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f e a t u r e s a n d s p e c i f i c a t i o n s
Source voltage
Load impedance
Reference voltage
Input impedance
Control frequencies
Subwoofer frequency
crossover points
Filter roll off
Control range
Frequency response
Signal to noise ratio
Input sensitivity for 200mV output
Power requirement
Dimensions (WDH)
14.4 VDC
10K Ohm
400mV
10K Ohm
30Hz / 60Hz / 120Hz/
250Hz / 500Hz / 1KHz/
2KHz / 4KHz / 8KHz / 16KHz
80/120/160 Hz
12dB per octave 2
nd
order butter worth
10dB boost/cut
20Hz-20KHz
90dB (A -Wtd)
400mV
11-16 volts negative ground
178 x 145 x 25mm
1 fader control
2 subwoofer output control
3 subwoofer active elevtronic crossover
4 night illumination
5 frequency band control
6 DVD input jack (3.5mm)
7 equalizer control
8 rear panel input controls
rear panel output controls
Rotary mechanism to control the balance between the front and rear speakers. This fader will
override the fader in your car stereo.
Rotary mechanism to control the amount of subwoofer gain at the predetermined crossover
point. The subwoofer can be adjusted from minimum to maximum by turning the knob.
The three position switch on the rear of the unit adjusts the crossover point for your subwoofer
system. The BZE10A features separate dual RCA outputs for the subwoofer channel so that the
subwoofers can run on a separate amplifier or separate channels of a multi-channel amplifier.
The crossover switch is adjustable to either 80, 120 or 160 Hz. Depending on your subwoofer
frequency response adjust this switch to the proper setting.
The BZE10A features full night illumination in blue color. The illumination comes on when the
power is applied to the unit. The illumination is present around the fader and subwoofer knobs.
Each band control also features an LED in the center for illumination.
The BZE10A has 10 bands of frequency control attenuated by individual slides. The BZE10A
is a full octave equalizer. The bandwidth controls are 30Hz, 60Hz, 120Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1KHz,
2KHz, 4KHz, 8KHz, and 16KHz. The center detent position represents 0dB boost. By sliding the
fader up or down you can either increase (up) or decrease (down) the amount of boost by 10dB.
Your personal preference is the general rule to set the equalizer band controls. The BZE10A will
allow you to tailor the sound to your particular listening pleasure and will help compensate for
unwanted peaks and dips found in car music systems.
Connect your portable DVD player to the DVD input jack on the front panel by a stereo path
cord with a stereo mini plug at both ends. Turn on your DVD player and then turn on the
equalizer.
When depressing the DEF switch to the on position, the equalizer controls are defeated and are
not being deployed. Amplifier operation at this point is essentially flat. When releasing this
switch to the off position the equalizer controls are once again employed and the amplified
signal is set to the equalizer frequency band settings.
The BZE10A accepts the Low Level High Impedance RCA Inputs. If your radio has RCA jack
outputs use these to input the signal into the BZE10A RCA inputs. By doing this you will be
bypassing the fader control of your head unit and the fader operation will be controlled by the
BZE10A. This will also allow you to use the speaker outputs of your radio to power your front
speaker if you so choose, eliminating the need for a separate amplifier for your front speakers.
(This is really only recommended if your head unit is a high power model otherwise you will
lose the front staging effect because the rear speakers attached to your amplifier will outplay
your front speakers being driven by the head unit. You will also not have any eqaulizer effect
on the front speakers playing through the head unit.)
There are six RCA outputs jacks. The six RCA output jacks are divided into three segments. The
first segment controls the front output of the amplifier, the second segment controls the rear
output of the amplifier. The third segment controls the subwoofer amplification. You do not
have to use all six outputs for the BZE10A to operate you can choose any one pair of segment.
What the BZE10A does is to divide your input signal into six output channels. You can thus
configure your amplification system into 3 separate 2-channel amplifiers or one four-channel
amplifier for the front and rear segment and a separate subwoofer amplifier for the subwoofer
output. Or you can choose three separate two-channel amplifiers. This is the beauty of the
BZE10A. It affords you the choice of an almost innumerable amount of amplifier configurations.
