWER
POWER
ON
OFF
STANDBY
RED
VOLUME
CONTROL
LOW PASS
CROSSOVER
PHASE
80
Hz
100
120
15050
MAXMIN
60
REV NOM
TO SPEAKERS
LINE IN
L
R
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLICANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
CAUTION
WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD–DO NOT OPEN
AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE–NE PAS OUVER
P/N WF—50K
120V – 60Hz E158878
NOT SUITABLE FOR IN-WALL MOUNTING
AUDIO
EQUIPMENT
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