DS18 SXE-1200 Car Amplifier Owner’s Manual
- June 14, 2024
- DS18
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DS18 SXE-1200 Car Amplifier
DS18 SXE AMPS
Thank you for choosing the DS18/SXE series amplifier! Your choice of SXE
series amps indicates a desire for high-quality music reproduction in the
automobile. DS18/SXE amplifier brings to you over four decades of car audio
expertise. So whether you are a daily driver music lover, or a serious car
audio competitor. DS18 / SXE amplifiers have the product for you. To take full
advantage of the DS18/SXE amplifier gear you have just purchased, please read
and follow the instructions in this manual. As with all of our products,
professional installation by an authorized dealer is highly recommended.
Otherwise, the performance of your new gear may not be satisfactory. In
addition to the installation services and expertise offered by an authorized
DS18/SXE amplifier dealer, the warranty of this product may be extended when
installed by an authorized DS18/SXE amplifier dealer. Be sure to ask your
authorized DS18/SXE amplifier dealer about whether your product may qualify
for an extended warranty. You are headed in the right direction with the
DS18/SXE amplifier.
INTRODUCTION
- The DS18/ SXE amplifier for high-quality audio reproduction for the audiophile and the everyday listener alike. Allowing you the ability to tailor the sound to best fit the speakers and your listening preferences ensures solid electrical connections that resist corrosion. Fully variable crossover.
- Additionally, they may be used in conjuction with outboard passive or active crossovers, depending on the complexity required by the system. The 12dB per octave slope offers steep roll-off above or below the selected frequency.
- Protection circuitry against overload, short circuit, thermal, low voltage, high voltage, and reverse polarity.
- These protection features are designed to protect the amplifier from misuse, as well as from common causes of amplifier failure.
FEATURES
- Compact Size to easy Installation for Any Application.
- Stable/Reliable Two or Four Layers Traces PCB Design.
- Surface Mount Component Technology.
- Audio Precision Quality Control Verification.
- Clipping LED Indicator.
- Full Adjustable HP/LP @ 12dB/oct Crossover.
- Multiple ways of electronic protection (thermal, Over-Load, Short Circuit, impedance, Voltage, Clipping)
INSTALLATION
- Professional installation by an authorized DS18 amps dealer is highly recommended!
- Otherwise, the performance of your new gear may not be satisfactory. If you decide to do your own installation, please read and follow this manual very carefully. Failure to do so may compromise the integrity of this product, and your automobile, and possibly avoid the product warranty.
- Amplifiers are generally mounted in the hatch/trunk of a car or SUV, and under or behind the seat of most pickup trucks. Select a location that will provide adequate ventilation for the amplifier. Avoid mounting the amplifier with the fins facing down. The fins should be facing up, either vertically or horizontally. Secure the amplifier with the screws provided.
- Before securing the amplifier, inspect the mounting location carefully to ensure that you do not drill into or damage any electrical, hydraulic, fluid or fuel lines.
INPUT
Input Section
- Because of the wide range of head unit output configurations, all DS18 / SXE Series amps have an adjustable input sensitivity of “Gain”, the gain is not a volume or a power limiting control like a throttle.
- It makes the amp more sensitive to input from the stereo. With the gain up the amp will reach full output at a lower volume setting on the deck. At higher gain settings the amp also becomes more sensitive to noise from the car’s electrical system.
- Try to run the gain at the lowest setting possible for your system.
- There is no correct gain setting. Because speakers require different power demands to reach the same output, the gains most often need to be used to compensate for these differences. If you, tried to set all the gains at half way you would probably find the system didn’t sound very good. Using good judgement and listening carefully to each speaker is still the best way to tune a system.
CROSSOVER CONTROLS
- A crossover is a device that removes unwanted frequencies from a speaker or amplifier. A tweeter can easily be destroyed by bass notes if they are not filtered out. Likewise, a subwoofer will not sound natural if it is playing midrange notes.
