Kicker KS650.2 User Manual [en, de, es, fr]

KS

KSCOMPONENTSYSTEM

KS650.2, KS60.2, KS50.2

©2007 Stillwater Designs

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Sistema de altavoces componentes KS
Manual del Propietario

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KS-Komponentensystem
Benutzerhandbuch

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Système à composants KS
Manuel d'utilisation

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Your KS components were specially designed for “Livin’ Loud” out in the harsh automotive
environment. They are made of advanced materials and construction techniques to
maintain optimal performance for years to come.

Application

The Kicker KS components are specifically designed for mounting in free-air applications.
The speakers do not require a sealed enclosure for optimum performance. It is important to
isolate the sound coming off the front of the driver from the sound radiating from the back
of the driver. This isolation is usually accomplished by using the driver in a factory speaker
location, or in a location with a semi-isolated rear chamber. See Figure 1.

Location

The sound produced by the KS components is directional, particularly for the tweeter’s
sonic output. The external crossover has a three position (0, 3, and 6dB) High Frequency
Output Level switch that allows for added flexibility in positioning the tweeter. Find the best
location for stereophonic sound. If necessary, add more KS component systems or coaxial
speakers to the audio system to help distribute and balance the sound. After determining
the best mounting locations, carefully check the areas where the mounting hardware will be
placed. See Figure 2.

INSTALLATION

Congratulations on your

KICKER purchase

Please record your purchase

information and keep your sales

receipt for validation of warranty.

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Purchase Date:

Speaker Model Number:

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Note: All specifications and performance figures are subject to change. Please visit the www.kicker.com for the most current information.

To get the best performance from your new Kicker speakers, we recommend using genuine Kicker Accessories and Wiring.

Please allow two weeks of break-in time for the speaker to reach optimum performance.

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INSTALLATION

KSComponentSystem

Owner’sManual

KS650.2 / KS60.2 / KS50.2

Models:

WooferMounting

If you are replacing factory speakers in their original locations, you may have to enlarge the
speaker cut-outs and pre-drill new screw holes using a 7/64” (2.5mm) bit. Custom mounting
locations will require more preparation and work. In either case, make sure the speaker will
not interfere with the trunk and door opening and closing mechanisms, and the enclosed
screws will not puncture the fuel tank, wiring, or interfere with any other mechanical parts on
the underside of the mounting surface. Cycle the windows all the way down and up.

If the speaker cut-out locations require you to cut metal, avoid structural metal and braces.
If the door body and panel cannot support the weight of the speaker, an optional reinforcing
ring (thin piece of wood or Medium Density Fiberboard) may be fastened or adhered to the
door body. Mount the speaker to the vehicle as outlined in Figure 2.

If factory speaker wiring is not available in your desired location, it may be necessary to run
speaker wire through the door jamb. The speaker wire should be kept away from sharp
edges and avoid the possibility of getting pinched by the door. An existing grommet in the
door jamb is the ideal place to run the speaker wire. If the factory hole and grommet do not
exist or are inaccessible, you must drill a
hole to run the speaker wire through the
door jamb. Be careful not to drill into other
wiring or exiting door mechanisms. Any
time a wire is run through a hole, it is
necessary to insert a rubber or plastic
grommet to protect the wire from damage
as outlined in Figure 3.

The KS50.2 mounting ring attaches over
the front of the woofer. The mounting rings
for all other KS Component models attach
to the woofer as shown in Figure 2. If the
supplied hardware is not applicable to your
installation, some other means of securely
attaching the speakers to the vehicle must
be used.

Figure 1

KSCOMPONENTSYSTEM

Rear Seat

Trunk / Storage Space

Rear Sound

Waves

Front Sound

Waves

Figure 2

Door Panel

Door Body

Reinforcing Ring

(Optional)

Midrange

Woofer

Speaker

Grille

Screws

Stagger the holes for the wiring and use a rubber or

plastic grommet to protect the wire from damage.

Speaker

cut-out

Speaker

cut-out

Figure 3

Front Door Body

Front Dash

Kick Panel

Speaker

cut-out

To speaker

terminals

To the

external

crossover

3

KS Component

Driver

Mounting Ring

(KS60.2, KS650.2)

Note: The KS50.2 mounting
ring attaches over the front
of the woofer. All other KS
Component models attach
as shown in Figure 2.

