10 | JL Audio - XD1000/5v2 Owner ’ s Manual
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ENGLISH
SUBWOOFER OUTPUTS
Th e X D 100 0/5v2’ s si ng le subwoo fer cha n nel
is de sig ned to d eli ver power i nto subwoofe r load s
equ a l to or gre ater t ha n 2 oh ms. It i s rate d for
600W i n to 2 o hms, 500 W int o 3 ohms an d 400 W
into 4 ohm s (Conti nuous Pow er, R MS Met ho d) .
Subwoofer lo ads b elow 2 ohm s nomi na l are not
rec ommend ed a nd may cau se t he ampl if ier
to in iti ate a protec tion mo de wh ich re duces
power out put.
Th e X D 100 0/5v2’ s subwo ofer out puts a re
des ign ed to ac cept 16 A W G - 8 A WG wi re. T o
con nec t th e subwoofer w i res to t he a mpl if ier,
f ir st bac k out t he set s crew s on t he top of t he
ter mi na l blo ck, u si ng t he suppl ied 2. 5 m m hex
w rench . Str ip 1/2 inc h ( 12 m m ) of i nsu lat ion
f rom th e end of eac h wi re a nd in ser t t he ba re
w ire i nto t he ter mi na l bloc k, se ati ng it f i rm ly
so t hat no b are w i re is ex po sed . W hi le hold in g
t he w ire i n plac e, t ig hten t he set s cre w fi r mly,
ta k i ng ca re not to s tr ip t he head o f the s crew.
Y ou w i ll not ice t hat the re a re t wo “+” p osit ive
con nec tion s a nd t wo “– ” negat ive conne ct ions .
Th is i s to fac i lit ate mult iple subwoofer w ir i ng.
The t wo po sitive a nd t wo negat ive con nect ions
ar e conne cte d in p ar al lel i nsid e the a mpli f ier
The y ar e not stere o outputs . Con nec ti ng t wo
subwoofers, e ach to one s et of po sit ive a nd
negat ive te rm in al s, w i l l resu lt i n a pa ra l lel
subwoofer con nec tion . If on ly con nec ti ng one
pa ir of su bwoofer wi res, i t is not nec es sa r y to us e
bot h se ts of c onnec t ions .
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
Th e X D 100 0/5v2’ s sp ea ker out put s are
des ign ed to ac cept 16 A W G - 8 A WG wi re. T o
con nec t th e spe ak er w ire s to t he ampl i fi er , f ir st
bac k out th e set s crew s on th e top of t he ter mi na l
bloc k, u sin g th e suppl ied 2 .5 mm he x w rench .
St rip 1/2 i nch ( 12 m m) of ins ul ation f rom t he
end of ea ch w ire a nd i nse rt t he ba re w i re into t he
ter mi na l bloc k, se at ing it f i rm ly s o t hat no ba re
w ire i s ex pos ed. W h i le holdi ng t he w ire i n pla ce,
t ighte n th e set s crew f i rm ly, ta k ing c a re not to
st rip t he he ad of t he sc rew.
Ea ch pa ir of the X D1 0 0 0/5 v 2’ s ma in cha n nels a re
des ign ed to del iver p ower into s pea ke r load s equa l
to or gre ater t ha n 2 o hm s when usi ng a “ ste reo”
con f ig ur ation a nd sp ea ker l oads e qua l to or g reat er
t ha n 4 oh ms when us ing a “ br idged ” c onf ig u rat ion.
Th e subwoofer c ha nnel i s des igne d to del iver p ower
into s ubwoofer lo ads e qua l to or g reate r th an 2 o hms .
Spe ak er load s below 2 oh ms nom ina l
per c han nel (or 4 ohms br idge d) are not
rec ommend ed a nd may cau se t he ampl if ier
to in iti ate a protec tion mo de wh ich re duces
power out put.
BRIDGING C ONSIDER A TIONS
Bri dg ing i s t he prac t ice of combi ni ng t he
out put of two a mpl if ie r cha nne ls to d ri ve a sing le
load . W hen br idged , ea ch cha n nel produc es
sig na ls of e qua l ma gn itu de, but opp osite p ola rit y.
Th e combi ned out put of th e two c ha nnel s
prov ides t w ice t he out put volt age ava i lab le from
a si ng le cha n nel. T he X D1 0 0 0/5 v2 h as b een
des ign ed for brid g ing of it s ma in c ha nnel p ai rs
w ithou t the ne ed for i nput inver sion ad aptors .
T o brid ge a pa ir of m ai n cha n nels , us e th e
“Le ft + ” and “R i ght – ” spe ak er con nec tors on ly
(t h e “Le ft – ” a nd “ R ig ht + ” rema i n unu sed). Ea ch
brid ged ch an nel pa i r w il l del iver op ti mum p ower
into a 4 o hm loa d.
W hen a pa ir of t he X D 100 0/5v2’s mai n
cha n nels a re brid ged , the y wi l l del iver 20 0W x
1 into a 4 oh m load or 15 0W x 1 into a n 8 ohm
load . Op erat ing a p ai r of brid ged ch an nels i nto
a load lower t ha n 4 ohm s is not re comme nded .
A brid ged pa ir of c ha nnel s requ ire s th at bot h
cha n nels i n the p ai r rec eive input . Y ou must
con nec t the mono o r stereo s ourc e sig na l to
bot h th e lef t and r ig ht inputs of t he br idged
cha n nel pa ir. Con nec tion of on ly one i nput
w il l resu lt i n reduc ed power output , inc rea sed
di stor tion a nd ca n c ause t he a mpli fie r to
overheat . Do not do t hi s!
