Kenwood X600F - Excelon - Car Amplifier User manual

X600F
FOUR CHANNEL POWER AMPLIFIER. page 2-7
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AMPLIFICATEUR 4CANAUX •page 8-13
MODE D'EMPLOI
AMPLIFICADOR DE POTENCIA DE CUATRO CANALES. pagina 14-19
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
Kenwood Corporation
Take the time to read through this instruction manual. Familiaritywith
installation and operation procedures will help you obtain the best
performance from your
new power amplifier.
For your records
Record the serial number, found on the back of the unit, in the spaces designated
on the warranty card, and in the space provided below.
Refer to the model and
serial numbers whenever you call upon your Kenwood dealer for information or
service on the product.
Model
X600F Serial number _
US Residence Only
©864-4199-00/00 (KV)

Safet'!precautions
A. WARNING
To prevent injury or fire, take the following precautions:
•Mounting and wiring this product requires skills and experience. For safety's
sake, leave the mounting and wiring work to professionals.
•When extending the ignition, battery, or ground wires, make sure
to use
automotive-grade wires or other wires with the range of 14 mm' (AWG 6)
to 21 mm' (AWG 4) to prevent wire deterioration and damage to the wire
coating.
•
To prevent ashort circuit, never put or leave any metallic objects (such as
coins or metal tools) inside the unit.
•Ifthe
unit starts to emit smoke or strange smells, turn off the power
immediately and consult your Kenwood dealer.
•
Do not touch the unit during use because the surface of the unit becomes
hot and may
cause burns if touched.
A. CAUTION
To prevent damage to the machine, take the following
precautions:
• Be sure the unit is connected to a 12V DC power supply with anegative
ground connection.
•Do not open the
top or bottom covers of the unit.
•Do
not install the unit in aspot exposed to direct sunlight or excessive heat
or humidity. Also avoid places with
too much dust or the possibility of water
splashing.
•When replacing a
fuse, only use anew one with the prescribed rating. Using a
fuse
with the wrong rating may cause your unit to malfunction.
•
To prevent ashort circuit when replacing a fuse, first disconnect the wiring
harness.
NOTE
•Ifyou experience problems during installation, consult your Kenwood dealer.
•Ifthe unit does not
seem to be working right, consult your Kenwood dealer.
FCC WARNING
This eqUipment may generate or use radio frequency energy. Changes or
modifications
to this equipment may cause harmful interference unless the
modifications
are expressly approved in the instruction manual. The user could
lose the authority
to operate this equipment if an unauthorized change or
modification
is made.
FCC NOTE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class Bdigital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
aresidential installation.
This equipment may cause harmful interference to
radio communications, ifit is not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio
or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the follOWing measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into
an outlet on acircuit different from that to which
the receiver
is connected.
•Consult the dealer or
an experienced radiolTV technician for help.
NOTE
This Class Bdigital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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Cleaning the unit
If the front panel gets dirty, turn off the power and wipe the panel with adry
silicon cloth or soft cloth.
IA.CAUTION I
Do not wipe the panel with ahard cloth or acloth dampened by volatile
solvents such
as paint thinner and alcohol. They can scratch the surface of the
panel and/or cause the indicator letters
to peel off.
To prevent battery rise
When the unit is used in the ACC ON position without turning the engine ON, it
depletes the battery.
Use it after starting the engine.
Protection function
The protection function is activated in the following situations:
This unit is eqUipped with aprotection function for protecting this unit and your
speakers from various accidents or problems that
can occur.
When the protection function
is triggered, the PROTECTION indicator lights and
the amplifier stops operating.
•When aspeaker wire may be short-circuited.
•When aspeaker
output contacts ground.
•When the unit malfunctions and a
DC signal is sent to the speaker output.
Wiring
• Take the battery wire for this unit directly from the battery. Ifit's connected to
the vehicle's wiring harness, it can cause blown fuses etc.
•Ifabuzzing noise
is heard from the speakers when the engine is running,
connect aline noise filter (optional)
to each of the battery wire.
