AudioControl EPIC-160, Руководство пользователя

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HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY KNOW
ABOUT SPL LEVELS?
Before you go out and design yourself a 140 dB plus SPL
monster, you might want to consider the following:
Nuclear Explosion 200 dB +
Airplane Engine take off at 100 feet 140 dB
Jack Hammer 130 dB
Normal conversation speech 60 dB
If you have dreams of rocking around your neighborhood,
blowing away Mr. Rogers and all your friends with decibel levels
of 160 or higher, you might think twice. In fact, in many areas
if your place of employment is louder than 85 dB, your boss is
obligated to provide you with ear protection. Therefore, should you
choose to expose yourself to SPL greater than 100 dB by cranking
up your system, you should utilize some sort of ear protection.
Now we don’t want to rain on your parade or discourage you
from “letting it loose”, but do be careful with your ears because
like your brain cells, once your hearing is gone, it don’t come back.
Of course always avoid inhaling, especially through your ears.
Since many of you get caught listening to your music, we have
equipped your EPIC-160 with a warning LED that comes on when
it measures sound pressure levels greater than 120 dB. Above 120
dB you must use hearing protection to avoid damage!
INSTALLING THE EPIC-160
Up to this point everything you have read has served to edu-
cate you on the operations of the EPIC-160. We are sure that you
are chomping at the bit to install the EPIC-160 so we recommend
you read the following sections very carefully.
A. Placement & Mounting Of The EPIC-160
Placement: By definition, the EPIC-160 in-dash proces-
sor was designed to be installed on or near the dashboard of most
cars. Regardless of where you “physically” install the EPIC-160, it
needs to be placed in the signal path as close to your source unit as
possible; definitely BEFORE any crossover circuit.