Technology Page 1 AD DESIGNS is proud to introduce these new amplifiers to the market. They employ state of the art electronics with class leading technology. The ADP series employ fully regulated power supplies which deliver constant output voltage independent of the vehicle’s battery voltage. Should the vehicle’s battery voltage drop below about 11.5 volts, the amplifiers will simply loosen up...
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* The control circuits which are activated in the boot up procedure of the amplifiers are optically isolated from the audio circuits. * Every AD DESIGNS amplifier uses 4 layer FR4 PCB material. Why? Several reasons. Multiple ground planes are employed as we have four available layers to use and these ground planes allow us to drastically lower the radiated EMI of these amplifiers.
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Specifications for ADP Amplifiers Page 3 Specification ADP700.1 ADP1200.1 ADP1000.4 ADP1500.6 Output @ 4 ohm 500 watts 800 watts 170w x 4 170w x 6 Output @ 2 ohm 700 watts 1200 watts 250w x 4 250w x 6 Compared Continuous Power...
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Specifications for ADMP Amplifiers Page 4 Specification ADMP500.1 ADMP200.2 ADMP400.4 ADP900.6 Output @ 4 ohm 300 watts 100w x 2 80w x 4 80w x 4 200w x 2 Output @ 2 ohm 500 watts 125w x 2 110w x 4 110w x 4 280w x 2 Compared Continuous Power...
ADP 700.1 and ADP 1200.1 Page 5 Single amplifier driving one or two woofers 1) Set BAL/UNBAL switch to suit the source. DO NOT set to unbalanced if using a head unit which has BTL outputs. 2) Set High and Low Pass crossovers to suit the woofer 3) Set the X OVER switch to HP for the Low Pass crossover to be bypassed.
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ADP 700.1 and ADP 1200.1 Page 6 Two amplifiers BRIDGED driving one or two woofers 1) Set the MODE switch to master for the MASTER and to SLAVE for the SLAVE. 2) If the remote level controller is used, set the LEVEL control close to fully CW on the MASTER amplifier.
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ADP 700.1 and ADP 1200.1 Page 7 Two amplifiers IN CASCADE driving individual woofers 1) Set the MODE switch to master for the MASTER and to SLAVE for the SLAVE. 2) If the remote level controller is used, set the LEVEL control close to fully CW on the MASTER amplifier.
5) The switch labeled INPUT allows the use of a two channel source to drive all four channels. The signal source must be connected to inputs 3+4. Some examples of systems using ADP1000.4 with and without ADP700.1/1200.1 ADP1000.4 in High Pass driving four component speakers TYP SETTING To amplifier’s inputs...
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ADP1000.4 Page 9 ADP1000.4 in tri channel driving component speakers off channels 1+2 and sub woofer(s) off channels 3+4 either separate woofers or in bridged mode as shown below Active controls & switch positions Active controls & switch positions are shown in RED are shown in RED TYP SETTING To amplifier’s inputs...
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ADP 1000.4 Page 10 ADP1000.4 driving two tweeters from Ch 1+2 and Midrange from Ch 3+4 With an ADP700.1 or 1200.1 driving sub woofer speakers and a subwoofer Active controls & switch positions Active controls & switch positions are shown in RED...
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ADP 1500.6 Page 11 1) Set BAL/UNBAL switch to suit the source. DO NOT set to unbalanced if using a head unit which has BTL outputs. Please refer to Page 27 for details on how to do this. 2) Channels 1+2 have two modes of operation. Full range: Set the X OVER switch to FR and the crossover is bypassed.
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ADP 1500.6 Page 12 System One Ch 1+2 and 3+4 set to HP mode driving four component speakers with Ch 5+6 driving subs. To amplifier’s inputs TYP SETTING TYP SETTING 70-100Hz 70-100Hz CH 1+2 CH 3+4 COPY APEC HU Outputs 1.5K 1.5K 1.5K...
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ADP1500.6 Page 13 System Two Channels 1+2 set to HP mode driving two component speakers and channels 3-6 driving either two woofers in bridge mode (as shown) or four woofers, one on each of channels 3, 4, 5 and 6. To amplifier’s inputs TYP SETTING TYP SETTING...
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ADP1500.6 Page 14 System Three Channels 1+2 set to HP mode driving tweeters. Channels 3+4 in BP mode driving midrange. Channels 5+5 in LP mode driving woofers. To amplifier’s inputs TYP SETTING TYP SETTING TYP SETTING 4KHz 70-100Hz 4KHz CH 1+2 CH 3+4 COPY APEC...
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ADMP 500.1 Page 15 Single amplifier driving one or two woofers 1) Set BAL/UNBAL switch to suit the source. DO NOT set to unbalanced if using a head unit which has BTL outputs. 2) Set High and Low Pass crossovers to suit the woofer 3) Set the X OVER switch to HP for the Low Pass crossover to be bypassed.
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ADMP 200.2 Page 16 1) Set BAL/UNBAL switch to suit the source. DO NOT set to unbalanced if using a head unit which has BTL outputs. Please refer to page 28 on how to do this. The amplifier has four modes of operation. A) Set the MODE switch to HP, set the multiplier switch to x1, set the HP crossover to 10Hz and the amplifier runs effectively in full range.
