RSL Speedwoofer 10S Owner's manual

Before You Dig In!

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Manyofyou(andusaswell)don’tlikehavingtosuﬀerthroughownersmanuals.Withmost

manuals,ﬁndinganswerstoyourquesonsislikehavingtogetstraightanswersfromapoli-

cian.We’vetriedtomakethismanualaseasytoreadaspossibleandevenhelpfulatmes.

However,ifyoualreadyhaveenoughknowledgeaboutsubwoofersandyouknownottodo

thedumbthingswarnedaboutinthesafetypages,beourguestandstartenjoyingyour

Speedwoofer.

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Sincewedon’tknowaboutyourparcularaudiosetup,whetherit’shometheaterorstereo,

we’vetriedtocoverallthebases.Sofeelfreetoskiparoundandonlyreadwhat’sofinterest

toyou.

A Few Words of Introducon

(You can skip this part if you’d like)

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Since1970,RSLSpeakers’greatestjoyhasbeenmanufacturingspeakersthatourcustomers

considertobetheverybestvalueinsound.Threeyearsago,wehatchedadiabolicalplanto

shakeupthesubwooferindustry.Wedecidedtoproduceanaﬀordablesubwooferthatwould

shaerallnoonsabouthowmuchahighendsoundingsubwooferwouldreallyneedtocost.

WewantedtomaketheSpeedwoofer10Ssoaﬀordablethatpeoplewouldshaketheirheads

indisbeliefeverymethey’dlistentoit,whenconsideringwhattheypaidforit.Also,itslow

pricewouldenablepeopletoenjoytheadvantagesthatmulplesubwooferswouldprovide.

Wespent3yearsofpainstakingresearchandhopeyouagreethatwe’veachievedourgoals

withthenewSpeedwoofer10S.

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Whenitcomestobass,qualityisasimportantasquanty.It’seasytoproduceaninexpensive

subwooferthatproducesgobsoflowend.However,gengittodoitcleanlyisalotmore

diﬃcultasmanyaﬀordablesubwooferssoundsloppy.Theylocalize,whichmeanstheydraw

aenontothemselves.Thebasstheyproduceseemsseparatefromtherestofthesound.

Youcansensethatbassiscomingfromthelocaonofthesubwoofer.Withaproperlyde-

signedsubwoofer,bassshouldsoundasifitiscomingfromitsactuallocaon

inthesound

track.

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Compression Guide Technology ‐ A Lile History

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PartoftheSpeedwoofer10S’saccuratebassresponseisduetoourexclusiveCompression

GuideTechnology.Quiteafewyearsago,wenocedthatalmostallspeakers(includingearly

RSLs)suﬀeredfromaproblem.Itwasanawarenessthatthesoundofbassoverspeakerswas

quitediﬀerent

frombassataliveperformance.Whenyou’dhearbasslive,youwouldhear

variousdetailsinthebassaswellasfeeltheimpact.

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Compression Guide Technology ‐ History ‐ Connued

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Forexample,withabassguitar,youcanfeelthepickofthestringalongwiththebassnote.

Withakickdrum,youcouldhearthewrapofthemalletagainsttheskinofthedrumandyour

bodycouldfeeltheimpact.However,withconvenonalspeakersallyou’dhearwasanill-

deﬁnedboom.Backthen,theonlyspeakersthatseemedtogetitrightwerethebig,bulkyand

expensivetransmission-linesystems.

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Weneededtoknowwhytherewasadisparitybetweenlivebassandtha treproducedby

speakers.Aersomeresearch,itbecameapparentthattheproblemwasduetothewaythe

wooferwastunedintheenclosure.Aswasthecasethenjustasitisnow,2tuningmethods

wereusedbymostspeakercompanies.Inonecasethecabinetwascompletelysealed.This

methodiscalledacouscsuspensionorairsuspension.Intheothermethod,thecabinethad

acalculatedopeningcalledaventorport.Thelength,widthandheightoftheportwasde-

signedtoreinforcebassatthelowestfrequencies.

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Theproblemwithbothofthesemethodsisthattheyrelyonsystemresonancetoproperly

loadthewoofer.Systemresonanceactslikeaspringinthatoncethenotestops,thewoofer

conewantstoconnuevibrang.Thisresultsinwhatwecallwooferoverhangandresultsin

muddybass.Aerrealizingtheproblem,wespentyearsaempngtolessentheeﬀectsof

systemresonance.Eventually,wefoundthesoluonandtheresultswerespectacular.Wecall

itCompressionGuideanditwasamethodofdividingtheinsidesofthespeakerenclosureinto

areasofcompressionandexpansion.Asthesoundwavepassedthroughtheseareas,the

eﬀectsofresonanceweregreatlyreduced.

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WediscoveredthatCompressionGuidealsopaidhugedividendsinthemidrangeandtreble

aswell.BookshelfspeakerstunedbyCompressionGuideexhibitedmuchcleanerandtrans-

parentsoundwithbothvocalsandmusic.Incomparison,otherbookshelfspeakerssounded

“boxy”.Italsohelpedthespeakerstoimagemoreaccurately.

Standard Enclosure

Compression Guide Enclosure

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Speedwoofer 10 S Features

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 ExclusiveCompressionGuideTechnologyTuning

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 Precision10”wooferwithheavy,die-castaluminumframe,massivemagnetstructureand

motorassembly.Thisallowsthecone,alongwithitssurroundtoachievehighexcursions,

deliveringdeep,powerfulbasswithcompletecontrolandlinearity.

