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OWNERS MANUALCongratulations on purchasing your VIBE subwoofer. Please read this manual in order to fully understand how to get the best results from this product and ensure that all advice on how to look after the product is followed.

Thank you for buying VIBE, we hope you enjoy listening to your product as much as we enjoyed creating it.

CAUTION

DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO DAMP OR MOISTURE - doing so may result in damage to the product.BEFORE WIRING DISCONNECT THE CABLE FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL -failure to do so may result in electric shock or injury.ENSURE GOOD AND CORRECT CONNECTIONS - failure to make the correct connections mayresult in re or damage to the product.DO NOT USE ANY FUNCTIONS OF THIS EQUIPMENT THAT MAY TAKE YOUR CONCENTRATION AWAY FROM DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE - do not set up your ampli er whilst driving, doing so may result in an accident. For prolonged setting up, make sure that your vehicle isstationary and in a safe location.KEEP THE VOLUME AT A LEVEL SO YOU CAN STILL HEAR OUTSIDE NOISE - failure to do this may result in an accident. VIBE equipment is capable of producing sound levels that can permanently damage your hearing. VIBE recommends caution when listening at high volume. For safe and enjoyable listening the sound should be comfortable and clear without distortion.

CAUTIONNever connect any speaker lead to the car chassis. This can cause severe damage to your speaker car radio ampli er.Before drilling or cutting any holes, investigate the layout of your vehicle thoroughly.Use caution when working near the fuel / hydraulic lines and electrical wiring.Observe the correct polarity when wiring, improper phasing may cause a loss of bass response.Ensure that no moving parts catch on the speaker or grill (e.g. window or door handles, or windowglass inside the door)

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LIMITED WARRANTY

All VIBE products carry a full 12 month warranty, valid from the date of the original receipt and proof of purchase. In order to validate this warranty, the online warranty card should be completed withinseven days of the original purchase date. The original receipt and packaging should be retained for this twelve month period. If the product develops a problem any stage during the warranty period,it should be returned to the point of purchase in it’s original packaging, and complete with no itemsmissing. If the store is unable to repair the product it may have to be returned to VIBE. A full description of VIBE’s warranty information can be found on our website:

www.vibeaudio.co.uk/warranty

WHAT IS NOT COVERED amage to product due to improper installation. ubsequent damage to other components. amage caused by e posure to moisture, e cessive heat, chemical cleaners and / or UV

radiation. amage through negligence, misuse, accident or abuse. epeated returns for the same fault may

be considered abuse. Any cost or e pense related to the removal and / or re-installation of the product. amage caused by ampli er clipping or distortion. Items repaired or modi ed by any unauthorised repair facility. eturn shipping on non defective items. Products returned without a returns authorisation number. amage to product due to use of sealant.

INTERNATIONAL WARRANTYContact your international VIBE dealer or distributor concerning speci c procedure for your country’s warranty policies. Please contact www.vibeaudio.co.uk/warranty for more information.

WARNINGVIBE Equipment is capable of sound pressure levels that can cause permanent damage to your hearing and those around you. Please use common sense when listening to your audio system and practice safe sound.

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RUN IN PROCEDUREVIBE recommends that you follow the run in procedure for the subwoofer detailed below.

hen your subwoofer is used for the rst time, like most brand new items it is naturally very stiff and ffrigid. It will take time for the moving parts of this ubwoofer to loosen up before the subwoofer will beready to deliver its full potential.

For the rst thirty hours it is recommended that you play the subwoofer initially at low to mediumvolumes, gradually increasing the volume level as time progresses.As a guide, if you listen to your subwoofer for one hour every day it will take a month for the it to run inproperly.

ou will notice a big change in the sound of the subwoofer over this period. As the spider and surround begin to run in the sound will get deeper and harder, also the output of the subwoofer will increase asthe suspension loosens up.

The subwoofer is like your car’s engine, it needs a few thousand miles before you can drive it to its fullpotential. riving it into the redline from the rst day will mean engine damage is certain and will not becovered by warranty.

Failure to follow this simple procedure is the most common reason for a ubwoofer to fail after a veryshort period of time.

B A S S 1Designed and engineered in England

SPEAKER OUTPUT +12V REM GND

WIRINGPlease follow the wiring diagram below and ensure that correct polarity is observed as incorrectwiring may cause the subwoofer to be out of phase with the rest of the system and result in a loss of bass.

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B A S S 1Designed and engineered in England

SPEAKER OUTPUT +12V REM GND

B A S S 1Designed and engineered in England

SPEAKER OUTPUT +12V REM GND

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SEALED ENCLOSURE INSTALLATION

SLICK10-V3

SLICK10-V3

SLICK12-V3

SLICK12-V3

VENTED ENCLOSURE INSTALLATION

The most basic and simple of all speaker enclosures is the sealed enclosure otherwise referred to as an acoustic suspension design. They are called acoustic suspension enclosures because the air insidethe bo acts like a brake to control the woofer.The sealed enclosure is the easiest design to build and tune, as long as you work within the minimumand ma imum recommended volumes you cannot get it wrong. The smaller enclosures produce a tighter punchy bass, the larger enclosures produce a deeper bass. ealed enclosures offer high power ffhandling, tight response and smooth low end roll off and cone motion is better controlled at all frequen-cies because of the constant pressure on the back of the woofer.

ealed enclosures are ideally suited to rock, ja and live music.

