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Front High-Pass Crossover Frequency Adjustment

- Adjusts the crossover

to match your speaker system. The crossover frequency can be adjusted from

32Hz - 400Hz or from 640Hz - 8kHz with the crossover frequency multiplier

switch.

Rear High-Pass Crossover Frequency Adjustment

- Adjusts the crossover

to match speaker your system. The crossover frequency can be adjusted from

32Hz - 400Hz.

Subwoofer Crossover Frequency Adjustment

- Adjusts the crossover to

match your speaker system. The crossover frequency can be adjusted from

45Hz - 250Hz.

• Frequency Multiplier

Switch

- When engaged, this switch increases the

crossover frequency by a factor of 15. Example: If the frequency is set for

70Hz, moving the frequency multiplier switch to X15 changes the setting to

1.05kHz.

Output Level Controls

- Seperate Front, Rear and Subwoofer Output Level

Controls allow you to set the nominal operating level of the crossover. The

crossover’s output level ranges can accommodate virtually any brand of

amplifier.

Subwoofer

Boost Control

- The crossover also features a “high-Q” (i.e.

narrow frequency band) Bass Boost circuit. It acts much like an equalizer,

with adjustable gain (from 0 - +18dB) with a center frequency adjustable from

25Hz- 100Hz. Use this feature to tune low-frequency audio response to 

compensate for a less than ideal subwoofer enclosure design. The added

boost produces rich, full bass tones that are normally difficult to reproduce in 

the car audio environment.  Use the Freq dial to set the Boost Freq and the 

Sub Boost Level dial to set the amount of boost. Note: If Bass Boost is 

undesired, set the Sub Boost Level to 0dB.

Phase Switch

- When set to 180 degrees, this switch reverses the phase of

the subwoofer output signal. This is used for fine tuning the bass response

after the installation is complete.

Power Indicator

- The power indicator will light up when the crossover is on.

Front/Rear

Input Switch

- This switch allows use of a 2 channel input to

drive both the front and rear inputs. 

Sub Input Switch

- This switch allows the signal from the front and rear

channels to be directed to the sub input when a dedicated sub input is not

available.

Remote Sub Level Control

- When the remote sub level control is plugged

into the QA3X, the sub output level control on the QA3X will be defeated.

Instead the remote sub level control will set the sub output level. 

FEATURE DESCRIPTION

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Summary of Contents for QA3X

Page 1: ...3 WAY ELECTRONIC CROSSOVER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS OWNER S MANUAL QA3X tel 956 428 4263 fax 956 421 4513 www quantumaudio net ...

Page 2: ...ualizer Frequency Multiplier for High Pass Crossover Selectable 41Hz 60Hz Subwoofer Crossover 18dB Subwoofer Bass Boost Remote Subwoofer Level Control Gold Plated RCA Input Output Connectors Power on LED The Quantum QA3X has theability to accept one two or three sets of RCA cables as an input Both thefront andrearoutputs of the QA3X make use of a built in 18dB per octave electronic crossover that ...

Page 3: ...11 Sub Bass Boost Level 12 Ground Input Connector 13 Battery 12V Input Connector 14 Remote Turn On Input 15 Front RCA Output 16 Front Output Level 17 Rear RCA Output 18 Rear Output Level 19 Phase Switch 20 Sub RCA Output 21 Sub Output Level The top panel of the QA3X contains controls for the crossover and output levels as shown below The QA3X includes the following features 3 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ...

Page 4: ...t acts much like an equalizer with adjustable gain from 0 18dB with a center frequency adjustable from 25Hz 100Hz Use this feature to tune low frequency audio response to compensate for a less than ideal subwoofer enclosure design The added boost produces rich full bass tones that are normally difficult to reproduce in the car audio environment Use the Freq dial to set the Boost Freq and the Sub B...

Page 5: ...so the front panel controls will be accessible after installation In addition observe the following precautions 1 Mount the crossover on a rigid surface Do not install the crossover on plastic or other combustible materials 2 Prior to drilling make sure proposed mounting holes will not cut into the fuel tank fuel lines brake lines under chassis or electrical wiring 3 Avoid mounting to subwoofer en...