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 Powerful350WaRMSDigitalAmpliﬁer.Thiseﬃcientampliﬁerminimizespowercon-

sumpon(around1wainstandbymode).Becauseampliﬁerstandardsarenotstrictly

enforced,manymanufacturerswouldratethisampliﬁeratamuchhigherwaage.Ifthis

ampliﬁerwereratedinpeakpower(aspeciﬁcaonwedon’tagreewith)itwouldberated

inexcessof800was.

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 DenseMDFwoodencabinetwithinternalbracing.Unlikemostsubwoofers,theSpeed-

woofer10S’senclosureiscompletelyﬁlledwithdampingmaterialtofurtherreduceun-

wantedresonances.

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 Wirelesscapability.TheSpeedwoofer10Shasawirelessreceiverbuiltin.Ifyouareunable

torunanaudiocabletothesubwoofer,youcanpurchaseouroponalwirelesstransmier

andgetfullperformancewirelessly.

First Steps

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 Becarefulwhenusingsharpobjectstoopenbox-

es.Theinseronofalongand/orsharpobject

suchasabladecandamagethecomponentsin-

side.Useofchainsaws,machetes,powertools,

explosives,lightsabers,andmostkitchenwareis

notrecommended.Ifindoubt,askmommyto

helpyou.

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 Pleasetakeamomenttoinspectyoursubwoofer

fordamage.Ifyouﬁndanydamagethatyoudid

notspeciﬁcallyrequest,pleasecontactusorthe

shippingcompanyimmediately.Allcomponents

havebeeninspectedwhenleavingourfactory;

howeverdamagecanoccurduringshipping.

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 Ifpossible,werecommendsavingallpackaging,includingboxes,asaconvenientmeansof

re-packagingformovingorforsendingyoursubwooferinforservice(intheunlikely event

theyneedit).

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 YouwillneedeitheranRCAcableortheoponalwirelesstransmiertoconnectthesub-

woofer.IfyoupurchaseanRCAcable,youdonotneedtobuyanexpensiveone.Subwoof-

ersreproduceanarrowbandoffrequencies,typically20-200Hz.Donotallowsomeslick,

fast-talking,know-it-allsalespersontoconvinceyoutospendalotonthiscable.Justpur-

chaseacablethatisconstructedwellenoughtolast.

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CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock,

do not remove the cover (or back). No user ser-

viceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing

to licensed service technicians.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric

shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or

moisture. Objects filled with liquids, such as

vases, should not be placed on this appliance.

CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, match the

wide blade of the AC power plug to the wide

slot of the wall plug and insert it fully.

WARNING: This device generates a fair

amount of heat. Do not place near a heat

source or in spaces that can restrict ventilation.

CAUTION: For continued protection against

risk of fire, replace the fuse only with the same

amperage and voltage type. Refer replacement

to qualified service personnel.

The exclamation point within

an equilateral triangle is in-

tended to alert the user to the

presence of important operat-

ing maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the literature

accompanying the appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING!

CAUTION

RISK OF

ELECTRIC

SHOCK

DO NOT

OPEN

The lightning flash with ar-

rowhead, within an equilat-

eral triangle, is intended to

alert user to the presence of

uninsulated “dangerous volt-

age” within the product’s

enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to con-

stitute a risk of electrical

shock to persons.

1. Read These Instructions – before operating.

2. Retain These Instructions

3. Heed All Warnings And Follow All Instruc-

tions.

4. Cleaning – Unplug this product from the wall

outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid clean-

ers or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp, soft cloth

for cleaning.

5. Water and Moisture – Do not use this prod-

uct near water. For example, near a bath tub,

wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a

wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and

the like.

6. Accessories – Only use attachments or ac-

cessories specified by the manufacturer. Do

not place this product on an unstable cart,

stand, tripod, bracket or table. The product

may fall, causing serious injury to a child or

adult and serious damage to the product.

When a cart is used, use caution when moving

the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury

from tip- over.

7. Ventilation – Slots and openings into the cab-

inet are provided for ventilation and to ensure

reliable operation of the product and to protect

it from overheating, and these openings must

not be blocked or covered. The openings

should never be blocked by placing the prod-

uct on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar sur-

face. This product should not be placed in a

built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack

unless proper ventilation is provided or the

manufacturer’s instructions have been ad-

hered to

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS — Continued

8. Power Sources – This product should be

operated only from the type of power source

indicated on the marking label. If you are

not sure of the type of power supply to your

home, consult your product dealer or local

power company.

9. Grounding and Polarization – This prod-

uct may be equipped with a polarized alter-

nating-current line plug (a plug having one

blade wider than the other). This plug will fit

into the power outlet only one way. This is a

safety feature. If you are unable to insert the

plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the

plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact

your electrician to replace your obsolete

outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of

the polarized plug.

10. Power-Cord Protection – Power supply

cords should be routed so that they are not

likely to be walked on or pinched by items

placed upon or against them, paying partic-

ular attention to cords at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit

from the product.

11. Lightning – For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it

is left unattended and unused for long peri-

ods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet.

12. Servicing – Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing

covers may expose you to dangerous volt-

age or other hazards. Refer all servicing to

qualified service personnel.

13. Damage Requiring Service – Unplug

this product from wall outlet and refer ser-

vicing to qualified personnel under the fol-

lowing conditions:

When power cord or plug is damaged;

If liquid has been spilled, or product is

exposed to rain or water or it objects

have fallen onto product;

If the product does not operate normally.

