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Page 1: ...c a r a u d i o fanatics for punch 4 Channel Amplifiers Operation Installation t r a n s a n a...

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Page 3: ...ets to hats and sunglasses To get a free brochure on Rockford Fosgate products and Rockford accessories in the U S call602 967 3565orFAX602 967 8132 Forallothercountries call 001 602 967 3565 or FAX 0...

Page 4: ...formation Sections marked TROUBLESHOOTING include recommendations for curing installation problems Sections marked INSTALLATION include slam dunk wiring connections I N S T A L L A T I O N TROUBLE S H...

Page 5: ...channel amplifier with integrated features which is of fered at a competitive price We strongly recommend you have your Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer install your new Punch amplifier If you do ch...

Page 6: ...tage The signal is directly level shifted to the fixed high voltage rails via a pair of driver transistors Signal linearity is assured by an active node formed by the drive transistors at ultrasonic f...

Page 7: ...al to noise ratios to be obtained in amplifiers of desirable package size without resorting to amplifier on a chip shortcuts These advantages are shown in Figure 1 Surface Mount Thru Hole Solder Solde...

Page 8: ...remely fast protection system that always protects the amplifier and never degrades the sound MOSFET Devices Rockford Fosgate is one of the few manufacturers in the sound community to utilize MOSFET d...

Page 9: ...18 AWG These gold plated connectors are immune to corrosion that can cause signal deterioration 4 Power Terminals The power and ground connectors on the Punch amplifier are gold plated and will accomm...

Page 10: ...h the output of most source units They can be adjusted to match output levels from a variety of source units 10 Phase Switch This switch enables you to easily invert the rear channel phase without hav...

Page 11: ...r loss 6 Think before you drill Be careful not to cut or drill into gas tanks fuel lines brake or hydraulic lines vacuum lines or electrical wiring when working on any vehicle 7 Neverrunwiresunderneat...

Page 12: ...he rear deck of the trunk will not provide proper cooling and will severely affect the performance of the amplifier and is not recommended Passenger Compartment Mounting Mounting the amplifier in the...

Page 13: ...tion Configure the internal XCard crossovers prior to installation Refer to page 14 for more information 1 Plan the wire routing Take care when running signal level RCA cables to keep them close toget...

Page 14: ...nect to the battery positive terminal Do not install the fuse at this time 5 Prepare a length of cable to be used for the GND connection Strip 5 8 of insulation from the end of the cable as described...

Page 15: ...s and loose connections which could cause problems After the final inspection is complete install the power fuse and enjoy listening During the initial listening period you may need to fine tune any p...

Page 16: ...in series with the circuit will reduce power to the speaker by 6dB octave above or below the crossover point depending on whether it is a high pass or low pass filter More complex systems such as 12dB...

Page 17: ...mH 136 F 1 0mH 68 F 2 0mH 33 F 800 41mH 100 F 82mH 50 F 1 6mH 26 F 1000 31mH 78 F 62mH 39 F 1 2mH 20 F 1200 25mH 66 F 51mH 33 F 1 0mH 16 F 1800 16mH 44 F 33mH 22 F 68mH 10 F 4000 08mH 20 F 16mH 10 F 3...

Page 18: ...socket terminals inside the amplifier Firmly but carefully plug the card into the socket The crossover point can be altered by changing the 4 resistor values Use the following formula to select the a...

Page 19: ...with 0 022 F caps Our tests have shown that using 0 047 f capacitors for frequencies below 100Hz and 0 022 f capacitors for frequencies above 100Hz result in more linear crossover control Refer to the...

Page 20: ...er for the Rear channels Rear XCard 1 set to High Pass or Low Pass Rear XCard 2 set to Full Range L REM B GND LED L R Rear Front Front XCard XCard Rear 1 XCard Rear 2 XCard Pass Thru HP 8 0Hz 20kHz 12...

Page 21: ...as Low Pass The 400 4 is shipped with 80Hz XCards At least one of the XCards must be customized to enable proper bandpass operation Refer to Using the XCard on page 14 for more information REM B GND L...

