DLS UPi36 User manual

Welcome
Thank you for buying a DLS UPi36 speaker system. This
model is a part of DLS Ultimate line.
This manual will show you how to do a correct installation. Please
read the entire manual before beginning the installation. 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
fine speakers. So if you feel unsure, turn over the installation job
to someone better suited to it.
Installation
Speaker drivers:
Install the bass drivers in the door sides of your car. We stron-
gly recommend you to install the drivers in a strong baffle of
MDF-board or similar. For baffle installation se our advice on
next page. An installation high up on the door side is to be pre-
ferred. The 2,5” midrange driver should also be installed high
up on the A-pillar or in the door.
The tweeter can be installed recessed in the door or A-pillar. It
is important to fasten the speakers properly in order to avoid
bad sound or rattling, a separate baffle will improve the sound
also for the tweeter.
Filter boxes:
It’s vital that the filter boxes are attached properly to the inte-
rior of the vehicle to avoid rattling. Don’t place them close to
the internal wiring of the car, this can cause interference.
Avoid installing the filter boxes in the door sides because 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 reproduction 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.
Three-way system UPi36
The 3-way system have a separate 25 mm tweeter, RC25, and
a 2,5” midrange, UPi2,5C, playing together with a 6,5” woofer.
This woofer is the same as in UPi6- 2-way kit.
Crossover boxes
UPi36 has two crossover boxes, one for each channel. On
next page you can see how to connect the crossovers. Inside
the box is a tweeter level switch, Hi-Low, use the level that
sounds best in your installation
The filters must be used, if you connect without them the
sound becomes bad and you will destroy the tweeter. You
don´t have to use the passive crossover if the system is
connected to separate amplifiers using active crossover.
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.
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.
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 development.
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 condi-
tions 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.
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UPi36
3-way
kit
Woofer 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 channel.
This check must be made on the cables going from the spea-
kers, to the output terminals of your car stereo or amplifier.

Filter installation and connection of UPi36, 3-way speaker system
Facts DLS UPi6 woofer
Art.no, driver
Size
Impedance
Nom. power
Max. power
Freq. range
Sensitivity
Fs
Qts
Vas
Cone material
Magnet size
Installation hole
Inst. depth
CK-UPi36
165 mm / 6,5”
4 ohm
120 Watts RMS
200 Watts max
40Hz-5 kHz
84,2 dB
58,5 Hz
0,84
9,3 litres
Aluminum
58 mm / 2,28” NEO
145 mm / 5,7”
60 mm / 2,36”
Size
Impedance
Nom. power
Max power
Freq. range
Sensitivity
Fs
Magnet size
Mounting depth
Mounting hole
Cone material
25 mm
4 ohm
50 Watts RMS
80 Watts max
1,5 kHz-22 kHz
93 dB
1500 Hz
30 mm / 1,18” NEO
20 mm / 0,8”
46 mm / 1,81”
Hand treated fabric
Facts DLS RC25 tweeterFacts DLS UPi2,5C mid
Size
Impedance
Nom. power
Max power
2,5” / 63 mm 4
ohm
90 Watts RMS
150 Watts max
Rec. Freq. range 450 Hz - 8 kHz
Sensitivity 90 dB
Fs 328 Hz
Overall dimensions 100 mm / 4”
Magnet size 60 mm / 2,36” NEO
Mounting depth 29 mm / 1,14”
Mounting hole 80 mm / 3,15”
Cone material Coated textile dome
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.
Installation of 6,5” driver in baffles:
Wrong way
Bad air ow
Correct way
with chamfer-
ed edges
Max 5 mm
Free air ow
Correct way
Installation of tweeter RC25
Crossover box
RC25 can be mounted
on the dashboard with
the angled cup (1) cup,
or recessed in a door
side.
Recessed mounting:
You need a hole with a diameter of 46
mm/ 1,81”. Put the two metal wings (4)
through the two tracks in the center of the
cup (3), just as the picture shows, and at-
tach them with the M4 screw and nut th-
rough 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. The tweeter (2) is attached to the
cup by putting the tweeter into the cup
and turn clockwise.
4
4
3
2
1
Surface mounting:
Angled mounting:Put the cable through the hole in the rear
end of the angled cup. The tweeter (2) is attached to the cup
by putting them together and turn clockwise. Attach the cup to
the surface with the double adhesive tape.
+
-
Woofer
Tweeter
+
-
+
-
Head unit / amp.
INPUT WOOFER MID TWEETER
+ - + - + - + -
+
-
Mid
Tweeter level
Low High
Woofer
Out In
Active connection of woofer
This switch is used when you want to run the woofer
in active mode with a separate amplier using its
internal lters. In this mode you must set this switch
to position OUT. In all other cases set the switch to
IN position.