Directed Audio 600/4 Owner's Manual

Directed audio car amplifier user manual

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Summary of Contents for Directed Audio 600/4

  • Page 1 600/4...
  • Page 2 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Featuring high-efficiency MOSFET power supplies, flexible on-board crossovers, and state of the art audio design, Directed Audio power amplifiers will excite and delight the mobile sound TABLE OF CONTENTS Limited Two-Year Consumer Warranty ......4 Features .
  • Page 4: 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 5: Features

    FEATURES High-speed MOSFET switching power supply and complimentary bipolar outputs Four-channel architecture supports up to six channel use Thermal, DC offset, reverse polarity and short circuit protection Top-mounted controls easily accessed for system tuning Dual continuously variable 12 dB/ octave two-way active crossovers WARNING High-powered car audio systems...
  • Page 6: 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 7 speaker load, the more heat is generated. For low impedance speaker applications or restricted ventilation installations, an external cooling fan may be advisable. 9. Battery and ground connections to the vehicle should be made with crimped ring terminals of the appro- priate size (surface area is what counts);...
  • Page 8: Front Panel Connections/Status Led

    They are the summed stereo output of the one through four channel FIGURE 1—AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS 600/4 FRONT 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 9 5. G G r r o o u u n n d d - - Connect this terminal directly to the sheet metal chassis FIGURE 2—AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS 600/4 REAR © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc of the vehicle using the shortest wire necessary to make this connection.
  • Page 10: Top Panel Controls

    HPF attenuates low frequencies and is used for mid-range speakers and FIGURE 3—AMPLIFIER CONTROLS 600/4 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 11: Speaker Wiring Diagrams

    SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS (top view) Stereo Operation Two Channel Stereo N N O O T T E E : : For bridged two channel operation as shown in this diagram, connect right channel RCA cables to the front inputs of the amplifier, and left channel RCA cables to the rear inputs of the amplifier.
  • Page 12: 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 13: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Directed model 600/4 RMS continuous power per channel, All channels 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, All channels driven into 2 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with less than 0.1% Total Harmonic Distortion @ 14.4 VDC...
  • Page 14 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 - G45043 11/03 The company behind this system is Directed Electronics, Inc.

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