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Diamond Audio Technology S400 manual

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  • Page 1

    Owners Manual 4 (110mm) 2-Way 5 (130mm) 2-Way 6 (160mm) 2-Way Systems covered: S400 · S500 · S600[...]

  • Page 2

    The serial number of your system is recorded here for your convenience. When requesting warranty/non-warranty service, please refer to this number. S/N:[...]

  • Page 3

    Dear V alued Customer, Congratulations on your pur chase of a Diamond Audio T echnolog y loudspeaker system. Y our new HEX  Series ® system is comprised of loudspeakers and crosso vers tha t have been precision engineered to produce the highest quality audio system for your vehicle. Since 1995, D A T has been dedicated to ex cellence in sound r[...]

  • Page 4

    Before you begin Make sure you have all the needed parts to complete the installation: (2) HEXS.0ta or S.0ts Tweeters (2) HEX S4.0m, S5.0m or S6.0m Midrange/Midbass/Woofer Drivers (2) HEX S4.0x, S5.0x or S6.0x Computer Optimized Crossovers (2) HEX Grilles w/ Mounting Rings (2) Mounting Gasket Sets (1) Tweeter Mounting Kit (2) D[...]

  • Page 5

    Speed Clips Gasket Screws Grille Crossover Tweeter Spring Clip Check your available mounting depth before installing your HEX components. Use extreme care when removing factory speakers, grilles and/or door panels. Be sure to install the supplied foam gaskets on the drivers to insure a good seal for maximum dynamic range. Mounting[...]

  • Page 6

    In- In+ W- W+ T- T+ R- R+ Connections should first be made with the rear cover removed to allow for adjustment of the crossover settings. The tweeter level has jumper positions for +2dB, 0dB and -2dB attenuation. When you have chosen the final settings, replace the rear cover section and tighten the two hold- down screws. The following diagram  [...]

  • Page 7

    The HEX Series 2-way systems S400, S500 and S600 include an RAF rear-fill output as part of the crossover design. The RAF output is unfiltered to maintain a correct phase relationship to the front stage, however, the output is attenuated by -10dB to optimize for typical vehicle size and length. Rear-fill drivers are available separately fr[...]

  • Page 8

    Diagram  shows that by combining the S6.0mx3 System Add-On (available separately from your DAT dealer) with the S400 or S500 systems, a fully passive 3-way speaker system can easily be assembled. Optionally, the RAF output of the primary HEX cross- over may still be used to augment the front stage sound. The Sx3 crossover features frequency a[...]

  • Page 9

    Thile/Small parameters for the HEXSeries drivers are shown above. Production toler- ances will vary slightly. Each production is individually check for adherence to specifica- tions. This assures you that a speaker set you may purchase in the future will sound as good as your current one. In the unfortunate event of a drive unit failure, a new d[...]

  • Page 10

    S.0ta/S.0ts Alloy/Silk Dome Tweeter HEX Engineering Detail Drawings  Mounting Depth  Cutout Diameter  Overall Diameter  Recess Depth  All Dims in mm[IN.] Ø 48 [ Ø 1.95] Ø 49 [ Ø 1.87] Ø 58 [ Ø 2.25] 18 [.70] 14 [.55] 25 [.97] Tweeter Only Tweeter w/ Surface Mount Tweeter w/ Flush Mount[...]

  • Page 11

    S4.0m HEX Cone Midrange .21 [5.2] 1.76 [44.8] 4.96 [126.0] 4.49 [114.0] 5.53 [140.5] 4.15 [105.5] .94 [23.8] 1.53 [38.8] 3.05 [77.5][...]

  • Page 12

    S5.0m HEX Cone Midbass .21 [5.2] 2.03 [51.5] 5.61 [142.5] 6.18 [157.0] 4.88 [124.0] 5.24 [133.0] 3.54 [89.9] 1.06 [26.8] 1.79 [45.5][...]

  • Page 13

    S6.0m HEX Cone Midbass/Woofer .21 [5.2] 2.30 [58.5] 6.28 [159.5] 6.85 [174.0] 5.35 [136.0] 5.91 [150.0] 3.79 [96.3] 1.11 [28.3] 2.07 [52.5][...]

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  • Page 15

     L I M I T E D W A R R A N T Y S T A T E M E N T  Diamond Audio Technology, Inc. (DAT) warrants all DAT products to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of original purchase provided they are purchased from an authorized DAT retailer in the United States. How- ever, the effective warranty p[...]

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    © 1999 Diamond Audio T echnology, Inc. - All rights reserved. Part No. 705-2026 Rev . B Diamond Audio Technology, Inc. 3030 Pennsylvania Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90404 T el: 310.582.1 121 Fax: 310.582.1502 www.diamondaudio.com CAUTION: Prolonged exposure to sound pressure levels in ex- cess of 100dB has been shown to contribute to perma- nent hearing[...]