Page 2 - Specifications are subject to change without notice.; PECIFICA
POWER 360 POWER 400 POWER 500 POWER 800 POWER 800 POWER 1000 2-channel 4-channel 2-channel 2-channel 4-channel 2-channel Dy namic Power Rating (IHF-202 Standard) - Measured at 14.4 Volts M ono into a 4 Ω Load 481 Watts x 1 232 Watts x 2 710 Watts x 1 960 Watts x 1 525 Watts x 2 1460 Watts x 1 Per ch...
Page 3 - – ii –
POWER 360 POWER 400 POWER 500 POWER 800 POWER 800 POWER 1000 2-channel 4-channel 2-channel 2-channel 4-channel 2-channel Dimensions (end caps installed) 2.62" (6.65cm) H 2.62" (6.65cm) H 2.62" (6.65cm) H 2 .62" (6.65cm) H 2.62" (6.65cm) H 2.62" (6.65cm) H 9.60" (24.38cm) ...
Page 4 - PRACTICE SAFE SOUNDTM; – iii –
Dear Customer, Congratulations on your purchase of the world's finest brand of car audio amplifiers.At Rockford Fosgate we are fanatics about musical reproduction at its best, and we arepleased you chose our product. Through years of engineering expertise, hand craftsman-ship and critical testing pr...
Page 5 - ADVANCED OPERATION; information on how to install this product, please turn to the; Installation; is subject to change without notice.; E T T I N G
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Specifications.............................................................................................. iIntroduction ................................................................................................ 1Power Amplifier Accessory Pack .....................
Page 7 - OWER
POWER AMPLIFIER MODEL Power Power Power Power Power Power 360 400 500 800 800 1000 # of CHANNELS 2 4 2 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 CIRCUITRY 1 TRANS• ana – circuit topology x x x x x – TRANS• nova – patented circuit topology 2 – – – – – x DI...
Page 12 - For safety
I N S TA L L AT I O N C O N S I D E R AT I O N S The following 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 ...
Page 13 - Trunk Mounting; Passenger Compartment Mounting; not; Engine Compartment Mounting; Rockford Fosgate amplifiers should; never; be mounted in the engine
M O U N T I N G L O C AT I O N 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 heatgenerated over a wide range of operating cond...
Page 14 - Avoid running power wires near the low level input cables,; Power; the set screw to secure the cable in place.; Do not install the fuse at this time.
B AT T E R Y A N D C H A R G I N G – 9 – Amplifiers will put an increased load on the vehicle's battery and chargingsystem. 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 ele...
Page 16 - fiers are not recommended for impedance loads below 2
– 11 – U SING P ASSIVE C ROSSOVERS A passive crossover is a circuit that uses capacitors and/or coils and is placedon speaker leads between the amplifier and speaker. The crossover delegatesa specific range of frequencies to the speaker for optimum driver performance.A crossover network can perform ...
Page 17 - Speaker Impedance
– 12 – T ABLE OF C ROSSOVER C OMPONENT V ALUES 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 26...
Page 18 - NSTALLATION; RCA Inputs; connect to both left and right channels; Gain; should be 4; Variable Crossover; Power Connections
I NSTALLATION P OWER 360 2- CHANNEL P OWER 500 2- CHANNEL P OWER 800 2- CHANNEL • RCA Inputs connect to both left and right channels • Gain for left and right channels are set equally to balance the subwoofer • Speaker Impedance should be 4 Ω minimum • Variable Crossover can be set to High-Pass (HP)...
Page 21 - 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
– 16 – I NSTALLAT I ON + - + - 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 Crossove...
Page 22 - 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
– 17 – I NSTALLAT I ON + - + - 4-2 Input 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 Rea...
Page 23 - 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 can
– 18 – I NSTALLAT I ON + - + - 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 LED LR+ LR-...
Page 26 - PERATION; Crossover 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
– 21 – I NSTALLAT I ON + - + - O PERATION Crossover Operation +3+2+1 0 –1–2–3–4–5–6–7–8–9 –10–11–12 Ap 50 80 210 500 1k 2k 55 65 110 145 Ap +3 +2 +1 0 –1 –2 –3 –4 –5 –6 –7 –8 –9 –10 –11 –12 50 80 210 500 1k 2k 55 65 110 145 Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGai...
Page 27 - potential woofer damage caused by overexcursion; feeds signal to secondary amplifier; Signal from Pass-Thru; remains stereo; Note; See Note; Remote Punch Bass
– 22 – • Carefully increase potentiometer to add Punch to your bass frequencies• Exercise caution when increasing Punch Bass. Maximum boost can cause potential woofer damage caused by overexcursion Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGain Remote Punch Bass HP-Ful...
Page 28 - Phase Warp; enables the sine wave to remain unchanged
The Phase Warp is a variable control used to adjust the phase of the outputsignal relative to the phase of the input signal. This "phase alignment"is most noticable when used with an array of woofers whose vertical orhorizontal planes are staggered (not eminating from the same point.)Adjusti...
Page 33 - R O U B L E S H O O T I N G; Symptom; Amplifier has no; Speakers are defective.
– 28 – T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G Amplifier does notturn on (Power LED is off) Symptom Diagnosis Remedy Voltage applied to the REMterminal of the amplifier isnot between 10.5 and15.5 volts or there is novoltage present. Voltage to the B+ terminalof the amplifier is not be-tween 10.5 and 15.5 volt...
