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Cro ss ove r Set up fo r T r i-Amp lif ie d Sys tem
wi th on e M1 0 00/5v2:
Fir st go to t he “SU B CH . ” c ontrol s ec tion
a nd selec t “12d B ” or “24dB ” (low-pa ss) on the
“LP Fi lter Mode” sw itch a nd an appr opriat e
“Filter Fr eq. ” ( 80 Hz is a g ood s tart ing point ) .
Th e “12 d B” set t in g enga ges a sh al low f i lter slo pe
t hat g radu a lly at te nuate s fre quenci es ab ove the
selected “Fi lter Fre q.” set t ing . The “ 24 dB” settin g
enga ges a sh ar pe r f ilt er slope t ha t more ag gre ssi vely
at tenuat es f requenc ies a bove t he sel ect ed “Fi lter
Fr e q .” set ti ng. Nei ther se tt ing is in herently
“ be tt er”, but in ge nera l, t he sha l lower “12 d B ”
se tt i ng is more de si rable for a s ubwoofer hav i ng
to f ir e from a t r un k i nto th e cabi n of a se da n or
coup e. Th e sha rp er “2 4 dB ” set ti ng i s ty pi ca l ly
bet te r in a ha tchba ck, SU V or w agon appl icat ion .
Ex pe ri ment to f i nd th e slope s et ti ng t hat re su lts i n
t he smoot he st subwo ofer to mid bas s t ra nsit ion.
Nex t, t u rn you r at tenti on to th e “C H 3 &
4” C ont rol s and se lec t “BP” ( ba ndpa ss) on the
“Fi lter Mod e” sw itch. A b andp as s f ilt er is ac tu a l ly
compo sed of t wo f i lter s ( one h ig h-pas s and on e
low-pas s ), w hich i n combi nat ion a l low a def i ned
“ ba nd ” of f requenc ies to pa ss t h roug h the a mpl if ier
cha n nels a nd on to t he sp ea ker s. T hese a re ide a l for
ac ti vely f i ltered m id-ba ss or m id-ra nge sp ea ker s in
automot ive sou nd s yste ms.
Now th at you have eng aged B a ndpas s Mode
fo r Channe ls 3 & 4, se lect a n ap pr opria te “Fi lte r
Freq .” ( aga i n, 80 H z is a go od st ar t i ng poi nt ). The
Fi lter Frequ enc y you are a djust i ng w ith t h is cont rol
is t he h ig h-pas s por tion of t he b andp as s fi lte r . T he
low-pas s por ti on is automat ic al ly s et by t he t weet er
c h a n n e l ’s “Fi lter Fre q.” adjust ment ( CH 1 & 2 ). The
low-pas s por ti on of the b andp as s f ilt er w il l a lway s
tr ack w it h t he CH 1 & 2 “Filte r Freq.” set ti ng.
Fin a lly, tu rn you r at tent ion to t he “CH 1
& 2” Cont rol s and s elec t “x10” (hi gh- pass )
on t he “HP Fi lter Mod e ” switc h. This switch
pos ition mu lt iplie s t he ind icat ed “Fi lter
Fr e q .” va lue by a fa ctor of 10, so t ha t an
ind ic ated f requ enc y of 50 0 Hz i s act ua l ly a
f i lter f requenc y of 5 00 0 H z ( 5 k H z ). T he f ilt er
slop e for th is s ec tion i s f ix ed at 12d B/ oc tave .
Now , s elec t a n appropr iate “Filt er Freq .” for
you r twe eter s ( 5 00 0 H z is a goo d st ar t ing p oint).
Before attempti ng any low er frequenc y sett ings ,
cons ult t he do cu ment ation for t he t wee ters you
a re usi ng a nd ma ke su re you w i ll not b e dr iv i ng
t he t weete rs w ith f re quencie s lower t ha n t hey a re
des ign ed to ha nd le. J L Audio mo bile c omponent
t weet ers shou ld not b e opera ted w it h Filt er
Freque ncie s lower th an 3 k H z.
