Rockford RFP-1208, RFP-1212, RFP-1215, RFP-1210 Owner's Manual

DVC

RFP-1208
RFP-1210
RFP-1212
RFP-1215

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punch

Dear Customer,
Congratulations on your purchase of the world's finest brand of car audio speakers. At

Rockford Fosgate we are fanatics about musical reproduction at its best, and we are
pleased you chose our product. Through years of engineering expertise, hand craftsman­ship and critical testing procedures, we have created a wide range of products that
reproduce music with all the clarity and richness you deserve.

For maximum performance we recommend you have your new Rockford Fosgate
product installed by an Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer, as we provide specialized
training through Rockford Technical Training Institute (RTTI). Please read your
warranty and retain your receipt and original carton for possible future use.

Great product and competent installations are only a piece of the puzzle when it comes
to your system. Make sure that your installer is using 100% authentic installation
accessories from Connecting Punch in your installation. Connecting Punch has
everything from RCA cables and speaker wire to Power line and battery connectors.
Insist on it! After all, your new system deserves nothing but the best.

To add the finishing touch to your new Rockford Fosgate image order your Rockford
wearables, which include everything from T-shirts and jackets to hats and sunglasses.

To get a free brochure on Rockford Fosgate products and Rockford wearables, in the U.S.
call 602-967-3565 or FAX [phone]. For all other countries, call +001-602­967-3565 or FAX [phone].

PRACTICE SAFE SOUND™

CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE TO SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS OVER

100dB MAY CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS. HIGH

POWERED
PRESSURE
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If, after reading your manual, you still have questions regarding this product,
we recommend that you see your Rockford Fosgate dealer. If you need further
assistance, you can call us direct at 1-800-795-2385. Be sure to have your serial
number, model number and date of purchase available when you call.

The serial number can be found on the outside of the box. Please record it in
the space provided below as your permanent record. This will serve as
verification of your factory warranty and may become useful in recovering your
speaker if it is ever stolen.

Serial Number: ________________________________
Model Number:________________________________

AUTOSOUND SYSTEMS MAY PRODUCE SOUND

LEVELS WELL OVER 130dB. USE COMMON SENSE

PRACTICE SAFE SOUND.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................................. 1

DVC Woofer Contents .............................................................................1

Technical Design Features .......................................................................1

Installation ............................................................................................... 4

Recommended Enclosures.................................................................. 4

Building an Enclosure......................................................................... 6

Calculating Volume............................................................................ 6

Subwoofer Crossovers ........................................................................6

Wiring Configurations ........................................................................ 7

Specifications........................................................................................... 8

Warranty Information............................................................................... 9

International Information........................................................................10

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ETTING STARTED

Welcome to Rockford Fosgate! This manual is designed to provide
information for the owner, salesperson and installer. For those of you
who want quick information on how to install this product, please turn
to the

Installation Section

of this manual or refer to the icon listed below.
Other information can be located by using the Table of Contents. We,
at Rockford Fosgate, have worked very hard to make sure all the
information in this manual is current. But, as we are constantly finding
new ways to improve our product, this information is subject to change
without notice.

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INSTALLATION

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INTRODUCTION

The Punch Dual Voice Coil woofers are low frequency drivers
designed primarily for use in small, sealed or vented enclosures. The
dual voice coil design allows low impedance loads to be configured
for optimizing the performance of Punch Power 50.1 and 50.2
amplifiers. By utilizing the latest materials and construction tech­niques, we are able to offer a speaker with optimized low frequency
response while requiring a minimum of operating space.

DVC WOOFER CONTENTS

Punch DVC Woofer
Installation & Owner's Manual

TECHNICAL DESIGN FEATURES

◆ Stamped Basket

The Dual Voice Coil Woofers use a stamped Cold Rolled Steel basket
which is rigid and lightweight. The basket is finished in a corrosive
resistant power coated applied process used in many automotive
applications.

THE RESULT: A lightweight and rigid woofer.

◆ PVA Cone

The cone material used is spruce pulp paper. This provides the
necessary combination of weight and strength and allows high levels
of output without cone break-up. The cone is treated with a water
resistant PolyVinyl Acetate (PVA) Emulsion which increases the cone
rigidity and lowers distortion.

THE RESULT: Increases cone rigidity and lowers distortion.

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◆ Santoprene Rubber Surround

The santoprene material is resilient to temperature variations and
provides a consistent support necessary for the linear motion of the
speaker cone. In addition, the inherent damping capabilities eliminates
the transmission of sonic disturbances between the cone and the frame
of the speaker. This greatly improves the clarity of the speaker's
frequency response.

THE RESULT: Improves speaker's frequency response.

◆ Flat Spider

The speaker's linear compliance is balanced through the use of a
“proprietary” flat spider design. A flat spider provides symmetrical
control of the voice coil through its cone excursion. Linear cone
excursion reduces harmonic distortion for improved sound quality.

THE RESULT: Reduces mechanical distortion for better sound quality.

◆ Powder Coat Finish

Powder coating has long been the industry standard for durability in
protective metal finishes. A dry powder (non-aerosol) is electrostati­cally applied to the metal and “baked on to provide a hard “shell-like”
finish. As an additional benefit, powder coating is the only finishing
process that releases no toxic chemicals into our ozone.

THE RESULT: A durable and “earth friendly” metal finish.

◆ Inverted Dust Cap

The use of the inverted dust cap serves to increase the cone rigidity and
improve the power handling by forcing more air through the voice
coil.

THE RESULT: Increases cone rigidity, smooths frequency response
and prevents your friends from feeling obligated to invert them for you.

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◆ Aluminum Voice Coil Former

The voice coil former is black, anodized aluminum for highly efficient
thermal transfer. This allows winding high temperature copper wire
in multiple layers for improved efficiency.

THE RESULT: Improves power handling by efficiently dissipating
heat.

◆ Hyper-Extended Pole Piece

The pole piece has been extended to provide a more linear magnetic
field for the operation of the woofer. This lowers distortion and
provides the woofer with better low frequency response.

THE RESULT: Lowers distortion and provides better low frequency
response.

◆ Vented Bumped Back Plate

The back plate has been stepped deeper to allow the woofer more
excursion without bottoming out. This enables the speaker to be used
in a smaller enclosure. Additionally, the back plate is vented with a
radiused aerodynamic back vent which efficiently and quietly circu­lates cool air around the voice coil.

THE RESULT: More excursion and increased power handling.

◆ Dual V oice Coils

The dual voice coil design of the speaker allows a variety of imped­ance loads to be configured. A single woofer can be wired for a 2Ω
load and a pair of woofers can be wired for either a 4Ω or 1Ω load.
These configurations allow a multitude of amplifiers to be used with
the Punch DVC.

THE RESULT: Allows multiple wiring configurations.

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