Planet Audio EC20B - User Manual

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EC20B
3-Way Electronic Crossover
with Remote Subwoofer Level Control
Congratulations on your
purchase of a Planet Audio
Crossover.
It has been designed, engineered
and manufactured
to bring you
the highest level
of performance
and quality, and
will afford you
years
of listening pleasure.
Thank you for making
Planet Audio your choice
for car
audio entertainment!
USER'S
MANUAL
page
CONTENTS
2 How this crossover is used
2
Product architecture
2
3
Important features
Installation
3
3
Mounting the equalizer
Turning on the power
4 Input, output, remote and
power connections
5
Front and rear channel
controls
6 Subwoofer channel controls
7
Electrical and remote level
controller connections
8
System diagrams
12
12
Troubleshooting
Specifications
EC20B User's Manual page 1

Planet Audio EC20B Specifications

General

Product type	Active crossover
Suitable for	3-way systems
Product color	Black
Cutoff frequency	10 - 20000 Hz
Skirt selectivity	110 dB/octave

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	130 mm
Width	210 mm
Height	44.45 mm

Summary

Important features

Parallel input selection

Allows routing front input signal to rear channel, eliminating y-adapters.

Front channel crossover multiplier

Selects frequency range for front channel crossover (mids/highs or tweeter).

Subwoofer input mix option

Mixes front/rear signals for subwoofer output when no dedicated sub channel is available.

Installation

Mounting the crossover

Turning on the power

Steps for powering up the unit, including checking connections and setting levels.

Input, output, remote and power connections

Front and rear channel controls

HIGH PASS CROSSOVER

Sets the lowest frequency that passes through the front/rear channels.

HIGH PASS CROSSOVER FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER

CROSSOVER SLOPE

Subwoofer channel controls

LOW PASS CROSSOVER

BASS BOOST FREQUENCY SELECTOR

BASS BOOST LEVEL SELECTOR

Electrical and remote level controller connections

Wiring Connections

Troubleshooting

Common Issues and Solutions

Provides remedies for common operational problems like no power or noise.