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INTRODUCTION
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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
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO DAMP OR MOISTURE - doing so may result in re,
BEFORE WIRING DISCONNECT THE CABLE FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL -
ENSURE GOOD AND CORRECT CONNECTIONS - failure to make the correct connections
DO NOT USE ANY FUNCTIONS OF THIS EQUIPMENT THAT MAY TAKE YOUR
CONCENTRATION AWAY FROM DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE - do not set up your amplier
whilst driving, doing so may result in an accident. For prolonged setting up, make sure that
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.
failure to do so may result in electric shock or injury.
may result in re or damage to the product.
your vehicle is stationary and in a safe location.
WARNING
shock or damage to the product.
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 amplier
Single woofer conguration
Twin woofer conguration
Never connect any speaker lead to the car chassis. This can cause severe damage to your
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
Ensure that no moving parts catch on the speaker or grill (e.g. window or door handles, or
CAUTION
speaker /car radio /amplier.
response.
window glass inside the door)
1Ohm parallel 4 Ohm series
2 Ohm series / parallel
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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.
Sealed
ED510 Enclosure volume – 1.25 cuft
ED512 Enclosure volume – 1.75 cuft
ED515 Enclosure volume – 2.5 cuft
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 difcult 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.
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
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Enclosure construction
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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 bafe. 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.
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
Enclosure Volume
To work out the volume required for your enclosure please refer to recommended enclosure
volumes specied 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
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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NOTES:
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
A full description of EDGE’s warranty information
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working days.
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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