Rockford Fosgate 200ix - Manuals

– 3 – T E C H N I C A L D E S I G N F E AT U R E S ◆ TOPAZ (Tracking Operation Pre-Amplifier Zone) The TOPAZ (Tracking Operation Pre-Amplifier Zone) circuitry solves ground loop noise problems common to automotiveamplifier design. This innovative new development allows vastlyimproved isolation of th...

– 4 – ◆ DSM (Discrete Surface Mount) Technology The DSM (Discrete Surface Mount) manufacturing process com- bines the advantages of both discrete components and integratedcircuitry. Rockford Fosgate is the only American amplifier manu-facturer to have invested millions into this process. DSM compo-n...

– 5 – ◆ XCard (Internal Crossover) The Punch and Power amplifiers utilize internal active crossovers.These crossovers have many performance advantages such as usingdiscrete components for exact frequency adjustments which are farsuperior to potentiometers. Additionally, the XCard can be config- ured...

D E S I G N F E AT U R E S 1. Cast Aluminum Heatsink – The cast aluminum heatsink of the Punch amplifier dissipates heat generated by the amplifier'scircuitry. The inherent advantage of casting provides a 30%improvement of cooling over conventional extrusion heatsinkdesigns. 2. End Caps – Interchang...

M O U N T I N G L O C AT I O N – 9 – The mounting location and position of your amplifier will have a greateffect on its ability to dissipate the heat generated during normaloperation. The design of our cast aluminum heatsink serves to easilydissipate the heat generated over a wide range of operatin...

Amplifiers will put an increased load on the vehicle's battery andcharging system. We recommend checking your alternator andbattery condition to ensure that the electrical system has enoughcapacity to handle the increased load of your stereo system. Stockelectrical systems which are in good conditio...

– 13 – U S I N G T H E XC ARD The crossover functions are controlled through the use of anXCard and can be set for high-pass, low-pass or full rangeoperation. Each crossover card has two faces: one face operatesFull Range, the other has arrows to indicate the edge for selectingHP (high-pass) or LP (...

B A S I C C O N N E C T I O N S – 14 – *Keep grounds as short as possible. LED REM Connect to remote turn-on lead of source unit. Connect to chassis ground of vehicle* Connect to B+ of battery with appropriate fuse value. Less than 18" GND B+ P40ix P60ix P100ix P200ix - 20A - 30A - 40A - 50A Pow...

– 15 – Stereo Operation Bass Right Gain Right Input Left Input Left Gain Treble – + + L – Speaker + R – Speaker – + R C A I n p u t • RCA inputs are connected to both left and right channels.• Gain for left and right channels operate independently.• Impedance for each channel should be 2 Ω minimum. ...

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G – 22 – Amplifier does notturn on(Power LED is off) Symptom Diagnosis Remedy Voltage applied to theREM terminal of theamplifier is not between10.5 and 15.5 volts ort h e r e i s n o v o l t a g epresent. Voltage to the B+ termi-nal of the amplifier isnot between 10.5 and...

– 24 – Noise is radiating intoRCA signal cable. Bad component in the sig-nal chain. Noise is radiating intospeaker cables. Multiple grounds in theaudio system. Ground loop betweensource unit and antenna. Engine Noise Symptom Diagnosis Remedy Check connections, run theRCA cables on a differentroute a...

– 25 – D Y N A M I C P O W E R M E A S U R E M E N T S About the Dynamic Power MeasurementsThe Audio Graph PowerCube is a test instrument used to measure theoutput of an amplifier in accordance with IHF-202 industry stan-dards. The IHF-202 standard is a dynamic power measurement andwas developed as ...

Information CubedThe data acquired in the testing procedure is then graphed in the formof a 3-dimensional cube. Hence the name PowerCube. The Phase Angle is expressed on the horizontal axis, the Output Voltage is presented on the vertical axis and the Impedance isdisplayed on the Z axis. Output Powe...

– 27 – PUNCH 40ix PUNCH 60ix PUNCH 100ix PUNCH 200ix Dy namic Power Rating (IHF-202 Standard) - Measured at 14.4 Volts M ono into a 4 Ω Load 160 Watts 260 Watts 420 Watts 500 Watts Per channel into a 2 Ω Load 75 Watts 130 Watts 200 Watts 240 Watts Per channel into a 4 Ω Load 40 Watts 80 Watts 110 Wa...

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