Cadence Home Cinema XLNS-12 User manual

XLNS-12 / XSUB-12
ACTIVE POWERED
SUBWOOFER
INSTALLATION
GUIDE
HOME CINEMA SERIES

Thank you for purchasing a Cadence Cinema Home Series Active Powered
Subwoofer.
SOME BASIC ACOUSTIC FACTS:
The acoustic characteristics of a sub woofer are such that the bass waves will
travelalongthefloorofyourroom.Youmaythereforepositionthesubwooferin
anyplaceasthewaveisnondirectional.
ThesubwooferyouhavepurchasedisanActivePowereddesign.Becausethesub
power amplifier is built-in to the woofer cabinet. Even though sub woofer bass
waves are non directional, still for a more massive response, the sub woofer
should be placed in close proximity to the main listening area.The sub woofer
design incorporates a front firing woofer in a rear ported, computer tuned
enclosure. The enclosure features 4 metal spiked footings which should be
installed by you to isolate the sub woofers vibration from your house. It is
important to keep this open space between the sub woofer enclosure and the
floor. Neverblockthisspace,theenclosuremustsitonall4footings.
For optimum bass response in your system, position the sub woofer with the
tuned port facing a room corner.By doing so,you are creating a loading effect
whichenhancesthebassresponse.Incertaininstallations,facingthewooferface
to the wall or corner might also enhance the bass response and eliminate some
mechanicalnoiseswhenthewooferisbeingoverdriven.
ADJUSTINGYOURSUBWOOFER:
The sub woofer features an adjustable Phase Shift Control.This switch acts as a
delay for optimal sound balance between the sub woofer and the other
componentspeakersinthesystem.Experimentwiththeswitchinbothpositions
to determine which sounds better in your home theater system.Typically,if the
sub woofer is located near the front your system,near yourTV/Monitor,you can
leave the switch in the 0 position.If the sub woofer is located at the rear of the
listeningarea,itshouldbesettothe180position.
Youmayadjustthesubwoofercrossoverfrequencyfrom40Hzto120Hz.Setyour
sub woofer level control to the desired volume and then begin to raise the sub
woofer crossoverfrequencytowards the 120Hzposition,untilitbegins toblend
with the rest of your system.If your system is equipped with larger front stage
speakers,youshouldbeabletokeepthesubwooferfrequencybelow80Hzasthe
frontspeakerswillbegintoproducebassatthatsamelevelandyouwillgetanice
overlap.When using smaller satellite front stage speakers,you will have to raise
thesubwoofer crossoverfrequencyto120Hzsothesubwoofercanmesh with
theirhigherbassresponse.
Your sub woofer also features a“Bass Equalization”control. This control allows
youtoboostorcutupto12dBofbassat50Hz.Thisallowsyoutocompensateand
addbassduringweakmusicalpassages,andtoalsocutoutsomebass,shouldyou
sochoose,duringveryintensivebasspassages.

