Soundstream Balanced X.O Owner's Manual
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highest quality control standards, and when properly installed, will provide
you with many years of listening pleasure. Should your crossover ever
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the
BALANCED X.0
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crossover,
the product of an uncom-
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DESIGN FEATURES
Pure
RUBICON
boards and 1% tolerance components.
True Balanced Input / Output
and noise cancellation, utilizing industry compatible
put / output connectors. The
information for left and right channels (front and rear) and audio ground.
Phantom Powered or Standard Power Connections:
ANCED X.0 can be powered conventionally by the connecting barrier
strip to remote,
remote) from the balanced input of the
nected to (phantom power). The BALANCED X.0 also passes this
phantom power to drive the Soundstream
Line Transmitter) at the head unit.
Design Quality
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V and ground. Or, it can receive power (and
including
for professional-quality performance
6-pin
din plug carries (+) and
mil-spec
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BLTTM
glass epoxy circuit
or
6-pin
Mini-Din in-
amplifier it is con-
BLT41M
(-)
signal
The BAL-
(Balanced
Model and Serial
Dealer’s Name
Date of Purchase
Installation Shop
Installation Date
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Staggered Asymmetrical Electronic Crossover - Continuously vari-
able 2 or
octave subwoofer low pass.
lected for midrange or
Rear Channel De-emphasis -A circuit based on theater surround
technology in which rear fill information is rolled off at 6 dB/octave with
a -3 dB point at 7,000 Hz to provide a more realistic listening experience (in 5 channel mode only).
Direct Input
be completely bypassed for use with the
Input Overload Indicators -Indicates the signal input level or input
gain level is too high.
Selectable Subwoofer Fading
from the front or the rear balanced input, or both.
Multiple Subwoofer Output Connectors
multiple subwoofer amplifiers.
Subsonic Filter (Subchannels)
protects woofers from potentially harmful low frequency information
and maximizes output in a usable and adjustable range.
Remote In and Out (External Power Supply Only)
turn on and off pops by turning the X.0 on before the amplifiers and
turning the X.0 off after the amplifiers.
3-way
crossover with 12
midbass.
switches allow the input stage of the BALANCED X.0 to
dB/octave
In
3-way
mode,
allows the subwoofer input to come
An adjustable subsonic filter which
high pass and 24
bandpass
BLTTM
or
allows easy connection of
can be se-
BLT4Y
Helps eliminate
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Key to Cal/outs
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High Pass Rear Output-
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2.
Input
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Balanced rear inputs (left and right).
Mono 1 Output
Mono 2 Output
Input
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Balanced front inputs (left and right).
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Balanced subwoofer output (Subwoofer Left output in
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Balanced subwoofer output (Subwoofer Right
High Pass Front Output
High Pass Front Output
front satellite output in
REM Out-
Remote turn-on output to an amplifier. Passes
the Mini-Din connector from a
REM In-
Remote turn-on input from the head unit. Accepts
via the Mini-Din connector from a
GND
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Main ground connection. Bolt to a clean chassis ground in the vehicle. (Except
when powered via the Mini-Din connector from a
Power
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Connected to a fuse or circuit breaker, then to the battery’s positive post.
when powered via the Mini-Din connector from a
Input Overload Indicator
gain level is too high.
Input Level Switch
to bypass the rear input controls of the BALANCED X.0.
Sub Control
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Rear channels input; Select “IN” to send low frequency information from the
rear channels input to the subwoofer mono output.
Rear Fill De-Emphasis
output. (De-emphasis is a 6
Subsonic Filter
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Select “IN” to include a subsonic filter in the subwoofer mono output.
Input Overload Indicator
gain level is too high.
Sub Control
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Front channels input; Select “IN” to send low frequency information from the
front channels input to the subwoofer mono output.
Input Level Switch
to bypass the front input controls of the BALANCED X.0.
2-Way/30Way
Power LED
Input Level
Switch
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Indicates the unit is “ON”.
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Rear channels; Independent left and right channel input level controls.
High Pass Crossover Adjustment Pot
filter on the rear left and right high pass outputs.
Subsonic Frequency Adjustment Pot
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12 dB / 24 dB Button
subwoofer output. (Note: For 12 dB/octave, use the grey markings on the subwoofer controls. For 24 dB/octave, use the white markings on the subwoofer controls.)
Low Pass Crossover Adjustment Pot
for the subwoofer output.
Input Level
Bandpass
for the internal
Bandpass
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Front channels; Independent left and right channel input level controls.
Crossover Adjustment Pot
bandpass
Crossover Switch
and satellite speakers. Select “x4” for use with midrange drivers and tweeters, and use the
markings written in italics.
High Pass Crossover Adjustment Pot
filter on the front left and right high pass outputs.
Balanced output to the amplifier driving the rear satellite speak-
Stereo mode).
output in Stereo mode).
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Balanced front tweeter/satellite output in 3-way mode.
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Balanced front midrange / midbass output in
2-way
mode.
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Rear channels input; Indicates the signal input level or input
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Rear channels input; Select “VARY to use the gain controls, or
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Select “IN” to include de-emphasis in the rear channels high pass
dB/octave
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Front channels input; Indicates the signal input level or input
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Front channels input; Select “VARI” to use the gain controls, or “5V”
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Selectable 2-way or 3-way crossover output for the front channels.
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Selectable 12 dB/octave or 24 dB/octave low pass filter for the
amplifier.)
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low pass filter at 7 kHz.)
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Crossover frequency setting for the high pass
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Subsonic frequency setting for the subwoofer
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Crossover frequency setting for the low pass filter
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3-way mode only; Crossover frequency setting
filter for the front channels.
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3-way mode only; Select “xl ” for use with midbass drivers
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Crossover frequency setting for the high pass
3-way
mode, or
(Except when powered
(Except
“W”
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