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MID/WooFeR MoUntInG
Remove the factory grilles of the front door and remove the factory installed full range speakers or
mid/woofers. Depending on the car brand and type, it is sometimes unavoidable to remove the
complete doorpanels to gain full access to the speaker openings.
If this is the case, you should buy some new spare plastic clips for remounting of the door panels
after your install is complete, as these clips tend to break quite easily.
Note that a tight fit of the door panels is important, since door panels with a loose fit swallow bass
energy and they may add unwanted rattling noise to the sound of your speaker system. Before you
proceed to mount the EMPHASER mid/woofers, check the available installation depth with both
front windows down.
Connect the speaker wires to the mid/woofers and route it to the location where the crossovers are
going to be located and installed. Pay close attention to the polarity imprints on the terminals and
wires when connecting the mid/woofers.
When you tighten up the screws to mount the mid/woofers in place, be sure to check for an airtight
seal and good fit of the basket rim to the mounting surface. You can now reinstall the factory plastic
grilles or the complete door panels.
X-oVeR MoUntInG
The crossovers can be mounted in almost any location inside the vehicle. Recommended places are:
Inside the door, under the carpet in front of the door angles, under the dash board etc. Just don’t
mount the crossovers in places where they may be exposed to water or moisture. Consider to find a
spot that allows you to fine tune the tweeter attenuation level, after your install is completed.
Connect the tweeter wires, the wires from the mid/woofers and the wires from the amplifier to the
crossover units. Make sure all wires are hooked up with correct polarity, i.e. electrically in phase,
which means positive (+) is connected to positive, and negative (-) to negative.
Out of phase connections, i.e. when a mid/woofer is concerned, will cause very low bass output
and a weird staging.
tWeeteR attenUatIon
The tweeter attenuation jumper is located inside the crossover housing on the circuit board. Four
different positions can be selected by moving the jumper to 0dB / -1dB / -2dB / -3dB positions.
0dB will give you a loud and brilliant high frequency reproduction, while -3dB gives you a softer
sound in the treble region.
The correct attenuation must be played by ear, as you simply tune the high frequency balance to fit
your personal taste.
Attention: The jumper on each x-over PCB must be set to the same attenuation level.