Once again, experiment with various settings until you find the combination
perfectforyou. Theavailabilityofthisfinetuningiswhatseparatesacheapbasic
audiosystemfromaCadenceCinemaSeriesHomeTheaterSystem.
AUTOTURNONCIRCUIT:
The sub woofer features an Auto Turn On circuit.You never have to manually
reach behind the sub woofer to turn it on or off.The sub woofer automatically
turnsonandoffwhenitsensesmusicalinput.Thesystemwillshutdownafter5
minutes of no musical input.The On/Off switch will remain lit even when the
systemis off,but theAMP ON LED willlightonly when amusicalsignal is or was
presentinthepast5minutes.
FUSEANDPOWERCABLE:
Please be sure that the power cable is plugged in tightly in to the sub woofer.
Shouldthesubwooferstopworking,thefirststepintroubleshootingistocheck
thefuse.Todothisyoumustfirstdisconnectthepowercablefromthesubwoofer.
The fuse holder should now be visible.Carefully remove the fuse,if it is blown it
should be replaced with the same value 3 amp fuse.The fuse is there to protect
thesystemforvoltagespikes.
SIGNALINPUT:
The sub woofer accepts input via low level RCA cables or high level speaker
connections.If your receiver has a sub woofer RCA pre-amp output channel(s)
thenthisisthepreferredmethodtoinputthesignaltothesubwoofer.
If your receiver does not have RCA pre amp out put channels, you can simply
connect your receivers speaker wires to the High Level input and then use the
HighLeveloutputtopoweryoursystemspeakers.
( )( )
dBdB
( )( )
HzHz MAXMAXMINMIN120120
115115
110110
5050
7070
4040
RR
LL
ONON
AMPAMP
INPUTINPUT LEFTLEFT RIGHTRIGHT
CONTROLCONTROLEQEQFREQFREQ
HIGH LEVEL INPUTHIGH LEVEL INPUT
LOW LEVELLOW LEVEL
PHASEPHASE
00180180
VOLUMEVOLUMEBASSBASSCROSSOVERCROSSOVER
ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XLNS-12ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XLNS-12
+12+121212 HIGH LEVEL OUTPUTHIGH LEVEL OUTPUT
NOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTINGNOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTING
DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTUREDO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
WARNING:WARNING:
OFFOFF
ONON
POWERPOWER
120V 60Hz 300W120V 60Hz 300W
CAUTIONCAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPENDO NOT OPEN
WARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPENWARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN
AVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIRAVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR
CAUTIONCAUTION
DO NOT OPENDO NOT OPEN
WARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPENWARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN
RR LL AMP ONAMP ON
LEFTLEFT LEFTLEFT
RIGHTRIGHT RIGHTRIGHT
HIGH LEVEL INPUTHIGH LEVEL INPUT
LOW LEVEL INPUTLOW LEVEL INPUT
OFFOFF
ONON
POWERPOWER 120V 60Hz 300W120V 60Hz 300W
HIGH LEVEL OUTPUTHIGH LEVEL OUTPUT
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRETO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE
WARNING:WARNING:
OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSEOR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE
THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURETHE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE ( )( )
HzHz
( )
dB
( )( )
HzHz
( )( )
dB
MAXMAXMINMIN
120120
110110
9090
7070
4040 FREQFREQ
PHASEPHASE
00180180
VOLVOL
BASSBASS
+12+121212
9090
ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XSUB-12ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XSUB-12
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPENRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN
NOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTINGNOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTING
XLNS-12
REAR PANEL
XSUB-12
REAR PANEL

speaker
output
speaker
output
speaker
output
speaker
output
( )( )
dBdB
( )( )
HzHz
MAXMAXMINMIN120120
115115
110110
5050
7070
4040
RR
LL
ONON
AMPAMP
INPUTINPUT LEFTLEFT RIGHTRIGHT
CONTROLCONTROLEQEQFREQFREQ
HIGH LEVEL INPUTHIGH LEVEL INPUT
LOW LEVELLOW LEVEL
PHASEPHASE
00180180
VOLUMEVOLUMEBASSBASSCROSSOVERCROSSOVER
ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XLNS-12ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XLNS-12
+12+121212
HIGH LEVEL OUTPUTHIGH LEVEL OUTPUT
NOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTINGNOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTING
DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTUREDO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
WARNING:WARNING:
OFFOFF
ONON
POWERPOWER
120V 60Hz 300W120V 60Hz 300W
CAUTIONCAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPENDO NOT OPEN
WARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPENWARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN
AVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIRAVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR
RIGHT SATELLITE
SPEAKER
LEFT SATELLITE
SPEAKER
XLNS-12 / HIGH LEVEL
CONNECTION SYSTEM
OPTION 1
AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER
LEFT SATELLITE
SPEAKER RIGHT SATELLITE
SPEAKER
( )( )
dBdB
( )( )
HzHz
MAXMAXMINMIN120120
115115
110110
5050
7070
4040
RR
LL
ONON
AMPAMP
INPUTINPUT LEFTLEFT RIGHTRIGHT
CONTROLCONTROLEQEQFREQFREQ
HIGH LEVEL INPUTHIGH LEVEL INPUT
LOW LEVELLOW LEVEL
PHASEPHASE
00180180
VOLUMEVOLUMEBASSBASSCROSSOVERCROSSOVER
ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XLNS-12ACTIVE SUBWOOFER XLNS-12
+12+121212
HIGH LEVEL OUTPUTHIGH LEVEL OUTPUT
NOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTINGNOT SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTING
DO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTUREDO NOT EXPOSE THE APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
WARNING:WARNING:
OFFOFF
ONON
POWERPOWER
120V 60Hz 300W120V 60Hz 300W
CAUTIONCAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCKRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPENDO NOT OPEN
WARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPENWARNING:SHOCK HAZARD-DO NOT OPEN
AVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIRAVIS:RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR
AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER
XLNS-12 HIGH LEVEL
CONNECTION SYSTEM
OPTION 2

speaker
output
speaker
output
speaker
output
speaker
output
Design by Germany
Design by Germany
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN
NO T SUITABLE FOR IN WALLMOUNTING
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN
NO T SUITABLE FOR IN WALL MOUNTING
XSUB-12 / HIGH LEVEL
CONNECTION SYSTEM
OPTION 1
XSUB-12 HIGH LEVEL
CONNECTION SYSTEM
OPTION 2
RIGHT SATELLITE
SPEAKER
LEFT SATELLITE
SPEAKER
AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER
RIGHT SATELLITE
SPEAKER
AMPLIFIER OR RECEIVER
LEFT SATELLITE
SPEAKER

