Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 204 Soundstream
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SOUNDSTRC@ T E C H N 0 L 0 G 1 E s SOUNDSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES 120 Blue Ravine Road - Folsom - California 95630 USA ph 916.351.1288 . fax 916.351.0414 revA - YV98 WWV.
Conaratulations! You now own the Soundstream RUBICON amplifier, the product of an un- compromising design and engineering philosophy, Your Soundstream RUBICON amplifier will outperform any other amplifier in the world. To maximize the performance of your system, we recommend that you thor- oughly acquaint yourself with its capabilites and features.
RUBITM(_Rapid-Be @ranched _knpulse) This new proprietary power sup- ply topology eliminates “power sags” during low frequency reproduction by rapidly increasing the duty cycle, stabilizing the power supply and allowing it to deliver the power required when reproducing low frequen- cies.
TOP VlEW FRONTVIEW BonoMvlEw(F3v4Tuu) RUBICON - i--w_ / t I n -16 , 1. 2. 3 . 4 . 5. 6. 7. 0. 9 lb. Il. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. KEY TO CALLOUTS FUSE LED - Indicates blown fuse. POWER LED - Indicates amplifier power. Subsonic / Hawkins Bass Control Switch - “SUB SONIC” to engage the Sub Sonic filter at 13 Hz.
Top View RUBlCON404 Front View 8 Bottom View 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. KEY TO CALLOUTS Power LEO - Indicates amplifier power, either in High Power or Auto High CWWt. Subsonic / Hawkins Bass Control Switch - “SUB SONIC” to engage the Sub Sonic filter at 13 Hz.
._- Top View Front View 60 ttom View 10 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. IO. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. KEY TO CALLOUTS FUSE LED - Indicates blown fluse. Power LED - indicates amplifier power, either in High Power or Auto High Current.
Hawkins Bass Control - Theory and Use The RUBICON204,404 and 604 amplifiers incorporates an on-board stag- gered electronic crossover, with full range RCA outputs to drive an external amplifier. No external electronic crossover is necessary. The high and low pass portions of the crossover can be set independently of one another.
( INSTALLATION STEP 1 SELECTING THE SPEAKER OUTPUT MODE Channels 1 through 4 of the RUBICON204, 404 and 604 amplifiers have the ability to operate in any one of the following modes: Stereo @TACT); Use this mode for stereo operation (left and right channels).
( INSTALLATION STEP 3 ) WIRING POWER AND GROUND To ensure maximum output from your RUBICON amplifier, use high quality, low- loss power and ground cables and connections (4 gauge for 604). The RUBICON amplifiers will accept up to 8 gauge power and ground cables.
INSTALLATION STEP 5 1 The input level controls are located on the front of the amplifier. This is a unique dual-stage circuit that adjusts both level and gain.
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TRIDENT PROTECTION CIRCUITRY Your RUBICON amplifier is protected against both overheating and short circuits by means of main power supply fuses and the following circuits: + Speaker Protection + Ground Fault Differential + A fail-safe thermal protection circuit NO7E: #yuu,experience bhvvr~ m&n pm&w suppiy fuses, it is Ifkeg thiat th.
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