XA-3002 XA-6002 XA-6004 XA-5001 XA-8001
CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations for choosing an Xtreme Series power amplifier, by Directed Audio. This high performance product has been designed and engineered by Directed Electronics, the industry leader in high quality automotive security and audio equipment since 1990. With the Xtreme Series power amplifiers, Directed Audio continues to set new standards of performance, reliability, and affordability in the mobile electronics industry.
LIMITED TWO-YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY Directed Electronics (Directed) 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 by the dealer as indicated by the date code marking of the product PROVIDED the product was installed by an authorized Directed dealer.
FEATURES High-speed MOSFET power supplies Built-in 2-way variable crossovers Complimentary bipolar transistor outputs +6 or +12 dB switchable bass boost (+8dB on XA-6004) Either mono only (XA-8001, XA5001) or stereo/mono (XA6002). The XA-6004 can have rear bridged and front stereo or variations thereof.
6. The amplifier should be grounded with a short, heavy gauge wire connected directly to the car at a bare metal surface, preferably scraped body sheet metal. Do not use factory ground locations, seat bolts, or brackets that are spotwelded. 7. Always fuse your power connection within 8 to 10 inches of the battery terminal. Use a fuse or circuit breaker rated slightly more than the on-board fuse(s) of the amplifier(s).
FRONT PANEL CONNECTIONS/CONTROLS— XA-3002/XA-6002 NOTE: The numbers listed below are referenced on the Input Wiring Diagram. 1. PWR (LED blue) - when illuminated indicates that the amplifier is on. 2. HI Input (high level input) - Accepts 1v to 10v input from the headunit’s speaker output. The amplifier will automatically wake-up when the input is greater than 1V. 3. RCA Inputs - accepts RCA input from a source unit, preamplifier, or equalizer. 4.
INPUT WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-3002/XA-6002 2-CHANNEL XA-3002/XA-6002 1 2 3 4 INPUT PWR HI-INPUT 5 6 LEVEL X-OVER LOW PASS HI PASS 1.5 L 7 3 5V 90 8 9 BASS PRT 90 0.8 0.15V LPF HPF FULL 12dB 0dB 50Hz 500Hz 50Hz 500Hz 6dB R FRONT PANEL CONNECTIONS/CONTROLS—XA-6004 NOTE: The numbers listed below are referenced on the Input Wiring Diagram. 1. PWR (LED blue) - when illuminated indicates that the amplifier is on. 2.
Low-Pass Frequency Control (rear) adjusts the frequency (50Hz–500Hz) of the low-pass crossover. High-Pass Frequency Control (rear) adjusts the frequency (50Hz–500Hz) of the high-pass crossover. 6. RCA Inputs (rear) - accepts RCA input from a source unit, preamplifier, or equalizer. 7. PRT (LED red) - illuminates when the PRT (Protection) function is active.
INPUT WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-6004 4-CHANNEL XA-6004 FRONT REAR 1 2 PWR 3 INPUT LF 4 5 HI-INPUT FRONT REAR LEVEL LOW PASS HI PASS HI PASS LOW PASS LEVEL 90 90 1.4 6 90 90 5V 0.25V 50Hz 500Hz 50Hz FULL LPF HPF RF 500Hz 50Hz 8dB 0dB 8dB 0dB X-OVER BASS BASS 8 9 10 500Hz 50Hz INPUT LR PRT 1.4 4 0.5 4 7 500Hz 5V 0.5 0.
8. Bass - sets the bass boost of the high-pass crossover to 0, 6 or 12dB of boost. offset, a short was detected on the output, or the amplifier power cables have been improperly connected (reverse power). If the temperature, DC offset, or short condition has cleared after approximately 10-seconds the amplifier will automatically recover. 9. PRT (LED red) - illuminates when the PRT (Protection) function is active.
