Rockford Fosgate Punch Audiophile ND4-XFM, Punch Audiophile ND8-XFM Owner's Manual

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1" NEODYMIUM TWEETER

WITH HIGH PASS CROSSOVER

ND4-XFM & ND8-XFM

Owner's Manual

Dear Customer,

Congratulations on your purchase of America’s finest brand of 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 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.

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PRACTICE SAFE SOUND™

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

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

Serial Number: ______________________________________

Model Number: ______________________________________

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Specifications ................................................................................... 1

ND4-XFM / ND8-XFM Neodymium Tweeter Contents..................... 1

Introduction ...................................................................................... 2

Design and Features ........................................................................ 2

TX-184N/188N High Pass Crossover ........................................ 2

ND4 and ND8 Neodymium Tweeters ........................................ 3

Flush Mounting the ND4/ ND8 Tweeters ......................................... 4

Surface Mounting the ND4/ ND8 Tweeters ...................................... 5

Wiring the ND4/ND8 Neodymium Tweeter ...................................... 6

Replacing the ND4/ND8 Dome ........................................................ 7

ND4/ND8 Neodymium Assembly Diagram ...................................... 9

Warranty Information...................................................................... 10

SPECIFICATIONS

ND4

Power Rating 50 Watts
Impedance with crossover 4Ω
Sensitivity with input of 1 Watt
measured at 1 meter 91dB
Resonance Frequency 1,500Hz
Frequency Response 3,000 - 20,000Hz

ND8

Power Rating 50 Watts
Impedance with crossover 8Ω
Sensitivity with input of 1 Watt
measured at 1 meter 91dB
Resonance Frequency 1,500Hz
Frequency Response 3,000 - 20,000Hz

TX-184N/TX-188N

Crossover Network 3rd order Butterworth Alignment
Crossover Frequency 4,000Hz High Pass
Crossover Slope 18dB/octave
Connections Polarized (.110" & .205") Faston

Terminals

ND4-XFM/ND8-XFM
NEODYMIUM TWEETER CONTENTS

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1 pair ND4/ND8 Neodymium Tweeters
1 pair Flush Mount Cups
1 pair of surface mounting plates
1 pair TX-184N/188N High Pass Crossovers
Mounting Hardware

INTRODUCTION

DESIGN AND FEATURES

Input and

Output

Connectors

Mounting the

TX-184N /

188N

This manual provides information on the features and
installation of the ND4 and ND8 Neodymium Tweeters
and high pass crossovers. We suggest you save this
manual for future reference.

We strongly recommend you have your Authorized
Rockford Fosgate Dealer install the ND4/ND8 Neody­mium tweeters. If you do choose to install the tweeters
yourself, please be sure to read the entire manual
before beginning.

This section describes the design and features of each
component in the ND4-XFM/ND8-XFM system.

The TX-184N/TX-188N High Pass Crossover is de­signed to enhance the performance capabilities of the
ND4 and ND8 Neodymium Tweeters. This compact
crossover is designed to conform to the following crite­ria:

• High pass crossover network centered at 4kHz.

• Straight forward 3rd order (18dB/octave) filter with a

Butterworth transfer function

• Small size, accomplished by inductors wound on a
high temperature nylon bobbin with an air core.

Mounting the TX-184N and TX-188N is accomplished
with the use of .110" & .205" Faston connectors. These
connectors are gold-plated to eliminate the possibility of
corrosion that can cause signal deterioration.

The TX-184N/188N is mounted to relatively flat sur­faces with sheetmetal screws inserted into the mount-

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TX-184N /

188N High

Pass

Crossover

ND4 AND ND8 NEODYMIUM TWEETERS

ing holes on either side of the enclosure.
The ND4 and ND8 Neodymium Tweeters are designed
for optimum smooth frequency response. This goal, as
with all other Rockford Fosgate products, is achieved by
utilizing "high quality, high-end" components.

The high ionic compound of neodymium enables a
smaller tweeter magnet assembly to be used as op­posed to the much larger ferrite magnets that are com­monly used in speaker manufacturing.