A ft er prope r adjus tm ent of t he “I nput
Sens.” contr ols for b ot h ma in c ha nne l
pa ir s and t he su bwoofer ch an nel u sin g the
met hod s hown i n Appe ndi x A (pa ge 1 4),
you ca n f i ne tu ne f i lter f reque ncie s and
at tenuat e eit her pa ir of c ha nnel s to ach ie ve
proper b a la nce. For pre cis e f ilt er f requenc y
in for mat ion refer to App endi x B (pa ge 15 )
T o oper ate t wo M1 0 00/5v2’s in T ri-A mpli f ied
mode (one for lef t cha n nel a nd the o the r for rig ht
cha n nel), set t he “I nput Mode” s wit ches of b ot h
a mpli f iers i n “2 C h.” mode, a nd appl y the le f t
cha n nel sig na l to bo th t he le ft a nd r ig ht input s of
the first amp li fier ’ s Ch annel 1 & 2 Inp uts, usin g
a n RCA y-adap tor w ith one fem a le and t wo ma le
end s. T hen apply t he r ig ht cha nne l sig na l to bot h
t he lef t a nd ri ght i nputs of t he se cond a mpli f ier’s
Cha n nel 1 & 2 i nputs , usi ng a s econd RC A
y-ada ptor w ith on e fema le a nd two m al e ends .
SERVICING YOUR JL A UDIO AMP LIFIER
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t hat it may b e sent in t o JL Aud io for ser v ic e.
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t he ampl i f ier. The u nique n atu re of t he ci rcu it r y
in t he J L Audi o ampl if ie rs requ i res sp eci f ica l ly
tr a ine d ser v ic e pers onne l. Do not at tempt
to ser v ic e t he ampl if i er your sel f or t hrou gh
un aut hori ze d repa ir f aci l itie s. T hi s w il l not on ly
void t he wa rr a nty, but may resu lt i n th e creat ion
of more proble ms w ith i n th e ampl if ie r .
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se tup of t he a mpli f ier not c overed i n t his m anu a l,
plea se cont ac t your d ea ler or te chn ic al s uppor t.
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SY STEM CONFIGURA TIONS
Th e M1 0 0 0/5 v2 i s a ver y f lex ible a mpl if ie r , wel l-
su ited for a mu lt itude of s ys tem con f ig ur at ions. I n
t hi s sec t ion, t he most l i kely c onf ig u rat ions for a
sy stem w it h a si ng le M1 0 0 0/5v2 are e xpl ai ned i n
deta il.
Onc e you have sele ct ed you r desi red
con f ig ur ation , you ca n us e t he ampl i f ier pa nel
dr aw ing on page s 18 & 19 to ma rk t he requ i red
sw itc h posit ions for e as y referenc e.
BI A M PLI FI ED S YST EM S
Bi-a mpli f ied s ys tems a re def i ned a s sy stem s
in w hic h sep ar ate a mpli f ier ch an nels d r ive low-
f requenc y (L F) a nd hig h-f requenc y (H F) spe a kers
a nd are s epa rat ely f i ltered t o send appro priat e
f requenc y r ange s to ea ch spe a ker s yst em.
Th e most com mon appl ic ation of
bi-a mpli f icat ion i n mobi le audi o is to d rive a
subwo ofer sy stem f rom one or more a mpl if ier s or
cha n nels a nd comp onent spe a kers f rom se pa rate
a mpli f iers or c ha nnel s.
Th e M1 0 0 0/5 v2 c a n be con f ig ure d to dr ive a
bi-a mpli f ied s yst em by its el f.
Bi-Amplified System with one M 1000/ 5v2
In t h is con f ig ur at ion, t he Subwoofer C ha nne l
of t he M1 0 00/5v2 w i ll d r ive a subwoofe r sys tem
w ith low-pass f ilt eri ng. T he M ai n Ch an nel s ( 1&2 ,
3&4) wi l l dr ive c omponent s pea ker s i n stere o
w ith h ig h-pas s f ilt eri ng.