If the product has been dropped or dam-

aged in any way;

14. Replacement Parts – Use only replacement

parts specified by the manufacturer.. Unauthor-

ized substitutions may result in fire, electric

shock, or other hazards.

15. Heat – The product should be used away

from heat sources such as radiators, heat regis-

ters, stoves, or other heat-producing products.

23. WARNING: The 115V~/230V~ voltage selec-

tor must be set to the correct local voltage with

the proper Fuse installed.

24. Plastic Bags – Be sure to keep all plastic

bags away from infants and small children to

prevent the risk of choking or suffocation.

WARNING: SHOCK HAZARD - DO NOT

OPEN

AVIS: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE - NE

PAS OUVRIR

CAUTION:

DISCONNECT POWER CORD BEFORE CHANGING

FUSE. REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE OF FUSE.

ATTENTION:

DEBRANCHER AVANT DE REMPLACER LE

FUSIBLE. UTILIZER UN FUSIBLE DE

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Table Of Contents

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INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………………………………..2

COMPRESSIONGUIDETECHNOLOGY-ALITT LEHISTORY…………………

………….……..2

SPEEDWOOFER10SFEATURES…………………………………………………………………………….4

FIRSTSTEPS………………………………………………………………………………………………………...4

IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

………………………..……………………………..…………5

ROOMACOUSTICS…………………………………………………………………………………………

……6

POSITIONINGYOURSUBWOOFER……………………………………………………………………

….7

DUALSUBWOOFERS………………………………………………………………………………………

….10

HOMETHEATER INSTALLATION………………………………………………………………………

….11

STEREOINSTALLATION……………………………………………………………………………

…………12

PROTECTINGYOURSPEAKERS…………………………………………………………………

………..13

CONNECTINGYOURSUBWOOFERWIRELESSLY……………………...…..…………………

….14

CONNECTINGDUALSUBWOOFERS………………………………………………………………

……15

SOMEINSTALLATIONTIPS………………………………………………………………………

…………15

CAREANDMAINTENANCE………………………………………………………………………

………..16

OPERATINGYOURSUBWOOER.……

…………………………………………………………………..17

TROUBLESHOOTING………………………………………………………………………………………

….19

SPECIFICAT IONS…………………………………………………………………………………………

……..19

WARRANT Y…………………………………………………………………………………………………

…….20

IMAGINERYPAGE…………………………………………………………………………………………

……21

More Than You Probably Want to Know About Room

Acouscs

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Theacouscalcharacteriscsofyourlisteningroomhaveamajoreﬀectonsoundquality.This

issoimportant,itbearsrepeang(sofeelfreetore-readtheﬁrstsentence).Ifyourroomhas

goodacouscalqualies,evenmediocrespeakerscansoundpreygood.Inturn,ifyourroom

haspooracouscs,high-endspeakerscansoundlacking.Acouscalqualiesaredetermined

bythedimensionsofyourroomandtheamountofsound-absorbingmaterialspresent.



Becausethismanualcoverstheinstallaonofyournewsubwoofer,wewillconcernourselves

withhowyourroom’sacouscsaﬀectbass.Bassdistribuonisstrictlydeterminedbya

room’sdimensions.Aroomwithevenlydistributedbasswilldeliverthesamevolumeofbass

indiﬀerentseangposions.Obviously,youcan’tdoaheckofalotaboutthedimensionsof

yourroom.Don’tworry;fewroomsareclosetoperfect.Youcanhowevermaximizetheeven-

nessofbassdistribuonbyproperlyposioningyoursubwoofer(ifyouhavethatﬂexibility)

andinmoreextremecasesusingmulplesubwoofers.



Andnotethatwhilevirtuallyalloftoday’sAudio/Videoreceiversandprocessorsincludemi-

crophonesandroomcorreconcircuitrythatcanhelptosmoothbassfre quency response,

theywillnotcorrectforbassdistribuonproblems.

Posioning Your Subwoofer

Thegoalinplacingyoursubwooferistogetevenbassdistribuoninvariouslisteningposi-

ons.Preymuchanythinggoesasfaraswheretoplaceit.We’veincludedafewdrawingsto

indicaterelaveposioning.Weknowthat,becausethesedrawingshavesuchﬁnedetail,you

maythinkwehidinpeople’shomestophotographtheirroomswhentheyweren’tlooking.

8

Corner Placement

Side Placement

Subwoofer Placement ‐ Connued



Insomesituaons,youmayberestrictedtoonlyonelocaonforyoursubwoofer.Ifyoudo,

thenskipthisseconandgototheseconthatdescribeshowtoadjustyoursubwoofer.If

youhavetheﬂexibilityofmovingthesubwooferaround,thenyoushouldexperimentunl

youﬁndthebestlocaonwherethesubwooferdistributesbassevenly.Thismeansthatin

variousseangposions,youshouldbeable tohearthesamevolumeofbass.



Hereareacoupleofmethodstoﬁndtherightplaceforyoursubwoofer.Beforeyoustart,

notethatyou’llneedanRCAcablelongenoughtoextendfromyourreceiverorampliﬁerto

thelocaonyouwhichtotry.Otherwise,youcanpurchaseanoponalRSLwirelesstrans-

mier,whicheliminatestheneedfortheRCAcable.Regardless,youwillneedtobeableto

reachanACoutlettopowerthesubwoofer(heavy-dutyextensioncordsareOK).



