Rockford Fosgate Mono Amplifier manual

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    200M Installation & Operation Installation et fonctionnement Instalación y funcionamiento Einbau und Betrieb Installazione e funzionamento Mono Amplifier[...]

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    I NTRODUCTION T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 2 Dear Customer , Congratulations on your purchase of the world's finest brand of car audio amplifiers. 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 craftsmanship and critical testing procedure[...]

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    S AFETY I NSTRUCTIONS C ONTENTS OF C ARTON 3 V isit our web site for the latest information on all Rockford products. GETTING ST ARTED W elcome to Rockford Fosgate! This manual is designed to provide information for the owner , salesperson and installer . For those of you who want quick information on how to install this product, please turn to the[...]

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    4 D ESIGN F EA TURES I NST ALLA TION 1. Cast Aluminum Heatsink – The cast aluminum heatsink of the Punch amplifier dissipates heat generated by the amplifier's circuitry . The inherent advantage of casting provides a 30% improvement of cooling over conventional extrusion heatsink designs. 2. V ariable Crossover – The amplifiers have a buil[...]

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    5 I NST ALLA TION This section focuses on some of the vehicle considerations for installing your new Amplifier . Pre- planning your system layout and best wiring routes will save installation time. When deciding on the layout of your new system, be sure that each component will be easily accessible for making adjustments. CAUTION : If you feel unsu[...]

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    6 I NST ALLA TION BA TTERY AND CHARGING Amplifiers will put an increased load on the vehicle's battery and charging system. W e recommend checking your alternator and battery condition to ensure that the electrical system has enough capacity to handle the increased load of your stereo system. Stock electrical systems which are in good conditio[...]

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    80 4.1mH 1000mF 8.2mH 500mF 16mH 250mF 100 3.1mH 800mF 6.2mH 400mF 12mH 200mF 130 2.4mH 600mF 4.7mH 300mF 10mH 150mF 200 1.6mH 400mF 3.3mH 200mF 6.8mH 100mF 260 1.2mH 300mF 2.4mH 150mF 4.7mH 75mF 400 .8mH 200mF 1.6mH 100mF 3.3mH 50mF 600 .5mH 136mF 1.0mH 68mF 2.0mH 33mF 800 .41mH 100mF .82mH 50mF 1.6mH 26mF 1000 .31mH 78mF .62mH 39mF 1.2mH 20mF 120[...]

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    8 O PERA TION A CCESSORIES ADJUSTING GAIN T o adjust the gain setting, turn the amplifier gains all the way down. T urn the sour ce unit volume up until distortion is audible and then turn it down a bit until the distortion is inaudible. This will be about two thirds all the way up on most source units. Next, turn the amplifier gain setting until o[...]

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    9 T ROUBLESHOOTING NOTE: If you are having problems after installation follow the T roubleshooting procedures below . Procedure 1: Check Amplifier for proper connections. V erify that POWER light is on. If POWER light is on skip to Step 2, if not continue. 1. Check in-line fuse on battery positive cable. Replace if necessary . 2. V erify that Groun[...]

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    10 S PECIFICA TIONS MODEL PUNCH 200M Dynamic Power Rating - Measured at 14.4 V olts Mono into a 4 Ω Load 100 W atts Mono into a 2 Ω Load 200 W atts Signal-to-Noise Ratio >100dB A-weighted Crossover Slope 12dB/octave Butterworth Crossover Frequency variable from 50Hz to 210Hz Crossover T ype variable AP/LP Dimensions: (with Endbell) Height 2.[...]

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    11 Ship to: Electronics Rockford Corporation W arranty Repair Department 2055 E. 5th Street T empe, AZ 85281 RA#: _________________________ Ship to: Speakers Rockford Acoustic Design Speaker Returns 2356 T urner A ve. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49544 RA#: ____________________ Rockford Corporation offers a limited warranty on Rockford Fosgate products on t[...]

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    1 1/01 B.M. MAN-3773-A Printed in U.S.A Rockford Fosgate Rockford Corporation 546 South Rockford Drive T empe, Arizona 85281 U.S.A. In U.S.A., (480) 967-3565 In Europe, Fax (49) 8503-934014 In Japan, Fax (81) 559-79-1265 www .rockfordfosgate.com[...]