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OWNERS MANUAL
CAR AUDIO AMPLIFIERS
Reference 100
Reference 200
CAR
AMPLIFIER
SuperNaturalSound
DLS Svenska AB
Box 13029
SE-402 51 Göteborg
Sweden
Phone +46 31 84 00 60
Fax +46 31 84 40 21
E-mail: info@dls.se
www.dls.se

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  • Page 1 OWNERS MANUAL AMPLIFIER SuperNaturalSound CAR AUDIO AMPLIFIERS Reference 100 Reference 200 DLS Svenska AB Box 13029 SE-402 51 Göteborg Sweden Phone +46 31 84 00 60 Fax +46 31 84 40 21 E-mail: info@dls.se www.dls.se...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.2 DQ 200 Page 6 4. FAULT FINDING GUIDE Page 6 4.1 Noise problems Page 7 5. CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 100 Page 7 5.1 With one speaker pair in stereo Page 8 5.2 With two speaker pairs parallel in stereo Page 8 5.3 With one subwoofer in mono bridge mode...
  • Page 3: General Product Information

    GENERAL, POWER CABLING 1. GENERAL PRODUCT INFORMATION In the table below you will find suitable cable areas and fuse sizes for different cable lenghts. Thank you for buying a DLS amplifier. This amplifier The gold plated terminals will directly recieve is a high quality product and is a result of many power cables up to 16 mm (5AWG).
  • Page 4: Signal Cables

    To prevent the cable insulation from beeing damaged over sharp metal edges we recommend the use of Reference 100 has one gold plated phono socket cable protection tubes or similar. A damaged cable pair provided to recieve the signal from the head unit.
  • Page 5: Bridge Mode - Multimode Operation

    SPEAKER LOAD, BRIDGE MODE OPERATION SPEAKER CONNECTION EXAMPLES MULTIMODE OPERATION Multimode operation means that you connect one or two systems in normal stereo mode and then add TWO 4 OHM SPEAKERS IN PARALLEL. one or more subwoofers in mono bridge mode to the same speaker terminals.
  • Page 6: Passive Crossovers

    PASSIVE FILTERS, LEVEL SETTING, FINAL SYSTEM SETUP 2.6 PASSIVE CROSSOVERS 12 dB highpass crossover: For maximum use of the DLS amplifiers it´s useful to 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 know a little about passive crossover design.
  • Page 7: Internal Filters

    4.1 NOISE PROBLEMS 3.2 Reference 200 Reference 200 has the same filter configuration as WHINING NOISE VARYING WITH ENGINE the Reference 100, but it´s doubled as this is a four REVOLUTIONS: channel amplifier. Suitable filter settings at different connections is found Do this: in the section with connection examples.
  • Page 8: Connection Diagrams Reference 100

    Connect as in example 5.4. 4. Using two Reference 100 you can run the front system on one of them (example 5.1) and the subwoofer on the other (example 5.3). The highpass filter to the front system amplifier should be set at 80 - 100 Hz, or maybee higher.
  • Page 9: Connection Diagrams Reference 100

    CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 100 5.2 Two speaker pairs connected in parallel stereo HP-filter LP-filter LP-filter LEVEL 2,5V You can use all DLS coaxial, 2-way or 3-way 5,5V 0,3V 15 200 50 200 systems in this example. The speaker impedance must be 4 ohm.
  • Page 10: In Multimode Operation

    CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 100 5.4 In multimode with a front sys- tem in stereo and a subwoofer HP-filter LP-filter LP-filter LEVEL in mono bridgemode. 2,5V You can use all DLS coaxial, 2-way, 3-way 5,5V 0,3V 15 200 50 200 systems and subwoofers in this example.
  • Page 11: Connection Diagrams Reference 200

    CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 200 6. CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 200 The following examples shows some normal ways of connecting this 4-channel amplifier. The drawings shows normal level and filter settings. The four channels are divided in two amplifier blocks with the signal input to the right, then the level control, the filter and to the left the speaker terminals.
  • Page 12 CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 200 6.2 Connection of a front system in stereo and a subwoofer in mono bridge mode. You can use all DLS coaxial, 2-way or 3-way speaker systems in this example. Speaker POWER INPUT FUSE impedance must be 4 ohm. PROTECT POWER GND RMT BATT 25 A x 2...
  • Page 13 CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 200 6.3 Connection of a front and rear stereo system and a subwoofer connected in multimode. You can use all DLS coaxial, 2-way or 3-way speaker systems in this example. Speaker impedance must be 4 ohm. POWER INPUT FUSE PROTECT POWER GND RMT BATT...
  • Page 14 CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 200 6.4 Connection of a front systerm in stereo connected in bridge mode on all four channels. You can use all DLS coaxial, 2-way or 3-way speaker systems in this example. Speaker POWER INPUT FUSE PROTECT POWER impedance must be 4 ohm.
  • Page 15 CONNECTION DIAGRAMS Reference 200 6.5 Connection of a 3-way system using active crossover between woofer and midrange. You can use all DLS 3-way systems in this example. For example DLS R 36, U35 & U36. Speaker impedance must be 4 ohm. POWER INPUT FUSE PROTECT POWER...
  • Page 16: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS 7. SPECIFICATIONS FACTS ABOUT DLS AMPLIFIERS MODEL Reference 100 Reference 200 Channels Mode Output power at 13,5 Volt, 20 Hz - 20 kHz with 0,1% THD max: 4 ohm nominal power RMS 2 x 50 Watts 4 x 50 Watts...
  • Page 17: For Your Own Notes

    FOR YOUR OWN NOTES Notes about the product: Model no:_________________________________ Serial number:_______________________________ Retailer:______________________________________________________________________________ Date of purchase: _________________________ Date of installation: ___________________________ Make your own installation notes about connections, crossover setup or just draw your own system schematic. - 16 -...

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