Rockford Fosgate 250 2-Channel, 360 2-Channel, 400 4-Channel, 500 2-Channel, 600 5-Channel, 800 2-Channel, 800 4-Channel, 1000 2-Channel - Manuals

Table of Contents Specifications.............................................................................................. i Introduction ................................................................................................1 Power Amplifier Accessory Pack ................................

– 1 – Introduction Rockford engineers designed the Power series amplifiers to withstand therugged automotive environment while delivering superior sound quality ina flexible, reliable, and efficient package. TRANS• ana is a low voltage cir- cuit in the preamp stage lets the music sound crystal clear...

– 2– POWER AMPLIFIER MODEL Power Power Power Power Power Power Power Power 250 360 400 500 600 800 800 1000 # of CHANNELS 2 2 4 2 5 2 4 2 Stable Into: (stereo/mono) 2 Ω /4 Ω 2 Ω /4 Ω 2 Ω /4 Ω 2 Ω /4 Ω 2 Ω /4 Ω 2 Ω /4 Ω 2 Ω /4 Ω 2 Ω /4 Ω CIRCUITRY1TRANS•ana – circuit topology x x x x x x x – TRANS•no...

– 3 – Design Features 1. Cast Aluminum Heatsink – The cast aluminum heatsink of the Power amplifier dissipates heat generated by the amplifier's circuitry. The inherent advantage ofcasting provides a 30% improvement of cooling over conventional extrusionheatsink designs. 2. Speaker/Power Terminals –...

– 8 – Installation Considerations This is a list of tools you will need for installing the Power amplifier: • Voltmeter • Wire strippers • Electric hand drill w/assorted bits • Battery post wrench • 17' (5 m) Red Power Wire • Wire cutters • 12' (4 m) Remote Turn-On Wire • Assorted connectors • 1.5' ...

– 9 – Mounting Location The mounting location and position of your amplifier will have a great effecton its ability to dissipate the heat generated during normal operation. Thedesign of our cast aluminum heatsink serves to easily dissipate the heat gen-erated over a wide range of operating condition...

– 10 – Battery and Charging A mplifiers will put an increased load on the vehicle's battery and charging system. We recommend checking your alternator and battery condition toensure that the electrical system has enough capacity to handle theincreased load of your stereo system. Stock electrical sys...

– 11 – 4. Prepare a length of cable to be used for the ground connection. Strip 5/8" of insulation from the end of the cable as described above andconnect to the appropriate terminal of the amplifier. Prepare the chas-sis ground by scraping any paint from the metal surface and thorough-ly clean ...

– 12 – Using Passive Crossovers A passive crossover is a circuit that uses capacitors and/or coilsand is placed on speaker leads between the amplifier and speak-er. The crossover delegates a specific range of frequencies to the speakerfor optimum driver performance. A crossover network can perform o...

– 13 – Table of Crossover Component Values 6dB/Octave Low-Pass 6dB/Octave High-Pass Freq.Hertz Speaker Impedance 80 4.1mH 1000 µ F 8.2mH 500 µ F 16mH 250 µ F 100 3.1mH 800 µ F 6.2mH 400 µ F 12mH 200 µ F 130 2.4mH 600 µ F 4.7mH 300 µ F 10mH 150 µ F 200 1.6mH 400 µ F 3.3mH 200 µ F 6.8mH 100 µ F 260 1....

Installation Power 250 2-channel Power 500 2-channel Power 360 2-channel Power 800 2-channel – 14 – R C A I n p u t Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGain Remote Punch Bass HP-Full-LP Crossover Speaker + R - 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 4 Ω min. + - REM LED C...

– 17 – 4-2 Input LED LR+ LR- RR+ RR- B+ GND LF- LF+ RF+ RF- REM Front Crossover HP-Full-LP 4/2 Input FrontGain Front Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Front Pass-Thru Rear R R L L Rear Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Rear Gain Rear Crossover HP-Full-LP Rear Remote...