The tight tolerances of the neodymium tweeter call for
ferrofluid as the ideal cooling agent, thereby giving the
tweeters an increased efficiency and power handling.

The design of the ND4 and ND8 Neodymium Tweeter
enables you to incorporate the tweeters in either a flush
mount or surface mount installation.

The voice coil in the neodymium tweeter is replaceable
if it should ever fail. Instructions for replacing the dome
are found on page 7.

Replaceable

Dome

Neodymium

Magnets

Ferrofluid™

Cooling

Flush Mount/

Surface

Mount

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Front View

Key hole pointing up

Back View

Bend out tabs to hold

mounting cup in place

Key turned
and locked

Hook up

wires

Exploded View

Tweeter

Flush Mount

Cup

Bend out

holding tabs

Mounting Hole

Speaker Wires

FLUSH MOUNTING THE ND4 /ND8 TWEETERS

The following instructions explain how to mount the
ND4/ND8 Tweeters in a flush mount application.

1. Cut a 2-1/8" (54mm) diameter mounting hole.

2. With the keyway pointing up, insert the flush mount
cup into the hole as shown in the following diagram.
Bend back the retaining tabs to secure in place.
With the wires inserted through the key hole, insert
the tweeter into the bracket and turn clockwise to

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SURFACE MOUNTING THE ND4 /ND8 TWEET­ERS

The following instructions explain how to surface
mount the ND4/ND8 Tweeters.

1. Place the mounting plate on the surface that the
tweeter will be mounted to. Mark two (2) oppos­ing mounting holes and the center wire access
hole.

2. Drill a 1/4 inch (6.4mm) hole for the wire access.
Drill two (2) 1/8 inch (3mm) holes for the mount­ing screws.

3. Route the hook up wire through the center hole.

4. Place the mounting plate in position by threading
the hook-up wires through the center hole. Mount
the mounting plate down using the provided
screws.

5. Attach the hook-up wire to the tweeter. Note: Be
sure to observe proper speaker polarity.

6. Snap the tweeter onto the mounting plate.

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Mounting Holes

Mounting Holes

Hook-up Wire

Tweeter

Center Wire

Access Hole

Mounting

Plate

WIRING THE ND4/ND8 NEODYMIUM
TWEETER

+ – + –

TX184N/188N

Input

Output

Input

from

Amplifier

To ND4/ND8

>

>

>>–

+

lock in place.

Note: The color coded wire is connected to the positive (+) terminal on

TX-184N/188N

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REPLACING THE ND4/ND8 DOME

both the ND4 and ND8.

1. Gently remove tweeter assembly from mounted
location.

2. Disconnect the tweeter wire harness, at the .110
Fastons end, from the filter network wire har­ness.

3. Remove the "strain relief clip" from the back of
the tweeter assembly.

4. Carefully grasp one of the wires leading into the
Magnet Enclosure and gently pull it straight out.
Repeat for the other wire.

5. Carefully remove the replacement Coil/Dome
Assembly from the Transport/Tool.

6. Insert the spanner wrench detail of the Trans­port/Tool into two of the holes located on the
bottom of the Magnet Enclosure. While holding
the tweeter assembly firmly in one hand, un­screw the Magnet Enclosure until the Enclosure
shell can be lifted off cleanly.

7. Place the Magnet Enclosure on a flat, hard
surface. Gently insert the tip of a sharp, pointed
object under the edge of the Adhesive Ring and
lift up. The entire Coil/Dome Assembly should lift
out cleanly. If it does not, re-insert a sharp,
pointed object under the attached Gasket and lift
up.

8. Clean off any excess adhesive from the Magnet
Enclosure.

1. Grasp the replacement Coil/Dome Assembly
with your thumb and forefinger, and extend the
protruding voice coil wires such that they extend
straight down from the Coil/Dome Assembly.