•Do
not allow the wire to directly contact the edge of the iron plate by using
Grommets.
oConnect the ground wire to ametal part of the car chassis that acts as an
electrical ground passing electricity to the battery's negative eterminal. Do
not turn the power on if the ground wire is not connected.
•
Be sure to install aprotective fuse in the power cord near the battery. The
protective fuse should be the same capacity
as the unit's fuse capacity or
somewhat larger.
o For the power cord and ground, use avehicle type (fireproof) power wring
cord
with acurrent capacity greater than the unit's fuse capacity. (Use apower
wiring cord
with the range of 14 mm' (AWG 6) to 21 mm' (AWG 4).
•When more than one power amplifier are going to be used, use apower
supply wiring wire and protective fuse
of greater current-handling capacity
than the total maximum current drawn by each amplifier.
Speaker Selection
•The rated input power of the speakers that are going to be connected should
be greater than the maximum
output power (in Watts) of the amplifier. Use of
speakers having input power ratings that are less than the output power of
the amplifier will cause smoke to be emitted as well as damage.
•
Use speakers that have an impedance of 20 or greater. When more than one
set
of speakers are going to be used, calculate the combined impedance of
the speakers and then connect suitable speakers to the amplifier.
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Installation
Accessories
Part name External View Number of Items
Self-tapping screws
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4
(oS x 18 mm)
Hexagon Wrench
(Large)
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Hexagon Wrench
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Terminal cover (Power terminal)
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Installation procedure
Since there are large variety of settings and connections possible according to
applications,
read the instruction manual well to select the proper setting and
connection.
1. Remove the ignition key and disconnect the negative 8terminal of the
battery to prevent short circuits
2. Set the unit according to the intended usage.
3. Remove the Dressing cover.
4. Connect the input and output wires of the units.
5. Connect the speaker wires.
6. Connect the power wire, power control wire and grounding wire following
this order.
7. Install the installation fittings in the unit.
8. Attach the unit.
9. Attach the Dressing cover.
10. Connect the negative 8terminal of the battery.
I A. CAUTION I
•Do not install in the below locations;
(Unstable location,
In alocation that interferes with driving, In alocation
that gets wet, In adusty location, In aplace that gets hot, In aplace that
gets direct sunlight, In alocation that gets hit by hot air)
•Do
not install the unit under the carpet. Otherwise heat bUild-up occurs
and the unit may be damaged.
•Install this
unit in alocation which allows heat to easily dissipate.
Once installed,
do not place any object on top of the unit.
•The surface temperature
of the amplifier will become hot during use. Install
the amplifier
in aplace where people, resins, and other substances that are
sensitive to heat will
not come into contact with it.
•This
unit has cooling fan to decrease the internal temperature. Do not
mount the unit in aplace where the cooling fan and ducts of the unit are
blocked. Blocking these openings will
inhibit the cooling of the internal
temperature and result
in malfunction.
•When making ahole under a
seat, inside the trunk, or somewhere else in
the vehicle, check that there is nothing hazardous on the opposite side
such
as agasoline tank, brake pipe, or wiring harness, and be careful not to
cause scratches or other damage.
•Do not install near the dashboard, rear tray, or air bag safety parts.
•The installation to the vehicle should securely fasten the
unit to aplace in
which it will not obstruct driving. If the unit comes off due to ashock and
hits aperson or safety part, it may cause injury or
an accident.
·After installing
the unit, check to make sure that electrical equipment
such
as the brake lamps, turn signal lamps and windshield wipers operate
normally.
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Self-tapping screw
(oS x 18 mm)
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Hexagon socket
head cap screw
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Connection
IA WARNING I
Remove the ignition key and
disconnect the negative 8terminal of
the battery to prevent short circuits.
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Use a RCA cable
with astraight
terminal.
If a RCA
cable with Ltype
terminal
is used, it
may not be able to
connect.