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INSTALLATION

TweeterMounting

The tweeter can be mounted one of four ways: flush, surface, angled, and coaxial mounting.
For flush mounting applications, please refer to the illustration in Figure 5. Choose a flat
location on the panel with space behind the panel to allow room for the mounting nut and
motor structure. After checking the clearances, cut a 1 15/16” (4.9cm) diameter mounting
hole in the panel. Position the shorter mounting nut behind the panel. Use the longer
mounting nut if the panel’s thickness prohibits the use of the shorter mounting nut. Feed the
wire through the optional tweeter flange, the hole in the panel, and the mounting nut. Mount
the tweeter by screwing the mounting nut onto the tweeter.

For surface mounting applications use the surface mount cup as a template and pre-drill
one 7/64” (2.5mm) screw hole for attaching the surface mount cup to the panel, and a
5/16” (8mm) hole for the wires. A M3 pan-cross head wood screw is supplied to attach the
surface mount cup to the panel. Position the tweeter over the surface mount cup and press
it into position. See Figure 6.

For angled mounting applications choose a flat location on the panel with space behind the
panel to allow room for the longer mounting nut and back angle ring. After checking the
clearances, cut a 1 15/16” (4.9cm) diameter mounting hole in the panel. Place the front
angle ring (does not fit through the longer tweeter mounting nut) in front of the panel. Then
place the wire and tweeter through the tweeter flange, front angle ring, and into the panel.
Next place the wire through the back angle ring (fits through the longer mounting nut), place
the back angle ring over the rear of the tweeter, and line-up the narrow part of the front
angle ring for the preferred angle of operation. Place the wire through the longer mounting
nut and loosely tighten the mounting nut around the tweeter. Rotate all the parts in unison
until the tweeter is angled in the desired direction. Secure the assembly by tightening the
longer mounting nut. See Figure 7.

The KS-Series Component system can also be mounted coaxially by attaching the tweeter
to the center of the midrange. For coaxial mounting, unscrew and remove the phase plug
from the center of the KS midrange driver. Next, run the tweeter wires through the mounting
post into the center of the midrange driver and out of the back plate hole. Connect the
tweeter assembly to the mounting post and screw the mounting post into the center of the
midrange driver. After the tweeter has been secured to the midrange, route the wiring
through the wire groove on the back plate of the midrange and attach the tweeter wires to
the wire tab with the included cable tie. See Figure 8.

Wiring

Hooking up the Kicker KS-Series Component
Speakers is easy. Mount the external crossover in
a location free and clear of water and mechanical
components of the vehicle with the enclosed
phillips-head wood screws. One end of each wire
is terminated with a large and a small connector.
The larger connector is crimped to the gray wire
and connects to the larger positive terminal of the
speaker. The smaller connector is crimped to the
black wire and connects to the smaller negative
terminal of the speaker. The other end of these
wires must be stripped and connected to the
external crossover’s output terminals. Then,
connect the external crossover’s input terminals to
the source unit or amplifier in accordance with its
owner’s manual.

Figure 5

Flush Mount

Surface Mount

Angled Mount

Shorter Mounting Nut

Surface Mount Cup

Longer Mounting Nut

Back Angle Ring

Front Angle Ring

Panel

Panel

Panel

Tweeter Flange

Tweeter

Tweeter

Tweeter Flange

Tweeter

INSTALLATION

Figure 6

Figure 7

M3 Screw

Source Unit

Midrange

Driver

Tweeter

External

Crossover

Figure 4

Route wires through the
wire groove on back
plate of midrange.

Tie tweeter wire to

wire tab with
included cable tie.

Unscrew and remove phase
plug from center of cone.

Phase

Plug

Figure 8

Coaxial Mount

Mounting

Post

Tweeter

Run tweeter wires through

the mounting post and into
the center of midrange.

Attach tweeter to mounting
post and screw mounting
post into the center of
midrange.

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INSTALLATION

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Pro Tip: You are one Kicker Loaded-Subwoofer enclosure, one ZX Mono-Amplifier and a few cables
away from a slammin’ system! The Kicker ZX line of mono-amplifiers make it easy to upgrade to solid
bass with your existing or stock source unit. Please ask your dealer about the Kicker Comp and
CompVR Subwoofer upgrades.