- A crossover removes these sounds from the speaker. As you might guess, a careful adjustment in needed to ensure that all the speakers are playing the right sounds and that you are left with no “holes” or low spots in the frequency response.
SPEAKER OUTPUTS
- This amplifier is a multi-channel amplifier design.
- Meaning it has more than one channel of speaker outputs. Make this connection carefully and neatly.
- Strip your wire back and twist the exposed leads and insert them into the block terminal while being careful that there is no loose or frayed strands of wire and tighten the hexagonal head screw down on the terminal till the wire is tightly secured in place.
- If the wires ever come in contact with each other the amplifier will go into protection. Know your total ohm load before you make any connections.
INSTALLATION 1 CHANNEL
INSTALLATION ALL 2 CHANNELS
ALL 4 CHANNELS
ALL 2 CHANNELS (BRIDGE)
ALL 4 CHANNELS (BRIDGE)
SPECIFICATIONS
POWER SXE 2500.1D
- Total Watts: (Peak) 2500W
- RMS Power: @ 4 ohm 300W
- RMS Power: @ 2 ohm 600W
- RMS Power: @ 1 ohm 800W
- RMS Power: @ 4 ohm Bridge / Puente /
AUDIO
- Frequency Response: 10Hz-250Hz
- Signal to Noise Ratio: 90dB
- Efficiency @ 4ohm: 80%
- Damping Factor: 140
- Input Impedance: 20kΩ
- Channel Separation: 45dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.05%
- Low-Level Input Range: 200mV-5V
- High-Level Input: /
- Selectable X-Over: Fijo LPF
- X-Over Filter Ranger: 50-250Hz
- Bass Boost Range: 0-18dB
- Bass Boost Frequency: 45Hz
- Infrasonic Filter: 10-55Hz
- Phase Selector: 0-180°
FEATURES
- Amplifier Class: Digital (D)
- Amplifier Type: Monoblock Subwoofer
- Number of Channels: 1
- Minimum Impedance: 1 Ohm
- LED Indicator: Power/Protect/Clip
- Power Input Terminal Size: 4Ga
- Fuse Size: 2 x 40A (80A)
- Remote Level Control: Yes / Sí
- Cooling Fan: Voltmeter
- Thermal Protection: Yes(80°C)
- Over-Load Protection: Yes
- DC Output Protection: Yes
- Short Circuit Output Protection: Yes
- Voltage Input Protection: Yes (16.5v)
- Clipping Protection: Yes
MEASUREMENT
- Overall Length: 8″ / 205mm
- Overall Wide: 5.5″ / 140mm
- Overall Height: 1.8″ / 48mm
- Heatsink Length: 6.6″ / 168mm
- Gross Single Unit Weight: 1.5KG
EXTRA FEATURES
- Compact Size to easy Installation for Any Applications Yes
- Stable/Reliable Two or Four Layers Traces PCB Design Yes
- Surface Mount Component Technology Yes
- Audio Precision Quality Control Verification Yes
- Remote Level Control with Clip Indicator Yes
POWER SXE 1200.4
- Total Watts (Peak) 1200W
- RMS Power @ 4 ohm 4 x 60W
- RMS Power @ 2 ohm 4 x 100W
- RMS Power @ 1 ohm /
- RMS Power @ 4 ohm Bridge / Puente 2 x 200W
AUDIO
- Frequency Response: 10Hz-20KHz
- Signal to Noise Ratio Ruido 90dB
- Efficiency @ 4ohm @ 4ohm: 64%
- Damping Factor 170
- Input Impedance 20kΩ
- Channel Separation 45dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) Total: 0.05%
- Low-Level Input Range: 200mV-5V