XLNS-12 / XSUB-12
LOW LEVEL RCA
CONNECTION SYSTEM
Design by Germany
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN
NO T SUITABLE FOR IN WALLMOUNTING
SUBWOOFER
OUTPUT
XLNS-12 / XSUB-12
LOW LEVEL RCA
CONNECTION SYSTEM
Design by Germany
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN
NO T SUITABLE FOR IN WALLMOUNTING
SUBWOOFER
OUTPUT
If your receiver has only one sub woofer RCA out put,
you must purchase an RCA“Y”Adaptor for proper
hook-up to the sub woofer.

ONE YEAR WARRANTY
TERMS&CONDITIONS:
Cadence products are covered by warranty from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of
one year. The following conditions will apply. All products returned for defects in material or
workmanshipshall be repairedor replacedwith equalunits(atour option)atnochargesubject tothe
followingprovisions.
Inspectionoftheunit mustdisclosethatall defectsareasspecifiedandthatdefectiveequipmenthas
not been used improperly and contrary to Cadence instructions, been altered, damaged by in proper
line voltages or polarity, which have been altered or
have thermal damage or damaged by use of power higher than RMS ratings or by amplifier clipping,
negligent treatment as bent frames, worn or dented dust caps, torn stickers, burned voice coils, torn
spiders, torn cones, cones with holes, loose gaskets and torn surrounds which are not deemed to be
original factory defects are not covered by warranty. Our liability applies only to any actual factory
defective Cadence unit, we will not be held responsible for damages occurring to other units in the
systemorduetoimproperinstallationoruseandfromelectronicsorenclosuresnotproperlysecured.
All returns must be freight prepaid and accompanied by Twenty Dollars to cover return shipping,
handlingandinsurancecharges.
WarrantyReturnsaretobeshippedto:
Cadence Sound Systems
6519 Highway 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731
Please call us at [phone] for a Service Order number before returning any merchandise.
ThisServiceOrder numbermustappearontheoutsideofthe shippingcarton.We reserve the right to
refuseserviceforitemsreturnedwithoutaserviceordernumberandreturnshippingmoney.
Items must be shipped in proper shipping cartons with only one unit per carton. Items received
back which have been damaged in shipping due to improper packing will not be repaired.
Warranty is to the original purchaser only.
If you have any questions regarding the unit, please do not hesitate to call our technical
departmentat7323705400MondaythroughThursday10:00AM -5:00PMEST.
defaced or treated in a negligent manner. Units

FEATURES AND SPECIFICATIONS
MODEL XSUB-12
Curved Front Cabinet Design.
High PowerActive 12" SubWoofer.
Built-in Class A 350Watt PowerAmplifier.
Front Firing SubWoofer with"Bass-Reflex,Tuned Port System".
Black,Wood Grain Cabinet with Spiked Footings.
High-Level,Speaker-Line Input / with Paralleled Output.
LowLevel RCA Input.
AutoStartTurn-On/Turn-Off with Audio Signal.
Adjustable PhaseControl 0-180 Degrees.
Fully Adjustable Low Pass SubWoofer Crossover Frequency Control.
Fully Adjustable Bass Equalizer.
Independent Sub BassVolume Control.
Frequency Response:25Hz-250Hz
LED Power-On Indicator.
Gold Plated Banana PlugTerminals.
Cabinet Size:16.5”(W) x 15.5”(D) x 17.5”(H)
MODEL XLNS-12
HighPower,Active12" SubWoofer.
Built-in,Class A 300Watt Power Amplifier.
Front Firing SubWoofer with "Bass-Reflex,Tuned Port System".
Black,Wood Grain Cabinet with Spiked Footings.
High-Level,Speaker-Line Input/withParalleled Output.
LowLevel RCA Input with RCA BypassOutput.
AutoStart,Turn-On/Turn-Off with Audio Signal.
AdjustablePhaseControl 0-180 Degrees.
FullyAdjustableLowPass SubWoofer Crossover Frequency Control.
FullyAdjustable Bass Equalizer.
Independent Sub BassVolume Control.
FrequencyResponse:25Hz-250Hz
LEDPower-On Indicator.
Spring LoadedTerminals.
CabinetSize:15.5”(W)x17.75”(D)x13.75”(H)