Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 600/5 Directed Electronics
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model 600/5.
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3 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc T ABLE OF CONTENTS CONGRA TULA TIONS Congratulations for choosing a Directed Audio power amplifier from Directed Electronics, the industry leader in high quality automotive security and audio equipment since 1990.
4 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc Directed Electronics, Inc. promises to the original purchaser , to replace this product should it prove to be defective in workman- ship or material under normal us.
5 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc High-powered car audio systems may produce sound pressure levels that exceed the threshold at which hearing loss may result. They may also impair a driver’ s ability to hear traffic sounds or emergency vehi- cles.
6 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc INST ALLA TION GUIDELINES 1. Please read this owner’ s manual carefully before installing this ampli- fier . 2. Disconnect the batter y ground terminal prior to making any elec- trical connections.
7 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc the more heat is generated. For low impedance speaker applications or restricted ventilation installations, an external cooling fan may be advisable.
8 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc 1. R R C C A A I I n n p p u u t t J J a a c c k k s s - - Accepts line level outputs from head units or signal processors between 150mV and 8 volts.
9 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc FIGURE 2—AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS 600/5 REAR 1 5 4 6 1. S S u u b b O O u u t t T T e e r r m m i i n n a a l l s s - Connect subwoofers to these terminals. (Refer to the Speaker Wiring Diagrams section of this guide.
10 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc TOP P ANEL CONTROLS 1. I I n n p p u u t t G G a a i i n n A A d d j j u u s s t t m m e e n n t t - Controls amplifier sensitivity and is used to match the input level of the ampli- fier to the output level of the signal source.
11 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc FIGURE 3—AMPLIFIER CONTROLS 600/5 TOP 2 1 3 5 6 7 4 Control Panel Cover The gain and filter controls are located under a control panel cover on top of the amplifier . The control panel cover must be removed to gain access to the gain and filter controls.
12 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS Five channel operation (top view) Three channel operation (top view).
13 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc Y our Directed Audio power amplifier needs to be adjusted carefully to achieve maximum performance. These are some guidelines to follow when fine-tuning the amplifier . For normal complete system application, the crossover selection switches should be set to HPF .
14 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc SPECIFICA TIONS RMS continuous power per channel, Channels 1-4 driven into 4 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with less than 0.08% total Harmonic Distortion @ 14.4 VDC. Sub channel driven into 4 ohms from 20-250 Hz, with less than 0.
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16 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc The company behind this system is Directed Electronics, Inc. Since its inception, Directed has had one purpose, to provide customers with the finest vehicle security , car stereo products, rear seat entertainment, and accessories available.
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