Download Print this page
MB QUART REF4.50 Installation Manual

MB QUART REF4.50 Installation Manual

Reference series

Advertisement

Quick Links

REFERENCE
Installation Manual
Congratulations!
By purchasing an amplifier from MB Quart, you have decided on a product
of the highest technical quality. MB Quart wishes you great enjoyment with
your amplifier. Should you have any questions about this system or other
MB Quart products, please email us at info@maxxsonics.com
System Design
The success of any car stereo system relies on several factors, such as
the system design, execution of the installation, and system setup. Please
remember that any system is only as good as its weakest link.
Please remember that higher power systems are not necessarily useful
purely for high sound pressure levels, but also to establish a headroom
capability, to reproduce musical peaks cleanly without distortion.
REF4.50 / REF4.80 / REF1.800
Lower power amplifiers will clip earlier than their more powerful cousins,
and cause loudspeaker failure when overdriven, due to the harmonics
generated by a clipped signal, thus overheating voice coils.
Amplifiers should be mounted with the fins running horizontally for best
convection cooling, to minimize overheating. Purchase the best quality
RCA cables you can afford, for reliability and less engine noise
interference in the audio system.
It is highly recommended that the amplifier be mounted to a board of MDF
or other solid structure using the 4 mounting screws provided. Avoid
mounting the amplifier to metal as this can introduce noise and other
unwanted issues. When mounting the amplifier, ensure that it is mounted
HORIZONTALLY, as shown in the diagram above, for optimal heat
dissipation. Mounting amplifiers to speaker enclosures is not
recommended as this can cause damage to the amplifier components.
When choosing a location for mounting the amplifier, ensure that you
check for clearance from wires, gas tank, electrical devices and brake
lines etc.
WOOD

Advertisement

loading

Summary of Contents for MB QUART REF4.50

  • Page 1 Installation Manual Congratulations! By purchasing an amplifier from MB Quart, you have decided on a product of the highest technical quality. MB Quart wishes you great enjoyment with your amplifier. Should you have any questions about this system or other MB Quart products, please email us at info@maxxsonics.com...
  • Page 2 Index WARRANTY INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS General Instructions Settings for Best Performance TROUBLE SHOOTING REF4.50 / REF4.80 4-Channel Amplifiers REF1.800 Mono Amplifier TECHNICAL DATA WARRANTY...
  • Page 3: Installation Instructions General Instructions

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS General Instructions General: Run the wiring so that RCA cables are at least 18“ away from power and speaker cables. Keep RCA cables away from electrical devices in the vehicle that can cause electrical noise, such as electric fuel pumps, emission control modules and other on-board electronic modules. Power and ground connections:(See table below) Use a sufficient gauge power cable and ground cable using the chart below as reference to what size wire you require.
  • Page 4: Settings For Best Performance

    INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Settings for Best Performance REF4.50 / REF4.80 General: At this point you are ready to get more specific on the settings for your amplifier. High Pass: -When in Hi Pass operation, this setting acts as a low frequency cut off for your system reproduction. The point that you set it at cuts off any frequencies from reproduction beyond this point.
  • Page 5: Trouble Shooting

    The key to finding the problem in a misbehaving sound system is to isolate parts of that system in a logical fashion to track down the fault. Description of the Diagnostic system built into all MB Quart amplifiers The diagnostic system will shut down the amplifier, until reset by turning the head unit off, and back on. This state of affairs will be indicated by the front panel PROTECT LED lighting up under the following conditions: 1 - A short circuit on the loudspeaker leads.
  • Page 6: Ref4.50 / Ref4.80 4-Channel Amplifiers

    Here we show how to use the 4 channel amplifiers as a 3 channel unit by taking advantage of the mono bridging capability of all MB Quart amplifiers. In order to create a 2 channel system, simply follow the example to also mono bridge channel pair 1/2.
  • Page 7: Ref1.800 Mono Amplifier

    REF1.800 Mono Amplifiers FEATURES: - 1 Set of RCA inputs - LEVEL: Variable sensitivity from 0.2V to 5V - BASS EQ: Adjustable 45Hz bass boost from 0dB to 12dB - SUBSONIC: Variable from 15Hz to 55Hz - LOW PASS: Variable from 40Hz to 150Hz Interconnect cable checklist: Connect the inputs to a suitable source, e.g.
  • Page 8 REF1.800 Linking Mono Amplifiers DUAL AMP INSTALLATION PROCEDURE: 1. Connect the amp LINE INPUTS to the Radio/CD player full range or mono line out puts with good quality RCA interconnect cables. 2. Plug the MBQR-2 level remote module into the amp REMOTE INPUT jack on the Master amp.
  • Page 10 MX-1 Premium High To Low Level Converter * Converts High Level OEM speaker wires to Ultra Clean RCA Low Level Outputs * High Level Inputs: Accepts all types of High level Inputs including floating ground and high voltages up to 30 volts. * Audio Signal Sense / Hardwire Turn-On: Audio sense detects music signals from the OEM wires and activates the MX-1.
  • Page 11 Check out our videos of new products, events and technical tutorials at www.youtube.com/maxxsonicsusainc PART#S210 REF4.50 / REF4.80 / REF1.800...

This manual is also suitable for:

Ref1.800Ref4.80