Rockford Fosgate 2300 - Manual

Page 2 - PRACTICE SAFE SOUNDTM

Dear Customer, Congratulations on your purchase of America’s finest brand of car audioamplifiers. At Rockford Fosgate we are committed to musical reproductionat its best, and we are pleased you chose our product. Through years ofengineering expertise, hand craftsmanship and critical testing procedur...

Page 4 - per channel

– 1 – S PECIFICA TIONS Series 1 2300 Series 1 2600x Series 1 4600x Dynamic Power Rating (IHF 202 Standard) - Measured at 14.4 Voltage 1 Bridged/M ono into a 4 Ω Load 90 Watts 180 Watts 180 Watts x 2 Per channel into a 2 Ω Load 45 Watts 90 Watts 90 Watts x 4 Per channel into a 4 Ω Load 30 Watts 60 Wa...

Page 6 - N T R O D U C T I O N; PERATING

– 3 – I N T R O D U C T I O N This manual provides information on the features, installation andoperation of the Series 1 2300, 2600x and 4600x Amplifiers. Wesuggest you save this manual for future reference. We strongly recommend you have your Authorized Rockford FosgateDealer and Service Center in...

Page 7 - The LED illuminates when the unit is in operation.; Input Gain Control; E S I G N

Gold-Plated Connectors – of high quality to provide lower resistanceand better reliability. Series 1 Housing – The extruded aluminum heatsink design of theSeries 1 was designed for high performance cooling. – 4 – 2. for 4600x model 1. 3. 4. 1. Low Level RCA Input Connectors The amplifier’s signal in...

Page 8 - The gold-plated terminal block connectors are:; GND; Supplies ground to the amplifier.; AP; Supplies power to the amplifier.

GND AP B+ + R – + L – – R + – L + B r i d g e d B r i d g e d – + – + – 5 – for 4600x model 5. Power/Speaker Connectors The gold-plated terminal block connectors are: GND Supplies ground to the amplifier. AP The amplifier is turned on by connecting the remote turn-on wire to the source unit's “Auto ...

Page 10 - O U N T I N G

– 7 – T OOLS & S UPPLIES N EEDED Wire Cutters Phillips Screwdrivers Wire Strippers Flat Blade Screwdrivers Wire Crimpers Battery Post Wrench Voltmeter Electric Hand Drill with assorted bits Power Wire - [10-12 AWG; approx. 17’ (518.72 cm)]Grounding Wire - [10-12 AWG.; max. length 1.5’ (45.72 cm)...

Page 11 - Power – The gold B+ terminal must be connected; directly to the; I R I N G; Ground – The GND terminal grounds the amplifier and is

– 8 – P ASSENGER M OUNTING Under the seat or floor mounting will work as long as there is aminimum of 1” (2.5 cm) of air gap above the amplifier heatsink. Vertical mounting of the amplifier is still the best. Caution! Be sure to avoid running the power wires near the lowlevel input cables, antenna, ...

Page 13 - Note: The factory default setting is Full Range.; ROSSOVER

– 10 – A CTIVE C ROSSOVER M ODE S ELECTIONS FOR THE 2600 X AND 4600 X The Series 1 2600x and the 4600x amplifiers feature a selectableelectronic crossover. One module controls two output channels thatcan be configured in a High-Pass, Low-Pass, or Full Range (factorydefault) position. (Note: The 4600...

Page 14 - ASIC; Series 1

– 11 – W I R I N G D I A G R A M S - 2300 / 2600 X 2300/2600 X B ASIC S YSTEM – + Series 1 2 3 0 0 2 6 0 0 x – + Source Unit 4 Ω (2 Ω min.) Right Full Range 4 Ω (2 Ω min.) Left Full Range *Xover Module (2600x only) Full Range Position GND AP B+ – L + – R + *See page 10 for proper crossover use. Left...

Page 16 - AY

– + – + • • • – + + – TX TX MX MX – + Series 1 2 6 0 0 x • Series 1 2 6 0 0 x – 13 – See page 10 forproper crossover use. 2600 X 3-W AY B I -A MPLIFIED S YSTEM Source Unit High Pass Left GND Right High Level Inputs Gain Left Right Power GND AP B+ – R + – L + Tweeter Tweeter 4 Ω Right Mid-Woofer 4 Ω ...

Page 20 - R O U B L E S H O O T I N G; If voltage is

–17 – T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G This troubleshooting guide is intended to assist you with certainproblems which may occur. If you still encounter problems, see yourAuthorized Rockford Dealer for assistance. ProblemAmplifier will not play — Remote Turn-on light is off. Solution1. Check the DC vol...

Page 23 - Appendix A; About the Dynamic Power Measurements; The; Music; To simulate a speaker the

D Y N A M I C P O W E R M E A S U R E M E N T S – 20 – Appendix A About the Dynamic Power Measurements The Audio Graph PowerCube is a test instrument used to measure the output of an amplifier. It makes measurements in accordance with IHF-202 standards. The IHF-202 standard is a Dynamic power measur...

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Page 28 - Rockford Fosgate

REV. C 1/94MAN-0191 Rockford Fosgate A Division of Rockford Corporation 546 South Rockford Drive Tempe, Arizona 85281 U.S.A. In U.S.A., (602) 967-3565 In Canada, call Korbon (905) 567-1929 In Europe, Fax (49) 421-487-877

Rockford Fosgate 2300 - Manual

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