WerecommendplayingaCDwithasongthathasapreyconsistentbasstrackthroughout.

Then,experimentwithplacingthesubwooferindiﬀerentposionsinyourroom.Placement

nearawallwillincreaseyoursubwoofer’sbassoutput.Placementnear,orinacornerwillin-

creaseitevenfurther.Whenyoudecidethebestlocaonforyoursubwoofer,itshouldbe

basednotonlyonthemostevenbassdistribuon,butthebestqualityofbassaswell.We’ll

delveintothatalilemoreonthenextpage.



Onthepreviouspagearetwoexamplesofplacingyoursubwoofer.Herearetwomoreexam-

ples:

Rear Corner Placement

Rear Center Placement

9

Subwoofer Placement ‐ Connued



Ifyourfamilyandpetsgiveyoupermissiontoplaceyoursubwooferanywhereyouwish,your

goalshouldnotonlybebestbassdistribuon,butthequalityofbassaswell.Byqualitywe

meanthemostnaturalsoundingbass.Eachbassinstrumentshouldbedisncveandnot

boomyorsloppy.Don’tplaceyoursubwooferrightagainstthewall.Itneedsafewinchesof

airﬂowinordertoprovidecoolingfortheampliﬁer.Andwhilewe’reatit,pleasedon’tplace

blankets,tablecloths,footballjerseysoranymaterialsthatcouldcoverthebackofthesub-

wooferandinhibitairﬂowtotheampliﬁer.



Here’sonemethodyoucanusetoplaceyoursubwoofer.Connectyoursubwooferandtempo-

rarilyplaceitinyourlisteningposion(onthesofa,etc).Then,whileplayingsomemusicwith

aconstantbasstrack,crawlaroundtheperimeterofyourroomandﬁndthespotwherethe

bassseemstohavethebestquality(don’tletanybodyseeyou,otherwiseyou’llhavesome

explainingtodo).Then,placethesubwooferinthespotwhereyouheardthebestbass.You

canrepeatthisfordiﬀerentlisteningposionsandseeifyoucanﬁndthebest subwoofer

posi-

onthataccommodatesthemostlisteningposions.



Dual Subwoofers



Manyaudioexpertsrecommenddualsubwoofers.Theyfeelthatwithdualsubsit’smucheasi-

ertogetconsistentbassdistribuonbyplacingthe2subsindiﬀerentposions.Dualsubsde-

livermorepowerfulbassthroughouttheroomWiththatbeingsaid,oursubwoofersare

quitepowerfulandthemajorityofourcustomersarequitehappywiththeperformanceofa

singleRSLsubwoofer.



Dualsubscanalsohelpyouachievefoundaon-crackinglevelsofbass(ifyou’resoinclined).

Dualsubwoofersplacedindiﬀerentlocaonscanachievea3dbormoregaininbassoutput.

Whilethatmaynotseemlikealot,foranampliﬁertodeliver3dbmorevolume,itspowerhas

todouble!Ifyouplacedualsubwoofersrightnexttoeachother,you’llgetapproximatelya

6dbgaininbassvolume.That’shuge!



Dual Subs In Front Corners

Dual Subs In Same Corner

10

Subwoofer Placement ‐ Connued



Theboomlineisthattherearesomanyvariaonsinrooms’shapesandsizesthatthereisno

oneruleforsubwooferplacement.Wesuggestyoutryasmanydiﬀerentposionsaspossible.



Dual Subs Asymmetrical Placement Asymmetrical Placement Variaon

Home Theater Installaon

WehavedesignedtheSpeedwoofer10Stoaccommodateavarietyofinstallaonsincluding

hometheateraswellasstereosystems.ThemostcommoninstallaonwithbewithanA/V

receiverorprocessor.Inthiscase,allyou’llneedisasingleRCAcableandawalloutlet.The

RCAcabledoesnothavetobeexpensiveasthesubwooferonlyreproducesanarrowbandof

frequencies.Howeverchooseacablethatisconstructedtolast.



ConnectoneendoftheRCAcabletoyourreceiverorprocessor’ssubwoofer(orLFE)output.

ConnecttheotherendtotheSpeedwoofer’sLFEinput.Then,set the Speedwoofer’s Internal

Crossover Bypass to Bypass.Youwillnotbeusi ngtheSpeedwoof er’sinternal crossover,be-

causethatfunconisperformedinyourA/Vreceiverorprocessor.



Connec

on to A/V Receiver Or Processor

11

The Easiest Stereo Installaon Secon You Will Find!

(In this manual) (If you are a home theater user, please skip to page 14)

TheRSLSpeedwoofer10Scanbeusedinvirtuallyallstereosystems.Dependingonyour

equipment,therearediﬀerentoponsforhookingupyourSpeedwoofer.



If Your Stereo Receiver Or Amplifer Has Pre‐ampliﬁer

Outputs



Method #1 ‐ Connecon Though The Speedwoofer 10S

Thismethod,requires2pairsofRCAcables.Onepairofcablesisconnectedfromyourpream-

pliﬁer(orreceiver’spre-ampliﬁer)outputstotheSpeedwoofer’sleandrightlineinputs.

