Rockford Fosgate 250.1 manual Battery And Charging, Trunk Mounting, Passenger Compartment Mounting

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MOUNTING LOCATION S

MOUNTING LOCATION S

The mounting location and position of your amplifier will have a great effect on its ability to dissipate the heat generated under normal operation. The design of our cast aluminum heatsink serves to easily dissipate the heat generated over a wide range of operating conditions. However, to maximize the performance of your amplifier, care should be taken to ensure adequate ventilation.

Trunk Mounting

Mounting the amplifier vertically on a surface with the fin grooves running up and down will provide the best cooling of the amplifier.

Mounting the amplifier on the floor of the trunk will work but provides less cooling capability than vertical mounting.

Mounting the amplifier upside down to the rear deck of the trunk will not provide proper cooling and will severely affect the performance of the amplifier and is strongly not recommended.

Passenger Compartment Mounting

Mounting the amplifier in the passenger compartment will work as long as you provide a sufficient amount of air for the amplifier to cool itself. If you are going to mount the amplifier under the seat of the vehicle, you must have at least 1" (2.54cm) of air gap around the amplifier's heatsink.

Mounting the amplifier with less than 1" (2.54cm) of air gap around the heatsink in the passenger compartment will not provide proper cooling and will severely affect the performance of the amplifier and is strongly not recommended.

Engine Compartment Mounting

Rockford Fosgate amplifiers should never be mounted in the engine compartment. Not only will this void your warranty but could create an embarrassing situation caused by the ridicule from your friends.

BATTERY AND CHARGING

Amplifiers will put an increased load on the vehicle's battery and charging system. We recommend checking your alternator and battery condition to ensure that the electrical system has enough capacity to handle the increased load of your stereo system. Stock electrical systems which are in good condition should be able to handle the extra load of any Rockford amplifier without problems, although battery and alternator life can be reduced slightly. To maximize the performance of your Rockford Fosgate amplifier, we suggest the use of a heavy duty battery and an energy storage capacitor.

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Contents power powerpower 250.1PRACTICE SAFE SOUND G E T T I N G S T A R T E D TA B L E O F CO N T E N T SINTRODUCTION TO 250 SERIES Punch PowerPunch Power DIABLO Dynamically Invariant A-BLinear Operation TECHNICAL DESIGN FEATURESTOPAZ Tracking Operation Pre-AmplifierZone trans nova circuitryDSM Discrete Surface Mount Technology Stereo Pass-ThruXCard Internal Crossover NOMAD NOn-MultiplyingAdvanced Decision Balanced Line InputsITS Increased Thermal Stability 250.2 DE S I G N FE AT U R E S PLIFIER 250.1 DE S I G N FE AT U R E S 1AMPLIFIER Tools Needed INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONSTrunk Mounting BATTERY AND CHARGINGPassenger Compartment Mounting Engine Compartment MountingW I R I N G T H E S Y S T E M USING PASSIVE CROSSOVERS 6 dB/Octave High-Pass TABLE OF CROSSOVER COMPONENT VALUES6 dB/Octave Low-Pass FreqCU S T O M I Z I N G T H E XCA R D US I N G T H E XCARDHigh-Pass Low-PassButterworth Alignment Q = XCA R D RESISTOR CHART1% resistors used with 0.047∝ F capacitors Butterworth Alignment Q =250.2 Power Connections Option #1 250.2 INSTALLATION250.2 Power Connections Option #2 Stereo/Mono Operation Stereo OperationLeft Phase Switch set to Right Phase Switch set toEZ-BridgedOperation Bridged OperationLeft Phase Switch set to Right Phase Switch set toPage XCard not required Pass-Thru uses output from XCard 250.2 uses output from XCardPage Configurea24dBperoctave and“AudiophileBypass”the Configurea12dBperfilterfor Pass-ThruConnecting the BLT USING THE 250.2 BALANCED LINE INPUTS8.0 VAC Level Setting the BLTPerformance Characteristics Disconnect Speakers from the250.1 Power Connections Option #1 250.1 INSTALLATION250.1 Power Connections Option #2 Phase Switch set to Mono Operationminimum orFullRange AmplifiersPowerImpedanceforeachstereochannelshouldbe2Ω minimum Stereo/Mono OperationImpedanceforbridgedchannelshouldbe4Ω minimum minimum Bridged Mono OperationImpedanceforbridgedchannelshouldbe4Ω Pass,-High -LoworPass RangeFullS W I T C H I N G N E T W O R K U S I N G T H E 250.1 SIGNAL“Audiophile Bypass” the XCard Configure a 12dB per octave filter for theLOUD TUNEConfigure a 24dB per octave filter for the 250 Watt System rated @ 4 ohms SY S T E M DI A G R A M STotal Power Delivery RMS Total Power Delivery RMS 500 Watt System rated @ 4 ohmsTotal Power Delivery RMS 750 Watt System rated @ 4 ohmsTweeters 450 WattsTotal Power Delivery RMS 1000 Watt System rated @ 4 ohmsTweeters WattsNOISE ROCKFORD FOSGATE ACCESSORIESBalanced Line Transmitter FG-BLT Punch Status Display connected to one Punch Status Display FG-PSDChannel A monitors left channel Channel B monitors right channelEnergy Storage Capacitors punchXCard Crossovers 1.0capTR O U B L E S H O O T I N G SymptomDiagnosis RemedyDiagnosis SymptomRemedy Speaker Output LowDiagnosis SymptomRemedy Low or distorted output fromAUTOSOUND 2000s QUICK CHECK FOR TROUBLESHOOTING CAR AUDIO SYSTEMSPreface Noise OverviewSummation Time for ProcessorsAbout the Dynamic Power Measurements DY N A M I C PO W E R ME A S U R E M E N T SWhat is an Amplifier? MusicSpecifications subject to change without notice 250.2 SP E C I F I C AT I O N S180Watts 310Watts 620Watts 125Watts 225Watts 450 WattsSpecifications subject to change without notice 250.1 SP E C I F I C AT I O N S420Watts 710Watts 1420 Watts 250Watts 500 Watts 1000 WattsLength of Warranty LIMITED WA R R A N T Y IN F O R M AT I O NWhat is Covered What is Not CoveredN F O R M A T I O N UBICACIÓN DE LOS AMPLIFICADORES INTRODUCCIÓNMaletero HabitáculoOperación mono/estéreo INTRODUCTION InstallationMONTAGE Montage dans le coffrePage EINBAUORT EINLEITUNGDEUTSCH Im FahrzeugkofferraumStereo/Mono Betrieb Linken Phasen Schalter auf 0 stellenINTRODUZIONE InstallazioneDOVE POSIZIONARLO ITALIANOFase sinistra dellinterruttore posizionata su Stereo/Mono OperationMADE IN THE USA
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