Page 34 - Readjust input gains of amplifier.; Amplifier Noise
– 29 – S p e a k e r O u t p u tLow or Distorted Readjust input gains of amplifier. Check system with known work-ing source and repair or replaceoriginal source as needed. Check the alternator, battery,fuse, and power and groundwiring. Repair as necessary. Symptom Diagnosis Remedy Input gain signal ...
Page 35 - Engine Noise; • If noise persists, see your Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer.
– 30 – Noise is radiating into RCAsignal cable. Bad component in the sig-nal chain. N o i s e i s r a d i a t i n g i n t ospeaker cables. Multiple grounds in theaudio system. Ground loop between sourceunit and antenna. TOPAZ input circuitry (inRockford amps) or floatinginput circuitry (in non-Rock-...
Page 36 - About the Dynamic Power Measurements; unusable. Many manufacturers represent their amplifiers' output; Listening to Loudspeakers - Not Resistors
– 31 – 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 Measurements The Audio Graph PowerCube is a test instrument used to measure the output ofan amplifier in accordance with IHF-202 industry standards. The IHF-202standard is a dynamic power measurement and was developed as ...
Page 37 - The; What is an Amplifier?; Audio Graph – The PowerCubeTM; • Example of a Punch Amplifier PowerCube
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 is presented on the vertical axis and the Impedance is displayed on the Z axis. Output P...
Page 38 - years on electronics
L IMITED W A R R A N T Y I N F O R M A T I O N – 33 – Ship to: Speakers Rockford Acoustic Design(Receiving-speakers)609 Myrtle N.W.Grand Rapids, MI 49504RA#:_________________ Ship to: Electronics Rockford CorporationWarranty Repair Department2055 E. 5th StreetTempe, AZ 85281RA#:_________________ Roc...
Page 40 - Instalacion; BICACIÓN; ana/Trans•nova es un circuito de; NTRODUCCION
LEA DETENIDAMENTE LAS SIGUIENTES INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACION DELPRODUCTO. EVITARA POSIBLES DAÑOS A VD., AL VEHICULO O AL PRODUCTO. Montaje en el Malatero Monte el amplificador verticalmente con las lineas del radiador orientadas dearriba hacia abajo. De esta manera conseguira la mejor ventilacion. ...
Page 41 - Terminal REM; Funcionamiento Estereo/Mono
– 36 – Terminal REM Conecte el cable REM a un punto de +12V con mutable. La señal se suele coger dela salida auto antena del radio cassette si este no tiene salida remote. Speaker + L - Crossover Frequency Left Gain Input Pass-Thru L R L R RightGain Remote Punch Bass HP-Full-LP Crossover Speaker + R...
Page 42 - Funcionamiento Estereo
4-2 Entradas 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 Pun...
Page 43 - Montage dans le coffre; RANÇAIS
ATTENTION: Veuillez lire les instructions suivantes pour l'installation de cetamplificateur. Ne pas les suivre pourrait causer des blessures ou endommagerle véhicule. Les ingénieurs de Rockford Fosgate ont conçu l'amplificateur Power poursupporter l'environnement rude de l'automobile en délivrant un...
Page 45 - Opération stéréo
4-2 Entrées 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 Punc...
Page 46 - Einbau; ca. 45 cm nach dem Plus-Pol der Batterie abgesichert; INBAUORT
BITTE LESEN SIE DIESE GEBRAUCHSANLEITUNG ZUERST SORGFÄLTIG DURCH.DAS KANN SIE VOR DEM FALSCHEN EINSATZ, AUSFALLEN ODER SOGARBESCHÄDIGUNG DES PRODUKTES ODER IHRES FAHRZEUGES SCHÜTZEN. Im Fahrzeugkofferraum Der vertikale Einbau der Endstufen, das bedeutet, dab die Kühlrippen von obennach unten verlauf...
Page 47 - EUTSCH; Stereo/Mono Operation
GND Anschlu β Preparieren Sie Ihr Kabel für die Negativ Leitung (Erdung). Preparieren Siedie Anschlubstelle des Erdungskabels, indem Sie das Metall gründlichreinigen und vom Lack befreien. Befestigen Sie nun die Erdung an dieserStelle mit einer Schraube. REM Anschlu β Verbinden Sie das Ein-und Aussc...
Page 48 - Stereo Operation
4-2 Eingänge 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 LED LR+ LR- RR+ RR- B+ GND LF- LF+ RF+ ...
Page 49 - Trans•; NTRODUZIONE; Nel Bagagliaio; Installazione; OVE; TALIANO
ATTENZIONE: SI PREGA DI LEGGERE LE SEGUENTI ISTRUZIONI PER L'INSTALLAZIONEDI QUESTO PRODOTTO. IL NON SEGUIRLE POTREBBE RISULTARE SERIAMENTEDANNOSO PER LA PERSONA O PER IL VEICOLO. Gli ingenieri Rockford hanno progettato la serie di amplificatori Power perresistere all'ostico ambiente automobilistico...
Page 52 - Installation assistance available at:; MADE IN THE USA; manufactured in other countries; Rockford Fosgate; Rockford Corporation
Installation assistance available at: www.rockfordfosgate.com/rftech 10/99 E.W.R.MAN-2616-A MADE IN THE USA This product is designed, developed and assembled in the USA by a dedicated group of American workers. The majority of the components used in the construction of this product are produced by A...