ADMP 400.4 Page 17 1) Set BAL/UNBAL switch to suit the source. DO NOT set to unbalanced if using a head unit which has BTL outputs. Please refer to page 29 on how to do this. Channels 1+2 have three modes of operation. A) Set the MODE switch to FR and these channels run in full range with the LEVEL control being active.
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ADMP 400.4 Page 18 The diagram below shows the ADMP400.4 set up to drive four component speakers REMOTE OUT REMOTE OUT CD 1 CD 1 HU Outputs To amplifier’s inputs TYP SETTING 70-100Hz CH 3+4 FUNCTION MODE REMOTE LEVEL LP/BP 1.5K 0.25v MODE...
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ADMP 400.4 Page 19 The diagram below shows the ADMP400.4 set up to drive two component speakers And a single sub woofer REMOTE OUT REMOTE OUT CD 1 CD 1 HU Outputs To amplifier’s inputs TYP SETTING TYP SETTING 70-100Hz 10-50Hz CH 3+4 FUNCTION...
ADMP 900.6 Page 20 1) Set BAL/UNBAL switch to suit the source. DO NOT set to unbalanced if using a head unit which has BTL outputs. Please refer to page 30 on how to do this. Channels 1+2 has two modes of operation. A) Set the PUSH SWITCH out to FR and these channels run in full range with the LEVEL control being active.
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ADMP 900.6 Page 21 The diagram below shows the ADMP900.6 set up with channels 1-4 driving component Speakers and channels 5+6 driving a pair of sub woofers (with alternate single woofer bridged) CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 REMOTE OUT...
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ADMP 900.6 Page 22 The diagram below shows the ADMP900.6 set up with Ch 1+2 driving tweeters, Ch 3+4 Driving midrange and Ch 5+6 driving a woofer ( A single woofer in bridge mode) CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1 CD 1...
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Page 25 FUSE CHART MODEL 4 OHM LOADS 2 OHM LOADS ADP700.1 ADP1200.1 ADP1000.4 25A* 50A* ADP1500.6 40A* 60A* ADMP500.1 ADMP200.2 15A* 25A* ADMP400.4 20A* 30A* ADMP900.6 25A* 40A* * These fuse ratings can be reduced by about 30% when channels of these...
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Page 26 ADP1000.4 THE AMPLIFIER IS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE INPUTS SET TO UNBALANCED. TO CONVERT TO BALANCED INPUTS FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1) REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER OF THE AMPLIFIER. 2) BEHIND THE RCA SOCKETS IS A SWITCH MARKED SW1 AS SHOWN ABOVE. 3) USING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER MOVE THE 4 SMALL LEVERS OF SWITCH SHOWN IN BLUE ABOVE, TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO THE PRINT ON THE SWITCH SHOWING “ON”.
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Page 27 ADP1500.6 THE AMPLIFIER IS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE INPUTS SET TO UNBALANCED. TO CONVERT TO BALANCED INPUTS FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1) REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER OF THE AMPLIFIER. 2) BEHIND THE RCA SOCKETS IS A VERTICAL PCB AS SHOWN ABOVE. 3) USING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER MOVE THE 6 SMALL LEVERS OF SWITCH SHOWN IN BLUE ABOVE, TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO THE PRINT ON THE SWITCH SHOWING “ON”.
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Page 28 ADMP 200.2 THE AMPLIFIER IS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE INPUTS SET TO UNBALANCED. TO CONVERT TO BALANCED INPUTS FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1) REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER OF THE AMPLIFIER. 2) TO THE RIGHT OF THE RCA SOCKETS IS A SWITCH Sw2 AS SHOWN ABOVE. 3) USING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER MOVE THE 2 SMALL LEVERS OF SWITCH SHOWN IN BLUE ABOVE, TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO THE PRINT ON THE SWITCH SHOWING “ON”.
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Page 29 ADMP 400.4 THE AMPLIFIER IS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE INPUTS SET TO UNBALANCED. TO CONVERT TO BALANCED INPUTS FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1) REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER OF THE AMPLIFIER. 2) BEHIND THE RCA SOCKETS IS A SWITCH, SW1 AS SHOWN ABOVE. 3) USING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER MOVE THE 4 SMALL LEVERS OF SWITCH SHOWN IN BLUE ABOVE, TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO THE PRINT ON THE SWITCH SHOWING “ON”.
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Page 30 ADMP 900.6 THE AMPLIFIER IS DELIVERED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE INPUTS SET TO UNBALANCED. TO CONVERT TO BALANCED INPUTS FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS 1) REMOVE THE BOTTOM COVER OF THE AMPLIFIER. 2) BEHIND THE RCA SOCKETS IS A SWITCH, SW1 AS SHOWN ABOVE. 3) USING A SMALL SCREWDRIVER MOVE THE 6 SMALL LEVERS OF SWITCH SHOWN IN BLUE ABOVE, TO THE OFF POSITION WHICH IS OPPOSITE TO THE PRINT ON THE SWITCH SHOWING “ON”.
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