W hen a pa i r of t he X D 100 0/5v2’ s m ai n
cha n nels a re ope rat ing i n br idged m ode, t he
out put wi l l be i n mono ( on ly one c ha nnel). T his
mono ch an nel c an c onta in on ly r ig ht cha nnel
in for mat ion, onl y lef t cha n nel i nfor mat ion, or
t he su m of the s ign a ls f rom ri ght a nd lef t i nput
cha n nels . In orde r to ach ieve one of t he se opt ions ,
con f ig ure t he i nputs to t ha t pai r of ch an nels i n
one of t hes e two w ays:
1 ) Lef t C han nel On ly or R ig ht Ch an nel On ly
In format ion: I f you w ish to s end a lef t-on ly or
ri ght-on ly si gna l t o a pa ir of t he X D 100 0/5v2’ s
cha n nels you mu st use a “ Y -Adaptor ” to spl it
t he sing le c han nel si gna l i nto bot h lef t and
ri ght RCA i nputs of t he brid ged c han nel pa i r .
Th is op tion i s use d when d eploy in g a pai r of
t he X D 10 00/5v2’s mai n ch an nel s to d rive lef t
cha n nel spe a kers on ly a nd t he ot her pa i r of
t he X D 10 00/5v2’s mai n ch an nel s to d rive rig ht
cha n nel spe a kers on ly.
2) Lef t + R ig ht Cha n nel In format ion: W hen
brid ged a nd fed by a s tereo s ourc e sig na l, a
brid ged p ai r of t he X D1 0 0 0/5 v2’s cha nne ls w i ll
automat ic al ly c ombine t he le f t and r ig ht input
sig na ls i nto a su mme d mono (le f t + rig ht)
input s ign al .
ST A TUS LED / PROTEC TION CIRCUITRY
Th ere is a sin gle mu lti- color L ED on t he top
su rf ace of t he a mpli f ier to i nd icate t he a mpl if ie r’ s
oper ati ng stat us .
Remote
Level
Mode
All
|
Sub Ch.
Input Mode
2 Ch.
|
4 Ch.
|
6 Ch.
Rem.
|
Oset
|
Signal
Input Voltage
Low
|
High
CH. 3
(
L
)
CH. 4
(
R
)
CH. 1
(
L
)
CH. 1 & 2
CH. 3 & 4 SUB CH.
CH. 2
(
R
)
HP Filter Mode
Filter Freq. (Hz)
Input
Sens.
O
|
x1
|
x10
Filter Mode
HP Filter Freq. (Hz)
Input
Sens.
O
|
BP
|
HP
LP Filter Mode
LP Filter Freq. (Hz)
Input
Sens.
O
|
12dB
|
24dB
Mono Subwoofer Output
(
L
)
(
R
)
CH. 1
CH. 2
CH. 3
CH. 4
SUB
SUB
INPUT SECTION
+12 VDC Ground Remote
5 Channe l Amplif ier with 2-Way / 3-Way Crossover
1 ) F la shi ng Gre en: a mpli f ier i s power ing up, aud io
out put is muted .
2) Const ant G reen : ampl if ie r is on a nd f unc t ioni ng
norm a lly, audio out put is a ct ive.
3) Const ant Re d: I ndic ates t ha t the a mpl if ie r has
exc eed ed its s afe op erat i ng temp erat ure , put ti ng t he
a mpli f ier i nto a sel f-protec tion mo de, w hic h reduce s
t he pea k p ower output of t he a mpl if ier. W hen its
temp erat ure re tu r ns to a sa fe le vel, t he red l ig ht wi l l
ret ur n to g reen a nd t he a mpli f ier w i ll re tu r n to fu l l-
power operating mode .
4) Cons ta nt Amber (yel low): Ind icat es t hat a n over-
cu r rent cond ition h as oc cu rre d a nd is ac compa nie d
by a muti ng of t he a f fect ed ch an nel(s ). Bec aus e t he
muti ng be hav ior may be ve r y shor t in du rat ion, it
may ma n ifes t its elf a s a n audi ble, rep et iti ve tic k ing
nois e in t he out put. O ver-c ur rent cond it ions c an
be c ause d by a spe a ker i mped a nce lower t ha n t he
opt imu m load i mpe da nce r an ge for the a mpl if ie r or
a shor t-ci rcu it in t he s pea ke r wi r ing . The l att er ca n
resu lt f rom a shor t c irc uit b et ween t he po siti ve and
negat ive s pea ke r wi res or b et ween e ithe r spe ak er
w ire a nd t he veh icle ch as sis. T he “ Stat us L ED” will
rema i n amb er for a few s econd s, e ven if t he ove r-
cu r rent cond ition i s of a ver y shor t dur at ion. T hi s
f unc t iona lit y c an b e us ed to d iag nos e a shor t-ci rcu it
by on ly con nec ti ng one ch an nel at a t im e. T he
“St atu s LE D” w i ll t u rn a mber w hen you con nec t
t he cha n nel t hat is e xp erie nci ng t he problem a nd
tu r n the v olume up.
5) LE D off / A mpli f ier Shuts O ff Unex pe cte dly
Th e only c ondit ion t hat w i l l shut down
a n und am aged X D1 0 0 0/5 v2 comple tely i s if
bat ter y volt age or re mote tu r n-on volt age d rops
below 10 volts. T he “St atu s LE D” w i ll t u rn of f
when t h is oc cu rs . The a mpl if ier w i l l tu rn b ack on
when vo ltag e cli mbs b ack ab ove 1 1 volts . If t h is
is ha ppen ing i n you r sy stem , have you r cha rg ing
sy stem a nd powe r wi ri ng i nsp ec ted .