Thenanotherpairisconnectedfromthesub’sleandrightlineoutputstoyourpowerampli-

ﬁer(orbackintoyourreceiver’spowerampliﬁerinputs).Theaudiosignaltravelsfromyour

pre-ampliﬁerthroughthesubwoofergivingthesubwoofertheaudioitneedsandthenback

outtoyourpowerampliﬁerandtoyourspeakers.Inthismethod,theSpeedwoofer’sinternal

crossoverisusedtocontrolthebassofthesubwoofer.SettheInternalCrossoverBypassto

InternalCrossoverandadjustthecrossoverfrequency.Youcanalsousethemethodbelow:

Method #2 ‐ Connecon Using Y Adapters

Inthismethod,youalsowillneed2pairsofRCAcables,howeverthelengthsmaybeshorter.

Youwillalso

need2YAdaptersthatsplittheaudiointotwoRCAconnecons.ConnectaY

adaptertolepre-ampliﬁeroutputandtheotherYadaptertotherightpre-ampliﬁeroutput.

Thenconnectonepairofcablesfromtheleandrightpre-ampliﬁeroutputstotheSpeed-

woofer’s

leandrightlineinputs.Theotherpairofcablesconnectfromtheleandrightpre-

ampliﬁer’soutputstothepowerampliﬁer’sleandrightinputs.Pleaseseediagramabove.As

intheﬁrstmethod,theSpeedwoofer’sinternalcrossoverisusedtocontrolthebassreproduc-

onofthesubwoofer.SettheInternalCrossoverBypasstoInternalCrossoverandadjustthe

crossoverfrequency.

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Receivers And Ampliﬁers With No Pre‐ampliﬁ er Out‐

puts

Method #3 ‐ Connecon Using Speaker Wires

Ifyourequipmentcan’taccommodatetheﬁrsttwomethods,youcansllconnectyourSpeed-

woofer.Thisthirdmethodwillworkjustﬁneandisverysimple.Youwillneedanaddional

pairoftwo-conductorspeakerwires.Inaddiontoyourmainspeakerconnecons,you’llrun

asecondsetofwirestoyoursubwoofer(seediagramabove).Asintheabovemethods,the

Speedwoofer’sinternalcrossoverisusedtocontrolthebassreproduconofthesubwoofer.

BesuretosettheInternalCrossoverBypasstoInternalCrossoverandadjustthecrossoverfre-

quency.



Cauon: Protect Your Speakers

Inanormalhometheatersystem,theA/Vreceiverorprocessorprotectstheotherspeakersin

thesystembyﬁlteringoﬀthebasswhenyousetthecrossoverfrequencies.Thisisespecially

importantwhenyourotherspeakersaresmallerandnotdesignedtohandlelowbassfrequen-

cies.Intheabove3methodsofconnecngyoursubwooferinastereosystem,yourampliﬁer

willdeliverallofthebasstoyourotherspeakers.Ifthespeakersaresmall,damagecouldre-

sultifplayedataveryloudvolume.However,youcanprotectyoursmallerspeakersbyusing

externalinlineﬁlterstoreducethebassfrequenciesgoingtoyourspeakers.Theseﬁltersplug

inlinewithyourRCAcables.Ifyouwouldliketogetasetoftheseﬁlters,pleasecontactus.

Pleasenotethatyoucanonlyusethissoluonwithmethods#1and#2.Ifyou

needtouse

method#3andareconcernedaboutprotecngyoursmallerspeakers,pleasealsocontactus.

Protecng Your Speakers With In‐Line Filters

13

Connecng Your Subwoofer Wirelessly

IfyouhavediﬃcultyrunninganRCAcabletothesubwoofer,youcanconnecttheSpeedwoof-

er10Swirelessly.TheSpeedwoofer10Scomeswithabuilt-inwirelessreceiver.You’llneedthe

oponalRSLAT1WirelessAudioTransmier.ConnectthetransmiertoyourA/Vreceiveror

processor’ssubwoofer

orLFEoutput.WhenyouﬁrstsetuptheRSLSpeedwoofer10Sforwire-

lessuse,youwillneedtopairitwiththewirelesstransmier.

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Wireless Transmier Pairing Instrucons

1.ConnectthetransmiertotheUSBpowersource.

2.PlugintheSpeedwooferandturnonthepower.

3.Thelightonthetransmierwillbeﬂashingslowly.Pushandholdthetransmier’spairing

buonunlitﬂashesmorerapidly.Thenreleasethebuon.

4.ImmediatelypressandholdthepairingbuonontheSpeedwooferunlthelightonthe

transmierbecomessolid.

5.Releasethebuon.YourSpeedwooferisnowpaired.Ifpairingfails,temporarilyplace

transmierclosertotheSpeedwooferandawayfromotherWi-Fidevices.Repeattheabove

procedure.

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Anotheruseforawirelessconneconisthatitmakesiteasiertotrythesubwooferindiﬀer-

entlocaons,beforerunningawiredconnecon.Thewirelesstransmiernormallyhasa30

.range.Itssignalcanbeaﬀectedbyinterferencefromwirelessnetworks,large

objectsand

otherelectronicdevices.

Wireless Subwoofer Connecon

Oponal Wireless Transmier Subwoofer Wireless Pairing Buon

14

Thereare3waystoconnectdualsubwoofers.Mostoftoday’sA/Vreceiversandprocessors

provide2subwooferorLFEconnecons.Theseconnec onshaveexactlythesameaudiosig-

nal.So,youcanrunseparateRCAcablestoeachofyoursubwooferusingthese2connecons.

