Rockford Fosgate FNX-1404 manual

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Dear Customer, Congratulations on your purchase of the world's finest brand of car audio speakers. At Rockford Fosgate we are fanatics about musical reproduction at its best, and we are pleased you chose our product. Through years of engineering expertise, hand craftsman- ship and critical testing procedures, we have created a wide range of pr[...]

Welcome to Rockford Fosgate! This manual is designed to provide information for the owner, salesperson and installer. For those of you who want quick information on how to install this product, please turn to the Installation Section of this manual or refer to the icons listed below. Other information can be located by using the Table of Contents. [...]

I NTRODUCTION This manual provides information on the features and installation of the Fanatic X Systems. We suggest you save this manual for future reference. We strongly recommend you have your Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer install the Fanatic X System. If you do choose to install the system yourself, please be sure to read the entire manual[...]

D ESIGN F EA TURES Tweeter 1. 3/4" Silk Dome Tweeter – To ensure accurate high frequency reproduction, the tweeter dome must be both light and strong. The Fanatic X Component Systems use a silk dome that has extremely low mass and high strength for smooth high frequency reproduction. 2. Ferrofluid Cooling – This synthetic fluid is held in [...]

D ESIGN F EA TURES Midrange 4. Rubber Surround – The durable rubber surround withstands the extremes of the automotive environment. It also improves sound quality by reducing 2nd and 3rd order harmonics and provides wider frequency response. 5. Mica Filled Polypropylene Cone – The ideal cone material would be infinitely strong, very light and w[...]

I NST ALLA TION C ONSIDERA TIONS Tools Needed The following is a list of some of the tools necessary for the installation of your speakers. Power Drill with assorted bits #2 Phillips Screwdriver Tape Measure Voltmeter General 1. For safety, disconnect the negative lead from the battery prior to beginning the installation. 2. Never run wires underne[...]

M OUNTING L OCA TION A solid front stage with a good image is one of the most difficult tasks to achieve in a vehicle. No car has the optimum listening environment. This makes proper sound staging very difficult to accomplish. Most speakers tend to be placed where they will fit easily, as opposed to where they can perform the best. The mounting loc[...]

• Sound radiated from a “point source” has the most optimum stereo imaging because the separation of the acoustical centers between the midrange and tweeter for each channel is at the optimum. Figure 2-A describes a horizontal speaker alignment. In a closed environment such as an automobile, horizontal speaker alignment can cause severe ampli[...]

– 7 – I N S T A L L A T I O N ® ® Flush Mount Tweeter Tweeter Surface Mount Tweeter Trim Ring Back Plate Flush Housing Tweeter Trim Ring Back Plate Surface Housing Wedge Mount Tweeter Tweeter Wedge Housing[...]

Crossover Connections • Be Sure to Maintain Speaker Polarity • 0dB Tweeter Level matches the amplitude of the tweeter to the midrange • –3dB Tweeter Level reduces the amplitude of the tweeter –3dB lower than the midrange. (ex. ideal for tweeters located high in door panels and midranges located low in the kick panel) -3db Tweeter Level -0[...]

– 9 – Bandpassing the Midrange I N S T A L L A T I O N ® ® • The Fanatic Component Systems are optimized for full range music reproduc- tion. In cases where a subwoofer is used, the midrange can be bandpassed in order to prevent overlapping frequencies from the midrange into the subwoofer. 1. Determine the frequency range that the subwoofer[...]

T ROUBLESHOOTING No sound from speakers Symptom Diagnosis Remedy Check and repair or replace wiring as needed. Check system with known work- ing amplifier and repair or re- place as needed. Check for shorts in the wiring with a volt/ohm meter and re- pair or replace wires as needed Check system with known work- ing speaker and repair or re- place a[...]

S PECIFICA TIONS System Model Number FNX1414 FNX1514 FNX1614F FNX1614 Midrange Model Number FNX1404 FNX1405 FNX1406F FNX1406 Nominal Diameter 4" 5 1 ⁄ 4 "6 " 6 1 ⁄ 2 " Nominal Impedance 4 Ω 4 Ω 4 Ω 4 Ω Frequency Response 90Hz-8kHz 60Hz-6kHz 61Hz-6kHz 50Hz-5kHz Fs (Hz) 90Hz 60Hz 61Hz 50Hz Qes .858 .507 .507 .545 Qms 4[...]

