Coustic 240SE Owner's Manual

Power amplifiers

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Owner's Manual
240SE, 400SE, & 600SE
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Two Channel Power Amplifiers
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Summary of Contents for Coustic 240SE

  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual 240SE, 400SE, & 600SE Two Channel Power Amplifiers www.coustic.com...
  • Page 2 AM/FM CD/cassette source units, dynamic full-range speakers or subwoofers, state-of-the-art equalizers and electronic crossovers. Whatever you need for your ultimate car audio system, look to Coustic - we have the fullest range of car audio components to meet the most critical demands.
  • Page 3: Controls, Indicators, And Terminals

    To be connected to the positive terminal of the vehicle’s battery or other constant +12 V source. To be wired to the vehicle’s chassis for ground. To be connected to the remote control wire or power antenna lead of the source unit for remote ON/OFF. For connection to the speaker system. www.coustic.com BRIDGE...
  • Page 4: System Configuration

    Coustic amplifier into a bridged mono load BELOW 4 ohms, Physics dictates that current draw doubles! This is not too big a problem with the 240SE or 400SE. But with the 600SE this is DANGEROUS. The current draw could be as great as 200 amps (peak). Make sure you wire your system properly.
  • Page 5: Installation

    CD player). If line level output is not available, connect the speaker outputs of the source unit to the Loz input of the amplifier. SPKR Figure 6: High/Low Impedance Inputs Note: Connect the black ground wire to the source unit ground only if alternator noise is present. www.coustic.com SENS...
  • Page 6 Heavy gauge wire is preferred. Add a fuse or circuit breaker to any power wire that runs through firewall or sheet metal to protect the battery, the vehicle, and more importantly, you. It is highly recommended that installation is carried out by an authorized Coustic dealer. Connect the Amplifier Remote Control Connect the remote input terminal of the amplifier to the remote output terminal of the source unit to establish amplifier remote on/off through the power on/off of the source unit.
  • Page 7: Final System Check

    (counter-clockwise). NOTE: the RS ONLY works when you’ve selected the LPF (low-pass) crossover configuration. With this setting, the optional RS can directly control the amplifier playback level. BOOST HPF OFF LPF HPF OFF LPF Figure 11: Crossover Frequency Adjustment www.coustic.com...
  • Page 8 P. PLAY FRONT/REAR LOUD speaker lead Anybody’s leased car high power In dash outputs 400SE POWER RCA lead Inputs Figure 13: 3-Channel system with one stereo amplifier www.coustic.com – HS-652a 6 1/2 inch Co-Axial – – 10RS 10" SUBWOOFERS –...
  • Page 9 If the short is in the power wire, fix it; if the short is in the amplifier itself, see your Coustic dealer. Check the voltage at the amplifier, and the remote ON/OFF lead.
  • Page 10: Limited Warranty

    Some states do not follow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, hence the above exclusions and limitations may not apply. If all fails, call us at 1-602-438-2020, or go to our website at http://www.coustic.com www.coustic.com...
  • Page 11 7676 S. 46th St. Suite 2020 Phoenix, AZ 85040 TEL: (602) 438-2020 FAX: (602) 438-7313 A Division of Mitek Corporation Copyright © 2000 • All Rights Reserved www.coustic.com...

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