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Directed Audio 500/2 Owner's Manual

Dei 500/2: user guide
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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations for choosing a Directed Audio power amplifier from Directed Electronics, the industry leader in high quality automotive security and audio equipment since 1990. Directed Audio power amplifiers continue to set new standards of perfor- mance, reliability, and affordability in the mobile electronics industry.

  • 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

    FEATURES Dual high-speed MOSFET switching power supplies and complimentary bipolar outputs. Stereo, mono, or simultaneous stereo/mono operation. Thermal, DC offset, reverse polarity and short circuit protection. Top-mounted controls easily accessed for system tuning. Continuously variable 12 dB/ octave two-way active crossover. WARNING High-powered car audio systems...

  • Page 5: Installation Guidelines

    INSTALLATION GUIDELINES 1. Please read this owner’s manual carefully before installing this ampli- fier. 2. Disconnect the battery ground terminal prior to making any elec- trical connections. 3. Check for any hazards or obstruc- tions such as gas tanks, fuel or brake lines, and wiring harnesses before mounting the amplifier.

  • Page 6: Front Panel Connections/Status Led

    2. R R C C A A I I n n p p u u t t J J a a c c k k s s - Accepts line level outputs from head units or signal processors at voltages between 150mV and 8 volts. FIGURE 1—AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS 500/2 FRONT 10. Due to the high-frequency MOSFET switching power supply, filtering the power cable is not generally required (remember that the amp can’t deliver full output if the power...

  • Page 7: Rear Panel Connections

    4. R R e e m m o o t t e e T T u u r r n n O O n n - This terminal turns on the amplifier when (+) 12 volt is applied to it. Connect it to FIGURE 2—AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS 500/2 REAR © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc the remote turn on lead of the head unit or signal source.

  • Page 8: Top Panel Controls

    FLAT does not attenuate any frequencies and is for full range speaker systems. HPF attenuates low frequencies and FIGURE 3—AMPLIFIER CONTROLS 500/2 TOP TOP PANEL FEATURES Control Panel Cover The gain and filter controls are located under a control panel cover on top of the amplifier.

  • Page 9: Speaker Wiring Diagrams

    SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS Stereo operation (top view) Mono operation (top view) Simultaneous stereo/mono operation (top view) © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc...

  • Page 10: Crossover Settings And Gain Adjustment

    CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT Your Directed Audio power amplifier 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 selection switch should be set to FLAT. If the amplifier is driving your subwoofers, set the switch to LPF, and for mid-bass/midrange output, set to HPF.

  • Page 11: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Directed model RMS continuous power per channel, both chan- nels driven into 4 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with less than 0.08% Total Harmonic Distortion @ 14.4 VDC RMS continuous power per channel, both chan- nels driven into 2 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with less than 0.1% Total Harmonic Distortion @ 14.4 VDC RMS continuous power bridged into a 4 ohm...
  • Page 12 Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, California 92081 www.directed.com Directed is a proud member of Quality Directed products are sold and serviced throughout North America and around the world Call 800 274 0200 for more information about our products and services © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc. - All rights reserved - G45025 11/03 The company behind this system is Directed Electronics, Inc.

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