The Guitammer Company BK-CT User manual

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Post Office Box 82 / Westerville, Ohio 43082
[email protected] phone: [phone] fax: [phone]

Thank you for your purchase of the ButtKicker®
Concert the most powerful, musically accurate
and long lasting low frequency audio driver
available today.
This User’s Guide is designed to help you install
and use the ButtKicker in order to receive the most
possible enjoyment.
If after following these instructions you are
not COMPLETELY THRILLED with the ButtKicker,
please contact us. Call, email or fax us. We will
do everything possible to make sure you are
completely satisÞed.
SpeciÞcations.
Dimensions: 5.375” h x 5.5” w
Frequency Response: 5 – 200 Hz
Weight: 11 lbs. / 5 kg.
Nominal Impedance: 2 ohms, inductive
Power Handling: 400 watts min. / 1500 watts max.
Wiring polarity: Red terminal is “Hot”
Thermal Limit (internal): 150 F. (70 C.)
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SpeciÞcations/Contact Information
Contact Information
The Guitammer Company Inc.
PO Box 82
Westerville, OH 43086
[e-mail]
Voice: 888-676-2828
Fax: [phone]
Please visit our website www.thebuttkicker.com for additional
technical information, speciÞcations and FAQs.
ButtKicker Concert Dimensions
All measurement in inches

Contents
Product Description ..........................................................1
Quick Setup ....................................................................2
Integration into Your Sound System ...................................3
Power .................................................................3
Low End Roll Off ...................................................3
Source Material ....................................................4
Source Hookup to AmpliÞer ...............................................5
Stereo System .....................................................5
No “Preamp Output” .............................................5
Signal Levels ........................................................6
Signal Source .......................................................6
Vertical vs. Horizontal Mounting..........................................7
Drummers ....... ...............................................................8
Standing Performers-Bass, Keyboard, Etc...........................10
Thermal Protection ........................................................ 11
Warranty ...................................................................... 11
SpeciÞcations ................................................................ 12
Contact Information........................................................ 12
Thermal Protection
If the ButtKicker®is driven too hard (i.e. given too much power
for too long of a period) it may overheat. For this reason,
each ButtKicker contains a thermal switch. This switch will
automatically disconnect the ButtKicker from the ampliÞer if the
internal temperature of the shaker reaches a preset limit. This
should happen only rarely, and only when the unit is overdriven.
In most situations, the level of “shake” that is produced by the
ButtKicker, until it overheats, will be far more than needed. This
is also related to the “ßexibility” and size of the surface you are
endeavoring to shake. However, if tripped, the thermal switch
will automatically reset after the unit has cooled sufÞciently.
Then the ButtKicker will resume normal operation. Cooling
off time can be 5 - 20 minutes, depending on ventilation.
While in thermal protection mode, the ButtKicker may feel
quite warm to the touch, but the cutoff point has been set
to avoid damage.
Warranty
The Guitammer Company products are warranted against
defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2)
years from date of purchase by the original end-user. Items
returned for repair under warranty will be repaired or replaced at
the sole discretion of The Guitammer Company without charge
for materials or labor, providing such items are returned for
inspection, transportation prepaid, to The Guitammer Company
or an authorized service center. All repaired or replaced items will
be returned freight collect. Warranties do no apply to products
that have been subjected to abuse, accident, modiÞcations,
improper handling or installation, or repairs made by anyone
other than The Guitammer Company or an authorized service
center. The Guitammer Company shall be the Þnal authority in
the determination of all warranty service claims.
Please contact us before returning any defective products to
the store where they were purchased.
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Thermal Protection/Warranty

Product Description
The ButtKicker®Concert is a patented 2 ohm low frequency
audio transducer that features a 31/4 lb (1.48 kg) magnetically
suspended piston. The ButtKicker is musically accurate, has
powerful low frequency response, and is virtually indestructible
and maintenance free. With a natural working range of
approximately 5-200Hz, it is designed primarily to move
structure, not air, and to provide a much more direct method
of sound perception. The ButtKicker is an ideal solution for
musician monitoring, especially when combined with the use of
an in ear monitoring system. Drummers, bass players, keyboard
players, other performers, DJ’s and engineers have found that
using the ButtKicker as part of their monitoring system enables
them to play tighter and better than they ever have before.
Additionally, the ButtKicker is ideal for recording studio use for
accurate low frequency sound monitoring and mixing.
For home theater use, we recommend using the ButtKicker®
LFE which features extended low frequency response for special
effects. Additionally, the ButtKicker Power AmpliÞer can power
up to four (4) ButtKicker LFE units for simpliÞed installation
and reduced overall cost in a multi-seating environment.
Please refer to our website, www.thebuttkicker.com for further
information.
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Product Description
Standing Performers – Bass, Keyboard, DJ’s, etc.
Platforms
The ButtKicker®is an ideal monitoring solution for
standing performers – bass players, keyboard players,
other performers and DJ’s – who need accurate
low frequency reproduction without increasing SPL
(volume). In these situations, we recommend using
a simple platform (plywood is Þne), mounting the
ButtKicker on top and attaching rubber isolator feet
to the bottom. An example of this can be found in
the enclosed “Quick Start Guide.” The main key to
making and using a platform is to make sure that
the platform itself is sturdy enough to support the
performer’s weight without sagging and that the
platform is isolated (separated) from the ßoor by
rubber feet so that the platform freely vibrates.
Rubber feet can be purchased from ButtKicker
dealers around the world.
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Standing Performers

Quick Setup
This section is for those who are more experienced with sound
system installation. The ButtKicker®is a passive, 2 ohm speaker
load, which requires power from an audio power ampliÞer,
which in turn requires an adequate signal feed from your sound
system (Figure 1). Shaking forces are produced in the direction
of the axis of the shaker as shown (Figure 2). A positive voltage
at the red terminal wire will produce a “push” by the ButtKicker
toward its feet (red terminal is positive). It can be mounted
on the topside of a surface or inverted and mounted to the
bottom side of a surface.
Additional details are provided in the following sections.
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Quick Setup
Signal Processing
No signal processing is necessary to energize the
ButtKicker, but some circumstances may warrant
extra measures.
Gate
If the signal contains a lot of “garbage” between
beats from other picked up stage noises, you may
want to gate the signal.
Hi-Pass
Your kick drum signal could easily include infrasonic
(below the hearing range) signals that are not
relevant to your need and could cause excessive
excursion within the ButtKicker. This is not damaging,
but it could result in lack of control, and the possible
missing of complete beats. These infrasonic signals
are influenced by head tuning and other sound
sources in close proximity, etc. Eliminate the
infrasonic signals by passing them through a
Hi-Pass Þlter.
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Drummers
Figure 2. Shake
Figure 1. System Integration