Niles Audio SW12 manual

INST ALLA TION GUIDE SW 1 0 SW 12 FOR USE IN MUSIC OR HOME THEA TER SYSTEMS 1 0" & 1 2" POWERED SUBWOOFERS[...]

Thank you for choosing an SW10 or SW12 High-Powered Subwoofer from Niles. With proper installation and operation, you should enjoy years of trouble-free use. Niles manufactures the industry’ s most complete line of custom installa tion components and accessories for audio/video systems. T o see the complete Niles product assortment, visit us on t[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 1 INTRODUCTION The Niles SW10 and SW1 2 High -Pow ered S ubwoo fers a re ex pressl y des igned fo r supe rior sonic qua lity i n hom e the ater and m usic applicat ions. They emp loy adv anced tech nol ogy com ponen ts that extract powerful bass in recorded music or the thunderous deep sound effects in a[...]

2 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equivalent triangle is intended to aler[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 3 FEA TURES AND BENEFITS 10-INCH OR 12-INCH WOOFERS WITH INJECTION- MOLDED TCC™ (T ALC, CARBON AND CERAMIC) CONE AND BUTYL-RUBBER SURROUND The SW10 and SW12 feature either a 10-inch or 12-inch long-throw, front-firing woofer , in a ported enclosure, for maximum bass response with reduced sonic breakup[...]

4 ADJUST ABLE LOW -P ASS, AND PHASE CONTROLS A vari able low-pass filter enab les you to adjus t the upper range of f requenc y that the s ubwoof er reprod uces anywhere between 60 Hz to 125 Hz. A switchab le (0-or -180 d egree) phase cont rol ensure s optimal s ystem integ ration, no matter where the S W10 or SW12 are placed in the roo m. MUSIC S[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 5 INST ALLA TION CONSIDERA TIONS RCA CABLE For the best possible performance using the line-level connections, use high-quality RCA cables that feature lo w impedance and gold-plated connectors. Consult your local Niles dealer for their recommendations.[...]

6 PLACEMENT THE BOUNDAR Y EFFECT Placing an SW10 or SW12 in a corner can powerfully affect the way a listener perceives bass response. Kno wn as the boundary effect, a placement c lose to a wall/ceiling boundar y or near a corner -wall boundar y will emphasize certain bass frequencies, while canceling others. This effect can make the SW10 or SW12 s[...]

Figure 1. The SW10 and SW12’ s front panel contains the subwoofer’ s opera tion controls. NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 7 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS O P E R A T I O N C O N T R O L S The SW10 and SW12’ s operation controls are located on the unit’ s front panel, as shown in Figure 1 . They function as follows: 1. LOW P ASS Frequ[...]

                 [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 9 2. (Auto) POWER Switch: Use the AL WA YS ON mode to leave the SW10 and SW12 always on. Use the MUSIC/VOL T AGE SENSE mode to automatically power on the SW10 and SW12 when aud io sig nals are p resen t or when s ystem trigg er is used . Whe n sig nal s are abs ent, th e S W10 a nd SW12 w ill e nter t he[...]

Figure 3. Line level connections                   ?[...]

Figure 4. Stereo/dual subwoofer application SW12 Back SW12 Back NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 11 NOTE: ADJUST SETTING ON BOTH SW10 AND SW12 SUBWOOFER TO BE THE SAME Optionally , you may wire in a similar fashion, using the speaker level inputs and outputs.     ?[...]

12               [...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 13 FINISHING THE INST ALLA TION ADJUSTING THE FEET The SW10 and SW12 are equipped with four adjustable spiked feet, pre-installed with large, slip-on rubber covers. At the final placement location, adjust the feet/spikes as follows: • On hard floors (e .g., wood, tile , etc.), check the SW10 and SW12?[...]

14 SETTING UP THE SW10 AND SW12 After making all the connections and calibrating the loudspeakers, set up the SW10 and SW12 by performing the following steps (see CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS on page 7 for informa tion on control operation): 1. On the rear panel, set the (Auto) POWER switch to AL WA YS ON or MUSIC/VOL T AGE SENSE . Depending on your app[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 15 Of course, there are some wires tha t appear completely identical. If wired incorrectly , one sa tellite loudspeaker will be playing “out-of-phase” with the other loudspeaker . A pair of out-of-phase loudspeakers works against each other , and the sound of the two playing together will be lacking [...]

16 SPECIFICA TIONS Driver Complement SW10: One 10" Long-Throw Front-F iring W oofer SW12: One 12" Long-Throw Front-F iring W oofer Amplifier Power SW10: 90 Watts (rms), 125 W a tts (peak) SW12: 190 Watts (rms), 260 W a tts (peak) Frequency Response SW10: 30 to 160 Hz, +/- 3 dB SW12: 27 to 160 Hz, +/- 3 dB Power Requirements SW10 and SW12[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 17 FCC INSTRUCTIONS TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gene[...]

18 NOTES[...]

NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION – 1-800-BUY -HIFI 19 NOTES[...]

20 LIMITED W ARRANTY NILES AUDIO CORPORA TION (“NILES”) WARRANTS ITS LOUDSPEAKER PRODUCTS TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER TO BE FREE OF MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN MA TERIAL AND WORKMANSHIP FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM D ATE OF PURCHASE. THIS WARRANTY IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AND LIMIT ATIONS. THE WARRANTY IS VOID AND INAPPLIC[...]

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