Right
input
Achannel
Left speaker
Achannel
Right speaker
Bchannel
Right speaker
Bchannel
Left speake
RCA cable'
"Brid"ftt]dConnections
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Power control wire'
CENTER UNIT
(CD receiver, etc.)
Battery
Battery
wire' ---...
Protective Fuse'
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I £. WARNING I
To prevent fire caused by ashort in the
wiring, connect afusible link or breaker
nearby the battery's positive terminal.
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I £. CAUTION I
•If sound is not output normally, immediately
turn power
off and check connections.
•
Be sure to turn the power off before
changing the setting
of any switch.
•
If the fuse blows, check wires for shorts, then
replace the fuse
with one of the same rating.
•Check
that no unconnected wires or
connectors are touching
the car body. Do
not remove caps from unconnected wires or
connectors to prevent short circuits.
•Connect the speaker wires
to appropriate
speaker connectors separately. Sharing the
negative wire
of the speaker or grounding
speaker wires to the metal body of the car
can cause this
unit to fail.
•After installation, check
that the brake
lamps, winkers, and wipers
work properly.
Hexagon
Wrench
(Large)
About the Lead Terminals
1. WireThicknesses
You can use wires with the following thicknesses:
Battery wire and ground wire AWG 4 - AWG 6
Speaker wire AWG 8 - AWG 12
2.Strip the wire
Make acut in the wire sheath (insulator made from vinyl, etc.) at the
position 10-13
mm away from the end of the wire, and then remove the
unnecessary portion
of the sheath by twisting it.
3. Install the wire
Loosen the screw using the supplied hexagon wrench. Insert the
conductor
of the wire in the terminal hole, and then tighten the screw.
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Rear Left speaker
Rear Right speaker
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Right speaker (Bridged)
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Controls
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NOTE
The control panel locates under the front side cover. Remove
the cover to access to its controls for adjustment. (See page 3)
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This is a4channelamplifierincluding 2stereo
amplifiers
in a body. One amplifier is referred
to as amplifierAand the other is amplifier8.
This unit is compatible with alarge variety of
systems by combining the switches andfunctions
described in the following.
CD Fuse (40 Ax 2)
I NOTE I
Ifyou can't find the specified capacity fuse at your
store
etc., consult your Kenwood dealer.
@ Battery terminal
® Power control terminal
Controls the unit ON/OFF.
NOTE
Controls the unit power. Be sure to connect it with
all the systems.
@) Ground terminal
® Speaker output terminals (AochIB.ch)
oStereo Connections:
When you wish to use the unit as astereo
amplifier, stereo connections
are used.
The speakers
to be connected should have an
impedance of 20 or greater. When multiple
speakers are to be connected, ensure that the
combined impedance
is 20 or greater for each
channel.
oBridged Connections:
When you wish to use the unit as a high-output
monaural amplifier, bridged connections are
used. (Make connections to the LEFT channel
oand the RIGHT channel e SPEAKER OUTPUT
terminals.)
The speakers
to be connected should have an
impedance of 40 or greater. When multiple
speakers
are to be connected, ensure that the
combined impedance
is 40 or greater.
®LINE IN terminal (AochIB.ch)
0) LINE OUT terminal
These jacks output respectively the signals input
to amplifiers Aand B.
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They always output the stereo signals regardless
of the position of the "OPERATION" switch.
®THERMAL MANAGEMENT indicator
Lights this indicator when the internal
temperature
is high.
®PROTECTION indicator
Lights this indicator when the protection function
is activated. (See page 2)
@ Power indicator
When the power is turned on, the Power indicator
lights.
Qj) INPUT SENSITIVITY control (AochIB.ch)
Set this control according to the pre-output level
of the center unit connected with this unit.
The sensitivities
of amplifiers Aand Bcan be
adjusted independently regardless
of the position
of the input selector switch.
I NOTE I
For the pre-output level, refer to the
<Specifications>
in the instruction manual of the
center unit.
@HPFILPFFREQUENCY control (A.chl
Boch)
Sets the cutoff frequency when the "FILTER"
switch is set to "HPF" or "LPF".
