ENGLISH
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
High Quality Product by
H 400
H 500
H 1000
MADE IN GERMANY
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ENGLISH
Dear Customer,
congratulations on your purchase of this high-quality
HELIX amplifier,made in Germany . This new Helix amplifiers highlights best quality, excellent manufacturing and
state-of-the-art technology. They are the optimum completion of HELIX series by AUDIOTEC FISCHER.
To find out how Helix amplifiers work best for you, read
this manual carefully and follow the instructions for installation.
We guarantee that this product has been checked for proper
functioning before shipping.
We wish you a lot of fun with your new HELIX amplifier.
Yours
AUDIOTEC FISCHER Team
General installation instructions for HELIX amplifiers
Before you start installation, disconnect the car battery at
the minus pole. We would urge you to have the installation
work carried out by a specialist as verification of correct
installation and connection of the unit is a prerequisite for
warranty cover of the HELIX amplifier.
Install your amplifier at a dry location where there is sufficient air circulation to ensure adequate cooling of the equipment. For safety reasons, the amplifier must be secured in a
professional manner. This is performed by means of four
fixing screws screwed into a mounting surface offering sufficient retention and stability. Before drilling the holes for
the screws, carefully examine the area around the installation position and make sure that there are no electrical cables
or components, hydraulic brake lines or any part of the
petrol tank located behind the mounting surface - otherwise
these could be damaged. You should be aware of the fact
that such components may also be concealed in the doubleskin trim panels/mouldings.
General instruction for connecting the amplifiers
The HELIX amplifiers may only be installed in motor vehicles
which have a 12-volt minus pole connected to the chassis ground. Any other system could cause damage to the amplifier
and the electrical system of the vehicle.
The plus cable from the battery for the complete system
should be provided with a main fuse at a distance of max.
30 cm from the battery. The value of the fuse is calculated
from the maximum total current input of the car audio
system. Install the cabling in a manner which precludes any
danger of the leads being exposed to shear, crushing or
rupture forces. If there are sharp edges in the vicinity (e.g.
holes in the bodywork) all cables must be cushioned and
protected to prevent fraying.
Never lay the power supply cables adjacent to leads and
lines connecting other vehicle equipment (fan motors, fire
detection modules, gas lines etc.).
In order to ensure safe installation, use only high-quality
connections and materials. Ask your dealer for HELIX
accessories.
HCC 1
HCC 2
HCC 3
HCC 5
HCC 1 85 Hz HP/LP
HCC 2 85 Hz HP/LP incl. subsonic
HCC 3 LP: 60-500 Hz / HP: 60-700 Hz
HCC 4 LP: 300 Hz-5 kHz / HP: 500 Hz-7 kHz
HCC 5 LP: 300 Hz-5 kHz / HP: 60-700 Hz
for bandpass
HCC 6 LP: 120-250 Hz / HP: 60-90 Hz
for bandpass (kickbass)
Pot.: LP1/LP2
Pot.: LP1/LP2
Pot.: HP1/HP2
Crosscards HCC
HP1 LP1
LP2 HP2
HELIX Cross Cards (HCCs)
HCC1 is inserted as standard in every HELIX ESPRIT
amplifier
. To expand
the operation range of your HELIX
amplifier, your dealer
will provide the following HCCs
as optional equipment:
Valid for all modules:
low pass: red LED is on
high pass: yellow LED is on
full range: green LED is on
bandpass: red and yellow LEDs are on
(switch position “low pass”)
Pot.: HP1/HP2
70
60
70
60
400
300
70
60
90
110
170
500
Hz
100
150
250
700
Hz
500
750
1,3K
5K
Hz
100
150
250
700
Hz
1 Connecting the remote lead
The remote lead is connected to the automatic antenna
(aerial positive) output of the head unit (radio). This is only
activated if the head unit is switched ON. Thus the amplifier is switched on and off with the head unit.
2 Connecting the ground cable
The ground cable should be connected to a central ground
reference point (this is located where the negative terminal
of the battery is grounded at the metal body of the vehicle),
or to a bright bare-metal location on the vehicle chassis, i.e.
an area which has been cleaned of all paint residues.
3 Connecting the battery cable
Connect the +12 V cable to the positiv e terminal of the battery. Recommended cross section: min. 10mm
2
.
4 Fuses
The input fuses are connected in parallel and provide protection against an internal equipment fault, i.e. the system
must be additionally protected by a further line fuse located in the vicinity of the battery (max. distance from battery: 30 cm). The fuse ratings are 2 x 30 amperes, both
must be installed as the amplifier protection rating is 60
amperes (2 x 30 A).
5 - 8 Signal inputs
The H 400 ESPRIT has RCA
connections for cinch cables leading
from the pre-amplifier outputs, the
line outputs of the head unit or the
outputs of a pre-amplifier/equalizer,
e.g. HXE 100. These connectors are
gold-plated in order
to ensure better
signal transmission.
