Clarion APX4241 owner manual Operations, Setting the operating level, Improving bass sound

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4. OPERATIONS

Setting the operating level

The gain controls allow you to set the nominal operating level of the amplifier from 250mV to 2.5V for RCA inputs or 500mV to 5V for speaker level inputs. This wide adjustment range accommodates virtually any source unit brand.

Improving bass sound

The amplifiers feature a narrow-frequency band bass boost circuit (known as “high-Q”). The bass boost control acts much like an equalizer with switchable gain fixed at 50Hz.

Use this control to tune low-frequency audio response to compensate for a less than ideal subwoofer enclosure design. The added boost produces rich, full bass tones that are normally difficult to reproduce in the car audio environment.

Note:

If you don’t want to boost the bass frequencies, set this control to “OFF.”

Designing a more advanced system

Freq (Hz) controls

The crossover frequency is fully adjustable between 50Hz and 300Hz (30-300Hz

on the APX1301). Use the high-pass/low-pass filter controls, along with your speaker manufacturer’s recommended crossover frequencies, to quickly design a more advanced system.

Note:

If you set either of the X-Over mode switches “OFF,” varying the Freq (Hz) control has no effect.

X-Over mode switches

These switches are equipped with 12dB per octave electronic filters for precise frequency attenuation with minimal phase distortion. To activate each filter, slide the X-Over mode switch to either HP or LP (APX4241 and APX2121 only).

Connecting a source unit without RCA outputs

The speaker level inputs provide connections for a high-level stereo source. Use them if your source unit does not have RCA outputs.

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