Kicker SX900.2 manual

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3 SX .2 Series Amplifiers F ea tures F ea tures Low Impedance Operation Stable into 2 ohm stereo or 4 ohm mono loads. SORT Protection Circuitry ( S hort circuit, O ver -voltage, R everse polarity , T hermal) Protects amplifier from accidents and out of spec operation. MOSFET Power Supply Pr ovides high ef ficiency operation. PAST ( P re A mp S igna[...]

5 SX .2 Series Amplifiers F ea tures VFD DISPLAY - cont GAIN - Indicates you are in the gain menu. EQ - Indicates you are in the equalizer menu. LPF - Indicates you are in the low pass filter menu. HPF - Indicates you are in the high pass filter menu. PHASE - Indicates you are in the phase menu. KOMP - Indicates you are in the Kompressor menu. MEM-[...]

7 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Installa tion Moun ting When selecting a location to mount your Kicker amplifier be sure it is structurally sound and that ther e are no items behind the area that could be damaged by the screws. Check for wiring, brake lines, fuel lines, gas tanks, etc. All amplifiers generate heat under normal operation. Be sure to choos[...]

9 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Installa tion S yst em Diagrams TWO CHANNEL OPERATION (STEREO) SX.2 series amplifiers are capable of operating into a minimum impedance of 2 ohms per channel in stereo operation. R M1 M2 M3 M4 ESC ENT HOME SYS MEM-1 GAIN EQ LPF HPF KOMP AMP1 LOCK MEM-2 MEM-3 MEM-4 PHASE MUTE AMP2 LEFT RIGHT ** kicker L+ L - R+ R - RIGHT SP[...]

11 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Installa tion USING THE SIGNAL OUTPUT JACKS (PAST) The Output ( P re A mp S ignal T ransfer) RCA jacks allow you to send the incoming signal from one Kicker SX series amplifier to another amplifier or processor without the need for Y cables. The signal from the PAST jacks is identical to the signal fed to the amplifier vi[...]

13 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion Na viga tion Y our KICKER SX series amplifier uses the latest in Digital DSP control and provides you with valuable operational infor ma- tion about your amplifier , real-time diagnostics and a full multi-level menu-driven operating system to access and adjust your amplifier . The menu system is designed in lay[...]

15 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion Menu S yst em The menu system layout is as follows: DEFAULT - This menu is displayed when your amp is operating and no adjustments are being made to your ampli- fier . This information scrolls through the display one after the other and then repeats. 1.) KICKER - Hey , we needed a brand plug for us since this a[...]

17 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion SICK BAY - cont 7c.) PINK NOISE is a built in pink noise generator to test operation of the amplifier Use the UP and DOWN keys to select NOISE ON or NOISE OFf . When the PINK NOISE is ON the LEFT and RIGHT indicators in the ISIS VFD will blink on and of f. When you are done using the PINK NOISE generator press [...]

19 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion 14.) Display - Several options to allow customizing the amplifier’ s VFD display . 14a.) BRIGHTNESS - Adjust the intensity level of the ISIS VFD display . Five selectable levels. MINIMUM - dimmest setting. LOW MEDIUM HIGH MAXIMUM - brightest setting. 14b.) TEMP C/F - Selects between Celsius ( CELSIUS ) or Fah[...]

Now use the UP and DOWN keys to increase or decrease the gain of the selected channel(s) in .5 dB increments from 0 dB to +12 dB. ( .0 to 12.0 ) Press the ESC key to retur n to the LEFT , RIGHT , BOTH options menu. Y ou can now adjust another channel on this amplifier . When you are done adjusting the gain press the ESC key while in the GAIN menu t[...]

23 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion hi-pass MENU - Here is wher e you adjust the high pass crossover . Press the ENT key to enter the HI-P ASS menu. Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through frequency and slope and press the ENT to select the one you want to adjust. FREQUENCY selects the crossover point and can be set at any 1/12th octave freque[...]

25 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion Kompressor MENU - Here you can select which Kompr essor setting you wish to use. The SX amplifier utilizes a full digital compressor circuit to tweak the amplifier and the sound to your unique needs. Press the ENT key to enter the KOMPRESSOR menu. Use the UP and DOWN keys to scroll through tight , contour , att[...]

27 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion UNLOCK AMPLIFIER - cont. If you enter the wrong code the display will flash the mes- sage BAD CODE and then return you to UNLOCK screen. Press the ENT key to enter your lock your code again. Enter your code again making sure to place the corr ect character in the correct position in the display . Blank spaces c[...]

29 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Opera tion PRESET PRESETS Ok, we know that sounds like a certain pizza commercial, but seriously the four memory presets come with settings already in them. Y ou can use these as a starting point to do your own tweak- ing or for quick push-a-button-and-be-done setup. Any preset you store will r eplace the ones that come f[...]

31 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Help  Alternator n n oise (whining sound that varies with engine RPM) : ¬ Check for damaged RCA cables. ¬ Check routing of RCA cable. ¬ Check source unit for good ground. ¬ Check GAIN RANGE in SYSTEM menu, turn down if set too high. ¬ Check GAIN in MAIN MENU, turn down if set too high. CAUTION: When jump-starting [...]

33 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Specifica tions P erf ormanc e Model SX400.2 SX500.2 SX600.2 SX900.2 RMS Power In Watts, All Channels Driven @ 13.8V, 4 Ω Stereo, 0.02% THD 88 x 2 113 x 2 138 x 2 213 x 2 @ 13.8V, 2 Ω Stereo, 0.2% THD 175 x 2 225 x 2 275 x 2 425 x 2 @ 13.8V, 4 Ω Mono, 0.4% THD 350 x 1 450 x 1 550 x 1 850 x 1 Dynamic Power In Watts, [...]

35 SX .2 Series Amplifiers Warran ty EL E CTRONICS LIMIT ED WARRAN TY WHA T IS NO T C O V ERED? Kicker warrants this product to be free fr om defects in material and workman- ship under normal use for a period of 90 DAYS from date of original purchase with receipt. When purchased from an Authorized KICKER Dealer it is war ranted for TWO (2) YEARS f[...]

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