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XM6 OWNER’S MANUAL
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM WELCOME …to the Coustic Car Audio world of hard-hitting, high-quality mobile audio products. The new Coustic XM6 electronic crossover utilize the industry's most advanced sound engineering and manufacturing processes to offer the highest quality electronic crossovers available on the market today. Besides its sleek, contoured design, the new XM6 offers the latest comple- mentary audio features. This booklet offers you a guided tour of all these exciting benefits. For optimal soni
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM FEATURES FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER ASYMMETRICAL ELECTRONIC CROSSOVER DESIGN The frequency multiplier switch found on channel “A” of the XM6 is used to The advantage of asymmetrical crossovers over “symmetrical” crossovers is multiply the selected high pass crossover points by 20 times. the ability of the former to eliminate undesirable peaks and dips in frequency response caused by resonant frequencies present in all enclosed space. Since the crossover points can overlap or underlap
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM XM6: TERMINALS 1 Power Input Terminal (B+) – Connects to the positive terminal of your vehicle battery or other constant +12V source 2 Ground Input Terminal (GND) – Connects to the vehicle’s chassis ground 3 Remote Turn-on Input Terminal (REMOTE) – Connects to the remote control wire or antenna lead of the source unit for remote ON/OFF 4 “A” Line Level Inputs – Connects to the front channel RCA output of the 1 2 3 4 5 6 source unit XM6 INPUT PANEL 5 “B” Line Level Inputs – Conne
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM XM6: CONTROLS & INDICATORS 11 Parallel Input Switches – “IN”: Each appropriate switch must be set to the “IN” position when the source unit does not supply rear or subwoofer channel outputs. “OUT”: If the source unit has independent front, rear and/or sub channel outputs, set each switch to the “OUT” position 12 High-Pass Frequency Selectors – For selection of high-pass crossover frequency between 40Hz and 400Hz, 18dB/Octave 13 Frequency Multiplier – To change selected high-pass
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM INSTALLATION Note: Please check with your vehicle’s manual to see if special tools are FOR SAFETY, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY GROUND BEFORE INSTALLATION. necessary for working on your particular vehicle. Check and make sure the vehicle’s main battery and/or auxiliary battery, if any, is/are in good working condition and has sufficient capacity to run the Caution: Please follow all the installation recommendations and instructions electrical components of the vehicle plus the comple
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM See Page 20 XM6 Phase Adjustment See Page 20 XM6 Phase Adjustment 13
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM WIRING Caution: Routing audio cables and power cables together would invariably if using the rear outputs from cause radiated engine noise in your audio system. If possible, run audio the source unit cables on one side of your car and power cables on the other. Never route • Connect the rear line level these wires underneath the vehicle body. outputs of the source unit to the “B” inputs of the crossover. • It is best to route all wires of the audio system along with the existi
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM ADJUSTMENTS CROSSOVER FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT To avoid over-crowding the control panel, only four frequencies are shown As in the case of crossover frequency adjustment, when making the output on each frequency selector. In reality you can choose any of the frequencies level adjustment it is best to use compact discs or cassette tapes with between the lowest and the highest setting marked on the selectors. greater dynamic range. • When setting the crossover f
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM XM6 PHASE ADJUSTMENT An acoustical time delay might exist in a mobile audio system between the time the subwoofer, midrange and tweeter signals are received by the listener. This is caused by different distances between the listening position and the left, right and subwoofer speaker placements. The overall effect would be either an uneven stereo balance, loss of midrange or midbass, almost no bass or the bass seems to lag behind the highs (commonly known as “out of phase”). I
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM ADJUSTMENTS cont. SPECIFICATIONS XM6 — 2-/4-/6-CHANNEL 2-/3-WAY CROSSOVER BASS SHAPER BOOST AND EQ Dual High Pass Crossover: 18dB/Oct 40Hz-400Hz The optimum setting for this feature will vary depending upon the low Frequency Multiplier: x20 (18dB/Oct 800Hz-8kHz) frequency response of the vehicles interior. Set the “Boost” control half way between 0dB and +18dB. Starting from the preset frequency, gradually Band Pass Crossover: 18dB/Oct 300Hz-3kHz (HP) adjust the “Frequency” cont
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WWW.COUSTIC.COM TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE WARRANTY SYMPTOM – No Power LIMITED WARRANTY Important Notice to Consumer: Coustic offers the following warranty to the PROBABLE CAUSE – Check all the ground, B+ and remote terminals ORIGINAL PURCHASER of COUSTIC products within the period stated herein: for tight connection. Coustic warrants the XM2, XM4 and XM6 against defects in material and • Check all fuses. workmanship for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from date of original purchase. • Use a Volt/Ohm mete
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