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS—XA-3002/XA-6002 NOTE: The numbers listed below are referenced on the Speaker Wiring Diagram. 10. Speaker Connections - Note that the two speakers & four speakers have been connected to the four terminal following the (+) and (-) graphic. Your speaker terminal may be marked (+) and (-) or there may be red dot by one terminal which means the same as (+).
SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-3002/XA-6002 2-CHANNEL XA-3002/XA-6002 SPEAKER 4 Ohm SPEAKER 4 Ohm Note: Model XA-3002 has one fuse.
SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-6004 4-CHANNEL XA-6004 FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER 4 Ohm LEFT SPEAKER 4 Ohm BRIDGED (R-) (R+) (L-) (L+) FUSE FUSE +12V REM GND FRONT REAR (R-) (R+) (L-) 10 RIGHT SPEAKER 4 Ohm (L+) 11 12 LEFT SPEAKER 4 Ohm REAR For bridging front and rear into single speaker loads, the XA-6004 has the ability to be bridged as shown in the diagram below: © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved 13
4-CHANNEL XA-6004 BRIDGED FRONT SPEAKER 4 Ohm BRIDGED (R-) (R+) (L-) (L+) FUSE FUSE +12V REM GND FRONT REAR (R-) (R+) (L-) (L+) SPEAKER 4 Ohm REAR 14 © 2006 Directed Electronics—all rights reserved
SPEAKER WIRING DIAGRAM—XA-5001/XA-8001 The XA-5001, and XA-8001 amplifiers offer two positive and two negative output terminals for ease of connecting the speakers to the amplifier. Since these are mono amplifiers, the speaker connectors are paralleled internally. Each amplifier is stable to 2 ohms. MONO XA-6004 SPEAKER 4 Ohm (-) (-) (+) (+) 10 FUSE FUSE 11 +12V REM GND 12 SPEAKER 4 Ohm NOTE! The XA-5001 and XA-8001 are not designed to work in a bridged or strapped configuration.
HIGH LEVEL HARNESSES NOTE! Do not connect the high level input connections to power, signal, or chassis ground as damage to the head-unit outputs may result. The high-level inputs are designed to work with either grounded or BTL speaker level outputs (found on most head units).
CROSSOVER SETTINGS AND GAIN ADJUSTMENT Your Xtreme Series power amplifier by Directed Audio needs to be adjusted carefully to achieve maximum performance. These are some guidelines to follow when fine-tuning the amplifier. For full-range and simultaneous stereo/mono bass applications, the crossover selection switch should be set to FLAT. If the amplifier is driving your subwoofers, set the switch to LPF, and for mid-bass/midrange output, set to HPF.
CEA SPECIFICATIONS XA-3002 Power Output: 55 Watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms and < 1% THD+N Signal to Noise Ratio: -70 dBA (reference 1 Watt into 4 ohms) Additional Power Output: 80 Watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms and < 1% THD+N XA-6002 Power Output: 100 Watts RMS x 2 at 4 ohms and < 1% THD+N Signal to Noise Ratio: -70 dBA (reference 1 Watt into 4 ohms) Additional Power Output: 150 Watts RMS x 2 at 2 ohms and < 1% THD+N XA-6004 Power Output: 60 Watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms and < 1% THD+N Signal to Noise Ratio: -75 dBA (reference
SPECIFICATIONS Xtreme models XA-3002 XA-6002 XA-6004 XA-5001 XA-8001 Type 2-channel 2-channel 4-channel Mono block Mono block Maximum Power 300 watts 600watts 600 watts 500 watts 800 watts Damping Factor >150 >150 >75 >50 >50 Frequency Response 20Hz-20kHz 20Hz-20kHz 20Hz-20kHz 20Hz-250Hz 20Hz-20kHz +0, -3dB +0,-3dB +0,-3dB +0,-3dB +/- 1dB Crossover (12dB Slope) LP 50-500Hz LP 50-500Hz LP 50-500Hz LP 30-250Hz LP 30-250Hz Bass Boost (@ 50Hz) Switch Switch Switch Switc
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