RS X1600 Class-D Monoblock Amplifier
Installation
RS X1600
RS X1600
& Operation Manual
A MESSAGE FROM TREO ENGINEERING
RSX1600
SPECIFICATIONS
RS X 1600
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ABOUT THIS MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
RSX1 600
WARRANTY
TREO Engineering RSX Amplifiers are guaranteed to be free from d efects in work ma nship
and materials for ninety days. If the y are inst al led b y an authoriz ed TREO E ngineering
dealer th e warranty is e xt ended to one ye ar from the d at e on the perfor mance verific ation
certifi ca tion. Th is warr an ty is valid only to th e origina l purch as er. Proof of p urchase m ust
be availa bl e and serial numb er m ust be intact for w ar ranty to be hon or ed.
Abuse (includi ng , b ut not limit ed to overvo lt age o r ove rc urrent), misuse, accide nt , n eg lect,
modific at ion o f the amplifier, shipment of amplif ie r i n carton/co nt ainer other th an the
origina l pa ck aging, missin g se rial number, use o f th e am plifier for any pur po se other than its
origina l intent, and damage fro m nature, its elements, or act of G od void thi s warranty.
TREO Engin ee ring shall not be hel d a cc ountable for da ma ge caused by this amp li fier to its
listene rs , en vironment, rela te d co mponents, or any other damage directly or indir ec tly
related to this amplif ier. Ex ce pt f or t hose s et o ut i n th is statement of limited warranty, all
warrant ie s ex pressed o r im plied f or t his amplifier, including al l ex pressed o r im plied
warrant ie s of merc ha ntability a nd fitnes s for a particular purpose, are specific al ly
disclai me d by T REO Engine er ing. S om e states d o not all ow exclusi on or lim it ations or
implied warra nt ies so t hese m ay n ot a pp ly. This warra nt y gi ves yo u sp ecific legal rights and
you may hav e ot her rights whic h va ry from state to st ate.
TREO Engineerin g shal l repl ac e or repai r this amplifi er and pay for its re turn g round freight.
The owner of the ampl if ier is r esponsibl e fo r pr ov iding the proper pack in g and freight for this
amplifi er to be returned to TREO En gi neering or its authorized servi ce cent er. Ple as e
contact TREO Enginee ri ng at 1-800-530 -5925 to obtain a n RA # for the product 's r eturn.
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BRIDGED CONFIGURATION
AMPLIFIER FUNCTIONS
This s hould be co nnected to the subwoofer( s). Pleas e use speak er cables
with a m inimum th ickness o f 12 AWG. D o not short t he speake r wires to ea ch
othe r or to the cha ssis as thi s may damage the amp lifier. En sure that t he
mini mum imped ance is ONE OHM. The ampli fier has on ly one channel. Bo th
posi tive term inals and b oth negative ter minals ar e connect ed to the sam e
chan nel.
This s hould be co nnected directly to the bat tery. Please use power wi ring
with a m inimum th ickness o f 4 AWG. Be s ure to inst all an in-l ine fuse wi thin
twel ve inches o f the batte ry.
This s hould be co nnected to the remote lead of y our sourc e unit. Ple ase use
prim ary wire wi th a minimu m thickness of 22 AWG. If your ap plicati on uses
two or m ore ampli fiers it ma y be necessary to us e a relay for t he remote l ead.
This s hould be co nnected to an unpainted met al part of th e vehicle c hassis.
Plea se use wiri ng with a minimum thickness o f 4 AWG. The grou nd wire
shou ld be as shor t as possib le and should be at le ast as thic k as the powe r
wiri ng.
The ga in knob is NO T a vo lume cont rol. The gain i s adjusta ble to allo w
conn ection of t his ampli fier to source uni ts with out put level s from 200m V to
5V.
This c ontrol ov errides t he gain knob on the am plifier c hassis.
This s hould be co nnected t o the RCA audio outpu t from your s ource uni t.