- High-Level Input Alto Nivel /
- Selectable X-Over: HPF/FULL/LPF
- X-Over Filter Range : 40HZ-2KHZ
- Bass Boost Range Graves /
- Bass Boost Frequency Graves: /
- Infrasonic Filter: /
- Phase Selector: /
FEATURES
- Amplifier Class (AB)
- Amplifier Type Rango Completo
- Number of Channels: 4
- Minimum Impedance4 Ohm Bridge
- LED Indicator / Indicador LED: Recorte
- Power Input Terminal Size: 4Ga
- Fuse Size 2 x 25A (50A)
- Remote Level Control: /
- Cooling Fan Yes
- Voltmeter /
- Thermal Protection: Yes / (80°C)
- Over-Load Protection: Yes /
- DC Output Protection a: Yes
- Short Circuit Output Protection: Yes
- Clipping Protection: Yes
MEASUREMENT
- Amplifier Class: Analog (AB)
- Amplifier Type: Stereo Full Range / Rango Completo
- Number of Channels / Número de Canales: 4
- Minimum Impedance: 2 Ohm Stereo / 4 Ohm Bridge
- LED Indicator / Indicador LED:n / Recorte
- Power Input Terminal Size: 4Ga
- Fuse Size / Tamaño del fusible 2 x 25A (50A)
- Remote Level Control / Control de Nivel Remoto: /
- Cooling Fan Yes / Voltmeter
- Thermal Protection: Yes(80°C)
- Over-Load Protection: Yes
- DC Output Protection: Yes
- Short Circuit Output Protection salida: Yes
- Voltage Input Protection: Yes (16.5v)
- Clipping Protection: Yes
MEASUREMENT
- Overall Length: 9.81” / 249.3mm
- Overall Wide: 5.51” / 140mm
- Overall Height: 1.88” / 48mm
- Heatsink Length: 8.34” / 212mm
- Gross Single Unit Weight: 1.76KG
POWER SXE 3000.4D
- Total Watts (Peak) 3000W
- RMS Power @ 4 ohm 4 x 200W
- RMS Power @ 2 ohm 4 x 320W
- RMS Power @ 1 ohm /
- RMS Power@ 4 ohm Bridge / Puente 2 x 500W
AUDIO
- Frequency Response: 10Hz-20KHz
- Signal to Noise Ratio Ruido 90dB
- Efficiency @ 4ohm @ 4ohm: 88%
- Damping Factor 140
- Input Impedance 20kΩ
- Channel Separation 45dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) : 0.05%
- Low-Level Input Range: 200mV-5V
- High-Level Input
- Selectable X-Over: HPF/FULL/LPF
- X-Over Filter Range: 40HZ-2KHZ
- Bass Boost RangeGraves /
- Bass Boost Frequency: /
- Infrasonic Filtero: /
- Phase Selector: /
FEATURES
- Amplifier Class: Analog (AB)
- Amplifier Type /: Rango Completo
- Number of Channels: 4
- Minimum Impedance: 2 Ohm Stereo / 4 Ohm Bridge
- LED Indicator / Indicador LED: Power/Protect/Clip Recorte
- Power Input Terminal Size: 4Ga
- Fuse Size 2 x 25A (50A)
- Remote Level ControlRemoto: /
- Cooling FanYes / Sí
- Voltmeter /
- Thermal Protection: Yes (80°C)
- Over-Load Protection: Yes
- DC Output Protection: Yes
- Short Circuit Output Protection: Yes
- Voltage Input Protection: Yes (16.5v)
- Clipping Protection: Yes
MEASUREMENT
- Overall Length: 9.81” / 249.3mm
- Overall Wide: 5.51” / 140mm
- Overall Height: 1.88” / 48mm
- Heatsink Length: 8.34” / 212mm
- Gross Single Unit Weight: 1.76KG
POWER SXE 3000.4D
- Total Watts (Peak) 3000W
- RMS Powero @ 4 ohm 4 x 200W
- RMS Power @ 2 ohm 4 x 320W
- RMS Power @ 1 ohm /
- RMS Power @ 4 ohm Bridge / Puente 2 x 500W
