Kicker PS, PSR Owner's Manual

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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

xBuilt-in amplifier - No need for an external amplifier, just hook up to the vehicle’s battery and signal source.

xActive electronic crossover - Adjustable 24 dB/octave crossover from 70 to 140 Hz allows for fine tuning to match your system.

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

floating ground.

xSignal sense turn-on option - Automatically turns on Substation if power antenna lead is not available.

xGain control - You control the output level to balance your Substation with the rest of your system.

xRemote 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

 

(in.)

@ 12.5V

Response (Hz)

impedance (ohms)

Speaker (watts)

(WxHxLin./cm)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSR100

10

140

39 - 150

N/A

N/A

12-1/4x12-1/4x25-1/8

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.12x31.12x63.82

PS80

8

80

29 - 150

4

140

8-5/8x8-5/8x18

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.29x14.29x45.72

PS60

6.5

50

32 - 150

8

80

 

7x7x18

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.78x17.78x45.72

Specifications common to all models:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Input sensitivity

 

150mV to 10V

 

 

 

THD

 

 

0.05%

 

 

 

 

Signal to noise Ratio

-95dB

 

 

 

 

Crossover

 

70-140 at 24dB/octave

 

 

 

Kicker PS, PSR Owner's Manual

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 neces-

 

 

 

 

sary to permanently mount the

 

A

Back

 

enclosure to the vehicle. Locate the

At Least 4 "

A

At Least 4 "

 

 

 

provided brackets where the mount-

 

 

 

 

ing screws won’t interfere with or

B

 

 

B

damage any wiring, fuel lines, etc. in

 

 

 

 

 

 

the vehicle. Use the smaller screws to

 

Mounting Options

 

attach the bracket to the enclosure

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

GAIN CONTROL

FREQUENCY 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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