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Summary of Contents for BASS600

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Page 2: ...d features 8 Rear panel controls and features 9 Input wiring 10 Power connections 10 Remote level control connection 11 Troubleshooting 12 Specifications Congratulations on your purchase of a BASS600 Amplified Subwoofer It has been designed engineered and manufactured to bring you the highest level of performance and quality and will afford you years of listening pleasure Thank you for making a yo...

Page 3: ... included You can control the subwoofer level with the remote level control module Features Your new BASS600 Powered Subwoofer features the following MOSFET PWM Pulse Width Modulated Power Supply Thermal overload and speaker short protection Soft turn on circuit Remote turn on turn off circuit Variable input gain control Variable low and high pass crossovers Variable bass boost 0 to 18dB Variable ...

Page 4: ...ifier will go into a self preservation mode and the PROTECT LED on the control panel will glow in RED color Protection Circuitry General precautions SHOCK HAZARD Do not open the case of this product There are dangerous voltages present within the unit There are no user serviceable parts within the unit Before installing and using your new amplified subwoofer please become familiar with all the inf...

Page 5: ...ects Before making or breaking power connections in your system disconnect the vehicle battery Confirm that your head unit or other equipment is turned off while connecting the input jacks and speaker terminals If you need to replace the power fuse replace it only with a fuse identical to that supplied with the product Using a fuse of a different type or rating may result in damage to your audio s...

Page 6: ... page 5 Mounting the subwoofer Before doing any wiring look through this manual and identify the diagrams to follow for power input and speaker connections for your particular installation Be sure you understand all the connections before you proceed 1 Connect the ground terminal to the closest point on the chassis of the vehicle Keep this ground wire to less than 39 100 cm in length Use 8 gauge o...

Page 7: ...he subwoofer Then set the volume control on the head unit to about 3 4 volume and adjust the subwoofer s input level controls to just below the level of distortion 11 Further fine tuning of the various controls may be necessary to obtain best results Do not mistake the input level control for a volume control It is designed ONLY to match the output level of your audio source to the input level of ...

Page 8: ...m the listener than the other speakers in the system 6 POWER STATUS LED This bi color LED glows green when power is on and no problems are present If one of the protection circuits comes on it will change to red 7 BASS BOOST The bass boost feature will increase the sound level in the bass frequencies 4 SUBSONIC FILTER Use this control to filter out low frequency noise and rumble 3 INPUT GAIN CONTR...

Page 9: ...pper fuse blows you may replace it with this fuse 5 LOW LEVEL RCA INPUTS Low level inputs are the recommended way to introduce the audio signal to the subwoofer if RCA outputs are present on your head unit or other signal source such as a sound processor 3 FUSE The fuse in the upper socket is the fuse which provides protection for the circuitry The lower fuse is a SPARE If a fault occurs and you n...

Page 10: ...signal processor High Level Input Wiring The high level input s should only be used when your receiver lacks RCA outputs If the RCA outputs are not present connect the speaker outputs from the receiver to the high level input connector of the amplifier Be sure to observe polarity to avoid audio phase problems NOTE Do not connect BOTH the high level and low level inputs from your receiver to your a...

Page 11: ...uge or heavier cable from this fuse to the amplifier location Then connect the fuse holder to the BATT connection on the subwoofer rear panel Install the remote control securely under the dash or in a similar location where using it will not distract the driver INPUTS LINE LEVEL L R HIGH LEVEL FUSES POWER GROUND REMOTE 12V AMPLIFIE D SUBWOOFER BASS to REMOTE TURN ON terminal of head unit Chassis g...

Page 12: ...heck the Crossover Control settings High hiss in the sound Disconnect all RCA inputs to the power sub s control panel If the hiss disappears then plug in the component driving the amplifier and unplug its inputs If the hiss disappears at this point go on until the faulty noisy component is found It is best to set the amplifier s input level control as low as possible The best subjective signal to ...

Page 13: ...aximum power RMS power THD Signal to noise ratio Frequency response Input sensitivity high level Input sensitivity low level Low pass filter Subsonic filter Bass Boost Fuse rating Dimensions 600W 200W 0 4 90dB 20Hz 150Hz 110mV 0 5V 50Hz 150Hz 20Hz 50Hz 0 to 12dB 15A 13 7 x 9 8 x 2 8 BASS600 MODEL 8 Amplified Subwoofer ...

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