Rockford Fosgate RFA-614, RFA-514, RFA-414 User Manual

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AUDIO

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FULL-RANGE SYSTEM

RFA-414, RFA-514, RFA-614

Owner's Manual

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Dear Customer,

Congratulations on your purchase of the world'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.

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

To get a free brochure on Rockford Fosgate products and Rockford accessories,
please call 602-967-3565 or FAX [phone]. For Canada, call Korbon
Trading at 416-567-1920. For International orders, FAX [phone]
or call 001-1-602-967-3565.

PRACTICE SAFE SOUND™

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

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 become useful
in recovering your product if it is ever stolen and serve as verification of your
factory warranty.

Serial Number: ___________________

Model Number: ___________________

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

Punch AUDIO

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

Designs and Features ...................................................................... 3

2X-4 High Pass and Low Pass Crossover .................................. 3

Punch AUDIO

Punch AUDIO

Speaker Placement for Proper Sound Staging ................................ 5

Mounting the RFA-44, 54 and 64 Mid-Range/Woofers .................... 7

Flush Mounting the ND4 Tweeter .................................................... 8

Surface Mounting the ND4 Tweeter ................................................. 9

Wiring the Punch AUDIO

Warranty Information...................................................................... 12

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System Contents............................................... 2

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Mid-Range/Woofers ..................................... 4

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ND4 Neodymium Tweeter ............................ 5

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System ........................................... 10

SPECIFICATIONS

RFA-44

RFA-54

RFA-64

ND4 Tweeter

Diameter: 4" (101.6mm)
Power Handling: 30 Watts
Impedance: 4 ohms
Frequency Response: 94 - 7,000Hz
Sensitivity: 86dB
Resonance: 94Hz
Mounting Depth: 1-27/32" (46.8mm)

Diameter: 5-1/4" (133.4mm)
Power Handling: 50 Watts
Impedance: 4 ohms
Frequency Response: 44 - 6,000Hz
Sensitivity: 86dB
Resonance: 44Hz
Mounting Depth: 2-5/8" (66.7mm)

Diameter: 6-1/2" (165.1mm)
Power Handling: 80 Watts
Impedance: 4 ohms
Frequency Response: 39 - 6,000Hz
Sensitivity: 89dB
Resonance: 39Hz
Mounting Depth: 3-3/32" (78.6mm)

Power Handling: 50 Watts
Impedance: 4 ohms
Frequency Response: 3,000Hz - 20,000Hz
Sensitivity with input of 1
Watt measured at 1 meter: 91dB

2X-4
Crossover

Crossover Network: 2nd Order Symmetrical

Linkwitz-Riley alignment

Crossover Frequency: 4,000Hz Low Pass

4,000Hz High Pass
Impedance Circuits
Tweeter Resonance: 1,500Hz
High Frequency (Zobel): 10kHz
Crossover Slope: 12dB/octave
Tweeter Level Matching: -3dB
Active Tweeter Protection
Circuitry: 100 Watts

Specifications are subject to change.

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PUNCH AUDIOphile SYSTEM CONTENTS

The Punch AUDIO

• 1 pair of 2X-4 crossovers

• 1 pair of AUDIO

• 1 pair of ND4 neodymium tweeters

with flush mount cup

• 1 pair of surface mounting plates

• Speaker grilles

• Assorted hardware

• 16 gauge Perfect Interface hook-up wire

INTRODUCTION

This manual provides information on the features and
installation of the Punch AUDIO
tem. We suggest you save this manual for future
reference.

We strongly recommend you have your Authorized
Rockford Fosgate Dealer install the Punch AUDIO
System. If you do choose to install the system yourself,
please be sure to read the entire manual before begin­ning.

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System contains:

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mid-range/woofers

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Full Range Sys-

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