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WELCOME

…to the Coustic Car Audio world of hard-hitting, high-quality mobile audio
products. The new Coustic XM6 electronic crossover utilize the industry's
most advanced sound engineering and manufacturing processes to offer the
highest quality electronic crossovers available on the market today.

Besides its sleek, contoured design, the new XM6 offers the latest comple-
mentary audio features. This booklet offers you a guided tour of all these
exciting benefits. For optimal sonic reproduction, please follow the installation
suggestions and recommendations as closely as possible. The time you
spend will prove to be worthwhile when you sit back and enjoy the high
fidelity music!

Whatever your needs for your ultimate car audio system, look to Coustic 
Car Audio – we have the fullest range of car audio components to meet the
most critical demands.

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or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, or
otherwise, without the prior written permission of Coustic or Mitek
Corporation.

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Please also record the serial number of your crossover in the space provided
below and keep this manual for future reference, as well as your sales
receipt as proof of ownership. (The serial number of your crossover is marked
on the bottom of its metal chassis.) 

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Summary of Contents for XM6

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Page 2: ...when you sit back and enjoy the high fidelity music Whatever your needs for your ultimate car audio system look to Coustic Car Audio we have the fullest range of car audio components to meet the most critical demands No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronically mechanically or otherwise without the prior writte...

Page 3: ...ity of the former to eliminate undesirable peaks and dips in frequency response caused by resonant frequencies present in all enclosed space Since the crossover points can overlap or underlap the resonant frequencies i e asymmetrically Coustic XM6 series allows you to create an acoustically flat and smooth frequency response environment LINE LEVEL INPUTS The XM6 crossover features pre amp inputs f...

Page 4: ...ne Level Inputs Connects to the subwoofer channel RCA outputs of the source unit 7 Bass Drive Remote Sub Gain Control Port Connection for optional R S remote to control subwoofer output levels 8 Subwoofer Line Outputs Connects to the dedicated subwoofer ampli fier left right inputs 9 B Channel Line Outputs Depending on the B channels configuration the crossover s B channel outputs connect to the d...

Page 5: ...band pass frequency range is 40Hz to 3kHz 18dB Octave 16 Subwoofer Frequency Selector For selection of the low pass crossover frequency between 40Hz and 200Hz 36dB Octave 17 Bass Shaper Frequency Selector For selection of low frequency equalization point between 40Hz 100Hz 18 Bass Shaper Boost Level Control For adjusting the Bass Shapers selected equalization frequency level with a maximum boost o...

Page 6: ... carpeted cut out small circles of the carpet and padding around the four mounting holes to expose the metal underneath Use a center punch to ensure drilling the exact position for the screws Drill four 4 1 8 pilot holes DO NOT BEGIN DRILLING UNTIL YOU HAVE PUT THE CROSSOVER ASIDE USING THE CROSSOVER AS A DRILLING GUIDE MAY CAUSE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT Mount the XM6 crossover with the Phil...

Page 7: ...WWW COUSTIC COM 13 See Page 20 XM6 Phase Adjustment See Page 20 XM6 Phase Adjustment ...

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Page 9: ...IC COM 17 WIRING Caution Routing audio cables and power cables together would invariably cause radiated engine noise in your audio system If possible run audio cables on one side of your car and power cables on the other Never route these wires underneath the vehicle body It is best to route all wires of the audio system along with the existing electrical wires of the vehicle through this would ca...

Page 10: ...ality you can choose any of the frequencies between the lowest and the highest setting marked on the selectors When setting the crossover frequencies it is best to use compact discs or cassette tapes with greater dynamic range Center the tone balance and fader controls of the source unit leaving the other controls at their previous positions Set the volume of the source unit to approximately 2 3 o...

Page 11: ...ld be either an uneven stereo balance loss of midrange or midbass almost no bass or the bass seems to lag behind the highs commonly known as out of phase If this is the case experiment with the phase inverter switch for a position that gives you an even stereo balance more midrange or midbass and more bass output from the subwoofer music is undefined and may lose low frequesncy response music is p...

Page 12: ...re will vary depending upon the low frequency response of the vehicles interior Set the Boost control half way between 0dB and 18dB Starting from the preset frequency gradually adjust the Frequency control downward or upward until you get a smooth even bass response Once the frequency has been chosen you may increase or decrease the equalization by adjusting the Boost control upward or downward NO...

Page 13: ... apply For additional information call us at 602 438 2020 or visit our website at www coustic com WWW COUSTIC COM 25 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE SYMPTOM No Power PROBABLE CAUSE Check all the ground B and remote terminals for tight connection Check all fuses Use a Volt Ohm meter to check all power wire connections to see if the system is receiving 12VDC SYMPTOM Motorboating The power indicator going off ...

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