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550.2
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650.2
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2 © 2002 Directed Electronics, Inc
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CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations for choosing Viper Audio pressed fiberglass woofer cones and neodymium two-way component high-grade neodymium motors, the speakers from Directed Electronics. Viper Audio line of automotive loud- speakers will excite and delight the auto Directed Electronics has been the sound enthusiast with years of high industry leader in high-quality automo- quality audio reproduction. tive security and audio equipment since 1990, and with the introduction of the Viper Audio lo
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LIMITED TWO-YEAR CONSUMER WARRANTY Directed Electronics, Inc. (DEI) promises to WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS the original purchaser, to replace this FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND WARRANTY product should it prove to be defective in OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL workmanship or material under normal use, PROPERTY ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED TO for a period of two years from the date of THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, purchase from the dealer as indicated by the AND DEI NEITHER ASSUMES NOR
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FEATURES Woofer Crossover Pressed-fiberglass cone for stiffness LEAP-optimized third order high- and low mass. pass, first order low-pass design to achieve symmetrical third order Four-layer inductance-optimized Butterworth acoustic response. voice coil. Mylar capacitors in all series pass Proprietary die-cast aluminum positions. basket. Zobel-stabilized woofer impedance. High-grade neodymium motor structure. DC and current-limit tweeter protection. Tweeter Four position tweeter level a
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SOUND QUALITY Obtaining the highest quality sound designing and installing an auto sound reproduction in the mobile environment system. requires installation techniques and To achieve the best sound quality knowledge of vehicle interiors that go possible from your Viper Audio loud- far beyond simple replacement of stock speakers, Directed recommends the speakers. Speaker location, orientation, installation be performed by an MECP phasing, and the vehicles interior mate- certified technician. ria
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WOOFER INSTALLATION Review the Installation Precautions 5. Route the supplied wires through the speaker location to the section of this guide before proceeding. crossover. 1. Place the cutout template against the mounting surface in the desired 6. Install the screw speed clips if not location for the woofer. installing into a metal panel. 2. Draw the speaker hole and 7. Connect the speaker wire to the mounting screw locations on the woofer taking care to observe panel with a marker. proper spea
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TWEETER INSTALLATION Review the Installation Precautions ring as a template to mark the proper size hole. Cut out the hole. section of this guide before proceeding. 5. With the tweeter assembled, route Flush Mounting into the wires through the hole and the Removed Panels pressure ring and slip the pressure 1. Determine the tweeter mounting ring over the tweeter assembly. location, then route the wires from the crossover to the tweeter location. 6. Align the tweeter so the Viper logo faces the d
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Flush Mounting into proper length machine bolt through Mounted Panels the center hole of the housing and 1. Determine the tweeter mounting connect to the spring steel X- location, then route the wires from bracket. (See Figure 3.) the crossover to the tweeter loca- 6. Connect the speaker wires tion. observing the correct polarity. 2. Mark the center point of the 7. Press the X-bracket portion of the tweeter location. assembly through the hole until its 3. If using a hole saw, first drill a pil
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Tweeter Surface Mounting 5. After removing the surface mount tweeter assembly trim ring, route 1. Determine the tweeter mounting the tweeter wires through the larger location, then route the wires from hole in the housing and connect to the crossover to the tweeter loca- the speaker wires from the tion. crossover. (See Figure 4.) 2. Place the surface mount housing 6. Insert the excess speaker wire into against the panel and mark the two the hole and position the housing so holes at the rear of
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Removing Trim Rings housing with the Viper logo at the bottom and turn in a counter clock- Hold the tweeter housing while gently wise direction until the trim ring turning the trim ring in a clockwise direc- clicks into place. tion until it releases. The trim ring can then be easily lifted away from the S Su urrffa ac ce e M Mo ou un nt t A As ss se em mb blly y - Insert the tweeter housing. trim ring into the housing and turn in a counter clockwise direction until Installing Trim Rings the tri
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Connection/Adjustment 2. Connect the tweeter and woofer Single Amplifier wires to the output connector as shown, carefully observing speaker 1. Connect the amplifier channel polarity. output to the crossover input connector as shown, carefully 3. Set the amplifier input switch to the observing amplifier output polarity. single channel input setting as shown. FIGURE 5—SINGLE AMPLIFIER 12 © 2002 Directed Electronics, Inc
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Connection/Adjustment 2. Connect the tweeter and woofer Dual Amplifier wires to the output connector as 1. Connect the amplifier tweeter and shown, carefully observing speaker woofer channel outputs to the polarity. crossover input connector as shown, 3. Set the amplifier input switch to the carefully observing amplifier output dual amplifier setting as shown. polarity. FIGURE 6—DUAL AMPLIFIER 13 © 2002 Directed Electronics, Inc
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SPECIFICATIONS Viper model 550.2 650.2 Tweeter Fs (Hz) 71.1 51.7 1534.54 Vas (cu.ft.) 0.19 0.63 n/a Vas (L)5.5 17.9 n/a Qms 7.19 5.91 1.16 Qes 0.50 0.45 2.76 Qts 0.47 0.42 0.82 Re (ohms) 3.8 3.8 3.36 Z (ohms) 4 4 4 Le (mh) 0.49 0.483 0.01 SPL (dB 1w@1m) 87.86 89.29 91 XMAX (inches) 0.2 0.2 0.02 XMAX (mm) 4.8 4.8 0.5 Pe (watts) RMS 100 125 100 Pmax (peak / music power) 150 175 160 Mmd (grams) 8.35 10.52 0.21 Mms (grams) 8.77 11.30 0.22 Cms (mm/N) 571 839 49 Bl (Tesla-M) 5.46 5.565 1.6 EBP 142 11
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The company behind this system is Directed Electronics, Inc. Since its inception, Directed has had one purpose, to provide customers with the finest vehicle security, car stereo products, rear seat entertainment, and accessories available. The recipient of more than 20 patents in the field of advanced electronic Directed Electronics, Inc. technology, Directed is ISO 9001 registered. Vista, California 92083 Directed® is committed to delivering world-class quality products and services that excit
