Setting up your product | F1 Subwoofer

Setting up your system:

Powering on or off:
1. On the back of the system, push the power switch to the desired ON or OFF position
Connecting sources:
1. Adjust the source volume control to the desired level
2. Connect the source to the LINE INPUT jack(s) on the Bose system using a 1/4" or XLR cable
  Note: The Input 1 & 2 jacks are combination jacks that accept 1/4" or XLR plugs
3. Adjust the system's VOLUME control knob to the desired level
  Note: the SIGNAL / CLIP indicator (Green = Signal present; Red = Signal clipping; Off = No signal present or low signal level)
Common setups:
1. Mono:
  1. Connect a mixer's mono output to the Bose system's INPUT 1
  2. Connect the LINE OUTPUT from the Bose system's INPUT 1 to the input of a powered full-frequency speaker
2. Stereo:
  1. Connect a mixer's left channel output to the Bose system's INPUT 1
  2. Connect a mixer's right channel output to the Bose system's INPUT 2
  3. Connect the LINE OUTPUT from the Bose system's INPUT 1 to a left side upper/full-frequency powered speaker
  4. Connect the LINE OUTPUT from the Bose system's INPUT 2 to a right side upper/full-frequency powered speaker the input of a powered full-frequency speaker
3. Chaining systems:
  1. The LINE OUTPUT 1 & 2 jacks provide balanced output (1 output per channel) that can be sent to a powered loudspeaker or subwoofer
SYSTEM section settings:
1. FRONT LED: Choose the info displayed by the front LED in the speaker grille:
  1. POWER allows the front LED to indicate the system power status
  2. LIMIT allows the front LED to indicate when the system is limiting audio
  3. OFF disables the front LED
2. POWER FAULT: Indicator LED showing system status (Blue = On; Red = Fault)
3. LIMIT: Indicator LED lights when the system is limiting audio
4. SIGNAL / CLIP: Indicator LED showing signal input level (Green = Signal present; Red = Signal clipping; Off = No signal present of low signal level)
5. POLARITY: Adjusts low-frequencies for use with F1 Model 812 array:
  1. NORM allows normal operation / frequency response
  2. REV removes low-frequency overlap when used in conjunction with the F1 Model 812 array
6. LINE OUTPUT EQ: Adjusts the filtering on the line output jacks:
  1. THRU passes the input signal to the output without filtering
  2. HPF passed the input signal to the output with a high-pass filter
Mounting a F1 Model 812 array on the sub's attached stand:
1. For information, see Mounting your product on a stand

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