@BASS BOOSTFREQUENCY control (B.ch)
Sets the center frequency around which the low
frequency range should be boosted.
@BASS BOOSTLEVEL control (B.ch)
Sets the level by which the low frequency range
should be boosted.
@ INPUT SELECTOR switch
This switch selects the input method of the
signals
to be amplified by amplifiers Aand B.
oABposition:
Amplifies both of the signals input to amplifiers
Aand
B.
oAposition:
Amplifies only signal input amplifier A with both
amplifiers Aand B.
@OPERATIONswitch
The amplification methods of the signals input
can be selected.
o STEREO position:
The amplifier can be used as astereo amplifier.
o MONO (Lch) position:
Amplifies the signal input from the left side
only.
Set to this position and make bridged
connections
to use as ahigh-power monaural
amplifier. (The
input right signal is not output.)
@FILTER switch (AochIB.ch)
This switch allows to apply high-pass or low-pass
filtering
to the speaker outputs.
oHPF (High-Pass Filter) position:
The filter outputs the band of higher frequencies
than the frequency set
with the "HPF
FREQUENCY" control.
oOFF position:
The entire bandwidth is output without filtering.
o LPF (Low-Pass Filter) position:
The filter outputs the band of lower frequencies
than
the frequency set with the 'lPF
FREQUENCY" control.
The speaker
output is automatically switched to
monaural (L+R).

Troubleshooting Guide
What might appear to be amalfunction in your unit may just be the result of slightmisoperation ormiswiring. Before calling service, first check the following
table forpossibleproblems.
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION
No sound. •Input (or output) cables are disconnected. ·Connect the input (or output) cables.
(Blown fuse.) •Protection circuit may be activated. •Check connections by referring
to <Protection function>.
•Volume
is too high. •Replace the fuse and use lower volume.
•The speaker cord
is shorted. •After check the speaker cord and fixing the cause of the short,
reolace
the fuse.
The output level is too small •The input sensitivity adjusting control is not set to the correct ·Adjust
the control correctly referring to <Controls>.
(or too larClel. oosition.
The sound quality is bad. •The speakers wire are connected with wrong EB /epolarity. •Connect
them properly checking the EB /e of the terminals
(The sound is distorted.) and wires well.
• A speaker wire
is pinched by ascrew in the car body. •Connect
the speaker wire again so that it is not pinched by
anything.
•The switches mav be
set imorooerly. • Set switches properly by referrinq to <Controls>.
2Pecifications
Specifications subject to change withoutnotice.
CEA-2006
RMS Watts per channel @4ohms, 1%THO+N .......1 00 W x 4
Signal
to Noise Ratio (Reference' 1Watt into 4ohms) 85 dBA
Audio Section
Max Power Output 1200 W
Rated Power
Output (+B =14.4 V)
Normal (40) (20 Hz -20 kHz, 005 %THO)... 100 W x 4
(20) (1 kHz, 0.5 %THO) 150 W x 4
Bridged
(40) (1 kHz, 0.5 % THO)........ 300 W x 2
Frequency Response (+0,
-3 dB)... . 5 Hz -50 kHz
Sensitivity (rated output) (MAX) 0.2 V
(MIN.) . .
5.0 V
Input Impedance. . 10 kO
Signal to Noise Ratio.... 1 05 dB
Low Pass Filter Frequency (-12 dB/oct.) 50 -200 Hz (variable)
High
Pass Filter Frequency (-12 dB/oct) .50 -200 Hz (variable)
Bass Boost Level (B channel)... . 0 - + 18 dB (variable)
Bass Boost Frequency (B channel)... .. ..40 -100 Hz (variable)
General
Operating Voltage 14.4 V (11 - 16 Vallowable)
Current
Consumption 64 A
Installation
Size (W x H x 0).. ..380 x66 x286 mm
................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14-15/16 x2-5/8 x11-1/4 inch
Weight ..4.9
kg (10.8 Ibs)
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