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Harman Kardon CSP-1 Owner's Manual page 9

Automotive surround preamplifier

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fuse
(not
supplied)
should
be placed in
line with
this
wire
at
a
location
near
the
battery
in order
to
guard
against shorting
in
the
wire
run.
6.
Run
the black Ground lead from the power connector
directly
to the
vehicle
frame
or
other
solid ground
path
closest
to
the
CSP-1 installation
site.
7.
Run
the yellow
remote
on wire
from
the power
con-
nector
to
the head
unit remote turn on wire.
8.
lnstall
the bypass switch in the
desired location.
The
r
switch
may
be
installed with or without
the
metal
trim
panel.
9.
Run
the bypass switch
harness
from
the
location
where you have chosen to
install
the bypass switch
to
the CSP
1.
Connect one of the wires on the switch
to
the nearest available ground
with the
other connected
to the bypass input on the power connector of
the
CSP-1.
10.
Plug the
four pin power connector
into the
CSP-1
.
11. Follow directions in
the
"SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT"
section.
12.
Connect either two or
four
RCA inputs from
the
head
unit
into the CSP-1 input
jacks.
13.
Connect
the
output
jacks of the
CSP-1
to the
ampli-
fiers
as
appropriate
for
your
installation.
SELECTING
NEW
CROSSOVER
FREQUENCIES
Crossover frequencies are adjustable by changing
two
16
pin
DIP resistor
packs
on
the circuit
board (see next
sec-
tion for replacement procedure). One is marked
"Hl
PASS', and the other "LOW
PASS". The
High
Pass section
affects
the high frequencies that
are
directed to the
high-
separation surround processor section. The
Low Pass
sec-
tion affects
the low frequencies that are directed to
the
subwoofer
outputs and corner channels (with the
sub-
woofer switch off).
The
optimum crossover point
is
approxi-
mately
25O
Hz.
lf the
crossover point
is
made
too high,
a
loss
of separation
can
result;
lf
the crossover point
is made
too low, a loss
of bass can
result.
Differences among.various loudspeakers may
require a dif-
ferent frequency than
the standard 250 Hz. A
higher
crossover point may be necessary
if
the
five
main speakers
have a
very limited output capability al25O
Hz (this is
rare).
A
lower
crossover point may
be
necessary
if
stereo sub-
woofers
are not
used.
The
25O
Hz crossover
point
should
be auditioned before making
a change. lt will
usually
be
satisfactory.
The
optimum crossover point may be different
than conventional stereo installations due
to the
high-
separation
directional effects capability of the
surround
processor.
lf
your system
requires crossover frequencies different
from
the factory settings, they can be obtained
by
deter-
mining new resistor module values and then replacing
the
factory modules with modules of the
new valueS.
To deter-
mine
the
new
values,
see the
following
chart.
The
resistor value
can also be calculated by
dividing
820,000 by
the
desired crossover
frequency.
820,000
R=
Crossover
Frequency

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