Kicker PS, PSR Owner's Manual

PS/PSR SERIES

Powered Substation Enclosure Systems

Congratulations! You have just purchased the latest in powered high performance
enclosures to carry the famous KICKER name. Your KICKER speakers were designed
and engineered by the same team which created many other international
award winning KICKER components like the Solo-Baric,Comp VR, and
Resolution drivers. They contain a number of cutting-edge features to give you
outstanding performance and dependability. Thanks for buying KICKER. Enjoy!

Features

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Built-in amplifier - No need for an external amplifier, just hook up to the

vehicle’s battery and signal source.

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Active electronic crossover - Adjustable 24 dB/octave crossover from 70 to 140 Hz

allows for fine tuning to match your system.

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Universal inputs - Either line level or speaker level input accepted, even

floating ground.

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Signal sense turn-on option - Automatically turns on Substation if power

antenna lead is not available.

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Gain control - You control the output level to balance your Substation

with the rest of your system.

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Remote speaker output - Models PS60 and PS80 have an output for pow

ering remote regular Substation with the built-in amplifier.

Specifications

Model Woofer RMS Power Frequency Remote Speaker Output Power w/ Remote Dimensions

PSR100 10 140 39 - 150 N/A N/A 12-1/4x12-1/4x25-1/8

PS80 8 80 29 - 150 4 140 8-5/8x8-5/8x18

PS60 6.5 50 32 - 150 8 80 7x7x18

Specifications common to all models:

Input sensitivity 150mV to 10V
THD 0.05%
Signal to noise Ratio -95dB
Crossover 70-140 at 24dB/octave

(in.) @ 12.5V Response (Hz) impedance (ohms) Speaker (watts) (WxHxLin./cm)

31.12x31.12x63.82

14.29x14.29x45.72

17.78x17.78x45.72

General Installation Information

The position of your Kicker Powered Substation will affect the quality and amount of
the bass it reproduces. The best results will come from boundary loading the output
of the Substation into a corner of the vehicle. The PS60 and PS80 have a woofer on
one end and a port on the other end. By placing either the port or the woofer in the
corner will change which portion of the bass gets reinforced by the boundary loading
effect. Pointing the port into a corner will boost the lower frequencies while corner
loading the woofer will increase the output of the upper bass.

After choosing the best location for

At Least 4 "

At Least 4 "

you Powered Substation, it is neces­sary to permanently mount the
enclosure to the vehicle. Locate the
provided brackets where the mount­ing screws won’t interfere with or
damage any wiring, fuel lines, etc. in
the vehicle. Use the smaller screws to
attach the bracket to the enclosure

At Least 4 "

B

Back

A

Mounting Options

A

At Least 4 "

B

and mount the assembly to the floor
with the larger screws.

Front

If the enclosed brackets are not applicable to your installation, some other means
must be utilized to secure the cabinet to the vehicle.

WARNING!!

To avoid potential injury from forward movement of speakers during
abrupt stops or accident, they must be properly installed and securely fas­tened to the vehicle.

Tuning and Controls

The gain control is used to match the input of your Kicker Powered Substation to
the rest of the system. After mounting and wiring the Substation turn the gain con­trol all the way down. Turn the system on and check the level of the bass in relation to
the mids and highs. If your personal taste requires more output from the Substation
merely turn the gain control up until the sound is the way you like it.

LOW PASS CROSSOVER

FREQUENCY CONTROL GAIN CONTROL

The Low Pass Crossover control is designed to help match the frequencies repro­duced by the Substation to your existing speakers. If you are limited to smaller factory
speakers that don’t reproduce the midbass very well it will work best to start with a
higher crossover point like 140Hz. This will allow the Substation to fill in some of the
information that the small speakers miss. If your existing speakers play the midbass
information well and you want to fill in the sub-bass region only, start with a low set­ting on the crossover like 70Hz. Fine tuning can be done by ear to match the bass to
the rest of the system.

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