Page 2 - ETTING
Sections marked TROUBLESHOOTING include recommendations for curing installation problems Sections marked INSTALLATION include “slam dunk” wiring connections G ETTING S TARTED Welcome to Rockford Fosgate! This manual is designed to provideinformation for the owner, salesperson and installer. For thos...
Page 3 - PRACTICE SAFE SOUNDTM
D ear Customer, Congratulations on your purchase of the world's finest brand of car audioamplifiers. At Rockford Fosgate we are fanatics about musical reproductionat its best, and we are pleased you chose our product. Through years ofengineering expertise, hand craftsmanship and critical testing pro...
Page 4 - Specifications
Specifications POWER 250 POWER 360 POWER 400 POWER 500 POWER 600.5 POWER 800 POWER 800 POWER 1000 2-channel 2-channel 4-channel 2-channel 5-channel 2-channel 4-channel 2-channel Dynamic Power Rating(IHF-202 Standard) - Measured at 14.4 Volts Front/Rear + Subwoofer Bridged into a 4 Ω Load 320 Watts x...
Page 6 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents Specifications.............................................................................................. i Introduction ................................................................................................1 Power Amplifier Accessory Pack ................................
Page 7 - Introduction; ana; is a low voltage cir-; 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...
Page 8 - Power Amplifier Feature Chart
– 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...
Page 9 - Design Features
– 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 –...
Page 14 - Installation Considerations
– 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' ...
Page 15 - Mounting Location; Trunk Mounting
– 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...
Page 16 - Avoid running power wires near the low level input cables, antenna,; Prepare the Power cable for attachment
– 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...
Page 17 - Determine the number of inputs needed to drive the amplifier and
– 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 ...
Page 18 - Using Passive Crossovers; stereo
– 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...
Page 19 - Table of Crossover Component Values; Speaker Impedance
– 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....
Page 20 - Installation; RCA Inputs; connect to both left and right channels; Gain; should be 4; Variable Crossover; Power Connections
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...
Page 23 - are connected to front inputs; for front and rear channels must be set identical; for each bridged channel should be no less than 4; Variable Crossovers; for front and rear channels must be set to identical
– 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...
Page 24 - for front and rear channels operate independently; for each front stereo channel should be no less than 2; for rear bridged/mono channel should be no less than 4; for front & rear are variable from 50Hz~210Hz and can be
– 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 ...
Page 25 - are connected to front & rear inputs; for all stereo channels should be no less than 2; for front & rear are variable from 50Hz~210Hz and
– 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+ ...
Page 29 - 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
– 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
Page 30 - potential woofer damage caused by overexcursion; feeds signal to secondary amplifier; Signal from Pass-Thru; remains stereo
– 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...
Page 31 - enables the sine wave to remain unchanged; Phase Warp
– 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...
Page 32 - System Diagrams
– 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...
Page 34 - ay System
– 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...
Page 36 - Installation Troubleshooting; level input from test stereo directly to amplifier input.
– 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...
Page 37 - chassis metal or engine block of vehicle.
– 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...
Page 38 - Dynamic Power Measurements
– 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...
Page 39 - • Example of a Punch Amplifier PowerCube
– 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...
Page 40 - Limited Warranty Information; Electronics
– 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...
Page 41 - SPAÑOL; International Information; Introduccion
– 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...
Page 42 - Funcionamiento Estereo/Mono
– 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...
Page 43 - Funcionamiento Estereo
– 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+ ...
Page 44 - RANÇAIS
– 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...
Page 45 - Opération stéréo/mono
– 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 ...
Page 46 - Opération stéréo
– 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+ ...
Page 47 - EUTSCH
– 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...
Page 48 - Stereo/Mono Operation
– 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...
Page 49 - Stereo Operation
– 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+ ...
Page 50 - TALIANO
– 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 ...
Page 53 - Notes
Page 56 - MADE IN THE USA
– 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 ...
