Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 400 Directed Electronics
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OWNER’S MANUAL Models 150/250/400.
© 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc CONGRA TULA TIONS Thank you for choosing a Directed Audio power amplifier . Directed has been the leader in high-quality and innovative security products in the U.
1 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc T ABLE OF CONTENTS 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.
© 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc 2 INST ALLA TION GUIDELINES 1. Please read the owner’ s manual carefully before you install the amplifier . 2. Disconnect the battery ground terminal prior to making any elec- trical connections.
© 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc INST ALLA TION GUIDELINES (continued) 3 is generated. For low impedance speaker applications or restricted ventilation installations, an external cooling fan may be advisable.
4 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc 1. GROUND TERMINAL - connect this terminal to the car chassis with a short heavy gauge wire, DO NOT CONNECT TO THE NEGA TIVE TERMINAL OF THE CAR BA TTERY or to fact.
5 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc 1. RCA INPUT JACKS - accepts line- level outputs from head units or signal sources at voltages from 200 mV to 8 volts. High-grade shielded or twisted pair RCA cables are recommended for this input. 2. GAIN ADJUSTMENT - controls the gain (input sensitivity) of the amplifier .
6 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS Stereo operation Mono operation Simultaneous stereo/mono operation.
7 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT Y our Directed Audio power amplifier needs to be adjusted carefully to achieve maximum performance.
8 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc SPECIFICA TIONS 150/250/400 RMS continuous power per channel , both chan- nels driven into 4 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with less than 0.08% T otal Harmonic Distor tion @ 14.4 VDC RMS continuous power per channel , both chan- nels driven into 2 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with less than 0.
9 © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc Directed Electronics, Inc. (DEI ® ) promises to the original purchaser , to replace this product should it prove to be defective in workmanship or material under n.
• SINGLE AND DUAL VOICE COIL SUBWOOFERS • COAXIAL SPEAKERS • COMPONENT SPEAKER SYSTEMS © 1999 Directed Electronics, Inc • Vista, CA 92083 • All Rights Reser ved G45022 9/99 Always use a DEI.
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