Page 22: ...igure a 12dB octave filter for the Pass Thru Pass Thru XCard set to High Pass or Low Pass LP XCard Pass Thru Front Gain Rear Gain 0 180 4 2 20Hz 80Hz 12dB octave LP XCard Front XCard Rear1 XCard Rear2...

Page 23: ...r signal splitters NOTE Connect the Pass Thru output to an external component only Connecting the Pass Thru output back into the front rear inputs on the 400 4 may cause unstable operation USING THE S...

Page 24: ...Rear fading NOTE Connect the Pass Thru output to an external component only Connecting the Pass Thru output back into the front rear inputs on the 400 4 may cause unstable operation 4 Channel Input F...

Page 25: ...A L L A T I O N Power Connections Keep grounds as short as possible Connect to remote turn on lead of source unit Connect to B of battery with a 50 amp fuse Connect to chassis ground of vehicle Less t...

Page 26: ...e the subwoofer Gain for front and rear right channels set equally to balance the subwoofer Impedance for each bridged channel should be no less than 4 XCards for front and rear are set identically as...

Page 27: ...annels set equally to balance the subwoofer Impedance for front bridged channel should be no less than 4 Impedance for rear bridged channel should be no less than 4 Front XCard can be set to 12dB High...

Page 28: ...channels operate independently Gain for rear bridged channels set equally to balance the subwoofer Impedance for front stereo channels should be no less than 2 Impedance for rear bridged channel shou...

Page 29: ...should be no less than 2 Front XCard can be set for High Pass Low Pass or Full Range Rear XCard can be set for High Pass Low Pass Bandpass or Full Range Adjust the phase switch to 180 if XCard for fro...

Page 30: ...ndently Impedance for front and rear stereo channels should be no less than 2 Impedance for front bridged channels should be no less than 4 Front XCard is set for Full Range Rear XCard is set to High...

Page 31: ...y to balance the subwoofer Impedance for front and rear stereo channels should be no less than 2 Impedance for front and rear bridged channels should be no less than 4 Front XCard is set to Full Range...

Page 32: ...Way System 28 Front Rear 12dB octave LP 20Hz 80Hz RFA 414 12dB octave HP 80Hz 20kHz RFA 414 RFR 1812 AUD SEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 RDM RPT SCAN PAUSE D SCN DIM AMFM Ch RPT LD RDM DISC ST P SCN LOUD DSPL R CLOC...

Page 33: ...12dB octave HP 80Hz 275Hz RFA 414 12dB octave HP 275Hz 20kHz RFA 414 AUD SEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 RDM RPT SCAN PAUSE D SCN DIM AMFM Ch RPT LD RDM DISC ST P SCN LOUD DSPL R CLOCK ILLUM PWR AUTO VOL TUNE 24dB o...

Page 34: ...tave HP 275Hz 20kHz RFA 414 AUD SEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 RDM RPT SCAN PAUSE D SCN DIM AMFM Ch RPT LD RDM DISC ST P SCN LOUD DSPL R CLOCK ILLUM PWR AUTO VOL TUNE 2 4 d B o c t a v e L P 20Hz 80Hz RFA 812 12dB o...

Page 35: ...5 6 RDM RPT SCAN PAUSE D SCN DIM AMFM Ch RPT LD RDM DISC ST P SCN LOUD DSPL R CLOCK ILLUM PWR AUTO VOL TUNE 2 4 d B o c t a v e L P 20Hz 80Hz RFR 1812 12dB octave LP 12dB octave HP 80Hz 275Hz RFA 414...

Page 36: ...ipple caused by the alternator reducing the chance of noise in the system The Punch Caps are available in a variety of values and will maximize both the sound quality and performance that Rockford Fos...

Page 37: ...horized Rockford Fosgate Dealer XM50 50Hz XM200 200Hz XM70 70Hz XM275 275Hz XM80 80Hz XM400 400Hz XM100 100Hz XM4 5k 4 500Hz XM150 150Hz XM6 5k 6 500Hz XM00 Blank card for custom crossover ATTENTION W...

Page 38: ...te with known working sourceandcablesandrepair or replace as necessary Check XCard position and repair or replace as neces sary Disconnect existing speak ers and test with known working speakers and w...