Cro ss ove r Set up fo r Bi-Am plif i ed Sy ste m
wi th on e M1 0 00/5v2:
Onc e the i nput se ct ions h ave been c onf ig u red
appropr iatel y ( s ee pa ge 6), go to t he “SU B C H .”
cont rol s ec tion a nd sel ec t “12d B ” or “24dB ”
(low-pa ss) on the “LP Fi lter Mo de ” switch and
an appropr iate “Fi lter Fre q. ” ( 8 0 Hz is a good
st ar t in g poi nt ). T he “12 d B ” set t ing engages a
sha l low fi lter slop e that g ra dua lly at tenuat es
f requenc ies a bove t he sele ct ed “Fi lter Fre q.”
se tt i ng. T he “24 dB” set t ing engages a shar per
f ilt er slope t hat more ag gres sively at tenuate s
f requenc ies a bove t he sele ct ed “Fi lter Fre q.”
se tt i ng. Neit her s et ti ng is “ bet ter ” , but in gen era l,
t he sh a l lower “1 2 d B” se tt in g is more de si rable for
a subwo ofer hav in g to f ire f rom a t ru n k into t he
ca bin of a s eda n or cou pe. T he sha r per “ 24 dB”
se tt i ng is t y pica l ly b et ter i n a hatch back , SU V or
wa gon appli cat ion. E xp eri ment to f i nd t he slop e
se tt i ng th at resu lt s in t he smo ot hest s ubwoofer to
mid bas s tr a nsit ion.
Nex t, t u rn you r at tenti on to th e “CH 1 & 2 ”
C ontr ol s and s elec t “ x1” (h ig h-pas s ) on t he “H P
Fi lter Mod e” sw itch a nd se lec t an a ppropri ate
“Filt er Freq .” (aga in, 8 0 Hz i s a good s ta r ti ng
poi nt ). The “ x 1” se tt in g mea ns t hat t he Fi lter
Freq. i nd icate d on t he di al i s ex act l y what you a re
sele ct i ng. (I n the “ x 10 ” mod e, t he ac tu a l Filte r
Freque ncy i s ten t im es hi ghe r th an t he i nd icate d
va lue. T h is se tt i ng is gene ra l ly not us ed i n
bi-a mpli f ied sys tem s.)
Fin a lly, tu rn you r at tent ion to t he “C H 3 & 4”
C ontr ol s and sele ct “ HP ” (hig h-pa ss) on the “Fi lter
Mode” sw itch a nd s elec t an a ppropri ate “Filter
Freq .” ( aga i n, 80 H z is a go od st ar t i ng poi nt ).
T ri-Amplifie d S ystems with one M 1000/ 5v 2
Th e M1 0 0 0/5 v2’s 3-way cro ssover c apa bil it y
a ll ows you to cre ate t ru e, t ri-a mpl if ie d sys tem s by
selecting the ap pro priate set tings described bel ow .
In a t r i-ampl i f ied con f ig ur at ion, t he
Subwoofe r Cha nne l of t he M1 0 0 0/5v2 wi l l
dr ive a su bwoofer s yste m, i n mono, w ith
low-pas s f i lteri ng. Cha n nels 3 & 4 w il l d r ive
compon ent woofers (or mid-ra nge sp ea ker s ) i n
ste reo w it h ba ndpas s f ilt eri ng ( bot h a h igh-p as s
a nd a low-pas s f i lter appl ied). C han nel s 1 & 2
w il l d ri ve hig h-f requenc y sp ea ker s ( t wee ters ,
t y pica l ly), in st ereo, w it h hi gh-pa ss f i lter i ng.
T o oper ate a si ng le M1 0 0 0/5v2 in Tri-Ampl if ie d
mode , se t the “I nput Mode ” sw itch i n “2 Ch. ”
mode , a nd apply a si ng le set of s tere o input s to t he
Ch . 1 & 2 Input s onl y!