Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product model 1200/5 Directed Audio
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model 1200/5.
2 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc.
3 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 and the lower your speaker load, 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 REM GND BAT T 40A x 3 FUSE R L R L REAR SUB OUT FRONT FIGURE 2—AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS 1200/5 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 FREQ FREQ FREQ 50Hz 50Hz 30Hz 500Hz 500Hz 250Hz LPF LPF HPF HPF FLAT FLA T PHASE SUBSONIC BASS EQ OFF OFF 0O N ON 180 GAIN INPUT INPUT 3+4 SUB GAIN GAIN MIN MIN MI.
SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS 12 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc Five channel operation (top view) Three channel operation (top view).
13 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc The Directed 1200/5 channel five subwoofer section can be combined with a 750d in a master/slave combination for increased power and accurate level matching. They are the Parallel Synced Gain and External Synced Bridged combi- nations.
14 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc 1. I I n n p p u u t t / / O O u u t t p p u u t t S S i i g g n n a a l l - Connect these RCA jacks as described in the Front Panel Connections/Controls section of this guide.
15 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc FIGURE 5—P ARALLEL SYNC GAINED 750d/1200/5 INPUT I/O R L SLAVE MA STER REMOTE SLAVE IN SYNC OUT BRIDGE OUT SUB LEVEL MIN MAX 1+2 3+4 SUB 1-4 OUT SUB OUT SYNC OUT.
16 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc 1. I I n n p p u u t t / / O O u u t t p p u u t t S S i i g g n n a a l l - Connect these RCA jacks as described in the Front Panel Connection/Controls section of this guide.
17 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc FIGURE 6—EXTERNAL SYNC BRIDGED 600d/1100d5 MASTER 1200/5 SUB - + SLA VE 750D + - - + - + 12 gauge 12 gauge 5 Speaker Wiring (top view) N N O O T T E E : : The du.
18 © 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 full-range and simultaneous stereo/mono bass applications, the crossover selection switch should be set to FLA T .
19 © 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.
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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