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Dear Customer, Congratulations on your purchase of the world's finest brand of car audio speakers. At Rockford Fosgate we are fanatics about musical reproduction at its best, and we are pleased you chose our product. Through years of engineering expertise, hand craftsman- ship and critical testing procedures, we have created a wide range of products that reproduce music with all the clarity and richness you deserve. For maximum performance we recommend you have your new Rockford Fosgate product
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................ 1 Package Contents ....................................................................................... 1 Design Features .......................................................................................... 2 Installation Considerations ........................................................................... 4 Mounting Location ...............................
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INTRODUCTION This manual provides information on the features and installation of the Fanatic X Systems. We suggest you save this manual for future reference. We strongly recommend you have your Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer install the Fanatic X System. If you do choose to install the system yourself, please be sure to read the entire manual before beginning. PACKAGE CONTENTS FNX1514 FNX1414 (2) FNX1401 Tweeters (2) FNX1401 Tweeters Includes 3/4" [20mm] silk dome tweeter, Includes 3/4" [20
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DESIGN FEATURES 4 5 6 2 7 3 1 10 9 12 8 11 Tweeter 1. 3/4" Silk Dome Tweeter – To ensure accurate high frequency reproduction, the tweeter dome must be both light and strong. The Fanatic X Component Systems use a silk dome that has extremely low mass and high strength for smooth high frequency reproduction. 2. Ferrofluid Cooling – This synthetic fluid is held in place in the magnetic gap. It bathes the voice coil allowing higher power handling and greater reliability. 3. Neodymium Magnet – What
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DESIGN FEATURES Midrange 4. Rubber Surround – The durable rubber surround withstands the extremes of the automotive environment. It also improves sound quality by reducing 2nd and 3rd order harmonics and provides wider frequency response. 5. Mica Filled Polypropylene Cone – The ideal cone material would be infinitely strong, very light and would have very high damping to ensure great sound quality. The Fanatic X Series Component Systems use a mica filled polypropylene cone that is strong, light
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INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS Tools Needed The following is a list of some of the tools necessary for the installation of your speakers. Power Drill with assorted bits #2 Phillips Screwdriver Tape Measure Voltmeter General 1. For safety, disconnect the negative lead from the battery prior to beginning the installation. 2. Never run wires underneath the vehicle. Running the wires inside the vehicle provides the best protection. 3. Avoid running wires over or through sharp edges. Use rubber or plast
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MOUNTING LOCATION A solid front stage with a good image is one of the most difficult tasks to achieve in a vehicle. No car has the optimum listening environment. This makes proper sound staging very difficult to accomplish. Most speakers tend to be placed where they will fit easily, as opposed to where they can perform the best. The mounting location of your speakers will have a great effect on the sound quality of your stereo system. The special care taken to place the speakers will yield many
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• Sound radiated from a “point source” has the most optimum stereo imaging because the separation of the acoustical centers between the midrange and tweeter for each channel is at the optimum. Figure 2-A describes a horizontal speaker alignment. In a closed environment such as an automobile, horizontal speaker alignment can cause severe amplitude and phase differences which will degrade not only the imaging, but also the frequency response. This is due to the path length differences between the
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I ® ® N S T A L L A Flush Mount Tweeter T I O N Flush Tweeter Trim Ring Back Housing Plate Surface Mount Tweeter Back Surface Trim Ring Tweeter Plate Housing Wedge Mount Tweeter Wedge Tweeter Housing – 7 –
