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GeTTInG sTarTeD
•Turnofftheaudiosystem.Itisalso
advisabletodisconnectthenegative(–)
terminalofyourvehicle’sbatterywhenever
performinginstallationwork.
•Beforecutting,drillingorinsertinganyscrew,
checkclearancesonbothsidesoftheplanned
mountingsurface.Alsocheckforanypotential
obstacles,suchaswindowtracksandmotors,
wiringharnesses,etc.Checkbothsidesofthe
vehicle,manyvehiclesarenotsymmetrical!
•Alwayswearprotectiveeyewear.
CrossoVer neTworK InsTallaTIon
ThecrossovernetworkssuppliedwithyourC3
Systemshouldbeinstalledinadrylocationinside
yourvehicle.DONOTINSTALLTHEMINSIDEOF
ADOOR!Doorsoftengetwetontheinside,which
candamageyourcrossovernetworksandcould
potentiallydamageyourentiresoundsystem.The
crossoverscanbescrewedintoasolidsurfaceviatwo
holeslocatedundertheprotectivecoverofthecase.
Toaccesstheseholes,simplysqueezethesidesofthe
coverwhilegentlypullingthecoverawayfromthe
base.Makesurethatyourmountinglocationwillnot
causedamagetowiring,fuellines,brakelinesorany
othervitalcomponentofyourvehicle.Onceyouhave
screwedthecaseinandmadeyourconnections,snap
theprotectivecoverbackintoplace.
TweeTer ProTeCTIon
TheC3crossovernetworksareequippedwith
anadvancedelectronictweeterprotectioncircuit
designedtominimizethepossibilityoftweeter
failure.Thiselectronicdevicemonitorscurrentgoing
tothetweeterandwilldisconnectthetweeterfrom
thesignalwhenitsensesoverload.Shouldthisoccur
whilelisteningtotheaudiosystem,simplyreducethe
volumeforafewsecondsandtheprotectioncircuit
willresetitselfautomatically.
CrossoVer neTworK aDJusTmenT
Thecrossovernetworkshavebeendesignedto
allowtonaladjustmentstotheuppermidrange
responseandtweeterlevel.Theseadjustmentsmake
itpossibletofine-tuneyoursystemtosuityour
listeningpreferencesandtocompensateforvarious
speakermountingapplications.
aDJusTaBle mIDranGe PresenCe
YourC3crossovernetworksprovideaunique
midrangepresencecontrol,locatedunderthecover.
Themidrangepresenceisselectableviaasetofpins
andallowsforthreesettings.Thesesettingsaffectthe
amplitudeoftheuppermidrangeresponseoftheC3
componentwoofer.Werecommendthatyoubegin
yourlisteninginthe“REF”(Reference)andadjust
upordownasneededtocompensateformounting
location,orientationorpersonaltaste.
aDJusTaBle TweeTer leVel
C3crossovernetworksalsoprovidefourlevels
oftweeteradjustabilitydesignedtocompensatefor
differentmountinglocations,vehicleinteriorsand
personaltaste.Theselevelsareselectableviaasetof
pinslocatedundertheclearcoverofeachcrossover
case.Werecommendthatyoubeginlisteninginthe
“REF”(Reference)position.Tofindtheoptimum
tonalbalanceinyourinstallation,experimentwith
alternatetweeterlevelsettingsbymovingthepins.It
issafetoswitchjumperswhilethesystemisplaying.
wIrInG Your sPeaKer sYsTem
C3ConvertibleComponentsgiveyoutheoption
ofinstallingthespeakersasseparatecomponent
speakersystemsorascoaxialsystems(tweeters
mountedontothecenterofeachwoofer).
Po)andnegative(–)connectionstothe
crossoverfromtheamplifieroutputsaremadewith
theterminalslabeled“IN+”and“IN–”.ThePositive
andNegativeoutputstothewooferconnectionsare
labeled“W+”and“W–”ontheCrossoverandshould
beconnectedtocorresponding“WFR+”and
“WFR–”terminalsonthewoofer(asillustrated
below).Thetweeterconnectionsvarybysystem
configurationandmaybemadeinoneoftwoways.
Incomponentconfiguration,thetweeteroutputs,
labeled“T+”and“T–”ontheCrossovershouldbewired
directlytothecorrespondingleadonthetweeter(See
DiagramA).Incoaxialconfiguration,thetweeteris
connectedviaaninternaljumper(Seepage6formore
information)andtheCrossovertweeteroutputsshould
bewiredtothecorresponding“TWT+”and“TWT–”
terminalsonthewoofer(SeeDiagramB).
WARNING
!!
It is absolutely vital that your component system
is connected as shown in this manual. Failure to
connect the system as shown may result in damage to
your speakers which is NOT covered under warranty.
Do not substitute different crossover networks into
your C3 System. Do not use crossover networks
intended for different C3 models.
DIaGram B: Coaxial system wiring
DIaGram a: Component system wiring