– 12 – L IMITED W ARRANTY I NFORMA TION Rockford Corporation offers a limited warranty on Rockford Fosgate products on the following terms: • Length of Warranty 1 year on speakers 30 days on speaker B-stock (receipt required) 3 years on electronics 90 days on electronic B-stock (receipt required) 2 years on source units • What is Covered Th[...]

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– 14 – I N S T ALACIÓN Montaje del altavoz de medios I N S T A L L A T I O N ® ® LEA DETENIDAMENTE LAS SIGUIENTES INSTRUCCIONES DE INSTALACIÓN DEL PRODUCTO. I NTRODUCCIÓN Este manual contiene información sobre la construcción, installación y funcionamiento de los sistemas Fanatic X. Le recomendamos que conserve el manual para futuras co[...]

I N S T A L L A T I O N ® ® – 15 – 1. Corte el agujero para el medio/woofer. • Par el FNX1404, corte un circulo de 90,48mm de diámetro • Par el FNX1405, corte un circulo de 113,50mm de diámetro • Par el FNX1406F, corte un circulo de 127mm de diámetro • Par el FNX1406, corte un circulo de 139,06mm de diámetro 2. Use los anillos de [...]

– 16 – I NST ALLA TION Montage du haut-parleur médium I N S T A L L A T I O N ® ® Veuillez lire les instrucitons suivantes pour l'installation de ces produits. I NTRODUCTION Ce manuel contient des informations sur les caractéristiques et l'installation des systèmes Fanatic X. Nous vous proposons de garder ce manuel pour toute ré[...]

1. Découper un trou adapté au haut-parleur médium/woofer. • Pour le FNX1404, le diamètre du trou est de 90,48mm • Pour le FNX1405, le diamètre du trou est de 113,50mm • Pour le FNX1406F, le diamètre du trou est de 127mm • Pour le FNX1406, le diamètre du trou est de 139,06mm 2. Placer l'anneau de montage sur le trou et repérer l[...]

E INBAU Montage des Mitteltöners I N S T A L L A T I O N ® ® Die folgende Bedienungsanleitung soll Ihnen beim Einbau eine Hilfestellung geben. E NLEITUNG Diese Bedienungsanleitung enthält Informationen für den Gebrauch und Einbau des Punch Fanatic X Systems. Wir empfehlen, diese auch für Fragen in der Zukunft sorgfältig aufzubewahren. Es ist[...]

1. Schneiden Sie die richtige Lochgrö β e für den Mitteltöner oder Midba β aus. • Für den FNX1404, schneiden Sie ein 90,48mm Ø Loch • Für den FNX1405, schneiden Sie ein 113,50mm Ø Loch • Für den FNX1406F, schneiden Sie ein 127mm Ø Loch • Für den FNX1406, schneiden Sie ein 139,06mm Ø Loch 2. Setzen Sie den Montagering auf das Lo[...]

I NST ALLAZIONE Installazione del Midrange I N S T A L L A T I O N ® ® Leggere le istruzioni seguenti prima dell'installazione del prodotto. I NTRODUZIONE Questo manuale fornisce informazioni sulle caratteristiche e sul installazione dei sistemi Fanatic X. Vi suggeriamo di conservare questo manuale come riferimento futuro. Raccomandiamo fort[...]

1. Practicate un foro del diametro corretto per il midrange/woofer • 90,48mm per FNX1404 • 113,50mm per FNX1405 • 127mm per FNX1406F • 139,06mm per FNX1406 2. Posizionate l'anello della griglia sul foro e segnate la posizione delle viti. 3. Togliete l'anello e forate il pannello con una puna da 3,5mm. 4. Passate i cavi attraverso [...]

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1/98 LIT9944 Rockford Fosgate Rockford Corporation 546 South Rockford Drive Tempe, Arizona 85281 U.S.A. In U.S.A., (602) 967-3565 In Europe, Fax (49) 8503-934014 In Japan, Fax (81) 559-79-1265 MADE IN THE USA This product is designed, developed and assembled in the USA by a dedicated group of American workers. The majority of the components used in[...]