9 - 12 Level controls for input sensitivity
These controls can be used to match
the input sensitivity of the individual
channels - A to D - to the output vol-
tage
of the connected head unit. These controls are not
volume controls and are solely intended for the purpose of
sensitivity trimming. The control range extends from 330
mV to 8,4 V.
13 Selector switch for channels A and B
For switching the plug-in frequency crossover modules to
high pass, full range or low pass.
14 Selector switch for channels C and D
For switching the plug-in frequency crossover modules to
high pass, full range or low pass.
15 - 16 Mono/Stereo Selector
For switching the amplifier into 4 - channel operation mode
both switches must be in stereo position. To use the amp in
3- channel mode (front / sub), the front channel has to be
set in stereo and the sub channel to mono/ bridged.
Warning:
The impedance of the woofer in bridged mode must not be
lower than 3 ohms!
17 - 18 Plug-in frequency crossover modules
The H 400 ESPRIT are equipped as standard with an
85 Hz/12 dB Oct. frequency module. Other plug-in modules compatible with H 500 ESPRIT such as variable highpass/low-pass frequency modules, are available on request.
The individual functions of the frequency modules are
visually displayed by colored LEDs.
These have the following meanings for all modules:
yellow = high pass
green = full range
red = low pass
red and yellow = band pass
If required the plug-in frequency crossover modules are
available with a 28 Hz/18 dB Oct. subsonic filter.
19 Speaker connection terminals for channels
A and B
20 Speaker connection terminals for channels
C and D
21 - 23 CPS-Color Protection System
The LEDs show the operation status of the amp.
Green = O.K.; yellow = the speakers wires are shorted to
ground; red = over heated. If the amp shuts off due to
overheating it will take some time (depending on the outside temperature) until it switches on again.
Important notice
Never connect the speaker wires to the chassis of the
vehicle. This can destroy your amplifier. All speaker
systems must be connencted in-phase, this means plus to
plus and minus to minus. The plus pole is normally marked
on the speaker. In addition, the amplifire can operate channels A and B as well as C and D in stereo or mono mode
(bridged).
Besides from stereo and mono mode, the amp can be
connected for tri-mode use, which means that two stereo
speakers can be operated with one pair of wires (AB or
CD) and have a third speaker connected in mono mode.
Please see basic instruction sheet for various speaker
connections.
Technical specifications see page 16.
H 400 ESPRIT
11
HCC 4
HCC 6
Pot.: LP1/LP2
Pot.: LP1/LP2
Pot.: HP1/HP2
Pot.: HP1/HP2
400
300
600
500
135
120
60
50
500
750
1,3K
5K
Hz
800
1,3K
2,5K
7K
Hz
150
180
220
Hz
70
80
90
Hz
AUDIOTEC FISCHER GMBH
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D-57392 Schmallenberg
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Cont. power rating RMS/max. power
at 4 Ohms RMS/12 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 50 W
at 4 Ohms/13,8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 70/140 W
at 2 Ohms/13,8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 x 125/250 W
at 4 Ohms bridged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x 250/500 W
Frequency response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +/- 0,2 dB
Total harmonic distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 0,009%
TIM distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 0,016%
Damping factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .> 300
Signal to noise ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 100 dB
Input impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kOhms
Input sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 mV - 8 V
Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x 25 Ampere
Dimensions (H x W xD) in mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,5 x 200 x 336
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,6 kgs
Technical Specifications H 400 ESPRIT Technical Specifications H 500 ESPRIT
Cont. power rating RMS/max. power
at 4 Ohms RMS/12 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 x 300 W
at 4 Ohms/13,8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 x 350/700 W
at 2 Ohms/13,8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 x 600/1200 W
Frequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +/- 0,2 dB
Total harmonic distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 0,009%
Signal to noise ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 100 dB
TIM distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 0,016%
Damping factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . adjustable from > 50 - >800
Input impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kOhm
Input sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 mV - 8 V
Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 x 25 Ampere
Dimensions (H x W x D) in mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,5 x 200 x 432
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,6 kg
Technical Specifications H 1000 ESPRIT
Cont. power rating RMS/max. power satellites woofer
at 4 Ohms RMS/12 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 40 W . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 x 140 W
at 4 Ohms/13,8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 60/120 W . . . . . . . . . .1 x 170/340 W
at 2 Ohms/13,8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 x 80/160 W . . . . . . . . . .1 x 250/500 W
at 4 Ohms bridged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 x 160/320 W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Frequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Hz - 20 kHz, +/- 0,2 dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total harmonic distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .< 0,009% . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TIM distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .< 0,016% . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Damping factor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .> 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signal to noise ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 100 dB . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Input impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 kOhms . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Input sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700 mV - 8 V . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 x 30 Ampere . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dimensions (H x W x D) mm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,5 x 200 x 432 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,6 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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