Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MaxxBass Precision Power
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Maxx Bass ®.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Ser vice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONGRA TULA TIONS Thank you f or choosing Precision P o wer TM audio equipment. At Precision P o wer TM we proudly design, engineer and manuf acture audio products f or after market car audio .
WHY USE MAXXB ASS Precision P ower TM will introduce the first Maxx Bass ® processor to the automotiv e market. The Maxx Bass ® processor is ideal f or improving the perceiv ed bass response in door mounted speakers without upgrading the speak ers or amplifiers.
MaxxBass uses psychoacoustics to e xtend the perceiv ed bass frequency response. It is prov en to provide up to 1.5 octav es of increased bass range . It does not change the frequency balance of the music and sounds more natural than large bass boosts .
5 HO W DOES MAXXBASS WORK Maxx Bass ® uses adv anced digital signal processing based on the prov en psychoacoustic Phenomenon of the Missing Fundamental. A basic description and a Maxx Bass ® Signal Flow diag ram are provided f or interested users. MaxxBass ® first implements a crossov er at the Maxx Bass ® F requency .
MAXXB ASS SIGNAL FLO W FEA TURES Selectable Maxx Bass ® F requency Setting of 60Hz and 80Hz Green LED clip/Red LED power indicator signal Gold 2 Channel in/2 channel buff ered full-range .
SPECIFICA TIONS F requency 20hz-20kHz Signal-to-Noise Ratio >85dB Separation 65dB @ 1kHz Crossov er Slope 24dB/octav e Input Impedance 20,000 Ohms Input Sensitivity v ariable , 300mV to 3V peak to .
MASSB ASS OUTLINE AND DIMENSIONS MI NM A X I N TEN SI TY MI NM A X OU T P UT I NP UT MI NM A X 80H z 60H z ON OF F F RE Q UE NCY CROS S O VER I NP UT OUT P U T P OW E R RE M OT E G ND RE M +12V RE M OU T ( 11. 5 cm ) ( 6. 3 cm ) ( 14 cm ) ( 3 cm ) 1. 18 i n 2.
WIRING CONFIGURA TIONS The Maxx Bass ® Processor is recommended in two diff erent configurations . 1. Front Stereo Configuration The figure below illustr ates the wiring for a front stereo configuration.
2. Dual Stereo Configurations F or systems without rear subwoof ers, the user ma y pref er to use two Maxx Bass ® Processors, one f or the front speakers and one f or the rear speakers . The units should be wired between the in-dash CD Receiv er and the power amplifiers as sho wn below .
The ground wire should be of the same gauge wire as the po wer wire. As a rule of thumb , use as shor t length of wire as possible . Find a location near the Maxx Bass ® Processor that is metal ( the floor is ideal) and clean an area about the size of a quar ter to bare metal.
INPUT T o use Speak er Le vel Inputs (common g round head units only), connect RCA plugs to the front or rear speaker leads as sho wn. NO TE: It is impor tant to connect an input signal to both RCA in.
MAXXB ASS PROCESSOR SETTINGS T o achie ve proper perf or mance it is impor tant to set or tune the settings on the Maxx Bass ® Processor to the final system. This section recommends initial settings and the users can then fur ther adjust these f or optimal listening.
When the Remote INTENSITY control is plugged into the Maxx Bass ® Processor , the Remote INTENSITY control become activ e and the INTENSITY control on the Maxx Bass ® Processor is disabled.
SOUND IN ONE CHANNEL ONL Y Re v erse left and right RCA outputs for one band (i.e .-subwoof ers) SOUND IS NO W IN OPPOSITE CHANNEL SAME CHANNEL Re v erse RCA inputs Problem is in the amplifier , Speakers , or associated wiring of the silent channel.
LIMITED TWO YEAR CONSUMER W ARRANTY : Directed Electronics, Inc. promises to the original purchaser , to replace this product should it prov e to be def ective in w orkmanship or mater ial under norma.
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