KS50.2

5 1/4 (130)

1 (25)

Aluminum

4 (3)

130 (65)

88

38-21k

4 9/16 (11.6)

2 (5.1)

13/16 (21)

1 15/16 (4.9)

12, 4000

12, 4000

0, 3, 6

KS650.2

6 1/2 (165)

1 (25)

Aluminum

4 (3)

150 (75)

88

35-21k

5 5/8 (14.3)

2 1/8 (5.4)

13/16 (21)

1 15/16 (4.9)

12, 4000

12, 4000

0, 3, 6

Performance

Model:

Woofer Size, in (mm)

Tweeter Size, in (mm)

Dome Material

Impedace ohms, Rated (DC Resistance)

Power Handling Watts, Peak (RMS)

Sensitivity [SPLo], dB @ 1W, 1m

Effective Frequency Range, Hz

Woofer Mounting Hole Diameter, in (cm)

Woofer Mounting Depth, in (cm)

Flush Mount Tweeter Depth, in (mm)

Flush Mount Tweeter Hole Diameter, in (cm)

High Pass, dB, at Frequency, Hz

Low Pass, dB, at Frequency, Hz

High Frequency Output Level, dB

KS60.2

6 (160)

1 (25)

Aluminum

4 (3)

150 (75)

88

35-21k

5 (12.7)

1 15/16 (4.9)

13/16 (21)

1 15/16 (4.9)

12, 4000

12, 4000

0, 3, 6

WiringMultipleSpeakers

Modern high performance component system speakers have a lower DC Resistance than
what used to be available. The Kicker KS-Series component system speakers are rated at
four ohms and work with any source unit or amplifier designed to operate at a four ohm
load. If you want to use two KS-Series component system speakers (two midrange/woofers
and two tweeters) on each channel of your source unit or amplifier wire the crossovers in
series, as shown below. This will improve the sound quality, lower the total harmonic
distortion and lessen the thermal load at the source unit or amplifier. This may prevent an
amplifier from shutting down, due to over-current protection circuitry. See Figure 9.

Source Unit or Amplifier

Two KS-Series Component

Systems wired in series to

a single channel

External Crossover

Figure 9

Tweeter

Midrange

Driver

Tweeter

Midrange

Driver

External Crossover

INSTALACIÓN

Los altavoces componentes KS han sido especialmente diseñados para vivir a todo
volumen Livin’ Loud™ en el riguroso ambiente automovilístico. Estos altavoces han sido
construidos con materiales y técnicas de construcción avanzados para mantener un
rendimiento óptimo durante muchos años.

Aplicación

Los altavoces componentes Kicker KS han sido diseñados específicamente para montarlos
en aplicaciones al aire libre. Estos altavoces no necesitan caja sellada para dar un
rendimiento óptimo. Es importante separar el sonido radiado por delante del sonido radiado
por detrás del excitador. Esta separación se logra normalmente instalando el excitador en
una ubicación de altavoz preestablecida de fábrica o provista de una cámara trasera
semiaislada. Vea la Figura 1.

Ubicación

El sonido producido por los altavoces componentes KS es direccional, en particular la
salida sónica del tweeter. El crossover externo tiene un selector de atenuación de salida de
altas frecuencias de tres posiciones (0, 3, y 6 dB) que da mayor flexibilidad en cuanto a la
orientación del tweeter. Busque la mejor ubicación para el sonido estereofónico. Si es
necesario, agregue sistemas de altavoces componentes KS o altavoces coaxiales al
sistema de audio para distribuir y equilibrar el sonido. Después de determinar las mejores
ubicaciones de montaje, revise cuidadosamente los lugares en que va a instalar los
soportes de montaje. Vea la Figura 2.

¡Felicidades por su

compra de KICKER

Por favor registre su información de compra

y mantenga su recibo de ventas para

validación de la garantía.

Distribuidor autorizado
de Kicker:

Fecha de compra:

Número de modelo
del altavoz:

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Nota: Todas las especificaciones y cifras de rendimiento están sujetas a cambios.

Visite www.kicker.com para obtener la información más actual.

Para obtener el mejor rendimiento de sus nuevos altavoces Kicker, le recomendamos que use accesorios y cableado Kicker auténticos.

Deje pasar aproximadamente dos semanas para que el altavoz alcance su rendimiento óptimo.

Sistema de altavoces

componentes KS

Manual del propietario

KS650.2 / KS60.2 / KS50.2

Modelos:

Figura 1

Asiento trasero

Cajuela / Espacio de

almacenamiento

Ondas de

sonido traseras

Ondas de sonido

delanteras

Excitador de altavoz

componente KS

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