POWERZONE PZi AMPLIFIERS Crunch is proud to introduce the finest high end car audio products available and would like to thank you for your continued support. The PowerZone Series range of products have been designed to a very high level of performance, with features unavailable in any other products.
GENERAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURE System Design The success of any car stereo system relies on several factors, such as the system design, execution of the installation, and system setup. Please remember that any system is only as good as its weakest link. Please remember that higher power systems are not necessarily useful purely for high sound pressure levels, but also to establish a headroom capability, to reproduce musical peaks cleanly without distortion.
4, 2 and 1-Ohm loads. All Crunch amplifiers feature a comprehensive diagnostic system, with speaker lead short circuit, Tri-Mode operation with any stereo pair of amplifier channels is possible, as with all bridgeable and amplifier DC faults indicated by the red “PROTECT”...
PZi100.2 / PZi250.2 / PZi325.2 / 2 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS FULL RANGE STEREO This is the most basic application for the POWERZONE Series 2 channel 4. Line Level: amplifiers. Refer to the section “Setting up systems after installation for best performance”.
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PZi100.2 / PZi250.2 / PZi325.2 / 2-CHANNEL AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS Stereo high pass with mono low-pass in a 2 way active, or bi-amplified system In this application we will use a 2 channel amplifier for the high frequencies, and a second one for the low frequencies, or mono sub bass. Please consult the Lows amplifier: speaker specifications to determine maximum amplifier power requirements.
Here we show how to use the 4 channel amplifiers as full range 2 or 3 channel units Channels 1/2: by taking advantage of the mono bridging capability of all Crunch amplifiers. - HI PASS: N/A - LOW PASS: N/A The following example shows how to create a 3 channel system by mono bridging channel pair 3 / 4.
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PZi100.4 / PZi125.4 / PZi175.4 / 4 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS 2 way active, or bi-amplified system with mono bass This application shows how easily a 2 way active system can be implemented using a 4 channel amplifier. Channels 1 and 2 will be used for highs, and Channels 3/4: channels 3 and 4 for mono bass.
PZi1000.1 / PZi1500.1 / MONO AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS Basic application These sub bass amplifiers can be used any of the bi-amplification systems Crossover frequency control checklist: described in this manual, replacing the 2 channel amplifiers as per the LOW PASS: 40Hz to 150Hz illustrations.
PZi 550.5 / 5 CHANNEL AMPLIFIER FEATURE DESCRIPTION The 5 channel amp have the same features as the 4 channel models accept that there is an additional set of controls for channel 5 The X-OVER slide switch selects the internal crossover functions: -The input signal is routed directly to the LINE OUT RCA jacks, regardless of the X-OVER setting simplifying daisy chaining of amplifiers.
SETTING UP SYSTEMS AFTER INSTALLATION FOR BEST PERFORMANCE PZi100.2 / PZi250.2 / PZi325.2 / PZi100.4 / PZi124.4 / PZi550.5 General: At this point you are ready to get more specific on the settings for your amplifier. High Pass: -When in Hi Pass operation, this setting acts as a low frequency cut off for your system reproduction. The point that you set it at cuts off any frequencies from reproduction beyond this point.
TROUBLESHOOTING A SYSTEM The key to finding the problem in a misbehaving sound system is to isolate parts of that system in a logical fashion to track down the fault. Description of the PROTECT system built into all PowerZone amplifiers The diagnostic system will shut down the amplifier, until reset by turning the head unit off, and back on.
SERIES Maxxsonics Limited Warranty As the manufacturer of Maxxsonics, Autotek, Crunch, MB Quart and Hifonics car audio products, Maxxsonics USA Inc. Warrants to the original consumer purchaser the amplifier to be free from defects in material and workmanship for one (1) Year from date of purchase.
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