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XTREME SERIES CLASS D AMPLIFIER

Owners Manual

Please read through this manual to familiarize yourself with your new amplifier. Should your PowerBass

Xtreme mobile amplifier ever require service, you will need to have the original dated receipt.

XTA 1000D
XTA 1500D
XTA 2250D

Summary of Contents for XTA 1000D

Page 1: ...rs Manual Please read through this manual to familiarize yourself with your new amplifier Should your PowerBass Xtreme mobile amplifier ever require service you will need to have the original dated re...

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Page 3: ...ese models are designed strictly for low frequencies and are intended only to power sub woofers It is important that you closely follow the wiring instructions contained in this Owners Manual so that...

Page 4: ...d proper speaker impedance We strongly recommend installation by an authorized PowerBass Xtreme dealer This Owners Manual only provides general installation and operation instructions If you have any...

Page 5: ...feet that may need to be attached to the am plifier prior to installation Once the feet are in place use the amplifier as a template and mark the four screw locations Set the amplifier aside before d...

Page 6: ...unprotected or are sub ject to pinching or damage from nearby objects The DC power wire must be fused a maximum of 12 from the battery positive terminal Before making or breaking power connections at...

Page 7: ...the amplifier to the particular source unit that you are using 4 SUB SONIC Control This filter allows the high pass of frequencies and is adjustable from 15Hz through 50Hz to provide and extra level o...

Page 8: ...plifier will be disabled Only the amplifier you select as MASTER will control these functions Dual Link Power Doubling Circuit increases the output power as follows XTA 1000D x 2 2 000 watts RMS 2 ohm...

Page 9: ...Xtreme amplifiers can be turned on by applying 12 volts to this terminal This can be found a the rear of the source unit usually the blue with white stripe wire If there is not a remote turn on lead...

Page 10: ...ugh any metal or sharp plastic to prevent accidental shorting or shearing Make sure the cables do not interfere with normal operation of the vehicle The audio signal cables RCA interconnects should be...

Page 11: ...at the vehicle battery and run the power cable through to the amplifier Avoid running the power cable over engine components and near heater cores The use of an inline fuse or circuit breaker is a mus...

Page 12: ...hen a power antenna wire can be used If neither of these leads is available at the source unit then a switched 12V supply must be used like the ACC 12V Run a minimum of 18 gauge wire from the amplifie...

Page 13: ...e picked up through RCA cables if run incorrectly Make sure that the cables for power and audio signal are not on the same side of the vehicle and that they do no cross each other this will help reduc...

Page 14: ...he amplifier chassis serves as the main GAIN control and the remote will not exceed the setting of the end panel Remote Gain Controller Connection This control fig 6 allows you to match the input leve...

Page 15: ...stment The crossover frequency adjustment fig 8 filters out frequencies that you don t want your speaker s to repro duce Using the LPF control adjust the Low Pass Frequency to limit the amount of mid...

Page 16: ...oice coils or woofers The speaker outputs on this Class D amplifier are internally paralleled and are NOT to be bridged The speaker s impedance is divided between both output connections Speaker Load...

Page 17: ...to the properly marked terminals Use a Philips cross screwdriver to loosen the speaker terminals on the amplifier Make certain that no bare wire ends touch each other Such contact could result in an e...

Page 18: ...AKERS Note Don t connect speaker impedance under 1 ohm Fig 14 Three Dual Voice Coil Subwoofers 2 2 or 4 4 OHM DVC SUBWOOFERS 2 2 Total Impedance 1 50 ohms 4 4 Total Impedance 2 67 ohms SPEAKER OUTPUT...

Page 19: ...NOT BRIDGE POWER FUSE GND REM BATT POWER STATUS 1 2 XTA1 500D 30A 30A 30A 30A NOTE It is important that a 1 ohm minimum total speaker impedance load is observed If a impedance load of less than the 1...

Page 20: ...jack on the SLAVE amplifier as shown below fig 16 The preamp controls on the MASTER amplifier will now control both amplifiers 6 RCA INTERCONNECT FOR MASTER SLAVE DUAL LINK MASTER SLAVE CAR RADIO SOUR...

Page 21: ...ls of the two ampli fiers If this is not done the system will not function properly and dam age to the amplifiers may result Total impedance of speakers must be over 2 ohms If the impedance drops un d...

Page 22: ...rs are connected properly If speakers do not play at all one or both speaker wires may be disconnected Protection Indicator All PowerBass Xtreme amplifiers incorporate self diagnostic Multi Protection...

Page 23: ..._____________________________________________ Date Purchased ______________________________________________________ Dealer _____________________________________________________________ Installed By __...

Page 24: ...air flow around the amplifier Voltage protection engaged Voltage to the amp is not within the 10 16 VDC operating range Have the battery charging system inspected Short circuit protection is engaged...

Page 25: ...Q at 45Hz 0 18 dB 0 18 dB 0 18 dB Input Gain Control 0 2V 6 5V 0 2V 6 5V 0 2V 6 5V Low Level Input Impedance 22K Ohms 22K Ohms 22K Ohms Damping Factor 300 into 4 Ohms 300 into 4 Ohms 300 into 4 Ohms F...

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Page 27: ...uid damage or exposure to excessive heat Attempted repairs or alterations of any nature Product that has not been installed according to this owners manual Any implied warranties including warranties...

Page 28: ...PowerBass Xtreme A division of PowerBass USA Inc 13936 Mountain Avenue Chino CA 91710 Tel 909 993 5399 Fax 909 993 5393 www powerbassusa com...