Owner's Manual
Frequently
Asked
Questions
How
do
I clean
my
subwoofer?
Use
a
dust
free clo
th
or a
soh
brush
to clean your
sub
woofe
r.
We
recommend a specialty cloth (available through the
X
tati
c shop at
www
.martinlogan.
co
m)
that
cleans better than
any
thin
g
el
se
we have
tri
e
d.
Can
I
turn
oH
the
blinking
light
on
the
back
of
my
sub?
The
LED
will blink slowly if
the
w ireless transmitter
is
not
in
us
e.
This
blinking
is
part of
the
no
rmal
operation
of
the
w
ir
e-
le
ss s
ub
wo
ofer sy
stem.
If
you should choose to
ma
sk
thi
s
LED
with a sma
ll
piece of tape or o
th
er
opa
qu
e material doing so
w
ill
not a
ff
ect
th
e performance of
the
subw
oo
fer.
Is
it
safe
to
set things
on
my
subwoofer?
While
your sub
wo
ofer
is
designed w
ith
a durable, stain-
re
sistant
sur
fa
ce,
we
advise you not
to
s
et
anything
on
yo
ur
subwoofer
-espec
ially
co
nt
ai
ne
rs holdi
ng
li
quids.
Is
there
likely
to
be
any
interaction
between
my
subwoofer
and
the
television in
my
Audio/
Video
system?
Yes
.
Th
e sub
woo
fer doesn't use a s
hi
elded driver.
We
r
eco
mm
end 3 feet
be
t
ween
th
e
subwoofe
r and v
id
eo
components tha t
are
suscep
ti
ble to
magne
t
ic
fie
ld
s ..
Plasma, L
CD,
and L
ED
televisi
on
are
not suscep
ti
ble to
magne
ti
c inte
rf
erence.
Is
there likely to be
any
interaction between
my
subwoofer and other electrical
devices
in
my
house?
Yes
. W hen
ope
ra
tin
g wi
re
l
essly
thi
s subwoofer may be
sus
-
ceptible to RF inte
rf
erence
in
the
2.4G
Hz
bandw
id
th
from
mi
crowave ovens and w i
re
l
ess
devices such as W
iFi
sys
-
tem
s,
video
ga
me
co
n
soles,
cordle
ss
tel
e
ph
o
nes
, blue too
th
devices, and
baby
monitors. Genera
ll
y,
thi
s i
ssue
(intermit-
tent sound or s
li
ght
popp
ing noi
ses
)
is
eas
il
y resolved by
ph
ys
ically separat
in
g problema
ti
c devi
ces
fr
om one ano
th
-
er-a
distance as little
as
two feet w ill
of
t
en
a
ll
eviate
th
e
interference. In
th
e case of micr
owave
ovens,
th
e i
nt
erfer-
ence w
ill
o
nl
y occ
ur
wh
en
the microwave is opera
tin
g.
Will
my
electric bill
go
'sky
high'
by
leaving
my
subwoofer
plugged
in
all
the
time?
No
.
When
the
powe
r
sw
itch is
se
t to
'Au
to O n' t
he
su
bwoo
fer w ill dr
aw
about 15
wa
tt
s wh
en
idle and only
l
wa
t
ts
in st
andby
mode.
Should I
unplug
my
subwoofer
during
a
thun-
derstorm?
Y
es
, or before
It
's
a
good
idea to disconnect a
ll
of
yo
ur
audi
o/video
co
mponents dur
in
g stormy
wea
th
er.
FAQ
&
TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubleshooting
No
Output
• Check that all your
sys
t
em
components
ar
e
tu
rn
ed on.
• Check that
the
master
pow
er
switch adj
ace
nt
to
the
AC
re
ceptacle
is
set
to
'A
u
to
O
n'
.
• Check your wi
res
and connec
ti
ons.
• Check all inter
co
nn
ecting ca
bl
es.
•
Ma
ke
sure
the
level contr
ol
is
not
turn
ed d
own
.
•
Turn
off and unplug
th
e
su
bwoofer and check
the
fuse
ne
ar
t
he
AC
power
co
rd
receptacle on the bock.
If
the
fu
se has blown, replace t
he
bad
fu
se
wi
th o matching
fu
se
.
•
If
th
e pro
bl
em
persist
s,
con
ta
ct
yo
ur
dealer.
Muddy
Bass
•
Che
ck placement. T
ry
moving
the
su
bwoo
fer closer to
the
f
ron
t and side
wa
ll
s.
• Check
th
e
ty
pe of feet that are bei ng u
sed
. T
ry
in
stalling
the
ETC
sp
i
kes
.
• Dec
re
ase
th
e leve
l.
• Check your processor
se
tup.
•
If
the
problem persists, cont
ac
t yo
ur
deale
r.
Hums
or
Unusual Sounds
• T
urn
th
e subwoofer off, unp
lu
g a
ll
signal input
s,
tu
rn
the
subwoofer bock on
an
d
tu
rn
up
th
e leve
l.
If
th
e pr
ob
lem
di
sap
pear
s,
the
hum
is
originating elsewhere in
yo
ur
sys
te
m.
• Connect
th
e sub
woo
f
er's
AC
co
nne
c
ti
on to the
sa
me
AC
c
ir
cuit
as
th
e pre amp.
• If
ope
rating in w irel
ess
mode, move the su
bwoo
fer
away
from
mi
cr
owave
ovens and/
or
any
de
vi
ces
th
at
u
se
wirel
ess
technology.
• If
th
e problem persists,
co
nt
ac
t
yo
ur
dealer.
Intermittent
Output
With
Wireless
• M ake s
ur
e that no oth er
wire
l
ess
devi
ces
are w ithin 2
feet of the S
WT
-2
tr
an
sm
i
tt
er.
• C heck pla
ce
me
nt
and
ma
ke
sur
e
th
e
SWT
-2
wir
el
ess
tr
an
sm
itter is at least 1 foot off of the ground.
• M ove t
he
SWT-2
tran
sm
i
tt
er and
sub
close
r toget
her.
• Remove
ba
rri
ers from between
th
e
de
vices. Although
th
e
SW
T-
2 u
ses
on
RF
signal, it m
ay
n
ot
pe
netr
ate
some
wa
ll
s or
cab
inet
s.
Frequen
tl
y Asked Q u
es
ti
ons & Troubleshooting
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