A vented (also known as ported) enclosure is not much more comple than a sealed design. It consistsof a bo with a hole in it.The vented enclosure has to be correctly designed in order to function correctly. The vent in the enclosure interacts with the air in the cabinet and the woofer to increase output and reduce conee cursion at and around the tuning frequency.At the tuning frequency of the enclosure almost all of the bass is being produced by the vent, not thewoofer. It is more dif cult to achieve good performance as the enclosure volume and port volume are critical but the results are worth it as the ported bo is up to times as loud as the same woofer in a sealed bo . It is also possible with the correct tuning to add a bump in the response of the enclosure to boost bass at a preferred frequency. Vented enclosures are best suited to dance, B, electronicallyproduced music and high P applications.

Tight bass: 1 cubic feetDeep bass: 1.5 cubic feet

Volume: 1.75 cubic feetPort area: 25 square inchesPort length: 20 inchesPort volume: 0. cubic feetTotal enclosure volume: 2.05 cubic feet

Volume: 2 cubic feetPort area: 0 square inchesPort length: 20 inchesPort volume: 0. 5 cubic feetTotal enclosure volume: 2. 5 cubic feet

Tight bass: 1.25 cubic feetDeep bass: 2 cubic feet

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ENCLOSURE CONSTRUCTION

BRACING RECOMMENDATIONS

ENCLOSURE VOLUME

Use at least / inch F (medium density breboard) or birch ply to construct your enclosure and atleast 1 inch is recommended for the baf e. It is recommend that the panels are glued, screwed andbraced with sections of the same material you have used to build the enclosure from. The VIBE ICsubwoofer is capable of producing internal pressures that can literally blow apart badly madeenclosures, so great care needs to be taken with the construction and bracing of your enclosure. It is also worth sealing the joints with a silicone sealer once the glue has dried to make a perfect airtight seal.

NOTE- o not screw the ubwoofer into the enclosure within 2 hours of applying silicone sealer to the joints.The gases given off as the silicone cures can perish the surround of the subwoofer causing a non warranty failure.

To calculate the volume required for your enclosure please refer to recommended enclosure volumesspeci ed for your subwoofer. These are listed in cubic feet. To convert cubic feet to litres multiply thecubic feet by 2 . . If you use this formula calculating your enclosure si e will be easy .1 cubic foot is e pressed as 12 12 12 172 cubic inches

Good Better Best

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ENCLOSURE VOLUME (CONTINUED)If we require a volume of 2.5cuft then we multiply this by 172 2.5 172 20 cubic inches.

e now take 2 known enclosure dimensions that we will use, e.g height and width and divide this gureby them which will give us the depth, for e ample our height is 15 , our width is 20 .

o our depth is 1 . for this enclosure.Note : this formula is for the INTE NA dimensions, please add the thickness of the material used to construct the enclosure to the formula to give you the outside dimensions.

o assuming we are using one inch material we need to add two thicknesses to each internal dimension to allow for material top and bottom, so the e ternal dimensions for this enclosure would be17 22 1 . inches.The displacement of the woofer and the displacement of the port must also be added to the requiredvolume before you calculate the required si es needed to build your enclosure.

Note: When using a port you must leave a gap at least equal to the shortest measurement of the portbetween the rear of the enclosure and the port.

o for a port there must be at least a gap between the port and the rear of the enclosure.

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UK TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES

INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES For international technical support please contact the distribution agent for your country.

Please visit www.vibeaudio.co.uk/contact for more details.

Call 09067031420Calls cost 50p per minute. Call costs correct at date of publication (01/02/12)

ours of business .00am - 5. 0pm T onday - Friday.All calls are recorded for training purposes.

I BA istributionPO Bo 11000B75 7W

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TS PARAMETERSParameter IC 10-V IC 12-V

Revc . .7F0 7. . Sd 0 cm2 0 cm2

Md 80g 120gBL 1 . 1 T 12.2 T

Qms .888 5. 0Qes 0. 27 0.7Qts 0. 85 0.700N0 0. 21 0.285

SPL 87.1 dB 8 . dBVas 2 .578 tr .277 tr

Cms u /N 1 5.251 u /NKrm . m .80 mErm 0.8 0.85

Mms .528g 1 . 1gMmd .528g 1 0.78 gKxm .2 m 55.205mExm 0. 7 0. 7

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SPECIFICATION

FEATURES

Model IC 10-V IC 12-VType subwoofer subwoofer

Speaker Size 10 (275mm) 12 ( 2 mm)RMS Power 50 watts 00 wattsPeak Power 1050 watts 1200 watts

Minimum Input (RMS) 175 watts 200 wattsSensitivity 8 dB 87dB

Magnet weight o 5 oFrequency Response 0 - 1.7k 25 - 1.5k

ImpedanceMounting Depth 5 (12 mm) 5.2 (1 mm)

Mounting Diameter .1 (2 2mm) 10. (27 mm)X-MAX mm mm

Required Enclosure Volume

1 - 1.5ft 1.25 - 2ft

Slick SeriesEntry level, affordable, functional and stylish

Magnet BootRemovable rubber boot for

magnet protection

Spring TerminalAllows ease of installation

for heavy gauge cable

Torsion BasketProvides rigidity and

support for motor and moving parts

FEMMFEMM Motor

Provides low distortion and linear flux saturation

FEA

FEA ConeCone designed using Finite Element Analysis to ensure

maximum rigidity to weight

Single Voice CoilMulti layer

4 Ohms voice coil

ABS GasketLightweight ABS gasket

with brushed metal effect electroplated finish

Foam SurroundFoam surround offers fast,

precise damping of the cone

FOAMComposite Paper ConeComposite cone material

utilising paper and synthetic fibres