AUDIO
- Frequency Response: 10Hz-20KHz
- Signal to NoiseRuido 90dB
- Efficiency @ @ 4ohm: 88%
- Damping Factor 140
- Input Impedance 20kΩ
- Channel Separation 45dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 0.05%
- Low-Level Input Range: 200mV-5V
- High-Level Input Nivel /
- Selectable X-Over: HPF/FULL/LPF
- X-Over Filter Range : 40HZ-2KHZ
- Bass Boost Range /
- Bass Boost Frequency: /
- Infrasonic Filter: /
- Phase Selector: /
FEATURES
- Amplifier Class: Digital (D)
- Amplifier Type: Stereo Full Range
- Number of Channels s: 4
- Minimum Impedance: 2 Ohm Stereo / 4 Ohm Bridge
- LED Indicator LED: Power/Protect/Clip / / Recorte
- Power Input Terminal Size: 4Ga
- Fuse Size / Tamaño del fusible 2 x 40A (80A)
- Remote Level Control o: /Voltmeter
- Thermal Protection: Yes(80°C)
- Over-Load Protection: Yes
- DC Output Protection salida: Yes
- Short Circuit Output Protection: Yes
- Voltage Input Protection : Yes (16.5v)
- Clipping Protection: Yes
MEASUREMENT
- Overall Length : 9.81” / 249.3mm
- Overall Wide: 5.51” / 140mm
- Overall Height : 1.88” / 48mm
- Heatsink Length: 8.34” / 212mm
- Gross Single Unit Weight : 1.76KG
- Overall Length Total: 9.81” / 249.3mm
- Overall WideTotal: 5.51” / 140mm
- Overall Height : 1.88” / 48mm
- Heatsink Length: 8.34” / 212mm
- Gross Single Unit Weight: 1.86KG
POWER SXE 4000.4D
- Total Watts (Peak) 4000W
- RMS Power@ 4 ohm 4 x 275W
- RMS Power @ 2 ohm 4 x 430W
- RMS Power @ 1 ohm /
- RMS Power @ 4 ohm Bridge / Puente 2 x 750W
AUDIO
- Frequency Response: 10Hz-20KHz
- Signal to Noise Ratio Ruido 90dB
- Efficiency @ 4ohm: 86%
- Damping Factor 140
- Input Impedance 20kΩ
- Channel Separation 45dB
- Total Harmonic Distortion a Total: 0.05%
- Low Level Input Range : 200mV-5V
- High Level Input /Nivel /
- Selectable X-Over : HPF/FULL/LPF
- X-Over Filter Range : 40HZ-2KHZ
- Bass Boost Range /
- Bass Boost Frequency / s: /
- Infrasonic Filter /
- Phase Selector /
FEATURES
- Amplifier Class : Digital (D)
- Amplifier Type /: Stereo Full Range
- Number of Channels : 4
- Minimum Impedance /: 2 Ohm Stereo /
- LED Indicator / Indicador LED: Power/Protect/Clip
- Power Input Terminal Size : 4Ga
- Fuse Size / External Fuse
- Remote Level Control : /
- Cooling Fan /
- Voltmeter /
- Thermal Protection / : Yes / (80°C)
- Over-Load Protection / : Yes /
- DC Output Protection / : Yes / Short Circuit Output Protection
- Voltage Input Protection / : Yes (16.5v)
- Clipping Protection /: Yes
MEASUREMENT
- Overall Length : 10.6” / 269mm
- Overall Wide: 5.51”/ 140mm
- Overall Height: 1.88” / 48mm
- Heatsink Length: 9.1” / 232mm
- Gross Single Unit Weight: 2.05KG
MEASUREMENT
WARRANTY
- Please visit our website DS18.com for more information on our warranty policy.
- We reserve the right to change products and specifications at any time without notice. Images may or may not include optional equipment.
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