JL Audio XD700/5 manual

Th ank you f or purcha si ng a JL Audi o amplif ie r for your au tomotive so und sys tem . Y our amp lif ier h as be en d esig ned a nd manu fact ured to e xa cting stan dard s in orde r to en sure ye ars of mu si cal e njoym ent in you r vehicl e. For ma xim um per fo rma nce , we highly re comme nd that y ou have your ne w ampl ifi er in stal led[...]

2 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual PR OTE C T YOUR H EA R IN G! W e v a lue you as a long-t erm c us tomer. For t hat rea son, we u rge you t o prac tic e res tr ai nt in t he oper ation of t h is pro duct s o as not to d a mage you r hea ri ng a nd t hat of ot hers i n you r veh icle. St udie s have show n t hat c onti nuous ex po su re to [...]

3 PLANNING Y OUR INST ALLA TION It is i mpor ta nt t hat you t ak e t he ti me to re ad t hi s ma nua l a nd th at you pla n out you r in st al l ation c ar ef ul ly. The fol low in g are s ome cons iderat ion s th at you must t a ke i nto acc ount when pl an n ing you r i nst a ll ati on. Cooling Efficie ncy Considerations: Th e outer she ll of yo[...]

4 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual PRODUCT DESCRIP TION Th e JL Aud io X D70 0/ 5 is a f i ve-c ha nnel , sy stem a mpl if ie r uti l iz ing J L Aud io Nex D™ u ltr a- hi gh s pee d sw itch in g tech nolog y for it s fou r ma in cha n nels a nd Nex D™ h ig h-sp eed s w itch ing for its s ubwoofer c ha nnel . The Ne x D™ tec hnolo gie s[...]

5 POWER CONNECTIONS Befo re ins ta l l ing t he a mpl if ier, di scon nec t t he negat ive ( grou nd) w ire f rom t he veh icle ’ s bat te ry. Th is w i l l prevent ac cide nta l da ma ge to t he sy stem , t he vehi cle a nd your b ody du ri ng i ns ta l lat ion. Th e XD 700/5’ s “ +1 2 V D C ” a nd “ Grou nd ” con nec tion s are d esi [...]

6 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual TU RN  ON L EA D Th e XD 700/5 us es a conve ntiona l + 12V remot e tu r n-on le ad, t y pic a lly c ontro lle d by t he sou rce un it's remot e tu rn- on out put. T he a mpli f ier w i ll tu r n on when + 12V is pre sent at it s “ Remote ” input a nd t ur n of f when + 12V is sw itc hed of f. I[...]

7 Input V oltage Range: Th e XD 700/5’ s i nput sec t ions a re des ign ed to acc ept si gn al vo lta ges f rom 100m V – 4V . T his w il l ac com mod ate a ll pre a mp level si gn al s a nd ma ny spe a ker le vel sig na ls . T o us e spe ak er-level s ourc es , simpl y spli ce t he spe a ker out put w ire s of t he sou rce u nit onto a pa ir of[...]

8 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual Cha n nel 1 & 2 Fi lter: 12 dB/oct ave Hig h-Pa ss onl y , w it h x10 mult iplier s witc h “ O f f ”: Defe ats t he f i lter c ompletel y , a l low ing t he f ul l r ange o f fre quenci es pres ent at t he input s to fee d th ese c ha nnel s. T hi s is u sef u l for sy stem s ut il iz in g outbo ard[...]

9 RE M OTE L EV EL C ON TRO L O PT IO NA L Wit h t he add iti on of the o ption al R emote Le vel C ontrol (H D -RL C), you ca n cont rol t he volu me of th e subwoofer c ha nne l ( Subwoofe r Le vel) or of t he ent ire X D70 0/5 from t he f ront of t he vehi cle (Ma ster V olu me) . Th e HD -RL C con nec ts to t he ja ck lab eled “Remot e [...]

10 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual W hen a pa ir of t he X D70 0/5’ s ma i n cha nne ls ar e brid ged, t hey w i l l deli ver 20 0W x 1 into a 4 ohm lo ad or 150W x 1 i nto an 8 oh m load . Ope rat ing a p ai r of brid ged ch an nels i nto a load lower t ha n 4 ohm s is not re comme nded . A brid ged pa ir o f cha nne ls requ ire s t hat [...]

11 ST A TUS LED / PROTECTION CIRCUITRY Th ere is a si ng le mult i- color L ED on t he top su rf ace of t he a mpl if ier t o ind icat e th e ampl i f ier’ s oper ati ng stat us . 1 ) F la shi ng Gre en: a mpl if ier i s power in g up, aud io output i s muted . 2) Const ant G reen : ampl if i er is on a nd f unc t ioni ng nor ma l ly , aud io out[...]

12 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual SYS TE M CON FI GU R A TI ON S Th e XD 700/5 is a ver y f l ex ible a mpli f ier, well- su ited for a mu lt itud e of sys tem c onf ig u rat ions . In 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 X D700/5 a re ex pla ine d in d et ai l. Once y ou have sele ct ed [...]

13 a sha r per f i lter s lope t hat more a gg re ssive ly at tenuat es f reque ncies a bove t he se lec ted “Fi lter Fr e q .” sett ing. N either setting is inher ently “ be tt er” , but i n genera l, t he s ha llowe r “12 d B ” se tt i ng is more de si rable for a s ubwoofer h avi ng to f ir e from a t r un k i nto t he cabi n of a se[...]

14 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual APPEN DIX A: Input Sensitivity Le vel Setting Fol lowi ng t he d ire ct ions b elow w il l a l low t he in st al ler t o adjus t the i nput se nsit iv it y of eac h a mpli f ier ch an nel pa i r simpl y and e asi ly i n jus t a few m inute s usi ng e quipme nt whic h is com mon ly ava i lable i n i nst a l[...]

15 APPEN DIX C: XD7 00/5 Specifications: Recommended F use V alue: 60A Recommended F use T ype: MAX I® or AGU Input Sections: No. of I nput s: Three Stereo Pairs I n p u t Ty p e : Di f ferential -b alance d with RC A jack in put s Input Range: 1 00 mV - 4V RMS Amplifier Sec tion: Amplifier T opo logy: NexD™ U ltra -Hi gh Spee d Class D Power Su[...]

16 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual “H ow do I pro per ly set t he in put se nsi tivi ty o n my ampl ifi er?” Plea se re fer to Appe ndi x A (pa ge 1 4) to set t he i nput sen sit iv it y for ma x imu m, low-d is tor tion out put . “My am pli fie r doe sn’t tu rn on.” Check t he f us e, not ju st v isu a ll y , but w it h a cont in[...]

17 “My am pli fie r shut s of f onc e in a whi le, us uall y at high er volu mes .” Check you r volta ge sou rce a nd g round i ng poi nt. T he power su pply of t he X D700/5 w i ll op erat e wit h c har gi ng s yst em volta ges dow n to 10 V . Shutdow n proble ms at h ighe r volume l evel s ca n oc cu r when t he c ha rg ing s ys tem volt age [...]

18 | JL Audio - XD700/5 Owner ’ s Manual INSTALLA TI ON NOTES: Use t hi s di ag ra m to do cu ment you r ampl if i er’ s s w itch a nd cont rol po sition s.[...]

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