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I I I

lnDash

Bass

Processor/SPL

Meter

Owner's

Enioyment

Manual

ongratulations on your purchase

the world's finest in-dash

bass restoration processor with an SPL (sound pressure level)

display. Whether this is your first product from the rainforest

dwellers

AudioControl or you are already a firm believer, you

will definitely enjoy The Epicenter InDash. Remember, it comes

from AudioControl, the experts at bass enhancement and building

SPL displays and measurement tools.

Now before you start salivating too much just thinking about

what The Epicenter InDash can add to your system, take a few

minutes to sit back, have a latte, decaffeinated

necessary, and

read through this manual. It contains lots

useful facts and infor-

mation (and besides, we spent a lot

oftime

writing it)!!

Features

The

Epicenter

lnDash

Here are some

the cool features that are enclosed in this

magical box:

• AudioControl unique bass restoration circuit

• SPL display up to 160

• Battery Voltage indicator

• Speaker level inputs

• Para-BASS Controls

your

product

www.audiocontrolregistration.com

• Balanced differential inputs

AudiOCOI~tPol®

22410 70th Avenue West • Seattle,

98043 USA

Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 • www.audiocontrol.com

Summary of content (11 pages)

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I I I :c 1lnDash Bass Processor/SPL Meter Owner's Enioyment Manual ongratulations on your purchase of the world's finest in-dash bass restoration processor with an SPL (sound pressure level) display. Whether this is your first product from the rainforest dwellers of AudioControl or you are already a firm believer, you will definitely enjoy The Epicenter InDash. Remember, it comes from AudioControl, the experts at bass enhancement and building SPL displays and measurement tools.
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FEATURES AND HIGHLIGHTS AudioControl Bass Restoration: The Epicenter lnDash contains the most popular bass maximization circuitry in the world made famous by The Epicenter. This circuit accurately recreates and injects low frequency information back into the signal path. What that means in everyday terms is that The Epicenter lnDash will give more bass impact to your best compact discs, MP3 tracks or even your old tapes (if you happen to have any lying around).
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Not only do they have all the right knowledge and tools, but also in the event The Epicenter InDash should fail, we will back it with a limited five years parts and labor warranty. Should you choose to install it yourselfwe will still give you one-year parts and labor warranty. To validate your warranty, you need to visit http://audiocontrolregistration.com to register The Epicenter lnDash. \• ~~ We also recommend that you save your invoice or sales _. (i~ slip as proof of installation and ownership.
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Quick Install Information The Epicenter InDash needs to be installed in the signal path between a source unit and an external amplifier(s). Although it can be installed after an equalizer, it must be installed BEFORE A CROSSOVER. Once this is done, you need to hook up + 12 volt power, -12 volt ground, remote tum-on, and connect the illumination wire. If you need to know more, then read on. Heck, if you don't think you need to know more, you should still read on, because you can never know too much.
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A GUIDED TOUR OF The Epicenter lnDash The Front Panel 0 Bass Restoration Control a.k.a. "The Knob": This knob controls how much of the restored bass is added to your audio signal. Being that it is a knob, this means you can SLOWLY increase or decrease the amount of processed bass. (Read as: LISTEN FIRST, CRANK SECOND!) 8 Restoration: By pushing in this switch you engage the bass restoration circuit. 8 Para-BASS Controls: These two knobs control the Para-BASS equalization functions of The Epicenter InDash.
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Figure 4: Top view ofEpicenter InDash 0 / 8 /\ / e 0 page6
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The Top View 0 Power Connections: This nifty connector is a godsend to anyone who has tried to wire up their gear with their head crammed under the dash. You can wire up the power, ground, remote tum-on, and illumination from the convenience of the driver's seat and then casually plug it in the back of your Epicenter InDash. 8 Outputs: These RCA connectors should be connected to the next component after The Epicenter InDash, such as a crossover, equalizer, or amplifier.
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The Story Behind The Epicenter Bass Restoration Technology Now that you have purchased The Epicenter InDash you may ask yourself, "Why would I need to restore bass?" The truth is that during the recording process, low frequency information can be "mixed" down or filtered out during the recording process. It's not that recording engineers are out to get you; in fact they are looking out for your best interest and are concerned that many speakers systems can not handle "truly" low bass information.
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And now a word from the legal department... THE WARRANTY Figure I 0: The Epicenter lnDash with EQS and 4-channe/ source unit Adjusting the Para-BASS Controls The bass response in a system is affected by four factors ( 1) the acoustics of the vehicle, (2) the location of the speakers, and (3) the music on the tape, CD, or source unit, and (4) amplifiers, speakers and speaker enclosures.
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AudiOCOI~tPOI® making good sound better® 22410 70th Avenue West Seattle, WA 98043 Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com © 2012, AudioControl, Inc. All rights reserved. · AudioControl, Making Good Sound Better, Performance Match, The Epicenter, EQL, EQX, and Epicenter InDash are all trademarks of AudioControl, Inc. This literature was conceived, designed, and written on a bleak, windy, and dreary raindrenched day at our home in the Pacific Northwest Rainforest.
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT THIS UNIT Time was, American-made meant the highest-tech, finest-engineered, ever-wearing, never burst, break or burn-out you could buy. We all know' what corner of the wofrld holds that title now. Well, we•re trying to win it back. By making every . AudioControl product th~ best we know how. Good enough to sign our names to. If this product ever goes wr~ng, we want to hear about it.