Stereo Operation

RCA

Input

	L		L	R		R
	L	(Mono)
		(Mono)
Speaker	Gain	Bass			Balanced	Gain	Speaker
+ L –	Phase	EQ	L	R	Input		– R +
+ L –	0 – 180°	EQ	L	R	Input		– R +
	0 – 180°	Balanced	Pass Thru	Pass Thru		EZ Bridged 180°- 0°
		Unbalanced	Pass Thru	Pass Thru		EZ Bridged 180°- 0°

–	–
2Ω Min.	2Ω Min.
+	+
	+

•RCA inputs are connected to both left and right channels

•Signal Input Switch selected to Unbalanced for RCA input

•Left Phase Switch set to 0°

•Right Phase Switch set to 0°

•Gain for left and right channels operate independently

•Impedance for each channel should be 2Ω minimum

•XCard can be High-Pass, Low-Pass or Full Range position

Stereo/Mono Operation

RCA

Input

	L			L	R		R
	L		(Mono)
			(Mono)
Speaker	Gain	Bass				Balanced	Gain	Speaker
+ L –	Phase	EQ		L	R	Input		– R +
	0 – 180°	Balanced		Pass Thru	Pass Thru		EZ Bridged 180°- 0°
		Unbalanced		Pass Thru	Pass Thru
		Unbalanced

S T A L L A T I O N

Speaker Terminal

–

2Ω min.

+ –

–

Speaker Terminal

4Ω min.

•RCA inputs are connected to both left and right channels

•Signal Input Switch selected to Unbalanced for RCA input

•Left Phase Switch set to 0°

•Right Phase Switch set to 180° for stereo/mono operation

•All speaker polarity on right channel is inverted to correct for signal phase

•Gain for left and right channels set equally to balance the subwoofer

•Impedance for each channel should be 2Ω minimum

•Impedance for bridged channel should be 4Ω minimum

•XCard is in Full Range position

•Passive crossovers are needed for proper stereo/mono operation

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500.2 specifications

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