Page 39: ...not placed properly in crossover slot Check signal input switch and reconfigure for 2 chan nel input Check XCard position and repair or replace as neces sary Rear Channels are Non Fading using 4 inpu...

Page 40: ...Connect one component at a time to determine the culprit Repair or replace compo nents as necessary Disconnectexistingspeak ers and connect a test speaker to the output ter minals of the amplifier If...

Page 41: ...heir amplifiers output power in excess of 10 distortion They use many names for this measurement such as Total Maximum Power or Maximum Output Power This is not indicative of the actual usable output...

Page 42: ...n the same output voltage regardless of load characteristics and will not alter the signal it is reproducing A perfect amplifier when measured by the AudioGraph PowerCube would present data that forms...

Page 43: ...Total Harmonic Distortion THD Dynamic Power Rating IHF 202 Standard Measured at 14 4V 2 Channel bridged into a 4 load 260 Watts per channel into a 2 load 130 Watts per channel into a 4 load 60 Watts S...

Page 44: ...g the customer name dealer name product purchased and date of purchase Products found to be defective during the warranty period will be repaired or replaced with a product deemed to be equivalent at...

Page 45: ...I N T E R N A T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N 41...

Page 46: ...GND Prepare un trozo de cable para usarlo como toma de masa Prepare un punto de masa en el chasis rascando y eliminando la pintura de la superficiedemetalylimpielodetodasuciedadasegureelcablealchasis...

Page 47: ...r Ganancia para los canales izquierdos frontal y posterior ajustado para igualar el balance sobre el subwoofer La Imped ncia de cada canal puenteado no deber a ser menor de 4 Ohmios Las tarjetas XCard...

Page 48: ...riores se puede operar independientemente La Imped ncia para los canales frontal y posterior no deberia ser menor a 2 Ohmios La Imped ncia de cada canal posteriores se puede operar independientemente...

Page 49: ...une longueur de c ble pour la connexion la masse Pr parez le ch ssis en grattant la peinture de la surface m tallique et nettoyez la salet et l huile Attachez le c ble au ch ssis avec une vis Termina...

Page 50: ...fer Les gains des canaux droit avant et arri re sont r gl s de la mIeme mani re pour quilibrer le subwoofer L imp dance pour chaque canal bridg est de minimum 4 Les cartes de filtrage avant et arri re...

Page 51: ...ains des canaux arri re sont r gl s ind pendement L imp dance pour les canaux stereo avant et arri re est de minimum 4 La carte de filtrage avant est mise en full range La carte de filtrage arri re es...

Page 52: ...der Batterie abgesichert sein PreparierenSidieKabell ngenundmontierenSiedenSicherungshalterim Motorraum ALLE Verbindungen m ssen wasserdicht sein GND Anschluss Preparieren Sie Ihr Kabel f r die Negat...

Page 53: ...ngswahlschalter ist auf 2 channel eingestellt Phasen Schalter auf 0 einstellen Die Gain Kontrolle f r Front und Heck des linken Kanals sollte gleich eingestellt werden um den Subwoofer auszubalanciere...

Page 54: ...d Heck Stereokan le sollte mindestens 2 betragen Die Impedanz f r die vorderen gebr ckten Kan le sollte mindestens 4 betragen Das Aktivweichen Modul f r die vorderen Kan le sollte auf Full Range geste...

Page 55: ...tallare il fusibile nel vano motore Tutte le connessioni devono essere a prova d acqua Terminale GND cavo negativo Decidere la lunghezza del cavo e terminarlo Preparare la massa grattando la vernice d...

Page 56: ...RCA sono connessi agli ingressi anteriori Front Il selettore dei canali ingresso posizionato su 2 canali Il sellettore della fase posizionato su 0 I Gain per anteriore e posteriore sono posizionati in...

Page 57: ...il posteriore operano in modo indipendente L impedenza per i canale anteriori e posteriori minimo 2 ohm L impedenza per i canale a ponte deve essere minimo 4 ohm La XCard anteriore deve essere gamma i...

Page 58: ...NOTES...

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