2. Hold the Magnet Enclosure with your free hand,
and line up the polarity dot on the Gasket with
one of the holes marked with a "+" on the Magnet
Enclosure. Slowly insert the wire into the hole on
the Magnet Enclosure. Once the wire enters the
hole, insert the other wire into the opposite hole
marked with a "–", and bring the two pieces
together, being very careful not to touch the

Disassembly

Reassembly

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dome.

3. Once the replacement Coil/Dome Assembly and
Magnet Enclosure are together, gently pull the
voice coil wires extending out from the bottom of
the Magnet Enclosure until any extra slack has
been eliminated. Wrap the voice coil wires around
the edge of the Magnet Enclosure away from the
metal parts. Make sure that the Coil/Dome Assem­bly is seated firmly in place by pressing lightly on
the Gasket along its perimeter.

4. Affix the replacement Adhesive Ring around the
Gasket, extending it onto the plastic edge of the
Magnet Enclosure. Press lightly on the Adhesive
Ring along its perimeter to ensure that it is sealed
in place.

5. Place the Enclosure Shell over the Magnet Enclo­sure and screw it on as far as possible. When it
becomes difficult to continue, insert the Transport/
Tool into the two holes in the Magnet Enclosure
that do not contain wires, and screw the two pieces
together tightly.

6. While holding the voice coil wires against the sides
of the Enclosure shell, insert the positive (coded)
lead of the replacement Wire Harness into the hole
used as "+" in step 2 above. Carefully push the wire
up into the hole as far as it will go. Insert the other
wire into the hole used as "–" in step 2.

7. Once the replacement Wire Harness is in place,
trim off the excess voice coil wire that extends out
of the Magnet Enclosure. Trim the wire as far down
as possible to prevent it from touching any metal
parts or the metal Mounting Cup.

8. Replace the strain relief clip onto the back of the
tweeter to hold the wires in place.

9. Test completed tweeter assembly to verify conti­nuity and correct operation.

10. Re-connect and re-mount the tweeter assembly.

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ND4/ND8 NEODYMIUM ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM

Rockford Fosgate warrants all loudspeakers to the original purchaser for a
period of two (2) years parts and labor, providing the product was purchased
from an Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer. Speakers found to be defective
during the warranty period will be repaired or replaced (with a product deemed
to be equivalent) at Rockford Fosgate's discretion. Repaired or replaced
speakers will cover the balance of the original warranty period only. Warranty
does not cover abuse or installation error. If a determination is made that the
product has been abused or is out of the warranty period, it will be repaired,
exchanged, and billed. Parts not covered under warranty will be repaired or
replaced and billed. For speaker boxes, please return the speaker only.
Speakers must be returned prepaid to Grand Rapids, MI.

GENERAL

Electronics and speaker warranties do not cover any appearance item, any cost
or expense related to the removal or reinstallation of the product, any accessory
used in conjunction with the product, damage to the product resulting from
alteration, accident, misuse or abuse, or improper installation. This warranty
does not apply if the parts or labor, which would otherwise be provided without
charge under this warranty, are obtained from any source other than Rockford
Fosgate or an Authorized Rockford Fosgate Service Center.

The warranty is the only express warranty and does not create any implied
warranties. Rockford Fosgate limits its obligations under any implied warranties
under state laws to a period not to exceed the written warranty period. Some
states do not allow limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above
limitation may not apply. This warranty applies only to products sold in the United
States of America or its possessions. For warranty outside the U.S.A., please
contact the nearest Authorized Rockford Fosgate Dealer. This warranty gives
the consumer specific legal rights, and the consumer may have other rights
which vary from state to state.

A defective product must be shipped prepaid to the Authorized Rockford
Fosgate Dealer from which the consumer purchased the product or to the
address below, in the original factory carton or equivalent. Any shipping loss or
damage will be borne by the consumer or the consumer's shipper. A consumer
returning a product to the factory should call [phone] for a Return
Authorization Number. All shipments shall be clearly marked with the Return
Authorization Number on the outside of the shipping carton.

Prices are subject to change without notice.

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Rockford Fosgate

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609 Myrtle N.W.
Grand Rapids, MI 49504 (Receiving-speakers)

WARRANTY

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