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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL INSTALLATION GUIDE...
- Page 2 You now own the Limited Edition Tarantula Amplifier, the product of an uncompro- mising design and engineering philosophy. Your Soundstream Tarantula will outper- form any other amplifier in the world. To maximize the performance of your system, we recommend that you thoroughly acquaint yourself with its capabilities and features.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Features....................p 4-5 Tarantula Diagram ................... p 6-7 Balanced/Unbalanced Inputs ..............p 8 Wiring Installation and Mounting ................. p 10 Crossover Adjustments ................p 11 Hawkins Bass ControlTM Theory and Use ..........p 12-13 Level Setting .................... p 14 Large Mouth Bass .................. - Page 4 ogy eliminates “power sags” d&g low frequency reproduction by rapidly increas- ing the duty cycle, stabilizing the power supply and allowing it to deliver the power required when reproducing low frequencies. Also, greater reserve gate power is stored for low voltage conditions that occur during extreme conditions. by 50%.
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Page 5: Features
Fully Balanced 6-pin DIN Input For professional quality performance and noise cancellation. The g-pin DIN plug carries (*) signal information for left and right channels, audio ground, and &15Vdc to operate the Soundstream BLT I BLT4 Balanced Line Transmitters and Balanced X.0 crossover. -
Page 6: Tarantula Diagram
TARANTULA DIAGRAM... -
Page 7: Balanced/Unbalanced Inputs
RCA Inputs - Right and Left channel RCA inputs. Balanced Signal Input Connector - 6-pin balanced input connector for use with the Soundstream BLTIBLT4 Balanced Line Transmitter. Large Mouth Bass Connector - Accepts the three prong plug that connects the LMB remote volume control to the amplifier. - Page 8 Tarantula has the ability to accept either a standard unbalanced RCA signal input, or a balanced “Pro Audio” style input signals with the use of the Soundstream BLT Balanced Line Transmitter or some other balanced line audio source. Before installing your system, you should decide upon which signal type you wish to run.
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Page 9: Power And Ground
Power and Ground To ensure maximum output from your Tarantula amplifier, use high quality, low- loss power and ground cables and connections. The Tarantula amplifier will ac- cept up to l/O gauge power and ground cables. Circuit Breakers and Fuses External Like all audio components, the Tarantula amplifier must be fused near the battery. -
Page 10: Wiring
Tarantula amplifier employs highly efficient circuitry, a custom-engineered heat sink, and a unique ChassisinkTM construction to maintain lower operating tempera- tures. Additional cooling may be required if the amplifier is located in a tightly con- fined area or when driving especially low impedance loads at extremely high levels. When mounting the amplifier, it should be securely mounted to a panel in the ve- hicle or an amp board or rack that is securely mounted to the vehicle. -
Page 11: Crossover Adjustments
Tarantula amplifier incorporates two separate electronic crossovers. A 12 over, with full range RCA outputs to drive an external amplifier. No external elec- tronic crossover is required when operating this amplifier. Subsonic The Subsonic filter allows the amplifier to focus all of its energy where it is needed most. - Page 12 HA WKZNS BASS CONTROL - TffEORY AND USE Hawkins Bass Control (parametric) is a unique subwoofer control circuit included with the Tarantula amplifier. It is capable of removing subsonic energy in program material while boosting subwoofer frequencies. The circuit consists of two con- trols.
- Page 13 This serves the purpose of removing the “sub- sonic” bass energy. With Soundstream’s Hawkins Bass Control, the boost and frequency control can provide virtually any combination of boost and cut to suit your designs. So, Hawkins Bass Control can provide the “tailoring”...
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Page 14: Large Mouth Bass
The input level is adjusted by means of the input level control located on the control panel of the amplifier. This is a unique dual-stage circuit that adjusts both level and gain. This topology maintains better S/N Ratio even when using sources with minimal output. -
Page 15: Large Mouth Bass
LARGE MOUTH BASS Tarantula Your amplifier comes equipped with a Large Mouth Bass (LMB) remote volume control. The LMB allows you to adjust the volume of your subwoofers from the front of the vehicle (or wherever you choose to install it), while not effecting the volume of the rest of the system. -
Page 16: Power Supply Programming
POWER SUPPLY PROGRAMMTAIG Push Buttons Illumination Power I Calibration Go to next speaker load power level. Momentary Press 4 OHM (Red) (less than half second) 2 OHM (Amber) OFF-ON-MUSIC-BLINK 1 OHM (Green) While light is in BLINK mode change to next BLINK rate (8 different rates). - Page 18 Variable speed fan cooling with smart power supply thermal rollback Temporary over temperature shutdown with high speed fan cooling Your Soundstream Taranfu/a is protected by a limited warranty. If an authorized dealer installs the amplifier, it’s under warranty for a period of three years, a con- sumer installed unit is warrantied for a period of one year.
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Page 19: Sample System
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Page 20: Protection Circuitry
Temporary over temperature shutdown with high speed fan cooling SERIOUS WARilKNGS Tarantula Your Soundstream is protected by a limited warranty. If an authorized dealer installs the amplifier, its under warranty for a period of three years, a con- sumer installed unit is warrantied for a period of one year. Please read the en-... -
Page 21: Specifications
4 Ohm Mono 4 Ohm Mono 2 Ohm Mono Maximum P O W & R Rated (12.6 V d c ) (14.4 Vdc) (14.4 Vdc) T a r a n t u l a 2000 Watts Signal to Noise Ratio Frequency Response 20 Hz (kO.5 dB) to 500 Hz (-3 dB) Damping...