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XM6 OWNER’S MANUAL 877 COUSTIC WWW .COUSTIC.COM[...]
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WELCOME …to the Coustic Car Audio world of hard-hitting, high-quality mobile audio products. The new Coustic XM6 electronic crossover utilize the industr y's most advanced sound engineering and manufacturing processes to offer the highest quality electronic crossovers available on the market today . Besides its sleek, contoured design, the n[...]
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FREQUENCY MUL TIPLIER The frequency multiplier switch found on channel “A” of the XM6 is used to multiply the selected high pass crossover points by 20 times. DEFEA T ABLE BAND P ASS SWITCH This switch changes the XM6 “B” channel output configuration from a high pass output to a band pass output. BASS SHAPER (BOOST AND EQ) This feature enha[...]
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XM6: TERMINALS 1 Power Input T erminal (B+) – Connects to the positive terminal of your vehicle batter y or other constant +12V source 2 Ground Input T erminal (GND) – Connects to the vehicle’ s chassis ground 3 Remote T urn-on Input T erminal (REMOTE) – Connects to the remote control wire or antenna lead of the source unit for remote ON/OF[...]
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XM6: CONTROLS & INDICA TORS 11 Parallel Input Switches – “IN”: Each appropriate switch must be set to the “IN” position when the source unit does not supply rear or subwoofer channel outputs. “OUT”: If the source unit has independent front, rear and/or sub channel outputs, set each switch to the “OUT” position 12 High-Pass Fre[...]
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WWW .COUSTIC.COM 11 Note: Please check with your vehicle’ s manual to see if special tools are necessar y for working on your par ticular vehicle. Check and make sure the vehicle’ s main batter y and/or auxiliar y batter y , if any , is/are in good working condition and has sufficient capacity to run the electrical components of the vehicle plu[...]
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WWW .COUSTIC.COM 13 See Page 20 XM6 Phase Adjustment See Page 20 XM6 Phase Adjustment[...]
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WWW .COUSTIC.COM 15 See Page 20 XM6 Phase Adjustment[...]
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if using the rear outputs from the source unit • Connect the rear line level outputs of the source unit to the “B” inputs of the crossover . • Slide the parallel input switch to the “OUT” position. if using the subwoofer outputs from the source unit • Connect the subwoofer line level outputs of the source unit to the “SUB” inputs [...]
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OUTPUT LEVEL ADJUSTMENT As in the case of crossover frequency adjustment, when making the output level adjustment it is best to use compact discs or cassette tapes with greater dynamic range. • Center the tone, balance and fader controls of the source unit (leaving the other controls at their previous positions). • Set the volume of the source [...]
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XM6 PHASE ADJUSTMENT An acoustical time delay might exist in a mobile audio system between the time the subwoofer , midrange and tweeter signals are received by the listener . This is caused by different distances between the listening position and the left, right and subwoofer speaker placements. The overall effect would be either an uneven stereo[...]
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SPECIFICA TIONS XM6 — 2-/4-/6-CHANNEL 2-/3-W A Y CROSSOVER Dual High Pass Crossover: 18dB/Oct 40Hz-400Hz Frequency Multiplier: x20 (18dB/Oct 800Hz-8kHz) Band Pass Crossover: 18dB/Oct 300Hz-3kHz (HP) 18dB/Oct 40Hz-400Hz (LP) Low Pass Crossover: 36dB/Oct Mono 40Hz-200Hz Bass Drive: 0dB to 18dB Bass Shaper Eq: 40Hz to 100Hz Bass Shaper Boost: 0dB to[...]
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W ARRANTY LIMITED W ARRANTY Impor tant Notice to Consumer: Coustic offers the following warranty to the ORIGINAL PURCHASER of COUSTIC products within the period stated herein: Coustic warrants the XM2, XM4 and XM6 against defects in material and workmanship for a period of ONE (1) YEAR from date of original purchase. The limited warranty is offered[...]
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WWW .COUSTIC.COM 27 NOTES:[...]
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COU000700 RevA 10/01 NDM146 ©2001. COUSTIC IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF MITEK CORPORA TION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 7676 SOUTH 46 STREET , SUITE 2020, PHOENIX, AZ 85042 TOLL FREE 877 COUSTIC TELEPHONE 602 438 2020 F ACSIMILE 602 438 7313 www .coustic.com[...]