EV4.400 Four Channel High Power Car Audio Amplifier Congratulations on your purchase of a Sound Storm Laboratories EVOLUTION Amplifier. It has been designed, engineered and manufactured to bring you the highest level of performance and quality, and will afford you years of listening pleasure.
Introduction With the Sound Storm Laboratories EVOLUTION high power amplifier series, we are introducing two new models, both designed in the USA. This new series includes a 2-channel and a 4-channel amplifier. These EVOLUTION models feature a low pass crossover, and the EV4.400 adds a high pass crossover on CH1/2.
Features Your new EVOLUTION amplifier features the following: • 2 Ohm stable stereo operation with output power increase • Thermal and speaker short protection • Soft turn-on circuit • Remote turn-on/turn-off circuit • Variable input gain control • Built-in fixed crossovers: EV2.200: fixed low pass (120Hz) EV4.400: fixed low pass (120Hz) on CH3/4...
General precautions Before installing and using your new Sound Storm Laboratories amplifier, please become familiar with all the information contained in this manual. Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. • Do not open or attempt to repair this unit yourself.
Mounting the amplifier 1. Find a suitable location in the vehicle in which to mount the amplifier. 2. Make sure there is sufficient air circulation around the intended mounting location. 3. Mark the location for the mounting hole screws by positioning the amplifier where you wish to install it.
Connecting the amplifier Before doing any wiring, look through this manual and identify the diagrams to follow for power, input and speaker connections for your particular installation. Be sure you understand all the connections before you proceed. 1. Connect the power ground terminal to the closest point on the chassis of the car.
Low Level Input Wiring Low-level (RCA) input wiring is preferred for best audio performance. Always use a high-quality RCA cable for best audio performance. NOTE: Do not connect BOTH the high level and low level inputs from your receiver to your amplifier at the same time! 2-Channel Amplifier EV2.200 LEVEL...
High Level Input Wiring, cont. The high level input(s) should only be used when your head unit lacks RCA outputs. If the RCA outputs are not present, connect the speaker outputs from the receiver to the high level input connector of the amplifier. Be sure to observe polarity to avoid audio phase problems.
Troubleshooting If you experience operation or performance problems with this product, compare your installation with the electrical wiring diagram on the previous pages. If problems persist, read the following troubleshooting tips which may help eliminate the problems. SYMPTOM POSSIBLE REMEDY Amplifier will not Check to make sure you have a good ground connection.
Specifications Two Channel Car Audio Amplifier MODEL EV2.200 RMS POWER 50W x 2 into 4 Ohms MAX POWER 100W X 2 into 2 Ohms Min. speaker 2 Ohms impedance 0.01% Frequency response 12Hz-22kHz Signal-to-noise ratio 90dB Channel separation 60dB Crossover 120Hz fixed low pass high pass...
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