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Remove all speaker cables from the Diva passive crossover. Carefully turn the Diva passive crossover 
upside down and remove the bottom cover by unscrewing ten machine screws with the alien wrench 
provided. Refer to Diagram #2 regarding the following procedures. Table 3 summarizes terminal and 
wire connections: 

 

TABLE 3: DIVA 

 

 

WOOFER(SPK) MIDRANGE(SPK) TWEETER(SPK) 

 

Binding 

Posts 

RED BLACK RED BLACK  RED  BLACK 

 
Standard Wiring 

BLUE, 

BLACK 

RED, 

GREEN, 

ORANGE,  GREEN 

(Passive X-over) 

YELLOW,   

L3, 

L3 

L4, 

L4 

 RED 

 

YELLOW 

 

PURPLE 

 
Active Crossover 

BLUE 

WHITE 

L5 

GREY 

ORANGE   GREEN, 

 

  

  

L4, 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

PURPLE

 

 

 WOOFER(AMP) 

MIDRANGE/TWEETER(AMP) 

 

Binding Posts 

RED 

BLACK 

RED 

BLACK 

 
Standard Wiring 

L1 

BLACK 

ORANGE 

(2) GREEN 

(Passive X-over) 
 
Active Crossover 

BLUE 

WHITE 

ORANGE 

GREEN, 

  

 

L5 

GREY 

 

Woofer Wiring: 

 
a. Remove and insulate RED and YELLOW wires from WOOFER RED SPEAKER BINDING POST 

and leave BLUE wire connected. Insulate wire with heatshrink tubing or electrical tape. Remove 
heatshrink from other end of unconnected BLUE wire. 

 
b. Remove and insulate solid copper L1 coil wire from WOOFER RED AMPLIFIER BINDING POST 

and connect loose end of BLUE wire to WOOFER RED AMPLIFIER BINDING POST. 

 
c. Remove and insulate BLACK wire from WOOFER BLACK AMPLIFIER AND SPEAKER BINDING 

POSTS. 

 
d. Connect WHITE wire included in the kit between WOOFER BLACK AMPLIFIER AND SPEAKER 

BINDING POSTS. 

Summary of Contents for DAX 3

Page 1: ...APOGEE ACOUSTICS INC DAX 3 Dedicated Active Crossover Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...ing with single ended or fully balanced input output signal interconnects Input impedance adjustment controls fine tune the matching characteristics between DAX 3 and most available pre amplifiers Sel...

Page 3: ...the printed circuit board can be toggled to the left for Speaker A or to the right for Speaker B Refer to Table 1 for the Apogee speaker designation depending on the two speaker choices received NOTE...

Page 4: ...d to permit operation of the Apogee speakers with the DAX active crossover The wiring changes are simple and readily performed WARNING BEFORE MAKING ANY WIRING CHANGES DISCONNECT ALL POWER TO THE AUDI...

Page 5: ......

Page 6: ...URPLE WOOFER AMP MIDRANGE TWEETER AMP Binding Posts RED BLACK RED BLACK Standard Wiring L1 BLACK ORANGE 2 GREEN Passive X over Active Crossover BLUE WHITE ORANGE GREEN L5 GREY Woofer Wiring a Remove a...

Page 7: ...vas with serial numbers before 10360 resolder short ORANGE wire originating from MIDRANGE TWEETER RED AMPLIFIER BINDING POST from LUG 6 of the BUSSBAR to LUG 1 and 2 Refer to Diagram 2 f Finally cut t...

Page 8: ...lug or wire c Place the nameplates back in their original positions and secure with screws CALIPER SIGNATURE The Caliper Signature is not set up to be easily modified by the customer Therefore we reco...

Page 9: ...amplifiers but not right on top or next to them However the most obvious consideration in choosing a location is user accessibility The DAX should be kept away from stray magnetic fields which can be...

Page 10: ...R in the middle of the DAX back panel Before plugging the power cord into an A C outlet make sure the correct voltage setting is selected on the back of the power supply This is indicated on the botto...

Page 11: ...R on the far right edge of the front panel WOOFER attenuation knob two clicks to the left counterclockwise and then turn the right Fine Tuning knob one click to the left counterclockwise Note that th...

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