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HELIX P 200 Manual page 3

2-channel high end amplifier

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EQUIPMENT FEATURES AND CONTROL ELEMENTS PRECISION P200
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7
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6
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5
4
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Connecting the remote lead
2
Connecting the battery cable
3
Connecting the ground cable
4
Fuses 3 x 25 Ampere
5
Fuse function indication
6-7
Signal inputs
8-9
Level controls for input sensitivity
10
Selector switch for channels A and B
11
Mono/Bridged/Stereo selector
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10
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18
15
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16
20
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17
12
Speaker terminals for CH A
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Speaker terminals for CH B
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Frequency control highpass A and B
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Frequency control lowpass A and B
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Control to raise the center frequency
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Adjustment of the center frequencies
18-20
Colour protection system
1 Connecting the remote lead
The remote lead is connected to the automatic antenna (aerial
positive) output of the head unit (radio). This is only activated if
the head unit is switched ON. Thus the amplifier is switched on
and off with the head unit.
2 Connecting the battery cable
Connect the +12 V power cable to the positive terminal of the
battery. Recommended cross section: min. 16mm
3 Connecting the ground cable
The ground cable should be connected to a central ground refe-
rence point (this is located where the negative terminal of the bat-
tery is grounded at the metal body of the vehicle), or to a bright
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bare-metal location on the vehicle chassis, i.e. an area which has
been cleaned of all paint residues.
4 Fuses
The input fuses are connected in parallel and provide protection
against an internal equipment fault, i.e. the system must be addi-
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tionally protected by a further line fuse located in the vicinity of
the battery (max. distance from battery: 30 cm). The fuse rating
is 3 x 25 ampere for both amplifiers.
5 Fuse function indication
If the fuses (4) are destroyed due to malfunction the red LED illu-
minates. In normal operation the LED turns off.
6 - 7 Signal inputs
The PRECISION amplifiers have RCA connectors for RCA cables
that can be connected with the pre-amplifier output of the line-
outputs of the headunit or with a pre-amplifier. This connectors
are gold-plated to ensure a better signal transmission.
8-9 Level controls for input sensitivity
These controls can be used to match the input sensitivity of the
individual channels to the output voltage of the connected head
unit. These controls are not volume controls and are solely inten-
ded for the purpose of sensitivity trimming. The control range
extends from 300 mV to 8,5 V.
10 Selector switch for channels A and B
To switch the internal active crossover to highpass/full range (line-
ar) or lowpass.
If this switch is set on Highpass the exactly frequency can be set
with control No. 21.
At switch position Lowpass/Bandpass the highpass is always
active. That means a Bandpass is built in any case. With control
21 adjust the highpass and with control 22 adjust the lowpass.
Thus every desired Bandpass between 15 Hz and 4000 Hz can be
adjusted.
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Caution! To avoid a lost of sound pressure make sure that
the crossover frequencies of high- and lopass are separa-
ted of 2 octaves when building a Bandpass.
That means: If the lowpass signal is adjusted to 320 Hz the hig-
hpass should be adjusted 2 octaves lower on approx. 80 Hz (1
octave=double frequency or half frequency).
If a subwoofer is connected we recommend to use high-
pass control 21 as variable subsonic filter or to turn con-
trol 21 counter-clockwise to 15 Hz to get a subsonic filter.
11 Mono/Bridged/Stereo selector
To set the operating mode of the amplifier.
Stereo: If the amplifier operates in 2-channel mode the switch
has to be set on stereo position and both inputs (6 and 7) must
be used.
Bridged: If the amplifier operates in Mono mode the switch has
to be set on Bridged position. In this case both channels works as
one (Mono) channel. On the position "Bridged" both inputs A and
B (6 and 7) must be used.
Mono: As on position "Bridged" the amplifier operates in Mono
mode were both channels works as one (Mono) channel. On the
position "Mono" only the input A (6) must be used. This is neces-
sary if only Mono signal is available.
Warning:
The impedance of the woofer in bridged mode must not be lower
than 4 Ohms!
12 Speaker terminals for channels A
To connect the speaker cables.
13 Speaker terminals for channels B
To connect the speaker cables.

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