ThesecondwayisifyourA/VreceiveronlyhasonesubwooferorLFEconnecon.Inthiscase,

youcanconnectaYadaptertothereceiver’soutputandconnecttwoRCAcables(onefor

eachsubwoofer)totheadapter.Thethirdwaycanbeusedifthesubwoofersareinclose

proximityofeachother.Aerconnecngtheﬁrstsubwoofer,simplyconnectanRCAcable

fromtheﬁrstsubwoofer’slineoutputstothesecondsubwoofer’slineinputs(seediagram

above).Thismethodwillworkeveniftheﬁrstsubwooferisconnectedorpairedwirelessly.In

ahometheaterinstallaonyouwillbypassbothsubwoofers’internalcrossovers.However,in

stereoinstallaonsyouwillneedtouseandadjustbothsubwoofers’internalcrossovers.

Connecng Dual Subwoofers

Connecng Two Subs ‐ A/V Receiver Or

Processor

Some Installaon Tips

(Tips are always appreciated)

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MostmodernA/Vreceiversandprocessorsincludesome type ofautosetupandroomcorrec-

on.Duringthesetupprocess,theywillaskyoutoadjustthevolumecontrolonthesubwoof-

ertoacertainvolume.Inmostsituaons,youdonothavetofollowthisinstruconexactly.

Yourgoalshouldbetohavethesubwoofer’svolumecontrolasclosetothevercalor12

O’clockposionaspossible.Thiswillgiveyouthemostﬂexibilitytoadjustthesubwoofer’s

outputupordown,dependingonwhatyou’relisteningto.MostA/Vreceiversalsoallowyou

toadjustthesubwoofer’svolumebytheirremote.Normally,wesuggestchoosingahigher

outputleveltothesubwooferduringsetup.

Connecng Two Subs ‐ Stereo

15

Some Installaon Tips ‐ Connued

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Thegoalofaproperlysetupsubwooferistoproduceaccurate,controlledbasswithoutsacri-

ﬁcingtheteethchaeringimpactsomeofyouenjoy.Themostcommonmistakepeoplemake

issengthesubwoofertoplaytooloudly.Thesubwoofershouldalwaysblendseamlessly

withthesatellitespeakersratherthanbeingintrusive.

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YourRSLSpeedwoofer10Sispoweredbyaconservavely-rated350waRMSampliﬁer.Com-

binedwithitsCompressionGuidetuning,yourSpeedwoofershouldbemorethancapableof

providinganabundanceofclean,powerfulbass.Inaddion,theRSLSpeedwoofer10Scon-

tainscircuitrythathelpspreventdistoron

whenplayedatanexcessivelyloudvolume.How-

ever,allsubwooferscanbeplayedloudlyenoughtobeoverdrivenregardlessofsize,power,

orprice.Intheunlikelyeventthatyoudesiremorebass,tryplacingtheRSLSpeedwooferina

corner.

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TheRSLSpeedwoofer10Shashighquality,built-inproteconcircuitry,althoughnoprotecon

circuitryisfoolproof.It’sbesttopreventthesubwooferfrombeingover-drivenintheﬁrst

place.Hereareacoupleofindicaonsoftroubletowatchoutfor.Ifyounocethefollowing

takingplace,reduceyoursubwoofer’svolumeunlthesesymptomsdisappear.

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 Noisethatdoesn’tsoundnatural.Inmoviescenesormusicwithheavybass,listenforany

noisethatdoesn’tsoundlikeitshouldbethere.Insomecasesthiscansoundlikearaling

oraverymuddyrumble.

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 Clipping.Agoodindicaonofclippingisifyoursubwoofersoundsexcessivelysloppy;asif

itisﬂoppingbackandforth.Thiswillproducesomepreyuglysounds.TheRSLSpeed-

woofer10Suseshighqualityprotecondesignedtokeepclippingtoaminimum.There-

fore,thismaybeadiﬃcultindicaontolistenfor.

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Ifyou’renotsureifyoursubwooferisbeingoverdriven,removethegrillandlookatthewoof-

eritself.Seeifitappearsasifit’smovingback-and-forthexcessively.Thewoofershouldal-

waysmovewithght,controlledprecision.Ifyoususpectthewoofer’smovementisexcessive,

tryreducingyoursubwoofer’svolumeunlitappearstomoveappropriately.

Care And Maintenance

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 Cleanyoursubwooferusingaso,moistcloth(Windexorwaterisrecommended),prefer-

ablymicroﬁberorlint-free.Donotputyoursubwooferinthewashingmachine.



 Beverygentlewhencleaningthefrontofyoursubwoofer,tryingnottoputpressureon

thewooferitself.

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 BecarefulwithliquidsorbeveragesnearyourSpeedwoofer.Itdoesnotplaybeerwhen

wet.Don’tplaceﬂowersorplantsthatrequirewateringontopofthesubwoofer.Watering

yourSpeedwooferwillnotmakeitgrow.

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 PleasekeepyourSpeedwooferawayfromdirectsunlightandheatsources.

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 Ifyouoperatethesubwooferwiththegrilleoﬀ,pleasemakesurethatthewooferdoes

notcomeincontactwithanythingasitcanbedamaged.

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 Wirescanloosenoverme.PeriodicallymakesureallconneconstotheSpeedwooferare

ght.Ifawireloosensandtouchesotherwires,yoursystemcouldbedamaged.

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 Donotexposeyoursubwoofertoextremelyhotorcoldtemperatures.

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 YourSpeedwoofermaynotbeusedasaﬂotaondevice.

