Edge ED512 User manual

INTRODUCTION
This instruction manual is for your safety and must be adhered to at all times. Please read and
ensure that you fully understand the installation and set up procedures as explained. If you
are unclear on the installation or set up of your EDGE speakers please contact your nearest
authorised EDGE dealer.
Contents
1x EDGE woofer
8 x Fixing screws
Warranty card
WARNING
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO DAMP OR MOISTURE - doing so may result in re,
shock or damage to the product.
BEFORE WIRING DISCONNECT THE CABLE FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL -
failure to do so may result in electric shock or injury.
ENSURE GOOD AND CORRECT CONNECTIONS - failure to make the correct connections
may result in re or damage to the product.
DO NOT USE ANY FUNCTIONS OF THIS EQUIPMENT THAT MAY TAKE YOUR
CONCENTRATION AWAY FROM DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE - do not set up your amplier
whilst driving, doing so may result in an accident. For prolonged setting up, make sure that
your vehicle is stationary and in a safe location.
KEEP THE VOLUME AT A LEVEL SO YOU CAN STILL HEAR OUTSIDE NOISE - failure to do
this may result in an accident. EDGE equipment is capable of producing sound levels that can
permanently damage your hearing. EDGE recommends caution when listening at high volume.
For safe and enjoyable listening the sound should be comfortable and clear without distortion.
CAUTION
Never connect any speaker lead to the car chassis. This can cause severe damage to your
speaker /car radio /amplier.
Before drilling or cutting any holes, investigate the layout of your vehicle thoroughly.
Use caution when working near the fuel / hydraulic lines and electrical wiring.
Observe the correct polarity when wiring, improper phasing may cause a loss of bass
response.
Ensure that no moving parts catch on the speaker or grill (e.g. window or door handles, or
window glass inside the door)
Run in procedure
EDGE recommends that you follow the run in procedure for the subwoofer detailed below.
When your Subwoofer is used for the rst time, like most brand new items it is naturally very
stiff and rigid. It will take time for the moving parts of this Subwoofer to loosen up before the
Subwoofer will be ready to deliver its full potential.
For the rst 30 hours it is recommended that you play the Subwoofer initially at low to medium
volumes, gradually increasing the volume level as time progresses.
As a guide, if you listen to your Subwoofer for 1 hour every day it will take a month for the
subwoofer to run in properly.
You will notice a big change in the sound of the Subwoofer over this period. As the spider and
surround begin to run in the sound will get deeper and harder, also the output of the Subwoofer
will increase as the suspension loosens up.
The Subwoofer is like your car’s engine, it needs a few thousand miles before you can drive it to
its full potential. Driving it into the redline from the rst day will mean engine damage is certain
and will not be covered by warranty.
Failure to follow this simple procedure is the most common reason for a Subwoofer to fail after a
very short period of time.
Wiring options
The EDGE subwoofer has a dual 2 ohm voice coil. Below are a few different wiring examples,
please check with your amplier
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Single woofer conguration Twin woofer conguration
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1Ohm parallel 4 Ohm series
2 Ohm series / parallel

Installation
The EDGE subwoofer can be installed in a variety of different ways, the most suitable will
depend upon your application.
Sealed enclosure installation
The most basic and simple of all speaker enclosures is the sealed enclosure otherwise referred
to as an acoustic suspension design. They are called acoustic suspension enclosures because
the air inside the box acts like a brake to control the woofer.
The sealed enclosure is the easiest design to build and tune, as long as you work within
the minimum and maximum recommended volumes you cannot get it wrong. The smaller
enclosures produce a tighter punchy bass, the larger enclosures produce a deeper bass.
Sealed enclosures offer high power handling, tight response and smooth low end roll off and
cone motion is better controlled at all frequencies because of the constant pressure on the back
of the woofer.
Sealed enclosures are ideally suited to rock, jazz and live music.
Ported enclosure installation
A ported or vented enclosure is not much more complex than a sealed design. It consists of a
box with a hole in it.
The vented enclosure has to be correctly designed in order to function correctly. The vent in
the enclosure interacts with the air in the cabinet and the woofer to increase output and reduce
cone excursion at and around the tuning frequency.
At the tuning frequency of the enclosure almost all of the bass is being produced by the vent,
not the woofer. It is more difcult to achieve good performance as the enclosure volume and
port volume are critical but the results are worth it as the ported box is up to 3 times as loud as
the same woofer in a sealed box. It is also possible with the correct tuning to add a “bump” in
the response of the enclosure to boost bass at a preferred frequency. Vented enclosures are
best suited to dance, R&B, electronically produced music and high SPL applications.
