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Tools and material needed

Tools:  

                                             

   

 

Flat and Phillips screwdrivers

 

 

 

Wire cutter

  

 

Wire stripper

 

 

  

 

Electric drill with drills

     

Crimping tool

     

Digital multimeter or test lamp

     

Wire brush, scraper or a piece

       

of an abrasive sheet to remove

       

paint for a good ground connection

 

Grease to protect the ground 

 

connection from oxidation

Material:

 

Speaker wire: minimum

 

12 AWG = 4 mm

2

  for subwoofers

 

13 – 16 AWG = 1,5-2,5 mm

 for other  

 speakers

    

      

Sheet metal screws for mounting the

        

amplifier to the amplifier board and the

        

amplifier board to the car + some extra

        

for fuse holder, amplifier ground etc.

   

 

Electrical insulation tape

 

½ inch thick plywood or particle board  

 

for the amplifier to be mounted upon.

Amplifier installation kit:

If available,buy an amplifier installation kit. It con-

tains normally all you need. This is what you have 

to buy if you buy the items separately 

 

20- 25 feet = 6- 7.5 meter power cable,

 

minimum AWG 8 = 10 mm

or heavier

 

1 pc of fuseholder to install close to the

         

car b fuse 40 -50 Ampere.

 

20 feet of AWG 15 = 1,5 mm

2

 wire for

         

remote turn on / off cable from radio.

 

RCA-cable for input from radio.

 

- 20 feet or 5 meter for trunk installa 

 tions

 

-12 feet or 2 – 3 meter for under seat

 installations

 

Two ring crimp terminals (RT22) –one

 

for connection to the battery plus and  

 

one for the amplifier ground connec- 

 tion.

 

Four to eight splicers to connect 

spea 

 

ker cables to high level input cable, if  

 

high level input is used.

 

Wire ties

 

Insulating grommet or insulating tube

Power wiring

Use only 25 ampere ATC 
blade type fuses when repla-
cing a blown fuse. 

Fuses

Power terminal ( +12V)

Be sure to use a rubber grommet or a plastic insu-
lating tube where the cable passes the firewall or 
other places where it can be easily jammed.
Use wire ties to secure to existing cables in the 
engine compartment. 

Connect the fuse holder as close to the vehicle 
b as possible, using AWG 4 /5 = 21 / 16 
mm

 power cable. Use a ring crimp terminal to 

connect to battery.  The AWG4 cable can use an 
80 Amp fuse, if the cable is smaller, the fuse va-
lue must be lower (see table on previous page).

BATT+   REMOTE   GND

  

DLS FH1
fuse holder

Battery
+ pole

DLS

Ground Terminal ( GND )

Connect to a good chassis ground. The ground 
connection should be clean, unpainted metal to 
provide a good electrical connection. Use a wire 
brush, a scraper or a piece of an abrasive sheet 
to clean the metal. Use a lock washer or two to 
secure contact. Protect with silicon grease or by 
paint applied afterwards.

BATT+   REMOTE   GND

   

Power
(Blue)
Protect
(Red)

Power Light / Protect light

The power light (blue ) comes on when 
the amplifier is turned on.   

The protect light ( red ) comes on when 
the amplifier shuts down from over-hea-
ting, or a short circuit (speaker failure).
Turn off your audio system to reset the 
amplifier if the red protect light is turned 
on. If the red lamp doesn’t turn off, con-
tact your local dealer for advice.

A cable up to 
A W G   4   ( 2 1 
s q   m m )   f i t s 
the amplifier 
ground (GND) 

terminal 

Summary of Contents for XM10

Page 1: ...ch model 5 XM20 speaker wiring Front speakers 6 Subwoofer 6 XM40 speaker wiring Four speakers 7 Two speakers and bridged subwoofer 7 Two subwoofers 8 Testing 8 Troubleshooting 9 Professional tips 10 Specifications 11 Technical Assistance For technical assistance ask the shop where the product was sold or the distributor in your very coun try Information can also be found on our WEB site www xprogr...

