Hybrid Audio Technologies Clarus-Series, Installation Manual

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Unpacking/Inventory
Carefully unpack the Clarus carton, and verify that the following parts are included in the box
(CAUTION: use care to remove the midbass speakers with two hands, and avoid pressing your
thumb or fingers against the cone of the midbass – never test the speaker’s excursion manually with
your fingers by pressing the cone):
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Two Clarus midbass speakers;
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Two Clarus C1 20mm tweeter speakers;
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Two midbass grilles with anodized aluminum Hybrid Audio Technologies nameplates and ABS
grille mounting flanges;
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Four small packages located underneath the midbass drivers, which contain:
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Connection wiring with tinned ends for direct connection to the crossovers and polarized
male/female insulated slide connectors for connection to the midbass speakers;
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Hardware needed to install the midbass speakers, including high-quality black oxide
Philips head screws and black oxide steel “speed clips”; and
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Four small slices of butyl adhesive putty to help secure the supplied grilles to the ABS
grille mounting flanges, if needed.
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Two small packages located underneath the tweeter drivers, which contain:
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Connection wiring with tinned ends for direct connection to the crossovers and polarized
male/female insulated slide connectors for connection to the tweeter speakers;
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Two angle-mount and two surface-mount fixtures to be used for various tweeter
mounting options; and
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Hardware needed to install the tweeter speakers, including high-quality black oxide
Philips head screws and black oxide steel “speed clips.”
Should you be missing parts, please contact your authorized Hybrid Audio Technologies dealer for
replacement parts, or contact us directly at
info@hybrid-audio.com .
How to Use This Manual
As mentioned in the Welcome and Introduction, this is not your typical car stereo speaker owner’s
manual. It is a mobile audio reference manual for not only your impending Clarus installation, but also
to act as a guide to get the most out of your audio system. Generally speaking, this manual is divided
into two parts. The first part focuses on a typical, basic installation of the Clarus product, and follows
in general what you’d expect from a mobile audio component system owner’s manual. The second
part delves into more advanced topics on optimized speaker placement, “lessons learned” (a topical
discussion of real-world applications), use of sound damping products and acoustic absorption
materials, and fine tuning. Most users will stop at the conclusion of the first section once the basic
installation is complete, and this is perfectly acceptable. But for those with an intrinsic desire to learn
more about how to make their mobile audio systems better, we invite you to continue reading through
the latter half of the manual as well. Our goal is to not only build the best-performing mobile audio
systems in the world, but to also educate consumers and professional installers alike on how to
achieve reference-grade audio system playback in the mobile audio environment.
Section I - Getting Started – Basic System Installation
Now that you have unpacked the Clarus box and have verified that all of the parts are included, it is
time to evaluate the vehicle for the impending installation. If you feel the least bit uncomfortable about