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Sorry for my noobness. What is gain knob? I particularly don't feel any difference with the sub on or off, the sound looks the same. Sometimes I feel a little wind coming from the woofer but that's all.

The gain knob is used to control how much stronger/weaker the incoming signal will be pre-amplified (gain) before the amplication that will drive the sub's woofers.

After re-checking your AVR settings (I think you have a Denon, so a Denon owner will need to jump in at this point for this part), try playing something with heavy bass and slowly (very slowy), turn the gain knob up.

I thought Japanese voltage was also 110V. In any case, the sub is dual voltage so you have nothing to worry about.
Like others have said, the M22s set to small and the crossover set to 80Hz on the receiver should do it. If you feel air moving coming from the sub, it should be working. I've never heard it but keep in mind the the EP350 should be a subtle sub and if you're used to the bass of a lesser quality stereo system (aka boom boom boom), I am not sure you'll get the same effect.

You should notice a difference if you turn it up. And/or if you tap the input plug... which is not something I necessarily recommend doing, but it'll certainly tell you if the amp/driver are working...

Unplug all of the other speakers and listen to just the EP350. There's a big difference in source material. Some are bass heavy and others are light.

Also, on my Pioneer, I can set the fronts to Large and the SW to Plus, which essentially turns off the crossovers. I don't necessarily recommend this setting, but at least you can get the full effect without crossovers to test with. You might find that you like this setting the best, at least for now. I know I did, but I've changed to the 80hz crossover since then.

Edit: I don't know what Large and Plus are called on the Denon.

LFE + Mains

Also, check the toggle switch on the back for crossover settings and make sure it's on the highest setting. Probably 40 or 150 hz. Switch to 150 hz.

Well the data I got from Audissey is as following:

Speaker
Front, center, surround are set to small.

Channel level
Front L -4.0
Front R +5.5
Center -9.0
Surround L -6.5
Surround R - 7.5
Sub -12.0

Crossover

Front 60 Hz
Center 60 Hz
Surround 80 Hz

The voltage here in Japan is 100V.

I already did that as stated in the manual. Thanks