Rockford Fosgate ND8-XFM manual

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    ® ® AUDIO phile   1" NEODYMIUM TWEETER WITH HIGH P ASS CROSSOVER ND4-XFM & ND8-XFM Owner's Manual[...]

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    Dear Customer, Congratulations on your purchase of America ’ s finest brand of car audio components. At Rockford Fosgate we are committed to musical reproduction at its best, and we are pleased you chose our product. Through years of engineering expertise, hand craftsmanship and critical testing procedures we have created a wide range of products[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS Specifications ................................................................................... 1 ND4-XFM / ND8-XFM Neodymium Tweeter Contents ..................... 1 Introduction ...................................................................................... 2 Design and Features .......................................[...]

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    SPECIFICA TIONS ND4 Power Rating 50 Watts Impedance with crossover 4 Ω Sensitivity with input of 1 Watt measured at 1 meter 91dB Resonance Frequency 1,500Hz Frequency Response 3,000 - 20,000Hz ND8 Power Rating 50 Watts Impedance with crossover 8 Ω Sensitivity with input of 1 Watt measured at 1 meter 91dB Resonance Frequency 1,500Hz Frequency Re[...]

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    INTRODUCTION DESIGN AND FEA TURES Input and Output Connectors Mounting the TX-184N / 188N This manual provides information on the features and installation of the ND4 and ND8 Neodymium Tweeters and high pass crossovers. We suggest you save this manual for future reference. We strongly recommend you have your Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer insta[...]

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    ND4 AND ND8 NEODYMIUM TWEETERS ing holes on either side of the enclosure. The ND4 and ND8 Neodymium Tweeters are designed for optimum smooth frequency response. This goal, as with all other Rockford Fosgate products, is achieved by utilizing "high quality, high-end" components. The high ionic compound of neodymium enables a smaller tweete[...]

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    Front View Key hole pointing up Back View Bend out tabs to hold mounting cup in place Key turned and locked Hook up wires Exploded View Tweeter Flush Mount Cup Bend out holding tabs Mounting Hole Speaker Wires FLUSH MOUNTING THE ND4 /ND8 TWEETERS The following instructions explain how to mount the ND4/ND8 Tweeters in a flush mount application. 1. C[...]

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    SURF ACE MOUNTING THE ND4 /ND8 TWEET - ERS The following instructions explain how to surface mount the ND4/ND8 Tweeters. 1. Place the mounting plate on the surface that the tweeter will be mounted to. Mark two (2) oppos- ing mounting holes and the center wire access hole. 2. Drill a 1/4 inch (6.4mm) hole for the wire access. Drill two (2) 1/8 inch [...]

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    WIRING THE ND4/ND8 NEODYMIUM TWEETER + – + – TX184N/188N Input Output Input from Amplifier T o ND4/ND8 > > > > – + lock in place. Note: The color coded wire is connected to the positive (+) terminal on TX-184N/188N 6[...]

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    REPLACING THE ND4/ND8 DOME both the ND4 and ND8. 1. Gently remove tweeter assembly from mounted location. 2. Disconnect the tweeter wire harness, at the .110 Fastons end, from the filter network wire har- ness. 3. Remove the "strain relief clip" from the back of the tweeter assembly. 4. Carefully grasp one of the wires leading into the Ma[...]

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    dome. 3. Once the replacement Coil/Dome Assembly and Magnet Enclosure are together, gently pull the voice coil wires extending out from the bottom of the Magnet Enclosure until any extra slack has been eliminated. Wrap the voice coil wires around the edge of the Magnet Enclosure away from the metal parts. Make sure that the Coil/Dome Assem- bly is [...]

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    9 ND4/ND8 NEODYMIUM ASSEMBL Y DIAGRAM[...]

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    Rockford Fosgate warrants all loudspeakers to the original purchaser for a period of two (2) years parts and labor, providing the product was purchased from an Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer. Speakers found to be defective during the warranty period will be repaired or replaced (with a product deemed to be equivalent) at Rockford Fosgate's[...]

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    Rockford Fosgate A Division of Rockford Corporation 546 South Rockford Drive Tempe, Arizona 85281 U.S.A. In U.S.A. (602) 967-3565 In Canada, call Korbon (416) 567-1920 In Europe, Fax (49) 4207-801250 CP-8675 (6/93)[...]