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Sealed
ED510 Enclosure volume – 1.25 cuft
ED512 Enclosure volume – 1.75 cuft
ED515 Enclosure volume – 2.5 cuft
Ported
ED510 Enclosure volume – 1.25 cuft
Port – 4” diameter, 10 inch long
ED512 Enclosure volume – 1.75 cuft
Port – 4” diameter, 10 inch long
ED515 Enclosure volume – 2.5 cuft
Port – 4” diameter, 10 inch long

Enclosure construction
Use at least 3/4 inch MDF (medium density breboard) or Birch ply to construct your enclosure
and at least 1 inch is recommended for the bafe. It is recommend that the panels are glued,
screwed and braced with sections of the same material you have used to build the enclosure
from. The BlackAir woofer is capable of producing internal pressures that can literally blow
apart badly made enclosures, so great care needs to be taken with the construction and
bracing of your enclosure. It is also worth sealing the joints with a silicone sealer once the glue
has dried to make a perfect airtight seal.
NOTE- Do not screw the Subwoofer into the enclosure within 24 hours of applying silicone
sealer to the joints.
The gases given off as the silicone cures can perish the surround of the Subwoofer causing a
non warranty failure.
Enclosure Volume
To work out the volume required for your enclosure please refer to recommended enclosure
volumes specied for your Subwoofer. These are listed in cubic feet. To convert cubic feet to
litres multiply the cubic feet by 28.3. If you use this formula calculating your enclosure size will
be easy .1 cubic foot is expressed as 12” x 12” x 12” = 1728 cubic inches
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If we require a volume of 2.5cuft then we multiply this by 1728 2.5 x 1728= 4320 cubic inches.
We now take 2 known enclosure dimensions that we will use, e.g height and width and divide
this gure by them which will give us the depth, for example our height is 15”, our width is 20”.
So our depth is 14.4” for this enclosure.
Note : this formula is for the INTERNAL dimensions, please add the thickness of the material
used to construct the enclosure to the formula to give you the outside dimensions.
So assuming we are using 1 inch material we need to add 2 thicknesses to each internal
dimension to allow for material top and bottom, so the external dimensions for this enclosure
would be 17 x 22 x 16.4 inches.
The displacement of the woofer and the displacement of the port must also be added to the
required volume before you calculate the required sizes needed to build your enclosure.
NOTE- When using a port you must leave a gap at least equal to the shortest measurement of
the port between the rear of the enclosure and the port.
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Model ED204 ED205 ED206 ED209 Type Coaxial Coaxial Coaxial Coaxial Configuration 4 way 4 way 4 way 4 way Speaker size 4” (100mm) 5.25” (130mm) 6.5” (165mm) 6x9” (150 x 220mm)
RMS power 40 watts 50 watts 60 watts 100 watts
Peak power 120 watts 150 watts 180 watts 300 watts
Minimum input 20 wRMS 25 wRMS 30 wRMS 50 wRMS
Sensitivity 83.9dB 86.2dB 86.2dB 86.1 dB
Frequency response 100Hz – 20KHz 80Hz – 20KHz 65hz – 20KHz 45Hz- 20KHz Mounting depth 43mm 47mm 55mm 72mm
Mounting diameter 94mm 118mm 144mm 150x220mm
Recommended ED7400/7800 ED7400/7800 ED7400/7800 ED7400/7800 amplifier ED71600 ED71600 ED71600 ED71600
Model ED305 ED306 Type component component Configuration 2 way 2 way
Speaker size 5.25” (130mm) 6.5” (165mm) RMS power 70 watts 80 watts
Peak power 210 watts 240 watts Minimum input 35 watts RMS 40 watts RMS
Sensitivity 82.2dB 84.4dB Frequency response 80Hz – 20KHz 65hz – 20KHz Mounting depth 54mm 57mm Mounting diameter 114mm 144mm Recommended ED7400/7800 ED7400/7800
amplifier ED71600 ED71600 Model ED7400 ED7800 ED71600 ED71200 ED72500 Type 2/1 channel 4/3/2 channel 4/3/2 channel Monoblock Monoblock
Class AB AB AB D D
4 ohm stereo 2 x 80 watts RMS 4 x 80 watts RMS 4 x 140 watts RMS N/A N/A
2 ohm stereo 2 x 100 watts RMS 4 x 100 watts RMS 4 x 200 watts RMS N/A N/A
