Insignia NS-SUB12 User Manual

User Guide | Guide de l’utilisateur | Guía del Usuario

12” Subwoofers

Caissons de basses de 12 po/ Subwoo fers de 12”

NS-SUB12

Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of a high-quality Ins ig nia produ ct .
Your subwoofers represent the state of the art in speaker design, and
are designed for reliable and trouble-free performance.

Contents

Welcome. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Building an enclosure for your subwoofers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Connecting your subwoofers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Copyright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Français . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Español. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Features

• Die cast aluminum basket

• Gray finish with diamond cut pattern

• Polypropylene cone

• Chrome backplate

• Large foam surround

• One piece rubber gasket

• Black poly-cotton spider

• Woven leads through the spider

• Chrome push terminals

• Dual 4 ohm voice coil

Building an enclosure for your subwoofers

When you build an enclosure for your subwoofers, take the following
into consideration:

• Determine the dimensions of your enclosure. Make sure that
the enclosure dimensions that you have selected will fit the
location you have chosen in your vehicle.

Tip

Making a cardboard box with the same dimensions as the
enclosure you design can help you determine if your design
is compatible with your vehicle.

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• We recommend that you build your enclosure out of 3/4” MDF
(medium density fiberboard).

• Use a square to make sure that your right-angle cuts are
accurate before you assemble your enclosure.

• Use high-quality wood glue and screws to assemble the
enclosure to guarantee an airtight box that will not come apart
due to excess vibration and pressure.

• For sealed enclosures, we recommend that you stuff the
enclosure with 50 - 75% fiberglass insulation or Dacron fiberfill
for increased sound dampening and subwoofer performance.

• For ported enclosures, we recommend that you staple 1” thick
fiberglass insulation to the interior walls of your enclosure.

Caution

Use bare wire for the speaker push terminals. Do not solder
the wires to the factory connectors because it may damage
the voice coil or leads and may void your warranty.

Recommended enclosure sizes

Model Sealed box s i ze Ported box size Tune Freq. # of ports Port (dia × length)

10W 0.75 cubic feet 1.5 cubic feet 40 Hz 1 3” × 6.5”
12W 1.2 cubic feet 2.0 cubic feet 40 Hz 1 4” × 8.75”
15W 2.25 cubic feet 3.4 cubic feet 39 Hz 2 4” × 9”

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Connecting your subwoofers

Recommended wiring

Parallel voice coil configuration

Amplifier

4 ohm

4 ohm

4 ohm

1 ohm load

Series voice coil configuration

4 ohm

4 ohm

4 ohm

Amplifier

2 ohm load

4 ohm

Amplifier

8 ohm load

4 ohm

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Series/parallel voice coil configuration

Amplifier

4 ohm

4 ohm

4 ohm

4 ohm load

Specifications

SUB12 - 10W SUB12 - 12W SUB12 - 15W

SPL 90 dB 91 dB 93 dB
Magnet size 160 oz. 200 oz. 250 oz.
BASV voice coil 2” 2” 2.5”
Power (RMS watts) 400 600 800
Power (Max watts) 1200 1800 2400
Fs 36.8 Hz 36 Hz 27.2 Hz
Vas 0.99 Cu.Ft. 1.91 Cu.Ft. 4.5 Cu.Ft.
Qms 4.866 5.731 6.291
Qes 0.510 0.502 0.496
Qts 0.462 0.462 0.463
X-max 10 mm 10 mm 13 mm

4 ohm

Troubleshooting

Always test the speakers and speaker wires. Make sure the speakers
are connected with the correct polarity (positive (+) amplifier output to
positive (+) speaker terminal, negative (-) amplifier output to negative
(-) speaker terminal).

Copyright

© 2007 Insignia. Insignia and the Insignia logo are trademarks of Best Buy Enterprise
Services, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders. Specifications and features are subject to
change without notice or obligation.

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Warranty

1-year limited warranty

Insignia Products (“Insignia”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of these new 12”
subwoofers (“Product”), that the Product shall be free of defects in the original manuf acture
of the material or workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of your purchase
of the Product (“Warranty Period”). This Product must be purchased from an authorized
dealer of Insignia brand products and packaged with this warranty statement. This warranty
does not cover refurbished Product. If you notify Insignia during the Warranty Period of a
defect covered by this warranty that requires service, term s of this warranty apply.

How long does the coverage last?

The Warranty Per iod lasts for 1 year (365 days) from the date you purchased the Product.
The purchase date is printed on the receipt you received with the Product.

What does this warranty cover?

During the Warranty Period, if the original manufacture of the material or workmanship of
the Product is determined to be defective by an authorized Insignia repair center or store
personnel, Insignia will (at its sole option): (1) repair the Product with new or rebuilt par t s;
or (2) replace the Product at no charge with new or rebuilt comparable products or parts.
Products and parts replaced under this warranty become the property of Insignia and are
not returned to you. If service of Products or parts are required after the Warranty Period
expires, you must pay all labor and parts charges. This warranty lasts as long as you own
your Insignia Product during the Warranty Period. Warrant y coverage terminates if you sell
or otherwise transfer the Product.

How to obtain warranty service?

If you purchased the Product at a retail store location, take your original receipt and the
Product to the store you purchased it from. Make sure that you place the Product in its
original packaging or packaging that provides the same amount of protection as the original
packaging. If you purchased the Product from an online web site, mail your original receipt
and the Product to the address listed on the web site. Make sure that you put the Product in
its original packaging or packaging that provides the same amount of protection as the
original packaging.

Where is the warranty valid?

This warranty is valid only to the original purchaser of the product in the United St ates and
Canada.

What does the warranty not cover?

This warranty does not cover:

• Customer instruction

• Installation

• Set up adjustments

• Cosmetic damage

• Damage due to acts of God, such as lightning strikes

• Accident

•Misuse

•Abuse

• Negligence

• Commercial use

• Modification of any part of the Product, including the antenna

This warranty also does not cover:

• Damage due to incorrect operation or maintenance

• Connection to an incorrect voltage supply

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• Attempted repair by anyone other than a facility authorized by Insignia to service the
Product

• Products sold as is or with all faults

• Consumables, such as fuses or batteries

• Products where the factory applied serial number has been altered or removed

REPAIR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS YOUR
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. INSIGNIA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR TH E BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
WARRANTY ON THIS PRODUCT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST DATA,
LOSS OF USE OF YOUR PRODUCT, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST PROFITS. INSIGNIA
PRODUCTS MAKES NO OTHER E XPRESS WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
PRODUCT, ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES FOR THE PRODUCT,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF AND
CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE AND
NO WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPR ESS OR IMPLIED, WILL APPLY AFTER THE
WARRANTY PERIOD. SOME STATES, PROVINCES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRA NTY LASTS, SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATION MA Y NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU
SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS, WHICH V A RY
FROM STATE TO STA TE OR PROVINCE TO PROVINCE.

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