Rockford Fosgate PA-1HD, PA-1 Owner's Manual

Dear Customer:

Congratulations on your purchase of America’s finest car audio components. At Rockford

Fosgate we are committed to 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 produced 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). The length and nature of your
warranty are dramatically affected if you install the product yourself. Please read your
warranty and return your receipt and original carton for possible future use.

For your musical enjoyment, Rockford Fosgate offers everything from two channel
Punch

®

amplifiers, the more powerful four channel Power amplifiers, to three lines of

speakers: Pro Series, The Punch

®

, and Series One™, In addition, we offer two-, three- and
four-way speaker systems, and subwoofer and full range enclosures. For sound reproduc­tion at its best, we offer signal processors: equalizers, pre-amps, and crossovers.

To insure overall installation quality, Rockford provides top quality wire, connectors,
carpet, grille cloth, “Colours” speaker grilles and amplifier shrouds, high output alterna­tors, and many more accessories through our Perfect Interface division.

To add the finishing

touch

to your new Rockford Fosgate image, order your Rockford

P.0.P

which includes everything from t-shirts and jackets, to key chains and neon hats.

To get a free brochure on Rockford Fosgate products and Rockford P.O.P., please call 602­967-3565 or FAX [phone].

And Remember.. .

PRACTICE SAFE

SOUND™

CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE TO SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS OVER 100dB
MAY CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS. HIGH-POWEREDAUTOSOUND
SYSTEMS MAY PRODUCE SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS WELL OVER 130dB.
USE COMMON SENSE AND PRACTICE SAFE SOUND.

INTRODUCTION

The

Rockford

Fosgate PA-l HD / PA-1 is an automotive stereo
pre-amplifier which will provide state-of-the-art sound in cars,
vans, boats, or wherever a 9 to 16 volt battery is available.

The Punch

®

adjustable input circuits are designed to match
almost any music source, from low preamp levels to speaker
levels, with negligible noise.

Three rotary potentiometers control bass,

midbass,

and treble
equalization circuits specially designed to compensate for the
response errors present in most mobile installations.

Unlike conventional tone controls, the

Punch® equalization cor­rects the specific problems of poor low bass response, mid-bass
bulge, and high frequency

rolloff.

The result is full-range sound

without excessive boost in areas where it is not needed.

FEATURES DESCRIPTION

(PA-1 HD pictured)

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Volume Control

Front to rear fader, along with a non-faded output.
Bass equalizer designed to compensate for the special
acoustic problems of automobiles
L.E.D. lights (differs slightly on PA-l)
Midbass

equalizer designed to address the mid bass

bulge common to most cars
Treble control to set the desired level of brilliance

Input:

-1: Tape -2: CD
CD switchable input gain
Tape switchable gain
Clipping indicators adjustable gain
CD inputs
Tape Inputs

Non-faded Outputs
Rear Outputs
Front Outputs
Power Connection (White Wire)
Ground Connection (Black Wire)
Turn-on Connection (Red Wire)

Adjustable gains for optimum signal to noise ratio.

Full floating supply for superior noise ratio.
Handcrafted in U.S.A.