Vibe Space Bass 1 Amplifier Manual

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POWER CONNECTIONS

Remote turn on

Chassis ground

Fuse close to battery

Battery

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CONNECTIONS Length g of Run Current demand 0–20 amps p

0 – 4 Ft 14

4 – 7 Ft 12

20–35 amps p

12

10

8

8

6

6

6

4

35–50 amps p 50–65 amps p

10 8

8 8

8 6

6 4

4 4

4 4

4 4

4 2

65–85 amps p 85–105 amps p

6 6

6 6

4 4

4 2

2 2

2 2

2 2

0 0

105–125 amps p

4

4

4

2

0

0

0

0

125–150 amps p

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

AW WG Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7 – 10 Ft 12

10 – 13 Ft 10

13 – 16 Ft 10

AWG to Metric and Imperial Conversion Chart cross sectional area Inch mm 0.325 0.289 0.258 0.229 0.204 0.182 0.162 0.144 0.128 0.114 0.102

8.25 7.35 6.54 5.83 5.19 4.62 4.11 3.66 3.26 2.91 2.59

16 – 19 Ft 8

19 – 22 Ft 8

22 – 28 Ft F 8

mm2 53.5 42.4 33.6 26.7 21.1 16.8 13.3 10.5 8.36 6.63 5.26

GROUND CABLE ‡ $t least gauge cable should be used Ior the ground connection to the amSli¿er ‡ 7he amSli¿er ground should be connected directly to the chassis oI the Yehicle to bare metal ‡ 7he cable length should be NeSt to an absolute minimum ‡ ,t is not recommended that you connect the ground cable to the Yehicles seatbelts anchor Soint

REMOTE TURN ON CABLE ‡ $ minimum oI gauge cable should be used Ior this connection ‡ 7he cable should be run Zith e[actly the same care and attention as the SoZer cable and taNen bacN to the source headunit and Moined to the remote cable SroYided ‡ ,I the source headunit does not haYe a remote turn on cable then a Y suSSly should be used 7his Zill reTuire a sZitch to be ¿tted inline to enable the amSli¿er to be turned on and oII Remember that iI this sZitch is leIt on you Zill Àatten the car battery

RCA CABLES ‡ 'eSending on the model number oI your amSli¿er and the number oI sSeaNers you Zish to SoZer you Zill haYe to run either one or tZo RC$ cables Irom the source to the amSli¿er ‡ 3lease taNe e[tra care Zhen running these cables Irom the source to the amSli¿er (nsure that they are Slaced aZay Irom all items that can generate any interIerence Ziring harnesses etc ‡ ,t is recommended that the RC$ cables should be run on oSSosite sides oI the car to the SreYiously installed SoZer cables iI Sossible to aYoid the cable SicNing uS interIerence

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TERMINALS AND CONNECTIONS 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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1. Power / protect LED ,I the amSliÂżer is oSerating normally the green SoZer /(' Zill illuminate ,I the amSliÂżer is in Srotection mode the red Srotection /(' Zill illuminate 2. Remote control input socket 8sed to connect the suSSlied remote leYel control 3. Low level input For connection to any source head unit Zith a loZ leYel outSut 7his is your RC$ outSut Irom the source headunit

4. Bass boost select switch 7his control is used to set the amount oI bass boost aSSlied to the amSliÂżer at +] 7he oStions are d% d% and d% 5. Gain control 7his control is used to match the inSut signal oI the source to the amSliÂżer 6ee the setuS guide Ior more details 6. Crossover frequency control 7his control is used to set the /3F crossoYer IreTuency Ior the subZooIer amSliÂżer channel 7he IreTuency is adMustable betZeen +] and +] 6XEVRQLF ÂżOWHU 7his control is used to set the subsonic Âżlter Zhich is used to limit the Yery loZ IreTuency inIormation Sassed to the subZooIer 7he IreTuency is adMustable betZeen 2FF and +] 8. Speaker terminals 8sed to connect the sSeaNer Zires to the amSliÂżer 6ee the Ziring conÂżgurations section Ior more details 9. Power terminals 8sed to connect 'C SoZer to the amSliÂżer 6ee the SoZer connection section Ior more details

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SINGLE SUBWOOFER WIRING CONFIGURATION

ȍ PLQLPXP impedance

DUAL SUBWOOFER WIRING CONFIGURATION

ȍ PLQLPXP LPSHGDQFH WRWDO

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SETUP GUIDE 7R FRUUHFWO\ VHW WKH JDLQ FRQWURO RI WKH DPSOL¿HU WR PDWFK WKDW RI WKH VRXUFH KHDGXQLW XVH WKH following setup routine: ‡ 7urn the gain control to minimum on the amSli¿er ‡ (nsure the bass boost is set to d% ‡ 6et all crossoYers on the headunt iI aSSlicable to Àat and both bass and treble to ]ero ‡ 7urn uS the source headunit to aSSro[ Yolume ‡ 9ery sloZly turn uS the gain on the amSli¿er until distortion can be heard in any oI the sSeaNers or until the Yolume reaches an uncomIortable listening leYel Zhen this is reached turn the gain control doZn slightly 7he gain control is noZ set The setting of the crossover will depend on what kind of speaker you are installing. For a subZooIer it is recommended that the crossoYer is set to loZ Sass and the IreTuency is set to match that oI the sSeaNers sSeci¿cations or your SreIerred IreTuency - this is usually around - +] Note: By using the crossovers correctly you will not only lengthen the life of your subwoofers but you will also get better performance from them. 7o oStimise your setuS seeN the adYise oI a SroIessional installation engineer or Yisit your local 9,%( audio dealer

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SPECIFICATIONS SPACE BASS 1 T Type

ampli¿er

Con¿guration

mono bass amp

+eight

2.1” (54mm)

:idth

14.1” (359mm)

'epth

6.5” (165mm)

R06 # 4 6tereo

N/A

R06 # 2 6tereo

N/A

R06 # 4 Mono

1 [ 45 Zatts

RM6 # 2 Mono

1 [ 5 Zatts

RM6 # 1 Mono

1 [ 12 Zatts

Ma[imum 3oZer

24 Zatts

FreTuency Response

10Hz - 500Hz

CrossoYer Type T

L3 / SUBSONIC

CrossoYer Range

0Hz - 220Hz

Model code

S3AC(B1-92

UK TECHNICAL ENQUIRIES Call 09067031420

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