16

Operang your RSL Speedwoofer 10S

Power Indicator -Whentheindicatorlightisred,theSpeedwooferisinstandbymode.When

theSpeedwooferreceivesasignal,itwillturnonandthelightwillchangetoblue.Ifthelight

won’tchangetoblue,checktheaudioconnecontothesubwoofer(eitherRCAconneconor

wirelesspairinglightonthewirelesstransmier-oponal).Pleasemakesureyourreceiver’s

outputvolumetothesubwooferisadjustedhighenoughtotriggertheautoonfuncon.Ifthe

lightisn'tonatall,thenthesubwooferisn'treceivingpower.Re-checkthepowerswitch,and

powerconnecon.Finally,checkthefuse(seepage19).

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Wireless Pairing Switch-TouseyourSpeedwooferwirelessly,you'llneedtoturnonthe

Speedwooferandthetransmier.Ifthetransmiershowsasolidlight,itispairedandready.

Ifthelightonthetransmierisﬂashing,itrequirespairing.Pleaserefertothepairingproce-

dureonpage14.Keepinmindthatwirelessoperaoncanbeaﬀectedbydistance,objectsor

interferencefromyourhome’sWi-Finetwork.



Volume-Controlsthevolumeofbassoutput.DuringinialsetupwithyourA/Vreceiver,we

recommendthatyousetthevolumecontrolsomewherearoundthe12o'clockposion.That

willallowmaximumﬂexibilityifyouneedtoperformﬁneadjustmentswiththevolumecontrol

atalater

me.Ifyouﬁndthatyouhavetoturnthevolumecontroluptoohighordowntoo

low,refertothesetupinyourA/Vreceivertoadjusttheoutputvolumetothesubwoofer.

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17

Crossover Bypass -IfusingtheSpeedwooferforhometheater,youwillwanttobypassthe

Speedwoofer'scrossovertousethecrossoverinyourreceiverinstead.Simplyﬂiptheswitch

to"crossoverbypass."Inapplicaonswithanampliﬁerwithoutaninternalcrossover(suchas

stereo),you’llneedtousetheSpeedwoofer'scrossoverbyﬂippingtheswitchto"internal

crossover".Atthatpointyoucanadjustthecrossoverfrequencywiththeknob.

Crossover Frequency-Letsyouchoosethefrequencythatthesubwoofertakesoverbassre-

producon.An80HzsengmeansyourSpeedwooferwillhandleallfrequencies80Hzandbe-

low.An80Hzsengisrecommendedforlargerbookshelfspeakers.Forsmallerbookshelf

speakers,werecommendasengof90

-100Hz.Choosingacrossoverfrequencythat’stoo

highcancausethesubwoofertolocalize.Localizingmeansthatthesubwooferdrawsaenon

toitself.Youshouldn’tbeabletotellthatthere’saseparatesubwooferoperang.Withthe

Speedwoofer10S’CompressionGuideTechnology,youcanseta

highercrossoverfrequency

thanmostsubwooferswithouttheproblemoflocalizaon.

Phase-Allowsyoutoslightlydelaythebassthroughsubwoofer.Thisistoinsurethatthesub-

wooferblendsperfectlywiththerestofthespeakers.Thebassshouldsoundlikeit’scoming

fromyourfrontspeakersinsteadofaseparatesubwoofer.Inaddion,thephaseshouldbe

adjustedsothattheoutputinyourroomismaximumatthecrossoverfrequency.Ifyou’rea

bittechy,thiscanbedeterminedusingasoundlevelmeterandapuretonethatcorresponds

tothecrossoverfrequency.Thestandardsengis0degrees,butsomeexperimentaonmay

beneeded.

Line In/LFE In -LFEstandsforlowfrequencyeﬀects.ThisiswheretheSpeedwooferreceives

thebasssignalfromyourreceiverorampliﬁer.Forhometheater,useasingleRCAcablefrom

thereceiver'ssubwooferorLFEoutputtotheSpeedwoofer'sLFEin.Fora2channelsystem,

useastereopairofRCAcablestotheSpeedwoofer'sLineinputs.

Line Out-Fora2channelsystem,thisfeedsthesignalbacktotheampliﬁerforyourother

speakers.TheLineOutscanalsobeusedtoconnectanaddionalSpeedwoofer.SeetheDual

Speedwoofersecon.

Speaker Level In-Thisconneconcanbeusedinstereosystemswithampliﬁersthatdonot

havepre-ampliﬁeroutputs.Connectonesetofspeakerwiresfromyourreceivertoyour

Speedwooferandanothersettoyourmainspeakers.UsetheSpeedwoofer’sinternalcrosso-

verandadjustittothe

appropriatefrequency.Donotusethisconneconifyou’vealready

connectedtheSpeedwooferusinganyoftheothermethods.

Input Voltage-IsNormallysetforuseintheU.S.andCanadaat115Volts. If your country's AC

voltage is 230‐240 Volts, you must change this seng before using the Speedwoofer. You

must also change the fuse to a 2.5 amp fuse. See the back of the subwoofer. Unfortunately,

failure to do this will void your warranty.

Main Power Switch-Thiswillnormallybeleon.Whenswitchedon,yourSpeedwooferwill

gointostandbymode(redlight)unlitreceivesanaudiosignal.Standbymodeconsumesvery

lilepower(around1wa).WhentheSpeedwooferreceivesanaudiosignal,thelightwill

turnfromredtoblue.WhentheSpeedwooferstopsreceivinganaudiosignal,itwillreturnto

standbymodeaerapproximately20minutes.