4 ohm mono 1 x 200 watts RMS 2 x 200 watts RMS 2 x 400 watts RMS 1 x 200 watts RMS 1 x 400 watts RMS
2 ohm mono N/A N/A N/A 1 x 400 watts RMS 1 x 800 watts RMS 1 ohm mono N/A N/A N/A 1 x 600 watts RMS 1 x 1250 watts RMS
Max power 400 watts 800 watts 1600 watts 1200 watts 2500 watts
Freq response 20Hz – 20KHZ 20Hz – 20KHz 20Hz – 20KHz 20Hz – 300Hz 20 Hz – 300Hz Height 66mm 66mm 66mm 66mm 66mm
Width 282mm 332mm 452mm 332mm 416 mm
Depth 245mm 245mm 245mm 245mm 245mm Model ED510 ED512 ED515
Type subwoofer subwoofer subwoofer
Speaker size 10” (272mm) 12” (324mm) 15” (397mm)
RMS power 250 watts 300 watts 350 watts
Peak power 750 watts 900 watts 1050 watts Minimum input 125 watts RMS 150 watts RMS 175 watts RMS
Sensitivity 89dB 90dB 90dB
Frequency response 30Hz - 1700Hz 25Hz – 1500KHz 20hz – 850Hz Mounting diameter 235mm 285mm 350mm Mounting depth 125mm 144mm 148mm
Voice coil 2 ohm DVC 2 ohm DVC 2 ohm DVC
Recommended ED71200/72500 ED71200/72500 ED71200/72500 amplifier ED7400/7800/71600 ED7400/7800/71600 ED7400/7800/71600 Model EDB10 EDB12 EDB12T EB615
Driver ED510 ED512 2 x ED512 ED515
Enclosure impedance 1 or 4 Ohm 1 or 4 Ohm 1, 4 or 8 Ohm 1 or 4 Ohm RMS power 250 watts 300 watts 600 watts 350 watts Peak power 750 watts 900 watts 1800 watts 1050 watts
Recommended ED71200/72500/ ED71200/72500/ ED71200/72500/ ED71200/72500/
amplifier ED7400/7800/71600 ED7400/7800/71600 ED7400/7800/71600 ED7400/7800/71600 Model ED pack 10 ED pack 12 ED pack 12 twin
enclosure ED610 ED612 ED612T
amplifier ED7400 ED7400 ED71200 Speaker size 10” (272mm) 12” (324mm) 15” (397mm)
RMS power 250 watts 300 watts 600 watts
Peak power 750 watts 900 watts 1800 watts
Amplifier wiring kit 10AWG included 10AWG included 8AWG included
Model ED402 ED404 ED405 ED406 ED408 Type bullet tweeter bullet tweeter Midrange Midrange midrange Configuration 1 way 1 way 1 way 1 way 1 way
Speaker size 2” (50mm) 4” (100mm) 5.25” (130mm) 6.5” (165mm) 8” (200mm) RMS power 40 watts 50 watts 80 watts 300 watts 450 watts Peak power 120 watts 150 watts 240 watts 100 watts 150 watts Minimum input 20 watts RMS 25 watts RMS 40 watts RMS 50 watts RMS 75 watts RMS Sensitivity 106dB 107dB 96dB 97dB 98dB
Frequency response 5KHz – 20KHz 4.5KHZ – 20KHz 80Hz – 6KHz 65hz – 6KHz 55Hz – 6KHz Mounting diameter 43mm 90mm 114mm 146mm 183mm
Mounting depth 40mm 70mm 49mm 55mm 82mm Recommended ED7400/7800/ ED7400/7800/ ED7400/7800/ ED7400/7800/ ED7400/7800/ amplifier ED71600 ED71600 ED71600 ED71600 ED71600 Model ED710 ED712 ED715 ED718 Type woofer woofer woofer woofer Speaker size 10” (272mm) 12” (324mm) 15” (397mm) 18” (457mm) RMS power 400 watts 500 watts 600 watts 900 watts Peak power 1200 watts 1500 watts 1800 watts 2700 watts
Minimum input 200 watts RMS 150 watts RMS 300 watts RMS 450 watts Sensitivity 97dB 98dB 99dB 02dB
Frequency response 30Hz – 5.5KHz 25Hz – 5.5KHz 20hz – 5KHz 15Hz – 5KHz
Mounting diameter 234mm 284mm 352mm 428mm
Mounting depth 113mm 130mm 128mm 186mm Voice coil 2 ohm DVC 2 ohm DVC 2 ohm DVC 2 ohm DVC
Recommended ED71200/ED72500 ED71200/72500 ED71200/72500 ED71200/72500 amplifier ED7400/7800/71600 ED71600 ED71600 ED72500
Limited Warranty
All EDGE goods are covered by a full 12 months
manufacturers warranty. Valid from the date of the
original receipt and proof of purchase. In order to
validate this warranty, the warranty card should be
returned to EDGE within seven days of the original
purchase date. The original receipt and packaging
should also be kept for this 12 month period.
If at any stage during the warranty period you have a
problem with the product then it should be returned
to the point of purchase in its original packaging,
complete and with no items missing.
If the store is unable to x the product it may have
to be returned to EDGE this process takes around 7
working days.
A full description of EDGE’s warranty information
can be found on our website:
www.edgecaraudio.com/warranty
A written version can also be obtained from
EDGE warranty department
PO Box 11000
B75 7WG
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