Cat. No. 40-1017

PRO-CSW800 8" Car Subwoofer

Your RadioShack PRO-CSW800 8" Car Subwoofer lets you increase the bass response of your vehicle???s sound system. When mounted inside an enclosure, your sub- woofer???s high-output, low-distortion design provides qual- ity bass sound reproduction. The subwoofer???s long-travel voice coil lets it handle high input power with ease.

ENCLOSURE SIZES

After you choose an enclosure type for your subwoofer, for the best results, build the enclosure to the dimensions recommended in this section.

Note: To connect the subwoofer to your stereo amplifier???s wires, you need 2 banana plugs such as Cat. No. 278- 306 (not supplied).

Acoustic Suspension (sealed)

C

BA

A C

B

11 ?? 11 ?? 91/2 Inches (HWD)

.50 Cubic Feet (.47 net)

A (2) ??? 11" ?? 11" (one with 71/16" diameter cutout) B (2) ??? 11" ?? 91/2" HW

C (2) ??? 91/2" ?? 91/2" HW

CHOOSING AN ENCLOSURE

To get the best performance from your subwoofer, you must mount it inside an enclosure. An enclosure makes your subwoofer more efficient and improves its sound quality.

Some common enclosure designs are:

???Acoustic suspension (sealed)

???Ported reflex (vented)

???Single reflex bandpass (vented)

F3: 63 Hz

Ripple: 0 dB

Excursion Limited Power Handling: 79 Watts

Ported Reflex (vented)

CBA

For more information about a single reflex bandpass en- closure, see ???Single Reflex Bandpass (vented)??? on Page 2.

A

C

To learn more about and build an acoustic suspension or ported reflex enclosure, we recommend you use the book Building Speaker Systems (Cat. No. 62-1087A, available at your local RadioShack store) along with this Owner???s Manual. That book has complete information about build- ing enclosures, including obtaining construction materi- als, and design and construction tips.

Note: Check with RadioShack Unlimited for a pre-built enclosure for this subwoofer.

B

11 ?? 11 ?? 141/4 Inches (HWD)

.75 Cubic Feet (.70 net)

A (2) ??? 11" ?? 11" (one with 71/16" diameter cutout)

B (2) ??? 11" ?? 141/4" HW (one with 2" diameter cutout) C (2) ??? 91/2" ?? 141/4" HW

Tuning Frequency: 37 Hz

F3: 46Hz

Ripple: 1.3 dB

Excursion Limited Power Handling: 96 Watts

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RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.

Single Reflex Bandpass (vented)

A

C

D

B

AD

C

11 ?? 11 ?? 201/4 Inches (HWD)

1.02 Cubic Feet (.50 Sealed/.52 Vented) Inside Distance from Baffle to End Panel of

Sealed Side of Enclosure ??? 91/2"

A (2) ??? 11 ?? 11 Inches

B (1) ??? 91/2" ?? 91/2" (with 71/16" diameter cutout)

C (2) ??? 11" ?? 201/4" HW (with cutout for 3 in. vent) D (2) ??? 91/2" ?? 201/4" HW

Tuning Frequency: 73 Hz

F3: 46???111 Hz

Ripple: 0 dB

Excursion Limited Power Handling: 54 Watts

A single reflex bandpass enclosure combines the fea- tures of acoustic suspension and ported reflex designs. In this type of enclosure, one side of the subwoofer is mounted in an acoustic suspension enclosure, while the other side is mounted in a ported reflex enclosure.

A single reflex bandpass enclosure controls the move- ment of the speaker???s cone at low frequencies (like an acoustic suspension enclosure), and has the ability to sacrifice efficiency for deeper bass or vice versa. The fre- quency response of the single reflex bandpass enclosure is controlled by the volume of the enclosure.

Due to the complexity of its construction, a single reflex bandpass enclosure can be difficult to design and build. If you are inexperienced at building enclosures, we recom- mend that you build an acoustic suspension or ported re- flex enclosure.

CONNECTING THE SUBWOOFER TO

YOUR STEREO AMPLIFIER

We recommend you use 12-gauge or thicker wire (such as Cat. No. 278-1268, not supplied) to connect the sub- woofer to your stereo amplifier. For the maximum bass response and the best overall performance, be sure to connect + to + and ??? to ???.

Note: You can mount an optional speaker plate on your enclosure (such as Cat. No. 274-630) to make it easy to connect the subwoofer to your stereo amplifier. This lets you connect the subwoofer to the plate, then connect the plate to your stereo amplifier.

Follow these steps to connect the subwoofer directly to your sound system.

1.Run one wire from each of the subwoofer???s terminals to the stereo amplifier.

2.Separate each wire???s two conductors at both ends for a length of about 2 inches, then strip the insulation from the ends of each conductor to expose 1/2 inch of wire.

2 inches

1/2 inch

3.Twist the endcap from a banana plug (not supplied) to remove it, route one of the speaker???s wires through the endcap, then fold the exposed wire around the top of the endcap.

Endcap

Speaker

Wire

4.Screw the banana plug back onto the endcap as shown here.

5.Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for each of the subwoofer???s wires.

6.Press the banana plugs into the subwoofer???s termi- nals to connect them.

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FREQUENCY RESPONSE

Frequency (Hz)

0.5 Ft3 Acoustic Suspension0.75 Ft3 Ported Reflex1.02 Ft3 Single Reflex Bandpass (s=0.7)

SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice.

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This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES,

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