– 18 – * -or- 4-2 Input 4-2 Input LR+ LR- RR+ RR- B+ GND LF- LF+ RF+ RF- REM Front Crossover HP-Full-LP 4/2 Input FrontGain Front Crossover Frequency 80 Front Pass-Thru Rear R R L L Rear Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Rear Gain Rear Crossover HP-Full-LP Rear Remote Punch Bass 65 ...

– 19 – 4-2 Input Front Crossover HP-Full-LP 4/2 Input FrontGain Front Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Front Pass-Thru Rear R R L L Rear Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Rear Gain Rear Crossover HP-Full-LP Rear Remote Punch Bass LR+ LR- RR+ RR- B+ GND LF- LF+ RF+ ...

– 23 – Operation • HP Operation enables frequencies above the cut-off point to pass to the speaker • FULL Operation enables all frequencies to pass to the speaker • LP Operation enables frequencies below the cut-off point to pass to the speaker All Models I NS TALLATIO N + - + - Crossover Operation

– 24 – Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGain Remote Punch Bass HP-Full-LP Crossover Speaker + R - 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Minimum Flat Maximum Boost -0 +18 -0 +18 33Hz 45Hz 67.5Hz +18+12 +6+3 0dB 33Hz 45Hz 67.5Hz Install Punch Bass in a convenient locat...

– 25 – - ~ Phase Warp - ~ Phase Warp All waveforms are ”phase aligned” at the targeted microphone position - ~ Phase Warp The Phase Warp is a variable control used to adjust the phase of the out-put signal relative to the phase of the input signal. This "phase alignment"is most noticable whe...

– 26 – System Diagrams Power 4-Channel Amplifier Fanatic Component System Punch Woofers Front Rear 24dB/octave LP 20Hz - 80Hz 24dB/octave HP 80Hz - 20kHz + – + – + – + – + – + – 8 Ω + – + – 8 Ω BAND DISP AS/PS LOUD MODE MUTE TUNE 1 2 3 4 5 6 SELVOL COMPACT DISC PLAYER WITH DIGITAL TUNER RPT TRACK SC...

– 28 – Front 12dB/octave LP 12dB/octave HP 80Hz - 275Hz 24dB/octave HP 275Hz - 20kHz + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – 2 4 d B / o c t a v e L P 20Hz-80Hz RFA-812 12dB/octave LP 12dB/octave HP 80Hz - 275Hz 24dB/octave HP 275Hz - 20kHz + – + – + – + – + – + – + – + – Rear Pass-Thru Power 4-Channel Ampl...

– 30 – Installation Troubleshooting If you are having problems after installation follow theTroubleshooting procedures below. Procedure 1: Check Amplifier for proper connections.Verify that POWER light is on. If POWER light is on skip to Step 2, if notcontinue. 1. Check in-line fuse on battery posit...

– 31 – Installation Troubleshooting Procedure 4: Check Amplifier if you experience excess EngineNoise. 1. Route all signal carrying wires (RCA, Speaker cables) away from power and ground wires. OR2. Bypass any and all electrical components between the stereo and the amplifier(s). Connect stereo dire...

– 32 – Dynamic Power Measurements About the Dynamic Power MeasurementsThe Audio Graph PowerCube is a test instrument used to measure the output of anamplifier in accordance with IHF-202 industry standards. The IHF-202 standard is adynamic power measurement and was developed as a means of measuring p...

– 33 – Information Cubed The data acquired in the testing procedure is then graphed in the form of a3-dimensional cube, hence the name PowerCube. The Phase Angle is expressed on the horizontal axis, the Output Voltage ispresented on the vertical axis and the Impedance is displayed on the Z axis.Outp...

– 34 – Limited Warranty Information Rockford Corporation offers a limited warranty on Rockford Fosgate products on thefollowing terms: • Length of Warranty 3 years on electronics-90 days on electronic B-stock (receipt required)1 years on source units1 year on speakers-90 days on speaker B-stock (rec...