WhenconnecnganddisconnecngcablestotheSpeedwoofer,makesurethemainpower

switchisoﬀ.

AC Receptacle-ReceivesthepowercordandACpower.Thisiswherethefuseisstored.You

mayuseanextensioncord,butwerecommendonewithheavygaugewire.

18

Troubleshoong

(As much as we try, like most instrucon manuals, we’ll probably address every problem

except the one you’re experiencing. So, call or email us. We’ll be happy to help).

No Sound from Your subwoofer. Power indicator not lit.

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1.Checktoconﬁrmthatyoursubwooferissettothe“on”or“standby”posion.

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2.Inspectthepowercord.Makesureitissecurelypluggedintothewalloutletandsubwoofer

andthatithasnotbeendamaged.

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3.Besurethewalloutletisacve.

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4.YourRSLSpeedwoofer10S’sampliﬁercontainsaremovablefusedesignedtoprotectitfrom

overheang,shortcircuits,andotherpotenallydamagingoccurrences.Thisfuseshouldbe

checkedandislocatedinthepowercordsocketontheampliﬁer.

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Make sure the Speedwoofer is unplugged from the AC when accessing the fuse.

Youwillneedtoinsertaﬂat-headscrewdriver(orappropriateobject)inthehorizontal

slotlocatedonthepowercordsocket,justbelowwherethecordplugsin.Thisisthe

piecethatcontainsthefuse.

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Gentlyprythefusehousingopenunlitdetaches.Extractthehousingfromthepower

cordsocket,removethefuseandinspectit.Ifthewireinsidethecylinderisseveredor

displaysagap;thefuseisbadandneedstobereplaced.Replacewithexactlythesame

value

fuse.Thevalueisindicatedbelowthepowersocket.



Ifthenewfuseblows,yoursubwooferrequiresservice.



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5.TheRSLSpeedwooferhasinternalcircuitproteconthatcouldbetripped.Ifyousus-

pectthis,turndownthesubwoofer’svolumeandturnoﬀthepower.Wait5minutes

beforeturningitonagain.

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Speciﬁcaons

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FrequencyResponse:24-200Hz+/-3db

OverallFrequencyResponse:18-200Hz

AmpliﬁerPower:350WasRMS(840ormoreWasPeakDynamicPower)Note:Peakpower

specsarenotregulatedand,althoughourcompetorsusethisspec,thisisnothowweprefer

toratepower.

10"AluminumFrameHigh–ExcursionWooferwithMassiveDoubleMagnetStructure

CompressionGuideTuningTechnology

WirelessOperaonwithOponalWirelessTransmier

Wirelessrange:approximately30feet.

Dimensions:16"Hx15"Wx173/4"D(IncludingACCord)Weight:40lbs.

19

Peace Of Mind Warranty

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We’veworkedcountlesshourswithoutfood,sleep,ortelevisiontobuildasubwooferthatwill

serveyouwellformanyyears.However,intheunlikelyeventitbreaksandit’sourfault,we’ll

ﬁxitforfree.

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Speakersarewarrantedfor5years;electronicsarewarrantedfor2years.

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Here are the terms:

RSLwarranesyourspeakersforaperiodof5yearsfromthe date ofpurchase.Wewarranty

oursubwooferampliﬁersforaperiodof2yearsfromthedateofpurchase.Ourproductsare

warrantedtobefreeofdefectsinoriginalmaterialsandworkmanship.Ourwarranesapply

totheoriginalpurchaser.Toobtainwarrantyservice,weaskyoutohelpusoutwiththefol-

lowing:

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1.Beabletofurnishacopyofyoursalesinvoice.However,ifyoucan’tﬁndit,we’lldoourbest

toﬁreupthecomputerand,ifWindowsdoesn’tcrashagain,we’lllookitupforyou.



2.Returnauthorizaonmustﬁrstbeobtainedbycontacngusbeforesendingyoursubwoof-

ertous.Itmustbeproperlypacked.

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3.Ourspeakersweredesignedforresidenalstereoorhometheateruseandmustbeusedin

thismanner.Theywerenotspeciﬁcallydesignedforpublicaddress,musicalinstrumentampli-

ﬁcaon,orothercommercialorhighintensityapplicaons.Suchuseisnotcoveredunderwar-

ranty.

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4.Speakersreturnedunderthetermsofthewarrantywillberepairedorreplacedatourop-

on.WewillpayforshippingtherepairedproductbacktoyouifyouliveintheConnental

U.S.Youareresponsibleforprepayingtheshippingtous.Speakersthathavebeenabused,

operatedimproperly,improperlypacked,tamperedwith,insultedoropened(withoutourpri-

orpermission)willnotberepairedunderwarranty.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverdamage

causedbytheuseoffaultyorimproperaudio/videocomponents.

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5.Thisisthetotalwarranty.Therearenootherwarranes,expressedorimplied.Noresponsi-

bilityisassumedforanyincidentalorconsequenaldamages.Thiswarrantygivesyouspeciﬁc

legalrights,andyoumayhaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

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Ifyourequireservicepleasecontactusthroughourwebsiteorbyphone(wepromisetobe

niceaboutit,evenifyoudidsomethingdumb).

26500W.AgouraRoad

Suite571

Calabasas,CA91302

(800)905-5485

RSL Speedwoofer 10S Owner's manual

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