Soundstream Rubicon 405, Rubicon 805 Owner's Manual And Installation Manual
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Owner’s Manual
and
Installation Guide
SOUNDSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES
120 Blue Ravine Road - Folsom - California 95630 USA
ph 916.351
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Congratulations!
YOU now own the Soundstream
RUBICON
amplifier, the
product
of
an
uncompromising design and engineering philosophy. Your
Soundstream
RUBICON amplifier will outperform any other amplifier in the world.
To maximize the performance of your system, we recommend that
you
thoroughly acquaint yourself with its capabilites and features. Please
retain this manual and your sales receipt for future reference.
Soundstream amplifiers are the result of American innovation and
craftmanship
with the highest quality control standards. When properly
installed, they will provide you with many years of listening pleasure.
Should your amplifier ever need service or replacement due to
theft,
please record the following information which will help protect your
investment.
Model and Serial #
Dealer’s Name
Date of Purchase
Installation Shop
Installation Date
Prolonged listening at high levels may
resuR
in
heating
loss.
Even though
your
new
Soundstream Rubicon
amplifier sounds
better
than
anyfhing
you’ve ever heard, exercise caution
to
prevent hearing damage.
Table of Contents
Design Features
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p4-5
Rubicon
Amplifier Diagram
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~6-7
Rubicon
Amplifier Diagram
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p8-9
Crossover Adjustments
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P
10
Hawkins Bass
ControlTM
Theory and Use
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p 11
Installation: Speaker Output Modes
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P
12
Installation: Wiring
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P
13
Installation: Mounting
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P
14
Installation:
Level Setting and Front Spoiler
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p 15
Sample System Diagrams
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p
16-20
Protection Circuitry, Service and
Trouble&
Specifications
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DESIGN FEATURES
RUBITM(_Rapid-Use
Branched Impulse) This new proprietary power
supply topology eliminates “power sags” during low frequency reproduction by rapidly increasing the duty cycle, stabilizing the power supply and allowing it to deliver the power required when reproducing low
frequencies. Also, greater reserve gate power is stored for low voltage conditions that occur during extreme conditions.
STACTTM (STabilized
Apex
current _Topology)
Reduces power sup-
ply stress by 50%. Typical designs degrade the stereo image due to
phase reversal of even-order harmonic distortion that occurs between
the inverted channels. In the STACT design, inversion is done at the
power amplifier drive stage. Since the fully symmetrical power amplifier produces no even-harmonic distortion itself and all preamplifier
circuitry is run completely in-phase, no even harmonic distortion phase
reversal occurs.
TridentTM
Protection Topology provides three types of protection:
1. Output protection against short circuits or improper loads.
2.
Ground fault detection: Shuts down the amplifier when a significant
voltage
(>5
Volts) fluctuation occurs between electrical (turn-on lead)
and battery ground.
3. Thermal Protection: Puts the amplifier into thermal rollback or shuts
the amplifier down in extreme thermal conditions.
Hawkins Bass Control
provides a focused subwoofer boost (O-9
dB
at 45 Hz) and routes otherwise wasted amplifier power back to the
audible bandwidth.
Harmonic Bass AlignmentTM The 2nd and 3rd order harmonic peaks
are critically aligned to fundamental peaks at low frequencies. This
produces tighter, more accurate bass reproduction.
Drive Delay
IITM
Amplifier section powers up 2 to 3
seconds after the
power supply eliminating turn-on pops. Turn off process is reversed:
Amplifier section turns off first, followed by the power supply.
Dynamically Optimized Power Grid
TM
Power
grid is evenly distributed between primary and secondary power supplies, providing greater
dynamics and improved RF filtering.
ChassisinkTM
All transistors are ideally located and sandwiched between the circuit board and the heatsink to provide cool efficient amplifier operation.
Differentially Balance RCA Input
eliminates ground loop related noise
in the audio.
Continuously Variable Crossover Networks: 12 dB/Octave 2-way
highpass variable from 65 to 220 Hz and 24 dB/Octave lowpass cross-
overs variable from 30 Hz to 120 Hz. 805
only -
12 dB/Octave 3-way
crossover which can be selected for mid-bass (65 to 500 Hz) or
midrange
(65
to
4,000
Hz) operation.
.
Rear Channel De-Emphasis (805 only) A circuit based on theater
surround technology in which rear fill information is rolled off with a -3
dB
point at 7,000 Hz following with a 6 dB/Octave slope to provide a
more realistic listening experience (in 5 channel mode only).
Flexible Dual Input Level Control allows 300 mV to 5 V input sensi-
tivity.
Symmetrical Discrete Balanced Class A Drive Boards Auto-ad-
just for linear performance while driving low impedance loads.
Removable Front Spoiler allows for stealth installation of RCA, Balanced Line, Speaker and Power wiring.
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Front View
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Bottom View
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KEY TO
CALLOUTS
Fuse
LED - Indicates blown power supply fuses when lit.
Power LED - Indicates amplifier power.
Low Pass XOVER
Switch -
(Subwoofer Channel) Select “IN” for use with
the internal crossover, or “OUT” for use with external crossover.
Subsonic I Hawkins Bass Control Switch -
Select “SUB SONIC” to engage
the Sub Sonic
filter
at 13 Hz. Select “HAWKINS BASS CONTROL” to engage
the subwoofer channel’s high pass filter @ 45 Hz with variable
“Q”
for optimum
bass.
Subwoofer Channel Input Select -
Selectable inputs from internal (CH
l-
4) or external (‘SUB” - local RCA inputs).
High Pass XOVER Switch - (Channels l&2) Select “IN” for use with the
internal crossover or “OUT” for use with external crossover.
High Pass XOVER Switch - (Channels
3&4)
Select “IN” for use with the
internal crossover or “OUT” for use with external crossover.
Channels
38~4
Input Select - Selectable inputs from internal (CH
l&2)
or
external (CH
3&4
local RCA inputs).
Inputs - Right and left channel RCA inputs for channels
3&4.
Input Level - Channels
3&4
input level control.
High Pass Filter Control Adjustment - (Channels
3&4)
crossover frequency
control for the internal high pass filter.
Speaker Connection Terminal - Speaker connections for Ch’s
3&4.
Inputs - Right and left channel RCA inputs for channels
l&2.
Input
Level - Channels
l&2
input level control.
High Pass Filter Control Adjustment - (Channels
l&2)
crossover frequency
control for the internal high pass filter.
Speaker Connection Terminal -
Speaker connections for Ch’s
l&2.
Inputs - Right and left channel RCA inputs for the subwoofer channel.
Input Level - Subwoofer channels input level control.
Low Pass Filter Control Adjustment - (Subwoofer Channel) crossover frequency control for the internal low pass filter.
Hawkins Bass Control “Boost” Adjustment - Varies from 0 to +9 dB of
boost when the Hawkins Bass Control is engaged.
Speaker Connection Terminal - Speaker connections for Subwoofer Chan-
nel.
REMOTE - Remote turn-on input from the head unit. Accepts
+12V.
GND -
Main ground connection. Bolt to a clean chassis point in the vehicle.
+12V -
Connected to a fuse or circuit breaker, then to the battery’s positive
terminal.
Main Fuse - Main power supply fuses.
Stereo/Mono Switch - (Channels
l&2)
Select “MONO” for bridged mono
output in 3 channel operation (use right RCA input only). Select “STEREO”
for stereo output in 5 channel operation.
Stereo/Mono Switch -
(Channels
3&4)
Select “MONO” for bridged mono
output in 3 channel operation (use right RCA input only). Select “STEREO”
for stereo output in 5 channel operation.
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