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Audio Control FOUR.1i Owner's Manual
Summary of FOUR.1i
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® making good stereo sound better ® 22410 70th avenue west • mountlake terrace, wa 98043 • phone 425-775-8461 • fax 425-778-3166 ® owner’s enjoyment manual in-dash equalizer and pre-amp line driver in-dash four.1 i tm.
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual table of contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 features and highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 a guided tour of the four.1i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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® owner’s enjoyment manual features of the four.1 i: • stereo graphic equalization • para-bass low frequency controls • pre-amp gain of 20db • line driver: 13 volts peak output • balanced differential inputs and outputs • high-headroom pwm switching power supply • main and auxiliary switchable input...
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual pre-amp line driver: talk about your ironies. To operate with maximum dynamic range and the best signal- to-noise ratio amplifiers require a high voltage input signal (generally 2 to 5 volts) . On the other hand, typical source units only put out 1 to 2 v...
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® owner’s enjoyment manual master volume: the four.1i has its own master volume knob (no annoying up & down switches for us) to control the signal output to the amplifiers. Raise the volume level on your source units to their maximum and you will never need to touch them again. Fader control: for ea...
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual 4. Volume: because the four.1i is a pre-amp unit, it serves as the main control unit in the audio system. It has a master volume control that controls the output to all of the amplifiers. Turn the volume control of your source unit all the way up and deli...
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® owner’s enjoyment manual 6. Power connections: this nifty connector is a god- send to anyone who has tried to wire up their gear with their head crammed under the dash. You can wire up the power, 6 ground, remote turn-on, and illumination from the conve- nience of the driver’s seat and then casual...
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual 9. Input gain control: these potentiometers are used to increase the amount of signal voltage to your power amplifiers. With these controls you can provide up to 13 volts (peak) to your amplifier’s inputs. Check with your amplifier manufacturer’s specs to...
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® owner’s enjoyment manual installing your four.1 i in-dash equalizer having absorbed everything in the manual up to this point, you probably know we endorse having a professional install your four.1i. Above and beyond having all of the appropriate technical know-how and experience, they have lots o...
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual b. Four.1 i power wiring • enlightening info • disconnect the negative terminal of your car’s battery before working on any electri- cal connections. Failure to do so could lead to a dramatic spark in your life. Remote turn-on: connect a 22 to 18 gauge wi...
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® owner’s enjoyment manual 10 single source & single amplifier figure 6: four.1i with one source unit and single amplifier single source & dual amplifiers figure 7: four.1i with one source unit, eqx and 2 amplifiers.
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual two sources & two amplifiers figure 8: four.1i with 2 source units & 2 amplifiers d. Level matching many manufacturers claim that their source units produce signal voltages in the area of 2 to 4 volts. However, what they neglect to mention is that you onl...
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® owner’s enjoyment manual 3. Using a small screwdriver, adjust the “input gain” control on the top of the four.1i until the yellow “over- load” led starts to flicker with the music. 4. Turn off the entire system and attach the output rca’s from the four.1i to the next compo- nent in line. 5. Turn d...
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual no sound 1. Check “power” and remote turn on for proper voltage. (is power light on?) 2. Center the fader control. 3. Turn up “input gain” control. 4. Check ground connections. 5. Is the “aux” button in the wrong position? Hiss 1. Turn down amp gains 2. T...
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® owner’s enjoyment manual if you like the four.1 i, you’ll love... The concert series eql tm is our award winning dual bandwidth, trunk mount equalizer with speaker level imputs!. To you that means easy inexpensive upgrade. Thirteen 1/2 octave and octave spaced bands help tame even the most wicked ...
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual and now a word from the legal department . . . The warranty people are scared of warranties. Lots of fine print, lots of non-cooperation, months of waiting around. . . Well don’t be scared of this warranty. It’s designed to make you rave about us to your ...
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® owner’s enjoyment manual all we mean by it; unwarranted abuse is: (a) physical damage (our mobile products are not meant to be used as jack stands for your car): (b) improper connections. We have done the best we can to protect the inputs. However, 120 volts into the input jacks can fry the innard...
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In-dash tm four.1 i owner’s enjoyment manual 17 four.1 i specifications all specifications are measured at 14.4 vdc (standard automotive voltage) as technology advances, audiocontrol reserves the right to continuously change our specifications, like our weather. Maximum input/output level . . . . . ...
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Making good stereo sound better ® 22410 70th avenue west mountlake terrace, wa 98043 usa 425-775-8461 • fax 425-778-3166 ® © 1998, audiocontrol, a division of electronic engineering and manufacturing, inc. All rights reserved p/n 9130370