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Crossover Connections -0db Tweeter Level -3db Tweeter Level - + - +- + INPUT MIDRANGE TWEETER + Ð + (One channel of amplifier) Ð • Be Sure to Maintain Speaker Polarity • 0dB Tweeter Level matches the amplitude of the tweeter to the midrange • –3dB Tweeter Level reduces the amplitude of the tweeter –3dB lower than the midrange. (ex. ideal for tweeters located high in door panels and midranges located low in the kick panel) – 8 –
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® ® I N S T A L L A T Bandpassing the Midrange I O N • The Fanatic Component Systems are optimized for full range music reproduc- tion. In cases where a subwoofer is used, the midrange can be bandpassed in order to prevent overlapping frequencies from the midrange into the subwoofer. 1.Determine the frequency range that the subwoofer will play (i.e.: 20Hz-80Hz) 2.Use the low-pass crossover frequency of the subwoofer system (i.e.: 80Hz) as the high-pass crossover frequency for the midrange 3.Sele
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TROUBLE-S H O O T I N G TROUBLESHOOTING Symptom Diagnosis Remedy No sound from Wires between amplifier, Check and repair or replace speakers crossover or speakers not wiring as needed. connected properly. Amplifier has no output. Check system with known work- ing amplifier and repair or re- place as needed. Check for shorts in the wiring Speaker wires are shorted with a volt/ohm meter and re- to each other or to the chas- pair or replace wires as needed sis of the vehicle. Check system with know
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SPECIFICATIONS System Model Number FNX1414 FNX1514 FNX1614F FNX1614 Midrange Model Number FNX1404 FNX1405 FNX1406F FNX1406 1 1 Nominal Diameter 4" 5 ⁄4"6" 6 ⁄2" Nominal Impedance 4Ω 4Ω 4Ω 4Ω Frequency Response 90Hz-8kHz 60Hz-6kHz 61Hz-6kHz 50Hz-5kHz Fs (Hz) 90Hz 60Hz 61Hz 50Hz Qes .858 .507 .507 .545 Qms 4.363 3.303 3.330 3.508 Qts .717 .440 .439 .472 3 Vas (ft /liter) .08/2.4 .26/7.5 .31/8.8 .72/20.3 Xmax (in/mm) .11/2.9 .15/3.7 .15/3.7 .15/3.7 Sensitivity 84.8dB 87.4dB 87.9dB 88.4dB RMS Power
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LIMITED WARRANTY INFORMATION Rockford Corporation offers a limited warranty on Rockford Fosgate products on the following terms: • Length of Warranty 1 year on speakers 30 days on speaker B-stock (receipt required) 3 years on electronics 90 days on electronic B-stock (receipt required) 2 years on source units • What is Covered This warranty applies only to Rockford Fosgate products sold to consumers by Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealers in the United States of America or its possessions. Produc
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INFORMATION – 13 – INTERNATIONAL
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ESPAÑOL LEA DETENIDAMENTE LAS SIGUIENTES INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACIÓN DEL PRODUCTO. INTRODUCCIÓN Este manual contiene información sobre la construcción, installación y funcionamiento de los sistemas Fanatic X. Le recomendamos que conserve el manual para futuras consultas. Es preferible que la instalación de sistema Fanatic X sea realizada por un distribuidor autorizado Rockford Fosgate. Si prefiere realizar la instalación usted mismo, asegurese de leer el manual en su totalidad antes de comenzar
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® ® I N S T A L L A T 1. Corte el agujero para el medio/woofer. I O N • Par el FNX1404, corte un circulo de 90,48mm de diámetro • Par el FNX1405, corte un circulo de 113,50mm de diámetro • Par el FNX1406F, corte un circulo de 127mm de diámetro • Par el FNX1406, corte un circulo de 139,06mm de diámetro 2. Use los anillos de montaje de plástico como plantilla. Marque la posición de los tornills de anclaje. 3. Quite el anillo y perfore los agujeros con una broca de 1/8". 4. Pase el cable de altavoz
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FRANCAIS Veuillez lire les instrucitons suivantes pour l'installation de ces produits. INTRODUCTION Ce manuel contient des informations sur les caractéristiques et l'installation des systèmes Fanatic X. Nous vous proposons de garder ce manuel pour toute référence future. Nous vous recommandons vivement de faire installaer votre système punch Fanatic X par un dealer agréé Rockford Fosgate. Si vous choisissez d'installer le système vous même, assurez-vous de lire ce manuel entièrement avant de com
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1. Découper un trou adapté au haut-parleur médium/woofer. • Pour le FNX1404, le diamètre du trou est de 90,48mm • Pour le FNX1405, le diamètre du trou est de 113,50mm • Pour le FNX1406F, le diamètre du trou est de 127mm • Pour le FNX1406, le diamètre du trou est de 139,06mm 2. Placer l'anneau de montage sur le trou et repérer l'emplacement des trous des vis. 3. Retirer l'anneau. Percer les trous des vis en utilisant une mèche de 3mm. 4. Faire passer les fils dans le trou central. 5. Placer l'ann
