DLS RS5.2 User manual

DLS REFERENCE SPEAKERS
OWNERS MANUAL
Welcome
Thank you for buying a DLS speaker system. This mo-
del is a part of DLS Reference speaker line.
This manual will show you how to do a correct installation.
Please read the entire manual before beginning the instal-
lation. Install the speakers yourself if you feel confident
with our instructions and if you have the proper tools. A
poor installation job can destroy the final result even from
these speakers, so if you feel unsure, turn over the instal-
lation job to someone better suited to it.
Installation
Speaker drivers:
Mount the bass speakers in the door sides of your car.
We recommend you to install the drivers in a strong
baffle of MDF-board or similar, this will improve the
sound verey much. For baffle installation se our advices
on next page. An installation high up on the door side
is to be preferred. If it is possible you should attach an
asphalt damping mat to the door inside, this will furher
improve the sound.
The tweeter can be installed recessed in the door, on
the dash board or in the A-pillar.
It is important to fasten the speakers properly in order
to avoid bad sound or rattling, a separate baffle will im-
prove the sound also for the tweeter.
Filter boxes:
It’s vital that the filter boxes are attached properly to the
interior of the vehicle to avoid rattling. Don’t place them
close to the internal wiring of the car, this can cause in-
terference.
Avoid installing the filter boxes in the door sides be-
cause they can easily be broken because of rattling or
moisture.
Wiring:
Use high quality speaker cables, avoid using the factory
pre-installed cabling, they will not give the sound repro-
duction that you should expect from these high class
speakers.
Make sure the cables don’t get jammed causing a short
circuit to ground. This can damage the output circuits of
your head unit or amplifier.
Two-way system
These 2-way components have a separate tweeter. The fil-
ters are separate lowpass and highpass in a plastic boxes
with selectable tweeter level inside. This series have small
installation depth and fits mots modern vehicles. Install
the filter boxes in a dry place. Fasten them with screws or
wire ties. If installed in the door side face the connections
downwards to avoid moisture inside the filter box.
On the following pages you can see how to connect the
filters.
The filters must be used, if you connect without
them the sound becomes bad and you will destroy
the tweeter.
Technical Assistance
For technical assistance ask the shop where the product
was sold or the distributor in your country.
You can also send an e-mail to [email protected]
Information can also be found on our web-site www.dls.se
We follow a policy of continuous advancement in deve-
lopment. For this reason all or part of specifications &
designs may be changed without prior notice.
Warranty service
This speaker is covered by warranty, depending on the
conditions in the country where it is sold. If the speaker
is returned for service, please include the original dated
receipt (or a copy) with the product.
Break-in period
Allow the speakers to play at
normal volume for at least 15-
20 hours. After this time the
performance will be correct.
Speaker phasing
To be sure to have the correct speaker polarity (phase)
you can check this by using a 1,5 Volt battery.
Connect a cable from the battery plus-pole to the
speaker plus, and a cable from the battery minus to the
speaker minus.
If the speakers are correctly connected the speaker
cone should move outwards on both right and left chan-
nel.
This check must be made on the cables going from the
speakers, to the output terminals of your car stereo or
amplifier.
DLS Svenska AB
P.O. Box 13029
SE-40251 Göteborg, Sweden
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RS5.2
RS6.2
2-way kit
+
-
+
-
Connection of speakers
Make sure you connect the
cables with correct polarity
to the speakers. Observe the
markings on the terminals. The
red marked terminal is plus and
the black is minus.

Connect to crossover box:
Installation of T25 tweeter:
If you plan to use extra bafes for the installation it is very important
that the bafe is stable, but it is just as important that it is shaped
in a way that allows the driver to ”breath” backwards, otherwise
there will be a lack in the drivers bass reproduction.
Art.no 10-21025
Size 25 mm
Impedance 4 ohm
Nom. power 50 Watt RMS
Max power 80 Watt max
Freq. range 1,5 kHz-20 kHz
Sensitivity 93 dB
Fs 1400 Hz
Overall dimensions 43 mm / 1,7”
Magnet 25 mm / 1”
Mounting depth 18 mm / 0,71”
Mounting hole 46 mm / 1,81”
Cone material Hand treated fabric
Facts DLS T25 tweeter
Installation in baffles:
Wrong way
Bad air ow
Correct way
with chamfer-
ed edges
Max 5 mm
Free air ow
Correct way
Facts DLS RS bass driver
RS5.2 RS6.2
Art.no, driver 8-23205 8-23206
Size 130 mm / 5,25” 165 mm / 6,5”
Impedance 4 ohm 4 ohm
Nom. RMS power 60 Watt 60 Watt
Max. power 120 Watt 120 Watt
Peak power 200 Watt 200 Watt
Freq. range 60Hz-6 kHz 55 Hz - 6 kHz
Cone material Woven glass fibre Woven glass fibre
Magnet size 90 mm / 3,54” 90 mm / 3,54”
Installation hole 117 mm (4,6”) 146 mm (5,75”)
Inst. depth 45 mm ( 1,77”) 53 mm ( 2,09”)
T25 can be installed on the dashboard with the angled cup or reces-
sed in the door side with the flush cup.
Recessed mounting:
You need a hole with a diameter of 46 mm / 1,81” in the door side.
Put the two metal wings through the two tracks in the center of the
cup, just as the picture shows, and attach them with the M4 screw
and nut through the center hole. The cup is attached to the door
side when the metal wings is pressed to the back side of the door.
Put the tweeter driver into the cup with the cable going out through
the bottom hole. Then attach the driver into the cup and turn it
clockwise to attach to the cup. When removing the tweeter driver
from the cup, turn it ccw and lift it up.
Angled surface mounting:
For angled surface mount together with the angled cup:
The tweeter driver is attached to the cup by fitting the three wings on
the angled cup into the tracks of the driver and then turn it clockwi-
se. When removing the driver from the cup, turn it ccw and lift it up.
IN TWEETER + - + -
Tweeter
+
-
Head unit / amp
+ -
Woofer
+
-
IN WOOFER + - + -
Silver/red
Silver
Black/blue
Black
Tweeter level
select:
Select tweeter level by mo-
ving the jumper inside the
filter box between +2 dB
(high level) or 0 (low level).
Make your own tests for
best result.
Tw level
0 + 2dB