Boston Acoustics Horizon Series HPS 8Wi manual

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    OWNER’ S MANU AL / SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS / COMPLIANCE INFORM A TION HPS 8W i Boston Horiz on W ireless Sub woof er A Boston P .O .P . P roduc t Make it your own...[...]

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    1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat regi[...]

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    3 Speci cations HPS 8Wi T ransmitter Fr equency Range: 35 Hz – 150 H z Ampli er Po wer: 150 watts RMS Bass Driver: 8” (203mm) DCD™ Crossov er Frequency 50 -150 Hz T ranceiver F requency 2.4 gHz Number of T ranceiv er Codes 4 Dimensions: (H x W x D) 15 3 ⁄ 8 x 15 3 ⁄ 8 x 11 3 ⁄ 4 ” 1 3 ⁄ 4 x 5 5 ⁄ 8 x 4” cabinet only; 3 3 ?[...]

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    4 Unpacking Carefully unpack the subwoof er and transmitter . I f there is an y sign of damage from transit, r epor t it immediately to y our dealer and/or delivery ser vice. Keep the shipping car ton and packing materials for future use. Be sure t o keep your purchase receipt in a safe place , as it may be requir ed for warranty purposes. Placemen[...]

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    5 C onnections After the subwoofer is placed you can make the audio and power connections. The wirelss transmitter lets you deliver the audio signal to the subwoof er with a minimum amount of cable. However audio signal cables can also be connected dir ectly to the subwoofer if y ou pref er . NO TE: Pow er is always supplied to the subwoof er elec [...]

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    6 Connecting to Electronics W ithout a Subw oofer Output If the electronic in your system does not have a subwoof er of LFE output you can connect the HPS 8Wi to a preamp output. Use a stereo RCA cable (not included) to connect the preamp outputs to the Lef t and Right inputs of the transmitter or the subwoofer . Adjusting the Crosso ver C ontrol W[...]

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    7 Po larity Cont rol (0° or 180°): Selects regular (0°) or inverted (180°) phase for the subwoof er . Set this switch to provide the fullest, most dy- namic bass. The e ect of phase will be most audible on low-frequency percussion instruments or music with a continuously repeating bass line. Maintenanc e and S ervice All wiring connections s[...]

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    8 300 Jubilee Drive, P eabody , MA 01960 USA ww w .bostonacoustics .com © 2007 Boston Acoustics, Inc. Boston, Boston A coustics, Boston Ac oustics logo, Bass T rac and Deep Channel are registered tradema rks and the B/A ellipse symbol is a trademark of Boston Acoustics, Inc. Dolby Digital, and Dolb y Pro Log ic are registered trademarks of Dolby L[...]