Page 6: ...onnections Connect the crossovers positive lead via a fuse directly to the positive terminal on the battery Use red insulated 18 gauge or larger wire for the crossover s positive power lead and the same gauge black insulated wire for the ground 5 To avoid noise problems run the crossover s positive power lead and the amplifier s positive power lead along one side of the vehicle to the battery Run ...

Page 7: ...S CAR BATTERY 12V IN LINE POWER FUSE M OUNTED WITHIN 12 FROM BATTERY RECOM M ENDED NOT PROVIDED 94 7 RADIO S REMOTE TURN ON OUTPUT REAR RCA OUTPUT FRONT RCA OUTPUT REAR RCA INPUT FRONT RCA INPUT 7 www quantumaudio net ...

Page 8: ...or front speakers rear speakers and subwoofer s APPLICATIONS CAR BATTERY 12V IN LINE POWER FUSE M OUNTED WITHIN 12 FROM BATTERY RECOM M ENDED NOT PROVIDED 94 7 RADIO S REMOTE TURN ON OUTPUT FRONT RCA IN REAR RCA IN SUB RCA IN Optional Input SUB AMP REAR AMP FRONT AMP SUB RCA OUT REAR RCA OUT FRONT RCA OUT 8 www quantumaudio net ...

Page 9: ... REAR RCA IN SUB RCA IN FRONT RCA IN REAR RCA IN FRONT RCA IN For 2 channel input configure switches as shown For 4 channel input with front and rear fade configure switches as shown For front and rear fade with dedicated subwoofer input configure switches as shown 9 www quantumaudio net ...

Page 10: ...xception will be when the front rear speaker is too small to play down to a very low frequency and the subwoofer sounds distorted trying to play up to meet the front rear speaker This may require a gap or difference between the high and low settings Although not ideal this is sometimes neccessary to make the system work as well as possible Setting the Front Output Level Before setting front level ...

Page 11: ...lifier gains are at their minimum settings 3 With the volume set at a medium level slowly increase the sub level control to the point where the subwoofer volume blends with the system 4 If maximum sub output level does not provide enough subwoofer volume slightly increase the subwoofer amplifier gain until desired level is reached 5 Fine tune the bass response using the Sub Boost Controls 6 Plug t...

Page 12: ...ted amplifiers for tweeters midranges and subwoofer s APPLICATIONS D CAR BATTERY 12V IN LINE POWER FUSE M OUNTED WITHIN 12 FROM BATTERY RECOM M ENDE NOT PROVIDED 94 7 RADIO S REMOTE TURN ON OUTPUT FRONT RCA IN SUB AMP MID AMP HIGH AMP SUB RCA OUT MID RCA OUT HIGH RCA OUT 12 www quantumaudio net ...

Page 13: ... require a gap or difference between the high and low settings Although not ideal this is sometimes necessary to make the system work as well as possible Setting the Front and Rear Output Levels Before setting front and rear level controls disconnect the subwoofer output and follow the directions below 1 Be sure the front and rear High Pass crossovers are set properly NOTE When the QA3X is used in...

Page 14: ...Slowly adjust the Sub Boost Frequency control up or down to realize the best bass response CAUTION This feature can make a subwoofer put out more energy at very low frequencies Be cautious with this control because with too much boost at low frequencies the power handling of the subwoofer will be decreased This is a subjective setting and will depend on your personal listening preferences If you h...

Page 15: ...des in the vehicle then the crossover is defective If the problem stays on the same side proceed on Swap the left and right High Pass RCAs at the amplifier input If the problem trades sides in the vehicle then the RCA cable is defective If the problem stays on the same side proceed on Swap the left and right speaker connections at the output of the High Pass amplifier If the problem trades sides i...

Page 16: ...Tel 956 428 4263 Fax 956 421 4513 www quantumaudio net ...

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