4 ohm woofers two 4 ohm woofers in parallel = 2 ohms in series = 8 ohms Power Amplifier OWNERS MANUAL AND INSTALLATION GUIDE SOUNDSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES 120 Blue Ravine Road Folsom California 95630 USA ph 916.351.1288 fax 916.351.0414 ver. 1.17.96a...
CONGRATULATIONS! SERVICE Your Soundstream amplifier is protected by a limited warranty. Please read You now own a Soundstream Amplifier, the result of a unique design and the enclosed warranty card. engineering philosophy. To maximize the performance of your system, we recommend that you SPECIFICATIONS thoroughly acquaint yourself with its capabilities and features.
PROTECTION CIRCUITRY TABLE OF CONTENTS Your USA amplifier is protected against both overheating and short circuits by means of the following circuits: USA•305 Diagram ............4 - 5 Main power supply fuses. Speaker output circuit breakers. Features ................6 A fail-safe thermal protection circuit activating at 95°C. Crossover Modes .............
USA•305 USA•305 System Configuration #4: One pair of stereo inputs Two bridged channels of high pass stereo operation driving satellites Subwoofer channel driving one subwoofer Bass EQ bypassed Internal crossovers used...
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USA•305 System Configuration #3: Key to Callouts Two pairs of stereo inputs +12V - Connected to fuse or circuit breaker, then battery’s positive post. Two bridged channels of high pass stereo operation Ground - Main ground connection. Bolt to a clean chassis ground in the driving satellites vehicle.
Hand-crafted in the U.S.A. with mil-spec glass epoxy circuit boards, low- loss connections, gold-plated input connectors, and metal film resistors. One pair of stereo inputs Darlington High Current Output Topology - Soundstream's Four channels driving satellites in high pass "overbuilding" of the output section incorporates Darlington output devices Internal inputs to channels 3 &...
System Configuration #1: SETTING THE CROSSOVER MODES Two pairs of stereo inputs The Soundstream USA•305 incorporates a defeatable electronic crossover for Four channels driving satellites in high pass each pair of high pass channels. The USA•305 amplifier can drive a complete Subwoofer channel driving two subwoofers in low pass system without need of an outboard electronic crossover.
53 Hz 30 K Green-Green NOTE: Even though the S/N ratio with low output sources is better with the Soundstream amplifiers than others, your best combination of output level 73 Hz Green-White 22 K and Signal to Noise ratio will be achieved when the input levels are set...
INSTALLATION STEP 4 INSTALLATION STEP 2 SELECTING INPUT MODES INSTALLATION AND MOUNTING On USA•305 amplifier, channels 1 - 4 may be bridged for mono operation. To 1. AMPLIFIER LOCATION do so, simply put the stereo switch into the “mono” position and follow the mono The USA amplifiers employ highly efficient circuitry and a unique Chassisink wiring (Right Positive goes to speaker’s positive;...
Determine from the chart below the minimum gauge To guarantee optimum performance, use a high-quality cable that will be easy power and ground wire for your application. to install and has minimal signal loss such as Soundstream’s DL1 or SL1. up to 10’ up to 20’...