Orion Car Audio CO500.1 - Manual (Page 7)

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loudspeaker owner's manual for assistance in choosing the proper crossover frequencies for
your system .
Low-Pass Crossover
The low-pass crossover is active with a 2nd order (2dB per octave) slope . The low-pass crossover
is continuously variable from 50Hz to 500Hz .
Remote Bass Operation
The remote bass port provides easy remote access to the internal bass gain structure of the
power amplifier . The bass gain is centered at 44Hz . The RGC-2 plugs into the amplifier via the
/8" mini jack plug . The RGC-2 can be installed in the front of the vehicle to control the ampli-
fier bass gain level . The RGC-2 can be used as a bass level control when used on an amplifier
dedicated to subwoofers .
AMPLIFIER WIRING
Power Connections for the Orion Cobalt CO500.1 and CO800.1
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Orion Cobalt CO500 . Fuse Size: 2 x 20 AMP ATC / CO800 . Fuse Size: 2 x 30 AMP ATC
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Power connections accept up to 4 AWG wire .
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4 AWG power and ground wire recommended for optimal performance .
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Connect 2V+ to the battery through fuse holder . This connection provides +2V main
power to the amplifier .
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Power wire must be fused no more than 8" from battery .
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Ground amplifier to a good chassis ground as close as possible to the amplifier .
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Connect REM terminal to remote turn-on lead from source unit . This connection pro-
vides +2V power to turn-on the amplifier .
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Add extra ground wire between the negative terminal of the battery and the chassis .
Speaker Wiring Diagram CO500.1/CO800.1
The Orion Cobalt CO500 . and CO800 . amplifiers offer two positive and two negative output
terminals for ease of connecting the speakers to the amplifier . Since these are mono amplifiers, the
speaker connectors are paralleled internally . Each amplifier is stable to 2
Ω .
Single 2 Ω speaker or 2 ea. of 4Ω speakers
Figure 3
Figura 3
Abbildung 3
MASTER
PHASE 0º
SLAVE
PHASE 180º
- - + + - - + +
- - + + - - + +
- - + + - - + +
Bridged Bridged
- - + +
Bridged
Trimode
4 Ω
2 Ω or 4Ω
2 Ω or 4Ω 4 Ω or 8Ω
4 Ω or 8Ω
4 Ω or 8Ω
2 Ω or 4Ω