model s680
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations for choosing a Directed Studio neodymium component speaker system from Directed Electronics. Directed Electronics has been the industry leader in high-quality automotive security and audio equipment since 1990, and with the introduction of the Directed Studio line of high-quality loudspeakers for the automobile, Directed continues to set new standards of performance, reliability, and affordability in the mobile electronics industry.
LIMITED TWO-YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY Directed Electronics, Inc. (DEI) promises to the original purchaser, to replace this product should it prove to be defective in workmanship or material under normal use, for a period of two years from the date of purchase from the dealer as indicated by the date code marking of the product PROVIDED the product was installed by an authorized Directed dealer.
FEATURES Woofer Injection-molded graphite cone for stiffness and low mass. Fiberglass-reinforced injection-molded basket. High-grade neodymium motor structure for higher efficiency. Tweeter New hotter 25mm ferrofluid cooled silk dome tweeter with neodymium magnet. Swiveling flush and surface mount tweeter housings provided. Crossover Supplied inline 12 dB/octave passive crossover.
INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS The Directed s680 neodymium separates are designed for installation into factory speaker locations, custom mounting enclosures or any flat mounting surface inside the vehicle with sufficient rear clearance. The following precautions and instructions cover the basic and most common types of installation. Check behind panels for clearance of metal brackets, hoses, and wire harnesses before making any cuts.
cut it to the proper size. If the hole is oversize, it is recommended that a spacer be built to compensate. 4. Pre-drill the holes for the mounting screws using a 1/8" drill bit. 5. Route the supplied wires through the speaker location to the stereo cramp. 6. Install the screw speed clips if not installing into a metal panel. 7. Connect the speaker wire to the woofer taking care to observe proper speaker polarity. Connect the pigtail harness of the tweeter to the matching harness of the inline crossover.
TWEETER INSTALLATION Review the Installation Precautions section of this guide before proceeding. Flush Mounting into Removed Panels 1. Disassemble the underside of the woofer mounting flange by removing the four screws from the bottom side of the tweeter bridge. Twist the top of the tweeter to remove the grill and gain access to the tweeter. Pull the tweeter out with the wires attached. 2. Determine the tweeter mounting location, then route the wires from the crossover to the tweeter location. 3.
against the panel and mark the two holes at the rear of the housing. 3. Drill the smaller center hole using a 1/8" drill bit. This is the mounting screw hole. 4. Drill the larger off-center hole using a 3/8" drill bit, insert a grommet and route the speaker wire from the crossover through the grommet. 5. After removing the surface mount tweeter assembly trim ring, route the tweeter wires through the larger hole in the housing and connect to the speaker wires from the crossover. (See Figure 5.) 6.
FIGURE 3—FLUSH MOUNTING MOUNTED PANELS FLUSH MOUNT TRIM RING TWEETER HEX HEAD BOLT TWEETER WIRE DRW-68 FLUSH MOUNT HOUSING PANEL X-BRACKET WIRING HARNESS FIGURE 5—TWEETER REMOVAL FROM BRIDGE TWEETER CAP TWEETER DRW-398 FIGURE 5—TWEETER SURFACE MOUNTING © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc 9
FIGURE 6—CONNECTION/ADJUSTMENT SINGLE AMPLIFIER 10 © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc
SPECIFICATIONS Directed model Frequency response Power handling RMS Power handling peak Impedance Magnet weight Vas Fs Qts Efficiency (1W/1M) Mounting Depth Mounting hole diameter Common Driver Specifications: Magnet type Magnet diameter Voice coil former Voice coil diameter Voice coil layers Tweeter (19mm silk dome neodymium): Fs Efficiency (1W/1M) Crossover © 2003 Directed Electronics, Inc 680 40 Hz - 21 kHz 60 watts 120 watts 4 ohms 52.82 g 8.8L 68 Hz 0.
The company behind this system is Directed Electronics, Inc. Since its inception, Directed has had one purpose, to provide customers with the finest vehicle security, car stereo products, rear seat entertainment, and accessories available. The recipient of more than 20 patents in the field of advanced electronic Directed Electronics, Inc. Vista, California 92083 www.directed.com technology, Directed is ISO 9001 registered.