– 35 – E SPAÑOL International Information LEA DETENIDAMENTE LAS SIGUIENTES INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACION DELPRODUCTO. EVITARA POSIBLES DAÑOS A VD., AL VEHICULO O AL PRODUCTO. Introduccion Los ingenieros de Rockford han diseñado los amplificadores Power paraofrecer en el dificil entorno de un automóvi...

– 36 – Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGain Remote Punch Bass HP-Full-LP Crossover Speaker + R - 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 4 Ω min. 2 Ω min. R C A I n p u t 2 Ω min. – + – + + - Terminal GNDPrepare un trozo de cable para usarlo como toma de masa. Prepare...

– 37 – 4-2 Input Front Crossover HP-Full-LP 4/2 Input FrontGain Front Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Front Pass-Thru Rear R R L L Rear Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Rear Gain Rear Crossover HP-Full-LP Rear Remote Punch Bass LR+ LR- RR+ RR- B+ GND LF- LF+ RF+ ...

– 38 – ATTENTION: Veuillez lire les instructions suivantes pour l'installation de cetamplificateur. Ne pas les suivre pourrait causer des blessures ou endommagerle véhicule. Introduction Les ingénieurs de Rockford Fosgate ont conçu l'amplificateur Power poursupporter l'environnement rude de l'automo...

– 39 – Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGain Remote Punch Bass HP-Full-LP Crossover Speaker + R - 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 4 Ω min. 2 Ω min. R C A I n p u t 2 Ω min. – + – + + - Power 250 Power 360 2-canales 2-canales Power 500 2-canales Power 800 Power ...

– 40 – 4-2 Input Front Crossover HP-Full-LP 4/2 Input FrontGain Front Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Front Pass-Thru Rear R R L L Rear Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Rear Gain Rear Crossover HP-Full-LP Rear Remote Punch Bass LR+ LR- RR+ RR- B+ GND LF- LF+ RF+ ...

– 41 – BITTE LESEN SIE DIESE GEBRAUCHSANLEITUNG ZUERST SORGFÄLTIG DURCH.DAS KANN SIE VOR DEM FALSCHEN EINSATZ, AUSFALLEN ODER SOGARBESCHÄDIGUNG DES PRODUKTES ODER IHRES FAHRZEUGES SCHÜTZEN. Einleitung Rockford Ingenieure haben die Power Verstärker entwickelt. Mit höchstemTechnologie-Standart, hervor...

– 42 – Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGain Remote Punch Bass HP-Full-LP Crossover Speaker + R - 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 4 Ω min. 2 Ω min. R C A I n p u t 2 Ω min. – + – + + - D EUTSCH Power 250 Power 360 2-canales 2-canales Power 500 2-canales Power 8...

– 43 – 4-2 Input Front Crossover HP-Full-LP 4/2 Input FrontGain Front Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Front Pass-Thru Rear R R L L Rear Crossover Frequency 65 80 55 50 110 210 Hz 145 190 Rear Gain Rear Crossover HP-Full-LP Rear Remote Punch Bass LR+ LR- RR+ RR- B+ GND LF- LF+ RF+ ...

– 44 – ATTENZIONE: SI PREGA DI LEGGERE LE SEGUENTI ISTRUZIONI PER L'INSTAL-LAZIONE DI QUESTO PRODOTTO. IL NON SEGUIRLE POTREBBE RISULTARE SERI-AMENTE DANNOSO PER LA PERSONA O PER IL VEICOLO. Introduzione Gli ingenieri Rockford hanno progettato la serie di amplificatori Power perresistere all'ostico ...

– 50 – 2/01 S.M.MAN-3274-B Rockford Corporation 546 South Rockford Drive Tempe, Arizona 85281 U.S.A. In U.S.A., (480) 967-3565 In Europe, Fax (49) 8503-934014 In Japan, Fax (81) 559-79-1265 MADE IN THE USA This product is designed, developed and assembled in the USA by a dedicated group of American ...