Plea se use high q uality tw isted-pair RCA ca bles. Kee p RCA cables a way
from p ower cabl es to preve nt noise.
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This R CA jack is use d only when two RSX1600 ampli fiers are u sed toget her
in Mas ter/Ser vant conf iguration. The serva nt amplifier wil l receive s ignal
inpu t from the ma ster ampl ifier on this RCA jac k. The c ontrols on the
serv ant ampli fier will b e overridden by th e control s on the mast er amplif ier.
The RC A input on the s ervant am plifier should n ot be conne cted to
anyt hing.
This R CA jack is use d only when two RSX1600 ampli fiers are u sed toget her
in Mas ter/Ser vant conf iguration. The maste r amplifier will o utput sig nal to
the se rvant amp lifier on t his RCA jack.
The lo w-pass fi lter allo ws bass frequenc ies to be amp lified wh ile block ing high
freq uencies . Th e LPF shoul d be set to aro und 80 Hz in mo st application s.
The su bsonic fi lter bloc ks sub-bass freq uencies t hat can dam age subwo ofers
and ca nnot be hea rd by the human ear. The subs onic filter should be set
arou nd 20 Hz in mos t applications.
This k nob dials i n a bass boost of 0 to 12dB at a select able freq uency.
This k nob dials i n the cente r frequency of the B ass Boost c ircuit fr om 30 to
80 Hz.
Pr ote ct LE D
The pr otect LED w ill illum inate briefly wh en the ampl ifier ini tiates it s power on
self t est. The prot ect LED wil l remain on s olid if the re is a malfunctio n such as
a shor t circuit . If the ampl ifier detects a fault caref ully insp ect for pro blems
befo re using th e amplifi er any further.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem
Power LED does not illuminate.
Solutions
Check fuses on the amplifier and in-line with the battery.
Check power and ground power cables.
Check remote voltage.
Problem
Power LED is illuminated but there is no sound.
Solutions
Check volume control on source unit.
Check gain on the amplifier.
Check RCA cables and connections on the amplifier and source unit.
Check speaker cables and connection. Be sure to check connections inside the
subwoofer enclosure.
Problem
Bass response is low.
Solutions
Check volume control on the source unit. If applicable check the level of the
subwoofer output from the source unit.
Check the gain setting on the amplifier.
Check RCA cables and connections on amplifier and the source unit.
Check speaker cables and connections. Be sure to check the connections inside
the subwoofer enclosure.
Check the polarity of subwoofer connections.
Problem
The amplifier turns on and off.
Solutions
Check the positive battery terminal connection.
Check the connection between the battery ground terminal and the chassis.
Check the connection between the amplifier and the chassis ground.
Po wer L ED
The po wer LED wil l illuminate whe n the ampli fier is pow ered up and w orking
norm ally. The power LE D will flas h when in pow er on self te st or in the ev ent of
a malf unction .
IN S TA L LAT ION
We recom mend prof essiona l install ation by an authorized TREO Engineerin g
deal er.
An in- line fuse s hould be install ed no more th an twelve i nches awa y from the
batt ery. An in-line f use will he lp protec t against s hort circuit and f ire in your
vehi cle.
This a mplifie r should be installed using p ower and gr ound cabl es that are a t
leas t 4 AWG wire. Thi s amplifi er should NOT be install ed using 8 AWG power
wire . Please en sure the gr ound wire is at leas t as thick as t he power wi re and
that t he length o f the groun d wire is kept as shor t as possib le. The groun d wire
shou ld be conne cted to unpainted metal on a so lid part of t he vehicl e chassis .
The am plifier m ust be moun ted securely to a so lid locat ion in the tr unk or
pass enger are a that will r emain dry and subj ect to as lit tle vibra tion as pos sible.
Do not i nstall th e amplifi er in the engine com partmen t.
Use hi gh qualit y twisted -pair RCA cabl es whenev er possib le. Keep low-lev el
sign al cablin g as far as possible from power w iring.
WI R ING C ONF I GU R ATI O N
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