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Table of Contents
- 1 Table of Contents
- 2 Congratulations
- 3 Limited Two-Year Consumer Warranty
- 4 Features
- 5 Warning
- 6 Installation Guidelines
- 7 Front Panel Connections/Controls
- 8 Input Wiring Diagrams
- 9 Crossover Settings and Gain Adjustment
- 10 Rear Panel Connections
- 11 Speaker Connections
- 12 Bridge Mode
- 13 CEA Specifications
- 14 Specifications
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Summary of Contents for Directed Electronics xtreme 1500X
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations for choosing an Xtreme Series power amplifier, by Directed Audio. This high performance product has been designed and engineered by Directed Electronics, the industry leader in high quality automotive security and audio equipment since 1990. With the Xtreme Series power amplifiers, Directed Audio continues to set new standards of performance, reliability, and affordability in the mobile elec-... -
Page 3: Limited Two-Year Consumer Warranty
LIMITED TWO-YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY Directed Electronics, Inc. promises to the original purchaser, to replace this product should it prove to be defective in workman- ship or material under normal use, for a period of two years from the date of purchase by the dealer as indicated by the date code marking of the product PROVIDED the product was installed by an... -
Page 4: Features
Complimentary bipolar transistor outputs Mono/stereo/mixed mono opera- tion (2300X, 2600X, 4600X mono only) 2 ohm stereo stable/4 ohm mono stable (1500X, 1800X 2 ohm mono stable) Built-in 2-way variable crossovers (1500X, 1800X LP only) WARNING High-powered car audio systems may produce sound... - Page 5 6. The amplifier should be grounded with a short, heavy gauge wire connected directly to the car at a bare metal surface, preferably scraped body sheet metal. Do not use factory ground locations, seat bolts, or brackets that are spotwelded. 7.
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Page 6: Front Panel Connections/Controls
180 degree phase shift of the amplified output (speaker) with respect to the input signal (1500X and 1800X only). 7. F F i i l l t t e e r r S S e e l l e e c c t t i i o o n n S S w w i i t t c c h h - - Controls the type of filter for the on-board active crossover. -
Page 7: Input Wiring Diagrams
INPUT WIRING DIAGRAMS MONO CHANNEL 1500X /1800X OUTPUT TWO CHANNEL 2300X © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc SONIC PHASE PROTECT X-OVER O° 18O° POWER... - Page 8 TWO CHANNEL 2600X OUTPUT PROTECT POWER FOUR CHANNEL 4600X X-OVER X-OVER POWER PROTECT 20Hz 20Hz © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc...
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Page 9: Crossover Settings And Gain Adjustment
CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT Your Xtreme Series power amplifier by Directed Audio needs to be adjusted carefully to achieve maximum performance. These are some guidelines to follow when fine-tuning the amplifier. For full-range and simultaneous stereo/mono bass applications, the crossover selec- tion switch should be set to FLAT. -
Page 10: Rear Panel Connections
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 1. S S p p e e a a k k e e r r O O u u t t T T e e r r m m i i n n a a l l s s - Connect the speakers to these terminals. -
Page 11: Speaker Connections
SPEAKER CONNECTIONS MONO CHANNEL 1500X/1800X TWO SPEAKER CONNECTION SPEAKER 4 Ohm ONE SPEAKER CONNECTION SPEAKER 2-4 Ohm © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc 25A/30A FUSES SPEAKER 4 Ohm 25A/30A FUSES 1 1 1 1... - Page 12 TWO CHANNEL 2300X/2600X FOUR CHANNEL 4600X Note that the two speakers & four speakers have been connected to the four terminal following the (+) and (-) graphic. Your speaker terminals may be marked (+) and (-) or there may be red dot by one terminal which means the same as (+).
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Page 13: Bridge Mode
BRIDGE MODE TWO CHANNEL 2300X/2600X SPEAKER 4 Ohm FOUR CHANNEL 4600X SPEAKER 4 Ohm Note that the two speakers & four speakers have been connected to the four terminal following the (+) and (-) graphic. Your speaker terminal may be marked (+) and (-) or there may be red dot by one terminal which means the same as (+). -
Page 14: Cea Specifications
CEA SPECIFICATIONS 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 X X Power Output: 160 Watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms and < 1% THD+N Signal to Noise Ratio: -90 dBA (reference 1 Watt into 4 ohms) Additional Power Output: 250 Watts RMS x 1 at 2 ohms at 14.4 V Supply < 1% THD+N 1 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 X X Power Output: 280 Watts RMS x 1 at 4 ohms and <... -
Page 15: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Xtreme models 1500X 1800X Type Mono block Mono block Maximum Power 500 watts 800 watts Damping Factor >50 >50 Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz 20Hz-20kHz +/- 1dB +/- 1dB Crossover (12dB Slope) LP 50-500Hz LP 50-500Hz Bass EQ (@ 50Hz) Switch... - Page 16 © 2005 Directed Electronics, Inc. - All rights reserved - G43000/05/10/15/20 02-05 1 1 6 6 © 2004 Directed Electronics, Inc...
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