Directed Electronics 350 - Manuals

Page 2 - CONGRATULATIONS

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. CONGRATULATIONS Thank you for choosing a Directed Audiopower amplifier. Directed has been theleader in high-quality and innovativesecurity products in the U.S. since1990. Now we introduce to the caraudio industry the same winningformula - products that meet the stri...

Page 4 - INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. 2 INSTALLATION GUIDELINES 1. Please read the owner’s manual carefully before you install theamplifier. 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 orbrake l...

Page 5 - Your connections to the amplifier’s

© 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. INSTALLATION GUIDELINES (continued) 3 is generated. For low impedancespeaker applications or restrictedventilation installations, an externalcooling fan may be advisable. 9. Your connections to the amplifier’s speaker and power terminalsshould be made with crimped s...

Page 6 - AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS; Refer to Figure 1 for details.; FIGURE 1—AMPLIFIER CONNECTIONS

4 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. 1. GROUND TERMINA L - connect this terminal to the car chassis with ashort heavy gauge wire, DO NOTCONNECT TO THE NEGATIVETERMINAL OF THE CAR BATTERY orto factory chassis ground pointsalready occupied by factory wires!If you are grounding multiple ampli-fiers, you...

Page 7 - AMPLIFIER CONTROLS; Refer to Figure 2 for details.; FIGURE 2—AMPLIFIER CONTROLS

5 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. 1. RCA INPUT JACKS - accepts line- level outputs from head units orsignal sources at voltages from200mV to 8 volts. 2. GAIN ADJUSTMENT - controls the gain (input sensitivity) of theamplifier. Each control sets the gainfor that half of the amplifier. 3. CROSSOVER S...

Page 8 - SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS; Five channel operation

6 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAMS For bridged three channel operation as shown in this diagram, connect right channelRCA cables to the “FRONT” inputs of the amplifier, and left channel RCA cables to the“REAR” inputs of the amplifier. Five channel operation Three channel ope...

Page 9 - CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT

7 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT Your Directed Audio power amplifier needs to be adjusted carefully to achievemaximum performance. These are some guidelines to follow when fine-tuning the amplifier. • For normal complete system applications, the crossover se...

Page 10 - SPECIFICATIONS; RMS continuous power per channel,

8 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. SPECIFICATIONS RMS continuous power per channel, Channels 1-4 driven into 4 ohms from 20 to 20,000 Hz, with less than 0.08% total Harmonic Distortion@ 14.4 VDC. Channel 5 driven into 4 ohms from 20-250 Hz, with lessthan 0.08% THD @ 14.4 VDC. RMS continuous power p...

Page 11 - LIMITED TWO YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY

9 © 2000 Directed Electronics, Inc. Directed Electronics, Inc. (DEI ® ) promises to the original purchaser, to replace thisproduct should it prove to be defective inworkmanship or material under normal use,for a period of two years from the date ofpurchase by the dealer as indicated by thedate code ...