© 2003 TDM Audio, Inc.
Electronic Crossover Owner’s Manual
Page 3
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................4
C
ROSSOVER
F
UNDAMENTALS
.....................................................................................................................................4
C
ROSSOVER
T
ERMINOLOGY
.......................................................................................................................................6
H
OW
C
ROSSOVERS
W
ORK
..........................................................................................................................................7
MOUNTING THE UNIT IN A RACK....................................................................................................................10
U
SING THE
S
ECURITY
C
OVER
...................................................................................................................................10
HOOKING UP THE CROSSOVER........................................................................................................................11
W
HAT
Y
OU
’
LL
N
EED
...............................................................................................................................................11
M
AKING
A
DAPTER
C
ABLES
......................................................................................................................................11
T
HE
B
ASIC
H
OOK
-U
P
...............................................................................................................................................12
T
WO
-W
AY
O
PERATION
(24CX-2
OR
24CX-4).........................................................................................................12
T
HREE
-W
AY
O
PERATION
(24CX-2
OR
24CX-4)......................................................................................................12
T
HREE
-W
AY
O
PERATION
(24CX-3) .........................................................................................................................13
F
OUR
-W
AY OR
F
IVE
-W
AY
O
PERATION
(24CX-4)....................................................................................................13
OPERATING THE CROSSOVER..........................................................................................................................14
F
RONT
P
ANEL
C
ONTROLS
.........................................................................................................................................14
A
DJUSTING THE
C
ROSSOVER
F
REQUENCIES
.............................................................................................................15
C
HECKING THE
H
OOKUP
...........................................................................................................................................16
U
SING THE
CD H
ORN
B
OOST
...................................................................................................................................16
A
DJUSTING THE
O
UTPUT
L
EVELS
.............................................................................................................................17
A
DJUSTING THE
I
NPUT
L
EVELS
.................................................................................................................................17
TDM OPTION CARDS ............................................................................................................................................18
OPTIONAL OUTPUT LIMITERS .........................................................................................................................19
TROUBLESHOOTING AND SUPPORT...............................................................................................................20
N
O
S
IGNAL
O
UTPUT
.................................................................................................................................................20
D
ISTORTION
.............................................................................................................................................................20
E
XCESSIVE
N
OISE
.....................................................................................................................................................21
60 H
ERTZ
H
UM OR
B
UZZ
..........................................................................................................................................21
C
ONTACTING
TDM ..................................................................................................................................................22
SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................23