Page 2: ... buy AWG 4 21 mm2 cable for best performance Both the positive wire and the ground wire must have the same size To avoid cable fire be sure not to oversize the main fuse value for the power wires THE DC FEED Maximum main fuse values for different cable sizes 6 mm2 9 AWG 25 A 10 mm2 7AWG 40 A 16 mm2 5AWG 60 A 21 mm2 4AWG 100 A 33 mm2 2AWG 150 A 42 mm2 1AWG 200 A The DLS series of amplifiers have a ...

Page 3: ... high level input cable if high level input is used Wire ties Insulating grommet or insulating tube Power wiring Use only 25 ampere ATC blade type fuses when repla cing a blown fuse Fuses Power terminal 12V Be sure to use a rubber grommet or a plastic insu lating tube where the cable passes the firewall or other places where it can be easily jammed Use wire ties to secure to existing cables in the...

Page 4: ...fer for the best sound quality 4 For RCA cable signal input Connect the radio power antenna lead remote turn on off from the car stereo to the amplifier remote connection This turns on the amplifier whenever the car stereo is turned on You can either use the built in remote cable in the RCA cable itself or use a separate cable Sometimes a small disturbance may enter the amplifier coming from the r...

Page 5: ...amplifier for use with a front speaker and a subwoofer or two speaker pairs in front and rear The amplifier has the following filters features Lowpass filter adjustable from 50 to 500 Hz the filter can be switched off Highpass filter adjustable from 50 to 500 Hz the filter can be switched off Bass EQ in three steps 0 6 dB or 12 dB Set the switch in position HPF to activate the filter Test which se...

Page 6: ... the spea kers It is mostly used to protect small speakers like 5 inch and smaller from deep bass Set the swich in position HPF to activate the filter Adjust with the HPF control after your own taste a normal setting is 50 70 Hz The filter can be set at FULL position if you want to run the amplifier in full range mode without limiting the frequency range Filter settings CH 1 2 for subwoofer use Th...

Page 7: ...ULL position if you want to run the amplifier in full range mode without limiting the frequency range Filter settings rear channels CH 3 4 For the rear channels 3 4 the filter should be ad justed in the same way as for channels 1 2 The low pass filter LPF is mostly used for subwoofers It will allow low frequencies only and blocks higher fre quencies A typical setting is 60 70 Hz Set the switch to ...

Page 8: ... 12 volt wires Also check the ground connection 2 Turn up the head units volume slightly All spea kers should operate if not check wiring connections at amplifier and speakers 8 3 Two subwoofers bridged to XM40 Filter settings front channels CH 1 2 Speaker wiring XM40 Filter settings rear channels CH 3 4 XM40 For power wiring see page 3 4 For high or low level input wiring see page 4 One 4 ohm sub...

Page 9: ...OW VOLUME 1 One or more speaker cables are shorted Make an insulation test with a multi meter The cables must not have a connection to earth THE AMPLIFIER TURNS OFF AFTER 10 30 MI NUTES The amplifier is overheating due to inadequate ventila tion Check mounting position is free from obstruction Do this 1 Move the amplifier to a place with better ventil ation 2 Install one or two fans to cool down t...

Page 10: ...ght battery Tap the wire on to the terminal of the battery and observe the movement of the cone The cone should move outwards when the wire touches the battery and inwards when the battery is removed If it is the other way around the speaker has been connected backwards and it must be removed and connected correctly If your system also has a subwoofer connected through a passive 6 or 12 dB crossov...

Page 11: ...gnal to noise ratio A weighted 90 dB 90 dB Damping factor 80 80 Frequency response 20 Hz 30 kHz 20 Hz 30 kHz Input impedance low level 22 kohm 22 kohm Input impedance high level 220 ohm 220 ohm High level input Yes Yes Input sensitivity 0 25 5V 0 25 5V Filter high pass variable 50 500 Hz 50 500 Hz Filter low pass variable 50 500 Hz 50 500 Hz can be switched in out Bass EQ 50 Hz 6 dB 12 dB 6dB 12 d...

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