Mackie Thump18S - Getting Started and Usage; Initial Setup Guide

Thump18S Powered Subwoofer
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Thump18S Powered Subwoofer
Getting Started
Introduction
4HE4HUMP370OWERED3UBWOOFER
FEATURESAPROFESSIONALBANDPASSDESIGNTHAT
DELIVERSCLASSLEADINGOUTPUTANDDEEPROOMlLLING
LOWS$ESIGNEDBYTHEWORLDSLEADERINPORTABLE
LIVESOUNDTHE4HUMP3PROVIDESAMPLEPOWER
FORHIGHOUTPUTAPPLICATIONSBRINGINGYOUR4HUMP
OR32-SYSTEMTOANENTIRELYNEWLEVEL
!FULLSETOFPROFESSIONALINPUTANDOUTPUT
CONNECTIONSPROVIDESIMPLEINTEGRATIONANDSONIC
OPTIMIZATIONOFANYSYSTEM0LUSTHERESAMPLESYSTEM
PROTECTIONINPLACETOPROTECTYOURINVESTMENT
7ITHTONSOFPOWERANDAHIGHOUTPUTDEEP
PUNCHBANDPASSDESIGNTHE4HUMP3ISTHE
PERFECTSUBWOOFERTOCOMPLETEYOURPROFESSIONAL0!
How to Use This Manual:
!FTERTHISINTRODUCTIONAGETTINGSTARTEDGUIDEWILL
HELPYOUGETTHINGSSETUPFAST4HEHOOKUPDIAGRAMS
SHOWSOMETYPICALSETUPSWHILETHEREMAININGSECTIONS
PROVIDEDETAILSOFTHE4HUMP3SUBWOOFER
4HISICONMARKSINFORMATIONTHATISCRITICALLY
IMPORTANTORUNIQUETOTHESUBWOOFER&OR
YOUROWNGOODREADANDREMEMBERTHEM
4HEFOLLOWINGSTEPSWILLHELPYOUSETUPTHE
SUBWOOFERSQUICKLY
-AKEALLINITIALCONNECTIONSWITHTHEPOWER
SWITCHES/&&ONALLEQUIPMENT-AKESURETHEMASTER
VOLUMELEVELORGAINCONTROLSAREALLTHEWAYDOWN
#ONNECTTHELINELEVELOUTPUTSFROMTHEMIXING
CONSOLEOROTHERSIGNALSOURCETOTHE8,2INPUTSON
THEREARPANELOFTHE4HUMP3SUBWOOFERS
#ONNECTTHEHIGHPASSOUTPUTSFROMTHE4HUMP3
SUBWOOFERSTOTHEINPUTSOFPOWEREDLOUDSPEAKERS
ORTOANAMPLIlERPOWERINGPASSIVELOUDSPEAKERS
#ONNECTTHESUPPLIED!#POWERCORDSTOTHE 
)%#SOCKETSONTHEREARPANELOFEACHSUBWOOFER 
0LUGTHEOTHERENDINTOAN!#OUTLETPROPERLYCONlGURED
WITHTHECORRECTVOLTAGEASINDICATEDBELOWTHE)%#
SOCKET
4URNTHEMIXEROROTHERSIGNALSOURCEON
4URNTHESUBWOOFERSON
4URNTHELOUDSPEAKERSON
3TARTTHESIGNALSOURCEANDRAISETHEMIXERS
MAIN,2FADERUPUNTILAUDIOMAYBEHEARD
!DJUSTTHEMASTERVOLUMEOFTHEMIXERTOA
COMFORTABLYLOUDLISTENINGLEVEL
Things to Remember:
s .EVERLISTENTOLOUDMUSICFORPROLONGEDPERIODS
  0LEASESEETHE3AFETY)NSTRUCTIONSONPAGEFOR
  INFORMATIONONHEARINGPROTECTION
s !SAGENERALGUIDETHEMIXEROROTHERSIGNAL
  SOURCESHOULDBETURNEDONlRST4HUMP3
  SUBWOOFERSNEXTANDLOUDSPEAKERSLAST!SSUCH
  THELOUDSPEAKERSSHOULDALSOBETURNEDOFFlRST
  FOLLOWEDBYTHESUBWOOFERSTHENTHEMIXER 
  4HISWILLREDUCETHEPOSSIBILITYOFANYTURNON
  ORTURNOFFTHUMPSANDOTHERNOISESGENERATED
  BYANYUPSTREAMEQUIPMENTFROMCOMINGOUTOF
  THESPEAKERS
s 3AVETHESHIPPINGBOXESANDPACKINGMATERIALS
  9OUMAYNEEDTHEMSOMEDAY"ESIDESTHE 
  CATSWILLLOVEPLAYINGINTHEMANDJUMPINGOUTAT
  YOUUNEXPECTEDLY2EMEMBERTOPRETENDLIKEYOU
  ARESURPRISED
s 3AVEYOURSALESRECEIPTINASAFEPLACE