Directed Electronics XA-6002 - Manual

Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations for choosing an XtremeSeries power amplifier, by DirectedAudio. This high performance producthas been designed and engineered byDirected Electronics, the industry leaderin high quality automotive secu...

Page 3 - LIMITED TWO-YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY; the product was installed by an

LIMITED TWO-YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY 3 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved Directed Electronics (Directed) promises tothe 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...

Page 4 - INSTALLATION GUIDELINES

4 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved INSTALLATION GUIDELINES High-powered car audiosystems may produce sound pressure levels that exceed thethreshold at which hearing loss mayresult. They may also impair a driver’s ability tohear traffic sounds or emergency vehi-cles. Use common sense a...

Page 5 - The amplifier should be grounded

5 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 6. The amplifier should be grounded with a short, heavy gauge wireconnected directly to the car at abare metal surface, preferablyscraped body sheet metal. Do notuse factory ground locations, seatbolts, or brackets that arespotwelded. 7. Always fuse ...

Page 7 - indicates that the amplifier is on.

7 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 2-CHANNEL XA-3002/XA-6002 HI-INPUT R L INPUT FU LL H PF LPF X-OVER LEVEL BASS HI PASS 12dB 0dB 6dB LOW PASS 500Hz 50Hz 500Hz 50Hz 90 90 0.8 3 1.5 0.15V 5V PRT PWR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 INPUT WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-3002/XA-6002 1. PPW WRR (LED blue) - when ill...

Page 8 - LLoow

8 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved LLoow w--PPaassss FFrreeqquueennccyy CCoonnttrrooll (rear) - adjusts the frequency(50Hz–500Hz) of the low-passcrossover. HHiigghh--PPaassss FFrreeqquueennccyy CCoonnttrrooll (rear) -adjusts the frequency(50Hz–500Hz) of the high-passcrossover. 6. RRCC...

Page 9 - FRONT; INPUT WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-6004

9 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 4-CHANNEL XA-6004 LR INPUT RR 0.5 4 1.4 LEVEL HI PASS L OW PASS REAR 0.5 4 1.4 FRONT HI PASS L OW PASS LEVEL HI-INPUT X -O VER X -O VER HPF LPF F ULL HPF LPF F ULL 500Hz 50Hz 500Hz 50Hz 500Hz 50Hz 500Hz 50Hz 0.25V 5V 0.25V 5V 90 90 90 90 8dB 0dB 8dB ...

Page 10 - BBaassss - sets the bass boost of the

10 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved MONO CHANNEL XA-5001/XA-8001 0.8 0.15V 3 5V BASS 1.5 LEVEL HI-INPUT OUTPUT L INPUT R 250Hz 30Hz LOW PASS 50 12dB 0dB 6dB X-OVER LPF F ULL PRT PWR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 INPUT WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-5001/XA-8001 8. BBaassss - sets the bass boost of the high-pa...

Page 11 - SSppeeaakkeerr CCoonnnneeccttiioonnss - Note that the

11 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 10. SSppeeaakkeerr CCoonnnneeccttiioonnss - Note that the two speakers & four speakers havebeen connected to the four terminalfollowing the (+) and (-) graphic.Your speaker terminal may bemarked (+) and (-) or there maybe red dot by one terminal...

Page 12 - SPEAKER; SPEAKER

12 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved For bridging into a single speaker load, the XA-3002/6002 have the ability to bebridged, as shown in the diagram below: GND +12V REM FUSE FUSE BRIDGED (L+) (R+) (L-) (R-) SPEAKER 4 Ohm SPEAKER 4 Ohm 10 11 12 2-CHANNEL XA-3002/XA-6002 Note: Model XA-...

Page 13 - SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-6004

13 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved GND +12V REM FUSE FUSE REAR FRONT BRIDGED (L+) (R+) (L-) (R-) (L+) (R+) (L-) (R-) RIGHT SPEAKER RIGHT SPEAKER 4 Ohm LEFTSPEAKER4 Ohm LEFTSPEAKER4 Ohm 4 Ohm FRONT REAR 4-CHANNEL XA-6004 10 11 12 SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-6004 For bridging front and r...

Page 16 - HIGH LEVEL HARNESSES; 6000044 HHiigghh LLeevveell CCoonnnneeccttiioonnss; Wire Color

16 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved HIGH LEVEL HARNESSES NNOOTTEE!! Do not connect the high level input connections to power, signal, orchassis ground as damage to the head-unit outputs may result. Thehigh-level inputs are designed to work with either grounded or BTLspeaker level outp...

Page 17 - CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT

17 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT Your Xtreme Series power amplifier by Directed Audio needs to be adjusted carefully toachieve maximum performance. These are some guidelines to follow when fine-tuningthe amplifier. For full-range and simulta...

Page 18 - CEA SPECIFICATIONS

18 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved CEA SPECIFICATIONS XA-3002 Power Output: 55 Watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms and < 1% THD+NSignal to Noise Ratio: -70 dBA (reference 1 Watt into 4 ohms) Additional Power Output: 80 Watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms and < 1% THD+N XA-6004 Power Output: 60 Watts R...

Page 19 - SPECIFICATIONS; Xtreme models

19 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved SPECIFICATIONS Xtreme models XA-3002 XA-6002 XA-6004 XA-5001 XA-8001 Type 2-channel 2-channel 4-channel Mono block Mono block Maximum Power 300 watts 600watts 600 watts 500 watts 800 watts Damping Factor >150 >150 >75 >50 >50 Frequenc...

Directed Electronics XA-6002 - Manual

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